Blockchain

Institutions Rethink Cryptocurrency Security Beyond Audits: Hacken

According to Hacken, institutional investors are moving beyond shrewd contract audits after conventional trust signals such as past audits and operational history failed to predict which crypto projects would...

Base for launching the B20 standard for fungible tokens on the mainnet

The Coinbase-backed Ethereum Layer 2 Base network is set to activate its B20 token standard on the mainnet, introducing a native platform for stablecoins,...

Larger blocks or STARK evidence? Bitcoin’s quantum dilemma

ZK STARK is the best way to address the challenges of ensuring Bitcoin's quantum security – and at the same time achieve mass adoption,...

Injective Files SEC Transfer Agent Application for Onchain Securities

Injective said on Thursday it has filed transfer agent registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in an effort to move one of...

Berachain launches “PoL Next” challenging fork for single-token economy

Berachain is preparing a challenging fork that will replace the two-token incentive model with a model focused on the main BERA token.The challenging fork...

Tokenized share transfers peaked at $8.4 billion as the market reached $2.16 billion

Token stock transfers more than doubled over the past month to $8.41 billion, as activity in onchain stock markets continues to accelerate, according to...

Swift Launches Blockchain and Announces Tokenized Deposits Pilot Program in 17 Banks

The world's largest financial messaging network, Swift, said its blockchain-based ledger is ready for first apply after nine months of development.Seventeen major banks, including...

Community leader Solana is running in the UK by-election with an Onchain transparency pledge

Stephen 'Cap' Newnham, who leads community group Solana Superteam UK, has said he will stand as an independent candidate in the August 13 parliamentary...

Lawson Tests Stablecoin Yen Payments as Netstars Opens Merchant Service

Japanese convenience store operator Lawson plans to test yen-denominated stablecoin payments at a Tokyo location in August, testing whether stablecoin payments can work as...

Digital Gilt Push in the UK could facilitate unlock $44 billion in annual output

The UK could augment its annual economic output by as much as 33 billion British pounds ($44 billion) by 2035 by becoming a leader...

Pakistan’s cryptocurrency regulator seeks dialogue on Islamic rulings

Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) chairman Bilal bin Saqib has called for continued dialogue on the treatment of digital assets under Islamic law...

Stablecoins may improve access to currencies, but worsen exchange rates: IMF

Dollar stablecoins can improve access to foreign currencies in economies with fixed or tightly managed exchange rates, but they can also exacerbate currency fluctuations...

Oracle Exploit extracts $9 million from Bonzo Lend on the Hedera platform

Hedera-based lending protocol Bonzo Lend lost approximately $9 million after an attacker manipulated the price of SAUCE used as collateral, allowing assets to be...

Zcash schedules an Ironwood network upgrade for July 28

Zcash's Ironwood network update, a solution to the "infinity" bug discovered in May on Orchard, the premier private privacy-focused blockchain transaction pool, will go...

Wall Street banks are restricting trading in the forecast market over concerns about the risks of confidential information

Wall Street banks are clamping down on employee trading on forecasting market platforms over concerns they could utilize nonpublic information to place contracts on...

Larger blocks or STARK evidence? Bitcoin’s quantum dilemma

ZK STARK is the best way to address the challenges of ensuring Bitcoin's quantum security – and at the same time achieve mass adoption,...

Hyperliquid leads to attack on Onchain Perps Beyond Crypto: Pantera

According to Pantera Capital, futures are on track to become one of the dominant trading instruments in global finance, and the decentralized Hyperliquid exchange...