Despite a drop in interest compared to 2023, Ethereum remains the blockchain of choice for crypto whitehat hackers, with Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism and Solana gaining traction. That’s according to a breakdown of the ethical hacker ecosystem compiled by the bug bounty and security services platform Immunefi in its 2024 report,…
While innovations are emerging across the crypto industry to address environmental concerns, Bitcoin’s contribution to global carbon emissions remains a major point of contention. Bitcoin’s Environmental Problem Bitcoin’s PoW mechanism relies on miners solving complex cryptographic problems, consuming vast amounts of computational power and energy. According to estimates from the…
Cardano, the layer-1 blockchain launched in 2017 by Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson, activated its highly anticipated “Chang” upgrade on Sunday, marking the ecosystem’s long-planned shift towards decentralized governance. With the Chang upgrade now live, ADA token holders will be able to shape Cardano’s future by electing governance representatives and voting…
Sluggish crypto prices were on the receiving end of two positive catalysts on Friday, first as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed that a monetary easing cycle will begin next month, and then as crypto-friendly RFK Jr. threw his support behind the (also crypto-friendly) GOP standard-bearer Donald Trump in…
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The Tezos-branded, non-custodial crypto card will take place on Etherlink, an Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 blockchain powered by Tezos Smart Rollups technology. Matercard and Baanx also have a debit card with DeFi firm 1Inch and are working on one with MetaMask. Former Circle Analyst on Stablecoin and CBDCs Bitcoin ETF Investors…
Developer teams behind the Tezos blockchain unveiled “Tezos X,” a set of technological upgrades they say could bring a “huge boost in performance, composability and interoperability.” The roadmap, setting out a development plan for the next two years, calls for splitting off transaction execution into a separate “canonical rollup” that…
Earlier this month, Decrypt’s sister Web3 media outlet Rug Radio headed to Basel to take part in the Digital Art Mile, a new digital art fair format that showcased contemporary and historical digital art from around the world. “We wanted to bridge these two worlds—the traditional art world and the…
On Monday, June 24, Tether, the issuer of the popular stablecoin USDT, announced its decision to halt the minting of USDT on the Algorand and EOS blockchain networks. The company cited plans to concentrate on blockchains with expanding communities as the reason for this change. Although new token issuance has…
–> UPDATED: June 24, 2024, 8:31AM EDT Tether will discontinue support for and Algorand implementations by stopping the minting of on both blockchains today. USDT redemptions on EOS and Algorand will continue for the next 12 months, when Tether may evaluate and announce further changes. “We assure our community that…