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Cosmos co-founder says a major security vulnerability has been uncovered on IBC

A public patch fixing the exploit is scheduled to be released tomorrow.

This is what your email could look like in Web3

The first generation of blockchain-based messaging platforms are attempting to address the missing pieces of Web3 adoption.

UK gov't introduces bill to digitize trade documents — potentially traced using blockchain

The Lord Privy Seal of the U.K.’s House of Lords introduced the bill, which ironically was “ordered to be printed” following a first reading on Oct. 12.

Samsung uses blockchain-based security for devices in its network

Samsung’s Knox Matrix uses blockchain technology backing to increase security for all personal smart devices of a user connected to the network.

DappRadar explains why it counted less than 40 active users on Decentraland

DappRadar only tracks users directly interacting with blockchain, a new blog post explains. For example, Axie Infinity’s daily user count is over 100,000, but DappRadar measures it only at 20,000.

Offchain Labs acquires Ethereum core dev team Prysmatic Labs

Through the deal, Offchain Labs hopes to build a sustainable future for Ethereum, through greater communication between teams developing on both layers and direct collaborations.

STEPN to sack 100 staff as players step away from the move-to-earn app

The move-to-earn blockchain game has seen a significant drop in its user base and its rewards token has taken a decline due to the cryptocurrency market conditions.

French police use Twitter crypto sleuth's research to catch scammers

The alleged fraudsters built a BAYC and MAYC NFT focused website that masqueraded as a service to animate the apes but instead phished victims details to steal their NFTs.

Polygon powers India police complaint portal, battling corruption

The First Information Report (FIR) launched on Polygon allows the citizens of Firozabad to register complaints against the police without worry of it being dismissed or manipulated.

Court partially denies Aptos Lab's motion to dismiss Glazer's $1 billion lawsuit

Four legal claims were dismissed by the court, while three others were allowed to proceed.

Axie Infinity player count falls back to Jan 2021 levels

The numbers represent a 74% decrease from peak levels witnessed just ten months ago.

Mango Markets hacker proposes steep settlement

The Solana DeFi protocol suffered a $117 million exploit yesterday, and the hacker wants 70M USDC in 'bug bounty.'

GameFi would become the onboarding point for Metaverse: Animoca Brands CEO

Siu noted that the Metaverse won’t be a single or central entity but a combination of several metaverses.

SWIFT action: JPMorgan and Visa team on cross-border blockchain payments

Visa is set to integrate its B2B connect network with JPMorgan’s suit of blockchain based cross-border payment products.

Grayscale fires first salvo in case against SEC over Bitcoin ETF refusal

The SEC must submit its brief by Nov. 9. After that, Grayscale will then submit a reply brief on Nov. 30 before both parties submit a final brief on Dec. 21.

You can now search ETH addresses on Google — But what about Bitcoin?

While Google’s feature appears to be a good thing for crypto adoption, a CIO says a move from Apple would make the “crypto industry go from 100 miles an hour to 250 miles in a heartbeat.”

TempleDAO exploit results in $2M loss

The hack was allegedly caused by “a missing onlyMigrator check.”

Stellar Development Foundation launches $100M fund to support native smart contract adoption

The Soroban Adoption Fund incentivizes developers to begin building products and tools on the new smart contract platform.

BNB Smart Chain to hard fork following $100M exploit

The upgrade is intended to fix the exploit that drained the platform of $100 million.

Vyper, Solidity and Scrypto: How the smart contract languages compare

A look at three different programming languages for blockchain networks and how they compare.

Gitex Global 2022 discusses how to educate mainstream media on crypto

Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Cornèr participated in a panel that discussed the topic of cryptocurrency and the media.

Polkadot: How parachains are changing a blockchain-centric ecosystem

Parity chief marketing officer Peter Ruchatz discusses the ins and outs of Polkadot’s focus on interoperability at Token2049.

Tether stablecoin issuer freezes 8.2M USDT on Ethereum: Data

Tether has frozen a total of 215 USDT addresses on Ethereum in 2022 so far, according to data compiled by ETH researcher Philippe Castonguay.

Crypto and digital bank MinePlex secures $100M in funding from GEM

The funding will be used in new banking technologies, including a collaboration with Mastercard and Visa for crypto transactions.

The Web3 Foundation taps edX for free courses on blockchain and Polkadot

The first two out of the four-course series on blockchain and Polkadot will start on October 20, the enrollment is open now.

Fake Solana wallet security update is trying to steal your crypto: Reports

Password-stealing malware is being spread by hackers through NFT airdrops purporting to be Solana Phantom security updates.

Ethereum-scaling protocol zkSync’s layer-3 prototype set for testing in 2023

Matter Labs chief product officer Steve Newcomb emphasized to Cointelegraph that the launch of its L3 prototype will significantly improve the performance of its L2 solution.

Metaverse platforms refute 'misinformation' about daily active users

User data from DappRadar consists of metaverse users who have also made an in-game purchase with the project's native token, but the Decentraland and Sandbox projects disagree with that criteria.

Main hacker in Transit Swap exploit agrees to return remaining funds

Under the agreement, more than $2 million would be returned to Transit Swap users.

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