Liquid Staking Platforms Surging Ahead of Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade
Crypto’s newest narrative is liquid staking, as platforms and tokens have been taking off recently. Ethereum will go through the...
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Decentralization meant sanctions couldn’t ‘pull the plug’ on Tornado Cash: Chainalysis
Sanctions aimed at decentralized crypto mixer Tornado Cash weren’t able to completely cut off its usage, though it has hamstrung...
CFTC Charges Mango Markets Exploiter With Market Manipulation
The Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg with violating federal commodities laws during...
New York-based bank exits crypto after tumultuous year
The last year proved to be another turbulent year for the crypto industry. From a lasting market downturn and exploits...
Nomad exploit wallet address transfers $1.5M to Tornado Cash
An address related to the $190-million Nomad exploit has moved $1.57 million in Ether (ETH) to the sanctioned crypto mixer...
DeFi-type projects received the highest number of attacks in 2022: Report
It’s no secret that in 2022 the world of Web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) experienced a slew of major exploits...
Fake Pokémon NFT game spreads malware, ‘Jai Ho’ singer to launch metaverse and more
Hackers hide malware in fake NFT gameA phishing website purporting to offer a Pokémon-branded nonfungible token (NFT) card game has...
Logan Paul backflips on defamation lawsuit against Coffeezilla, apologizes
YouTuber Logan Paul has deleted a video in which he threatened to sue internet detective Stephen "Coffeezilla" Findeisen over a three-part...
Why DeFi should expect more hacks this year: Blockchain security execs
Decentralized finance (DeFi) investors should buckle themselves up for another big year of exploits and attacks as new projects enter...
SBF pleads not guilty, layoffs, and bank run on Silvergate: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 1-7
Top Stories This Week Sam Bankman-Fried enters not guilty plea for all counts in federal court Former FTX CEO Sam...
OpenAI will lead to better art and narration in Web3 games — Immutable exec
The creation of smart contracts and Web3 interfaces has led to an entirely new play-to-earn or nonfungible token (NFT) genre...
China’s first national NFT marketplace to launch next week: Report
According to a report published by local news outlet Sina News on Dec 28, China will launch its first regulated...
Fidelity plans NFT marketplace: Nifty Newsletter, Dec. 21–27
In this week’s newsletter, read about investment giant Fidelity planning to enter the nonfungible token (NFT) space and how Italy’s...
BMW taps Coinweb and BNB chain for blockchain loyalty program
German car manufacturer BMW plans to integrate blockchain technology into its daily operations and create a blockchain loyalty program for...
An overview of the metaverse in 2022
Recognized as one of the most turbulent years for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, 2022 has still been vigorous for...
P2E gaming is in a long ‘maturation phase’
As the hype surrounding play-to-earn (P2E) games and platforms began to dwindle in early 2022, Web3 participants began to emphasize...
Bluechip NFT project Moonbirds signs with Hollywood talent agents UTA
The NFT-focused company was founded by early-stage Facebook and Twitter investor Kevin Rose, and designer Justin Mezzell in February 2022....
Final Fantasy creator reveals ‘aggressive investment’ in blockchain games
Final Fantasy creator Square Enix is set to double down on blockchain game development despite turbulence in the crypto market,...
‘WTH did I just witness?’ Magic Eden turns porno after hosting service hacked
Nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace Magic Eden had to assure users their NFTs “are safe” after a spate of pornographic images...
Nifty Newsletter, Dec 28–Jan 3
In this week’s newsletter, read about how nonfungible tokens (NFTs) in the Magic Eden marketplace showed “unsavory images.” Read about...
The worst influencer and celebrity NFT cash grabs of 2022
Mainstream hype for the nonfungible token (NFT) market cooled down significantly in 2022, but that didn’t stop a host of...
NFT influencer falls victim to cyberattack, loses $300K+ CryptoPunks
Nonfungible token (NFT) influencer CryptoNovo announced on Jan. 4 that he fell victim to a cyberattack and lost two CryptoPunks....
