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CoinMarketCap Briefly Exploited With Wallet Phishing Pop-Up Message
The company has not disclosed how many users were affected or whether any wallets were compromised as a result of the…
‘Patently false and irresponsible’: TikTok slams Rep. Sherman over $300 million Trump memecoin accusation
Sherman had accused TikTok's owners of effectively bribing President Trump in reference to its looming U.S. ban.
North Korean Hackers Are Targeting Top Crypto Firms With Malware Hidden in Job Applications
A DPRK-linked group is using fake job sites and Python malware to infiltrate Windows systems of blockchain profession…
The Daily: Corporate crypto treasury bubble risks are real, Bessent says Trump’s digital asset push will ‘lock in’ dollar supremacy, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Project Eleven Raises $6M to Defend Bitcoin From the Coming Quantum Threat
Project Eleven is also offering 1 BTC to the first team to break an elliptic curve cryptographic key using a quantum …
Elon Musk’s X to roll out in-app trading and investing features in line with super app ambitions: FT
Elon Musk has dreamt of a super app akin to WeChat since rebranding Twitter to X in 2022 following his $44 billion ta…
The Protocol: Polyhedra Promises Buyback Plan After Liquidity Attack
Also: Optalysys: New Server for Blockchains, and Ink Foundation Plans Token Airdrop.
Polygon co-founder spins off to launch independent zero-knowledge project ZisK
Polygon co-founder Jordi Baylina announced Zisk as new foundation CEO Sandeep Nailwal pivots resources to Polygon PoS…
Polyhedra Blames Liquidity Attacks for Sudden 80% Price Drop in ZKJ, Promises Buyback
Co‑founder Tiancheng Xie revealed that Polyhedra Network is launching a buyback strategy to support ZKJ token price…
Kraken survey finds 48% of respondents fear themselves as their biggest crypto security risk
Kraken's survey found that 31% of respondents saw advancements in security could help protect digital asset funds.
UK Startup Optalysys Debuts Server for Blockchains
Optalysys is claiming bragging rights for introducing the LightLocker node, the world’s first server for blockchain…
a16z crypto leads $33 million seed round for Yupp as it exits stealth to build crypto-incentivized AI model evaluation platform
Yupp is a free platform that allows users to compare answers from multiple AI models, using crypto rails for rewards …
The Protocol: Polygon, Once a Scaling Leader, Eyes a Revamp
Also: EF Treasury Policy, Increase of OP_CAT Data Limit, and Plume Genesis Goes Live.
Democratic senators Warren and Blumenthal push back against Meta’s renewed stablecoin ambitions
Facebook's earlier Libra project collapsed under regulatory pressure, but a slew of Big Tech firms are now exploring …
Safe Establishes New Development Firm to Attract Institutions and Tackle Crypto’s ‘Cyber Warfare’ Era
In the wake of a North Korea-linked hack, Safe is retooling its approach — eschewing contractor models for a founda…
When an AI says, ‘No, I don’t want to power off’: Inside the o3 refusal
OpenAI’s o3 model resisted shutdown in safety tests, raising concerns about AI alignment an…
Former Ethereum Foundation researcher Péter Szilágyi says he rejected $5 million to spin out Geth Ethereum client
Szilágyi also claims the EF, which has been undergoing a shift in leadership and focus, also funded a rival Geth dev…
Polygon's Sandeep Nailwal Takes Over as Foundation CEO Amid Strategic Shakeup
Nailwal will steer the Polygon Foundation as it shuts down zkEVM, doubles down on PoS, and plots a return to Ethereum…
Nasdaq-listed fitness company plans to raise $500 million for FET crypto treasury
The company said it has begun acquiring FET tokens using an initial $55 million investment from DWF Labs and ATW Part…
Bitcoin Core 30 to Increase OP_RETURN Data Limit After Developer Debate Concludes
Bitcoin Core 30 is scheduled to be implemented in October.
The Daily: Ethereum’s critical inflection point, Strategy’s $110 million bitcoin buy, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Strategy’s Michael Saylor calls quantum computing threats to Bitcoin a marketing myth
Michael Saylor, chairman of Strategy and a long-time Bitcoin advocate, has dismissed concerns that quantum computing …
The Daily: Crypto market sees at least $1 billion in liquidations amid Trump-Musk feud, X partners with Polymarket, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Bitopro Confirms $11M Hack, Taiwan Crypto Exchange Says it Has Replenished Lost Funds
Details of the May hack were first revealed by blockchain sleuth and Paradigm advisor ZachXBT.
Ethereum Foundation Unveils New Treasury Policy With 15% Opex Cap
The EF published an updated treasury policy, outlining plans around token sales, fiat purchases and transparency repo…
Plume Launches Genesis Mainnet to Bring Real-World Assets to DeFi
The launch according to the Plume team marks the "next generation" of asset-backed DeFi.
Galaxy, Fireblocks to Operate Nodes on Bitcoin Layer-2 Botanix
Also joining the federation running nodes are blockchain developers Alchemy, bitcoin mining pool Antpool and hedge fu…
Vitalik Buterin Uses Privacy Tool Railgun Again, Signaling Ongoing Embrace of On-Chain Anonymity
Railgun's RAIL token has spiked 15% higher after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred over $2.6 million i…
The Protocol: Berachain Follows Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade With ‘Bectra’
Also: EF Lays Off Staff + Restructures, Tech Experts Unimpressed at Elon Musk’s BTC X-feature, and ZachXBT: BitoPro…
Berachain Taps Ethereum’s Pectra Playbook With ‘Bectra’ Upgrade
For users, the Bectra upgrade means every wallet can now work like a smart account.