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- A $30M BNB position on the Venus lending protocol belonging to the perpetrator of a $560M hack was liquidated amid the Aug. 17 crypto market crash.
https://thedefiant.io/binance-bridge-hacker-hit-by-usd30m-liquidation-on-venus
- The company plans to allow Uniswap’s fillers to facilitate trades across blockchains later this year. It cites protection against maximal extractable value (MEV), and gas-free swaps, as other benefits of UniswapX. In practice, fillers will pay gas fees and factor them into their quotes, but the upshot is that users won’t need to acquire a network’s native token to pay gas fees.
The protocol's UNI token is up 2% in the past 24 hours, ahead of major digital assets like BTC, ETH, and BNB, all of which have lost value in that span.
https://thedefiant.io/uniswap-releases-dex-aggregator-protocol
- Multichain, a cross-chain bridging protocol that operates on dozens of blockchains, has been hit by an exploit whose cause is yet to be determined. The team behind the protocol has confirmed that over $120M of digital assets were transferred to unknown wallets and that it is investigating the incident.
https://thedefiant.io/over-usd120m-drained-from-multichain-bridge
- I just voted "Yes" on "Stargate Deployment On Kava" https://snapshot.org/#/stgdao.eth/proposal/0xed5fe9d40c9e82a53c548d4458fdca91d6d26c12cc34303c205906b5e1854e29 #Snapshot
- Poly Network, a cross-chain bridging protocol notorious for suffering the second-largest DeFi exploit on record, was hacked again on Sunday.
A hacker identified a flaw in Poly Network’s contract allowing them to issue a seemingly unlimited number of tokens into existence, including 10M BUSD and nearly 10M BNB tokens on Metis, almost 100T SHIB on Heco, and various tokens on Polygon, Avalanche, and BNB Chain.
The hacker’s gains may be sharply limited by low liquidity, preventing most of the tokens from being tradable. Metis tweeted there is “no sell liquidity available” for the tokens minted on its network.
Yet blockchain security firms Beosin Alert and SlowMist both estimate the hacker has realized 10.1M in ill-gotten gains so far.
https://thedefiant.io/poly-network-hacker-mints-billions-of-tokens-from-thin-air
- Era Mainnet Has Surpassed $600M In TVL As Airdrop Farmers Eye Potential Token.
ZkSync, the zero-knowledge scaling solution from Matter Labs, has launched a customizable tech stack for creating ZK-powered Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks on Ethereum.
https://thedefiant.io/layer-2-network-zksync-unveils-hyperchain-vision-with-zk-stack
- Known for uncovering Crypto Scams, ZachXBT is under fire from Jeffrey Huang, Who said a report he embezzled funds is false.
https://thedefiant.io/donations-for-crypto-sleuth-zachxbt-s-legal-defense-fund-climb-near-usd800-00
- This morning I've been messing around with the 'Generative Fill' feature in the Photoshop beta, and honestly, it's got me questioning: what even is a photo anymore?! 🤯
The original picture (first one) is in portrait format shot at Geierlay Suspension Bridge, Germany, and all the landscape ones were generated using Photoshop.
Would you question any of the pictures if you stumbled upon them online?
Mind you, this is still in beta, and Adobe arguably has the biggest database and the most experience in photo manipulation to make it look flawless (Or flawed enough to make it seem real 🥴)
- I just voted "Yes" on "Ammendment to SIP#20 - Continued Balance and Rebalancing" https://snapshot.org/#/stgdao.eth/proposal/0x5280241b4ccc9b7c5088e657a714d28fa89bd5305a1ff0abf0736438c446ae98 #Snapshot
- GM 🚗
These are my favorite photos from Monaco 🇲🇨(I have some more on my IG tho 🐙) and below are some random facts about this country >>>
1. Monaco is the second smallest country in the world, after Vatican City. It covers an area of just 2.02 square kilometers (0.78 square miles).
2. Monaco is located on the French Riviera in Western Europe, bordered by France on three sides and the Mediterranean Sea on the fourth side.
3. It is known for its luxurious lifestyle, glamorous casinos, and prestigious events such as the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.
