Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that solo validators that choose not to include certain transactions should “be tolerated” to stop the Ethereum community from becoming the “morality police.” Vitalik Buterin made the comment in reply to a Twitter poll from latetot.eth, discussing a hypothetical scenario whereby a validator censors a transaction that doesn’t align with …
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The International Criminal Police Organization is reportedly planning to strengthen its crackdown on cryptocurrency-related crimes by forming a dedicated division. Interpol, the world’s largest global police organization, has set up a special team in Singapore to help governments fight crimes involving virtual assets, the Indian news agency Business Standard reported on Oct. 17. Interpol made …
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Bitcoin (BTC) is on track to hit a massive $2 million within six years, asset management guru Lawrence “Larry” Lepard believes. In his latest appearance on the Quoth the Raven podcast Oct. 16, Lepard said that BTC/USD could “easily” deliver 100X returns from current prices. Lepard: “I personally believe Bitcoin’s going to go up 100X” …
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Three DeFi attacks occurred on a single day this month. October 2022 has set a record for cryptocurrency hacks. Three attacks occurred on a single day mid-month, and many others took place in the weeks before. At least three attacks occurred on or around October 11. TempleDAO and its associated project STAX Finance were hacked …
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Mastercard, one of the largest financial institutions globally, is planning to launch a program to assist financial institutions that want to offer cryptocurrency trading services […] Go to Source
The Bitcoin SV network has suffered from an empty block exploit. The network was attacked after a majority of hash power started mining blocks containing […] Go to Source
The global chief technology officer at Walmart, Suresh Kumar, has opined that cryptocurrencies will cause a “major” disruption in the payment sector. Kumar said that […] Go to Source
The bullish stance has been quite outstanding for some crypto market. The buying pressure are seen much more on some compared to others. Nevertheless, some […] Go to Source
Bitkeep wallet was recently hacked for $1 million The hacker exploited the wallet’s swap feature to steal crypto funds worth $1 million In the latest hacking attempt, the Bitkeep wallet was recently exploited by a hacker, resulting in the wallet losing nearly $1 million worth of crypto funds. Bitkeep Wallet Exploited In A Latest Hacking …
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Decentralized multichain wallet BitKeep lost $1 million on Oct. 17 to a hacker who exploited its swap features on the BNB chain. Blockchain security company PeckShield first drew attention to the hack on Oct. 17 before BitKeep confirmed the event during the early hours of Oct. 18. The security company urged users to revoke approval …
FTX-backed layer-1 blockchain Aptos is facing backlash for failing to deliver on its promise of scalability from launch day. The layer-1 blockchain developed by ex-Meta employees launched its mainnet “Aptos Autumn” on Oct. 17. Before launch, it had promised to deliver an unparalleled speed of up to 160,000 transactions per second (TPS). However, a fact …
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The cryptocurrency market cap saw net inflows of $12.39 billion since the last wMarket report. As of press time, the total crypto market cap stood at $936.3 billion, up 1.3% over the last 24 hours. Bitcoin’s market cap grew 1.7% over the reporting period to $375.58 billion from $369.27 billion. Meanwhile, Ethereum’s market cap increased …
A new layer one blockchain network called Aptos announced the launch of its mainnet on Monday, following a slew of capital injections from a number of venture capital (VC) firms. The blockchain protocol, crafted with a Rust-centric programming language dubbed Move, is backed by VC companies such as Parafi, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), FTX, and Multicoin …
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Ericsson, the Swedish telecom hardware and services company, has linked the use of new technologies, such as 5G, with the use of metaverse platforms. According to a study, users that have 5G data services have been spending more time in the metaverse and extended reality apps, and believe these will migrate to headsets in the …
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A blockchain-based tender bidding platform that was designed by female university students has been named the third-best entry in a Saudi Arabian women’s coding competition. The competition is said to be part of Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University’s broader goal of supporting and empowering women in Saudi Arabia’s technology sector. Empowering Women in Saudi Arabia’s …
