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Crypto unicorns on the rise as unicorn startups exceed 1K in 2022

There are now over 1,100 private companies valued at over $1 billion — and there have never been more crypto companies among them.

Andjela Radmilac · 3 weeks ago · 4 min read

Solana launches $100M fund to attract crypto projects from South Korea

South Korean developers might be unwilling to take the new Solana's fund bait considering the network has suffered seven outages in the last 12 months.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Optimism Foundation sends $20M to the wrong wallet – OP drops 36%

In an announcement the Optimism Foundation confirmed that they sent 20M OP tokens to the wrong multi-sig wallet even after completing two test transactions

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 3 weeks ago · 3 min read

Salesforce trials NFT service amid plunging trading volumes

Salesforce NFT cloud will launch officially in October, allowing consumer brands to create, manage, and sell NFTs.

Jinia Shawdagor · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Terra’s Anchor protocol users vote to halt ‘earning and borrowing’

Anchor operations like earning and borrowing will be suspended and users would only be allowed to withdraw their funds or deposit USTC to earn aUST.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Attackers drain $5M from Osmosis; FireStake Validator admits to exploiting LP bug

Attackers exploited a bug, initially pointed out in a reddit thread, that allowed users to gain 50% more tokens while adding and withdrawing liquidity on Osmosis.

Monica Noronha · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

NY stablecoin issuers Gemini, Paxos have to ensure 100% reserves daily under new guidelines

In light of the Terra-LUNA disaster, NY's Department of Financial Services has set new reserve and redemption guidelines for dollar-pegged stablecoin issuers.

Monica Noronha · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

ADDX starts recognizing crypto while onboarding accredited investors

Recognizing crypto assets while assessing accredited investors will help more people gain exposure to private market investments.

Jinia Shawdagor · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

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Cross The Ages: Not another NFT project

The GameFi project of the year is making a killing in gaming and is looking to bring its virtual ecosystem into the real world.

Andjela Radmilac · 3 weeks ago

US DOJ wants more international collaboration to fight crypto crime

The US Department of Justice believes there is a need for international collaboration to better regulate the crypto industry.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Japan-based exchanges to change screening method for listing crypto assets

Japan has introduced a slew of new crypto regulations designed to liberate the operations of the industry in the country.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

LINK spikes 24% following Chainlink reveal of ‘Economics 2.0’ roadmap

Staking forms the key aspect of Economics 2.0, but as detailed by Chainlink, the process is more involved that simply locking up tokens for rewards.

Samuel Wan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Citadel Securities, Virtu Financial team up to create crypto ecosystem

Citadel Securities and Virtu Financial are collaborating to create a crypto trading eco-system to enable brokerages to offer crypto transactions.

Zeynep Geylan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

South Korea eyes listing rules for crypto exchanges after LUNA scandal

South Korea is looking to introduce a "self regulatory" system and has engaged local crypto exchanges on the matter.

Jinia Shawdagor · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Here’s what to expect as Vasil readies for Cardano roll out

Input Output updates on how the Vasil upgrade, which promises greater speed and scalability, is progressing.

Samuel Wan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Uncertainty looms over future of Ethereum layer 2s after Proof-of-Stake goes live

Ethereum 2 (Consensus Layer) is set to take a significant step forward as the Merge testnet goes live around June 8.

Samuel Wan · 3 weeks ago · 4 min read

Report: DEXs on-chain transaction volume surpasses that of CEXs

The growth of DeFi played a major role in the on-chain transaction volume of decentralized exchanges beating that of centralized exchanges.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

PayPal launches crypto payment, transfer functionality for US users

U.S. based PayPal users are now able to transfer, send and receive Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin from wallets and exchanges as many prominent companies turn towards crypto payments.

Zeynep Geylan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

LUNA 2.0 falls by 77% in 14 days as Do Kwon takes Twitter account private

Trust in Terra's new ecosystem is dwindling as new allegations emerge against Do Kwon, who has taken his Twitter account private.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Metaverse awareness has more than doubled in 6 months

A recent study shows metaverse awareness reached 74% in March, with a majority of participants agreeing that the metaverse is 'the future.'

Zeynep Geylan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Checkout.com starts offering merchants 24/7 settlements via USDC

Checkout.com’s stablecoin settlement solution supports USDC and will let merchants complete payments on weekends and holidays, something that is currently impossible with fiat currencies.

Jinia Shawdagor · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Crypto cannot fulfil ‘social role of money’ due to fragmentation: BIS

The inherent limitations of blockchains cause fragmentation, making cryptocurrencies unsuitable as payment mechanisms, a BIS report said.

Monica Noronha · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin prints second ‘Bart’ pattern in a week to bottom at $29,200

BTC does the unexpected once more and sinks to print its second Bart pattern in a week. What can we expect going forward?

Samuel Wan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Why is the Fed tracking the price of eggs in Bitcoin?

The St Louis Fed got more than it bargained for by charting the price of eggs in Bitcoin.

Samuel Wan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin mining company Compass Mining loses facility for not paying electricity bill

Hacktivist group Anonymous sets sights on Do Kwon after LUNA meltdown

Confusion reigns as Vitalik Buterin praises EOS while slamming Ethereum

Rumors circulate that Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky attempted to flee the U.S.

What does the Gray Glacier upgrade mean for the Ethereum Merge?

Cardano commences long-awaited Vasil hard fork

First Spot Bitcoin ETF approved to launch in Europe in July

Bitcoin sees record outflows as Ethereum bucks trend

Tether responds to the increase in hedge funds shorting USDT

XT.com Lists Land of Fantasy (LOF) With USDT Trading Pair

Blockchain Network Backed by Japanese Content Giant Launches to Build a Sustainable Metaverse Ecosystem

EXIT partners with NFT-TiX to release first NFT festival tickets in the world

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Crypto unicorns on the rise as unicorn startups exceed 1K in 2022

Solana launches $100M fund to attract crypto projects from South Korea

Optimism Foundation sends $20M to the wrong wallet – OP drops 36%

Salesforce trials NFT service amid plunging trading volumes

Terra’s Anchor protocol users vote to halt ‘earning and borrowing’

Attackers drain $5M from Osmosis; FireStake Validator admits to exploiting LP bug

NY stablecoin issuers Gemini, Paxos have to ensure 100% reserves daily under new guidelines

ADDX starts recognizing crypto while onboarding accredited investors

Cross The Ages: Not another NFT project

US DOJ wants more international collaboration to fight crypto crime

Japan-based exchanges to change screening method for listing crypto assets

LINK spikes 24% following Chainlink reveal of ‘Economics 2.0’ roadmap

Citadel Securities, Virtu Financial team up to create crypto ecosystem

South Korea eyes listing rules for crypto exchanges after LUNA scandal

Here’s what to expect as Vasil readies for Cardano roll out

Report: DEXs on-chain transaction volume surpasses that of CEXs

PayPal launches crypto payment, transfer functionality for US users

LUNA 2.0 falls by 77% in 14 days as Do Kwon takes Twitter account private

Metaverse awareness has more than doubled in 6 months

Checkout.com starts offering merchants 24/7 settlements via USDC

Crypto cannot fulfil ‘social role of money’ due to fragmentation: BIS

Bitcoin prints second ‘Bart’ pattern in a week to bottom at $29,200

Why is the Fed tracking the price of eggs in Bitcoin?

Bitcoin mining company Compass Mining loses facility for not paying electricity bill

Hacktivist group Anonymous sets sights on Do Kwon after LUNA meltdown

Confusion reigns as Vitalik Buterin praises EOS while slamming Ethereum

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