Blockchain News

Almost $19 billion worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen in thefts dating back to 2011 and the industry continues to grapple with rising blockchain-related crime, according to a report from Crystal Intelligence. The report notes 785 incidents of crypto theft comprising 220 security breaches, 345 decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks and 220 fraud schemes. The largest theft occurred […]

While lagging behind Solana, TON’s daily active addresses have exceeded Ethereum’s figures every day except for one thus far in June. Some believe TON could close the distance in market cap with Solana. The Open Network (TON) Blockchain is showing signs it may be the next Solana by virtue of challenging the historical smart contract […]

Blockchain firm Ripple has launched a Japan and Korea fund, aimed at driving innovation on the XRP Ledger as it continues to expand its presence in Asia-Pacific. XRP is a cryptocurrency which is powered by the XRP Ledger, an open-source, public blockchain built for corporations. Ripple uses blockchain and XRP to facilitate real-time, cross-border payments. […]

Polygon has launched a $720 million Community Treasury dedicated to supporting blockchain projects over the next 10 years. The initiative promises to support developers within the Polygon and Ethereum ecosystems. The $720 billion fund will allocate an initial 35 million Polygon tokens (worth roughly $25 million) for the Community Grants Program (CGP) first season. The […]

Apple is taking a deep dive into AI with its new Apple Intelligence suite of features across iPhones, iPads, and Macs. While some requests will, with user permission, be routed to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a top exec says Apple’s own AI services rely on a “blockchain-ish” model to ensure user privacy. But what does that really […]

Blockchain firm Ripple has launched a Japan and Korea fund, aimed at driving innovation on the XRP Ledger as it continues to expand its presence in Asia-Pacific. XRP is Ripple’s native cryptocurrency which is powered by the XRP Ledger, an open-source, public blockchain built for corporations. Ripple uses blockchain and crypto to facilitate real-time, cross-border […]

The Sui Foundation has announced the recipients of its fourth cohort of Sui Academic Research Awards, providing funding to 20 research teams from prestigious universities such as UC Berkeley, Yale, NYU, EPFL, and the National University of Singapore. This initiative aims to advance blockchain technology, smart contract programming, and products built on the Sui platform, […]

Blockchain technology could add $60 billion to the economy and reverse three decades of slow productivity growth, Australian politician Andrew Charlton told a room of digital asset executives on Tuesday. Australia’s productivity growth grew at a “reasonably healthy” 2.1% in the 2000s, but now it’s simply not high enough to sustain basic increases in living […]

Coinbase, the major cryptocurrency exchange, has ignited a firestorm in the world of blockchain analytics. In a move that could reshape how we measure network health, they’ve proposed a brand new metric: the H-Index. Distorting Blockchain Adoption Metrics Traditionally, metrics like daily transactions were the holy grail for gauging blockchain adoption. However, these were easily […]

Recently, excitement has surged within the decentralised finance (DeFi) community as Aave Blockchain unveils its plans to introduce a new blockchain following its Version 4 upgrade. Meanwhile, Notcoin displays a bullish market trend, with its $NOT token experiencing significant growth. Amid these developments, BlockDAG has claimed the top position on CoinSniper, sparking considerable interest with […]