Fantom Foundation hot wallet hacked for $550K
The Fantom Foundation, the developer of the Fantom network, has been hacked for over $550,000 worth of cryptocurrency. The foundation...
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ZK-focused Manta Pacific opts out of OP Stack for Polygon CDK
Manta, a blockchain network focusing on zero-knowledge (ZK) applications, will migrate its software from OP Stack to Polygon CDK, according...
FTX estate stakes 5.5M Solana coins
FTX estate seems to be bullish on Solana’s native token SOL (SOL), as it staked over 5.5 million in SOL...
European regulators assess DeFi risks, Uniswap launches Android wallet: Finance Redefined
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Stars Arena recovers 90% of exploited funds after onchain negotiations
Social media app Stars Arena has recovered approximately 90% of the funds it lost after being exploited, according to an...
Less than 50% of Hong Kong retail crypto investors aware of relevant regulations: Survey
Just 47% of retail crypto investors in Hong Kong are aware of the Virtual Asset Trading Platform Regulatory Regime, a...
Binance freezes Hamas-linked accounts after Israeli request
Crypto exchange Binance has frozen accounts linked to Hamas militants as per requests from Israeli law enforcement.According to an Oct....
Chinese government-owned newspaper to launch NFT platform
China Daily, an English-language newspaper owned by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party, wants to create its very...
Stars Arena secures funds to plug $3M exploit, set to reopen after security audit
Avalanche-based Web3 social media app Stars Arena announced that it had secured the funding to cover the $3 million hole...
What is finality in blockchain, and why does it matter?
Understanding finality in blockchain Finality in blockchain refers to the unchangeable confirmation of a transaction or a block of transactions.In...
September sets 2023 exploit record, and DAOs can democratize science: Finance Redefined
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Friend.tech copycat Stars Arena patches exploit after some funds drained
The Stars Arena Web3 social media app on Avalanche has lost some of its funds due to a malicious attack,...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange launches settlement platform powered by smart contracts
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the operator of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Futures Exchange,...
Crypto suffered 153% YoY increase in hacks and scams in Q3: Immunefi
Crypto and Web3 projects suffered a 153% increase in attack incidents from July to September 2023 compared to the same...
Crypto liquidity provider GSR receives regulatory approval in Singapore
Cryptocurrency trading firm and liquidity provider GSR's Singaporean subsidiary, GSR Markets Pte. Ltd, has received an in-principal approval from the...
Tokenization is “securitization done on steroids” — Franklin Templeton CEO
Securitization, a practice with over 50 years of history, is undergoing a dramatic transformation, believes Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin...
Leased proof-of-stake (LPoS), explained
Understanding leased proof-of-stake LPoS is a type of PoS meant to increase mining power, address inherent issues found in PoW,...
Chainlink quietly changes multisig rules, Mixin offers $20M bounty: Finance Redefined
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PayPal applies for NFT marketplace patent for on- or off-chain asset trading
PayPal made major progress toward creating its own blockchain ecosystem by filing a patent application for a nonfungible token (NFT)...
IBM, Microsoft, others form post-quantum cryptography coalition
IBM Quantum and Microsoft have formed a coalition to tackle post-quantum cryptography alongside not-for-profit research tank MITRE, U.K.-based cryptography firm...
Gemini invests $24M for expansion in India
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is allocating 2 billion rupees ($24 million) for its expansion in India.According to the Sept. 26 announcement,...
$200M Mixin Network hack draws controversy
Mixin Network, a Hong Kong-based decentralized cross-chain transfer protocol, is drawing controversy over the disclosure of a $200 million hack.On...
