Weekend Wrap: Loopring $5M exploit, Bitcoin NFT weekly sales bump and more
An attacker exploited Loopring’s 2FA service and made off with over $5 million and the NFT market saw sales rise...
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Ethereum leaders are stuck in a ‘massive contradiction’ — Wintermute CEO
“You are either building capitalism or planned socialism,” said Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy, pointing the finger at Vitalik Buterin, Hayden...
Friend.tech’s plan to develop own blockchain leaves users confused
Decentralized social media platform Friend.tech has announced it will be teaming up with Conduit to develop its own blockchain, Friendchain.
ZkSync’s Gemholic project suspected $3.5M rug pull
Community members are currently trying to trace the Gemholic contract creator’s address, which is supposedly funded by Binance.
Ethereum governance, and the downfall of celeb tokens: Finance Redefined
The rise and fall of celebrity meme tokens: how these celebrity-backed tokens have dumped in the current bull market.
New York Stock Exchange-backed Bakkt considers sale — Report
Insiders, who spoke to Bloomberg, say a breakup of the company, a sale, or the decision to maintain its current...
Bitcoin network transaction fees temporarily soar to nearly $52
The network is currently experiencing temporary congestion due to over 300,000 unconfirmed transactions waiting to be processed on Friday morning.
CoinGecko confirms email provider data breach, over 23,000 phishing emails sent
The email platform’s security breach occurred due to a compromised employee account.
Sky Mavis recovers $5.7M from Ronin Bridge hack
Axie Infinity creator Sky Mavis said that some of the funds will cover the recovery costs, while the rest will...
Zilliqa 2.0 upgrade enhances speed and cross-chain compatibility
Block times can also be adjusted as desired. The root mainnet shard features an average block time of just two...
Crypto hacks increase in 2024, but smart contracts are not to blame
Smart contracts are no longer the biggest concern, as hackers are vying for easier targets, such as private key leaks.
Bitcoin SV’s Twetch considers open-sourcing after shutdown
Web3 social media platform Twetch, a competitor of X running on the Bitcoin SV blockchain, shut down operations on June...
AI-driven crypto crime is only just beginning — Elliptic report
Elliptic’s 2024 report exposes how AI is increasingly used for sophisticated crypto crimes, from deepfake scams to state-sponsored cyberattacks, signaling...
Franklin Templeton considers new altcoin-focused crypto fund
Franklin Templeton is reportedly considering a private fund for institutional investors dedicated to altcoins.
Hulk Hogan denies memecoin shilling posts on X — ‘not from me’
The former pro wrestler said the now-deleted posts promoting a token that dumped within hours of launching weren't from him.
