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‘Withdrawals are coming!’ — Ethereum devs confirm epoch for Shapella fork

Shapella will take effect at epoch 194,048, which is scheduled for 10:27:35pm UTC on April 12.

The secret of pitching to male VCs: Helping female crypto founders blast off

Female crypto founders are banding together to unlock the secrets of success in a male-dominated venture capital world.

Traditional finance fears drive digital asset investment inflows to $160M

According to CoinShares, crypto investment products experienced weekly inflows of $160 million, the largest since July 2022.

Gaming and Web3 outlook, what’s available on the market? Report

Blockchain gaming is moving fast, are you up-to-speed? Cointelegraph Research’s latest report reviews 20 games of today, and a few to be looking out for tomorrow.

Polygon's ‘holy grail’ Ethereum scaling zkEVM beta hits mainnet

Ethereum layer 2 scaling platform Polygon has released its zkEVM to mainnet beta, allowing developers to deploy smart contracts with increased finality and lower costs.

Coinbase wants devs to build inflation-pegged 'flatcoins' on its new 'Base' network

Coinbase explained that it is now “more important than ever” to build an inflation-tracking stablecoin that negates poor monetary policy decisions of central banks.

SEC targets Coinbase, Do Kwon arrested and FTX sells $95M in Mysten Labs: Hodler’s Digest, March 19-25

Coinbase’s Wells notice hints at enforcement action on the horizon, Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro and FTX seeks to sell $95 million in Mysten Labs stocks.

Euler Finance exploiter returns over 58,000 stolen Ether

ETH worth over $101 million had been returned to the lending protocol as of March 25. The exploiter still controls part of the stolen assets.

NFT investor accidentally burns $135k CryptoPunk trying to borrow money

While going through the unfamiliar process of wrapping NFTs, Riley accidentally sent the asset to a burn address, permanently deleting the NFT from circulation.

Bitcoin likely to outperform all crypto assets following banking crisis, analyst explains

The banking crisis is a catalyst for the next crypto bull run, in which Bitcoin will likely outperform all crypto assets, says Bloomberg analyst Mike McGlone.

Heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk seeks to tokenize boxers’ careers

Olympic champion boxer Oleksandr Usyk partners with a new blockchain-powered tokenized ecosystem platform aimed at supporting aspiring boxers.

Arbitrum airdrop: Hacked vanity addresses used to siphon $500K

The tokens were stolen by someone who compiled vanity addresses that were eligible to receive $ARB airdrops, generated similar addresses using vanity address generators and directed the airdrops to them instead.

Justin Sun vs. SEC, Do Kwon arrested, 180M player game taps Polygon: Asia Express

Chinese crypto billionaire Justin Sun sued by SEC, Do Kwon busted in Casino Royale location, game with 180 million players embraces Polygon.

Arbitrum airdrop sells-off at listing, but traders remain bullish on ARB

ARB token sold-off upon listing at exchanges and some users reported a tech-issue laden claim experience, but the token could still follow the trajectory of previous airdrops.

Banks and the Fed have a problem — What about crypto?

Join us as we discuss the problems faced by the banks and the Federal Reserve and whether they will translate into problems for the crypto market.

US enforcement agencies are turning up the heat on crypto-related crime

How governments decide to go after crimes committed with crypto could color the industry’s public perception and how the space is regulated.

How blockchain can help reimagine a new state in Africa

Eche Emole, the co-founder of Afropolitan, explains how the nation-state experiment has failed, especially in Africa, and how blockchain can be used to reimagine a new state.

Ethereum faces 6-month lows versus Bitcoin — Will ETH price rebound?

Ethereum price has turned oversold against Bitcoin, raising the possibilities of a rebound in the coming weeks.

Ethereum price at $1.4K was a bargain, and a rally toward $2K looks like the next step

ETH’s correlation with tech stocks, its increasing total value locked and its deflationary token economics all suggest that the path to $2,000 is programmed.

Creating ‘organic’ generative art from robotic algorithms: Emily Xie, NFT Creator

New York NFT artist Emily Xie explores the tension between creativity and “cold and robotic” algorithms. Punk6529 and DC Investor are collectors.

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