Some Multichain contracts on Ethereum suffered withdrawals of more than half of their deposits, causing on-chain sleuths to fear an exploit is underway. Abnormally large outflows from the Multichain MPC bridge platform are sparking fears of a multi-million dollar exploit. On July 6, observers noticed that approximately $102 million worth of crypto has been withdrawn…
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The U.S. Federal Reserve’s recent decision to maintain its key lending rate has surprised many, as it breaks the trend of rate hikes observed in the past year and a half. This has left some wondering how long the pause will persist, given the persistent inflationary forces in the economy and the challenge of reining…
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The United States inflation rate has slowed down, with May recording a 4% rate–the lowest yearly figure since March 2021. The drop in inflation may prompt the U.S. Federal Reserve to avoid raising interest rates during its upcoming Wednesday conference, prompting market observers to closely monitor the situation. With the current economic situation in mind,…
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Four days ago, on May 31, 2023, the cross-chain protocol Multichain announced on Twitter that the team has been unable to locate the firm’s CEO. As a result, controls to several blockchain network routers have been impaired. The project’s native token, MULTI, has experienced a 1% decline in the last 24 hours and a decrease…
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Developers will get a 15% cut of the fees they generate, but only if their app has done more than 125,000 transactions and has existed for three months. A new program from the Fantom Opera network team will pay developers for the gas fees they generate from users, according to a May 31 announcement. Specifically,…
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Rumors have been spreading throughout the cryptoverse that the major blockchain bridge Multichain team has been arrested by the Chinese police – with the shockwaves hitting the Fantom (FTM) ecosystem softer than expected. Per several Twitter accounts, the Chinese community has been reporting the core team members’ arrests, as well as that law enforcement gained…
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Popular crypto wallet and decentralized application (dapp) provider MetaMask has added a new feature enabling users to buy crypto with fiat directly from its Portfolio Dapp. “In our ongoing quest to make MetaMask users’ lives easier, we are launching the Buy Crypto feature in Portfolio Dapp for an easy purchasing experience,” said the wallet provider….…
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The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) during the first week of April is about $50 billion, roughly the same as on March 1. The value locked dropped to $42 billion on March 12 but has since rebounded as protocols such as Lido Finance, Aave, and Justlend recorded double-digit monthly gains. After the…
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According to the token protocol startup Noble, the second-largest stablecoin, USDC, will be integrated into the Cosmos blockchain, as the company has partnered with Circle Financial for the rollout. Noble details that the integration will give access to Circle’s USDC stablecoin to more than 50 Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) networks. USDC Native Support Is Coming to…
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