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Blast’s marketing approach “cheapens the work of a serious team” — Paradigm

Paradigm, one of Blast’s seed investors, criticized the protocol’s decision to launch a bridge before its L-2 and withdraw capability.

Cosmos Hub greenlights ATOM inflation cut for security boost

The proposal secured a narrow passage, garnering 41.1% approval votes compared to 38.5% disapproval, marking the highest turnout vote in the Cosmos ecosystem.

BlackRock meets with SEC over ETF, Binance’s new era begins and SBF loses release bid: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 19-25

BlackRock meets with SEC over Bitcoin ETF, Binance’s new era begins after settlement in the United States and Sam Bankman-Fried loses release bid.

Decentralized file sharing, explained

Decentralized file sharing is a peer-to-peer network system where files are distributed across multiple nodes, eliminating the need for a central server.

BitMEX co-founder predicts Bitcoin surge amid dollar liquidity rise

Arthur Hayes encouraged fellow Bitcoin enthusiasts to stay focused, highlighting a significant uptick in dollar liquidity.

Azuki DAO rebrands to ‘Bean’ as it drops lawsuit against founder

The DAO previously proposed a lawsuit against Azuki creator Zagabond over a dilutive $39 million NFT minting that took place in June.

Blockchain devs expect complications from EU smart contract kill switch

The EU’s Data Act could introduce “kill switch” requirements for smart contracts, raising questions about how decentralized projects would handle such a scenario.

Hashing It Out: A conversation about spot Bitcoin ETFs and decentralized ETFs

Joel Kuck, CEO of Decentralized ETF, believes that “the big money will come when the institutions come” after the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States.

KyberSwap hacker offers $4.6 million bounty for return of $46 million loot

"On the table is a bounty equivalent to 10% of users’ funds taken from them by your hack," said KyberSwap to its hacker in an on-chain message.

Crypto Thanksgiving: community hails industry milestones, expresses gratitude

A community member compared crypto to a turkey that takes time to cook and expressed gratitude for the opportunity to invest in its technology.

HTX hacked again for $13.6M, 100K Koreans test CBDC, Binance 2.0: Asia Express

HTX hacked for $13.6M — the ecosystem’s fourth hack in recent months — 100K Koreans test out CBDC, and Binance is dead, long live Binance!

HTX to restore services 'within 24 hours' after $13.6M hack

"Huobi HTX has now properly handled this attack," the crypto exchange stated.

Solana’s genesis story — Anatoly Yakovenko's vision for a high-performance blockchain

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko recounts the “eureka moment” that birthed the blueprint for the layer one smart contract protocol aimed to be “hyper-optimized” and “fast as possible”.

Bitcoin user pays $3.1M in transition fee for one 139 BTC transfer

A Mempool developer suggested that the user behind the transfer might not be aware of the non-cancellation of replacement fees policy, resulting in an accidental $3.1 million transaction fee.

CoinFLEX creditors dissatisfied with restructuring to OPNX: Report

CoinFLEX creditors claim former CEO Mark Lamb and the OPNX exchange “misappropriated” their assets in a court filing.

FTX’s FTT token rallies 30% — Binance effect or FTX 2.0 reopening?

This surge suggests significant institutional attention despite the token’s historical association with FTX’s financial challenges.

South Korea to invite 100K citizens to test CBDC in 2024

Participants will be restricted to using the CBDC only for payment, without an option to store, exchange or send it to other users.

65% plunge in Web3 Games in ’23 but ‘real hits’ coming, $26M NFL Rivals NFT: Web3 Gamer

Can Shrapnel save Web3 gaming after a horror 2023? Why Disney’s NFT platform is “irrelevant” and the $26M NFT in free mobile game NFL RIvals.

HTX exchange loses $13.6M in hot wallet hack: Report

The incident affected the greater HTX, Tron, and BitTorent ecosystem.

This is your brain on crypto: Substance abuse grows among crypto traders

What is it about crypto trading that can make some users susceptible to substance abuse, and how can they get help?

Former Coinbase exec posits blockchain-driven vision of future societies

Attendees of the Network State Conference in Amsterdam believe that a new tomorrow is possible with decentralized technologies.

HECO Chain bridge compromised, over $86.6M sent to suspicious addresses

Blockchain security firm PeckShield reported that assets like stablecoins, ETH, SHIB, LINK and more were transferred from the bridge. Withdrawals and deposits have been suspended, and Justin Sun has said HTX will fully compensate users for any losses.

Did Binance’s CZ predict his own downfall?

An exclusive interview with Cointelegraph in 2018 highlighted growing scrutiny of Binance's meteoric growth.

Binance, CZ settlement with US DOJ ‘bullish for Bitcoin ETF,’ crypto community says

Community members compared the Binance settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to the deal with BitMEX crypto exchange, as its CEO was also forced to step down.

Belgium seeks to reboot EU blockchain infrastructure project

The country’s government plans to accelerate the development of a European blockchain infrastructure during its presidency of the Council of the European Union.

CZ departure, Binance deal lead to purge of $175M of crypto longs

Data aggregator DefiLlama showed that Binance’s crypto asset inflows have fallen by over $1 billion in the last 24 hours.

Banrupt crypto lender Genesis sues Gemini to recover $689M worth of 'Preferential Transfers'

Genesis claims Gemini made preferential transfers of about $689,302,00 from Genesis and wants the court to "correct this unfairness."

Circle launches 'bridged USDC standard' for deploying to new networks

Circle published a new standard that allows developers to launch an unofficial bridged version of USDC that can later become native and official.

Michael Saylor’s a fan, but Frisby says bull run needs a new guru: X Hall of Flame

Bitcoiner Dominic Frisby counts Michael Saylor as a fan… but says we need a new Bitcoin evangalist & narrative to propel the next bull run.

Can blockchain supply the guardrails to keep AI on course?

Some believe that hybrid blockchains with both private and public aspects can solve AI’s black-box problem.

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