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 […]
This is what's standing in the way of DeFi's 'NFTification'
Ask someone what an NFT is, and they’ll instinctively think of digital art — the CryptoPunks, Bored Apes and Ether Rocks that have sold for eye-watering sums. In some circles, nonfungible tokens have been dismissed as a vehicle for speculation, with critics lamenting that demand for such assets is fueled by greed. But this argument […]
Internet Computer: Correction risk rises after ICP price gains nearly 60% in 5 days
Internet Computer (ICP) has entered 2022 with a bang. The ICP price rose by over 56% in the first five days of the new year, reaching a 30-day high of $38 on Jan. 5. Its massive upside move accompanied a spike in trading volumes, underscoring a strong and healthy bullish sentiment for now. ICP/USD daily […]
Gold-backed digital tokens to hit Turkish market following new partnership
Gold wholesalers are starting to find new ways to expand their businesses to retail, thanks to blockchain-based tokenization. International bullion trading company AgaBullion and United Kingdom-based fintech Aurus Technologies have signed a partnership to offer gold-backed tokens in the Turkish market. The partnership will see investors own grams of LBMA-accredited gold via AurusGOLD. As a […]
Cardano ERC-20 converter nears testnet phase
Decentralized finance on the Cardano blockchain is drawing closer to becoming a reality, with a token migration bridge soon to enter the testing phase. According to Francisco Landino, project manager at Input Output Hong Kong, or IOHK — the research and development arm responsible for Cardano — the platform’s ERC-20 migration tool is nearing testnet deployment. […]
Simple steps to safeguard your wallet from unlimited ERC-20 allowance risks
Participating in the decentralized finance space often necessitates the need to grant projects certain permissions to spend tokens from one’s own wallet. These permissions — called ERC-20 allowances — help to simplify the smart contract interaction processes that allow users to send funds to a contract while simultaneously calling a state change function. However, malicious […]