Arkham CEO Defends ‘DOX-to-Earn’ Program, Says Public Blockchains ‘Worst’ for Privacy

“Publicly available blockchains are probably the worst possible way of keeping one’s private information private,” said Arkham CEO Miguel Morel.Source

EthCC and Crypto’s Latent Biases

A major Ethereum conference set for Paris is not drawing the same criticisms and concerns around last year’s DevCon in Bogota, Colombia. If the industry wants to grow, it must take a truly global perspective.Source

The Big Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Bitcoin Nothingburger

The candidate isn’t necessarily biased just because he owns BTC.Source

U.S. Department of Justice Arrests Engineer Over $9M Crypto Theft

The U.S. Department of Justice arrested a security engineer on wire fraud charges, alleging he stole $9 million worth of crypto from an unnamed decentralized cryptocurrency exchange.Source

AI-Backed Web3 Security Firm Olympix Raises $4.3M

Boldstart Ventures led the round for the startup, which helps developers avoid vulnerabilities in smart contract code.Source

MATIC Surges 10% as Polygon’s 2.0 Upgrade Draws Closer

Matic, the native token of layer-2 blockchain Polygon, has surged by 10% from Monday’s low of $0.67 as traders anticipate the upcoming Polygon 2.0 upgrade.Source

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Application Takes Surveillance to the Next Level

An Information-Sharing Agreement, which appears to be absent from public spot Bitcoin ETF filings, compels a crypto exchange to share trading data up to and including personal information such as a customer’s name and address.Source

Why Threads Got 100 Million Users When Other Twitter Rivals Could Not

Network effects and ease of use rule the day. And, a lot of people clearly don’t care about decentralization and privacy all that much, says CoinDesk’s Emily Parker.Source

Coinbase Soars After Reaching Cboe Surveillance Sharing Agreement for 5 Bitcoin ETF Applications

Shares of Coinbase jumped as much as 16% Tuesday after the crypto exchange reached an agreement with Cboe’s BZX Exchange to maintain a surveillance-sharing agreement for five of its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications.Source

Brevan Howard Joins $12M Round for Liquid Staking Protocol Alluvial

Ethereal Ventures and Variant co-led the round for Alluvial, creator of the enterprise and institution-focused Liquid Collective.Source