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South Korean authorities arrest Haru Invest execs for alleged $830 million scam

South Korean prosecutors arrest executives behind crypto yield platform Haru Invest for their involvement in an alleged $828 million scam.

3 years ago · By VINCE DIOQUINO

Hacker sells ‘subpoena’ access to Binance, Coinbase, and Chainlink

The hacker allegedly offers $5,000 (total) or $300 per emergency data request (EDR) from KodexGlobal to access and request private user data.

3 years ago · By VINCE DIOQUINO

DApp industry reaches milestone with 5.3 million daily active wallets: Report

The growth in daily active wallets was propelled by gaming activity, while KAI-CHING is the dApp with more usage.

3 years ago · By GINO MATOS

Solana Mobile confirms token drop for Chapter 2 phone pre-order buyers

Chapter 2 phone pre-orders get bonus token drop, Solana Mobile's latest attempt to leverage crypto freebies to push device sales.

3 years ago · By DIEGO ALMADA LOPEZ

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Ripple co-founder’s personal wallets hacked, $112 million XRP stolen

Jan. 31, 2024

Ripple co-founder’s personal wallets hacked, $112 million XRP stolen

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen has fallen victim to a recent hack that drained $112 million worth of XRP tokens from his wallets.

By VIVIAN NGUYEN

Abracadabra Finance suffers $6.5 million exploit, MIM stablecoin crashes to $0.76

Jan. 30, 2024

Abracadabra Finance suffers $6.5 million exploit, MIM stablecoin crashes to $0.76

The threat actors behind the attack targeted a vulnerability in Abracadabra's lending and borrowing smart contracts.

By VINCE DIOQUINO

SUI hits new monthly high, TVL surges 98% in one month

Jan. 29, 2024

SUI hits new monthly high, TVL surges 98% in one month

Sui's token price soared to a new high of $1.58 while TVL on Sui topped $436 million, surpassing Coinbase's Base and Cardano.

By VIVIAN NGUYEN

‘MATIC can’t be compared to OP and ARB’, analyst weighs in

Jan. 29, 2024

‘MATIC can’t be compared to OP and ARB’, analyst weighs in

Although the token is lagging when compared to other layer-2 blockchain governance tokens, they are not in the same competition.

By GINO MATOS

Stellar Development Foundation delays Protocol 20 upgrade following bug discovery

Jan. 29, 2024

Stellar Development Foundation delays Protocol 20 upgrade following bug discovery

The bug, discovered on January 25th, relates to fee-bump transactions for Soroban smart contracts on the Stellar blockchain.

By VINCE DIOQUINO

Algorand CEO’s X account compromised, hacker posts satirical tweets

Jan. 26, 2024

Algorand CEO’s X account compromised, hacker posts satirical tweets

The Algorand Foundation said it is working to restore control over the account, though it appears the hacker still has access.

By VINCE DIOQUINO

Colosseum launches Accelerator Program and hackathon series to support Solana developers

Jan. 25, 2024

Colosseum launches Accelerator Program and hackathon series to support Solana developers

Despite down market conditions over the past year, Solana has continued prioritizing its grassroots developer community.

By VINCE DIOQUINO

Worldcoin hints at new Orb for a friendlier iris-scanning experience

Jan. 25, 2024

Worldcoin hints at new Orb for a friendlier iris-scanning experience

Worldcoin's Orb is getting a makeover, aiming for billions of users with a friendlier design featuring multiple colors and shapes.

By VIVIAN NGUYEN

Polygon unveils AggLayer protocol to unify monolithic and modular architectures

Jan. 24, 2024

Polygon unveils AggLayer protocol to unify monolithic and modular architectures

Polygon plans to launch AggLayer protocol, a novel solution to address Web3 fragmentation and scalability issues.

By VIVIAN NGUYEN

Solana launches token extensions to facilitate secure and compliant Web3 transitions

Jan. 24, 2024

Solana launches token extensions to facilitate secure and compliant Web3 transitions

Solana introduces token extensions, empowering developers to build on Solana blockchain with ease and efficiency.

By VIVIAN NGUYEN