Bitcoin can bring ’cause and consequence into cyberspace,’ boost security — Michael Saylor

    During an interview, Michael Saylor discussed how crypto networks like Bitcoin can promote security and combat digital trust issues. Bitcoin may be the answer to combat cybersecurity threats driven by artificial intelligence, such as deepfakes, Michael Saylor, executive chairman of MicroStrategy, said during a recent interview with Kitco News. Saylor illustrated his views using social media accounts created…

    RGB protocol may offer solution to Bitcoin’s Ordinals jam, proponent claims

    The founder of Digital Bitcoin Art and Assets believes that smart contracts on Bitcoin could solve the myriad problems created by Ordinals. Gideon Nweze, the founder and CEO of the newly launched Digital Bitcoin Art and Assets (DIBA) nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace, believes there’s an alternative way to bring NFTs to Bitcoin that doesn’t impact…

    Emirati-based blockchain Bahamut goes live with PoSA consensus

    The proof-of-stake-and-activity (PoSA) consensus mechanism adds an extra layer of security to blockchain. Bitcoin launched with the ideal technology for the era it was introduced in. Proof-of-work (PoW), the underlying consensus that predates the first cryptocurrency, provides a self-sustaining mechanism where numerous miners around the world can contribute to verifying BTC transactions. As the crypto ecosystem expanded and…

    Project takes off with $31.6M in alleged exit scam

    On-chain detective ZachXBT believes that the project has “likely exit scammed” after bridging $31.6 million to multiple addresses on Tron and Ethereum. A crypto project called Fintoch, which claimed to be backed by investment banking firm Morgan Stanley, seems to have taken off with almost $32 million of its users’ funds, according to on-chain detective…

    Multichain token plunges 30% on backend upgrade delay

    The Multichain protocol’s TVL remains largely unchanged at $1.6 billion despite a large sell-off in the token. On May 24, the token price of cross-chain router protocol Multichain (MULTI) fell by 30% over 24 hours to trade at $4.97 at the time of publication. The sell-off came after users reported that their multichain funds had…

    Gaming is the ‘largest scale opportunity’ for crypto: Polygon co-founder

    Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal says that speculation has been both the “boon and bane of crypto,” but genuine use cases will eventually rise to the surface. Sandeep Nailwal, the co-founder of the Ethereum scaling platform Polygon, believes Web3 gaming will eventually become one of the biggest drivers of mass crypto adoption. In a May 25…