ERC-20 inventor discusses origins, new blockchains, BRC-20 and more
In 2018, Ethereum lead developer Fabian Vogelsteller contacted the community for a new standard for smart contracts he created alongside...
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Researcher envisions smart education system built with blockchain, DAOs, NFTs and AI
Mehmet Fırat, a researcher at Anadolu University in Turkey, recently published research envisioning a multi-tech solution to the problems challenging...
Arkham Intel Exchange approves $5K bounty for info on Do Kwon and Terra wallets
A platform aimed at “deanonymizing the blockchain” has accepted its first submission concerning information on wallet addresses connected to Terraform...
Alphapo hot wallets hacked for over $31 million
Crypto payment platform Alphapo had at least $31 million drained from its hot wallets on Ether (ETH), TRON (TRX), and...
SEC reviews Ripple ruling, US bill seeks control over DeFi, and…
Top Stories This Week Chair Gensler says SEC reaction to Ripple decision is mixed, still under consideration U.S. Securities and...
Crypto VC funding tumbles as economic uncertainty scares off investors
The month of June closed out with a 29.73% decrease in venture capital investments, with just $779.32 million raised in...
Aptos’ new user growth hits 900% after integration with social media app Chingari
The Aptos blockchain has seen a surge of activity following its integration with Chingari, an Indian social media platform previously...
Scientists warn the ‘quantum revolution’ may stagnate economic growth
Quantum computing technologies are slowly beginning to trickle out of the laboratory setting and into commercial industries. While it remains...
Centralized exchanges will become gateways for DeFi — dYdX Foundation CEO
The dYdX Foundation, an independent decentralized finance (DeFi) nonprofit founded to support the dYdX protocol, recently launched a public testnet...
Bitcoin and crypto brace for further upside as equities look to extend their recent gains
The long-awaited recession and resulting resumption of the 2022 bear market that many have been expecting have failed to materialize...
Celo blockchain proposes return to Ethereum ecosystem, transition to L2
CLabs, the organization responsible for developing the Celo blockchain, is seeking to return to the Ethereum ecosystem by transitioning from...
XRP is not a security, Celsius CEO arrested on criminal charges…
Top Stories This Week Judge rules XRP is not a security in SEC’s case against Ripple Ripple Labs scored a...
Token hoarders defeat the purpose of most DAOs: Study
A pair of researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and Princeton University conducted a study to determine how...
Coinbase’s Base launches mainnet for builders, will onboard users in August
Coinbase’s Base mainnet is now “open for builders,” according to a July 13 blog post from the network’s development team....
US government moves nearly 10K Bitcoin worth over $300M related to Silk Road seizure
A cryptocurrency wallet associated with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) moved approximately 9,825.25 Bitcoin worth around $299 million in...
Experiments show AI could help to audit smart contracts, but not yet
While artificial intelligence (AI) has already transformed a myriad of industries, from healthcare and automotive to marketing and finance, its...
Arkham on-chain ‘Intel Exchange’ labeled ‘snitch to earn’ by Crypto Twitter
Arkham, a “blockchain intelligence company,” announced what it’s calling the “world’s first on-chain intelligence exchange” on July 10 alongside the...
XRPL grows in Q2 despite SEC lawsuit concerns: Report
Despite lingering concerns over the Ripple vs. SEC lawsuit, The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has demonstrated significant growth in multiple areas...
BlackRock bullish on Bitcoin, Gemini CEO’s ‘delusion,’ CEXs’ unhappy staff
Top Stories This Week Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, has recently delivered pro-crypto remarks, claiming “Bitcoin is an international...
Open-source advocates launch OP Stack testnet to fund public goods
Layer-2 blockchain Public Goods Network launched a testnet on July 7, promising to spend “the vast majority of net sequencer...
Scientists created a crypto portfolio management AI trained with on-chain data
A pair of researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan recently built an AI-powered cryptocurrency portfolio management system that...
EU blockchain sandbox unveils first 20 use cases after wave of applications
The first batch of blockchain use cases to debut in Europe's regulatory sandbox was formally introduced on July 3, following...
