One year after its historic transition to proof of stake, Ethereum has seen a massive reduction in energy use and a marked improvement in access to the network, however, a number of technical issues still mark the road ahead. The…
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Addresses Saw 2nd-Highest Rise In History This Weekend
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin network saw new addresses crop up at the second-highest rate in history during the past weekend. Bitcoin New Addresses Metric Shot Up During This Past Weekend According to data from the market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock,…
Google launches Digital Futures Project with $20M in grants to support ‘responsible AI’
Google and its charitable arm, Google.org, launched the Digital Futures Project, an initiative to study responsible artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, on Sep. 11. The Mountain View company will invest a total of $20 million in grants to leading think tanks…
Binance’s exec exodus, Nasdaq to trade AI orders, and more
Top Stories This Week Binance crypto exchange saw 10 key execs leave in 2023. Here’s the list A key talking point in the crypto community has been the ongoing exodus of executives from Binance amid growing regulatory troubles. Binance has…
Solana falls 6% amid fears of FTX dump — But there’s a catch
The price of Solana (SOL) has plunged more than 6% in the last 24 hours amid fears that bankrupt crypto exchange FTX may soon liquidate significant portions of the token and other Solana-affiliated crypto assets. The price of Solana has…
6 Questions for Quantstamp’s Kei Oda
Kei Oda is the head of Japan and the Asia-Pacific region for Quantstamp, a Web3 security firm that audits smart contracts and develops blockchain security solutions. Kei spent 16 years trading bonds at Goldman Sachs before stumbling into cryptocurrencies out…
Aave, Circle, Base become founding members of Tokenized Asset Coalition
Seven leaders in decentralized finance (DeFi) have banded together to form the Tokenized Asset Coalition (TAC). The new advocacy group will work toward the adoption of public blockchains, asset tokenization and institutional DeFi, it announced Sept. 7. Aave Companies, Centrifuge,…
Creative AI art, Tomorrowland sells tomorrow’s future – Cointelegraph Magazine
Greg Oakford, co-founder of NFT Fest Australia, is your guide to the world of NFTs from a collector and fan’s perspective. Seventeen years ago, Pindar Van Arman built a robot that, like him, painted with a brush on canvas. He…
Polkadot 2.0 and the future of DOT, explained
The Polkadot network comprises three fundamental components that collectively form its intricate structure, including the Relay Chain, parachains and bridges. The Relay Chain lies at the core of the Polkadot ecosystem, functioning as the primary blockchain of the network. It…
Crypto whale loses $24M in staked Ethereum to phishing attack
A cryptocurrency whale has fallen victim to a massive phishing attack, losing millions of dollars in staked Ethereum on the liquid staking provider Rocket Pool. A large cryptocurrency investor lost the entire address balance of Lido Staked ETH (stETH) and…