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July 2022

Terra Projects Begin Moving to Polygon 2 Months After UST Debacle

Terra Projects Begin Moving to Polygon 2 Months After UST Debacle

Over $20 million had been earmarked to help projects that are migrating. More than 48 projects previously on the Terra network have begun migrating to Polygon almost two months after the Terra network collapsed following the implosion of terraUSD (UST). “Terra projects have begun migration,” Polygon Studios CEO Ryan Wyatt said in a tweet early […]

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Twitter shares sink after Elon Musk terminates  billion deal

Twitter shares sink after Elon Musk terminates $44 billion deal

KEY POINTS Twitter shares fell 6% Monday, wiping nearly $1.8 billion off the company’s market value. On Friday, Musk’s attorney notified Twitter’s board that he wants to cancel the takeover. Musk on Monday posted a meme mocking Twitter management over the deal’s demise. Twitter shares sank in premarket trade Monday after Elon Musk said he is trying to terminate

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NFT Lender Omni Hacked for 1,300 ETH

NFT Lender Omni Hacked for 1,300 ETH

Non-fungible token (NFT) platform, Omni was hacked for 1,300 ether (ETH) ($1.43 million) as the hacker exploited the firm’s reentrancy vulnerability protocol, according to PeckShield. The NFT money market platform allows users to stake their NFTs on the platform, normally open staking for popular collections like Bored Ape Yacht Club, to receive tokens like ETH.

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US Treasury Develops ‘Framework’ for International Crypto Regulation

US Treasury Develops ‘Framework’ for International Crypto Regulation

The document is the first publication from the department to stem from President Biden’s executive order on digital assets. The U.S. Treasury Department published a fact sheet Thursday outlining how it could work with foreign regulators to address the cryptocurrency sector. The fact sheet, which is the first report published by the department as a result

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Tesla sells record high number of China-made vehicles in June

Tesla sells record high number of China-made vehicles in June

KEY POINTS Tesla in June achieved its highest monthly sales of China-made vehicles since opening its Shanghai plant in 2019, as the U.S. carmaker ramped up output. Tesla sold 78,906 China-made vehicles in June, including 968 for export, the China Passenger Car Association said. Covid restrictions in Shanghai in the April–June quarter had hobbled Tesla’s output

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NEW YORK STATE SLINGS ANOTHER ARROW AT BITCOIN MINING

NEW YORK STATE SLINGS ANOTHER ARROW AT BITCOIN MINING

While current operations will not be ceased, New York continues to show an adversarial stance to bitcoin mining as a whole. New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation dealt another blow to the upstate Greenidge Generating Facility, which produces electricity for the power grid and also mines bitcoin. Greenidge stated that the decision, announced on Thursday, to

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Blockchain.com May Suffer 0M in Losses for 3AC’s Insolvency

Blockchain.com May Suffer $270M in Losses for 3AC’s Insolvency

Cryptocurrency exchange Blockchain.com may suffer a total of $270 million in losses due to Three Arrows Capital’s inability to repay loans due to the bankruptcy and liquidation of Three Arrows Capital. Earlier, the embattled cryptocurrency hedge fund, Three Arrows Capital (3AC) filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the U.S. as it looks to preserve its assets in the

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VC Roundup: ‘Web5,’ Metaverse sports and Bitcoin monetization startups generate buzz

VC Roundup: ‘Web5,’ Metaverse sports and Bitcoin monetization startups generate buzz

PolySign, Mash, Floor, Euler, Trinsic, KYVE and Atmos Labs headline the latest funding deals from the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency. A lot has happened in the Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency markets since our last edition of VC Roundup. The monumental collapse of the Terra ecosystem spilled over into other segments of the digital asset market,

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