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The developers of MuesliSwap, a decentralized exchange built on the Cardano blockchain, have announced plans to provide refunds to users who experienced significant slippage issues throughout the past year. In an announcement on August 8th, the platform admitted falling short in offering adequate clarity on the slippage feature within the MuesliSwap Pool DEX protocol. Slippage refers to the variance in price between the moment a transaction is submitted and when it is...

Despite a largely bullish court ruling in favor of Ripple last month, Morgan Creek founder Mark Yusko is no more enthusiastic about the company, nor the XRP ledger. In a Tuesday interview, the investors said that the ledger is not only “corruptible,” but that it lacks any “real adoption.” Yusko’s View On Ripple In conversation with Darren Moore Jr, Yusko said that he “struggles” with the XRP ledger at large. While remaining open to the idea that it could serve as a payment...

Aptos Labs has announced integrating Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service into the layer 1 blockchain led by ex-Meta employees. The company said that the integration of tech goliath’s AI marks a “crucial turning point,” in the Web3 space. The multi-year partnership forged with Microsoft is expected to ramp up accessibility for people to explore Web3 and for creators to build. Aptos Microsoft Tie-Up The two companies will also explore AI and DeFi innovations such as asset...

Payments giant PayPal is launching its own stablecoin, and the move has got both traditional fintech players as well crypto firms excited. Dubbed ‘PYUSD,’ the stablecoin is built on Ethereum and is 1:1 redeemable for US dollars. The move essentially marked the first such move from a major financial institution in the United States. While PayPal briefly stopped working on its stablecoin a few months ago amid tightening regulatory scrutiny of crypto, the subsequent announcement...

The leading cryptocurrency exchange Blockchain.com received a payment institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).  This marks the company’s second license in the city-state after the in-principle approval secured in September 2022. Blockchain.com announced that its recently-obtained authorization in Singapore follows the entity’s strategy to comply with regulators in every region where it conducts business. The team behind the exchange said the...

Big Three credit rating agency Moody’s has downgraded numerous regional banks in the United States due to weak earnings last quarter and sizable unrealized losses, according to the firm’s Monday note. Meanwhile, banking giants including Bank of New York Mellon (BK.N), US Bancorp (USB.N), State Street (STT.N) and Truist Financial (TFC.N) have been placed on review for potential downgrades. Stress in the Banking Sector As reported by Reuters on Tuesday, Moody’s note highlighted...

Stablecoin issuer Circle is a US-based company, and 70% of its USDC adoption originates from non-US regions. According to the estimations of Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, some of the fastest growing areas are emerging and developing markets, which are not in the country that has been facing severe regulatory uncertainty. Not Fixated on US Allaire took to X (formerly Twitter) to reveal observing “strong progress” across Asia, LATAM, and Africa, highlighting the demand for “safe,...

Estonian crypto-payments service provider CoinsPaid found that the notorious hacking group Lazarus spent six months tracking and studying the platform before finally attacking on July 22nd. ConsPaid collaborated with cybersecurity firm Match Systems to track the perpetrators’ steps minute by minute, as well as identify what services and platforms were used to launder the funds. In a press release shared with CryptoPotato, the platform said that Lazarus Group spent half a year...

Cypher Protocol, a Solana-based futures DEX, has been forced to pause its smart contract in the wake of an exploit that resulted in a loss of more than $1 million. The Why Late last night, Cypher’s devs announced that they had suffered a “security incident”, resulting in the need to pause their smart contract until a post-mortem was carried out. An appeal to the hacker was also made, promising a discussion on the next steps should the bad actor care to reply. Cypher has has...

Bitstamp – the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchange – is currently engaged in discussions to secure new capital to ramp up its operations. The revelation was made by Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux, Bitstamp’s global chief executive officer. Besides focusing on raising capital to expand the services to retail and institutional crypto clients, Bitstamp also plans on diving into the derivatives space. Bitstamp Fundraise The fundraising process was initiated in late June,...