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April 30, 2024
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Someone ‘shit in the jacuzzi’ — Bitcoiners furious after testnet griefing

Recent controversy has arisen within the Bitcoin community after a Bitcoin developer admitted to conducting a disruptive “griefing” attack on Bitcoin‘s testnet. This action, generating three […]
April 30, 2024
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Solana memecoin hits a whopping $328T market cap – for all the wrong reasons

A little-known Solana-based memecoin, Bonk Killer (BONKKILLER), has surged to a staggering market cap of $328 trillion, making it appear as the highest-valued asset globally. However, […]
April 30, 2024
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Safe token drops 42% after enabling transfers

Following the unlocking of Safe (SAFE) tokens’ transferability, the token’s price witnessed a sharp decline of 42%, dropping from $3.26 on the day of the unlock […]
April 30, 2024
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Karak has ‘good chance’ of becoming next EigenLayer after EIGEN airdrop disappointment

The total value locked (TVL) of emerging Ethereum restaking protocol Karak surged by over 25% in the past week, exceeding $440 million. Industry experts suggest that […]
April 30, 2024
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Hong Kong ETFs open the ‘door’ to Chinese RMB holders, issuers say

The recent launch of spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Hong Kong stock market has sparked optimism among industry experts, suggesting potential opportunities for Chinese […]
April 30, 2024
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Elon Musk’s X to remove likes and reposts from timeline within ‘weeks’

The social media platform X is considering removing likes and reposts from view on the timeline, as revealed by a software engineer at X.   According […]
April 30, 2024
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EigenLayer users fume over restrictive airdrop, others say it’s ‘generous’

The recent announcement of Eigenlayer‘s stakedrop has sparked controversy among users who feel excluded due to various factors such as non-transferable token structure, geo-restrictions, and allocation […]
April 30, 2024
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Dead protocol leaks crypto funds from hacked pool

Hackers successfully drained funds by exploiting the smart contracts of the defunct decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol, Yield Protocol.   Shutdown and Advisory Yield Protocol ceased […]
April 30, 2024
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Blockchain gaming firm Animoca Brands ‘comes to Bitcoin’

Hong Kong-based game software company Animoca Brands is making a significant move into the Bitcoin industry by supporting the Opal Foundation, a newly established Bitcoin ecosystem […]
April 30, 2024
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Apple poaches Google AI staff, creates ‘secretive’ laboratory: Report

Apple has been aggressively recruiting experts from Google to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities. According to a Financial Times (FT) report on […]
April 10, 2024
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Make your code immutable to avoid jail, policy exec advises devs

At the 2024 Bitcoin Policy Summit, Coin Center’s Peter Van Valkenburgh emphasized the importance of ensuring that smart contracts backing decentralized applications (DApps) remain immutable. He […]
April 10, 2024

Fintech funding falls to lowest levels since 2017 as crypto surges

Amidst a backdrop of overall venture capital growth, the fintech sector experienced a downturn in Q1 2024, with funding dropping by 16% compared to the previous […]
April 10, 2024
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Elections may swing Senate Banking Committee toward crypto, Sen. Lummis says

At the recent Bitcoin Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., Senator Cynthia Lummis highlighted the growing significance of cryptocurrency in politics, emphasizing that upcoming elections will shape […]
April 10, 2024
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Arkham accuses competitors of spreading ‘false rumors’ amid token sell-off

Blockchain analytics firm Arkham has accused its fellow competitors of “spreading false rumors” in an effort to create fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) after questions arose […]
April 8, 2024
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Polkadot active addresses hit record 600K

The Polkadot blockchain has reached a milestone with over 600,000 active addresses on its network by the end of March, as reported by DotLake and shared […]
April 8, 2024
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Philippines SEC ‘can’t endorse’ ways to retrieve funds after Binance ban

Paolo Ong, the officer in charge of the SEC’s PhiliFintech Innovation Office, stated in a local news report that the SEC cannot recommend methods for retrieving […]
April 8, 2024
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IRS criminal investigation chief joins Chainalysis: ‘It’s time to move on’

Jim Lee, a 29-year veteran of the United States government, including three years as chief of the IRS Criminal Investigations team, has transitioned to a role […]
April 5, 2024
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Solana struggles: Record 75% of user txs are failing… or are they?

Recent data from Dune Analytics reveals that approximately 75% of non-vote transactions on the Solana network have been failing, marking the highest failure rate recorded. This […]
April 5, 2024
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Prisma Finance eyes protocol restart with DAO support

Prisma Finance, following a hack of $11.6 million on March 28, has proposed a plan to safely unpause the Prisma protocol and enable borrowing once again. […]

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