Rug of the Month: April 2022 – Fantom Finished?
Fantom was rugged by Andre Cronje and one of its whales got dangerously close to being liquidated, causing the entire chain to be …
May 3, 2022
Alt Coins News
Permisionless Money Markets: Fuse Protocol Overview
Virtually all lending/borrowing protocols are permissioned. Governance or developer intervention is required to support new tokens, etc. There is an important exception to this rule: Fuse. In this article, we’re going to to cover a high level overview of the Fuse protocol ecosystem. Buckle up, kiddos. We’re going on a trip. First, a bit of
April 19, 2022
BLOCKS DAO LLC – Trying To Move The World On-Chain
BLOCKS DAO LLC is trying to move the world onto the blockchain by offering off-the-shelf code & multi-sig wallet setup as a service, but…
April 10, 2022
Axie Infinity Ronin Bridge Hacked For $545 million – Devs Find Out 6 Days Later
Making secure cross-chain bridges is not easy work, as Axie Infinity’s developers Sky Mavis found out. The leading GameFi protocol runs on the Ronin blockchain, which is optimized for gaming. On March 23rd, the Ethereum side of the Ronin bridge was hacked, for the loss of 173,600 ETH and 25.2 million USDC (~$545 million total
March 29, 2022
The Importance of Hardware Wallets
When you keep your coins on Coinbase, Binance, Crypto.com, and all other centralized exchanges you leave them vulnerable to bad actors. Worst part of all? You don’t own the coins, the exchange does because the exchange has your keys. If you’re serious about crypto you need a hardware wallet. “Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins.”
March 29, 2022
Summarizing the 2022 BIS Innovation Summit
The Bank for International Settlements had their annual Innovation Summit this week. Here is a background summary of the BIS, their intentions for CBDCs, and the ongoing project that is setting the stage.
March 25, 2022
The FED “Tames” Inflation Too Late
The FED increased interest rates for the first time since 2018. Pointing toward an aggressive rate hike schedule.
March 17, 2022
DeFi Kingdoms Chain: Avalanche Multiverse’s First Subnet
Avalanche Multiverse and Defi Kingdoms: Crystalvale The Avalanche Foundation recently announced the Avalanche Multiverse, a $290MM incentive program aimed at accelerating the growth of Avalanche subnets. The first recipient of these incentives is none other than the popular GameFi dApp Defi Kingdoms. In December 2021, after it had already become the most popular dApp on
March 11, 2022
Summarizing the Executive Order on Digital Assets
A summary of the Executive Order that came from Biden today. There is incoming regulatory clarity, CBDC developments are serious, and the US wants to lead in crypto innovation.
March 9, 2022