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Cyber sleuth alleges $160M Wintermute hack was an inside job

James Edwards bases his accusations on what he feels are dubious transactions and smart contract code that doesn’t match the post-mortem analysis.

Nifty News: Walmart steps into the Metaverse, @NFT founder hacked and more

AC Milan partners with Solana blockchain-based football game MonkeyLeague, while Pixelmon attempts a comeback after poor reception to its NFT collection in February.

New Cosmos whitepaper repurposes ATOM token and refines vision

The news comes a couple of weeks after research firm Delphi Labs announced it would shift the focus of its research and development efforts toward the Cosmos ecosystem.

The path moving forward for ex-Ethereum miners remains unclear

It seems that some GPU owners have resorted to selling power to non-crypto projects following the Ethereum Merge.

Reddit Avatar NFTs are witnessing volatile price tags

The top collectible recently sold for 6 ETH on OpenSea.

DeFi lending protocol created by ex-QuadrigaCX co-founder surpassed $50M in TVL

Michael Patryn was doxed earlier this year to be the co-founder behind DeFi project Wonderland, which collapsed shortly after.

5 years of the ‘Top 10 Cryptos’ experiment and the lessons learned

“Index investing can be boring, but it saves you from the worst possible outcomes.”

Charles Hoskinson and ETH dev get into a war of words post-Vasil upgrade

Hoskinson called Ethereum Merge a flawed PoS implementation, claiming custodial staking would create issues for the network in the long run.

Reversible transactions could mitigate crypto theft — Researchers

The proposal puts forward an “opt-in” token standard that would enable victims to report theft to a governance contract, with algorithms helping to identify and freeze ill-gotten gains.

Disney seeks corporate lawyer for 'emerging technologies' and NFTs

The role includes “full product life cycle legal advice and support for global NFT products," among other responsibilities.

Blockchain firm sues Coinbase for $350M alleging patent infringement

The plaintiff, Veritaseum believes that other centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges may have also unlawfully used the patent to facilitate crypto payments, trading, and staking services.

1M Aussies will enter crypto over the next 12 months — Swyftx survey

The findings come from the Annual Australian Crypto Survey, commissioned by Australian crypto exchange Swyftx.

Is post-Merge Ethereum PoS a threat to Bitcoin's dominance?

Cory Klippsten, the CEO of Swan Bitcoin, shares his views on how "the competition for liquidity" between Bitcoin and Ethereum will play out after the latter's switch to a proof-of-stake system.

Wintermute suffers $160M attack, Kraken CEO departs and US bill aims to ban algo stablecoins: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 18-24

The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link!

What is a cryptocurrency mining pool?

A fraternity-based approach to mine crypto, mining pools let miners combine their computational resources for a better chance to win rewards.

NFTs bring in-game ownership to a new level, says Blokhaus founder

NFTs improve interactivity by allowing users to unlock fully modular, community-driven in-game experiences to which they own the pieces, explains Mark Soares, the founder of Blokhaus Inc.

Tornado Cash saga left a void, says Chainalysis chief scientist: Finance Redefined

A new report suggests the Ethereum staking ecosystem could become a formidable industry impacting a wider crypto economy.

Web3 technologies could be a game changer for the travel industry

NFTickets could potentially allow airlines and events to increase their revenue through resales on the secondary market.

Pantera Capital's CEO suggests Blockchain growth will continue despite economic turmoil

The venture capitalist predicted blockchain would perform based on its own fundamentals, similar to Amazon and Apple.

Post offices adopting NFTs leads to a philately renaissance

Nonfungible tokens are being used to reinvigorate post stamp collecting in Austria and the Netherlands.

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