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Battle-hardened Ronin bridge to Axie reopens following $600M hack

[ad_1] Sky Mavis, developers of the popular play-to-earn (P2E) nonfungible token (NFT) game Axie Infinity have announced that the Ronin bridge is back online three months after it was hacked for more than $600 million. The Ronin bridge is an Ethereum sidechain built for Axie Infinity, and it enables users to transfer assets between the sidechain and the Ethereum mainnet. On March 29, 173,600 Ether (ETH) and 25.5 million USD
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Bitcoin miner Mawson to defer all major capital expenditures until market conditions normalize

[ad_1] On Tuesday, Bitcoin (BTC) mining company Mawson Infrastructure Group said that it was suspending major capital expenditures until market conditions normalize. In addition, the firm is voluntarily reducing its energy use, also called demand response, in light of the market sell-off and high electricity prices due to inflation. Mawson received its final shipment of Canann A1246 ASIC Bitcoin Miners in June and has no further outstanding payments due for Bitcoin
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Key Bitcoin price metrics say BTC bottomed, but traders still fear a drop to $10K

[ad_1] The crypto market is currently going through a period of heightened volatility as global economic conditions continue to worsen amid a backdrop of rising inflation and interest rates. As the headwinds impacting global financial markets beat down all traces of bullish sentiment, many crypto investors are predicting that Bitcoin (BTC) price could drop to as low as $10,000 before a market bottom is found. BTC/USDT 1-day chart. Source: TradingViewWhile many
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Are custodied crypto funds at risk? Industry veterans explain

[ad_1] With rumors of insolvency flying high among crypto firms such as Celsius and Three Arrows Capital, investors couldn't help but ask a simple question: What happened to all the funds that were supposedly under "safe custody?" As it turns out, a small fraction of crypto firms began leveraged trading with customers' deposits to deliver promised high APY returns on supposedly fixed-income instruments. Things worked out well when the market
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All 5B toncoins mined on PoS TON blockchain

[ad_1] The TON Foundation, an organization developing the Telegram-initiated blockchain project, the TON blockchain, on Tuesday officially announced that TON miners have mined the final toncoin."Tens of thousands of miners have mined the entire issuance of toncoins, which was about 5 billion tokens,” TON Foundation founding member and core developer Anatoly Makosov said in a statement to Cointelegraph. The last toncoin was mined on June 28, he noted.The end of
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Bitcoin’s bottom might not be in, but miners say it ‘has always made gains over any 4-year period’

[ad_1] Your favorite trader is saying Bitcoin (BTC) bottomed. At the same time, the top on-chain indicators and analysts are citing the current price range as a “generational buy” opportunity. Meanwhile, various crypto and finance media recently reported that Bitcoin miners sending a mass of coins to exchanges are a sign that $17,600 was the capitulation move that pins the market bottom. There’s so much assurity from various anon and doxed
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Bank of America Affirms investor interest hasn’t been frozen despite concerns about the crypto winter.

[ad_1] According to research released by Bank of America (BAC) on Tuesday, following its Web3 & Digital Assets Day Conference last week, investor interest in the industry has not been affected by worries of a so-called "crypto winter." According to the report, discussions with some of the 160 clients who attended the event made it evident that "blockchain technology and the digital asset ecosystem are here to stay," and the
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Can Cardano’s July hard fork prevent ADA price from plunging 60%?

[ad_1] Cardano (ADA) has started painting a bearish continuation pattern on its longer-timeframe charts, raising its likelihood of undergoing a major price crash by August.ADA price in danger of a 60% plungeDubbed the "bear pennant," the pattern forms when the price consolidates inside a range defined by a falling trendline resistance and rising trendline support after a strong move downside. Additionally, the consolidation moves accompany a decrease in trading volumes.
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Luxor introduces a hosting marketplace for bitcoin miners Amid build-out delays.

[ad_1] The full-stack Bitcoin (BTC) mining software and services provider Luxor Technology is introducing a marketplace for miners where users may buy hosting services for their mining equipment. When purchasing bitcoin mining computers through Luxor's brokerage service, which was introduced earlier this year, miners will be able to compare hosting options. By connecting miners that require hosting with hosting providers, Luxor will effectively act as a broker. According to Luxor,
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Must staking and liquidity pool lock-ups change to see crypto mass adoption?

[ad_1] The recent downturn in the broader crypto landscape has highlighted several flaws inherent with proof-of-stake (PoS) networks and Web3 protocols. Mechanisms such as bonding/unbonding and lock-up periods were architecturally built into many PoS networks and liquidity pools with the intent of mitigating a total bank run and promoting decentralization. Yet, the inability to quickly withdraw funds has become a reason why many are losing money, including some of the