Crypto community reacts to Windows-CrowdStrike outage as blockchains unaffected

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has seen tremendous growth since its inception, expanding by more than 1,200% in 2021 in total value locked (TVL) and surpassing $240 billion in invested assets. While DeFi has since dropped to around $60 billion TVL as a result of wider macroeconomic trends, such as rising inflation, the seeds are in place…

Travala, a service that allows its users to pay for hotel stays with cryptocurrency, will now let its customers reserve any hotel that is bookable through Booking.com.Travala announced in a press release on Nov. 25 that it has already integrated Booking’s accommodations to its platform. The new feature will purportedly allow users to book 90,000…

A combination of escalating interest rates and a tight regulatory environment in the United States has driven a $417 million outflow from the crypto industry in the past eight weeks, with halts in trading for many altcoins draining liquidity and prolonging the ongoing crypto winter.This environment is forcing crypto companies to rethink and adapt their…

BitMEX parent company HDR Global and OKCoin are collaborating on a joint $150,000 grant for an independent Bitcoin developer. 726 Total views 42 Total shares OKCoin and HDR Global (the company that owns BitMEX) have partnered to provide a joint grant of $150,000 to Bitcoin (BTC) Core developer Amiti Uttarwar. This is the first time…

Generative artificial intelligence (AI), fueled by advanced algorithms and massive data sets, empowers machines to create original content, revolutionizing fields such as art, music and storytelling. By learning from patterns in data, generative AI models unlock the potential for machines to generate realistic images, compose music and even develop entire virtual worlds, pushing the boundaries…

Binance has reportedly been forced to suspend fiat currency withdrawals for customers in the United Kingdom once again. 903 Total views 4 Total shares Binance customers in the United Kingdom are once again left without a fiat currency withdrawal option on Binance.According to Financial News on Tuesday, the crypto exchange giant sent emails to affected…

The funds have been reportedly taken on the Ethereum blockchain. The number of Bitcoins stolen remains uncertain. 323 Total views 8 Total shares Crypto payment platform Alphapo had at least $31 million drained from its hot wallets on Ether (ETH), TRON (TRX), and Bitcoin (BTC), security experts reported on July 22. Since the number of…

The "Onchain Summer" promotion drove activity to the new network, with hundreds of thousands of users minting NFTs in August. 52 Total views 4 Total shares Base network’s “Onchain Summer” promotion in August resulted in over 700,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) minted by over 268,000 unique wallets, according to a Sept. 6 announcement from the team.Coinbase

A crypto YouTuber with more than half a million followers shares his crypto story and one of his biggest regrets. 336 Total views 7 Total shares Nicholas Merten, also known as DataDash, found Bitcoin (BTC) when it was $3. But, like many people at the time, Merten was very skeptical about crypto and found it…