Ethereum (ETH)

Sky Mavis – the company behind the popular blockchain game ‘Axie Infinity’ – has promised to reimburse victims after $625 million in crypto was stolen from its underlying blockchain, Ronin. Another Bridge Hack Yesterday, the Ronin network suffered the largest DeFi hack in the history of crypto, with over $624 million in Ether and USDC being drained from a critical blockchain bridge. A blockchain bridge allows holders of assets on one blockchain to swap out their tokens for...

Ronin Network, a critical bridge chain that powers Axie Infinity, was attacked, and this resulted in in a loss of 173,600 Ethereum and 25.5M USDC, equivalent to over $600M. Since the breach occurred on March 23rd, the stolen funds have flowed into FTX, Huobi, and CryptoCom, which have all vowed to take actions to trace the funds. Binance said it had temporarily suspended withdrawals and deposits on the Ronin Network. Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie Infinity, said it would...

Ronin – an EVM blockchain for play-to-earn games – recently fell victim to one of the largest hacks in the history of crypto. A whopping 173,600 ETH was drained from Ronin bridge within the last week, alongside another 25.5M USDC. According to a community alert issued by Ronin, the hack occurred due to Ronin validator nodes and Axie DAO validator nodes being compromised. This led to hacked private keys being used to forge two fake network withdrawals (1 and 2) that absorbed...

Crypto ETP issuer ETC Group has announced the launch of three crypto exchange-traded products tracking the performance of Avalanche, Cosmos, and Polygon. New Crypto Investment Vehicles According to a report by ETF Stream, the latest investment vehicles – ETC Group Physical Avalanche ETP (AVAL), the ETC Group Physical Cosmos ETP (ATME), and the ETC Group Physical Polygon ETP (MTCE) – will track the price of the AVAX, ATOM, and MATIC. The three new products were unveiled via...

The anonymous hacker behind the theft of over $50 million from the Solana-based stablecoin protocol Cashio has set some conditions for returning the stolen funds to affected users. The Cashio hacker has set forth conditions for returning funds stolen from the decentralized platform. Data from Etherscan shows someone in control of the wallet linked to the exploit detailing how restitution could happen for people affected by the attack. The hacker gave six conditions, part of...

Vitalik Buterin – known for his role in creating Ethereum, the largest altcoin on the market and arguably bitcoin’s biggest competitor – isn’t a huge fan of non-fungible tokens or NFTs, as they’re called for short. In a recent interview, he warned against NFTs and claimed they were “dystopian.” Vitalik Buterin Doesn’t Like How Big NFTs Have Become Ethereum is largely responsible for giving way to NFTs. These tokens require smart contracts, which up to one point, was...

Same as happened in early February, the bulls have taken control of the ETH-USD market. However, this time it may be different, as ETH overcame significant resistance and is also forming a higher high above $3300, which is technically one of the major signs for a downtrend reversal. The Daily Chart Technical Analysis by Grizzly On the daily timeframe, after ETH was able to cross the psychological resistance at $3K, everyone waited to breach the resistance at $3300 to form a...

Das erste Quartal 2022 startete mit einer Flaute an den Finanzmärkten, auch digitale Assets wie Bitcoin blieben nicht verschont. Doch bietet die Korrektur auch Chancen, denn der noch junge Krypto-Sektor verspricht weiterhin spannende Technologien und Trends. So erlebt der Bereich Decentralised Finance (DeFi) ein Comeback, Ethereum bereitet ein großes Update vor und Unternehmen entdecken das Potenzial von Non fungible Token (NFT). Folgende Entwicklungen auf dem Krypto-Markt sollten Anleger...

If you’re struggling to decide between choosing Solana or Ethereum to mint your Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), you have come to the right place. In this guide, we’ll explore each blockchains’ strengths, capacities, weak points, and overall differences so you can make a better decision that suits your goals in the NFT market. Ethereum: Ecosystem, Marketplace, and Security There’s no doubt that Ethereum is the largest ecosystem of the DeFi (decentralized finance) sector, with...

Bitcoin has shot up along with several of its altcoin cousins. After spending the last month or so locked in the doldrums, the world’s number one digital asset by market cap has suddenly surged to a moderate position. Bitcoin Seems to Be on the Rebound At the time of writing, bitcoin is trading for over $45,000 per unit. This may not sound like much when compared with the highs the currency has hit in the past year or so. However, it’s good news for traders in that...