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14.05 / 08:39

Blockchain Ethereum defi Ethereum 2.0 Polkadot vs. Ethereum: Two equal chances to dominate the Web3 world

For most casual digital asset investors, the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade promises to be a game-changing event that will improve efficiency, reduce network costs and propel the entire blockchain and crypto space closer to a Web3 reality.

14.05 / 08:39

business Blockchain Ethereum Hackers Phishing attacks Etherscan Etherscan, CoinGecko warn against ongoing MetaMask phishing attacks

Popular crypto analytics platforms Etherscan and CoinGecko have parallelly issued an alert against an ongoing phishing attack on their platforms. The firms began investigating the attack after numerous users reported unusual MetaMask pop-ups prompting users to connect their crypto wallets to the website.

14.05 / 06:45

Blockchain Technology Adoption Gaming Metaverse-as-a-service will be the basis of the next internet era of Web3

The concept of the Metaverse has been around since the 1980s, but it has only been in recent years that we’ve seen hundreds of projects popping up on the scene. What we are currently experiencing are gamified worlds with limited integration and engagement abilities. Right now, the Metaverse is still a blank canvas for early adopters to test and entertain the concept. When looking at the future of engagement in the Metaverse and bridging the gaps between the physical and digital worlds, however, we need to push the boundaries and go beyond what is currently seen as a metaverse. Let us begin looking at leaders who have begun building the next internet, which promises to be powerful for commerce, engagement and entertainment.

14.05 / 03:19

Blockchain cryptocurrency defi TRON Returns The TRON Grand Hackathon 2022 Returns for Season 2

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13.05 / 21:11

Blockchain Stablecoin Tokens Terraform Labs Terra Breaking: Do Kwon proposes Terra revival, including token redistribution plan

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has tabled a proposal to preserve the Terra ecosystem following the historic de-pegging of its algorithmic stablecoin, UST, and the resulting death spiral that plunged LUNA tokens to practically zero.

13.05 / 20:55

Blockchain Lowe's Digital Luna TerraUSD Crash Shows Risks of Algorithmic Stablecoins

While TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin holders planned for their currency holdings always to be worth one dollar, a recent massive drop in the value of the cryptocurrency markets have led to a severe decline in value, touching a low of $0.30 on May 11, 2022. Here's a look at what happened, why this stablecoin was able to drop below its target value, and what investors can learn from the crash of Terra (LUNA) and TerraUSD.

13.05 / 20:29

Blockchain YouTube Bitcoin youtuber Crypto Stories: YouTuber CryptoWendyO shares how her healthcare skills helped with crypto trading

CryptoWendyO heard about Bitcoin (BTC) on the radio and decided to take a risk. Little did she know, the risk she would take would change her life in ways she never thought possible. The influencer shared her Bitcoin journey in this episode of Crypto Stories.

13.05 / 19:17

Blockchain Technology Stablecoin Adoption What happened? Terra debacle exposes flaws plaguing the crypto industry

The past week has been a dark period in the history of crypto, with the total market capitalization of this industry dipping as low as $1.2 trillion for the first time since July 2021. The turmoil, in large part, has been due to the real-time disintegration of Terra, a Cosmos-based protocol that powers a suite of algorithmic stablecoins.

13.05 / 17:47

business Blockchain Adoption Supply Chain Blockchains are forever: DLT makes diamond industry more transparent

Diamonds are some of the world’s most valued gemstones, and the global diamond industry has managed to remain afloat despite being partially eclipsed by the emergence of modern stocks and novel virtual assets.

13.05 / 17:33

Blockchain cryptocurrency NFT Quik.com Launches Minting of .Metaverse, .VR, .Chain NFT Domains

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13.05 / 14:49

business Blockchain Stablecoin Investments Rescue Swiss bail asset manager No rescue for Terra: Swiss asset manager denies $3B LUNA/UST bail-out talks

GAM Investments has quashed fake news reports that surfaced on Friday that claimed the Swiss asset manager would invest some $3 billion to aid in the recovery of the Terra ecosystem, including LUNA and TrueUSD (UST) stablecoin.

13.05 / 14:47

Blockchain cryptocurrency What is a Launchpad? And Why Are BoostX and FireStarter (FLAME) Ones to Look Out For?

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13.05 / 14:15

Blockchain Lowe's BLOCK Luna Terra Resumes after Halting Blockchain Production to Prevent Governance Attacks

Terraform Labs, the company which supports the Terra ecosystem, briefly halted the Terra blockchain for two hours on Thursday after a dramatic slump in LUNA and UST, before restarting at around 1:45 p.m. local time.

13.05 / 14:15

Blockchain Ethereum CEO Platform Fine World's 1st Fine-Dining NFT Concept Auction to Conduct in May

The world’s first fine-dining non-fungible token (NFT) concept has announced its NFT dining auction schedules.

13.05 / 14:15

Blockchain Target Platform Illicit Activities in DeFi Sector Seen Rising in Past Two Years: Chainalysis

Illicit cryptocurrency transactions in the decentralised finance (DeFi) sector have been rising over the last two years, according to the Web3 Safety & Compliance report from Chainalysis.

13.05 / 13:21

Blockchain Terra Luna Terra Blockchain Halted Again as Validators Search for ‘Plan to Reconstitute It’

The Terra (LUNA) blockchain has been halted by network validators for the second time, after saying on Thursday that block production had been resumed again. Despite the network halt, the token continues to be traded on some exchanges.

13.05 / 13:05

business Blockchain Stablecoin Binance Terra Usd Breaking: Binance suspends LUNA and UST trading amid issues on Terra blockchain

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has suspended trading pairs with Terra ecosystem's cryptocurrencies, LUNA and TerraUSD (UST), on its platform following the major crash of the algorithmic stablecoin.

13.05 / 12:11

Blockchain defi Liquidity lending defi protocols Exploit DeFi protocols declare losses as attackers exploit LUNA price feed discrepancy

The seemingly endless freefall of Terra (LUNA) affected two decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols due to a price discrepancy, as the Chainlink price feed for LUNA gets suspended over extreme market conditions.

13.05 / 10:55

Blockchain Stablecoin Adoption Decentralization Terra Usd Terra Trust in stablecoins 'infinitely more important' than collateral

In light of recent market effects due to the collapse of the Terra USD (UST) stablecoin, several questions should be answered about what makes a stablecoin usable as the crypto market expands.

13.05 / 08:39

Blockchain Ethereum Donations donates Vitalik donates $4M to Uni of NSW for pandemic detection tool

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has donated $4 million worth of USD Coin (USDC) to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to support the development of a pandemic detection tool.

13.05 / 07:47

business Blockchain Adoption education TZ APAC’s Colin Miles: Blockchain will be taught in classrooms in 3-5 years

Colin Miles, the newly-appointed CEO of TZ APAC expects blockchain and web 3.0 curricula to start becoming an integral part of secondary and tertiary education within the next three to five years.

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