Mt. Gox Creditors Reportedly Hit By Failed Login Attempts Amid Repayments
Users claim to have received as many as 22 login attempts from the Mt. Gox portal, ones that they did not initiate.
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Protocol Village: IoTeX ‘DePIN Infrastructure Modules’ to Reduce Development Time
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of July 18-24.
The Protocol: Polymarket Feeds Political Junkies, With Nate Silver
In this week’s issue of CoinDesk’s blockchain tech newsletter, we look at the “alternative news source” that Polymarket’s prediction-betting site has become.
Bitcoin’s ‘OP_CAT’ Possibilities Teased in StarkWare Test Project
StarkWare used its new STARK verifier on the Signet network, a testing environment for Bitcoin, in a proof-on-concept project designed to demonstrate what the oldest blockchain might be capable of were the pending “OP_CAT” technical proposal to get adopted.
Founder’s Gambling ‘Struggles’ Spur Crippling Loss at Crypto Casino Backed by Galaxy
Galaxy is one of several investors who have accused Richard Kim of misappropriating at least $3.67 million of company funds belonging to Zero Edge, his crypto casino.
Exponential.fi Wants to Make It Easier to Invest in DeFi
The platform aims to make it easy to identify opportunities, bridge fiat, assess risk, and invest in crypto all-in-one.
Compound Finance, Celer Site Compromised in Phishing Attack
The website leads to a phishing page that could drain user funds, but the actual protocol remains unaffected.
Protocol Village: SKALE’s ‘Pacifica V3’ Upgrade to Double Transaction Throughput
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of July 18-24.
The Protocol: Side-Dealing Accusations Put Crypto VC Funding in Spotlight
In this week’s blockchain tech newsletter, we’re highlighting the firm Polychain’s accusation against a former general partner over an alleged ethics breach, along with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s speech in Brussels and Bitcoin’s Saxony problem.
Top Crypto VC Says Ex-General Partner Made Undisclosed Side Deal With Portfolio Company
Polychain says Niraj Pant broke the fund’s policies by secretly accepting “adviser” tokens from Eclipse.