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‘Performing as expected’ — Aptos Labs defends day 1 criticism
After four years of development and millions in funding, the layer-1 blockchain Aptos (APT) finally launched its mainnet on Oct. 17, albeit to somewhat mixed…
Terra developers propose revised 95M LUNA ecosystem funding program
On Monday, developers of the Terra ecosystem, which consists of Luna Classic (LUNC) — formerly known as Terra (LUN, TerraUSD (USTC), and Luna 2.0 (LUNA), proposed…
New allegations arise regarding Binance’s regulatory framework
On Oct. 17, a new report published by Reuters alleged that cryptocurrency exchange Binance “swerved scrutiny” from regulators in the United Kingdom and the United…
BNB Chain responds with next steps for cross-chain security after network exploit
BNB Chain, the native blockchain of Binance Coin (BNB) and the Binance crypto exchange, has been subject to security-related developments over the last month.On…
What is wrong with Coinbase? CEO selling 2% of stake
Put an arm around a Coinbase investor today.…
Crypto Twitter split as another NFT platform moves to opt-in royalties
Solana-based Magic Eden has become the latest nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace to shift to an optional royalties model, following in the footsteps of X2Y2 in…
Koreans to have access to blockchain-powered digital IDs by 2024
South Koreans could soon allow its citizens to use blockchain-based digital identification (ID) instead of physical cards as soon as 2024, as the nation further…
Polkadot hits all-time high in development activity
According to data from programming repository GitHub, Polkadot recognized more than 500 contributions each day in September — an all-time high for the multichain…
North Korea’s Lazarus behind years of crypto hacks in Japan: Police
Japan’s national police have pinned North Korean hacking group, Lazarus, as the organization behind several years of crypto-related cyber attacks. In the public…
Blockchain gaming adoption means more options for gamers
Over the past couple of years, games that use blockchain technology have increased their presence in the gaming industry.While there were early examples like…
Stellar Development Foundation launches $100M fund to support native smart contract…
Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), the nonprofit organization supporting the development of the Stellar network, has launched a new funding initiative to…
TempleDAO exploit results in $2M loss
TempleDAO, a yield-farming decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, lost over $2.34 million to a hack on Oct. 11. The exploit was announced by Twitter user Spreek,…
Grayscale fires first salvo in case against SEC over Bitcoin ETF refusal
Digital asset manager Grayscale has filed its opening brief against the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to challenge its decision denying…
JPMorgan and Visa team up on cross-border blockchain payments
Traditional finance and payment giants JPMorgan and Visa are teaming up to streamline the use of their private blockchain solutions Liink and B2B Connect to…
GameFi will become the onboarding point for Metaverse — Animoca Brands CEO
The $200 billion gaming industry is rapidly becoming a key point of interaction between Web2 and Web3. In recent times, a growing number of gaming companies have…
Mango Markets hacker proposes steep settlement
On Oct. 12, one day after $117 million was drained from Solana DeFi platform Mango Markets via a price feed exploit, the hacker responsible for the attack…