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Locked Value Climbs on zkSync Era Climbs Past $100M

[Apr 3, 2023 2:58 AM] Ether and USD Coin dominate locked tokens on the upstart network.

March Bitcoin Mining Stats Show Climbing Revenue and Hashrate Highs

[Apr 1, 2023 9:30 AM] According to statistics, 4,498 blocks have been mined in the last 30 days, creating 28,112 new bitcoins over the past month. Bitcoin’s network hashrate has been around 341 exahash per second (EH/s) during the last 2,016 blocks or the last…

ZeroSync and Blockstream to Broadcast Bitcoin Zero-Knowledge Proofs From Space

[Mar 31, 2023 4:39 PM] The two partners say using zero-knowledge proofs will allow Bitcoin nodes to sync quickly from anywhere on earth, “even without Internet.”

Tech Industry Leaders Call for AI Labs to Pause Development for Safety, Coinbase CEO Disagrees

[Mar 31, 2023 4:30 PM] This week, 2,600 tech industry moguls and entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk, Gary Marcus, and Steve Wozniak, signed an open letter requesting artificial intelligence (AI) labs to pause research and development for six months. The signatories…

Crypto exchange Bittrex to wind down operations in the US

[Mar 31, 2023 3:23 PM] The exchange shared that all customer funds are safe but advised its U.S. customers to withdraw their funds by April 30, 2023.

Planners of Bitcoin Conference in Atlanta Move to Open-Source Their Agenda

[Mar 31, 2023 10:04 AM] The conference has been running since 2018 but topics and speakers for this year's TABConf event will be chosen partly based on proposals from the general public via GitHub.

Non-Fungible Token Sales Slid 31% Lower in March With $882 Million in NFT Sales

[Mar 31, 2023 8:30 AM] According to statistics, the number of non-fungible token (NFT) sales in March was 31.42% lower than the previous month, dropping from $1.03 billion in sales for February to $882.89 million. The number of NFT buyers and transactions also declined…

Shiba Inu's Testnet 'Puppynet' Sees Rising Activity Ahead of Shibarium Mainnet

[Mar 31, 2023 3:02 AM] Over 700,000 transactions have been conducted on the testnet so far, which, however, isn’t extremely large relative to the hype.

Cardano Users Can Soon Access Ethereum dApps Directly From ADA Wallets

[Mar 31, 2023 12:23 AM] The move will be enabled after an upcoming feature on Milkomeda, an Ethereum Virtual Machine network, goes live.

Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Releases Security Features Aimed at Bitcoin Ordinals

[Mar 30, 2023 10:00 AM] Custody provider BitGo has released a security tool for protecting Bitcoin Ordinals Inscriptions from accidental transfers.

Indonesian government looks to NFTs to preserve cultural heritage

[Mar 30, 2023 7:12 AM] The Deputy of Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy explains how NFTs and cryptocurrency can help solve social and economic challenges within Indonesia.

BNB Chain-Based DEX Level Finance Votes on Transferring $200M to Treasury

[Mar 30, 2023 5:55 AM] A proposal that is supposed to end tomorrow has received 100% of votes in favor.

Government requests for user data from Big Tech increased by 25%: Report

[Mar 30, 2023 4:35 AM] Requests for user data from Big Tech companies such as Apple, Google and Microsoft continue to rise year-over-year from governments worldwide.

Axie Infinity’s Ronin Blockchain Overhauls Tech, Expands to New Game Studios a Year After $625M Hack

[Mar 30, 2023 4:00 AM] Ronin will transition to a delegated proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and expand beyond Axie Infinity’s IP.

Chatgpt More Useful Than Crypto, Nvidia Tech Chief Says

[Mar 30, 2023 3:00 AM] Unlike AI applications such as Chatgpt, cryptocurrencies do not bring “anything useful,” a top executive of U.S. chip maker Nvidia is convinced. The comment comes despite his company making significant sales in the space where its…

Ethereum's Shanghai Is Nearing, but When Can I Withdraw My Staked ETH?

[Mar 29, 2023 3:21 PM] Even though the Ethereum blockchain’s Shanghai hard fork (also known as Shapella) will go live April 12, you might not receive your rewards immediately if you have staked ETH with a staking service or a staking pool.

Controversial ‘Tiktok Ban Bill’ Sparks Concerns Among Cryptocurrency and Technology Advocates

[Mar 29, 2023 12:00 PM] Cryptocurrency and technology proponents have recently been discussing a new bipartisan bill called the “Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT)” Act. In addition to…

Iota Releases Shimmer Public Test Chain Ahead of Native Ethereum Virtual Machine Launch

[Mar 29, 2023 6:51 AM] The public testnet will help developers improve the resilience, performance, and security of ShimmerEVM.

Keep Goerli Ether Alive as Ethereum Canary Network, DAO Argues

[Mar 29, 2023 5:28 AM] Much of the testing of Ethereum’s major upgrades, such as the Merge, have been conducted on Goerli.

Arbitrum Shows Just How Messy (and Tricky) Crypto Airdrops Can Be

[Mar 29, 2023 5:00 AM] Bugs, server crashes and scammers continue to plague crypto airdrops. Will regulatory pressures be next?

Algorand Aims to Help Developers Transition to Web3 With AlgoKit

[Mar 29, 2023 5:00 AM] The tool suite was designed to be an easy onramp for web2 developers transitioning to web3 and developers from other chains who want to test out Algorand.

Safemoon LP Exploited for $8.9M; SFM Tokens Remain ‘Safe,' CEO Says

[Mar 28, 2023 11:58 PM] A publicly-available token burn function in the contract allowed attackers to manipulate the protocol, some said.

Noble Partners With Circle Financial to Integrate USDC on Cosmos Blockchain

[Mar 28, 2023 11:30 PM] According to the token protocol startup Noble, the second-largest stablecoin, USDC, will be integrated into the Cosmos blockchain, as the company has partnered with Circle Financial for the rollout. Noble details that the integration will give…

Ethereum Staking Provider Lido to Incorporate NFTs Into Unstaking Process

[Mar 28, 2023 2:26 PM] Users will receive a transferable non-fungible token representing their request withdrawal for their staked ether.

Zebedee Debuts Global Payment Service Powered by Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

[Mar 28, 2023 1:56 PM] The service is currently available in the U.S., UK, EU, Brazil and the Philippines, but Zebedee plans on expanding the service to accommodate “all countries and currencies across the world.”

How Irish farmers turn cow dung into digital gold (Bitcoin)

[Mar 28, 2023 10:05 AM] Tom Campbell, an Irish dairy farmer who runs a farm in County Armagh, is using excess energy from his farm to mine Bitcoin.

North Korea Hackers Likely Exploit Cloud Mining to Launder Stolen Crypto, Research Shows

[Mar 28, 2023 9:00 AM] The APT43 group steals crypto to fund operations and launders it through cloud mining services.

ConsenSys Launches zkEVM Public Testnet, Renames It ‘Linea’

[Mar 28, 2023 8:10 AM] The release comes in the days after competitors, Polygon and Matter Labs, came out with their own zkEVMs.

Ticketmaster Launches NFT-Gated Ticketing Service for Avenged Sevenfold Shows

[Mar 28, 2023 7:30 AM] Ticketmaster, the global provider of event ticketing services, has launched “token-gated sales,” allowing fans access to concert tickets using non-fungible token (NFT) technology. The first to use the service is the metal band Avenged…

Adoption and nerves — Crypto pumps amid banking crisis

[Mar 28, 2023 7:01 AM] Despite four major banks imploding recently, Bitcoin remains resilient, but questions persist over the long-term sustainability of its ongoing rally.