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Stablecoins   -   Aug 28, 2024 MakerDAO, One of Ethereum’s Oldest Projects, Officially Rebrands to Sky
MakerDAO, One of Ethereum’s Oldest Projects, Officially Rebrands to Sky

With the rebrand complete, two new tokens, $SKY, and $USDS, are set to be introduced, each designed to streamline governance and enhance regulatory compliance of the project.

Alexander Mardar
Stablecoins   -   Aug 27, 2024 PayPal USD Thrives on Solana, Surpassing $1 Billion Market Cap
PayPal USD Thrives on Solana, Surpassing $1 Billion Market Cap

PYUSD has established itself as an investment instrument. But can this help the stablecoin become a mean of exchange?

Alexander Mardar
Ethereum   -   Aug 23, 2024 Locking Crypto Doesn't Help Price: Ethereum's Case
Locking Crypto Doesn't Help Price: Ethereum's Case

The ratio of staked Ethereum is growing consistently, yet it does not affect the token's price. Speculative markets and short-term sentiment seem to have more say in the price discovery of crypto with little monetary utility

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Exchanges   -   Aug 21, 2024 Justin Sun Enters the Meme-coin Frenzy with Tron's New Token Launcher
Justin Sun Enters the Meme-coin Frenzy with Tron's New Token Launcher

Justin Sun has launched SunPump, a direct competitor to Solana’s Pump.fun, which enables fast and easy meme-coin creation on the Tron blockchain. The platform has quickly attracted a large user base, generating substantial revenue.

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L2   -   Aug 20, 2024 Bumpy Road to Decentralization: Optimism Disables Permissionless Fraud Proofs
Bumpy Road to Decentralization: Optimism Disables Permissionless Fraud Proofs

Now the team is planning a network update with a hard fork set for about three weeks from now, aiming to fix the security vulnerabilities they've found and get their fraud proofs back up and running.

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Coins and tokens   -   Aug 19, 2024 IOTA Achieves Shari'a Compliance: Paving the Way for Islamic Finance Integration
IOTA Achieves Shari'a Compliance: Paving the Way for Islamic Finance Integration

Islamic finance adheres to the principles of Shari'a law, which prohibits the earning or payment of interest and emphasizes transactions backed by tangible assets or services.

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Bridges and Interoperability   -   Aug 16, 2024 Stretching Wrapped Bitcoin: The $9 Billion Bridge Project Enters Into a Controversial Partnership
Wrapped Bitcoin WBTC

The combination of Justin Sun’s reputation and the existing troubles at Bitgo, Wrapped Bitcoin's (WBTC’s) custodian, is causing alarm within the crypto community. Many fear that this mix could lead to instability and credibility issues for the largest Bitcoin to Ethereum bridge.

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L1   -   Aug 14, 2024 The Struggle for Transparency and Reform in Cosmos Leadership
Cosmos blockchain

The Interchain Foundation faces growing scrutiny as allegations of opaque leadership and mismanagement surface within the Cosmos community.

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