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Tristan Frizza, Founder of Zeta Markets, on Solana’s DeFi Layer 2 Plans, Perpetual Trading, and 2024 DeFi Summer | Ep. 336
21.5.2024
Tristan Frizza, the Founder of DeFi platform Zeta Markets, discusses how he came to build on Solana (encouraged by a chat with the chain’s founder), Solana’s congestion issues, building the first Solana L2, and how this will benefit Zeta and the wider community.
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Gala Games Hit by $23 Million Token Exploit Due to ‘Messed Up’ Internal Controls
21.5.2024
Gala Games, a prominent blockchain gaming platform, experienced a significant security breach attributed to "messed up internal control" that resulted in the unauthorized sale of 600 million GALA tokens, valued at $23 million.
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Solana-based platform Pump.fun loses $2M in flash loan exploit
17.5.2024
Pump.fun, a Solana platform, has suffered a loss of $2 million. The perpetrator used flash loans to acquire SOL, followed by Pump.fun meme coins. The breach of the bonding curve was a resultant factor. Pump.fun stated that it has strengthened its contracts to stop the hackers from taking more money...
Binance-backed Magic Square IDO platform to democratize retail investor access
17.5.2024
IDO launchpads are becoming a popular way to raise funds for projects, with some IDOs reaching nearly half a billion dollars
The First Web3 RPG From Saudi Arabia Astra Nova Launches a SocialFi Platform on Immutable zkEVM
16.5.2024
PRESS RELEASE. Astra Nova, the pioneering Web3 RPG from Saudi Arabia, is excited to announce the launch of its SocialFi platform, The Black Pass. This innovative platform is accessible through a free soulbound NFT and offers a competitive edge by tracking players’ in-game activity. On...
Solana Staking Comes to Europe Through Robinhood’s New Crypto Offering
15.5.2024
Robinhood Crypto’s customers in Europe can now stake their Solana holdings and earn rewards, thanks to a new program launched Wednesday. The platform also introduced a rewards program to attract new customers.
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Former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo Joins Paxos Board of Directors
14.5.2024
Paxos, a leading regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, has appointed J. Christopher Giancarlo, the former Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to its board of directors.
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Peter Thiel's Founders Fund invests $70M in election betting platform
14.5.2024
Amid increasing U.S. regulatory scrutiny, popular crypto-based betting platform Polymarket secures funding to expand its global operations despite restrictions
RWA Platform Re Debuts Tokenized Reinsurance Fund on Avalanche with $15M Commitment from Nexus Mutual
14.5.2024
The aims to broaden access to the $1 trillion reinsurance industry, making it more efficient and transparent with blockchain technology
Fans Spot Powerpuff Girls In New MultiVersus Trailer
13.5.2024
Last week, WB Games announced that The Joker—voiced by Mark Hamill—is going to appear in its franchise-mash-up platform fighter, MultiVersus, when it re-launches later this month. And now, via a new gameplay trailer for The Joker, it seems the Powerpuff Girls could also be a part of WB’s fighting...
El Salvador Launches Bitcoin Treasury Website For its $360 Million BTC Reserves
13.5.2024
El Salvador, renowned for its move to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in September 2021, has now introduced a cutting-edge online platform for tracking its Bitcoin Treasury.
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Philippines begins Peso-backed stablecoin sandbox testing
13.5.2024
The test aims to evaluate PHPC's real-world performance, its impact on the local fiat ecosystem, and its potential uses including payments, trading, and DeFi applications
Erik Voorhees, ShapeShift Founder, Unveils Privacy-Focused AI Platform ‘Venice’
11.5.2024
Erik Voorhees, the founder of popular cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift, has unveiled his latest venture called "Venice AI."
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Erik Voorhees Unveils New AI Platform Promising Privacy and Unfiltered Free Speech
10.5.2024
Erik Voorhees, founder of Shapeshift, has announced the debut of Venice, an artificial intelligence (AI) application that promises enhanced privacy and unrestricted free speech. Unlike mainstream AI services, Venice is designed to operate without the “Orwellian” oversight typical...
MultiVersus 1.0: Everything We Know
10.5.2024
WB Games and Player First Games (PFG) are set to relaunch MultiVersus (MVS) soon, bringing back one of the most exciting “platform fighters” in recent memory. The situation around the Open Beta period was fraught with some confusing messaging and technical issues leading to frustration from...
BlockFi shuts down platform, partners with Coinbase for payouts
10.5.2024
BlockFi, which is currently defunct as a business house, plans to close the shutters of its web platform towards the end of the month, link up with Coinbase, and use the company’s services as a distribution associate. As an integral component of the bankruptcy claims procedure, the modification...
Japanese Crypto Platform SBI VC Trade Begins Validator Node Operations on XRP Ledger
10.5.2024
SBI VC Trade Co., Ltd., a Japanese crypto-asset trading platform, has announced the commencement of its operation as a validator node on the XRP Ledger blockchain. This move aims to earn recognition for reliable performance from the XRP Ledger community and to be selected in the Unique Node List...
Revolut X, New Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform, to List Dash
10.5.2024
The Dash community has revealed on social media that the coin will be included in the trading options on Revolut X, the new cryptocurrency exchange platform by Revolut. This development expands Dash’s reach to Revolut’s rapidly growing user base. Revolut X, a standalone web app separate...
Arch Labs $7 Million to Develop Bitcoin-Native Application Platform
10.5.2024
Arch Labs raises $7 million in a seed funding round led by Multicoin Capital, aiming to enhance the functionality of the Bitcoin blockchain through native applications.
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BlockFi Shuts Web Platform, Partners with Coinbase for Crypto Withdrawals
10.5.2024
Embattled crypto lender BlockFi announced Thursday that it plans to close its web platform this month, and is partnering with Coinbase to distribute funds to clients.
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