Pump.fun disabled the function in November 2024 after users live streamed child abuse, bestiality and other "heinous" content to boost a token's value.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
By the end of the year, Matcha anticipates that most decentralized exchanges and aggregators will support Solana.
Solidity remains the most widely used smart contract language in the crypto ecosystem by a substantial margin.
Veridian is a digital identity platform that uses open-source tools to verify identities and authenticate online communication.
Sublime Director Tony Ho told The Block the company fired Mair due to erratic behavior and never agreed to receive funding from the DAO.
Standard Chartered's Geoffrey Kendrick said he likes Avalanche's approach to scaling, particularly after the recent Etna upgrade.
After a five-year absence, CoinList is making a U.S. comeback and hosting its first token sale for DoubleZero Foundation.
Usual has teamed up with Sherlock to offer $16 million for uncovering a critical vulnerability anywhere in the protocol's codebase.
The long-term vision is for American Bitcoin to be "two sister publicly traded companies" that combine under one vertically integrated firm, Hut 8 CEO Asher Genoot said on Bloomberg TV.
The "Privacy Pools" tool was inspired by a research paper co-written by Vitalik Buterin and other security experts in 2023.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The NFT marketplace project won't completely disappear, with crypto AI pivot plans already underway, according to its founder.
Blockchain project Initia has announced a 50 million INIT token airdrop ahead of its upcoming mainnet launch.
The BlackRock CEO also suggested tokenization can "revolutionize investing" — enabling every asset to benefit from blockchain technology.
The core dispute: Whether federal oversight by the CFTC preempts state authority to regulate sports-related event contracts offered by Kalshi.
Such tokenzed ETFs are part of a larger 'Project Ensemble' sandbox initiative by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
23andMe, the genetic testing company that went public in 2021, announced on March 23 that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Capital providers have been "more sensitive towards VC funding due to the general market conditions," said Maven 11's Balder Bomans.
Robinhood wants to offer higher-end private banking and wealth management services at a more accessible cost, using crypto and AI.
Linear Finance has decided to wind down its DeFi trading protocol due to sustainability issues and a beleagured token market cap.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Multiple online community users said a $7 million Polymarket bet was unfairly influenced by a whale that held significant voting power.
Nikita Bier joins Solana as an advisor tasked with helping to grow the blockchain's mobile app ecosystem.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
HB 701 bill, titled 'An Act relating to blockchain digital assets,' aims to foster a crypto-friendly environment in Kentucky.
Up until now, Polymarket has required users to buy USDC stablecoins for deposits although it uses the Polygon network.
The GCP was approved during a period of exceptionally optimistic projections that, in hindsight, proved unsustainable, the authors argue.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The product will enable European companies and their customers to securely access digital platforms including those in the world of Web3.