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Ethereum scaling protocols drive zero-knowledge proof use in 2023
Ethereum (ETH) scaling protocols are dominating the use of zero-knowledge (ZK) rollups, with major launches, new research and healthy competition key points in a…
Crypto miner Hive Digital drops ‘blockchain’ from name amid pivot to AI
Crypto mining firm Hive Blockchain is now calling itself Hive Digital Technologies — after enacting a branding pivot that seeks to highlight its foray into…
Bored Ape floor price falls below 30 ETH: Nifty Newsletter, July 5–11
In this week’s newsletter, read about Ethereum nonfungible token (NFT) royalties hitting their lowest point in two years. Check out Bitcoin Ordinals trading…
Coinbase Wallet launches instant messaging feature with XMTP
Coinbase Wallet users can now send instant messages to each other using their Ethereum identities, according to a July 12 blog post from Coinbase. The new…
Ethereum TPS boost? Starknet ‘Quantum Leap’ goes live
The much-anticipated Quantum Leap upgrade by layer-2 scaling protocol Starknet was recently deployed on the Ethereum mainnet, allowing for as much as 90…
Multichain Executor has been ‘draining’ AnySwap tokens: Report
A person is using the Multichain Executor to “drain” tokens associated with the AnySwap bridging protocol, according to a July 10 report from on-chain sleuth and…
ConsenSys launches Linea zkEVM to further scale Ethereum
The Ethereum ecosystem welcomes another layer-2 scaling solution as ConsenSys begins onboarding partners to its Linea network, which has produced significant…
Arbitrum-based Rodeo Finance exploited for $1.53M, the second time in a week
Arbitrum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Rodeo Finance was exploited for $1.53 million on July 11. The DeFi protocol was exploited using a code…
Arcadia Finance hacker used reentrancy exploit, team demands return of funds
The Arcadia Finance attacker used a reentrancy exploit to drain $455,000 from the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, according to a July 10 post-mortem report…
Connext founder proposes ‘Sovereign Bridged Token’ standard after Multichain…
An Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) made on July 7 seeks to standardize how tokens are bridged between networks. The “Sovereign Bridged Token” standard, or…