DAOs can help scientists find funding and community, says Nature science journal
    05 Oct 2023
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    The Nature science journal recently published an editorial in its Nature Bioscience section lauding the use of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) as a revolutionary new method by which researchers working in underfunded scientific fields can create communities around their work and raise funding which, otherwise, might not be available. In a DAO-based research scheme, a project’s organization,…

    Time to ‘pull the brakes’ on Ethereum and rotate back to Bitcoin: K33 report
    05 Oct 2023
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    The relatively lackluster performance of nine new Ether futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has prompted analysts at K33 Research to urge a “rotate back” into Bitcoin. In an Oct. 3 market report, analysts Anders Helseth and Vetle Lunde said that it’s “time to pull the brakes on ETH and rotate back into BTC,” with the initial trading volume…

    Crypto suffered 153% YoY increase in hacks and scams in Q3: Immunefi
    04 Oct 2023
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    The number of attack incidents increased to 76 in Q3 2023, compared to just 30 in the same quarter last year. Crypto and Web3 projects suffered a 153% increase in attack incidents from July to September 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, according to a report from blockchain security platform Immunefi. In Q3…

    UAE dirham stablecoin DRAM launches on Uniswap, PancakeSwap
    04 Oct 2023
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    Distributed Technologies Research has launched DRAM, a dirham-backed stablecoin that aims to tap into the performance of the United Arab Emirates fiat currency. A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alumnus and SoftBank executive has launched a dirham-backed stablecoin that aims to give countries plagued by high inflation environments exposure to assets linked to the…

    Optimism network launches testnet fault-proof system in pursuit of decentralization
    04 Oct 2023
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    OP Labs, the developer of the Optimism network, launched a testnet version of its fault-proof system, according to an Oct. 3 blog post. Once it completes testing, it will allow for “a more decentralized and efficient Superchain,” the post stated. The new system is currently deployed to the Optimism Goerli network. Currently, OP Stack-based networks use…

    IMF working paper proposes country-level assessment matrix for crypto risks
    03 Oct 2023
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    The matrix aims to identify potential risks associated with the crypto space and policy responses for regulators. A working paper published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) proposed a count vulnerabilities and potential policy responses for the crypto sector. On Sept. 29, the IMF published a working paper titled “Assessing Macrofinancial Risks from Crypto Assets.” Within the paper,…