Biden Dropout Chances Rise to 68% After Covid Diagnosis
President Joe Biden said during an interview that if a medical condition emerged, he’d consider dropping out of the race.Source
Archive for month: July, 2024
Polygon Sets September Date for Migration to POL Token from MATIC
The migration comes as a part of Polygon’s planned revamp laid out last year in its “Polygon 2.0” roadmap. The change was initially proposed in July 2023 to its community, and would make POL the main token for all Polygon networks.Source
WazirX Hacked for $230M, Largely in SHIB, as Elliptic Says North Korea Behind Attack
One of the exchange’s multisig wallets experienced a security breach, the exchange confirmed in an X post.Source
Mt. Gox Creditors Reportedly Hit By Failed Login Attempts Amid Repayments
Users claim to have received as many as 22 login attempts from the Mt. Gox portal, ones that they did not initiate.Source
In Likely Precursor to Ether ETF Approval, Most Applicants Have Submitted Their Final Forms
Spot ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers have submitted their final documents needed in order to launch the funds next week.Source
Why We Chose Sui Over Solana for Our DePIN
When Chirp – a DePIN for telecoms – was choosing a blockchain, the obvious option was Solana. But it decided to go with Sui instead. CEO Tim Kravchunovsky explains why.Source
TradFi Giant State Street Mulls Creating Stablecoin, Tokenized Deposits: Bloomberg
Traditional financial heavyweights are getting increasingly involved in tokenization efforts, putting financial assets on blockchain rails for operational benefits.Source
The Protocol: Polymarket Feeds Political Junkies, With Nate Silver
In this week’s issue of CoinDesk’s blockchain tech newsletter, we look at the “alternative news source” that Polymarket’s prediction-betting site has become.Source