Starknet set for first mainnet staking vote: What STRK holders need to know

Starknets inaugural staking vote introduces mechanisms for minting and parameter adjustments, paving the way for staking by October 2024.

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StarkWare verifies first zero-knowledge proof on Bitcoin

StarkWares milestone opens the door for ZK-based layer-2 solutions, enhancing Bitcoins scalability and global payment capabilities.

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Avail secures $43 million to enhance Web3 with modular unification technology

Avail, a company spun out of Ethereum layer-2 solution Polygon, secured $43 million in a Series A funding round to develop a unified layer that addresses the scalability challenges and fragmentation issues within the Web3 ecosystem, according to a June 4 statement shared with CryptoSlate. This round takes Avail’s total funding to $75 million, including […]

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StarkWare launches $1M research fund for ZK Bitcoin scaling

StarkWares fund seeks to promote research into OP_CAT and demonstrate its potential to unlock and benefit Bitcoin and the blockchain community in general.

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Matter Labs files for 'ZK' trademark, industry demands withdrawal

The attempt to trademark ZK-proofs is like a baker trying to impose a blanket patent on bread, according to StarkWares CEO.

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StarkWare ZKThreads solution could prevent fund lockups similar to FTX

StarkWares ZKThreads introduces a new scaling framework to prevent fund lockups and improve DApp scalability, potentially averting scenarios like the FTX disaster.

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StarkWare Researchers Introduce ColliderVM: Smart Contracts for Bitcoin

StarkWare, a company known for its innovative solutions in the blockchain space, has recently announced a new project that aims to revolutionize Bitcoin smart contracts. The project, called CollideVM, is set to bring enhanced scalability, privacy, and flexibility to Bitcoin’s smart contract capabilities. CollideVM will leverage StarkWare’s cutting-edge technology to enable complex smart contracts on [...]

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Ark Invest Shifts Portfolio, Swaps Coinbase and Robinhood for Newly IPOd Reddit Shares

On Thursday, Ark Invest parted ways with 133,533 Coinbase shares from its Ark Innovation exchange-traded fund (ARKK) and also disposed of 96,003 Robinhood shares from the ARKW ETF. Following these divestments, Ark Invest acquired Reddit shares for both the ARKW and ARKF ETFs. Ark’s Portfolio Pivot: COIN, HOOD Out, RDDT In This week, Cathie Wood‘s [...]

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Cathie Wood’s ARK loading up on Coinbase shares again, buying $18M

ARK Invest purchased 269,928 shares in Coinbase on March 23, only two days after it sold $13.5 million, its first sale of Coinbase shares this year.

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ChatGPT on Threat: Over 100K Logins Leaked on the DarkWeb

Recent reports indicate that a substantial number of login credentials for the renowned AI chatbot ChatGPT have been exposed and

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Starknet moves closer to EVM compatibility with upcoming ‘Kakarot’ testnet

With fresh funding under its belt, Starknet will launch a new testnet zkEVM in August that allows developers to write in any EVM-compatible language on Starknet.

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Ethereum-Focused Scaling Firm Teams Up With Chainlink

Ethereum-focused scaling platform StarkWare has joined hands with leading blockchain oracle network Chainlink to onboard the latter’s price feeds into the StarkNet ecosystem. Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network that enables smart contracts to securely interact with real-world data and events, making it possible for them to be triggered by data from external sources. Through […]

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Top Russian Darknet Market HACKED, Bitcoin Taken... then Transferred to Ukraine!

Computer Security specialist Alex Holden was born in Ukraine, and while he now lives in the United States, he's doing what he can to help his countries efforts against Russia. 

Holden is sharing his accomplishment of infiltrating Russia's largest online drug market, called Solaris, steal 1.6 bitcoin (BTC) from the website's main wallet, and donate it to Ukraine.

The funds were sent to a Ukrainian non-profit called 'Enjoying Life", and the organizations co-founder Tina Mikhailovskaya confirms it was received, saying it was "given directly to the elderly, families and internally displaced people who suffered from the Russian war."

Holden declined to tell how he did the robbery, only sharing that it involved help from his team of hackers from he employs at his company Hold Security, and that they took 'partial control of the Solaris infrastructure' which somehow included access to the wallet. 

While an amusing story, this is small compare to the true impact of crypto on this war...

Ukraine is the nation in history to formally accept bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to finance the costs of a war, and so far their wallet has received 645 BTC in donations from around the world. That is equivalent to $10 million USD at current rates, and $45 million at Bitcoin's high.

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Author: Mark Pippen
London News Desk 
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Russian Darknet Market HACKED, Bitcoin Taken... Transferred to Ukraine!

Computer Security specialist Alex Holden was born in Ukraine, and while he now lives in the United States, he's doing what he can to help his countries efforts against Russia. 

Holden is sharing his accomplishment of infiltrating Russia's largest online drug market, called Solaris, steal 1.6 bitcoin (BTC) from the website's main wallet, and donate it to Ukraine.

The funds were sent to a Ukrainian non-profit called 'Enjoying Life", and the organizations co-founder Tina Mikhailovskaya confirms it was received, saying it was "given directly to the elderly, families and internally displaced people who suffered from the Russian war."

Holden declined to tell how he did the robbery, only sharing that it involved help from his team of hackers from he employs at his company Hold Security, and that they took 'partial control of the Solaris infrastructure' which somehow included access to the wallet. 

While an amusing story, this is small compare to the true impact of crypto on this war...

Ukraine is the first nation in history to formally accept bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to finance the costs of a war, and so far their wallet has received 645 BTC in donations from around the world. That is equivalent to $10 million USD at current rates, and $45 million at Bitcoin's high.

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Author: Mark Pippen
London News Desk 
Breaking Crypto News

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StarkNet makes Cairo 1.0 open source in first step toward community control

StarkNet has prioritized scalability over composability and transparency. But it’s now working on making its tech open source.

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StarkNet Deploys Its STRK Token On Ethereum (ETH) Mainnet

The token, which is not yet for sale, will be used for voting, staking, and paying transaction fees.

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L2 is crucial to Ethereum decentralization, censorship resistance, says researcher

Swedish researcher Eric Wall highlighted StarkNet’s influence on Ethereum’s scalability as he joins the board of the newly formed StarkNet Foundation.

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shares vision for layer 3 protocols

While layer-2 protocols have been focused on "scalability," layer-3 protocols would serve a much different purpose, says Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.

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ConsenSys Partners With StarkWare

Software companies ConsenSys and StarkWare are now offering a StarkNet integration on both Infura and MetaMask. An Incredibly Significant Step Forward for StarkNet ConsenSys and StarWare are partnering up. According...

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SithSwap raises $2.65M to build next-gen AMM on StarkNet

SithSwap, a next-generation automated market maker (AMM) on StarkNet, announced it has successfully raised $2.65 million at a $25 million valuation in a seed funding round led by Lemniscap, with participation from Big Brain Holdings, GSR, DWeb3 Capital, Ghaf Capital Partners, as well as angel investors Anthony Beaumont and Etienne Royole. The SithSwap team will […]

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