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Chainlink’s Oracle Network Rolls Out Scroll Foundation Developers

Chainlink’s Oracle Network Rolls Out Scroll Foundation Developers

As DApps continue to develop and evolve, Scroll Foundation, known for its zkEVM-based zkRollup – Ethereum’s counterpart – has announced a strategic partnership with Chainlink Labs. This collaboration will accelerate the development of the Scroll ecosystem, providing builders with low-cost and reliable oracle services that allow smart contracts to automate the transfer of data between […]
Binance Investigated by Another US Agency, Accused of Violating Russian Sanctions: WSJ

Binance Investigated by Another US Agency, Accused of Violating Russian Sanctions: WSJ

The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, faces allegations surrounding its operational ties in Russia, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Claims suggest Binance’s pullback from the region might be less extensive than initially believed. After Russia started its war on Ukraine, Binance confirmed a reduction in its Russian operations, complying with European […]
Balancer Secures Over 80% of Funds at Risk After Vulnerability Report

Balancer Secures Over 80% of Funds at Risk After Vulnerability Report

Key Takeaways Roughly $10M remain at risk. Balancer quickly secured over 80% of funds. Balancer, a DeFi lending pioneer, received a vulnerability report a few hours ago that found over 100 of its V2 pools are at risk. The team quickly secured over 80% of the funds, but roughly $10 million remains at risk. The […]
Unknown Bitcoin Whale Emerges as 3rd Largest Wallet, BlackRock & Gemini Suspected

Unknown Bitcoin Whale Emerges as 3rd Largest Wallet, BlackRock & Gemini Suspected

Key Takeaways Unknown whale holds over $3 billion in Bitcoin. The owner’s identity remains unconfirmed. During the past three months, a new Bitcoin whale has emerged, amassing 118,300 Bitcoin worth over $3 billion at current market prices, according to data from BitInfoCharts. The identity of the owner remains unclear, giving rise to various theories pointing […]
USDC Launching on 6 New Chains as Coinbase Invests in Circle

USDC Launching on 6 New Chains as Coinbase Invests in Circle

Key Takeaways Coinbase invests in Circle. Circle will manage USDC after Centre Consortium dissolves. Stablecoin regulation clarity improves worldwide. Circle, the company behind USDC, plans to expand the stablecoin to 6 new blockchains between September and October this year. This will bring the number of USDC-supported chains to fifteen. The news comes a week after […]
$99M Avalanche Tokens to Unlock This Saturday

$99M Avalanche Tokens to Unlock This Saturday

Key Takeaways Avalanche will unlock assets roughly valued at $99 million. There will be a 25% token supply increase over the next year. This Saturday, Avalanche will unlock roughly 9.54 million tokens valued at $99 million. Over the next year, there will be a 25% token supply increase totaling 84.2M tokens, according to data from […]
Steve Cohen-backed NFT Platform Recur to Close Doors After Raising $50M Just 2 Years Ago

Steve Cohen-backed NFT Platform Recur to Close Doors After Raising $50M Just 2 Years Ago

Recur, a prominent NFT platform backed by hedge fund mogul Steve Cohen, has decided to wind down its Web3 platform operations, despite having raised $50 million in a series A funding round in late 2021 at a valuation of $333M. This decision was outlined in a statement from Recur on Twitter: “unforeseen challenges and shifts […]
Trending Social App Friend.Tech Tops Uniswap in Fees Earned But Leaks Private Data of 100k Users.

Trending Social App Friend.Tech Tops Uniswap in Fees Earned But Leaks Private Data of 100k Users.

Key Takeaways Bitcoin and Uniswap lag behind Friend.tech in fee generation. Over 100,000 wallet addresses and Twitter usernames leaked. In the last 24 hours, Friend.tech, a social app built on Base, surpassed Uniswap and Bitcoin in fees generated but then leaked wallet addresses and Twitter usernames of over 100,000 users. Friend.tech, the recently launched web3 […]
US Crypto Revival: ETH ETF Approval Nears, Coinbase Futures Greenlit

US Crypto Revival: ETH ETF Approval Nears, Coinbase Futures Greenlit

Key Takeaways The Coinbase app will add BTC and ETH futures soon. SEC may be ready to approve an Ethereum fund. Seven different funds were proposed to the SEC this month. After months of regulatory hurdles, the US crypto industry finally enjoyed a week of progress. Coinbase got approval to offer futures trading in the […]
3 Scams, One Week: Optimism and Base beset by Hacks and Rugs

3 Scams, One Week: Optimism and Base beset by Hacks and Rugs

Today, Exactly Protocol, a DeFi lender on Optimism, lost 7,160 ETH, or over $12 million, due to smart contract vulnerabilities that hackers exploited. RocketSwap, the second largest DEX on Coinbase’s Base also was hacked for 471 ETH earlier this week. To make matters worse, SwirlLend, another DeFi lending protocol that recently went live on both […]