GameStop Terminates its Crypto Wallet Program Citing ‘Regulatory Uncertainty’
The American gaming merchandise retailer – GameStop – announced it will remove its cryptocurrency wallets from the market as of...
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Over $204M was lost in Q2 DeFi hacks and scams: Report
Over $204 million was lost in decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks and scams in the second quarter of 2023, according to...
Over $204M lost to DeFi hacks and scams in Q2: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you...
AI travel booking hilariously bad, 3 weird uses for ChatGPT, crypto plugins – Cointelegraph Magazine
Can you book flights and hotels using AI? The short answer is… kind of, but none of the AI chatbots...
Arbitrum-Based DeFi Project Chibi Finance Rug Pulled: Over $1 Million Drained
In yet another case of a rug pull, Arbitrum-based Chibi Finance reportedly siphoned more than $1 million worth of various...
Yield Protocol declares full recovery from Euler hack, awaits user token exchange
Yield Protocol announced on June 27 that it had fully recovered from the Euler flash loan attack. Liquidity providers can...
Optimism network transactions surged 67% following Bedrock upgrade — Nansen
Transactions on the Optimism network surged 67% following its June 7 “Bedrock” upgrade, according to a June 26 Twitter thread...
Here’s the Journey So Far
CryptoPunks, one of the first non-fungible token (NFT) collections on the Ethereum blockchain, has reached a significant milestone as it...
Tokenized FTX claim is used as collateral for a loan
A creditor of now-bankrupted crypto exchange FTX pledged a claim as collateral for a loan in the decentralized finance (DeFi)...
Institutional Adoption of DeFi is ‘Many Years Away,’ Says BlackRock Executive
Joseph Chalom – BlackRock’s head of strategic partnerships – thinks the current regulatory environment is not quite welcoming for leading...
DeFi Platform Struct Finance Introduces New Interest Rate Products
Struct Finance – a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platform that allows customers to engage with tailored structured monetary products linked to...
Wallet providers introduce BRC-20 token support despite market drawdown
On June 21, self-custody wallet provider BitKeep announced support for BRC-20 tokens issued on the Bitcoin network. With the feature,...
Polygon co-founder proposes zkEVM ‘validium’ upgrade to improve security
Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic has proposed upgrading the Polygon proof-of-stake (PoS) network to a “zkEVM validium” version, according to a...
Etherscan launches AI-powered Code Reader
On June 19, Ethereum block explorer and analytics platform Etherscan launched a new tool dubbed “Code Reader” that utilizes artificial...
Salesforce Ventures Lead $6M Seed Extension Investment in NFT Intelligence Firm Mnemonic
NFT data firm Mnemonic has secured a $6 million seed extension round led by Salesforce Ventures. Other participants of the...
Gary Gensler’s job at risk, BlackRock’s first spot Bitcoin ETF…
Top Stories This Week US lawmakers file ‘SEC Stabilization Act’ to fire Gary Gensler United States Representative Warren Davidson has...
On-chain sleuth ZachXBT sued for libel after claiming plaintiff drained funds from project
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has been sued for libel by one of the people he accused of fraud, according to a...
Curve’s (CRV) price hits a 1-year low amid looming liquidation threat
The Curve decentralized autonomous organization’s (DAO’s) governance token CRV dropped 12% on June 15 after reports surfaced of risky loans...
DeFi options platform uses social logins, margin trading to draw in liquidity
A DeFi options platform using social logins and undercollateralized trading to draw in liquidity providers just launched, according to a...
Peter McCormack’s Real Bedford Football Club puts Bitcoin on the map – Cointelegraph Magazine
Buying a small-town soccer club with the aim to propel it into the Premier League — the world’s most popular...
DeFi Protocol Sturdy Finance Exploited for 442 ETH Worth Almost $800K
Sturdy Finance – a DeFi project promising up to 10x leverage on staked assets – has been exploited by a...
Paradigm slams SEC’s ‘incoherent’ attempt to police decentralized exchanges
Crypto venture capital firm Paradigm has slammed the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s attempt to redefine the term “exchange”...
