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'Everything is fine' — Gala Games calls for calm after fears of multi-billion dollar hack

Gala Games said the unusual activity of its pGALA token was actually part of efforts to safeguard it from potential attack.

NFTs still in ‘great demand’ as unique traders rise 18% in Oct: DappRadar

A DappRadar report found that despite a fall in NFT trading volumes and sales counts throughout October, monthly unique traders increased.

South Korean prosecutors accuse Do Kwon of manipulating Terra's price

Prosecutors have reportedly secured a "messenger conversation" in which Kwon ordered an employee to manipulate Terra's market price.

Digital asset platform Bakkt set to acquire Apex Crypto for $200M

The company said this acquisition is expected to diversify and bolster Bakkt’s revenue as it scales its offerings.

UBS AG launches digital bond settled on blockchain and traditional exchanges

With atomic settlement technology, the company said its digital bond settles through the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), not requiring a central clearing counterparty.

Traditional firms likely won't be leading the charge in the next generation of Web3 games — WAX CEO

“I actually think the first big games that have multimillion persistent users daily — those will come from new startup studios," said William Quigley.

Santander UK limits crypto transactions for its customers

Users will be restricted to a £1,000 limit per transaction, and a total limit of £3,000 a month.

What will Crypto Twitter look like post-acquisition? Blockchain executives share their insights

Many stakeholders expressed a desire to see more decentralization on the quintessential social media platform for the blockchain industry.

Koinos to launch its free-to-use blockchain mainnet

Formed by Steem blockchain veterans, the platform offers a universal programming language, free account transfers, and its own smart contracts system.

The Sandbox co-founder explains how the metaverse has evolved for brands: Web Summit 2022

According to the founder of The Sandbox, the future of the metaverse is in a state of evolution, with both brands and users as important catalysts of growth.

Decentralized gaming IDs provide another avenue of interoperability in Web3

The Lens Protocol and Laguna Games launched a new gaming ID, which connects users across multiple games.

Mastercard adds 7 blockchain startups to its crypto accelerator

The crypto gateway provider Fasset and Singapore’s Digital Treasures Center are among the startups entering the latest Mastercard Start Path program.

Web Summit Lisbon, Nov. 3: Latest updates from Cointelegraph ground team

Day two of Web Summit began with a discussion around NFTs and the future of the metaverse, with major discussions lined up around Web3 throughout the day.

New oracle system to help DApps retrieve millions lost to MEV

OEV-enabled oracles auction off the right to extract on-chain value to the same third-party searchers who used to bid for the blockspace.

Robinhood not giving up on crypto despite Q3 crypto revenue slashing 12%

The Robinhood CEO also announced the brokerage firm’s plans to expand the Robinhood Wallet internationally in the months to come.

CZ on central bank digital currencies: 'The more we have, the better'

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao says there is room for CBDCs and crypto, and that he didn't see it as a threat to his company or the sector.

Arbitrum transaction activity rockets 550% since August: Delphi Digital

Following the Nitro upgrade, activity on Arbitrum has surged and has nearly two-thirds of the transaction activity seen on the Ethereum base layer.

Programmer spends 69 nights in 'Bitcoin Cash City' using only BCH: Here's how it went

Silverblood says using Bitcoin Cash as payment method “makes sense” because it's part of his income and it's less effort than some of the other forms of payment I use."

JP Morgan executes first DeFi trade on public blockchain

The MAS Chief Fintech Officer said the successful test was “a big step towards enabling more efficient and integrated global financial networks.”

Skyward finance exploit allegedly results in $3 million loss

The hacker appears to have drained the platform of 1.1M NEAR tokens, worth an approximate $3 million dollars USD at time of publication.

Unstoppable Domains launches Web3 alliance and seeks self-regulating boards

The cross-chain coalition includes Bonfida, Tezos Domains, Polkadot Name System, Hedera, Syscoin, and klaytn.domains.

CZ explains why it's so important to be building during the bear market

The crypto executive cites lower labor costs and business acquisition costs as key factors.

Crypto executives discuss the emergence of Web 3.0 tech hubs around the world

While the San Francisco Bay Area and Miami are the traditional top picks, Singapore or the choice of just about anywhere in the world with stable internet have also been gaining in popularity.

Bank of International Settlement will test DeFi implementation in forex CBDC markets

The centralized financial institution says the automated market making technology in DeFi can serve as a 'basis for a new generation of financial infrastructure."

Web Summit Lisbon, Nov. 2: Latest updates from Cointelegraph ground team

Binance CEO CZ talked about some of the latest crypto trends, why crypto is still a stable investment, Binance's Twitter deal, and more.

Stablecoin issuers Circle and Paxos gain approvals in Singapore

The approvals came after the Monetary Authority of Singapore issued two consultation papers that proposed to ease regulatory hurdles for digital asset service providers.

BTC miner CleanSpark scoops up thousands of miners amid 'distressed markets'

CleanSpark bought over 3,800 mining machines at $15.50 per terahash – far below the current market price of $22.94 and an 85.4% discount from the all-time high costs of $106.62 in Dec. 2021.

Moneygram to enable users to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency via mobile app

According to the company, users within select regions can now trade and store Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Litecoin (LTC).

Can internet outages really disrupt crypto networks?

While some security issues do exist, major internet outages like the one witnessed across the EU recently cannot really threaten cryptocurrencies or their associated networks.

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