4. Monaco is a constitutional monarchy, with Prince Albert II currently serving as the reigning monarch. It has been ruled by the Grimaldi family since 1297, making it one of the oldest ruling families in Europe.
5. Despite its small size, Monaco is densely populated and has the highest population density of any sovereign state in the world.
6. The official language of Monaco is French, but Italian and English are also widely spoken.
7. The country has a strong focus on sustainability and environmental initiatives. It is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and has implemented various eco-friendly measures.
8. Monaco is home to many cultural attractions, including the Prince's Palace, the Oceanographic Museum, and the Monte Carlo Casino, which is one of the most famous and iconic casinos in the world. /that's where the octopus lives 🐙
#GM #travel
- Ethereum founder Vitalik buterin is donating $10M to fund initiatives to combat Long Covid and defend against future pandemics.
read more here : https://thedefiant.io/vitalik-and-cryptorelief-mobilize-usd100m-to-combat-future-pandemics
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- I just voted "Yes" on "Add Euro Coin ($EUROC) to Stargate" https://snapshot.org/#/stgdao.eth/proposal/0xcbefd708a0b64d9e9d634e5d7f57c5056b59285b6a5ba18492cfea4db6a53104 #Snapshot
- I just voted "yes" on "Fantom Pool Windup" https://snapshot.org/#/stgdao.eth/proposal/0xe485f7c2bb4f7843d4ce353ae82f19dcf017e70e917bad28f70ff8b231b57deb #Snapshot
- Hackers steal 1m$ from Tornado cash :
https://thedefiant.io/hackers-steal-usd1m-from-tornado-cash
- GM!
- Memecoins continue to dominate the volume of overall crypto market.
https://thedefiant.io/memecoins-continue-to-dominate-dex-volumes-as-crypto-market-slides
- I just voted "Optimistic L3" on "Poll by @stani.lens" https://snapshot.org/#/polls.lenster.xyz/proposal/0x103d7bdc9ac970611636ab1be7e15c53fd26ea8193fdd78fd5c0ce57a73cfde1 #snapshotlabs
- I just voted "Yes 🫡" on "Poll by @yoginth.lens" https://snapshot.org/#/polls.lenster.xyz/proposal/0xe27f5f42b5e3945884bd5346e45d4c66c7ecadd963f2b53d1b0e949dd79521d2 #snapshotlabs
- ChatGPT is a free chatbot launched by artificial intelligence (AI) technology company OpenAI in November 2022. Almost immediately, ChatGPT gained viral prominence. It inspired users to find a multitude of ways to utilize the chatbot service, with some using it to write recipes, fight off parking tickets, and even cheat at school. We take a closer look at ChatGPT’s seemingly limitless potential below.
https://decrypt.co/resources/what-are-possible-uses-of-chatgpt-2
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler may have appeared to sidestep questions recently on whether Ethereum and other crypto assets are securities—but he certainly seemed confident back in 2018.
https://decrypt.co/138334/gary-gensler-sec-ethereum-not-security-mit-2018
- Google continues to deepen its participation in the web3 industry, unveiling a new partnership with Polygon and expanding its web3 accelerator program over the past two days.
On Thursday, Google Cloud said it has entered a “multi-year strategic alliance” with Polygon to provide tooling and infrastructure to developers building on Polygon’s PoS Chain, zkEVM, and Supernets scaling solutions.
Google will make its node hosting and management service, Blockchain Node Engine, available for Polygon PoS Chain node operators as part of the deal between the two firms.
“Developers using Blockchain Node Engine will no longer have to worry about configuring or running their Polygon PoS nodes; they can instead focus on growth,” Google said in an announcement. https://thedefiant.io/google-cloud-polygon-partnership
- The first proposal to allow a blockchain to derive its security from the Cosmos Hub, a major blockchain worth over $3B, has received near-unanimous support.
Neutron, the blockchain looking to outsource its security to the Cosmos Hub, bills itself as a smart contract platform geared towards DeFi. The Cosmos Hub will receive 25% of transaction fees and miner extractable value (MEV) from the Neutron chain, as well as 7% of the supply of its NTRN tokens.
