The highest recently generated block reward was 584 ETH, created by a MEV bot front-running transactions during the DeFi chaos.
FTX, Genesis reach in-principle agreement to settle bankruptcy case
FTX and Genesis lawyers have sent a letter to the bankruptcy judge regarding a settlement agreement.
AI researchers say they’ve found a way to jailbreak Bard and ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence researchers claim to have found an automated, easy way to construct “adversarial attacks” on large language models.
Digital marketing will become Web3’s next major use case, says report
More than 70 startups have raised over $600 million in the embryonic Web3 digital marketing sector.
PacWest stock flash crash recovers after rescue merger with Banc of Cali
PacWest shares crashed 27% before recovering on a rescue acquisition by the smaller Banc of California.
Deribit’s Bitcoin volatility index hits lifetime lows, hinting sideways action
The Bitcoin Implied Volatility Index has fallen to its lowest levels since the crypto options exchange launched the tracker in early 2021.
Congressman Warren Davidson calls to ban and criminalize CBDCs
“Money should not be programmable by a central authority,” argues Republican Representative Warren Davidson.
Solana records 1 outage in first half of 2023, 100% uptime in Q2
The Solana network is seeing steady improvements in performance and reliability as outages become more infrequent.
Altcoins ‘bled’ as Bitcoin gained dominance in Q2: CoinGecko
Exchange, DeFi and metaverse tokens were hit hard in the second quarter of 2023 while Bitcoin continued to make gains.
US regulatory clarity has begun in court after Ripple win: CFTC commissioner
CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham said recent court opinions around digital assets and securities are a first step to crypto regulatory clarity.
A simple tile game is spiking daily txs on Sui Network: Data platform
Launched in October, Sui 8192 is a fully-on-chain tile-sliding puzzle game that records each move as a transaction on the Sui Network.
‘Altcoin season’ anyone? Bitcoin dominance tumbles after XRP victory
Bitcoin market dominance briefly dipped below 50% as altcoins deemed securities by the SEC notched double-digit gains.
Dapper Labs makes 3rd round of cuts in 9 months amid NFT slump
NFT collectibles company Dapper Labs has said goodbye to another 51 employees only months after a 20% staff reduction in February.
New York prosecutor charges hacker over $9M exploit of Solana-based exchange
A skilled computer security engineer has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering related to an attack on a decentralized exchange.
Arkham CEO rebuts claims of ‘snitch-to-earn’ program, says it’s to find bad actors
Arkham CEO Miguel Morel said public blockchains are “probably the worst possible way of keeping one’s private information private.”
Multichain’s ‘mysterious withdrawals’ have whiffs of a ‘rug pull’ — Chainalysis
Chainalysis told Cointelegraph that they were “describing it as a possible rug pull,” based on an analysis of Multichain’s spurious transactions and internal problems.
Revoke adds new feature after users complain of fake approvals scam
Scammers have found a new way to make crypto by luring users into revoking fake approval transactions.
Bitcoin on $3K discount at Binance.US, but there’s a catch
Bitcoin is selling for just over $27,500 on Binance.US, a nearly $3,000 discount from global spot prices.
Lightning Labs releases tools letting AI transact and hold Bitcoin
AI models such as ChatGPT could soon get the ability to buy, sell, and use Bitcoin on the Lightning Network.
Crypto Twitter will see less exposure on Google due to rate limit slash
Another impact of Elon Musk’s Twitter limits is lower search visibility on Google, according to SEO experts.