Healthy competition welcome — Polygon zkEVM lead
An environment of healthy competition is being fostered between the Ethereum ecosystem’s top development firms building zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines...
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zkSync launches new proof system dubbed Boojum
Boojum upgrade is live as zkSync Era transitions to a new STARK-powered proof system. The new proof system is designed...
Crypto lender Geist Finance shuts down permanently over Multichain hack
Lending protocol Geist Finance is shutting down permanently due to losses from the Multichain exploit, according to a July 14...
Coinbase’s Base launches mainnet for builders, will onboard users in August
Coinbase’s Base mainnet is now “open for builders,” according to a July 13 blog post from the network’s development team....
Ethereum scaling protocols drive zero-knowledge proof use in 2023
Ethereum scaling protocols dominate the use of zero-knowledge rollups (ZK-rollups), with major launches, new research and healthy competition key points in...
Rodeo Finance exploited for the second time in a week, $1.53M lost
Rodeo Finance is an Arbitrum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol. The hacker manipulated price oracles and executed trades using the manipulated...
Arbitrum-based Rodeo Finance exploited for second time, $1.5M stolen
Arbitrum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Rodeo Finance was exploited for $1.53 million on July 11. The DeFi protocol was exploited...
Open-source advocates launch OP Stack testnet to fund public goods
Layer-2 blockchain Public Goods Network launched a testnet on July 7, promising to spend “the vast majority of net sequencer...
Polygon spinoff launches testnet bridge to allow for low-cost layer 2s
Blockchain network Avail has launched a testnet data availability bridge to Ethereum, according to a July 7 announcement. Once testing...
Ethereum NFT royalties hit 2-year low as Bored Ape floor price falls below 30 ETH
Royalties earned by nonfungible token (NFT) projects have reached their lowest point in two years, according to a report from...
Account abstraction will drive a billion users from Asia to Web3: ConsenSys exec
Account abstraction, also known as “smart accounts,” could eventually onboard a billion users from Asia to Web3, according to an...
Vitalik Buterin declares he is not staking all of his ETH, merely a ‘small portion’
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that he does not stake all of his Ether (ETH) due to multisignature wallets being...
Polygon proposes architecture for ‘Polygon 2.0,’ including aggregator bridge
Polygon Labs, creator of the Polygon network, has proposed an architecture for its forthcoming “Polygon 2.0” project. The team suggested...
AI travel booking hilariously bad, 3 weird uses for ChatGPT, crypto plugins – Cointelegraph Magazine
Can you book flights and hotels using AI? The short answer is… kind of, but none of the AI chatbots...
Staked ETH surpasses 23 million in June — Nansen
The volume of Ether staked keeps reaching new heights since the Shapella upgrade in April, crossing 23 million Ether locked in...
Chibi Finance team executes $1M rug pull, CHIB plummets 98%
Chibi Finance has allegedly executed a $1M rug pull on Layer 2 blockchain Arbitrum. The team has vanished and their...
zkSync unveils new network of ‘Hyperchains’ — Testnet by end of year
Ethereum zero-knowledge proof scaling system zkSync Era has unveiled its answer to Optimism’s Superchain concept in the form of ZK...
Closed beta version of Neon EVM launches on Solana’s Mainnet
Neon EVM is a low-friction solution that enables Ethereum dApps to settle transactions on Solana. The EVM helps breach the...
Trader takes $4M short position on TrueUSD as issuer halts mints and redemptions
Following TrustToken’s decision to temporarily halt mints and redemptions of its TrueUSD (TUSD) stablecoin through its banking partner, Prime Trust,...
Winklevoss twins’ Gemini launches Ethereum staking in the UK
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss-owned cryptocurrency exchange Gemini continues to expand its services worldwide actively, debuting Ethereum staking in the United...
Immutable’s Gods Unchained launches on Epic Games Store
Immutable Games’ Web3 trading card game Gods Unchained is now listed on the Epic Games Store and is available to...
Schwab-backed crypto exchange EDX Markets goes live
EDX officially launched trading in bitcoin, ether, litecoin, and bitcoin cash today. The crypto exchange has also completed a second...
