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Ethereum

Alchemy Supports Another Ethereum Scaling Solution. This Time It’s Optimism

The blockchain developer platform is set to offer devs access to multiple layer 2 solutions.

Tech  ·  22 June 2021
Ethereum

4 Common Misperceptions About Ethereum’s EIP 1559 Upgrade

Here's a look at the promises of EIP 1559, expected for activation sometime next month.

Tech  ·  18 June 2021
Ledger

Scammers Are Sending Ledger Users Fake Hardware Wallets

The fake wallets are an escalation in phishing attempts following a 2020 data breach that exposed 272,000 customer addresses.

Tech  ·  17 June 2021
DeFi

Institutional Investors Come to Polygon Amid Rising Ethereum Layer-2 Demand, Blockchain Data Shows

Questions remain about promised scalability improvement from Ethereum 2.0.

Tech  ·  16 June 2021
Ethereum

2 Ethereum Projects Are Officially Merging; ‘Keanu’ Aims for August Launch

Keep and NuCypher have agreed to merge their protocols into a DAO. Coming soon: a more capital-efficient version of Keep's bitcoin-on-Ethereum token, tBTC.

Tech  ·  16 June 2021
DeFi

‘Free Money’ Bug Hits DeFi Platform Alchemix

The bug resulted in roughly 2,000 ETH (or $4.8 million at today's prices) being returned to borrowers prematurely.

Tech  ·  16 June 2021
Ethereum

Valid Points: The Challenge of Decentralized Staking Pools on Eth 2.0

Plus: Is the term Eth 2.0 'validator' a misnomer?

Tech  ·  16 June 2021
DeFi

Umee Raises $6.3M to Connect Cosmos and Ethereum With Cross-Chain DeFi

The project, led by Tendermint’s former strategy lead, secured backing from Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures and others.

Tech  ·  15 June 2021
DeFi

Human Protocol Expands hCaptcha Tool, Launches Wallet to Make AI Smarter

“Proof-of-HUMANity” could also thwart front-running DeFi bots.

Tech  ·  14 June 2021
DeFi

Lending Startup Parallel Finance Raises $2M to Bring More DeFi to Polkadot, Kusama

Pantera and Polychain are backing the project.

Tech  ·  14 June 2021
Bitcoin

Locked In: Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Gets Its 90% Mandate

Taproot opens up new possibilities for privacy, multisignature wallets and security, as well as scaling.

Tech  ·  12 June 2021
Polkadot

Stake Technologies Raises $10M Ahead of Polkadot and Kusama Auctions

With auctions to win a place building on the Polkadot blockchain ecosystem beginning soon, projects are coming out with strategies to secure one of the coveted slots.

Tech  ·  11 June 2021
Bitcoin

Okcoin Awards $100K Grant to Bitcoin Development Non-Profit Brink

The grants allow more developers to maintain and support Bitcoin’s codebase.

Tech  ·  10 June 2021
DeFi

Pantera, Arrington Back $5.8M Round for Unbound’s Cross-Chain DeFi Stablecoin

The project's UND token interacts with AMMs like Uniswap and PancakeSwap.

Tech  ·  10 June 2021
DeFi

DeFi’s Curve Eyes More Tokens With White Paper for Version 2

The stablecoin DEX looks to challenge Uniswap with a new model for adding volatile tokens.

Tech  ·  9 June 2021