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‘Pig slaughtering’ crypto scams reap millions on Silicon Valley dating apps
“I never thought it could happen to me because I use tech. I’ve written software,” a victim of the pig slaughtering scam noted. Lonely hearts in Silicon Valley are reportedly falling prey to a wave of "pig slaughtering” crypto scams via dating apps. An investigator...
Taco tokens: Chipotle adds crypto payments via Flexa
Nearly 3,000 Chipotle restaurants across the U.S. will accept 98 cryptocurrencies as the Mexican-style fast food chain partners with Flexa to support crypto payments. The popular Mexican fast food chain Chipotle is now accepting cryptocurrency payments through digital...
Dogecoin’s parents are fighting: Musk and Jackson Palmer exchange barbs
The world’s richest man and the co-founder of Dogecoin are sparring over whether the latter actually has a Python script that could put a huge dent in Twitter bot activity. Billionaire Elon Musk and Dogecoin (DOGE) co-founder Jackson Palmer are locked in battle on...
Ropsten Ethereum testnet ready for Merge ‘first dress rehearsal’
The Merge on Ethereum is closer than ever as the Ropsten testnet is set to execute its own Merge to give developers a look at what to expect for the real thing. The Ropsten testnet on the Ethereum network is ready to set the stage for the “first dress rehearsal” of...
Market cleansing bear cycles are healthy say industry experts
Analysts say the crypto bear market should not be feared because it offers potentially greater opportunities for growth and profits than a bull market, so traders should be taking note. Crypto markets are undeniably bearish, but some industry insiders believe these...
Is there a secure future for cross-chain bridges?
For all the flak they have been getting recently, cross-chain bridges bring too much value to the blockchain space to ditch them. The plane touches down and comes to a halt. Heading to passport control, one of the passengers stops at a vending machine to buy a bottle...
The increasingly acute need for crypto-native insurance
Traditional insurance isn’t going to step up and protect our crypto assets, so we need to do it ourselves, in a decentralized manner. The insurance industry has a long history of providing vital support for major leaps in innovation. It’s no coincidence that the...
Crypto spam increases 4000% in two years: LunarCrush
Would be owner Elon Musk plans to shake the crypto spammers out of Twitter, disputing their claims that fake accounts only account for 5% of the total. Spam and bots have been the bane of anyone that uses the internet for years, but recently this digital scourge has...
Ethereum Beacon Chain experiences 7 block reorg: What’s going on?
“This reorg is not an indicator of a flawed fork choice, but a non-trivial segmentation of updated vs out of date client software” suggested Core Ethereum developer Preston Van Loon. Ahead of the Merge tentatively penciled in for August, Ethereum’s Beacon Chain...
WeWork founder reinvents himself with $70M crypto carbon credit platform
Coworking space founder and billionaire Adam Neumann is trying his hand in the crypto space, raising $70 million for his blockchain-powered climate tech platform Flowcarbon. Three years after being ousted as CEO of WeWork, Adam Neumann has jumped on the crypto...