For executives and business owners around the world, the war in Iran highlights a key reality: They are operating in a riskier, more unpredictable world. And that also means more expensive. Even if the attacks end, the increased cost of doing business will persist. Rising prices appear to be a long-term side effect of the […]
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The DTCC protects more than $114 trillion in securities, making it one of the most important elements of financial markets infrastructure. Every day it records ownership and settles transactions in stocks, bonds and other securities. Rather than creating new digital assets, DTCC’s system converts existing securities into blockchain-based “digital twins” that retain the same legal
An attacker drained approximately $18 million in USDC from Ostium’s liquidity vault on Arbitrum in an oracle manipulation exploit detected by blockchain security firm Blockaid, according to on-chain data. According to Blockaid’s alert, the attacker used a registered PriceUpKeep forwarder, a component of Ostium’s automated infrastructure, to submit Oracle price reports with future timestamps. The
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In Utah, which has passed state-approved digital identity (SEDI) legislation, Veridian, created by the Cardano Foundation, has already shown that digital identity can be issued in a privacy-preserving manner, allowing users to prove they are over or under a specific age without exposing other data. This is a working model of what responsible verification can
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The most controversial element of the crypto market structure bill remains unresolved in the final weeks of Senate debate, and administration officials are expected to meet on it.
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s tech newsletter covering the most important stories in blockchain. My name is Margaux Nijkerk, journalist at CoinDesk. Every week we give you a deeper look at the biggest trends, advances and debates shaping blockchain technology. This week, we reveal the timeline of all the changes at the Ethereum Foundation since
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Noxa, the largest token launchpad on Robinhood Chain, shut down after earning around $12 million in fees, according to DefiLlama, last week, citing concerns about low-quality tokens flooding the platform. The closure happened within a few days. On July 11, as CASHCAT, the on-chain memecoin, reached its peak trading volume, Noxa announced that it would
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These figures contrast with BlackRock’s overall business, which recorded record assets under management (AUM) of $15.3 trillion after attracting $192 billion in net inflows during the quarter. The company also beat Wall Street expectations with adjusted earnings per share of $13.91 on revenue of $7.08 billion. BLK shares traded 4.15% higher at £1,068 in pre-market
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Bitcoin BTC$64,656.48 Tuesday’s rally faltered as investors believed a weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation reading was not enough to prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. Although still up 3% over 24 hours, the largest cryptocurrency has fallen 0.5% since midnight. Ether (ETH), up 4.7% in 24 hours, also fell 0.5%. On Polymarket, the perceived likelihood
Bitcoin BTC$64,677.32 and ether (ETH) consolidated during Asian and European hours after rebounding on Tuesday following a weaker-than-expected US inflation reading. Bitcoin, although up more than 3% over 24 hours, has fallen 0.6% since midnight UTC as tensions between Iran and the United States over oil tanker movements in the Strait of Hormuz intensified. The
