Governance
Interview
Vitalik Buterin calls out ETHW hard fork proponents as “trying to make a quick buck”
Vitalik Buterin believes a proof-of-work hard fork of Ethereum is being pushed by "people who own exchanges trying to make a quick buck."
Rumors
DeFi Sybil attack created $7.5B fake TVL on Solana from ‘anon’ developers
How did two brothers from Texas create $7.5 billion worth of fake TVL on Solana and what is the wider implication for Sybil resistance in a decentralized, open-source ecosystem?
Behind the scenes of the world of NFTs with Mint Podcast creator Adam Levy – SlateCast #14
CryptoSlate's Akiba catches up with Mint Podcast founder Adam Levy to discuss NFTs and content creators in his first ever interview.
The future of ThetaLabs, NFT tickets, and decentralized livestreaming video with Wes Levitt – SlateCast #13
CryptoSlate's Akiba speaks to Wes Levitt of ThetaLabs about decentralized video, web3 content creation, and how blockchain can improve the event ticketing space.
Hacks
Solana exploit related to imported Slope Finance wallets, private keys revealed
Slope Finance appears to be the origin of the Solana exploit that affected thousands of users. Wallet owners are advised to move funds immediately from Slope imported wallets.
Research
Research: Could Bitcoin be positioned to thrive amid global bearish signals for the US economy?
Bearish signals within the U.S. economy show consumer savings at a decade low and consumer credit at a 22 year high — could Bitcoin be the solution?
NFTs
Over $1B reinvested into ecosystem from NFT mints in 2022 according to Nansen report
Nansen revealed over $1B was reinvested back into the NFT community in the first half of 2022 in new research report
Wallets
Solana hot wallets reportedly being drained to unknown address “Htp9MGP” – totaling over $6M
Uncertainty is creating true fear, uncertainty, and doubt in real terms for wallet owners on the Solana blockchain at present.
DeFi
Vires.Finance to be “reset” following Waves revival plan proposal to solve liquidity crisis
A proposal to "reset" Vires.Finance has received strong community support in attempting to solve the protocols liquidity crisis.
DEX
Osmosis “Scambuster Upgrade” ready to go live to combat surge in spam events
Osmosis ready to release v11.0.0 codenamed the "Scambuster Upgrade" in response to recent spam events
IRL
MetaMask Snaps could change the face of Web3 – giving dApps access to BTC, notifications and more
CryptoSlate sat down with Hassan Malik of MetaMask Snaps in his first ever interview on camera to discuss the future of web3 wallets.
NFTs
Binance uses Soulbound Tokens to offer decentralized KYC of wallets
Binance has launched the BAB Soulbound Token on BNB Chain to handle KYC of wallet holders.
