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Alameda Research Receives $57M From Crypto Exchange OKX

[May 9, 2023 5:27 AM] Alameda Research-controlled wallets hold over $240 million worth of various cryptocurrencies.

Ether Staking Deposits Top Withdrawals for First Time Since Shapella Upgrade

[May 9, 2023 4:21 AM] The divergence comes amid a meme coin frenzy that has pushed up fees on the Ethereum blockchain.

How to send and receive payments on the Lightning Network

[May 9, 2023 4:07 AM] Learn to use Lightning Network by setting up a wallet, funding it, and using it to make and receive payments.

Bitcoin’s ‘BRC-20’ Explosion Sends Users Scrambling for Options, Including Lightning

[May 8, 2023 5:32 PM] The effects of the BRC-20 mints range from halting of bitcoin withdrawals on Binance to frustration with the sudden high costs of making bitcoin payments in places like Africa and South America.

Ordinals Upend Bitcoin Mining, Pushing Transaction Fees Above Mining Reward for First Time in Years

[May 8, 2023 4:43 PM] Several mining pools such as Luxor Technologies and AntPool mined blocks on Monday where fees exceeded Bitcoin’s block subsidy of 6.25 BTC.

Canto Blockchain Set for Vote on Reduction in Liquidity Incentives, Block Rewards

[May 8, 2023 3:04 PM] If passed, the mining incentives for each liquidity pool on Canto will be reduced on average by roughly 38%, and data-block rewards known as "security emissions" would decrease by 15%.

PEPE Meme Coin Craze Spreads Wealth to Ethereum Validators Running Blockchain

[May 8, 2023 11:24 AM] As risk-taking crypto traders sought to make tremendous profits off of surging prices for the suddenly-hot PEPE, a resulting surge in transaction fees brought a windfall to validators running the Ethereum blockchain.

Privacy Project Railgun DAO Adopts Chainway’s ‘Proof of Innocence’ Tool

[May 8, 2023 7:58 AM] Railgun DAO’s new functionality – initially developed by the developer Chainway for use on Tornado Cash – could allow users to mathematically demonstrate that coins involved in transactions did not come from blacklisted addresses. Digital Currency�

Sam Altman’s Crypto Project, Worldcoin, Releases First Major Consumer Product

[May 8, 2023 7:00 AM] Worldcoin’s “minimalist” wallet, World App, wants to help you prove you’re human in the age of AI.

Block Demand Leads to Fee Spike as Bitcoin-Based Meme Coins Flourish

[May 8, 2023 5:21 AM] Over 11,000 tokens have been issued and traded on the Bitcoin network, data shows.

Aave DAO Passes Proposal to Deploy on Ethereum Layer 2 Metis Network

[May 8, 2023 1:58 AM] The move could bolster market liquidity for the burgeoning Metis ecosystem, community members say.

NFT Sales See Modest Increase of 1.46% to Reach $149M in Past Week

[May 6, 2023 9:30 AM] In the past week, sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have increased by 1.46%, raking in a total of $149,312,180. However, while the number of NFT buyers has risen by 22.48%, the number of NFT transactions has decreased by 8.78% compared to the…

Google engineer concerned about open-source AI gaining edge

[May 5, 2023 2:20 AM] A leaked document from a senior software engineer sounds the alarm about Google’s artificial intelligence development.

Bitcoin’s Frenzy of Activity Pushes Average Transaction Fee Over $7, Nearly 2-Year High

[May 4, 2023 3:30 PM] The average transaction fee on Bitcoin has shot above $7, pushing total fees up nearly five-fold in two weeks– thanks to a surge in Ethereum-style “BRC-20” tokens and NFT-like “inscriptions” on the increasingly popular Ordinals project.

Blockchain Developer Platform Alchemy Launches Public Support for ZK Rollup Starknet

[May 4, 2023 10:00 AM] The blockchain is the first with native account abstraction that the web3 developer platform offers, allowing developers to build applications with Alchemy’s infrastructure on StarkNet.

