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Fantom rebrands to Sonic Labs, focusing on new high-speed blockchain AFP: Phishing Scam Compromises Thousands of Australian Crypto Wallets Protocol Village: Arthur Hayes Releases NFT Collection 'Airheads' on Bitcoin Ordinals Telegram Launches In-app Browser to Connect Users to Web3 Notcoin Announces Web3 Game Blockchains Against Corruption Atari’s ‘onchain’ game hacked, Notcoin to launch story-driven Lost Dogs game: Nifty Newsletter Coinbase Chief Warns against Crypto Politicization, Calls for Bipartisan Support in Policy California DMV digitizes 42 million car titles on the blockchain Binance Labs Onboards 3 New Crypto Projects For Its Training Program

Fantom rebrands to Sonic Labs, focusing on new high-speed blockchain Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read Sonic Labs will launch the Sonic blockchain by the fourth-quarter of the year. 2 min read Updated: Aug. 2, 2024 at 4:27 pm UTC Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate. Image includes combined content which may include AI-generated content. Fantom has rebranded to Sonic Labs, one of the main bodies supporting Sonic, a new layer-1 blockchain with a layer-2 bridge that connects to Ethereum. The project’s official documentation stated: “We rebranded to Sonic Labs on August 1, 2024. Previously, our company was...

02.08.2024

AFP: Phishing Scam Compromises Thousands of Australian Crypto Wallets

As part of the multi-national anti-scam effort, Operation Spincaster, the AFP has identified over 2,000 compromised Australian crypto wallets at risk of losing assets after falling victim to ‘approval phishing’ scams. Operation Spincaster was launched earlier this year by blockchain analytics firm, Chainalysis, and is a collaborative effort to combat crypto scams involving law enforcement agencies across six different countries and numerous crypto exchanges. According to the AFP, globally more than AU$4 billion has been lost to ‘approval phishing’ scams since 2021. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has partnered with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to identify over 2,000 Australian-owned crypto...

05.08.2024

Protocol Village: Arthur Hayes Releases NFT Collection 'Airheads' on Bitcoin Ordinals

Wednesday, Aug. 7 Metis Says Hashkey Cloud Onboarding Onto Decentralized Sequencers Network PROTOCOL VILLAGE EXCLUSIVE: Metis, an Ethereum layer-2 rollup platform distinguished by its decentralized sequencer, announced that Hashkey Cloud, with the robust support of the Metis community, has successfully passed the Critical Evaluation Group review at the end of July. According to the team: "Hashkey Cloud is now in the process of onboarding onto the Decentralized Sequencers network and will become first external decentralized sequencer client to go live. This significant milestone brings Metis closer to its vision of creating a layer-2 solution with true decentralization, empowering contributors through...

02.08.2024

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Fantom rebrands to Sonic Labs, focusing on new high-speed blockchain

AFP: Phishing Scam Compromises Thousands of Australian Crypto Wallets

Protocol Village: Arthur Hayes Releases NFT Collection 'Airheads' on Bitcoin Ordinals

Telegram Launches In-app Browser to Connect Users to Web3

By Ale_lux 1 week agoSat Aug 03 2024 07:00:41 Reading Time: 2 minutes Telegram has launched an in-app browser that can connect to blockchain-powered websites Telegram said the browser is part of its mission to bring more people to web3 The browser allows users to switch between decentralized web pages and messaging seamlessly Messaging giant Telegram is working to bring millions of its users to the web3 space through an in-app browser that can access decentralized websites. According to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, the browser has all the necessary features like the ability to support multiple tabs, search, and bookmarks....

Notcoin Announces Web3 Game

By Philip Maina 2 weeks agoFri Aug 02 2024 09:04:22 Reading Time: 2 minutes Notcoin has disclosed plans to launch a story-driven web3 game The game will be launched in conjunction with NFT marketplace Getgems and NFT collection Lost Dogs Notcoin admitted that its earlier approach to gaming wasn’t sustainable Popular clicker game Notcoin has announced that it’s diving deeper into the blockchain -gaming world to continue engaging the gaming community. Notcoin disclosed that it has partnered with NFT projects Lost Dogs and Getgems to create a web3 game. The game will feature Lost Dogs NFTs as characters that can...

Blockchains Against Corruption

Does your company do worst-case scenario planning? What will you do if the rule of law erodes and corruption accelerates? The year 2024 is set to be one of the biggest and most important election years in history. It comes at a time of global instability, where there is, once again, a war in Europe, and the post-World War II international order itself is under strain. Although decentralized technology cannot provide meaningful protection against a total collapse of the rule of law, such a scenario remains unlikely. Nevertheless, erosion of the rule of law is still possible. There are several...

Atari’s ‘onchain’ game hacked, Notcoin to launch story-driven Lost Dogs game: Nifty Newsletter

Developer Kautuk Kundan claimed to have hacked Atari’s “onchain” game and said that it’s not really on the blockchain. 2690 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFT In this week’s newsletter, read about how a developer hacked Atari’s onchain game, which uses non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as an access pass, check out Coffeezilla’s response to Logan Paul’s defamation lawsuit over the failed CryptoZoo NFT game, Notcoin is creating a story-driven game with Lost Dogs NFTs, and the Ronin network almost lost $10 million. Developer says he hacked Atari’s “onchain game” leaderboard to...

Coinbase Chief Warns against Crypto Politicization, Calls for Bipartisan Support in Policy

“My biggest concern is crypto becoming politicized,” Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer, stressed in an interview at the Asia Blockchain Summit. At the recent Bitcoin Nashville Conference, the cryptocurrency community erupted in cheers. Republican candidate Donald Trump pledged to remove Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler. This pledge highlights a growing trend: crypto is becoming a political football in the US. However, Paul Grewal, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer, warns against this trend. He advocates for bipartisan support for crypto regulation. “My biggest concern is crypto becoming politicized,” Grewal stressed in an interview at the Asia Blockchain Summit. ...

California DMV digitizes 42 million car titles on the blockchain

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is putting over 40 million car titles on the blockchain in a digital push. The DMV has partnered with blockchain startup Oxhead Alpha on the initiative, which aims to modernize one of America’s most notorious government services. According to an oft-cited study, queueing at the DMV is the wait that Americans hate the most, topping waiting at hospitals, retail outlets, and fast-food restaurants. According to sources at Oxhead, the first step was creating digital tokens for the 42 million car titles on the blockchain, which the DMV has already completed. It’s currently building...

Binance Labs Onboards 3 New Crypto Projects For Its Training Program

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has recently expanded its support for by welcoming three new crypto projects into the seventh season of its Incubation Program. Binance Labs, known for bolstering early-stage projects, continues to foster potential game-changers in the Web3 ecosystem. However, admission into the Binance Incubation Program does not guarantee an investment from the venture capital arm. 3 Projects That Joined the Binance Incubation Program The trio of projects selected for this season’s incubation includes Aarc, FluxLayer, and TonTon Games. Each project introduces unique solutions to prevalent challenges in the decentralized space, aiming to...