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NPM supply chain attack uses Ethereum blockchain

Ryan Daws — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:26:36 +0000

Checkmarx researchers have detected a unique supply chain attack within the NPM ecosystem that uses the Ethereum blockchain. The malicious package, dubbed “jest-fet-mock,” targets developers with a multi-platform malware employing Ethereum smart contracts for command-and-control (C2) operations. This marks a convergence of blockchain technology with traditional attack vectors—a method not yet observed in NPM packages. ... Read more »

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Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust aims for web3 innovation

Ryan Daws — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:21:47 +0000

The Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust aims to foster collaboration and innovation across the web3 ecosystem of blockchain, ledger, identity, interoperability, and cryptographic technologies. With over 100 founding members, LF Decentralized Trust claims to be a neutral platform for the collaborative development of technologies powering the transition to a digital-first economy. The organisation builds upon more... Read more »

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Sony bets on Web3 with Soneium blockchain and incubation programme

Ryan Daws — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:30:52 +0000

Sony Block Solutions Labs has announced the launch of Soneium Minato, a new Ethereum layer-2 testnet, alongside an incubation programme called Soneium Spark. Aimed at establishing Soneium as a key Web3 infrastructure, the initiatives leverage Sony Group’s reach to drive mainstream adoption across a range of applications. Driven by the vision to “Realise the Open... Read more »

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Bitwise will donate 10% of Ethereum ETF profits to developers

Ryan Daws — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:38:08 +0000

Bitwise Asset Management has announced the launch of its Bitwise Ethereum ETF (ticker: ETHW) on the New York Stock Exchange, marking a milestone in the US Web3 market. The spot Ethereum fund aims to provide investors with direct exposure to the second-largest Web3 ecosystem by market capitalisation. To support the Ethereum ecosystem, Bitwise has pledged... Read more »

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Sam Altman’s blockchain project ‘World Chain’ opens to developers

Ryan Daws — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:08:10 +0000

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project has launched a developer preview of World Chain, a new blockchain that claims to prioritise humans and scale with the growth of the Worldcoin ecosystem. World Chain – built on the OP Stack and integrated with the Worldcoin protocol – aims to provide developers with access to over 10... Read more »

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Dapp industry reached new heights in Q2 2024

Ryan Daws — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:46:25 +0000

The Web3 ecosystem has witnessed a resurgence in Q2 2024, with the NFT sector in particular experiencing its strongest performance since Q1 2023. According to a DappRadar report, the dapp industry has seen a 40% increase in usage compared to the previous quarter, reaching an impressive 10 million daily Unique Active Wallets (UAW). For software... Read more »

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Linux Foundation forms trust for advancing decentralisation

Ryan Daws — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:39:27 +0000

The Linux Foundation has announced plans to establish the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LF Decentralized Trust), a new umbrella organisation aimed at supporting the advancement of decentralised technologies. Building on the foundation’s existing blockchain and digital identity projects, LF Decentralized Trust will encompass the Hyperledger project portfolio and host new open source software, communities, standards,... Read more »

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PARSIQ’s Unicornization Campaign open for entries with 30 April deadline for submissions

Kimmie Tang — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:49:42 +0000

PARSIQ, a full suite data network for building Web3 dApps and protocols, has recently launched its Unicornization Campaign. Designed to propel innovation and further bolster the global blockchain ecosystem, the campaign’s main focus is to invest in promising Web3 projects on the recently released Reactive Network, a parallelised interoperability execution layer for Ethereum Virtual Machine... Read more »

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Google Play now supports Web3 experiences

Ryan Daws — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 08:26:48 +0000

Google Play is updating its policies to support “blockchain-based experiences” in recognition of Web3’s potential. “As a platform, we always want to help developers bring innovative ideas to life. Google Play hosts a variety of blockchain-related apps, and we know that our partners are excited to expand on these offerings to create more engaging and... Read more »

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Crypto developers plummet 22% despite increasing prices

Ryan Daws — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 08:55:06 +0000

Despite the positive price movement in recent weeks, the software development aspect of the crypto industry is trending in the opposite direction. According to a report by venture firm Electric Capital, the number of active developers working on open-source crypto projects has declined by 22 percent over the past year. In June, there were 21,300... Read more »

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