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Worldcoin to cease paying Orb operators in USDC as early as November
Worldcoin is set to begin paying its Orb Operators — those rewarded for scanning people's eyes — with its native Worldcoin (WLD) token, phasing out USD Coin…
Games need decentralized randomness to be fair
Quantum mechanics tells us that what looks like a highly predictable and orderly universe is built on a world of unpredictability and mere probability. While the…
Reddit mods dumped tokens hours before blockchain program termination
Popular social network platform Reddit announced the winddown of its blockchain-based community points program on Oct. 17, citing scalability issues. The…
Web3 game project allegedly hired actors to pose as executives in $1.6M exit scam
On Oct. 10, the development team for gaming project FinSoul carried out an alleged exit scam, siphoning away $1.6 million from investors through market…
Blockchain improves charity transparency — But is it right for everyone?
In 2021, the Australian branch of the Red Cross received $90 million to aid the victims of the bushfires that plagued various regions of New South Wales and…
Google Cloud teams up with MultiversX amid blockchain firm’s focus on metaverse
Google Cloud has teamed up with blockchain infrastructure firm MultiversX (formerly Elrond) to boost its Web 3 presence. Google Cloud has integrated MultiversX…
How decentralization can mitigate ‘dystopic’ artificial intelligence risks:…
While the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI) comes with a truckload of benefits, it also comes with massive risks if the technology falls into…
Coinbase open sources code for layer-2 network Base
Coinbase layer-2 network Base has announced it has open-sourced its code repositories and smart contracts to increase transparency and accountability while…
Why the 2024 Bitcoin halving may play out differently than in the past
The impact of the Bitcoin halving on crypto prices is often overestimated and the next halving, set for April 2024, may play out differently than previous ones,…
MultiversX eyes metaverse scalability as CEO sheds light on spatial computing
The metaverse gained attracted a lot of interest from the crypto community and venture capital firms during the peak of the previous bull market. The likes of…