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Polygon Sets September Date for Migration to POL Token from MATIC

• Jul 18, 2024

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...

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WazirX Hacked for $230M, Largely in SHIB, as Elliptic Says North Korea Behind Attack

• Jul 18, 2024

One of the exchange's multisig wallets experienced a security breach, the exchange confirmed in an X post.

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Mt. Gox Creditors Reportedly Hit By Failed Login Attempts Amid Repayments

• Jul 18, 2024

The Mt. Gox claims portal “is temporarily down for maintenance” as of Asian morning hours Thursday, the site shows.

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In Likely Precursor to Ether ETF Approval, Most Applicants Have Submitted Their Final Forms

• Jul 17, 2024

The forms show what issuers plan to charge customers, with Grayscale at the high end at 2.5%, while competitors including BlackRock and Fidelity pick 0.25% or lower.

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Why We Chose Sui Over Solana for Our DePIN

• Jul 17, 2024

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.

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Vitalik Buterin, as Other Crypto Leaders Line Up Behind Trump, Argues Against Picking Candidates Just Because They Like Crypto

• Jul 17, 2024

The comments from Buterin, widely viewed as Ethereum's intellectual leader, stand in stark contrast to the strongly pro-Trump rhetoric from other well-known crypto figures.

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The Protocol: Polymarket Feeds Political Junkies, With Nate Silver

• Jul 17, 2024

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.

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