With NFT hype deep into a downswing that began last year, it’s not difficult to find prominent criticism of the blockchain tokens that represent ownership in unique items, such as artwork. Now Elon Musk has joined the fray—and Bitcoin fans are thrilled about it. During his latest appearance on the popular “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, Twitter owner and Tesla and…
Hacked cross-chain protocol Multichain has confirmed some transactions, and its backlog of queued transactions has declined to only a single transaction, according to data from Multichain’s explorer tool. Blockchain data confirms that some of the transactions have been confirmed on the destination chain, while others show as confirmed in the Multichain explorer but not on the destination chain. Browsers with…
Global leaders from 29 countries and the European Union met in Bletchley Park on Wednesday to discuss the risk of artificial intelligence and attempt to agree on how to manage the emerging technology. The first day of the AI Safety Summit culminated in the joint signing of a declaration that endorsed clamping down on unregulated AI development. Given the transformative…
Lazarus Group used a new form of malware in an attempt to compromise a crypto exchange, according to an October 31 report from Elastic Security Labs. Elastic has named the new malware “KANDYKORN” and the loader program that loads it into memory “SUGARLOAD,” as the loader file has a novel “.sld” extension in its name. Elastic did not name the…
The intersection of technology and culture is a big one: it encompasses visual artists, coders, fashion designers, filmmakers, business moguls, utopians, and self-styled revolutionaries. At SCENE we talk to these colorful and outspoken innovators all the time: about their work, their creative visions, and how they aim to reshape the worlds of art, fashion, and entertainment. But now, we’re taking…
5 Questions With SCENE: Kevin Rose Kevin Rose, co-founder and CEO of PROOF and co-creator of the hit Moonbirds NFT collection, joins 5 Questions with SCENE to answer some hard-hitting questions about his childhood dreams, his wife’s candy preferences, and his undying love of rap music. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/interviews/u9LDX8Vr/5-questions-with-scene-kevin-rose
Ether (ETH) price has declined by 14.7% since its peak at $2,120 on April 16, 2023. However, two derivatives metrics indicate that investors have not felt this bullish in over a year. This discrepancy warrants an investigation into whether the recent optimism is a broader response to Bitcoin (BTC) breaking above $34,000 on Oct. 24. One possible reason for the…
Federal prosecutors claimed Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried “doubled down” on the use of customers’ funds when he purchased Binance’s $2 billion stake in FTX in 2021. According to U.S. government attorneys, Bankman-Fried paid for the buyout with funds from FTX customers. The prosecution is delivering its closing arguments on Nov. 1 at the Southern District Court of New York, where Bankman-Fried’s…
Solana is on a tear. It’s currently priced at $43.95, the seventh largest digital asset by market cap, and up more than 20% in the past day, according to CoinGecko. That means it’s shot up nearly 33% in the past week. The Ethereum competitor is by far the best-performing asset right now—but not long ago it was getting hit by…
Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s Nifty Newsletter. Keep reading to stay up-to-date with the latest stories on nonfungible tokens. Every Wednesday, the Nifty Newsletter informs and inspires you to dig deeper into the latest NFT trends and insights. In this week’s newsletter, read about how holders of CryptoPunks nonfungible tokens (NFTs) were offered physical versions of their NFTs…
