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ForkLog 36 31.01.2025

A worm’s neural net on-chain and Pump Science: DeSci steps up a gear

In 2024 crypto exchanges filled up with tokens named after scientific disciplines, chemical compounds, elements and even diseases. Late in the year, industry heavyweights held a meeting with decentralised-science (DeSci) enthusiasts; the segment duly rocketed. This article explores how DAOs are raising funds for anti-ageing research and lunar colonisation—and why funds are trumpeting a new […]

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ForkLog 15 22.01.2025

Franklin Templeton CEO Predicts Cryptocurrency Integration with Traditional Finance

The administration of former US President Donald Trump is expected to develop regulations that encourage the convergence of TradFi with cryptocurrencies, according to Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson. She highlighted the potential of blockchain to reduce costs associated with traditional financial instruments. “It is quite likely that ETFs and mutual funds will eventually be based […]

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ForkLog 15 20.01.2025

Metropolis to Develop Blockchain for AI Agents

The new Metropolis project has announced plans to develop an environment for AI agents to interact with each other, according to Decrypt. The protocol is designed to create small interconnected blockchains called chainlets, which will facilitate neural network interactions and the creation of numerous new services. The solution is being developed by the team behind […]

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ForkLog 15 15.01.2025

Centralised AI could create a ‘god’, warns Hashed CEO

The future of artificial intelligence hinges on a radical shift: opening the “black box” of centralised models and building a decentralised, transparent ecosystem on blockchain. That is the view of Hashed crypto venture fund CEO Simon Kim, who spoke to CoinDesk. He argues that unchecked centralisation of AI risks creating a “god” we do not […]

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ForkLog 51 14.01.2025

Sony’s Soneium accused of blacklisting ‘undesirable’ tokens

Users have accused the developers of Soneium, Sony’s L2, of blocking several tokens and, they say, wiping investors’ balances on launch day. What happened to this token?https://t.co/zCGmgf0LF6 Are you blocking it? Its page is not accessible on the explorer and transactions that involve the token are getting rejected by the rpc. We bought this token […]

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ForkLog 33 14.01.2025

Sony switches on Soneium mainnet

Sony’s blockchain unit has launched the Soneium mainnet. Today is the day. Soneium Mainnet is LIVE! ? Launched by Sony Block Solutions Labs (Sony BSL), a @Sony Group company, Soneium is a Layer 2 blockchain that empowers creators, fans, and communities to protect their rights, connect globally, and build an open internet that… pic.twitter.com/4pTxYdueHY — […]

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ForkLog 98 22.12.2024

Spacecoin Launches First Satellite for Blockchain Network in Space

The Spacecoin project team has announced the launch of a satellite designed to secure blockchain protocols in outer space. ?Announcement ?️@Spacecoin_xyz genesis launch nodes into orbit aboard @SpaceX Falcon 9 Bandwagon 2 mission ? pic.twitter.com/xPiD8Y1naK — Spacecoin — Orbital Root of Trust (@Spacecoin_xyz) December 21, 2024 In an interview with Cointelegraph, company co-founder Daniel Barr […]

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ForkLog 16 19.12.2024

BlackRock’s Bitcoin Video Sparks Community Debate

On December 17, investment firm BlackRock released a brief educational video about Bitcoin, including a disclaimer suggesting that the 21 million coin supply cap might be reconsidered. This note provoked a strong reaction within the community. JUST IN: BlackRock releases 3 minute educational video explaining what #Bitcoin is. pic.twitter.com/EjqBbV0GRn — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) December 17, […]

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ForkLog 28 18.12.2024

Polygon Faces Backlash Over $1.3 Billion Reserve Investment Proposal

The Polygon community has rejected a preliminary proposal to utilise over $1.3 billion in reserves held in DAI, USDC, and USDT for profit generation. RE: Stake the Bridge proposal and Aave’s “Operation Polygon(e)” Recently, a pre-PIP went live from @AllezLabs and @Yearnfi regarding the staking of Polygon PoS bridge funds. A pre-PIP is exactly what […]

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ForkLog 14 17.12.2024

Hackers Pilfer Additional $5.4 Million from LastPass Breach Victims

Over 40 users have lost approximately $5.4 million due to an attack linked to the 2022 breach of the password storage service LastPass. This was reported by on-chain detective ZachXBT. 20 December 2024 | 17:59Update: According to updated data from ZachXBT, the damage amounted to $12.38 million, affecting over 100 addresses. The stolen funds were […]

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ForkLog 10 13.12.2024

Avalanche Secures $250 Million Ahead of Network Upgrade

The Avalanche team has announced the successful raising of $250 million through a private token sale in anticipation of the Avalanche9000 upgrade. Avalanche announces a $250 million private locked-token sale led by Galaxy Digital, Dragonfly, and ParaFi Capital, highlighting the growing confidence in Avalanche’s blockchain ecosystem ahead of the Avalanche9000 upgrade ?https://t.co/tWmn5u9LbG — Avalanche9000 ? […]

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ForkLog 20 12.12.2024

User Disables 69% of Dogecoin Nodes

On December 12, Andreas Kohl, co-founder of the Bitcoin sidechain Sequentia, reported that he managed to disable 69% of the Dogecoin network nodes by exploiting a previously discovered vulnerability. Oops I just did a thing and I think I might have just crashed more than half of all doge nodes… pic.twitter.com/04NcRtj5k1 — Andreas Kohl (@aejkohl) […]

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