Blockchain

DeFi leverages builders to rethink contingency controls

Andre Cronje says much of decentralized finance is "no longer DeFi" in the strict sense, as developers debate whether circuit breakers and other emergency...

Details of the rsETH recovery plan associated with Aave DeFi United

Aave-affiliated DeFi recovery group United released a technical implementation plan to restore rsETH support after the April 18 Kelp Bridge exploit released 116,500 rsETH,...

Solana Customers Present Falcon Post-Quantum Solution

Two of Solana's most widely used validation clients have deployed a test version of its modern post-quantum signature solution, Falcon, to aid prepare the...

Kbank is testing the Ripple wallet for money transfers in South Korea

South Korean online bank Kbank has signed a strategic partnership with blockchain payments company Ripple to test blockchain-based overseas remittances. According to to local...

Coinbase is expanding cryptocurrency-backed USDC lending to UK users

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has made cryptocurrency-backed USDC lending available to UK users, allowing users to borrow USDC in exchange for Bitcoin, Ether and Coinbase...

The long-awaited Ethereum wallet upgrade has finally arrived

Ethereum users will soon be able to interact with the blockchain in ways that were not possible before. According to co-founder Vitalik Buterin, native...

Arbitrum freezes 30,000 ETH associated with Kelp Hack

Layer 2 blockchain Ethereum Arbitrum on Monday froze over 30,000 Ether worth approximately $71.2 million held in a wallet linked to the recent Kelp...

Crypto adoption is no longer optional, survey shows, with 72% of finance leaders signaling commitment

Security certifications topped the list of concerns for financial institutions weighing tokenization partners, with 97% saying standards like ISO and SOC II are non-negotiable...

Canton and ZKsync are at odds over how blockchains enforce rules

Banks navigate the network using competing models that take different approaches to enforcing financial rules.On the one hand, there are blockchain-native developers, such as...

Sharia-compliant stablecoin comes to MidEast Arena

A dollar-pegged stablecoin built to meet Islamic financial standards is now operating on a fresh Middle East-anchored blockchain network, adding a second digital currency...

Flying Tulip adds a circuit breaker after DeFi exploits

Flying Tulip, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform founded by DeFi developer Andre Cronje, added a kill switch that can delay or queue withdrawals in...

Altcoin trading volumes have reached their lowest levels in months, causing interest in the market to decline

Altcoin trading activity has continued to weaken cryptocurrency market, which is another sign current investor appetite for altcoins. Novel data shared...

DeFi platform Volo hit by $3.5 million treasury attack begins recovery efforts

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Volo disclosed a security breach that resulted in the loss of approximately $3.5 million in digital assets, the latest incident...

Underdog Bitcoin Miner Bags 3,139 BTC in Stunning Block Discovery

33-day solo drought Bitcoin miners ended last week when one tiny operator cracked a block that statistically shouldn't have cracked for decades. One miner, one...

Bank of Korea Governor Supports CBDC and Deposit Tokens in First Speech

Newly appointed Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song expressed support for central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and tokenized deposits in his first public speech.Shin,...

JPMorgan’s CEO says the bank needs to build its own blockchain to counter cryptocurrency threats

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