Vitalik Buterin sells another $1.6M in memecoins promised for charity

Bitcoin is now down 23% from it's all-time high after quickly crashing below $50,000. 1058 Total views 9 Total shares The price of Bitcoin has fallen below $50,000 for the first time since March, with BTC shedding roughly 10% in the last 12 hours.On April 17, the $60,000 range was rejected, driving a crash in…

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are outpacing many traditional cyber threats and are no longer just a tool but a “dominant geopolitical weapon,” according to network security firm Netscout. Global DDoS activity increased by 12.7% in the second half of 2024 compared to the first half, totaling almost 9 million attacks, according to the firm.  A

A Compound proposal could put a major dent in the profits for all yield farmers. A new Compound governance proposal from Gauntlet founder Tarun Chitra would see all future COMP token distributions locked in a vesting schedule.The proposal was submitted on Wednesday and outlines several ways that the vesting could be implemented. One would involve…

Another unicorn has entered the race the develop human-level AI.

A panel filled with professionals working in prominent tech companies discussed the current state of the blockchain space at the ongoing Paris Blockchain Week 2023 conference. Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr moderated the panel discussion titled “State of the Chain 2023” with panelists Ryan Nitz, the head of solutions architecture at Coinbase; Matthew Savarese, the head…

A copycat move from ETH leaves investors noticeably disappointed and puts the brakes on the "up only" trend of the past week. 1430 Total views 24 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) stayed closer to $60,000 on Oct. 22 after the largest altcoin Ether (ETH) failed to cement new all-time highs.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewETH…

In the latest Cointelegraph video debate, experts discuss pathways towards making Bitcoin more sustainable. 387 Total views 20 Total shares In the latest Cointelegraph Crypto Duel, founder of Digiconomist Alex de Vries and CEO and founder of Blockchain for Climate Joseph Pallant debated the intensity of Bitcoin’s footprint and possible paths forward to reduce it. As…

Cryptocurrency enthusiast John McAfee's crypto trading platform was immediately targeted by hackers with a denial of service (DOS) attack following its launch, according to an official Twitter post from McAfee on June 12.According to the post, the web servers for the “McAfeeMagic” trading platform, were hit with a cloaked High Orbit Ion Cannon (HOIC) DOS…

Ripple is now required to produce terabytes of Slack messages to the SEC which were previously withheld due to an apparent data error. 2422 Total views 24 Total shares U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn has ordered Ripple to produce one million missing Slack messages between employees which the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sought…