350 new ‘scam tokens’ were created every day this year: Solidus Labs

More than 350 fraudulent cryptocurrency tokens were created per day this year, defrauding millions of investors, according to blockchain risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs. From the start of the year to Dec. 1, 117,629 “scam tokens” were deployed, according to Solidus’ 2022 “Rug Pull Report.” That’s a 41% increase from the nearly 83,400 scam tokens […]

Web3 sees 15 new scam smart contracts an hour: Solidus Labs

The Web3 and cryptocurrency space is seeing a significant amount of smart contract scams proliferating, with blockchain risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs saying it has detected on average 15 newly deployed scams every hour. Solidus Labs said on Oct. 27 that it had been monitoring 12 blockchains including Ethereum (ETH), Polygon (MATIC), and BNB Chain […]

BNB Chain to collab with Google Cloud to bolster Web3, blockchain startups

Binance’s smart contract blockchain platform BNB Chain has partnered with Google Cloud to bolster Web3 and blockchain startups. Startups that are currently building products and services on the BNB Chain blockchain will also be able to build on Google Cloud’s scalable, secure and open source infrastructure. This will see over 1,300 active, BNB Chain-based decentralized […]

BNB Chain releases year-long technical roadmap to develop ecosystem

BNB Chain has announced the launch of a technical roadmap designed with the intention to enhance the network’s decentralized structure, infrastructural capacity for sidechains, and potential for developer-built decentralized applications (dApps) to improve performance and efficiency.  Announced at BNB Chain Revelation Summit, the document also revealed the latest iteration of the Most Valuable Builder incubation programme […]

Coinbase offers 'thousands of tokens' in expanded swap service

America’s largest crypto exchange Coinbase has added the BNB Chain (formerly Binance Smart Chain) and Avalanche to the Coinbase Wallet’s list of supported networks where users can swap and store cryptocurrencies. The May 24 blog post from the exchange boasts that the added functionality will provide access to “thousands of tokens” which constitute a “greater […]