September sets 2023 exploit record, and DAOs can democratize science: Finance Redefined
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Friend.tech copycat Stars Arena patches exploit after some funds drained
The Stars Arena Web3 social media app on Avalanche has lost some of its funds due to a malicious attack,...
Friend.tech clone Stars Arena drives surge of activity on Avalanche
Decentralized social media (DeSo) application Stars Arena has caused a major uptick in activity on Avalanche’s C-Chain network.As network activity...
Cardano stablecoin project gambled away investors’ money before rug: Report
In 2021, Ardana Labs claimed it would provide an innovative stablecoin platform for the Cardano network. The new project, called...
Chainalysis axes another 15% of staff citing difficult market conditions
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has reduced its headcount by another 15% this week, citing the need to reduce expenses due...
Investors eyes blockchain analytics, gaming and crypto privacy
Crypto startups keep raising capital despite tight liquidity and adverse macroeconomic conditions. September saw major developments in the space, such...
Brazil rolls out blockchain-based digital ID
Over 214 million Brazilians will soon be using blockchain technology for digital identity, the government recently announced.Rio de Janeiro, Goiás,...
Do Kwon dismisses Slack chat records as irrelevant evidence
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has contested the significance of exposed Slack messages presented as evidence. The chat involved a...
PayPal applies for NFT marketplace patent for on- or off-chain asset trading
PayPal made major progress toward creating its own blockchain ecosystem by filing a patent application for a nonfungible token (NFT)...
Uniswap Foundation targets $62M in additional funding
Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap is seeking an on-chain vote to approve the second tranche of the $74 million funding for...
Circle launches native euro stablecoin on Stellar
Stablecoin issuer Circle has launched a Stellar-based version of its euro-backed stablecoin, EURC, according to a Sept. 26 announcement. EURC...
Bitcoin Ordinals creator Casey Rodarmor pitches BRC-20 alternative ‘Runes’
The inventor of Bitcoin Ordinals is proposing a new Bitcoin-based fungible token protocol as a potential alternative to the BRC-20...
Pay-to-use blockchains will never achieve mass adoption
Pay-to-use blockchains are done.Not for us, of course — the nerdy crypto crowd. We’re perfectly happy to open wallets, engrave...
Binance.US scores against SEC, Mt. Gox delay repayments, and…
Top Stories This Week SEC sees temporary setback in request to access Binance.US software The United States Securities and Exchange...
Base surges past Solana as total value locked nears $400M
The total value locked (TVL) on Coinbase’s layer 2 network Base has surged to $397.32 million in roughly a month...
‘End of an era’ — Consensys sunsets Truffle, Ganache amid shift to Metamask Snaps
Ethereum developers are gathering to salute the teams behind Ganache and Truffle, two toolkits that were once vital in the...
Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney talks zk proofs in 25-year-old unearthed footage
Early Bitcoin (BTC) pioneer Hal Finney shared his vision for zero-knowledge proofs more than 25 years ago, a full decade before...
Coinbase crypto lobbying campaign to focus on four swing states
Crypto exchange Coinbase says it will focus its "Stand with Crypto" campaign on nine states in the U.S., including four...
Citi Token Services will provide payments, liquidity to institutional customers
Citigroup has introduced Citi Token Services, a private, permissioned blockchain that offers cross-border payments, liquidity and automated trade finance solutions...
Web3 is about solving business problems, not token prices: Google Cloud exec
The crypto industry is far too focused on token prices, rather than figuring out how smart contracts can be used...
Paxos’ $500K Bitcoin fee, FTX tokens sales set to begin, and more
Top Stories This Week Paxos confirms it’s responsible for paying a $500K Bitcoin transaction fee The Bitcoin miner who received...
Mark Cuban’s loses $870K in hot wallet hack
Nearly $900,000 worth of crypto was reportedly drained from one of the hot wallets belonging to billionaire investor and Dallas...