If the proposal passes next week, Neutron would become the first chain to use Replicated Security, as the shared security feature is called.
https://thedefiant.io/cosmos-replicated-security
- Despite Ethereum’s Layer 2 ecosystem being far from realizing its full potential, market leader Arbitrum is already setting its sights on Layer 3.
Arbitrum entered the Layer 3 arena in March with the launch of Arbitrum Orbit, describing the protocol as “a permissionless solution for any developer to build a Layer 3 blockchain using Arbitrum technology.” Today, Arbitrum has selected AltLayer, a web3 infrastructure provider, as the first rollups-as-a-service provider supporting Orbit.
“With the addition of AltLayer, we’re taking another necessary step towards maximizing creative ability while minimizing the tedious tech process behind application development,” said Anuja Khatri, head of growth at the Arbitrum Foundation.
https://thedefiant.io/altlayer-arbitrum-layer3
- Rocket Pool is enjoying a surge in adoption following the successful deployment of its Atlas upgrade last week, which halved the amount of collateral that “minipool” operators must provide from 16 ETH to 8 ETH, significantly lowering the barriers for participating in Ethereum staking.
Users are currently staking 500,600 ETH via Rocket Pool, an increase of 11% since the April 17 upgrade went live, according to Dune Analytics. The platform is the fifth-largest staking provider behind Lido and centralized exchanges Coinbase, Binance, and Kraken.
“Our primary objectives were to facilitate seamless withdrawals and elevate Rocket Pool to the next level of scalability,” Darren Langley, general manager of Rocket Pool, told The Defiant. “Although it is still early, we are witnessing the fruition of these goals.”
https://thedefiant.io/rocket-pool-sees-influx-from-kraken
- The new tool will make it easier to interact with the Solana blockchain, even enabling NFT purchases.
https://decrypt.co/138110/solana-labs-preps-chatgpt-plugin-for-real-time-blockchain-analysis
- "We recognize there are still significant hurdles preventing broader adoption," said Johann Kerbrat, the company's crypto general manager.
https://decrypt.co/138150/robinhood-launches-connect-to-link-native-crypto-wallet-to-defi-apps
- A digital copy of the original Bitcoin whitepaper that had been hidden on Macintosh computers for more than five years is not part of an upcoming operating system update from Apple, *AppleInsider* reported Tuesday.
https://decrypt.co/137968/bitcoin-whitepaper-removed-from-apple-computers-following-belated-discovery
- Mythical Games' officially-licensed NFL Rivals is now available on iOS and Android, with the studio plotting a Polkadot migration ahead.
https://decrypt.co/137988/nfl-rivals-nft-mobile-game-launches-plans-move-polkadot
- Designer Sean Wotherspoon upcycled vintage Levi’s with a fresh, embroidered finish—and an NFC chip tied to a MNTGE NFT pass.
https://decrypt.co/137946/mntge-debuts-token-enabled-vintage-jeans-fruits-veggies-drop
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- Web3 users, how do we feel about emails? There isn’t yet email equivalent in web3 to distribute updates yet everyone has an email. Is it fine to use an email to share progress or reminders? Whats the Lens sentiment here
- Joe Russo, director of Marvel Studios blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame,” has predicted that it'll only be two years until we see an AI-generated movie that's convincing enough to give viewers pause.
https://decrypt.co/137834/avengers-director-predicts-ai-generated-movies-within-two-years
- A generative digital fashion platform launched its first collection, which cannot be worn in the metaverse.
https://decrypt.co/137771/generative-digital-fashion-startup-draup-skipping-metaverse
- Toonstar’s animated web series "Space Junk," which hails from “Workaholics” co-creator Dominic Russo, lets NFT holders vote and participate.
https://decrypt.co/137811/jon-heder-napoleon-dynamite-tony-cavalero-mila-kunis-nft-animated-series-space-junk
- I just voted "Yes" on "Stargate x Galxe: Optimism Ecosystem Growth Grant" https://snapshot.org/#/stgdao.eth/proposal/0xda01dacad76bf6559fcd16cf947f23dd4ee3459e1d08aa6325b17a573733d039 #snapshotlabs
- If you like these artworks,please🔻
1️⃣ Mirror
2️⃣ Like
3️⃣ Collect
#nftart #orrvan2 #lenster #lensview
- It took a few days for the team at Trust Wallet to patch a vulnerability that put users' funds at risk and release the necessary fix. But the popular crypto wallet didn’t publicly acknowledge the issue for months, and says even now that affected users will need to move to a new wallet address to protect their funds.
