Статьи по тегу «Blockchain»

On Monday, the blockchain monitoring firm PeckShield sent an ominous tweet directed at the crypto lending platform Euler Fiance, simply saying: “Hi […] you may want to take a look.” What the firm was suggesting Euler take a look at was a series of transactions that indicated there was an ongoing hack against Euler. According […] Hackers steal around $200 million from crypto lender Euler Finance by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch... →

As funding into web3 projects cool down during the crypto winter, startups in the space are increasingly focused on building bridges for mass adoption and exploring revenue opportunities to stay afloat. The key to driving mass adoption? Offer experiences that are so seamless that users don’t realize blockchain is involved. One company that is demonstrating […] Ant veteran turns to NFT verification for SXSW festival VIP feast by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

Gaming is at a crossroads these days: a decades-old business that has had remarkable staying power banked around classic concepts is now engaged in a battle royale with innovations in areas like mixed reality, AI, blockchain, and networking, as it strives to connect with an increasingly fragmented consumer base. Today, a startup is announcing $55 […] Believer, a new approach to gaming, raises $55M from Lightspeed, A16Z, and more by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

February wrapped up as a big month for the NFT market as non-fungible tokens on the Ethereum blockchain surpassed $1.5 billion in volume for the first time since May 2022. Are NFT marketplaces becoming an open sea for creator royalties? by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

The NFT market may be finding its footing again as the market on the Ethereum blockchain surpassed $1 billion for the first time since May 2022. Ethereum NFT marketplace passes $1B in volume for first time since May as the creator royalties war heats up by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the collapsed blockchain firm and stablecoin operator Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon with defrauding U.S. investors who purchased the digital assets Terra USD and Luna. The US financial regulator accused Kwon and the Singpoare-based crypto firm of offering and selling an inter-connected suite of crypto […] SEC charges Terraform Labs and founder Do Kwon with defrauding investors by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch... →

The past few weeks in crypto land have been focused on the latest craze: Ordinals. What are Ordinals, you ask? NFTs could give Bitcoin a face lift as it increases its blockchain demand by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

As many observers question what real value blockchain can bring to video games, a conglomerate is vouching for the space. SoftBank Corp, the telecom operator arm of SoftBank Group, has joined Oasys, a blockchain designed for video games, as a validator. A validator is a node or computer that helps to verify transactions being added […] SoftBank joins game-focused blockchain Oasys as validator by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

Monad Labs, the team supporting the Monad blockchain, has raised $19 million in seed funding led by Dragonfly Capital, it exclusively told TechCrunch. “Monad is an effort to fundamentally optimize smart contract platforms,” Keone Hon, co-founder and CEO of Monad Labs, said to TechCrunch. “We’re ultimately building a platform to optimize both consensus and execution […] Monad Labs raises $19M to grow its smart contract platform and improve the Ethereum space by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechC... →

In true Valentine’s Day fashion, we’re diving into the theme of love…and crypto? According to a new study by Binance, the world’s largest blockchain by trading volume, crypto could have a positive impact on one’s attractiveness. Yes, really. Approximately 83% of participants said liking crypto was an “attractive feature in a relationship,” while 70% said […] Crypto makes you more attractive, according to a new Binance survey by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

This week's episode of Chain Reaction featured an interview with Gwendolyn Regina, investment director at layer-1 blockchain BNB Chain. BNB Chain is doubling down on web3 gaming by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

BlockJoy, a startup providing white label blockchain nodes as a service, raised a total of $12 million from its seed and Series A rounds, the company exclusi1vely shared with TechCrunch. The Boston-based startup aims to reduce operating costs by up to 80% for enterprises running staking nodes and APIs as a service, the two co-founders, […] BlockJoy raises $12M to help cut operating costs for businesses running blockchain nodes by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Last year, Coinbase launched an asset recovery tool for people who really don’t understand how blockchain works, and think they can send CDAI coins to an Etherium wallet. I know that sounds like a pretty specific example, and I am able to make it because I am the numpty that made that mistake, several years […] Coinbase’s asset recovery tool just saved my bacon by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Companies like JP Morgan, IBM, American Express, CVS, Cisco, Visa, Walmart and T-Mobile are using blockchain technology to evolve. Enterprise blockchain adoption may grow as hybrid use cases evolve by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast diving deep into stories, backgrounds and the latest news with the biggest names in crypto. For this week’s episode, I sat down with Mo Shaikh, co-founder and CEO of the layer-1 blockchain Aptos. Shaikh is a three-time founder with over a decade of experience in financial services as […] Aptos wants to shake up the blockchain space by creating more economic value, co-founder says by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Injective, a layer-1 blockchain focused on building financial applications, has launched a $150 million fund ecosystem initiative, the platform’s CEO and co-founder, Eric Chen, told TechCrunch. “We’ve seen a lot of ecosystem funds in the past do various things, but there isn’t really an established ecosystem fund for Injective and Cosmos as a whole,” Chen […] Injective launches $150M ecosystem fund to accelerate interoperable infra and DeFi adoption by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

The FBI accused two groups of North Korean government hackers of carrying out last year’s heist of $100 million in crypto stolen from a company that allows users to transfer cryptocurrency from one blockchain to another. On Monday, the FBI announced that the Lazarus Group and APT38 — two groups linked to the North Korean […] FBI accuses North Korean government hackers of stealing $100M in Harmony bridge theft by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch... →

QuickNode, a blockchain deployment platform, has raised $60 million in a Series B round for an $800 million valuation. QuickNode raises $60M at $800M valuation to become the ‘AWS or Azure of blockchain’ by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Solana saw the highest number of new developers contributing to the ecosystem, with its developer count rising by 83%, the fastest of any major blockchain. Solana co-founder sees potential for devs to lead its network in 2023 by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Syky will serve as an incubator, marketplace and social community for the next generation of fashion designers and consumers. Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →