Author - James Lim

Solana exchange Drift confirms 100m token airdrop

Solana-powered decentralized exchange Drift shared plans to roll out its governance token alongside a 100 million token airdrop. The governance token will allow holders to vote on future protocol decisions coordinated by the Drift Foundation and proposed by community contributors. An April 16 announcement said 180,000 users would receive 10% of DRIFT’s 1 billion total supply based on interactions...

Solana congestion prompts Ore project to pause mining

To alleviate congestion on the Solana network, the pseudonymous creator of the Ore project, Hardhat Chad, announced an immediate halt to all mining. Ore, a blockchain-based project launched on Solana, is exploring the right distribution method by using a proof-of-work (PoW) token distribution mechanism. The project is experimenting with combining PoW’s security with Solana’s fast transaction...

Bitcoin mining stocks continue to slump ahead of halving

Bitcoin mining companies are facing a notable decrease in stock value in anticipation of the upcoming halving. Shares of Marathon Digital Holdings, Riot Platforms, and CleanSpark have declined for three consecutive days. Marathon Digital Holdings, the largest public Bitcoin miner, lost nearly 25% of its stock value in the past month, while Riot Platforms lost almost 30%. Additionally, the...

ETH positive sentiment rallies, average network fees reach 11-week low

The Ethereum (ETH) price has gained momentum as positive investor sentiment recorded an impressive surge. ETH is up by 0.3% in the past 24 hours and is trading at $3,080 at the time of writing. The asset’s market cap is currently standing at the $370 billion mark. However, Ethereum’s daily trading volume plunged by 21%, dropping to $17.1...

Biblical floods hit Dubai, disrupting Blockchain Life and Token2049

Dubai is grappling with extreme weather conditions that has disrupted the city’s infrastructure at a time when crypto elites have descended on the city for several industry conferences. Crypto conferences such as Blockchain Life and Token2049 encountered an unexpected twist on Apr. 16 as rainfall levels in Dubai surged to record highs within a 24-hour span, prompting adjustments...

EY launches Ethereum-based blockchain solution to streamline business contracts

Accounting firm EY has launched an Ethereum-based blockchain solution to help businesses execute complex agreements efficiently while cutting costs and bolstering security. On April 17, EY announced the launch of the EY OpsChain Contract Manager (OCM), a blockchain-enabled solution designed to overcome barriers like managing multiple business agreements across internal and external operational and technology silos. The blockchain solution...

Blockchain sleuth uncovers identity of PrismaFi’s hacker, who stole $11m

Crypto detective ZachXBT has identified the alleged PrismaFi hacker, exposing their involvement in the $11.1 million theft and subsequent demands. Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT uncovered an alleged attacker behind the PrismaFi hack, which left the protocol without $11.1 million worth of crypto. In a series of X posts, ZachXBT revealed that the exploiter, known as 0x77 (or Trung)...

Spider-Man star Tom Holland’s X account hacked to push crypto scam

The X account of movie star Tom Holland was recently hacked, with attackers using it to falsely promote SPIDER cryptocurrency tokens and Spiderverse NFTs. The account, which boasts more than 7 million followers, was used by bad actors to announce that the Spider-Man star was supposedly launching “Spiderverse” in partnership with the global crypto exchange Binance. The compromised...

Parcl protocol on Solana lost 40% TVL following airdrop

The Parcl protocol on Solana lost 40% of the total value locked after airdropping the PRCL token. According to data from DefiLlama, users withdrew more than 40% of the total value locked (TVL) from the betting platform for the real estate market Parcl. Source: DefiLlama The snapshot was intended for an airdrop that took place on April 15. However, against the...

Bloomberg analyst predicts capital inflows into Hong Kong ETFs

Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas assessed the prospects for spot cryptocurrency ETFs in Hong Kong. According to the Balchunas, his asset estimate is currently $1 billion for the first two years. The ETF analyst noted this is positive but still far from the $25 billion estimate cited by some analysts. “But a lot depends on infrastructure improvement. We...