https://decrypt.co/137627/trust-wallet-vulnerability-fix-refund-88000-funds-still-at-risk
- Decentralization may be core to crypto’s DNA, but the same cannot be said about people’s preferences when engaging with digital assets, said Arthur Hayes.
https://decrypt.co/137619/average-person-doesnt-care-about-decentralization-centralization-arthur-hayes
- Public sector employees in the Chinese city of Changshu will start receiving their salaries in central bank digital currency (CBDC) next month, as China’s rollout of the financial technology continues apace.
https://decrypt.co/137622/cbdc-salary-china-chinese-workers-digital-yuan-renminbi
- Alexey Pertsev, a developer of the sanctioned privacy mixer Tornado Cash, will be released from jail on April 26 but will remain under house arrest until his trial, according to CryptoCanal founder Eléonore Blanc.
Pertsev will remain under electronic surveillance from the confines of his home and will have to wear an ankle monitor.
Tornado Cash’s TORN governance token briefly spiked by 25% on the news.
Pertsev was arrested in August by Dutch authorities on money laundering charges, just days after sanctions were levied against Tornado Cash by the U.S. Treasury Department. He has remained in custody for over nine months.
https://thedefiant.io/tornado-cash-pertsev-to-be-released
- Euler Finance, a lending protocol which suffered a $200M hack last month, is facing an uphill battle.
After miraculously recouping nearly all lost funds, the question is, can Euler recover from the attack? Data on the top five hacks of DeFi protocols says no.
A survey of the top five hacks in dollar terms shows that each protocol’s total value locked is down by at least 96 since it was hacked. Overall TVL across DeFi decreased significantly less relative to each protocol’s TVL loss since each hack, suggesting that it’s not just depressed asset prices that are responsible for the dips.
https://thedefiant.io/defi-projects-fail-to-recover-after-hacks
- Perhaps it was the end of tax season. Or a touch of regulatory fatigue after all the recent saber-rattling from the SEC.
Whatever the cause, the PEPE token launched last Friday kicked off a memecoin fever reminiscent of the dog coin mania of early 2021. Ethereum gas prices spiked this week as speculators rush to find the next PEPE, routinely spending $30 or more on simple token swaps.
Meanwhile, there’s been no dearth of memecoin launches on Arbitrum, currently the hottest Layer 2 network after its billion-dollar airdrop last month. AIDOGE ran to a market capitalization of over $50M on Apr. 19, spurring a wave of copycats.
https://thedefiant.io/nft-traders-flip-memecoins
- California regulators are stamping out alleged AI-tinged crypto scams—including a firm that supposedly generated a fake CEO for YouTube.
https://decrypt.co/137519/crypto-scammers-used-ai-create-fake-ceo-regulators-say
- Transactions on the decentralized exchange have spiked by more than 66% from the previous all-time high, according to a Uniswap researcher.
https://decrypt.co/137509/uniswap-trades-soar-pepe-mania-meme-coin
- Buzzy Twitter rival Bluesky is attracting prominent Web3 creators, artists, and collectors, some of whom are praising its early atmosphere.
https://decrypt.co/137520/nft-twitter-all-good-vibes-again-bluesky
- BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes claims that "market makers did not want to trade on FTX," suggesting pro traders always knew the exchange was "a little bit shady."
https://decrypt.co/137506/arthur-hayes-market-makers-ftx-front-running
- The NFT artist announced the Western Art Dept, an initiative to bring more traditional Western-themed artists into the Web3 space.
https://decrypt.co/137149/new-frontiers-jeremy-booth-lassoing-more-western-artists-web3
- A hacker has been targeting OG crypto users since December, draining their wallets and leaving experts baffled.
https://decrypt.co/137167/hacker-stolen-10-million-ethereum-no-one-knows-how
- Hong Kong has historically provided fertile soil to grow financial institutions. Can it also make magic for crypto firms?
https://decrypt.co/137144/hong-kong-is-vying-to-be-the-next-crypto-hub