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The exploiter behind the $46 million crypto theft against KyberSwap has demanded its execs and tokenholders ease up on the hostilities, threatening to push out negotiations until everyone is “more civil.”In an on-chain message addressed to KyberSwap executives, tokenholders and ...

The city of Lugano, the economic capital of Italian-speaking southern Switzerland, will integrate the Polygon proof-of-stake (PoS) protocol into its crypto-friendly payment app, MyLugano. According to the announcement on Polygon Labs’ website from Nov. 22, the updated version of MyLug ...

Bitcoin (BTC) succumbed to profit-booking on Nov. 13 and 14, which pulled the price below $35,000. Corrections are a normal part of every up-move and are considered healthy as they shake out the weak hands and allow the stronger hands to add to their positions. A note of caution to th ...

Plasma, a once-prominent Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution, should be revisited by teams currently working on zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines (EVMs), says Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.Invented in 2017, Plasma diverts data and computation — except deposits, withdrawals ...

Crypto exchange OKX has launched a testnet for an upcoming Ethereum layer-2 network named “X1,” according to a Nov. 14 announcement. The network is being developed using the Polygon chain development kit (CDK) and will use zero-knowledge proofs to validate deposits and withdrawals between layers. ...

Solana's native token (SOL) experienced an impressive 22% surge on Nov. 10, breaking past the $54 mark for the first time since May 2022. Notably, this surge occurred amid the continuous selling of SOL tokens by FTX's bankruptcy estate. The Delaware Bankruptcy Court approved the sale of the faile ...

News of BlackRock registering the iShares Ethereum Trust increased expectations that the asset manager may eventually apply for an Ether (ETH) spot exchange-traded fund. This is a positive sign as it shows that BlackRock’s cryptocurrency aspirations are not limited to Bitcoin (BTC).M ...

Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally stalled near $36,000, but the bulls have not hurried to book profits. According to Glassnode analysis, the Long-Term Holder metric, which are addresses holding Bitcoin for at least 155 days, supply is near an all-time high, while the Short-Term Holder, addresses holding coin ...

The developers of the NEAR and Polygon networks are teaming up to create a zero-knowledge (ZK) prover for Web Assembly (WASM) blockchains, according to a joint announcement on Nov. 8. The new prover, called “zkWASM,” will for the first time allow WASM-based networks to join the Polygo ...

Bitcoin (BTC) soared above $35,000 on Nov. 2 and that may have sucked in the aggressive bulls who speculated that the next leg of the up-move was beginning. However, the price quickly turned around and fell back below $35,000 signaling that the breakout may have been a fake move.A mild cor ...

Bitcoin (BTC) skyrocketed 28.5% in October, its second-best monthly gain of the year behind the 40% rally in January. After the strong showing in October, the next question on investors’ minds is, could the bullish momentum continue and Bitcoin extend its recovery going forward?Bernstein s ...

Warren Buffett may still view cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin (BTC) as “rat poison squared,” but he is generating big profits from his position in a crypto-friendly bank in 2023.Warren Buffett’s “crypto bet” up $130 million in 2023The “Oracle of Omah ...

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading above $33,600 for the past two days, indicating that the bulls are not rushing to the exit. After a sharp rally, if the price does not give up much ground, it may cause FOMO and ignite another round of buying. That could push the markets further into overboug ...

Bitcoin (BTC) easily soared above the $31,000 to $32,400 resistance zone on Oct. 23, which came as a suprise to many market participants. Usually, the price tends to consolidate or hesitate near stiff overhead resistance levels but that was not the case this time around.Market participants ...

Polygon Labs has launched the Ethereum contract for the new Polygon token, POL, according to an October 25 announcement. The new token is intended to replace the ecosystem’s current token, MATIC. However, the team said users presently don't need to exchange their MATIC for POL. ...

Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $30,000 on Oct. 20, indicating that the path of least resistance is to the upside. Grayscale Investments filing a new application with the United States Securities and Exchanges Commission for a new spot Bitcoin ETF may have acted as a bullish trigger.In another po ...

Stablecoin issuer Circle has launched a new tool that it says will allow developers to “remove the complexity” of building Web3 apps, according to an announcement and accompanying social media post on October 19. Called “Smart Contract Platform,” the new tool allows ...

Ethereum layer-2 scaling solutions Starknet and zkSync are among the few platforms to have increased their total monthly active developer counts over the last 12 months, data shows.While Starknet and zkSync only recorded increases of 3% and 6%, respectively, the likes of Ethereum, Polygon ...

Manta, a blockchain network focusing on zero-knowledge (ZK) applications, will migrate its software from OP Stack to Polygon CDK, according to an October 16 announcement. This means that Manta will not be integrated into the upcoming Optimism Superchain and will instead become part of the Polygon ...

Bold ambitions for a restaurant and private members lounge in San Francisco, linked to non-fungible tokens (NFTs), have been abruptly abandoned. The project, which was under construction in Salesforce Park, was set to feature the "Sho Restaurant" and "Sho Club Sky Lounge." Access to the Sho Club ...

The bulls tried to shake Bitcoin (BTC) from its slumber on Sept. 7 but the rally was short-lived. This suggests a lack of clarity between the bulls and the bears about Bitcoin’s next directional move. Analyst CryptoCon said on X (formerly Twitter) that Bitcoin could remain in a “mid cycle lull” u ...

Rario, a Polygon-based platform issuing cricket-related nonfungible tokens (NFTs), has reportedly seen its founders leaving the firm after two years since launch.Founders of Rario, including Rario CEO Ankit Wadhwa and chief technology officer Sunny Bhanot, are being pushed out as investors ...

Blockchain analytic firm Lookonchain flagged a crypto wallet allegedly belonging to Polygon Foundation that transferred large amounts of Matic tokens on Binance. Polygon Labs founder Sandeep Nailwal refuted the claim and said it was a case of mislabeling and the wallet doesn’t belong to Pol ...

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading between $25,333 and $26,156 since Sep. 1. Typically, a volatility squeeze is followed by an expansion in volatility but it is difficult to predict the direction of the breakout with certainty. CoinGlass data shows that Bitcoin has fallen for six consecut ...

Crypto betting platform Stake has reopened deposits and withdrawals and resumed services for users only five hours after the platform was hacked to the tune of $41.3 million, blockchain security firms estimate.Stake confirmed that all services resumed at 9:28pm UTC time on Sept. 4 — ...

Bitcoin’s (BTC) volatility has increased over the past few days. The price soared on Aug. 29 after Grayscale scored a victory over the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, the euphoria was short-lived as the price gave back all the recent gains on the news that the SEC ...

Bitcoin (BTC) led the cryptocurrency markets higher on Aug. 29 following Grayscale’s victory in the lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. However, the rally could not be sustained as analysts cautioned that the victory did not guarantee the approval of a spot Bitco ...

Bitcoin has been stuck inside a tight range in August. Glassnode lead on-chain analyst Checkmate highlighted that the spread between the upper and lower Bollinger Bands for Bitcoin has shrunk to 2.9%, its third-tightest ever. Typically, periods of low volatility are followed by a ...

Bitcoin continues to frustrate investors with its tight-range consolidation, giving no clue about the possible direction of a breakout. Typically, the longer the range, the stronger the eventual breakout from it. Therefore, traders should be on their toes to latch on to the breakout when it ...

Non-fungible token project y00ts is again switching blockchain networks, only four months after bridging the majority of its NFTs from Solana to Polygon. DeLabs, the NFT firm behind y00ts, announced via its X (Twitter) account on Aug. 9 it will soon be migrating to Ethereum in li ...

USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle has released a beta version of a multiparty computation (MPC) wallet service, according to an Aug. 8 announcement. The new service will allow developers of decentralized finance (DeFi) apps, Web3 video games, e-commerce services and other blockchain applications to c ...

Ratings agency Fitch downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating from AAA to AA+ on Aug. 1 and this move dented the risk on sentiment. The U.S. equities markets witnessed profit-booking on Aug. 2 and the cryptocurrency market’s recovery stalled in its tracks.However, after the kn ...

The 25 basis point rate hike by the Federal Reserve on July 26 and the subsequent commentary by Fed Chair Jerome Powell failed to catapult Bitcoin (BTC) out of its range. This suggests that the event did not have any surprises and the outcome was already priced in by the markets.The crypto ...

Bitcoin plunged to $29,000 on July 24, signaling that bears are trying to seize control. It looks like the failure to hold on to the higher levels may have tempted short-term bulls to book profits and aggressive bears to initiate short positions.Although the near term looks bearish, l ...

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week.The past week in DeFi saw new advancements in zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs) as a scaling solution a ...

Bitcoin continues to test investors’ patience, as it remains stuck inside a tight range. Although the near term is boring, traders need to be on their toes because narrow ranges are generally followed by a sharp increase in volatility. The only problem is that it is difficult to predict the ...

The development firm behind the Chainlink protocol and its native LINK token has gone live with its cross-chain protocol, aimed at providing interoperability between traditional financial firms and both public and private blockchains.In a July 17 post on the Chainlink blog, Chainlink ...

Bitcoin remains stuck inside a narrow range, making it difficult to predict the direction of the next possible breakout. The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which generally moves in inverse correlation to Bitcoin (BTC), dropped below 100, but that has failed to propel Bitcoin higher. This suggests ...

Ripple Labs’ victory in the case against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission gives a significant boost to the crypto industry. In addition to benefitting Ripple and XRP (XRP), analysts believe that the ruling will weaken the regulator’s case against Binance and Coinbase.In ...

Polygon (MATIC) has experienced a significant price increase on July 13, driven by several key factors. These include a recent positive court ruling for XRP, increased activity of decentralized applications (Dapps) on the Polygon Network, and the highly anticipated launch of Polygon 2.0.MATIC ...

Bitcoin is still struggling to stay above $31,000. While a tight consolidation near the overhead resistance is a positive sign, the failure to rise above it may result in short-term liquidations. However, a shallow pullback should not be considered a trend change because, many times, ...

Bitcoin (BTC) witnessed a volatile trading session on the last day of the quarter. The bulls were trying to maintain Bitcoin’s price above $31,000 but they received a jolt on a Wall Street Journal report which stated that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had returned app ...

Polygon Labs, creator of the Polygon network, has proposed an architecture for its forthcoming “Polygon 2.0” project. The team suggested in a June 29 blog post that the new project should be made up of four different “layers” that will combine to create a web of networks u ...

A large part of the recent leg of Bitcoin’s rally started after BlackRock filed to list a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on June 15. Several applications by other firms have been rejected by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the past. However, BlackRock’s filing has ...

Worldcoin is the cause of a slew of Safe deployments to the Optimism (OP) network over the past week, according to a June 27 social media post from Tiago Sada, head of product for Worldcoin developer Tools for Humanity. The deployments had caused a stir on Twitter, as users wondered who wa ...

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week.The past week in DeFi was filled with artificial intelligence (AI)-centered developments on Etherscan, ...

The rush to apply for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) rejuvenated the bulls, but this news is likely to boost the price only to a certain distance. As the price moves up, the risks of a crash increase if none of the ETF applications are approved. Trading firm QCP Capital, for exam ...

Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic has proposed upgrading the Polygon proof-of-stake (PoS) network to a “zkEVM validium” version, according to a June 20 forum post. If the upgrade is implemented, the new version will rely on zero-knowledge proofs to increase security. ...

