ZkSync defends Sybil measures as Binance offers own ZK token airdrop

JPMorgan CEO says the Fed should be less focused on adding more rules and regulations for banks and more on fixing the banking crisis. 176 Total views 3 Total shares The CEO of JPMorgan Chase — which recently took over failed First Republic Bank — believes there could be more pain ahead for United States…

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex deployed its proprietary market surveillance tool to combat market abuse on the platform called “Shimmer.”According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on March 24, Shimmer is meant to identify and investigate possible manipulative behaviours and suspicious trading on Bitfinex. The exchange expects that the integration of the tool with its matching engine…

Japanese e-commerce conglomerate DMM.com Ltd. will shut down its crypto mining business, citing deteriorating profitability as the main cause. Local business magazine Toyo Keizai reported the shutdown on Dec. 30.The decision was reportedly taken in September 2018, and initial steps to dismantle mining operations — including selling the company’s mining hardware — will reportedly extend…

“You’ll notice transactions happen much faster, and once you’ve created a Vault, you won’t have to keep claiming Moons every month,” said Reddit if the solution is migrated to the Ethereum mainnet. 639 Total views 7 Total shares Social media platform Reddit announced it would be using scaling solution Arbitrum to handle scaling its Ethereum-based…

That being said, scaling decentralized e-voting systems is a complex task. 445 Total views 9 Total shares In an interview with Cointelegraph, Charles Hoskinson suggested that a Cardano-based solution might make blockchain voting possible for future national elections. He stated: “Not only do I believe — we've been building the infrastructure for that."Hoskinson acknowledged that the road…

One of the world's oldest breakdancers tells Cointelegraph why he's spreading the Bitcoin message across dance floors in the United States. 82 Total views 30 Total shares One of the world’s oldest competitive “breakers,” or breakdancers, is twisting and shouting Bitcoin (BTC) on dancefloors across the United States. Aged 64, Ben Hart told Cointelegraph he…

United States District Judge Peter Castel has officially signed off on a settlement between FTX and the commodities regulator, meaning $12.7 billion will be paid back to FTX creditors.

An Avalanche spokesperson told Cointelegraph that the grant program will reward developers who create layer-1 chains and critical tools on the Avalanche9000 testnet.

A new analytics firm scores a major contract with the U.S. tax agency, which has been upping its crypto engagement left and right. On Sept. 8, the IRS’s criminal investigation department signed a $249,900 contract with a blockchain analytics firm to expand its crypto tracing tools. The contract provides limited information, but it follows an overarching trend…