EthCC and Crypto’s Latent Biases
A major Ethereum conference set for Paris is not drawing the same criticisms and concerns around last year’s DevCon in Bogota, Colombia. If the industry wants to grow, it must take a truly global perspective.
The Big Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Bitcoin Nothingburger
The candidate isn’t necessarily biased just because he owns BTC.
U.S. Department of Justice Arrests Engineer Over $9M Crypto Theft
The U.S. Department of Justice arrested a security engineer on wire fraud charges, alleging he stole $9 million worth of crypto from an unnamed decentralized cryptocurrency exchange.
AI-Backed Web3 Security Firm Olympix Raises $4.3M
Boldstart Ventures led the round for the startup, which helps developers avoid vulnerabilities in smart contract code.
MATIC Surges 10% as Polygon’s 2.0 Upgrade Draws Closer
Matic, the native token of layer-2 blockchain Polygon, has surged by 10% from Monday’s low of $0.67 as traders anticipate the upcoming Polygon 2.0 upgrade.
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Application Takes Surveillance to the Next Level
An Information-Sharing Agreement, which appears to be absent from public spot Bitcoin ETF filings, compels a crypto exchange to share trading data up to and including personal information such as a customer’s name and address.
Why Threads Got 100 Million Users When Other Twitter Rivals Could Not
Network effects and ease of use rule the day. And, a lot of people clearly don’t care about decentralization and privacy all that much, says CoinDesk’s Emily Parker.