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has received over $1 million in donations in slightly more 24 hours from the crypto community to pay for his legal fees in a defamation lawsuit.ZachXBT, known for his investigative work in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, has become embroiled in a ...

Bitcoin (BTC) is witnessing a tough battle between buyers and sellers near the $25,000 mark. A minor cause of worry for the bulls is that even the news of BlackRock having filed an application for a Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund could not boost prices higher. This suggests that investors rema ...

New York-based derivatives exchange Bakkt is delisting three popular altcoins due to recent regulatory developments in the United States. According to a Fortune report, trading of Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC), and Cardano (ADA) has been suspended.The decision follows last week's lawsuits ...

DApp Store Kit, which was initially incubated by Polygon Labs, will integrate Ready Games’ mobile game development toolkit to help developers roll out Web3 games. DApp Store Kit’s toolkit for deploying Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible decentralized application (DApp) stores will combine ...

The United States equities markets rose after the Consumer Price Index print on June 13 came in below expectations, but Bitcoin and the altcoins failed to recover. This suggests that cryptocurrency traders are focused on crypto-specific issues and are not buying on favorable macroeconomic news.&n ...

On June 12, Polygon Labs announced “Polygon 2.0,” a set of upgrades that seeks to establish the “Value Layer” of the internet, which the company says will allow users “to create, exchange, and program value.” ...

After the tough sell-off seen in the past week, the cryptocurrency markets will be looking for some support from the macroeconomic data this week. The all-important United States consumer price index report on June 13 will be followed up by the Federal Reserve’s policy decision on June 14.  ...

The United States securities regulator has in recent lawsuits designated a slate of cryptocurrencies as securities, including Algorand (ALGO) and Flow (FLOW), which hit all-time price lows following the declaration.On June 10, ALGO and FLOW hit their respective historic lows of $0.098 and ...

Bitcoin (BTC) challenged three-month lows into June 10 as altcoins in particular felt the heat from United States regulatory pressure.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingViewAltcoin bloodbath as exchanges reshape landscapeData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and T ...

Bitcoin remains well above the crucial support at $25,250, indicating that market participants have shrugged off the news of the lawsuits by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Binance and Coinbase. When markets do not stay lower for long after negative news, i ...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is working with India-based crypto fund Crypto Relief and Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal to send $100 million toward COVID-19 research and medical infrastructure development in India. Buterin and Nailwal will receive $90 million in USD Coin (USDC) fr ...

Grill.chat, a chat app based on the Subsocial network, has now implemented Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) wallet compatibility, allowing users to chat using their Ethereum identities and send crypto to each other via Polygon, according to a June 7 announcement.Subsocial is a Polkadot  ...

The United States equities markets rallied sharply on June 2 even though nonfarm payrolls in May rose by 339,000, blowing past economists’ expectations of a 190,000 increase. A few analysts pointed out that the market was possibly encouraged by the slower growth rate of hourly earnings, which was ...

Digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus is stepping up its tokenization efforts in Europe through a full integration with the Polygon blockchain, the company announced on June 2. The move will allow its clients to automatically issue digital securities. Taurus claims to have over ...

A renowned cryptocurrency analyst believes Litecoin altcoin is preparing for a "pre-halving rally," which should begin in early August. Michel van de Poppe opined that the LTC coin needs to overcome strong resistance at the $93 level to start the rally. In this case, the ...

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Naylwal celebrated the success of the collection This was helped by the popularity of the social network and sound policies Polygon co-founder Sandeep Naylwal took to Reddit to answer a bunch of questions and share his optimism about th ...

The co-founder of Polygon, an Etherium scaling solution, Sandeep Naival believes that Web3-based gaming projects will be one of the main drivers of mass cryptocurrency adoption. During a Q&A session on the Reddit forum, Sandeep Naiwal was asked if he sees any blockchain ...

The rise in cryptocurrency prices in the first four months of 2023 was replaced by a decline in May, which turned into a sideways trend amid several events. Bitcoin Bitcoin rose 0.35% in seven days, from May 12 to May 19. The bigge ...

