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Tornado Cash Governance Token TORN Shudders More Than 57% Since the US Government Ban
13.8.2022
Amid the crackdown against Tornado Cash, associated addresses, contributing developers, and anyone who uses the mixing platform, the project’s governance token called TORN has shuddered in value. TORN is an ERC20 with a fixed supply that is leveraged for governance proposals and voting....
While Gains Have Been Slower Than Most Crypto Assets, Meme Coin Economy Swells by 24%
13.8.2022
While a great number of crypto asset values have improved over the last month, meme-based crypto assets have also advanced against the U.S. dollar. 53 days ago on June 21, the top meme coins by market valuation were once worth $14.5 billion and since then, the meme coin economy has grown by 24.82%...
Upland Sustains Mass Market Readiness With All-Inclusive Economy
12.8.2022
Upland is a mobile-first blockchain metaverse that allows users to buy virtual properties based on real world addresses, build on those properties to increase their value, and sell them to increase their virtual real estate portfolio. Upland has the unique position to attract mass markets due...
Uzbekistan Moves to Block Foreign Cryptocurrency Exchanges
12.8.2022
Authorities in Uzbekistan are restricting access to online crypto trading platforms based outside the country and not registered under its laws. A presidential decree obliges citizens and local companies to only use digital asset exchanges licensed by the government of the Central Asian nation....
Breaking Bad Creator Wanted To Make A GTA-Like Game Based On Show
11.8.2022
One of the most critically acclaimed and popular TV shows of the past few decades was Breaking Bad on AMC. Its spin-off, Better Call Saul, has also been hugely popular and successful. Now, ahead of Saul’s final episode, the creator behind both shows, Vince Gilligan, has confirmed that there were...
Bitpay Reveals Prepaid Cardholders Can Get up to 15% Cash Back Rewards via Select Retailers
11.8.2022
The Atlanta-based crypto payment services company Bitpay has announced that Bitpay’s prepaid cardholders are eligible for cash back rewards if they use their card with participating retailers. The rewards feature stems from Bitpay’s partnership with Cardlytics and cardholders can...
Bukele Takes a Laugh at South Korean Drama Featuring a Crypto-loving Character Based on Him
10.8.2022
The latest episode of a South Korean drama series about scorned women looking for revenge featured a character based on the El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele – and the Bitcoin (BTC)-keen leader is looking on the light side.
The drama in question is named “Becoming Witch” and is currently airing...
German Crypto Exchange Nuri Files for Insolvency
10.8.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Nuri has filed for insolvency, reportedly becoming Germany’s first fintech to take the step in a challenging year for startups in the industry. Customer access to the platform’s services and their funds will not be affected, the company assured. Crypto Exchange...
Merit Circle Partners Crypto Raiders, an NFT-Based Dungeon Crawler
10.8.2022
Merit Circle has published a blog post announcing that it partnered with Crypto Raiders. Merit Circle will invest $400,000 under the partnership agreement that looks to transition Web2 gamers to the Web3 ecosystem. Crypto Raiders is a fan favorite now entering the growing Web3 gaming community....
Snoop Dogg, Steve Aoki, Logan Paul, and Beeple Dusted by OFAC-Banned Tornado Cash Transactions
9.8.2022
Following the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) banning Tornado Cash and a number of associated Ethereum-based addresses, an anonymous Tornado Cash user has dusted a swathe of well known wallets tied to ENS domain names. Onchain data shows that a number...
Colombians Make Up 20% of the Customers of New Gen Crypto-Powered Accounts According to BBVA
9.8.2022
BBVA, a private bank based in Spain, released an article that states Latam users are very interested in their crypto-powered solutions. The institution informed that close to 20% of the users of their New Gen accounts, which are available from Switzerland, are Colombians who are attracted by...
Australia-based crypto miner doubles hash rate after energizing Canadian rigs
8.8.2022
Daniel Roberts, Iris Energy co-founder, said the firm had energized the facility on time “despite the current market backdrop and ongoing international supply chain challenges.”
Polygon-Based Web3 Game Dragoma Supporters Fall Victim to $3.5M Rug Pull: PeckShield
8.8.2022
The website of the newly launched Dragoma token has been deleted and its social media channel erased
Microsoft Gives Grant To Blockchain-Based Web3 Game StarHeroes As Historic Partnership Gets Underway
5.8.2022
PRESS RELEASE. In what many would agree is a groundbreaking achievement, StarHeroes recently obtained a Microsoft grant. As a result, the blockchain-based game now has access to Azure PlayFab, joining the legendary collection of games such as Forza Horizon, Sea of Thieves, and Tom Clancy’s...
Skybridge Estimates Bitcoin’s Fair Market Value at $40K and Ethereum’s at $2,800
5.8.2022
Skybridge Capital’s founder says bitcoin’s fair market value is about $40,000 based on adoption, wallet size, use cases, and growth of wallets. The asset management firm also estimated ethereum’s fair market value at around $2,800. Skybridge Capital on the Fair Values...
Actually, the San Francisco Typeface Does Ship as a Variable Font
4.8.2022
Apple unveiled an expanded version of its San Francisco system font at WWDC 2022. Then, last month, Jim Nielsen zeroed in on the font’s variations, explaining how the font provides a spectrum of variations based on the width and weight…
Actually, the San Francisco Typeface Does Ship...
Solana’s Investigation Indicates Wallet Exploit Tied to Slope Mobile App
4.8.2022
Following the Solana wallet attack, the Solana Status team updated the public and detailed that the wallet addresses affected by the breach were tied to Slope mobile wallet applications. The team further stressed that “there is no evidence the Solana protocol or its cryptography...
Cosmos-Based Liquid Staking Protocol Stride Raises $6.7M
4.8.2022
The funding round was co-led by North Island VC, Distributed Global and Pantera Capital
Slope wallets blamed for Solana-based wallet attack
4.8.2022
Web3 wallet provider Slope has been connected to the recent hack of Solana-based wallets
Solana Suffers Exploit — Close to 8,000 SOL-Based Wallets Have Been Compromised
3.8.2022
The Solana smart contract project is suffering from issues once again after it was discovered that close to 8,000 Solana-based wallets have been compromised. Solana is asking victimized wallet owners to complete a survey and the team stressed that “engineers are investigating the root...