Author: Crypto Insider

Some Web3 startups are turning to accelerator programs as crypto enters a new bull market and investors look to get involved in the Accelerator programs offer mentorship and guidance in return for early equity. For example, United States-based Y Combinator counts several crypto firms, such as Coinbase and OpenSea, among its alumni. On March 26, Andreessen…

Polygon CEO Marc Boiron has riled up debate on X over the weekend after arguing that layer-3 networks aren’t necessary to scale Ethereum and exist only to rob the mainnet of value. On April 1, the Polygon CEO said that Polygon Labs, a layer-2 scaling network for Ethereum, does not work on layer 3s because…

The entity behind layer-1 blockchain Tron has asked a New York federal court to dismiss a United States Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against it, arguing the U.S. regulator targeting “predominantly foreign conduct.” “The SEC is not a worldwide regulator,” and its effort to apply U.S. security laws to “predominantly foreign conduct” goes “too far,”…

Roman Storm, co-founder of cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, has filed a motion to dismiss all three charges against him, alleging he operated a money laundering business and violated the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. “By no stretch can Mr. Storm be deemed to have conspired to launder funds,” Storm’s lawyers stated in a March 29 filing to…

The cryptocurrency industry saw a 23% decline in losses due to hacking and scams in the first quarter of 2024 compared to 2023, according to a March 28 research report by blockchain security firm Immunefi. According to the report, the total amount lost to hacking and fraud incidents in Q1 of 2024 amounted to approximately $336.3 million,…

Coinbase Ethereum layer-2 network Base has shattered its own trading volume record within a 24-hour period on decentralized exchanges (DEX), jumping up approximately 25% compared to the previous day, surpassing the $1 billion mark. On March 30, Base recorded $1.21 billion in DEX trading volume, up 25% from the previous day’s $959.63 million, as per…