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Successful distributed validator technology needs distributed funding, founders say

A private security firm tracked down @STACCoverflow, who was taken into custody early Saturday

Pump.fun is “aware” that bonding curve contracts on Pump.fun were exploited, and has since paused trading

The latest post from Degen said that Conduit expected the resync to be done by early Tuesday morning

Espresso sequencing marketplace will enable efficient coordination and fast transaction finalization across multiple Ethereum layer-2s

New EIP would resolve disagreements around the best path towards universal smart contract wallets by temporarily giving EOAs superpowers

Bitcoin could become “the supreme base settlement layer” as its DeFi capabilities grow, industry founder says

Runes protocol will bring versatility to Bitcoin, but some are worried about the increased fees

Despite ordinal volume dipping following the Bitcoin halving due to high network fees, the latest Motoko Sentinel collection saw an increase in its trading volume

The 43-page white paper explained the new token, with claims set to start on May 10
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