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Ethereum ETF Approval Delayed Until July 8
Until last week, analysts expected Ethereum spot ETFs to be approved by July 2.
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Unlocking Bitcoin's Potential: How Rootstock Uses EVM For Scalability
Daniel Fogg is the CEO of RootstockLabs, the organization behind the Rootstock sidechain, which is a Bitcoin Layer 2 solution designed to enhance Bitcoin's capabilities with smart contract functionality. Rootstock was launched in January 2018, becoming the first Bitcoin sidechain, and is secured by Bitcoin's hashing power through a merged mining process. This innovative sidechain leverages Bitcoin's security while enabling Ethereum compatible smart contracts, aiming to reduce transaction costs and improve scalability.
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DexGuru's GURU Network: Advanced AI Tooling For Blockchains
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The Rise & Fall & Rise of Solana
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Research & Opinion
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SocialFi’s coming of age: Solving for user experience, then DeFi
SocialFi platforms can benefit greatly by fusing elements of web2 and web3 while integrating DeFi features that are less of a technical barrier and more of supplementing resources.
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Exploring Product Revenue Tokens (PRTs), a New Incentive from Index Coop
The Index Coop is launching its new tokens, such as the High Yield ETH Index (hyETH), with PRTs as a novel incentive.
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DeFi
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Data Contradicts Narrative: Ethereum Continues to Dominate Layer 1 Sector
Ethereum leads in terms of smart contracts, Layer 1 revenue and DeFi TVL.
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Aave Launches GHO Stablecoin On Arbitrum
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Markets
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Ethereum ETF Approval Delayed Until July 8
Until last week, analysts expected Ethereum spot ETFs to be approved by July 2.
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CeFi
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Certik Holds $3 Million ‘Hostage’ From Kraken as Exchange Threatens Employees
The cybersecurity firm made a suspiciously large number of transactions to “test” a vulnerability in the crypto exchange.
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Blockchains
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ZKsync Unveils Vision For Elastic Chain Ecosystem After 3.0 Upgrade
ZKsync aims to foster an interconnected ecosystem of ZK Stack-based Layer 2 rollups.
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The Rise & Fall & Rise of Solana
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NFTs & Web3
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Polkadot Community Unhappy With Heavy Treasury Spend
Critics argue that Polkadot’s marketing spend is exerting significant selling pressure on the DOT markets.
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TradFi & Fintech
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Chainlink Powers NAV Data For Sygnum's On-Chain Fidelity Fund
Chainlink is now providing NAV data for Sygnum’s on-chain representation of Fidelity’s Institutional Liquidity Fund.
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Regulation
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Crypto Celebrates Court Dismissing SEC Claims That Secondary BNB Sales Are Securities
Legal experts describe the ruling as a significant victory over the SEC for the web3 sector.
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SEC Targets Ethereum Liquid Staking
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Hacks
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CertiK Accused Of Front-Running Bug Bounties Through Subsidiary
Security researchers have flagged OpenBounty, a platform affiliated with CertiK, for allegedly front-running bug bounty reports.
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