Bitcoin ‘Four Meggers’: OrdinalsBot Inscribes Largest-Ever File on the OG Blockchain
Inscriptions project OrdinalsBot minted what it says is the largest ever file on Bitcoin: The last in a collection of 1,500 “Pizza Ninjas.”
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Radiant Capital Says North Korean Hackers Behind $50 Million Attack in October
Hackers gained access to a developer’s computer by posing as a former contractor.
Everyone Wants a Piece of the Bitcoin Pie, Now the AI Bots Are Coming for It Too
AI-focused Ethereum layer-2 Mode is the latest network to bridge to Bitcoin in an attempt to get access to deep wells of liquidity held in BTC.
Crypto Gets Shock Video Dose as Users Stream ‘NSFW’ Content to Pump Their Memecoins
Early 2000s-style internet shock videos are making the rounds on a popular crypto platform, with such content including extreme acts like individuals engaging in self-harm, animal cruelty, and explicit sexual content to attract attention and potentially increase token value.
Despite the platform’s moderation efforts, some of this content surfaces in the public view.
The crypto community, particularly on X, has largely criticized the use of shock content to promote tokens. Most tokens associated with such dark themes struggle to achieve significant market capitalization, indicating poor reception by investors.
Protocol Village: Liquid Restaking Platform Puffer Launches Testnet for Ethereum Rollup ‘UniFi’
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Protocol Village: River, Protocol for Securing Communications, Acquires Llama, Protocol for Decentralized Governance
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The Protocol: Crypto Fundraising, Job Losses, Juicy Payouts, Grants for Devs
In this week’s issue of The Protocol, our newsletter on blockchain tech, we’re covering the Optimism’s $42.5M token pledge to Kraken, crypto VC funding, grants for Bitcoin open-source developers, and Polymarket’s (negligible) impact on Polygon’s bottom line.
Protocol Village: Domain Network D3 Global Partners With Identity Digital to Tokenize Domains
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Protocol Village: Crypto Developers Propose ‘Panoramic Governance’ to Incentivize Participation in Layer-2 Chains
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Protocol Village: Nexus Launches ‘World’s First Open Prover Network’ in Beta
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