Polygon (MATIC) broke through the support line of the long-term structure. This could be a signal of the end of the long-term growth phase. The daily timeframe also supports the continuation of the decrease in the rate of MATIC, because a bearish pattern has formed on the chart here. According ...

Polygon (MATIC) is trying to make a bearish breakout from its long-term price structure. This jeopardizes all the growth seen since the beginning of this year. The daily timeframe is also giving bearish signals. As a consequence, the MATIC course needs an urgent bullish reversal to neutralize the ...

Athereum, Polygon and Solana co-founders invested in the startup The company plans to invest in cryptocurrency software projects Cryptocurrency venture capital firm Credibly Neutral received a $5.5 million investment.. The project was funded by a group of inve ...

Sotheby's Metaverse Ecosystem to Incorporate Secondary Trading Platform for NFTs. Sotheby's, the renowned auction house, has announced the integration of a secondary trading platform for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) within its Metaverse ecosystem, which serves as a platform for digital artwork and ...

Google Cloud's Blockchain Node Engine service is expanding its capabilities by adding support for the Polygon second-layer solution, thanks to a strategic partnership with Polygon Labs. This new development will allow developers to deploy Polygon nodes quickly and easily using Google Cloud's infr ...

It will allow transfers from Ethereum Transactions will take 30-60 minutes Polygon announced the launch of the Polygon PoS bridge on the Polygon zkEVM network. Recall that this is a new network that opened at the end of March in beta. We have detailed instruct ...

It lets you run the validator in 1 hour The finished product will be released in the coming months The LayerZero project has introduced a tool with the working name Essence. It will allow you to start and install the validator (Oracle & Relayer) in just 1 hou ...

The company is partnering with Unstoppable Domains for this. The service will begin in May Domains can be mined on the Polygon blockchain Wallet address can be reduced to two characters Customers at Binance US will soon be able to create d ...

Extension to take effect May 1 Users will be able to make transactions on all three blockchains The Phantom cryptocurrency wallet will begin supporting Ethereum and Polygon blockchains. Brandon Millman, CEO and co-founder of Phantom, said the integration will ...

The Polygon (MATIC) rate has been losing ground since February and reached the support of a long-term pattern, which has been holding back the price since June 2022 A bearish break of the long-term bullish structure will be a negative signal for MATIC.  Will the price ...

Polygon (MATIC) rose on positive market reaction to Ethereum's successful network update, but its long-term prospects remain uncertain and it remains to be seen whether the bulls will be able to avoid a significant correction MATIC is the native token of the Polygon network, a popular second-leve ...

A new report from cryptanalytics platform IntoTheBlock says that by the start of the week, Ethereum holders had applied to withdraw 868,631 ETH worth more than $1.8 billion from staking. Approximately 63% of the ethers pending the completion of the withdrawal operation pr ...

Polygon (MATIC) is currently trading at a critical level, which may determine its long-term trend. As the native token of the popular Polygon network, MATIC helps to reduce transaction costs and speed up transactions using sidechains. These sidechains operate independently but are connected to th ...

A colossal "whale of the market" in the form of Shiba Inu has made an enormous transfer of nearly a quarter of a trillion SHIB mem tokens in a single transaction. Etherscan, a blockchain data-monitoring service, reported that a major investor moved almost 260 billion SHIB tokens, with a value of ...

The potential for a Polygon price surge is imminent, although it may be followed by a final dip that could mark the end of the MATIC correction period. As the native token of the Polygon network, which serves as a popular second layer scaling solution for Ethereum blockchain, MATIC has been subje ...

BeInCrypto's team of editors has curated a unique list of the top five altcoins with the most potential in March, based on upcoming events and ecosystem developments. Optimism (OP), Polygon (MATIC), and Filecoin (FIL) have made the cut due to their respective mainnet upgrades launching next month ...