The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of June 27-July 3.
The Protocol: 'Private Jet Brandization' Is One Way Polkadot Burnt Cash
Crypto twitterati showed no mercy as Polkadot published a transparency report detailing spending on $87 million of DOT tokens – a lot of it on marketing. PLUS blockchain tech...
Insurance Is the Silent DeFi Guardian
There is a long history of insurers helping to reduce industrial risks, from cars to buildings. They can play a similar role now in DeFi, where a lack of regulation stifles gr...
The Case for Crypto Index Funds
There are already more than a dozen crypto index funds marketed to investors, ranging from $1 million to several hundred million dollars in assets under management. Here’s why...
Obol Labs Forms Industry Group to Push for Decentralized Validator Technology
As blockchain projects push to further decentralize, the developer Obol Labs has formed a group of companies working in the Ethereum ecosystem to concentrate on the growing fi...
What Bitcoin and the American Dream Have in Common
Bitcoin and America mean different things to different people. Both may have been captured by corporate interests. And both are all about freedom.
Bittensor’s TAO Slides 15% After $8M Wallet Drain Attack
The blockchain was paused early Wednesday to contain the exploit, with security researchers suspecting a private key leakage.
Crypto Exchange Kraken Is Considering Going Nuclear
Massive demand for energy from high performance computing and artificial intelligence firms is changing the landscape in terms of power stability, the company’s CTO said in an...
Bitcoin Could Get Ethereum-Style Restaking as Startup Lombard Raises $16M
Lombard is partnering with staking startup Babylon to let users earn interest for "restaking" with Bitcoin – using the asset to secure other crypto networks.