Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Hyperdrive launches Leverage Markets to address structural instability and cascading liquidations in crypto trading. Summary Hyperdrive launches Leverage Markets to tackle crypto’s long-standing liquidation and volatility risks. The new model replaces real-time price feeds
A Los Angeles jury has convicted former LAPD officer Eric Halem of kidnapping and robbery, ending a trial that exposed how a sworn protector used his badge to terrorize a teenage Bitcoin holder. The crime took place in the early hours of 28 December 2024. According to reports from the Los Angeles Times, Halem, who
Earlier this year, the Rayonism hackathon kicked off to protoype the architecture for Ethereum’s transition to proof of stake. The transition, often refered to as The Merge, will keep the existing beacon chain (eth2) and execution layer (eth1) clients, and “merge” both chains by making the beacon chain drive the execution layer’s consensus. This approach
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has endorsed Predict.fun’s strategic acquisition of Probable. Summary Predict.fun has announced a strategic acquisition of on-chain prediction platform Probable. Probable was incubated by PancakeSwap and YZi Labs before the deal. The combined platform aims to improve prediction market architecture, execution efficiency, and capital utilization. Binance founder Zhao Changpeng has publicly welcomed
tl;dr Altair is fast approaching. Upgrade your nodes! Now! 🚨Upgrade to Altair before Oct 27🚨 As mentioned in the previous Finalized post, Altair is scheduled to go live at epoch 74240 — Oct 27, 2021, 10:56:23am UTC. See the Altair Mainnet Announcement for details on who, how, and why. Suffice it to say here that
Bitcoin’s “air pocket” is once again coming into focus as the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization rose on Wednesday to just below $72,000. The air pocket refers to a thin area of supply between $72,000 and $80,000, where relatively few coins last changed hands, according to data from Glassnode. Roughly just 1% of the circulating
Polkadot price will be in the spotlight this month as the layer-1 network makes one of its biggest changes since its inception. Summary Polkadot price has formed a bullish flag pattern pointing to an eventual rebound this month The network will implement new changes to its tokenomics next week. It will also introduce a new
It’s always fun to hear about new grants as they’re awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we’ll check in on a couple of projects that are well underway – or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent milestones and achievements by grantees! SSZ.dev: Technical Specs and
A Los Angeles County jury has found former Los Angeles Police Department officer Eric Halem guilty of kidnapping and bitcoin robbery in a 2024 home invasion that targeted a teenage cryptocurrency holder. The verdict followed a two-week trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court, where prosecutors argued that Halem, 38, and three alleged accomplices posed
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. If DeFi and TradFi truly converge, the pressure point will be on and off-ramps. Few things, other than secure custody, are more critical than having a low-friction way to convert digital tokens
