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Blockchain congestion and transaction queues actually deter ‘nefarious actors’: Study

According to the study, a blockchain’s “fullness” is directly related to its security.

SBF criminal trial moves to closing arguments

Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to all seven counts of fraud charges related to the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

October sees a comparative lull in crypto crime with losses of $32.2M: CertiK

There is no clear downward trend in crypto crime, but a quiet month is undoubtedly more than welcome in the Web3 community.

SBF says spending FTX customers’ money was part of ‘risk management’: Report

At the time of bankruptcy, FTX faced a shortfall of $8 billion owed to its customers.

Ethereum layer 2s will continue to have diverse approaches to scaling — Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin pens an analysis of Ethereum’s layer-2 ecosystem, highlighting diverse approaches to scaling the smart contract blockchain.

Slumdog billionaire: Incredible rags-to-riches tale of Polygon’s Sandeep Nailwal

Growing up in poverty in a Dehli ghetto, with an alcoholic father, Sandeep Nailwal went on to found the $6B Polygon crypto empire.

Sam Bankman-Fried lawyers pitch for changes to judge’s jury instruction

Bankman-Fried’s attorneys have made several requests in the past few months, ranging from early bail to vegan food and prescription drugs.

Rising M2 money supply will see crypto become ‘supermassive black hole’ — Raoul Pal

Historically, the cryptocurrency market has benefited from the rise in global money supply, as the majority of bull runs in the past coincided with the rise in fiat supply.

Blockchain in charity, explained

Blockchain-based philanthropy involves transparent, efficient and secure transactions, ensuring accountable and impactful giving.

Web3 gaming investors more ‘choosy’ in crypto winter — Animoca’s Robby Yung

Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung says investors have been more discerning when allocating capital to Web3 gaming projects during crypto winter.

Unibot contract $560K exploit crashes token price by more than 40%

Amid ongoing investigations from Unibot and blockchain investigators, Scopescan advised users to revoke the approvals for the exploited contract and move the funds to a new wallet.

Solana Labs launches Web3 incubator offering dev and fundraising support

Applications will be accepted for consideration until November 30.

Gary Gensler teases details of SEC's $5 billion take from enforcement actions, shades crypto

Gensler revealed that the SEC took 780 enforcement actions, including 500 standalone cases, and distributed $930 million to harmed investors.

Hashing It Out: A case for Web3 social media, and is Friend.tech a security?

CyberConnect co-founder Ryan Li believes that creators who want their content to live forever will ditch Web2 social media platforms for Web3 alternatives.

Bitcoin dominance hits 54% — highest in 2.5 years as BTC halving approaches

BTC market dominance hovered around 80% during the 2017 bull market, but slumped to the 50-60% range during the 2021 bull market, at times even dipping below 50%.

How blockchain games fared in Q3, Unioverse & Immutable, Upland token on ETH: Web 3 Gamer

Immutable teams with ex-GTA and CoD devs, Web3 game Brawlers to launch on massive Epic Games Store, and how did blockchain games fare in Q3?

Neon Machine raises $20M Series A for blockchain-based Call of Duty competitor ‘Shrapnel’

The company claims a cast of employees whose collective entertainment industry resume contains titles such as Halo, Call of Duty, and Westworld.

Court-ordered NFTs and the importance of Web3 randomness: Nifty Newsletter

A Singapore court permitted the use of NFTs to attach legal court orders tokenized as an NFT to issue a freeze order.

Revolutionizing whitelist marketplace for Web3: WhiteList Zone partners with Cointelegraph Accelerator

The whitelist marketplace WhiteList Zone onboarded over 50 projects that collectively submitted more than 8,000 whitelists.

5050 Bitcoin for $5 in 2009: Helsinki’s claim to crypto fame

Helsinki played host to the first Bitcoin for fiat transaction in 2009 — 5050 Bitcoin for $5 — 6 months before Pizza Day. Crypto City Guide.

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