Category: Cryptocurrency

TLDR: Catizen developers changed airdrop criteria without prior notice, causing player backlash Initial promise of 43% token supply for community reduced to 15% for initial airdrop Many players received fewer tokens than expected, some in single digits Developers cite bot exploitation as reason for criteria change Controversy centers on perceived favoritism towards paying players over…

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Lagos, Nigeria, September 16th, 2024, Chainwire Onboard is excited to announce a significant expansion and rebrand, coupled with a successful capital raise from Coinbase Ventures and LAVA. This expansion marks the evolution of Onboard from a digital money app and a global P2P exchange, to a comprehensive platform and ecosystem designed to empower onchain builders…

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TLDR: Bitget partners with Hamster Kombat (HMSTR) for gas-free token airdrop claims HMSTR tokens will be credited to Bitget users’ accounts before spot trading begins Hamster Kombat is a tap-to-earn game with 100 million monthly users HMSTR spot trading on Bitget starts September 26, 2024 Bitget introduced HMSTRBG, a pre-market trading credential token for HMSTR…

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TLDR: Circle and Sony Block Solutions Labs announce collaboration on Soneium blockchain Bridged USDC to be integrated as a primary token on Soneium Soneium is a new Ethereum layer 2 blockchain launched by Sony in August 2024 The collaboration aims to drive innovation in digital entertainment and finance Circle sees this as a significant step…

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TLDR: DeltaPrime, a crypto broker, lost over $6 million due to a private key leak The exploit affected only the Arbitrum version of the project A hacker gained control of an admin proxy, redirecting it to a malicious contract This is DeltaPrime’s second hack in two months, following a $1 million loss in July There…

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Visualize yourself in the following situation: locked up with your mobile device and looking for things on the Internet, it dawns on you that it’s high time you ventured into real estate. Instead of any property, however, some specific types. Perhaps it’s a Westside apartment in Manhattan or a sea-view villa in Bali, or a…

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Bitcoin’s price has not followed the expected post-halving trajectory due to a combination of speculative trading, regulatory uncertainties, and mining challenges. The broader crypto market has also shown some struggles and remains uncertain, with the possibility of a rally dependent on various influencing factors and historical cycles.  Let’s take a look at what has been…

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There is a US presidential election coming – the dumpster fire that is US politics rages on! Crypto winning the 2024 presidential election in the USA could take a few forms. The (Trump = Good / Harris = Bad) equation for cryptos is true at one level. At another level it’s hard to see a…

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Leading cryptocurrency company Circle is under public scrutiny after on-chain “investigator” ZachXBT, known for his contribution to the exposure of numerous blockchain scams, criticized its delayed response to blacklisting funds linked to Lazarus Group, the notorious hacking group. The notorious criminal group has laundered over $200 million from crypto hacks between 2020 and 2023. In…

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Blockchain technology continues to evolve, but certain limitations are associated with it. One such challenge is the fragmentation of different blockchain networks. Moving assets and data between Ethereum, Bitcoin, and other chains is often cumbersome, which limits the potential of decentralised applications (DApps). Qubetics $(TICS) is a Web3 aggregated chain designed to eliminate these hurdles…

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