Major tech giant Opera is upgrading the cryptocurrency wallet for its mobile browser Opera Mini by integrating Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC, two of the largest stablecoins on the market.MiniPay, the stablecoin-based self-custodial wallet built into Opera Mini, launches Pocket, a new feature that enables one-click swaps between Celo Dollar (cUSD) and newly integrated stablecoins.According to an announcement on May 3, Pockets will allow MiniPay users to easily switch between USD Coin (USDC), Tether (USDT), and cUSD using drag-and-drop gestures “with less than a cent in fees and no hidden costs.”Source: MiniPay“This feature abstracts asset exchange from Web3, allowing users…
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Tier 1 • July 4, 2024 6:20 AM EDT Posted 1 minute earlier In ~ Two transactions have been made on multiple Mt Gox wallets in the past few hours ahead of a $9 billion Bitcoin redemption.According to Arkham Intelligence, the transactions involved three wallets previously associated with a collapsed exchange. The largest movement was $24 worth of Bitcoin.The last time Mt Gox funds were moved in a significant amount, the funds were primarily consolidated into three wallets. At one point, $24 was left in the wallet that was used as an intermediary. According to Arkham Label, over the past…
According to Immutable.com, Immutable (IMX) Passport recently reached a significant milestone by reaching over 1 million subscribers. The platform is expected to soon reach 1.5 million subscribers, demonstrating the rapid growth trajectory for this innovative gaming identity and wallet solution. Immutable Passport aims to solve a major problem in the web3 gaming space by making games more accessible to mainstream gamers and providing developers with the essential tools to build and grow their web3 projects. It took us 6 months to get to 1 million subscribers, 1 month to get to 400k, and 1 month…
“We believe Jerome Powell’s bullish rhetoric and continued selling pressure are likely to push BTC down to $52,000,” Valentin Fournier, digital asset analyst at advisory firm brn, said in an email. “However, we would view this as a buying opportunity, as improved crypto regulation and easing inflation in the US are not yet fully priced in and are likely to generate strong momentum as investors shift their focus to a longer-term perspective.”
American actor Sydney Sweeney’s X account has been hacked. Hackers raise $13 million in 30 minutes and then dump the coins minutes later. Rapper Iggy Azalea mocks Sweeney after she rejoins X. As celebrities jump on the Solana meme coin craze, more and more celebrities are getting hacked every day. Their X followers are often hit by dubious meme currencies promoted by scammers. This time, famous American actor Sydney Sweeney woke up to find that her X account had been hacked. Cybercriminals were quick to move and release a fake Solana (SOL) meme coin called $SWEENEY. 🚨HACKING ALERT: Sydney Sweeney’s…
The total value locked in the re-staking protocol Symbiotic has exceeded $1 billion.The project announced yesterday that it had reached its deposit limit of 210,600 wrapped stETH, worth approximately $800 million, in just four hours. This increase brings user deposits to over $1.04 billion in less than a month, according to DeFiLlama data.Symbiotic positions itself as a competitor to EigenLayer, the first re-staking protocol on Ethereum, by allowing users to deposit funds to support third-party protocols via a shared security model. Symbiotic is currently in the bootstrapping phase, which includes integrating re-staking collateral.Like EigenLayer, Symbiotic aims to solve network security…
Despite the recent Bitcoin price drop below $59,000, which has led to increased buy demand, there is growing overall fear that the cryptocurrency will fall further. The Bitcoin (BTC) price has continued its recent downtrend after losing support around $60,000 over the past 24 hours. The flagship coin is down about 4% over the past 24 hours, trading at around $58,453 early in the European session on Thursday. As a result, more than $275 million was lost in the cryptocurrency leveraged market, of which about $245 million was invested by long traders. Main reasons why bitcoin price is falling The…
2FA app Authy breach exposes 33 million phone numbers, putting them at risk for phishing attacks No accounts have been compromised to date. Twilio has already secured endpoints and improved app security. On July 1, 2024, Twilio, the developer of the popular two-factor authentication (2FA) app Authy, disclosed a data breach affecting user phone numbers. Although the account itself is not compromised, exposing your phone number poses a serious risk of phishing and smishing attacks. Details on the Authy data breach According to a security alert issued by Twilio, hackers were found to have accessed the Authy Android app database…
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced support for the upcoming BNB Beacon Chain (BEP2) network upgrade and hard fork. This move aims to ensure the best user experience for customers.Maintenance ScheduleIn preparation for this important upgrade, Binance will perform wallet maintenance on BNB Beacon Chain (BEP2) starting from 07:00 (UTC) on July 9, 2024. As a result, deposits and withdrawals on BNB Beacon Chain (BEP2) will be suspended starting from 06:55 (UTC) on the same day. The maintenance is expected to take approximately 2 hours.Upgrade and Hard Fork DetailsThe actual network upgrade and hard fork…
Decentralized oracle network Chainlink (LINK) is suddenly seeing a lot more development activity, according to new data released by cryptocurrency analytics platform Santiment. Santiment noted that Chainlink has jumped in rankings in terms of development activity over the past 30 days, from fourth place in May to second place last month. Meanwhile, Hedera (HBAR), a decentralized app protocol, continues to lead the cryptocurrency space in terms of development activity. “Here are the top crypto coins by development frequency. Hedera still holds the top spot, with Chainlink falling to second. The list below is sorted by calculating all non-duplicated activity for…