Chainflip plans upgrade to block Bybit hackers
Chainflip announced the 1.7.10 upgrade will be ready for testing and deployment in 24-72 hours. The cross-chain AMM says the move will block Bybit hackers or other attackers from using…
DePIN io.net launches Co-Staking, allowing users to share block rewards
net’s Co-Staking Marketplace is now live enabling the sharing of staking rewards. With the Co-Staking, no hardware is needed for $IO holders to earn staking rewards. The Co-Staking Marketplace connects…
Circle and Sony Block Solutions Labs partner to enable USDC on Soneium
Circle and Sony Block Solutions Labs partner to bring USDC on Soneium. The Ethereum layer 2 will integrate bridged USDC, allowing users and developers to tap into borderless transactions and…
Riot announces acquisition of Bitcoin miner Block Mining
Riot Platforms announced its acquisition of Block Mining on July 23. The bitcoin miner said the transaction involved $18.5 million in cash and $74 million in Riot common stock. Riot…
Two Senate Democrats pressure the SEC to block crypto ETPs
Senators Reed and Butler urge the SEC to halt crypto ETPs, citing risks to investors. Coinbase’s Grewal has countered the senators highlighting Ethereum’s liquidity and market metrics. Recently, Patient Capital…
Jack Dorsey’s company, Block, launches Bitkey Bitcoin hardware wallet
Block, led by Jack Dorsey, introduces Bitkey, a $150 Bitcoin hardware wallet. The wallet is currently available for pre-order in over 95 countries including US, UK, Nigeria, and India. Customers…
Block reports a 34% increase in its second-quarter Bitcoin revenue
Block reports market-beating results for its fiscal second quarter. It attributed nearly half of its quarterly revenue to Bitcoin sales. Shares of the fintech still ended nearly 15% down on…
Litecoin completes third halving, block reward cut to 6.25 LTC
Litecoin halving is complete, with block reward reduced to 6.25 LTC. LTC price was $91 at halving, down 4% in the past 24 hours. Litecoin has halved its block reward…
Dash (DASH) completes its block reward “Halving”
Dash block reduction occurred at block height 1,892,161. Unlike Bitcoin halving that cuts block rewards in half, Dash reduces its reward by 7.14% after every 210,240 blocks. Currently, the reward…
Solo Bitcoin miner beats the odds to win 6.25 BTC block reward
A solo Bitcoin miner earned the 6.25 BTC block reward after beating the odds to solve block 793607. The miner reportedly used an Antminer S9 with about 17 TH. At…