BAYC Otherside sales cost an unnecessary $100M in gas fees due to badly optimized code

Syndicate DAO co-founder Will Papper said on May 1 that inefficiencies in the Yuga Labs Otherside land sale caused $100 million to be needlessly wasted on gas fees. In a Twitter thread,... Read more »

Report: Nigerian Trio Allegedly Uses Money Laundering Proceeds to Buy Bitcoins Worth Over $43 Million

Three Nigerian nationals are accused of using money laundering proceeds to buy bitcoin worth over $43 million from cryptocurrency exchange platforms like Binance and Busha. The trio is accused of moving an... Read more »

Ethan Lou shares experience of crypto conference in North Korea

When North Korea announced a crypto conference back in 2018, Canadian journalist Ethan Lou jumped at the opportunity to see what the country’s crypto scene looked like. He encountered many surprises, including... Read more »

MetaMask and MoonPay team up to simplify fiat on ramp

MetaMask users can now use Moonpay to top up crypto wallets. Leading payments provider Moonpay has teamed up with leading crypto wallet provider MetaMask to allow users to purchase ETH with mainstream... Read more »

Uzbekistan President Issues Decree Regulating Cryptocurrencies, Mining and Trading

The government of Uzbekistan has moved to expand its crypto regulations through a decree signed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The document provides definitions for terms like crypto assets, exchange, and mining, and... Read more »

Bitcoin network difficulty breaks into a new all-time high of 29.794T

Reassuring its position as the most resilient blockchain network against attacks, the Bitcoin network recorded a new all-time high network difficulty for the second time this month in April — jumping from its... Read more »

Bifrost reaches its crowdloan soft cap of 300,000 DOT ahead of the Polkadot parachain auction

Bifrost, a decentralized cross-chain liquidity provider for staked assets, has reached its crowdloan soft cap for its Polkadot parachain auction. The protocol currently has over 369,000 DOT contributed to its crowdloan as... Read more »

Bahrain Central Bank Issues New Regulations Governing Operations of Crowdfunding Platforms

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has said new regulations compelling operators of crowdfunding platforms to ensure their products are suitable for clients are set to replace existing rules which were first... Read more »

6 Questions for Dawn Newton of Netki – Cointelegraph Magazine

We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes!   This week,... Read more »

India Exploring Commercial Uses for Central Bank Digital Currency, Says Finance Minister

The Indian government is exploring “several commercial use purposes and not just financial inclusion” for its central bank digital currency. India’s finance minister clarified that the aim is for the digital rupee,... Read more »