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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.

Newly Formed ZeroSync Association Brings Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Bitcoin

[Mar 28, 2023 4:00 AM] The association has received sponsorship from crypto investment firm Geometry Research and StarkWare Industries – the software company behind StarkNet, a layer 2 Ethereum zero-knowledge rollup scaling solution.

EOS Ethereum Virtual Machine Testnet Goes Live Ahead of April Mainnet Deployment

[Mar 28, 2023 2:08 AM] The network is the final testnet before a mainnet deployment in April as part of a broader revival plan for EOS.

Hacker Behind $200M Euler Attack Apologizes, Returns Millions in Ether, Dai to Protocol

[Mar 28, 2023 1:42 AM] The attacker sent over 7,000 ether to Euler Tuesday and seemingly apologized for their actions in a transaction message.

Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches 400 Exahash per Second, Researcher Says Network Could Reach Zettahash Era by 2025

[Mar 27, 2023 4:30 PM] Despite Bitcoin’s difficulty reaching an all-time high at 46.84 trillion, participants in bitcoin mining have kept the hashrate running stronger than ever before. According to statistics, on March 23, 2023, the hashrate reached a high of 400…

Traditional finance fears drive digital asset investment inflows to $160M

[Mar 27, 2023 11:40 AM] According to CoinShares, crypto investment products experienced weekly inflows of $160 million, the largest since July 2022.

Gaming and Web3 outlook, what’s available on the market? Report

[Mar 27, 2023 8:11 AM] Blockchain gaming is moving fast, are you up-to-speed? Cointelegraph Research’s latest report reviews 20 games of today, and a few to be looking out for tomorrow.

Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta Goes Live; Ethereum’s Buterin Sends First Transaction

[Mar 27, 2023 8:00 AM] The release of Polygon’s zkEVM comes just days after competitor Matter Labs released its own zkEVM, zkSync Era.

To be or not to be: Ethics, democracy and morality in the nascent metaverse

[Mar 27, 2023 7:48 AM] If human interactions in digital reality should mimic those of real life, this raises questions as to what and who will dictate important moral judgements and ethical standards.

Crypto Lender Kokomo's Developers Use Wrapped Bitcoin for $4M ‘Exit Scam’

[Mar 27, 2023 1:20 AM] All social media presence was deleted and Kokomo tokens fell 95%.

NFT Sales Drop 5.4% to $193M, Ethereum Dominates with $107M in Sales: Weekly Recap

[Mar 25, 2023 1:30 PM] Over the past week, statistics show non-fungible token (NFT) sales totaled $193.08 million, down 5.44% from the previous week. Ethereum dominated NFT sales with more than $107 million or 55% of all sales, while Solana-centric NFT sales recorded…

Euler Finance Hacker Sends 51,000 Stolen Ether Back to Protocol

[Mar 25, 2023 10:01 AM] EUL tokens jumped 47% on the transfer of tokens.

Bitcoin Difficulty Increases for Third Time in Six Weeks, Miners Remain Undeterred With High Hashrate

[Mar 25, 2023 9:30 AM] On March 23, 2023, bitcoin experienced another difficulty increase, following two previous rises in the last month, jumping 7.56% higher. Currently, bitcoin miners have not been deterred by the increases, as the network hashrate has been coasting…

Nasdaq to launch crypto custody services by end of Q2: Report

[Mar 24, 2023 10:56 AM] The service will reportedly be the exchange operator's first major venture into the crypto industry.

Matter Labs Opens zkSync Era to Users, Claiming First in ‘Zero Knowledge’ Tech on Ethereum

[Mar 24, 2023 8:00 AM] After launching ZkSync Era for developers-only last month, the project took the additional step Friday of opening it to general users. The latest push comes just days ahead of Polygon’s planned rollout on Monday of its own “zero knowledge Ethereum…