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What You Didn’t Know About Laszlo Hanyecz, the Bitcoin Pizza Day Legend
When Laszlo Hanyecz purchased two large Papa John’s pizzas with 10,000 BTC on May 22, 2010, he became a legend. But…
Hardware manufacturer Ledger releases Solana-branded non-custodial wallet
The purple and green device will also include an exclusive Soulbound token, which cannot be transferred between users…
FIFA Teams Up With Avalanche to Build Its Own Blockchain, Expanding Web3 Ambition
FIFA previously released a non-fungible token (NFT) collection on the Algorand blockchain in 2022 ahead of the Qatar …
The Protocol: Solana To Get Major Design Overhaul
Also: New Eth Nodes Proposal, Solana Seeker Phone, World Token Sale
Sam Altman’s World Raises $135M in Token Sale to a16z and Bain Capital Crypto
Funds from the venture capital giants will be used for the network's expansion.
Solana's Seeker Phone Coming in Early August Along With SKR Token
"SKR will power economy, incentives, and ownership across the ecosystem," said the mobile team at Solana Labs.
World raises $135 million via WLD token sale to expand across the US
World plans to bolster its United States expansion as well as grow the World Network through the token sale.
Solana Could Soon Witness Its Largest Consensus Change as Developer Proposes 'Alpenglow'
“We believe that the release of Alpenglow will be a turning point for Solana,” developers wrote in a blog Monday.
Brave becomes first major web browser to introduce its own onchain domain
The '.brave' domain aims to stand out through native browser integration, making it more accessible than other onchai…
Max Resnick, former Ethereum champion, specs out plan to transform Solana
Resnick outlined part of the "Alpenglow" remodel that could help make the "decentralized Nasdaq" a reality.
The Daily: Crypto industry cheers ‘historic’ stablecoin bill progress, Microsoft adds real-time blockchain data to Fabric, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Microsoft adds real-time blockchain data to Fabric through Space and Time integration
Microsoft onboards its "first web3 data provider," Space & Time, providing developers access to Bitcoin, Ethereum and…
Nasdaq-listed DigiAsia plans $100 million raise to buy Bitcoin
The Indonesian fintech firm plans to raise up to $100 million in capital to buy Bitcoin as part of its treasury reser…
Paradigm-backed Succinct to launch PROVE token as native asset for ZK prover network
Succinct will launch the PROVE token as the native asset of its Ethereum-based prover network for zero-knowledge proofs.
Solana Labs spinout Anza proposes Alpenglow, ‘the biggest change to Solana’s core protocol’
Votor will enable nodes to run two concurrent voting paths in parallel, theoretically boosting transaction speed and …
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Proposes Design to Make Running Nodes Easier
A new proposal from Ethereum’s co-founder would let users run lightweight nodes without storing the entire blockcha…
Alchemy acquires Solana infrastructure provider DexterLab as it continues expansion beyond Ethereum
The so-called "AWS of blockchain" has acquired Solana infrastructure provider DexterLab used by Google, Chainstack, a…
Movement Labs Secretly Promised Advisers Millions in Tokens, Leaked Documents Show
Signed memos reveal that Movement Labs, a Trump-backed crypto startup, offered up to 10% of its token supply to shado…
DEX Aggregator CoW Swap Targets 33% Trading Boost With Collaboration Feature, More Rewards
The new system will let solvers work together to offer traders the best swaps.
The Protocol: Lido Avoids Major Hack
Also: Bitcoin DeFi Blossoms, Fusaka Planning Begins, and Telegram Cracks Down on Crypto Crime Marketplace
Lyft Taps Solana’s Bee Maps for Real-Time, Crowdsourced Mapping Upgrade
The move underscores the growing role of crowdsourced geospatial intelligence in the transportation industry.
Synthetix proposes $27 million token swap to acquire options protocol Derive
Synthetix aims to integrate Derive's treasury and products — including options, perpetuals, and structured products…
The Daily: Coinbase’s S&P 500 inclusion could see $9B in passive inflows as stock jumps 25%, GD Culture plans $300M BTC and TRUMP buy, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Pump.Fun’s DEX PumpSwap introduces revenue-sharing for token creators
PumpSwap introduced a revenue-sharing program that allocates 50% of its trading revenue to token creators.
Nasdaq-listed GD Culture Group to sell up to $300 million in shares to acquire Bitcoin and TRUMP memecoin
GD Culture Group said it has entered into an agreement to sell up to $300 million worth of shares to fund its crypto …
Ethereum’s Next Upgrade ‘Fusaka’ Could Cut Layer-2 and Validator Costs
Developers have thus far agreed to include one technical change, "PeerDAS," designed to improve data availability.
Ethereum Staking Giant Lido Loses Just 1.4 ETH in Hacking Attempt
A private key belonging to Chorus Key was compromised, and a governance vote is underway to switch oracle providers.
Bitcoin DeFi Security Improves as Rootstock Boosts Hashrate Share
Rootstock is one of numerous projects looking to bring greater utility to Bitcoin by expanding the provision for DeFi…
Lido Proposes a Bold Governance Model to Give stETH Holders a Say in Protocol Decisions
Proposal comes as ETH surges 30% on Pectra upgrade, boosting attention on Ethereum-native protocols.
Web3 consumer rewards platform T-Rex nets $17 million in pre-seed funding
T-Rex aims to reward individuals consuming content online, such as on X, TikTok, or YouTube, with cryptocurrency rewa…