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FTX philanthropic donations have created a complex dilemma for recipients

University-affiliated research initiatives received more than $13 million in grants from FTX Future Fund, with several students getting $100,000 in grants.

Coinbase supports new court action to remove Tornado Cash ban

The motion is part of a broader effort to restore internet privacy rights for U.S. citizens.

Pantera Capital leads $22.5M investment in M^ZERO Labs for decentralized infrastructure

The funds will be used to develop decentralized infrastructure that enables institutional investors to allocate assets on-chain.

The Sarah Show’s analog childhood meets dizzying digital future: NFT Creator, Sarah Zucker

Sarah Zucker remembers the analogue world of her youth, and creates NFT art that explores the insane tech revolution we’re all going through.

Binance self-custody wallet launches crypto-to-fiat off-ramp

Trust Wallet has partnered with MoonPay and Ramp to allow customers to convert their crypto to fiat without using any centralized exchange.

Top 5 books to learn about blockchain

Discover the fundamentals of blockchain technology, its use cases and its impact on various businesses through the top five books about blockchain.

Crypto could eliminate 97% of traditional remittance fees: Coinbase

U.S. consumers sending international bank transfers pay more than $12 billion annually in remittance fees alone.

Liquidity protocol Sentiment exploited for over $500K

More than $536,000 was drained from the Synapse Bridge on April 4, according to Ethereum blockchain data.

Celo Foundation and Google Cloud partner to support sustainable Web3 startups

The collaboration is set to allow founders building on Celo to access credits for Google Cloud and Google’s mobile development platform, Firebase.

LayerZero raises $120M to expand cross-chain messaging efforts

The new funds will be used to increase headcount and expand the company’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Bitcoin in Senegal: Why is this African country using BTC?

Bitcoin adoption has the potential to take off in Senegal, where people are eager to get away from the volatile and colonial local currency.

73.3% of Q1 rug pulls happened on BNB Chain: Immunefi

Rug pulls and other frauds made up a small percentage of losses compared to hacks and exploits, the report stated.

TON validators receive single nominator smart contract

Orbs’ single-nominator contract offers independent validation for validators, safeguards against gas attacks and enables stake recovery during emergencies.

European banks launch 'sustainable' blockchain platform for digital bonds

The platform makes the first use case of a so-called “Proof of Climate” blockchain protocol.

Dragonfly Capital invests $10M in Bitget amid industry recovery

The exchange currently facilitates cryptocurrency derivatives trading with an open interest of $2.4 billion and has plans to expand its spot trading, launchpad and Bitget Earn products.

What is Gods Unchained, and how to play it

Gods Unchained is a blockchain-based card game where players have true ownership of their assets. This guide has all you need to know.

Allbridge exploiter returns most of the $573K stolen in attack

An exploit resulted in around $573,000 in crypto looted from Allbridge, but the hacker has now seemingly accepted the offer of a “white hat bounty.”

Satellite orbiting Earth participates in the Ethereum KZG ceremony

The blockchain-powered satellite Cryptosat will be the contributor of the thousands that have already participated in the Ethereum KZG ceremony to do so from outer space.

Bitcoin ‘untouchable’ amid regulatory pressures, says analyst

Bitcoin is "untouchable,” because it's more decentralized than other cryptocurrencies in the space such as Ether according to senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone.

Ethereum ERC-4337 ‘bundlers’ — How hard is joining the network?

Ethereum’s new account abstraction features make crypto more user-friendly, but how hard is it to join the new network?

INX security token platform gets its first token from a public company, Greenbriar

INX security tokens exist on Ethereum and use the ERC-1404 standard.

Bakkt completes $200M acquisition of Apex Crypto

Apex Crypto has brokered $12.5 billion in crypto trades since inception.

KuCoin Wallet spins off from KuCoin exchange, renames as Halo Wallet

The newly branded Halo Wallet seeks to broaden its efforts from Web3 to social finance, also known as SocialFi.

Elon Musk changes Twitter icon to Doge after seeking lawsuit dismissal

The American billionaire is being sued for $258 billion in a racketeering lawsuit alleging Musk ran a pyramid scheme to support Dogecoin.

WonderFi merges with Coinsquare and CoinSmart to form regulated crypto asset platform

The newly merged cryptocurrency trading platform has a total of 1.65 million registered users.

Japan FSA flags Binance, Bybit, others for operating without registration

Japan's FSA warns Binance, Bybit, MEXC Global and BitForex, among others, for unregistered operations as it cracks down on crypto exchanges in Japan.

Astar Network to launch smart contracts that support two virtual machines

The Astar Network team claimed that having two virtual machines is a key success factor in a budding layer-1 blockchain.

BitKeep Wallet hits 10 million users driven by successful Arbitrum airdrop

In March, the platform claimed to have successfully onboarded over 560,000 new users.

The view from Paris Blockchain Week 2023: Web3 builds while the city burns

It was champagne and optimism for Paris Blockchain Week 2023 despite the backdrop of Parisian protests and economic uncertainty.

Buterin weighs in on zk-EVMs impact on decentralization and security

Vitalik Buterin has weighed the impacts of the addition of zk-EVMs at the protocol level, saying it could speed up the verification process on the base layer.

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