NEAR Foundation’s Marieke Flament Steps Down as CEO
General Counsel Chris Donovan will assume her role at the organization behind the NEAR protocol.
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IOTA Eyes Big Crypto Leagues Again With Series of Network Boosting Plans
These changes are supposed to boost the value of iota tokens for holders and investors, alongside improving network security.
Coinbase Earned $1M Amid Hack, but Hasn’t Reimbursed Victims
Coinbase received 570 ETH, the second-largest payout tied to MEV in Ethereum’s history, to process transactions related to the Curve exploit.
Zodia Custody Looks to Drive Institutional Access to Polkadot Ecosystem
The company plans to provide custody for the Polkadot ecosystem, offering digital asset storage services for financial institutions
Coinbase-Backed Insurance Alternative OpenCover Debuts on Layer 2 Blockchain Base
OpenCover, which raised $4 million in a seed round led by the likes of NFX and Jump Crypto, received a $200,000 funding bump from Coinbase to bolster its debut on Base.
Fraud Lawsuit Against Michael Egorov, the CEO of DeFi Giant Curve, Is Quashed in California
A judge ruled a California courtroom is the wrong venue since Egorov wasn’t living in the state when the alleged misdeeds took place.
Coinbase Creates New Crypto Lending Service Geared Toward Large Investors
Coinbase (COIN) raised $57 million for the platform as of Sept. 1, according to an SEC filing.
Blockchain Developer Cronos Labs Kicks Off Search for Participants in $100M Accelerator Program
Cronos Labs has also signed up Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services and blockchain security specialists PeckShield and Certik as mentors for the program.
De.Fi’s Antivirus Tool Releases on zkSync Era Mainnet
Crypto asset management product De.Fi released its antivirus tool on the zkSync Era blockchain, a company representative told CoinDesk. The antivirus tool protects users against common malicious crypto exploits, such as phishing, smart contract vulnerabilities, blind signing, and more. Crypto traders lost over $300 million due to hacks and exploits in the past month alone, … Read more
Sei Mainnet is Live After Testnet Sees More Than 7.5M Wallets Created
Sei Labs, the company behind layer 1 blockchain Sei, has announced that its mainnet is now live after a successful testnet phase. The blockchain’s native token SEI also went live today on exchanges such as Binance, Kraken and Huobi, among others. The focus for Sei is to create a chain that offers users the ability … Read more