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Blockchain interoperability platform Celer network recently fell victim to a DNS attack. According to etherscan data, the exploit may have seen the perpetrators make off with about 128 ETH (roughly $240,000).  Celer Network Shuts Down cBridge The Celer team alerted users to the breach via a tweet yesterday. In the post, they explained that they had spotted abnormal DNS activity on the frontend for their multi-chain project the cBridge. The team informed the community members that an investigation was underway…

The Houston Texans – a professional American football team – have entered into an exclusive partnership with the Houston-based cryptocurrency company, BitWallet. The partnership will allow the team to begin accepting crypto as payment for single-game NFL suites.  Effective immediately, BitWallet will act as an intermediary for crypto payments to the Texans. This allows digital assets to immediately be converted into U.S. dollars.  The first to purchase a suite using digital currency was EWR Digital, a digital marketing agency.  "We…

Some fake football tokens suddenly spiked on Wednesday after billionaire CEO Elon Musk announced in a tweet that he intends to buy Manchester United FC. However, when questioned on the authenticity of his announcement, the entrepreneur tagged it as a long-running joke. Musk Resucitates Defunct Coin With a Tweet On August 17, Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a tweet where he announced that he intended to purchase the soccer team Manchester United. Hours later, the MUFC token, a previously dead…

Defi Yield Protocol (DYP) announced its listing across multiple leading exchanges including Coinbase, Huobi, and MEXC last month. It also recently provided details on its upcoming Metaverse platform, which will feature interactivity with Cats and Watches Society (CAWS) NFTs. Coinbase revealed the listing of DYP on June 21st, while trading started one day later. Next, MEXC announced it will start listing of DYP for the first time on July 19th. Huobi then added DYP to its platform on July 27th. …

State-owned institution Bank of China has just rolled out an educational program that incorporates the nation’s digital Yuan and smart contracts. The Bank of China hopes the new feature could help mirror the possibility of using smart contracts in payments. The central bank's announcement emerged on Tuesday, August 16 via local news outlet Sohu.com. The Longquan Education and Training Program According to the report, the country's decision to leverage smart contract technology in the education sector is the latest in…

Celsius boss Alex Mashinsky may be largely responsible for many of the firm’s unprofitable trades leading up to its bankruptcy.  A new report from the Financial Times (FT) suggests that the CEO may have taken over trading operations back in January. He then took actions with company funds that overruled the decisions of other executives with multiple years of finance experience.  Mashinsky’s Massive Trades The latest info is according to multiple people familiar with the matter – though the information…

Unstoppable Domains, the leading non-fungible token (NFT) domains platform, announced the closing of a $65 million Series A funding round at a valuation of $1 billion. The company said it will use the capital for developing new products and collaborations within the Web3.0 industry. It’s a big step for the platform, which saw prestigious investors joining this funding round. Among them were Pantera Capital, Mayfield, Gaingels, Alchemy Ventures, Redbeard Ventures, Spartan Group, OKG Investments, Polygon, CoinDCX, and CoinGecko. Other big…

Earlier today, Singapore-based lending platform Holdnaut shared its plans to stay afloat during its ongoing liquidity crisis amidst the crypto winter. The company has filed an application for judicial management with the Singapore High Court. Liquidity Issues Holdnaut is yet another platform that felt the widespread impact of the Terra collapse. On-chain data and other reports indicate that the crypto lender may have owned USTC worth $150M at one point.  The company halted all operations, including deposits and withdrawals on…

Binance is looking into solutions to the escalating fraud in the traditional ticketing system for sports events. To this end, it launched a series of NFT tickets in collaboration with the Italian football club S.S. Lazio. This partnership will allow fans to buy season tickets for the team’s home games in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Why the Traditional Ticketing System is Failing In May, the UEFA Champions League Final in Paris was marred by chaos when multiple fake…