Maple Finance announces direct lending to fill the void left by BlockFi, Celsius
Web3 lending platform Maple Finance has announced the launch of a direct lending program, according to a June 28 fact...
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Sui Foundation denies it sold locked staking rewards on Binance
Sui Foundation — the team behind the Sui network and its native SUI token — has denied allegations that the...
Breaking down the ongoing token impersonation scams with DeFi execs
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Tres Finance warned the community about a scam that involves fake tokens designed to mimic legitimate...
Bitcoin breaks $30,000 and is the center of attention again!
In this week’s episode of Market Talks, Cointelegraph welcomes Mati Greenspan, founder and CEO of Quantum Economics. Greenspan is an experienced...
Starknet moves closer to EVM compatibility with upcoming ‘Kakarot’ testnet
Starknet, a zero knowledge layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum is one step closer to becoming fully Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)...
Binance to implement Lightning Network nodes for enhanced Bitcoin transactions
On June 20, cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it had commenced operating nodes on the Bitcoin Lightning Network as a...
Binance’s BNB Chain introduces layer-2 testnet powered by Optimism
Binance-founded layer-1 blockchain BNB Chain has introduced a new layer-2 chain it hopes to address its “scalability challenge.”On June 19,...
Watch out Ordinals, 30,000 ‘Ethscriptions’ land on Ethereum
Ethereum users have been given another way to create nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and other digital assets on the blockchain with...
SEC and Binance.US strike a temporary agreement on asset access
Binance, Binance.US, and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly agreed on Friday, June 16, to temporarily limit...
dApp Store Kit adopts new tech stack to power Web3 gaming development
DApp Store Kit, which was initially incubated by Polygon Labs, will integrate Ready Games’ mobile game development toolkit to help...
Fed, SEC investigate Goldman Sachs over Silicon Valley Bank’s securities portfolio: Report
Goldman Sachs is currently facing scrutiny from the Federal Reserve and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its involvement in the...
Institutional crypto broker FPG halts withdrawals after $20M cyberattack
Cryptocurrency brokerage firm Floating Point Group (FPG) has confirmed it has halted trading, withdrawals and deposits on its platform after...
North Korean hackers swipe over $100M from Atomic Wallet users
Atomic Wallet, a noncustodial decentralized wallet, has been hit by a staggering exploit, leading to users reporting losses of their...
Fear of blockchain will have ‘disastrous consequences’ — Ava Labs CEO testimony
Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer will be calling on United States officials to “nurture” and “support” responsible blockchain innovation,...
Hong Kong legislator invites Coinbase to the region despite SEC scrutiny
Touting its progressive stance on cryptocurrencies, a Hong Kong legislator has invited Coinbase and other crypto exchanges to establish operations...
Quantum miners would yield ‘massive’ energy savings for blockchain: Study
A pair of scientists from the University of Kent’s School of Computing in the United Kingdom recently conducted a study...
CEX trading volumes fell to 4-year lows even before Binance, Coinbase suits
Trading volumes on centralized exchanges have fallen to their lowest levels in more than four years amid mounting regulatory pressure...
Optimism successfully completes ‘Bedrock’ hard fork, reducing deposit times, layer-1 fees
The Optimism network concluded its “Bedrock” upgrade on June 7, reducing deposit times, lowering layer-1 fees and enacting additional security...
Tether invests in El Salvador’s $1B renewable energy project
Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced that it will be partnering with Bitcoin-friendly nation El Salvador to invest in a planned...
Atomic Wallet hack losses top $35M, on-chain sleuth reports
At least $35 million worth of crypto assets has been stolen from Atomic Wallet users since June 2, according to...
Fraudsters impersonate executives and create fake website
Hayden Adams, the creator of the Uniswap protocol and CEO of Uniswap Labs, recently expressed his surprise on Twitter regarding...
Evertas expands crypto insurance offerings to include mining and raises limits
Evertas, an insurance company focused on digital assets, recently announced an increase in coverage limits and the addition of mining...
