Chainlink Staking Successfully Launched; 11.1 Million LINK Staked

The highly anticipated upgrade of Chainlink, the launch of Staking v0.1, on the Ethereum mainnet was successfully completed a few hours ago. The feature is a key component of the Chainlink Economics 2.0. Chainlink Staking aims to create stability for the ecosystem. Participants can earn rewards by staking the native LINK token to secure the network by incentivizing honest behavior. …

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Ethereum And Ripple Commit Securities Fraud: Michael Saylor

Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor notoriously doesn’t care much about altcoins, including Ripple (XRP) and Ethereum (ETH). In a most recent podcast appearance, Saylor spoke out about the classification of those cryptocurrencies as securities. In reference to the legal battle between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Saylor laid out that he believes Ripple is an unregistered …

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Huobi Partners With Tron To Launch First National Token DMC

Justin Sun, crypto mogul and founder of the Tron blockchain, has scored another coup. Sun announced a few hours ago that crypto exchange Huobi Global has teamed up with the Tron DAO and DMC Labs to jointly launch the world’s first national token, the Dominica Coin (DMC). Remarkably, the DMC token is the world’s first national token under the authorization …

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Mattel Launches NFT Platform Via ‘Mattel Creations,’ Pivots From WAX To Flow Blockchain

Toy manufacturer Mattel is doubling down on their NFT pursuits, announcing the launch of NFTs on a new dedicated platform, ‘Mattel Creations,’ this week. In a press release obtained by Bitcoinist on Monday, Mattel shared their new platform pursuits, which are expected to be headed by the latest series of the toy company’s Hot Wheels NFTs. Let’s take a quick …

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Aptos

Solana Killer Aptos Stirs Hype And Criticism Ahead Of Listings

With Aptos, one of the most hyped blockchains at the moment celebrated its mainnet launch yesterday. Funded by numerous major crypto ventures – such as a16z, Jump Capital, FTX Ventures and Binance – the project has been surrounded by tremendous expectations since its inception and titled “Solana killer”. The project is a spin-off by former Meta employees who worked on …

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Crypto Corner: The Sports Slice

We’re into the MLB playoffs, but the biggest sports and crypto headlines over the past week weren’t baseball-related (although yes, the MLB does have an NFT deal with growing sports platform Candy Digital). Nonetheless, we had a couple of headlines and topics of discussion around Formula 1 and European soccer to keep things fresh. Let’s take a look at the …

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SEC Moves The Microscope Under NFT Conglomerate Yuga Labs

The SEC is shifting it’s sights towards NFTs, according to emerging reports hitting the wire on Tuesday. The U.S. regulator is apparently looking into whether to deem NFTs as securities and is exploring whether or not the sale of the NFTs violates federal law, including a specific look into Yuga Labs’ ApeCoin distribution. Let’s review what we know in the …

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Temple DAO is the latest protocol to suffer from a vulnerability.

Temple DAO Exploited For $2M

Hackers strike again this week, this time at the expense of an available exploit within Temple DAO’s code. Temple’s “STAX Finance” protocol, which provided a liquidity pool of TEMPLE and FRAX tokens was exploited early Tuesday, resulting in $2.3M worth of tokens seized by the hacker. Let’s look at what we know in the early hours of the exploit. Down …

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Crypto Corner: The Sports Slice

We’re back with The Sports Slice to take a bite into all things sports and crypto. Some of the latest headlines over the past week include the upcoming launch of LaLiga’s new NFT platform, a college quarterback’s new NFT NIL deal, and a crypto jersey patch deal cut unexpectedly short. Let’s dive into all of the past week’s crypto and …

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