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UK regulator scrutinizes Big Tech's role in AI industry
24.4.2024
Regulatory scrutiny is intensifying in the U.K. as Big Tech’s deepening involvement in the AI sector raises concerns over competition and market dominance
iPhone Currently Not Compatible with Digital Euro: ECB Board Member
24.4.2024
An ECB executive board member wants Apple to change how iPhone payments work to support a potential digital euro. He claims the tech giant's current system may not support offline payments for any European Central Bank digital currency.
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Galaxy, Lightspeed Lead $15M Raise for Turnkey, Crypto Wallet Startup From Former Coinbase Employees
23.4.2024
The company from ex-Coinbase employees aims to help developers build better blockchain wallets
Patched Cosmos Bug Could've Put $150M At Risk, Says Firm That Reported It
23.4.2024
The reentrancy bug was discovered by Asymmetric Research, a core contributor to the Wormhole interoperability protocol
Stacks Begins 2-Step Rollout of Major ‘Nakamoto’ Overhaul
22.4.2024
The upgrade seeks to solve congestion issues, and will officially launch in May
Celo Chooses Optimism, Concluding Bake-Off Among Layer 2s
22.4.2024
CLabs officially proposed using Optimism’s OP Stack for the transition. The proposal will be discussed on a couple of community calls and then go to a vote among holders of the project's CELO tokens, under the chain's governance rules
Bitcoin Miners Reap Windfall as 'Runes' Debut Sends Transaction Fees to Record Highs
21.4.2024
The Bitcoin "halving" was supposed to dramatically chop revenue of bitcoin mining companies. Instead, the simultaneous launch of Casey Rodarmor's Runes protocol has ignited a flurry activity on the oldest and largest blockchain, driving up fees
Bitcoin Blockchain Undergoes Fourth Halving in 15-Year History, in Show of Monetary Policy Set by Code
20.4.2024
Soccer has the World Cup. Athletics and many other sports have the Olympics. Crypto has the halving. The milestone in the blockchain's 15-year history technically means a cut in rewards for crypto miners with each block – a feature designed to minimize inflation
BlockDAG achieves $18.5M presale, elevating it above UNI price stability and INJ market trends following moon keynote teaser
19.4.2024
BlockDAG has rapidly ascended in the cryptocurrency landscape, distinguishing itself with a remarkable $18.5 million raised in its presale, far surpassing market movements surrounding Uniswap (UNI) and Injective (INJ). As UNI exhibits price stability amid regulatory scrutiny and INJ sees an uptick...
Avail Confirms Token Airdrop Plans, a Week After Leaked Screenshots
18.4.2024
Avail shared in a blog post that 354,605 wallet addresses are eligible to claim the 600 million tokens in their “unification drop.”
Protocol Village: Safe, for 'Smart Accounts,' Completes Acquisition of Crypto Business Wallet Multis
18.4.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 18-24
Union Labs Plans Polygon-to-Cosmos Bridge with New AggLayer Integration
18.4.2024
The new technology from Union Labs comes after the blockchain interoperability project raised $4 million in November
The Protocol: Bitcoin Halving Spectacular, With Runes, 'Epic Sat,' Stacks Nakamoto
17.4.2024
Unlike the last Bitcoin halving, a ho-hum affair where Covid-locked-down gawkers had little choice but to tune into livestreamed watch parties, the upcoming Bitcoin halving comes with project launches, competitions and IRL celebrations in Denver and Costa Rica
Kraken Releases Own Crypto Wallet, Joining Competition With Coinbase, MetaMask
17.4.2024
According to a blog post shared with CoinDesk, the new Kraken Wallet will be the first from a major exchange to be open-sourced
Worldcoin, Sam Altman's Crypto Project, Is Building a Layer-2 Chain
17.4.2024
The human-focused blockchain network will be based on the OP Stack, a framework for building Ethereum-based layer-2 chains
P2 Ventures Commits $50M Via Hadron FC to Startup Founders in Polygon Ecosystem
17.4.2024
P2 was spun out out of Polygon Labs last year and now is allocating funds and mentorship to support project founders, including those focused on the Polygon blockchain ecosystem. A Hadron FC contributor said the community offered the right "capital and vibes."
Runes, Casey Rodarmor's Protocol for 'Sh!tcoins' on Bitcoin, Set to Go Live at Halving
17.4.2024
Rodarmor created last year's breakout Ordinals protocol, which is used to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Bitcoin. Now, he says the relevance of protocols like his new Runes, used to create fungible tokens, is set to grow
Someone Bought 4,000 Worthless Copies Of Alan Wake
16.4.2024
We’ve all bought a second or maybe even third copy of a game we really, really love. Longtime Kotaku readers know of my obsession with re-buying Resident Evil 4. But I’m not sure there’s a game I love so much that I would buy thousands of copies of it. And there’s definitely not a game out there...
OG Bitcoin L2 Stacks Is Getting a Major Overhaul
16.4.2024
The Nakamoto update will decouple block production from Bitcoin itself, solving the problem of network congestion Stacks has had since it launched its mainnet in 2021
Solana DEX Drift to Airdrop 100M Tokens in Weeks
16.4.2024
Some surprise winners in Drift's road to decentralization include MetaDAO