The urgent need for DePIN.
Opinion by: Carlos Lei, co-founder and CEO of UplinkSeeing Spain, Portugal, and France go dark recently? Sure, millions lost power....
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TON has brief downtime before being restored
The Open Network (TON), an independent layer-1 blockchain that has a symbiotic relationship with the Telegram messaging platform, experienced a...
BitMEX discovers cybersecurity lapses in North Korea hacker group
The BitMEX crypto exchange’s security team discovered gaps in the operational security of the Lazarus Group, a North Korean (DPRK)...
MEXC detects 200% surge in fraud during Q1
The MEXC crypto exchange observed a 200% quarter-over-quarter surge in fraudulent trading activity between January and March 2025, it said...
DePIN Project Mawari Launches Vtubexr Platform, Partners With Japan’s Vtuber Agencies for 3D Fan Engagement
Mawari Corporation has launched an extended reality fan engagement platform designed to provide immersive 3D meet-and-greet experiences for Vtuber fans....
Cork Protocol suffers $12M smart contract hack
Cork Protocol, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, was hit by a smart contract exploit on May 28, resulting in the...
Hashgraph Association Launches Hackathon to Empower 10,000 African Developers, Drive Innovation
The Hashgraph Association and the Exponential Science Foundation have launched a hackathon aimed at empowering Web3 developers in Africa. Participants...
DNA Fund is ‘entrenched’ in Bittensor, decentralized AI, CEO says
Some of blockchain’s earliest adopters are now deeply “entrenching” themselves in decentralized AI, with ecosystems like Bittensor (TAO) emerging as...
Stacks Resumes Block Production Amid Warnings of ‘Occasional Degradation’
Bitcoin Layer 2 blockchain solution Stacks announced on May 24 the resumption of block production after resolving issues related to...
Decentralizing telecom benefits small businesses and telcos — Web3 exec
Decentralizing telecommunication networks financially benefits small businesses and telecom corporations alike, according to Frank Mong, the chief operating officer (COO)...
FIFA Launches Multi-Purpose Blockchain on Avalanche
FIFA, the organization governing the world’s football associations, has launched its custom, engagement-oriented Layer 1 blockchain on Avalanche. FIFA Collect,...
Sui validators freeze majority of stolen funds in $220M Cetus hack
Cetus, a decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) built atop the Sui blockchain network, said $162 million of over $220 million stolen...
Bank lobby is ‘panicking’ about yield-bearing stablecoins — NYU professor
America’s powerful banking lobby is “panicking” over the potential of stablecoins to disrupt their traditional business model, particularly when it...
The crypto market values chains more than standalone applications
Opinion by: Hatu Sheikh, founder of Coin TerminalAlthough blockchains and DApps are critical, crypto industry stakeholders often prioritize applications based...
Crypto.com, Canary launch CRO fund in US
Crypto.com and asset manager Canary Capital are launching a US investment fund designed to provide exposure to the Cronos blockchain’s...
‘Bitcoin Standard’ author backs funding dev to make spamming Bitcoin costly
Economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous, has weighed in on the ongoing debate over spam inscriptions on the...
High-speed oracles disrupting $50B finance data industry — Web3 Exec
Michael James, the head of institutional business development at Douro Labs — the company that developed the Pyth high-speed blockchain...
Bitcoin breaks out while Coinbase breaks down: Finance Redefined
News broke on May 15 that Coinbase was the target of a $20 million extortion attempt after cybercriminals recruited overseas...
Solana Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko Floats Meta-Blockchain Proposal
Yakovenko stated that this meta-blockchain could improve the state of data availability in the digital space, opening the possibility of...
JPMorgan’s Kinexys, Chainlink, Ondo Finance Demo Atomic DvP Settlement for Real-World Assets
Chainlink, JPMorgan’s blockchain unit Kinexys, and Ondo Finance have completed the first cross-chain Delivery versus Payment (DvP) transaction on Ondo...
How to Use tsUSDe on TON for Passive Dollar Yield in 2025
Looking for a way to earn passive income on your crypto without riding the rollercoaster of volatile coins? TsUSDe (the...
As the stablecoin wars heat up, Tether’s USDt reaches $150B market cap
Tether’s USDt (USDT) surpassed a $150 billion market capitalization for the first time on May 12, marking a new milestone...
