Jaw-Dropping Energy Difference Between PoS Altcoins and Bitcoin
How green is crypto, really? Activists accuse the industry of environmentally-hazardous side effects, but how true are these claims? What...
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Siemens’ €300 million digital bond on SWIAT blockchain settled in minutes
Siemens issued a €300 million digital bond on SWIAT’s blockchain platform. The bond settled in minutes, a significant improvement from...
Avalanche announces Avalanche9000, its largest upgrade since mainnet launch
Avalanche9000 upgrade will enhance subnet deployment on Avalanche, making L1 launches more feasible. The upgrade will also Introduce customizable chains,...
Threshold community proposes merger to safeguard WBTC amid growing concerns
Threshold community proposes merging tBTC with WBTC. The proposal is driven by concerns over WBTC’s stability due to Justin Sun’s...
Devs demonstrate AI to AI crypto transactions on Coinbase Developer Platform
Coinbase saw its first AI-to-AI crypto transaction using AI tokens on its developer platform. The AI agents used crypto wallets...
Sushi Launches Long-Awaited Trident DEX on Polygon
Key Takeaways Sushi has launched the first phase of its Trident automated market maker on Polygon. Users can now create...
Aave V3 Heads to Ethereum Layer 2, Fantom, Avalanche
Key Takeaways Aave V3 launched today. The update focuses on letting users move assets between networks while improving capital efficiency...
EIP-1559 Has Burned 2 Million Ethereum
Key Takeaways Ethereum has burned 2 million ETH via EIP-1559. The blockchain's next protocol update is "the Merge" from Proof-of-Work...
Millions Lost as Solana DeFi App cashio Suffers Hack
Key Takeaways The Solana stablecoin protocol cashio suffered an "infinite mint glitch" exploit. A hacker drained millions of dollars from...
Orbs’ dLIMIT and DCA protocols now integrated into SushiSwap
Orbs has revealed that its dLIMIT and DCA protocols have been integrated into leading multi-chain DEX, Sushi This new integration...
Polygon Unveils Supernets, $100M Grants Package
Key Takeaways Polygon has announced a new developer framework called Supernets. Supernets will help bootstrap enterprises looking to build applications...
Ethereum Service Provider Infura Suffers Another Outage
Key Takeaways Infura suffered an outage today. The issue caused major disruption across the Ethereum ecosystem. Users can either run...
Polkadot Ecosystem Goes Multi-Chain With XCM Launch
Key Takeaways Polkadot has launched XCM, a "Cross-Consensus Messaging" format allowing communication between the network's various parachains. With XCM's integration,...
MetaMask partners with Mastercard for a self-custody debit card pilot program
MetaMask and Mastercard launches a self-custody debit card pilot program in the UK and EU. The card converts crypto to...
The Terra Blockchain Has Been Halted
Key Takeaways Terra validators have halted the blockchain in response to the ongoing LUNA and UST crisis. Due to UST...
Aave Makes Web3 Social Bet With Lens Protocol Launch
Key Takeaways Aave Companies has launched its social media tech stack, Lens Protocol. Users can now mint a Lens Profile...
Ethereum Developer Says the Merge Could Ship in August
Key Takeaways Preston Van Loon has told Permissionless conference attendees that the Ethereum Merge could happen as soon as August....
GameStop Has Launched an Ethereum Wallet
Key Takeaways The world's largest video game retailer, GameStop, has launched a non-custodial Ethereum wallet. The wallet will let gamers...
Uniswap Passes $1 Trillion in Trading Volume
Key Takeaways Uniswap has surpassed $1 trillion in cumulative trading volume. Three and a half years after its launch, Uniswap...
US SEC Commissioner Supports Tokenization
US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Mark Uyeda recently highlighted the transformative potential of tokenization in modern capital markets. Speaking...
Avalanche Wants Otherside to Ditch Ethereum for a Subnet
Key Takeaways Avalanche has submitted a proposal to the ApeCoin DAO offering to help it move its Otherside Metaverse on...
Blockchain Is in McKinsey’s 2024 Top Tech Trends List
In its latest report, “Technology Trends Outlook 2024,” McKinsey & Company includes blockchain as one of the significant technological advancements....
