User Claims $11M Reward in Blur token NFT Marketplace Airdrop
A pseudonymous nonfungible tokens (NFTs) trader earned approximately $11 million from a total reward pool of 300 million tokens, worth around $146 million through the Blur NFT marketplace‘s recent airdrop reward distribution. According to data from Dune analytics, a wallet named “hanwe.eth” utilized an Ethereum Name Service (ENS) identifier to claim 22,851,000 Blur (BLUR) tokens […]
South Korea to Test CBDC with 100K Citizens in 2024
The Central Bank of South Korea says the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot program will involve using deposit tokens to purchase products by 100,000 Korean citizens, The testing will start “around September to October” of 2024 and last for three months. Participants will only be able to use the CBDC for payment purposes, with […]
HECO Chain Bridge Loses Over $86.6M Due to Suspected Hack
PeckShield, a blockchain security platform, has disclosed that digital assets worth over $86.6 million were transmitted from the HECO Chain bridge to addresses that appear to be suspicious. The security firm hypothesizes that an ongoing exploit has compromised the bridge. Tron founder Justin Sun issued the following statement in response to the incident: HTX will […]
Crypto Tracking Platform CoinGecko Acquires NFT Startup Zash
CoinGecko cryptocurrency tracking website has acquired the NFT data infrastructure platform Zash as the firm expands its data offering. By acquiring Zash, a major cryptocurrency monitoring website, CoinGecko is expanding its data offering. Zash is an infrastructure platform for nonfungible token (NFT) data. The firm announced on November 21 that CoinGecko intends to incorporate Zash’s […]
Belgium to Accelerate EU Blockchain Infrastructure Project
Belgium plans to accelerate the development of a European blockchain infrastructure as it holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union in early 2024. The government of Belgium has announced its intention to expedite the establishment of a blockchain infrastructure in Europe while it holds the Council of the European Union presidency in […]