Crypto industry wields growing influence in US politics with donations climbing over $190 million

Political donations made by the US crypto industry have surged to record highs after surpassing $190 million as the final stretch of the election cycle approaches, CNBC reported on Oct. 20. This... Read more »

VanEck introduces Solana ETN staking to European investors

Key Takeaways VanEck’s Solana ETN in Europe now features automated staking, simplifying reward accrual for investors. The non-custodial staking approach ensures investor security by keeping delegated SOL in cold storage. Share this... Read more »

OpenAI GPT 4o ranked as best AI model for writing Solidity smart contract code by IQ

SolidityBench by IQ has launched as the first leaderboard to evaluate LLMs in Solidity code generation. Available on Hugging Face, it introduces two innovative benchmarks, NaïveJudge and HumanEval for Solidity, designed to... Read more »

Vitalik Buterin lays down roadmap to minimize centralization risk in Ethereum POS design

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that the centralization of proof-of-stake (POS) poses a significant threat to Ethereum. POS centralization is where large stakers dominate and small stakers join large pools. Centralization increases... Read more »

Decentralized Money Market Protocol Loses $4.3M in Social Engineering Attack

Tapioca DAO, has been the victim of a social engineering attack in which criminals exploited a vulnerability to compromise the ownership of the TAP token vesting contract. The breach led to the... Read more »

Post halving, Bitcoin miners are choosing between hodling BTC and upgrading to AI

After the Bitcoin halving took place in April, major Bitcoin miners have increasingly started choosing one of two strategies — either hodl the BTC they mine or gear up with artificial intelligence... Read more »

Cyprus SEC Enforces EU Crypto Regulation — Key Deadlines Loom

Key deadlines for crypto-asset regulation are approaching, as Cyprus’ regulator announced that the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) will take effect for service providers by December 2024, with registration closing by... Read more »

Craig Wright files lawsuit against Bitcoin core devs seeking over $1B in damages

Craig Wright has initiated a new lawsuit against Bitcoin Core developers, according to an Oct. 15 filing submitted to the Chancery Division of the High Court in London. Wright alleges that recent... Read more »

ECB makes 25 bps rate cut as inflation drops to three-year low

Key Takeaways ECB’s rate cut follows a significant drop in inflation to 1.8%. Further rate reduction anticipated by markets by December. Share this article The Euro Central Bank (ECB) decided to cut... Read more »

New Falconx Platform Could Transform How Miners Liquidate Crypto

Falconx, a digital assets prime brokerage firm, has launched a platform that automates the conversion of cryptocurrency to USD for miners. This platform aims to streamline the liquidation process, reducing delays and... Read more »
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