Crypto czar Sacks says US could possibly ‘acquire more Bitcoin’
White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks says the US could buy more Bitcoin if the government can fund...
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Hashgraph Association Launches Hackathon to Empower 10,000 African Developers, Drive Innovation
The Hashgraph Association and the Exponential Science Foundation have launched a hackathon aimed at empowering Web3 developers in Africa. Participants...
Blockchain security firm releases Cetus hack post-mortem report
Blockchain security firm Dedaub released a post-mortem report on the Cetus decentralized exchange hack, identifying the root cause of the...
Industry exec sounds alarm on Ledger phishing letter delivered by USPS
Scammers posing as Ledger, a hardware wallet manufacturer, are sending physical letters to crypto users instructing them to "validate" their...
FIFA Launches Multi-Purpose Blockchain on Avalanche
FIFA, the organization governing the world’s football associations, has launched its custom, engagement-oriented Layer 1 blockchain on Avalanche. FIFA Collect,...
US big banks hold early talks on joint crypto stablecoin: WSJ
Some of the biggest banking companies in the US are reportedly exploring a team-up to launch a crypto stablecoin.Companies owned...
Coinbase hacker trolls ZachXBT onchain after $42.5M THORChain swap
The hacker behind the data breach targeting Coinbase users mocked blockchain investigator ZachXBT with an onchain message following a major...
Theta Capital raises $175M to back early-stage blockchain startups
Amsterdam-based Theta Capital Management raised over $175 million for its latest fund-of-funds, aimed at supporting early-stage blockchain startups through specialized...
Genesis files dual lawsuits to claw back $3.3B from DCG, Barry Silbert
Genesis has launched a pair of lawsuits against its parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG), and its CEO, Barry Silbert,...
Vitalik Buterin proposes partially stateless nodes for Ethereum scaling
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin unveiled a proposal to preserve trustless, censorship-resistant access to Ethereum, even as the network scales. On May...
The Public internet is a bottleneck for blockchain — DoubleZero CEO
Public internet infrastructure is the critical speed and performance constraint on high-throughput blockchain networks, according to Austin Federa, co-founder and...
Tokenization makes investing more accessible — Robinhood exec
Tokenization could open new opportunities for retail investors to access traditionally restricted asset classes, according to Johann Kerbrat, senior vice...
Crypto’s lack of ‘frothy use case’ a good sign: WisdomTree exec
Jason Guthrie, head of product at asset manager WisdomTree, says he’s optimistic despite a noticeable lack of hype that typically...
Sonic Labs wins judgment for Multichain Foundation to wind up
A Singapore High Court has ruled in favor of Sonic Labs’ motion to force the Multichain Foundation to wind up...
Solana Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko Floats Meta-Blockchain Proposal
Yakovenko stated that this meta-blockchain could improve the state of data availability in the digital space, opening the possibility of...
Animoca eyes New York listing, cites Trump’s crypto-friendly stance
Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands is preparing for a listing in New York, citing US President Donald Trump’s relaxed regulatory stance...
‘Dark stablecoins’ could emerge as regulations tighten
Censorship-resistant “dark stablecoins” could come in increasing demand as governments tighten their oversight of the industry. Stablecoins have been used for...
UK to become ‘safe harbor’ for crypto with new draft rules — Experts
On April 29, UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves unveiled plans for a “comprehensive regulatory regime” aimed at making the country...
Microsoft-Backed Space and Time Launches Mainnet for Zero-Knowledge-Proven Data
Microsoft-backed Space and Time has launched its public and permissionless mainnet, which is designed to deliver zero-knowledge (ZK)-proven data directly...
Solana lacks ‘convincing signs’ of besting Ethereum: Sygnum
Solana does not yet have “convincing signs” that it could overtake Ethereum as the blockchain of choice for institutions, as...
Robinhood Quietly Prepping Blockchain With Crypto Powerhouses, Insiders Claim
The American financial services firm Robinhood is said to be preparing the rollout of its own blockchain, according to two...
Voltage Finance exploiter moves $182K in ETH to Tornado Cash
A hacker involved in the $4.67 million exploit of the decentralized finance lending protocol Voltage Finance in 2022 has moved...
