Ronin ‘white hat’ attacker returns $10M in ETH after apparent accidental front-run

The upcoming Ethereum (ETH) Merge is one of the most talked about developments in the cryptocurrency ecosystem as the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap undergoes the difficult transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). One protocol whose fate is largely tied to the successful completion of the Merge is Lido DAO (LDO), a liquid staking…

Digital Currency Group CEO and founder Barry Silbert didn’t sell any stock in the latest round. 657 Total views 4 Total shares Digital Currency Group (DCG), one of the largest companies in the cryptocurrency industry, has completed a major secondary investment round led by Japanese financial giant SoftBank.DCG has sold $700 million worth of shares…

Twitter announced its rebrand to “X” on July 24, the same day the Worldcoin token launched and provided an opportunity for scammers. 103 Total views 11 Total shares Several fake accounts on Twitter — currently rebranding to X — were pushing malicious links to users following the launch of the Worldcoin human identity verification token.July…

Ethereum-based tokenized real estate platform hits ATH after turning to crypto following a permanent ban by PayPal. U.S. tokenized real estate platform RealT hit record highs in sales and new users after it turned to crypto-only transactions, following a ban by payments platform Paypal in April.The Ethereum-based startup tokenizes and sells U.S. property, allowing users…

The daily average transaction values across the Ethereum platform are now equal to those of the Bitcoin (BTC) network.According to blockchain analytics firm Messari, the daily value transfer — the total value of assets moved on the blockchain over a day — of the Ethereum network began rivaling those on the Bitcoin network as of…

The Aragon decentralized autonomous organization is merging with a blockchain voting protocol. 826 Total views 5 Total shares Aragon, a platform specializing in managing decentralized autonomous organizations, announced a merger with the Vocdoni protocol, a blockchain voting and governance solution provider.Unlike the Yearn.finance mergers, this acquisition has a much more traditional nature. Aragon has acquired…

His followers include William Shatner and Paris Hilton, but Animoca’s Yat Siu says Elon Musk would have a much greater impact: X Hall of Flame

This past week, the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem was ruled by decentralized autonomous organizations and new fund launches for the growth of the Web3 ecosystem. The total number of DAOs surged by eight times while Solana launched a $100 million DeFi fund.Optimism, an Ethereum layer-2 protocol that Vitalik Buterin recently praised for its governance model,…