ETH Dencun upgrade attracts more L2 bots and failed txs: Galaxy Research

Ethereum Classic, a 2016 hard fork from Ethereum’s main blockchain, has suffered multiple concerning network attacks over the last two years. Two such attacks occurred within a seven-day span, totaling millions of dollars in losses. With the dust settling from the two 51% attacks, further details are now coming forward, as provided by a number…

Afghanistan and Tunisia’s central banks are looking to issue a bitcoin (BTC) bond, Hong Kong-based news outlet Asia Times reports on April 17.Per the report, the governors of the two country’s central banks spoke at the annual Spring Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington…

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have signed an agreement to cooperate on the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Switzerland.Two major projectsAccording to an official press release on Oct. 8, the BIS’s first three innovation hubs will be established in Switzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore.The Swiss center will initially focus…

The FCA’s fine points to a “one-off” enforcement action, not a wider crackdown on the industry, according to a legal expert.

U.S. Bitcoin ETFs saw inflows of over $488 million, but Google Trends data shows Bitcoin and crypto-related searches are far down from 2021 highs.

Ether now accounts for only half of the value on the ETH blockchain as DeFi tokens like LINK and stablecoins take its place. 1415 Total views 22 Total shares With the five-year anniversary of the Ethereum blockchain less than two weeks away, the market cap performance of ERC-20 tokens has skyrocketed to almost achieve parity…

Microsoft is forming a new team of professionals to advance its artificial intelligence plans with Small Modular Reactors and microreactors. 53 Total views 1 Total shares Tech giant Microsoft is apparently forming a new team to advance its artificial intelligence plans by hiring a professional to develop an energy strategy based on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)

Major Spanish bank Banco Santander has issued what it claims is the first end-to-end blockchain bond. In a Sept. 12 news release, the bank revealed that it had issued a $20 million bond directly onto the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, where it will remain until the end of its one-year maturity.Faster, cheaper and simpler than legacy systemsSantander…

Since Dec. 2022, the two malicious files — MortalKombat ransomware and Laplas Clipper malware threats — have been actively scouting the Internet for stealing cryptocurrencies from unwary investors. 584 Total views 17 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTAnti-malware software Malwarebytes highlighted two new forms of malicious computer programs…