Rare Alien CryptoPunk NFT Sells for $23.7 Million

Key Takeaways Punk #5822, one of nine Aliens in the CryptoPunks NFT collection, has sold for 8,000 Ethereum to Deepak Thapliyal. At a price of $23.7 million, Punk #5822 has broken the... Read more »

Bitcoin, Ethereum Dip as U.S. Inflation Hits 40-Year High

Share this article The market is reacting negatively to the consumer price index’s report on U.S. inflation.  Bitcoin, Ethereum Dip on Inflation Update  U.S. inflation has hit a 40-year year-on-year high, and... Read more »

BSC, Ethereum DeFi Projects Hit in $14.4M Hack

Key Takeaways An unknown hacker drained $14.4 million from Dego Finance and Cocos-BCX last night. Dego confirmed the attack in an update and denied that it was an inside job. The nature... Read more »

Ripple Could Face Rejection at $1

Key Takeaways XRP has gained over 68% in market value in the past two weeks. Even though prices could advance towards $1, a correction appears imminent. A spike in selling pressure could... Read more »

What We Know About the Bizarre Couple Charged With the Bitfinex Hack

Key Takeaways The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan for conspiracy to launder funds tied to the 2016 Bitfinex hack.  The couple’s quirky online personas have led... Read more »

Can Terra’s UST Stablecoin Hold Its Peg?

Key Takeaways UST is an algorithmic stablecoin on Terra. It’s pegged to the value of the U.S dollar. Because UST is unbacked, it can potentially de-peg from the dollar during periods of... Read more »

Metaverse That Doesn’t Exist Yet Bags $70M in Ethereum

Key Takeaways A new gaming project called Pixelmon has raised $71.4 million in an NFT sale. In the hours after the mint, Pixelmon NFT prices crashed hard, giving early minters a paper... Read more »

Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Will Likely Never Be Much Faster

Key Takeaways Vitalik Buterin has clarified why Ethereum’s block time is unlikely to be made significantly quicker in the future. Reducing block time, whether Proof-of-Work or Proof-of-Stake, comes with consequences in regard... Read more »

Who Is Daniele Sestagalli? – Crypto Briefing

Key Takeaways Last week, 0xSifu, the pseudonymous treasury manager of Wonderland, was outed as a former convict and co-founder of the collapsed QuadrigaCX exchange. Instead of immediately distancing himself from Patryn, Daniele... Read more »

Solana Suffers Dip Following $322M Wormhole Hack

Key Takeaways Solana is down 13.5% today. SOL tanked on the news that $322 million had been stolen from the Wormhole bridge. The Wormhole team says that it will be replacing the... Read more »