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Tech-focused venture giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has invested $100 million in the Ethereum-based EigenLayer, suggesting that VC funding in crypto may be on course for a revival. As reported by Bloomberg on Thursday, a16z was the sole backer of the funding round, which marks the largest investment ever received in EigenLayer by a wide margin. Restaking With EigenLayer, Explained The next largest investment in the platform was a $50 million raise in March during a funding...

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, recently expressed skepticism regarding the prevailing notion of prioritizing simplicity in Layer 1 (L1) blockchains over Layer 2 (L2) solutions. Buterin disclosed that his confidence in simplifying L1s at the expense of more intricate L2s has diminished significantly over the past five years. Bug Risks in L2 Networks Buterin highlighted the dilemma of choosing between the risks associated with bugs in L1 and L2. He stated, “It’s...

After reaching $52,000 within a span of two years, Bitcoin seems to have encountered a barrier. It’s currently trading below this significant psychological threshold, but overall, the sentiment remains optimistic. Recent data indicates a characteristic pattern of behavior seen in bullish market holders. ‘Typical Hodler Behavior’ Long-term holders of Bitcoin have collectively sold about 200,000 BTC from their stash since the start of the year. This selling trend has persisted...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued 450 warnings to companies unlawfully promoting cryptocurrency assets from October 8, 2023, to December 31, 2023. The regulatory agency is currently collaborating with technology firms to eliminate and block unauthorized advertisements across various platforms like websites, mobile apps, and social media accounts. This effort led to the removal of 35 apps from App Stores by the end of December 2023. FCA Battles Illegal Crypto...

South Korea has witnessed a surge in crypto trading, particularly following a market recovery. Correspondingly, authorities in the country received almost 49% more alerts of potentially suspicious transactions from crypto service providers in 2023 compared to the previous year. A paper from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) revealed that South Korea logged 16,076 instances of reported crypto transactions suspected of links to activities like money laundering, market...

The Angel Drainer phishing group reportedly pilfered over $400,000 from 128 crypto wallets using a new tactic. A recent analysis suggests that the notorious entity exploited Etherscan’s verification tool to mask the malicious nature of a smart contract. Blockaid, a popular blockchain security company, disclosed on X (formerly Twitter) that the attack kicked off at 6:40 am on February 12, 2024. Angel Drainer Targets Safe Vault Contract Angel Drainer deployed a malicious Safe...

Bitcoin (BTC) recently soared past the $50,000 mark for the first time since December 2021 and has remained on the rise, currently trading above $51,900. Analysts from on-chain intelligence platform CryptoQuant have attributed the asset’s rise to high demand from the recently approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to CryptoQuant’s latest weekly report, an estimated 75% of new money invested into BTC is coming from ETFs, excluding Grayscale’s GBTC....

Bitcoin faced some untypical for the weekends volatility yesterday and dropped by roughly a grand and a half, but has recovered most losses and now sits close to $52,000. Most altcoins have also turned green today, with ETH reclaiming the $2,800 level and SOL returning to $110. BTC Heads Toward $52K Again After closing last week with a 13% gain, BTC started the current one with another surge on Monday that drove it to $50,000 for the first time in over two years. The US CPI...

Solana’s ecosystem has been booming in the past few months, giving birth to a number of meme coins that came to prominence only to decline and subsequently fade into oblivion. That hasn’t been the case with WIF, however, as – by all measures – it appears that the dog, indeed, still has a hat. Dogwifhat (WIF) has seen its price exceed $0.40 in the past 24 hours, surging by more than 16%, as seen in the chart below: Source: DexscreenerIt’s worth noting that WIF’s move comes...

Bitcoin’s start of 2024 has been quite impressive not only in price movements but also in terms of global adoption following the approvals of nearly a dozen spot BTC ETFs in the US. With the fourth halving scheduled to take place in about two months, the primary cryptocurrency is expected to have a highly positive year, with some predictions indicating a price tag of up to $150,000, which would mean a 3x surge from this point. However, once BTC starts to head north, so do...