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Steph Curry files trademark for the 'Curryverse' where players earn NFTs

NBA superstar Steph Curry filed a trademark application for the “Curryverse" metaverse on Oct. 26.

Decentralized Storage Alliance seeks to bridge the Web3 gap through education and advocacy

The organization said that it intends to promote awareness and adoption of decentralized technologies, such as Filecoin, IPFS and Libp2p.

Terrorists are funding their horrible deeds with crypto: UN officials

Cash and hawala remain the “predominant methods of terror financing,” according to a UN official, however, "advanced" terror organizations are turning to cryptocurrencies.

62% of Dogecoin hodlers in profit amid hopes of Twitter integration

DOGE price rallied 98.5% in the last seven days following Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, pushing the crypto into the eighth position in global crypto rankings.

Tech talent migrates to Web3 as large companies face layoffs

Web3 companies continue to hire amidst a bull market as tech giants undergo layoffs and hiring freezes.

Musk fires Twitter execs, research stirs blockchain energy debate and CFTC brass shares crypto concerns: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 23-29

Cosmos Hub postpones vote date following white paper revision

A revised vision of the Cosmos Hub is now expected to be on chain for voting on Oct. 31, after being originally scheduled for Oct. 3.

THORChain network resumes following 20-hour chain halt

The network was halted on Oct. 27 after the team said a bug had caused “non-determinism between individual nodes.”

Binance may form a team to support Twitter's blockchain efforts

Binance also confirmed that it helped finance Elon Musk's acquisition of the platform with $500 million.

Crypto companies are still hiring, but you may not find a job post about it

Engaging and networking are key tactics for landing a position in the industry during the crypto winter, recruiters said.

What the Russia-Ukraine conflict has revealed about crypto

Cryptocurrencies are being used to provide military and humanitarian aid in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Web3 sees 15 new scam smart contracts an hour: Solidus Labs

Solidus Labs, which has been monitoring 12 leading blockchains, has detected a majority of scam-like tokens originating from Binance’s BNB Chain.

THORChain network halted following software bug

The team stated that the next steps were to find the source of the non-determinism, release an update, and restart the state machine, but there have been no updates since.

TV streaming providers should start relying on NFTs

NFTs could change the way subscription services work by allowing users to sell or rent out their subscriptions when they don’t need them.

Solana-based protocol seeking to decentralize ride-sharing raises $9M

TRIP protocol enables ride-sharing companies and drivers to compete for riders, as blockchain enables disruption in existing markets.

Axelar partners with Polygon to deliver cross-chain communication to Polygon Supernets

The partnership seeks to enable Ethereum ecosystem developers to have access to functions and users on Axelar’s dozens of connected chains.

Team Finance exploited for $14.5M during protocol migration despite contract audit

Hackers appear to have spent as little as 1.76 Ether to initiate the attack vector.

Telegram launches marketplace to auction rare username handles

The popular messaging app launched a new marketplace on the TON blockchain, on which it plans to auction off rare user handles.

Google launches blockchain node engine for Web 3.0 developers

The service will simplify node infrastructure and onboarding for blockchain developers.

Why the battle for low or no transaction fees really matters

High transaction fees stand in the way of crypto achieving its full potential and being embraced by the masses — but it is possible to make transfers for free.

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