The total control over Tornado Cash governance allows the attacker to withdraw all of the locked votes, drain all of the tokens in the governance contract and brick the router. Adding to the existing roadblocks of the decentralized crypto mixer Tornado Cash, an attacker managed to gain full control of the governance through a malicious…

A brief history of NFTs: From inception to global recognition What started with Bitcoin-based colored coins in 2012–2013 became a phenomenon in 2021 and is still thriving. The Ethereum blockchain had a pivotal role in popularizing NFTs. Though 2021 turned out to be the year of Nonfungible tokens (NFTs), it wasn’t the year when the technology…

A look at the role played by crypto funds in providing essential capital and liquidity, propelling the growth and expansion of the crypto market. A crypto fund is an investment fund that primarily focuses on investing in cryptocurrencies or digital assets. It allows investors to gain exposure to the crypto market without having to purchase…

Security expert Jameson Lopp said some users lost Ethereum tokens because of the lack of a secure storage method. The demand for Ethereum self-custody solutions is growing, according to Jameson Lopp, co-founder and chief technology officer of Bitcoin wallet provider Casa. In a conversation with Cointelegraph at Bitcoin 2023, Lopp stated that Casa has found…

From complexity to simplicity, or how UX can help drive crypto mass adoption through intuitive interfaces. Let’s be honest — it is hard to envision the mass adoption of crypto. As exciting as it is to imagine a world where crypto banking is as common as discussing the weather, or where classrooms are abuzz with conversations about the latest…

The total value locked in DeFi protocols fell below $50 billion after nearly a month of bullish price action. Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is on the…

Coinbase’s new subscription service, “Coinbase One,” is expected to roll out across 35 countries in the near future. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is set to launch its subscription service called “Coinbase One” across 35 countries. Initially, only customers in the United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland will have access to Coinbase One. According to the May 18 announcement,…

Traders are still tiptoeing around markets, as multiple risk events remain at the forefront, but BTC margin and futures markets are starting to favor a bullish breakout. Bitcoin has been trying to break above the $27,500 resistance for the past week but to no avail. One of the reasons limiting Bitcoin’s upside is the risk of an…

1 million Bitcoin wallets now have a balance of 1 BTC or more, but the real magic is yet to come, says Adam Back. Bitcoin has crossed a significant threshold this month — and while it does not involve price, it does involve “millions.” Data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode confirms that as of May 18, there are…

Stanford University professor David Tsè said his team’s research had revealed a security property between Bitcoin and proof-of-stake protocols. Less than a year after proof-of-stake (PoS) became the consensus mechanism for the Ethereum blockchain — the industry’s largest blockchain network — researchers have found that PoS can complement Bitcoin. Stanford University professor David Tsè spoke to Cointelegraph at the…