Ethereum's future hinges on interoperable layer-2s

The hacker has already transferred 1,000 Ether ($2 million) to the crypto mixer Tornado Cash. 970 Total views 13 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTBlockchain security firm PeckShield recently detected a hack that allowed the attacker to mint over 1 quadrillion Yearn Tether (yUSDT) from $10,000 in the…

Research on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in China has been delayed as the coronavirus epidemic continues.Global Times reported on Feb. 25 that the epidemic’s impact on staff has resulted in significant setbacks. A source familiar with the matter reportedly said:“The coronavirus outbreak has led to postponed work resumption in government institutions, including the…

Evolution Mining’s executive chairman said gold and Bitcoin could coexist, but the latter is not yet mature enough to deliver the established safe haven assurance of the former. 1663 Total views 8 Total shares Jake Klein, CEO of Australian gold mining establishment Evolution Mining, has said that crypto price volatility will make gold a far…

An anonymous Ethereum investor has lost more than $2 million trading Ether (ETH) since Sep. 9, 2022, on-chain data shows.Buying Ethereum high, selling lowSpotted by on-chain monitoring resource Lookonchain, the "stupid money" trader spent $12.5 million in stablecoins to buy 7,135 ETH after it rallied 10% to $1,790 in September 2022. But a subsequent correction…

As 2021 draws to a close, the premier lineup in the DeFi landscape largely consists of synthetic asset platforms (SAPs). An SAP is any platform that enables users to mint synthetics, which are derivatives whose values are pegged to existing assets in real time. As long as oracles can supply a reliable price feed, synthetics…

A UN report reveals North Korean hackers laundered $150 million in stolen crypto assets through Tornado Cash in March 2024.

Solana (SOL) prices rose on Aug. 30 as traders speculated on what appeared to be a key but mysterious feature launch later this week.The SOL/USD exchange rate climbed to a new record high of $103.06 following a 9.35% intraday rally. The upside move surfaced days after Solana introduced "Ignition" on their official media handles. However,…

Over the past two weeks the entire DeFi sector has been in a strong uptrend and many of the top market cap tokens rallied by double and triple-digits.Curve DAO’s governance token CRV has been a standout performer, coming off a low at $0.54 on Jan. 11 to a 2021 high at $1.78 on Jan. 17.…

Securing a close above $40,000 will give bullish pro traders a sizeable advantage in Friday's $625 million BTC options expiry. 917 Total views 10 Total shares Despite the recent breakouts to the $40,000 level, Bitcoin (BTC) price could still face downward pressure in August. The 42% rally in late July effectively inspired some optimistic short-term…