Cointelegraph By Andrew Thurman
DeFi summer 2.0? 'Gen 2' tokens on a tear amid wider market slump
As some brand-name decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens sputter, a crop of new projects have emerged that are catching strong bids on the back of...
Basketball billionaires form NBA blockchain use case committee
Blockchain tech may soon become an integral part of the world’s largest basketball league.
According to a report from Sportico yesterday, a group of some...
No crypto ban in India: Finance Minister predicts “very calibrated” stance
Yet another “crypto ban” turns out to be temporary FUD.
In an interview with CNBC this morning, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that reports...
Dev says $31 million Meerkat Finance exploit was a 'test'; will return funds
There may be good news on the horizon for the victims of one of DeFi’s largest-ever exploits.
At 5:30 AM UTC today, a Meerkat Finance...
PAID Network exploiter nets $3 million in infinite mint attack
Paid Network, a DeFi platform aimed at real-world businesses, has been exploited today in an “infinite mint” attack that has sent PAID token prices...
Major Ethereum gas fee overhaul EIP-1559 scheduled for July
A hotly awaited upgrade to the Ethereum network that may result in ETH becoming a deflationary asset is now scheduled for the “London” hard...
‘Better as friends’: DeFi protocols Yearn and Cover announce cessation of merger
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols Yearn Finance and Cover have announced today the end of a protocol merger process initiated in November last year.
The two...
Argo Blockchain CEO becomes first publicly-traded company exec paid in Bitcoin
On Wednesday, British cryptocurrency mining company Argo Blockchain revealed that Argo CEO Peter Wall is now the first executive of a publicly-traded company to...
Binance Smart Chain 'copykat' project loses $31 million in possible rugpull
At roughly 9 am UTC today Meerkat, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol on Binance’s smart contract platform, lost $31 million worth of BNB tokens....
Gemini launches ETF and fund manager-focused custody, clearing, and trade service
Being your own bank isn’t for everyone — and that includes companies and fund managers looking to issue cryptocurrency investment vehicles.
Cryptocurrency exchange and custodial...