Layer 2 Network Optimism to Use Ethereum Attestation Service to Promote User Trust

[May 4, 2023 7:00 AM] The attestation service will allow any Optimism user to create digital sign-offs on all kinds of information involving the blockchain’s activities and users.

Consensus 2023: Businesses show interest in Web3, despite US regulatory challenges

[May 4, 2023 6:59 AM] Despite negative sentiment toward crypto adoption in the United States, Consensus 2023 attracted thousands of attendees to discuss the potential of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.

Arbitrum-Based Exchange Chronos Attracts $170M to Yield Pools in a Single Day

[May 4, 2023 6:05 AM] The price of the DEX’s native chr token jumped 25% in 24 hours.

Solana Founder Brushes Off FTX Woes, Remains Confident in Crowded Blockchain Landscape

[May 4, 2023 3:56 AM] Prominent projects are porting over to the Solana network and developer activity remains strong, Anatoly Yakovenko said in a CoinDesk TV interview.

State regulators crack down on fraudulent cryptos promoted as 'Elon Musk AI Token' and 'TruthGPT Coin'

[May 3, 2023 3:05 PM] According to the cease and desist order, investors are being given the impression that Elon Musk endorses "TruthGPT Coin."

DeFi Protocol Curve Finance Deploys Native Stablecoin on Ethereum Mainnet

[May 3, 2023 2:59 PM] The deployment marks a major milestone for the public release of Curve’s highly anticipated native stablecoin.

CoinDesk Validator ‘Zelda’ Successfully Exits Ethereum as Withdrawal Queue Shrinks to 9 Days

[May 3, 2023 8:41 AM] It took about 12 days for Zelda to fully exit the Ethereum blockchain. For any new staking withdrawal requests, the wait to get out has shrunk to nine days from 17 days.

Blockstream Developer Neigut Expects ‘Cambrian Explosion’ of Bitcoin Layer 2 Protocols

[May 3, 2023 5:00 AM] Bitcoin already has one of the most diverse layer 2 ecosystems of any network, according to Bitcoin developer Lisa Neigut.

Bitcoin Ordinals Surge to 3M Inscriptions, but Most Are Just Text

[May 3, 2023 3:38 AM] Over $8 million in fees have been paid to the network by inscription creators since their inception.

UK government targets fraudsters with new ban on cold calls for crypto

[May 3, 2023 1:38 AM] The U.K. government plans to introduce laws to reimburse victims of authorized crypto fraud and work with Ofcom to prevent phone number “spoofing.“

Crypto.com Unveils Amy: An AI-Powered Companion for Crypto Enthusiasts

[May 2, 2023 1:30 PM] This year, the world has witnessed a surge in the popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) software, with a plethora of cutting-edge platforms such as Openai’s Chatgpt 3.5, Chatgpt 4.0, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, and other innovative tools…

Interest rate hike speculation triggers outflows from crypto investment products: Report

[May 2, 2023 1:30 PM] According to CoinShares, digital asset investment products saw outflows totaling $72 million last week, as investors brace for the Fed's forthcoming rate decision on May 3.

Decentralized Exchange Maverick Rolls Out Liquidity Incentives for Price Stability

[May 2, 2023 7:00 AM] The tool offers more efficient incentives than competitors like Curve Finance’s rewards and can help pegged assets such as stablecoins, liquid staking derivatives keep their prices more stable, the protocol said.

Samsung employees banned from using ChatGPT-like AI tools

[May 2, 2023 2:54 AM] The company-wide ban prevents Samsung employees from accessing generative AI tools on all Samsung-owned devices and internal networks.

Jack Dorsey’s nano Bitcoin mining chip heads to prototype

[Apr 30, 2023 11:15 PM] Block has completed the design of its new prototype ASIC chip which it says will fast-track its plan to bring “open source” Bitcoin mining rig design to market.