Arbitrum (ARB) falls to all-time low as network usage metrics decline
    12 Sep 2023
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    ARB’s price slumps to a new low as a decline in TVL, a decline in active addresses engaging with its DApps and a general malaise across the crypto market take their toll. Arbitrum has emerged as a leading contender within the Ethereum network’s layer-2 scalability solutions, boasting a significant total value locked (TVL) and notable…

    Arbitrum’s fraud proofs haven’t been used in the two years since it launched
    11 Sep 2023
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    Offchain Labs co-founder Ed Felten said there were one or two fraud challenges submitted on a version of Arbitrum running on the Ethereum proof-of-work fork after the Merge, which was defeated. Not a single fraud proof has been submitted on Arbitrum since it first launched its mainnet with the built-in security feature in August 2021,…

    FTX sues LayerZero Labs, seeks to recover over $21M moved prior to bankruptcy
    11 Sep 2023
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    FTX is seeking the cancellation of agreements made days before it collapsed, as well as the return of millions transferred to LayerZero Labs and its affiliates. Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against cross-chain protocol LayerZero Labs, seeking to recover $21 million in funds that were allegedly illegally withdrawn prior to FTX’s shutdown in November….

    Is 2023 the year genuine cross-chain interoperability takes off?
    11 Sep 2023
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    Blockchains need to become interoperable in order for the industry to truly flourish and several innovations will accelerate the ecosystem towards it, say executives. The future of blockchain will be an interoperable one — with the death of “chain tribalism,” the proliferation of “hundreds of chains” along with an end to cross-chain bridge hacks, according…

    G20 moves forward with international crypto framework
    10 Sep 2023
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    The upcoming framework will affect users in several countries by automatically exchanging information about crypto transactions between jurisdictions on an annual basis. Leaders of the 20 biggest economies in the world — collectively known as G20 — are pushing for a speedy implementation of a cross-border framework for crypto assets. According to local reports in…

    Vitalik Buterin’s X account hacked, draining over $691K from victims’ wallets
    10 Sep 2023
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    Following the breach of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s X (formerly Twitter) account, victims allegedly suffered losses exceeding $691,000 due to a malicious link that falsely promoted a free NFT. Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum has allegedly had his X (formerly Twitter) account compromised. According to prominent blockchain investigator ZachXBT, the incident has led to victims collectively…