Adaptive Blocksize Limit Algorithm Goes Live on Bitcoin Cash Network
The Bitcoin Cash network has completed its latest upgrade which essentially implemented the highly anticipated adaptive blocksize limit (ABL) algorithm....
Year: 2024
North Korea used Tornado Cash to siphon HTX’s $147.5M loot: UN
A UN report reveals North Korean hackers laundered $150 million in stolen crypto assets through Tornado Cash in March 2024.
Deutsche Bank Explores Blockchain-Based Asset Tokenization
Deutsche Bank has announced its collaboration with the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Guardian, a multi-year initiative aimed at exploring...
Wisconsin Pioneers State-Level Bitcoin Investment in the U.S.
In a landmark move, Wisconsin has become the first U.S. state to invest in bitcoin, underscoring the growing institutional interest...
Vanguard Appoints Crypto-Friendly Salim Ramji as CEO, Sparks Speculation on Bitcoin ETFs
Salim Ramji, a former executive at Blackrock renowned for his leadership in Ishares and Index Investments, and for overseeing the...
Defi Protocol Sonne Finance Reports Major Security Breach, $20 Million Lost to Hackers
Sonne Finance, a decentralized liquidity market protocol, was hit by a cyberattack, with initial losses of $3 million in USD...
El Salvador mines 474 Bitcoin using geothermal volcanic energy
El Salvador currently holds 5,750 BTC worth $354 million, accumulated over three years.
Solana-based Cypher developer confesses to gambling away $300K of user funds
The insider’s exploit went unnoticed for months, despite over 36 individual transactions.
$20M exploit cripples Sonne Finance, hacker in no mood for negotiation
Sonne Finance halted operations after a hack drained $20 million in cryptocurrencies, including WETH and USDC. Efforts to recover the...
Cypher core contributor admits to stealing $260K and gambling it away
The contributor, “hoak,” said their actions were due to a “crippling gambling addiction” and “psychological factors that went by unchecked.”
Alex bridge on BNB Smart Chain drained of $4.3M after suspicious upgrade — CertiK
The deployer account changed an Alex contract’s implementation address, and multiple tokens were subsequently drained from its bridge.
How AI could ruin gaming, The Voice, addictive Axies game: Web3 Gamer
AI could help small gaming firms, but it might also unleash a wave of crap. Plus we review addictive new...
More than one million new tokens have been launched since April
Nearly half of the one million new tokens launched since April 1 have been memecoins created on the Solana network.
Openai Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever Steps Down, Jakub Pachocki Named New Chief Scientist
Ilya Sutskever, a co-founder and the chief scientist at Openai, announced his departure from the company after nearly a decade...
Industry Experts Foresee Massive Growth for Crypto Market, Predictions up to $100 Trillion
Raoul Pal, a well-known financial sector figure, predicts a significant expansion of the cryptocurrency market, forecasting its market capitalization could...
