Ransomware crypto payments hit at least $602M last year: Chainalysis
The total amount of value extracted through ransomware payments in 2021 is expected to rise…
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iOS jailbreak dev wins $2M bounty for finding critical Optimism bug
Ethereum scaling startup Optimism disclosed a “critical bug” fix in the project’s Geth fork that…
MakerDAO launches biggest ever bug bounty with $10M reward
Immunefi’s largest bug bounty to date aims to help MakerDAO pinpoint potential vulnerabilities in its…
Crypto patent-sharing marks a step in democratizing knowledge ownership
As the Crypto Open Patent Alliance continues to onboard a growing list of high-profile clients,…
Central Bank of Kenya seeks public input on potential CBDC
“A key opportunity where CBK sees potential value is the use of CBDC in facilitating…
From Morgan Stanley to crypto world: in a conversation with Phemex founder
Running a crypto business is no easy job. And running a crypto exchange might seem…
Latest DeFi bridge exploit results in $4.4M losses for Meter
Another token bridge suffered a malicious attack where tokens were minted by a hacker through…
A ‘unifying Web3 platform’ will onboard 1B users by 2026, says Harmony COO
Harmony chief operating officer Li Jiang is convinced that a bridge connecting all major blockchains…
Meta-Marriage: Decentraland hosts first Metaverse wedding
The Arizona couple’s big day didn’t quite go to plan, showing that the Metaverse still…
Are NFTs an animal to be regulated? A European approach to decentralization, Part 1
The question facing nonfungible token regulation: Should NFTs be considered as digital assets?
All eyes on Asia — Crypto’s new chapter post-China
From Singapore to Thailand and Indonesia: Asia’s crypto landscape continued to thrive, unabated by China’s…
DAOs are meant to be completely autonomous and decentralized, but are they?
Are decentralized autonomous organizations really decentralized? Find out why they’re struggling to become fully autonomous.
Gas-free transactions will revolutionize Web3
The next wave of DeFi will see users utilizing L2 chains, interacting freely or at…
Ted Cruz buys the Bitcoin dip
Texas Senator who talks a big game actually has something to show for it.
Blockchain enthusiast allegedly loses $500K by sending wETH to contract address
While the contract does wrap ETH sent to the address into wETH, the opposite is…
