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Stablecoin issuer Circle had added support for its Bridged USDC Standard on Sony's Ethereum layer-2 network Soneium.  Sony Block Solutions Labs to integrate Bridged USDC Standard on Soneium, a public Ethereum layer 2 blockchain ecosystem. The partnership with Sony Block Solutions Labs, the team behind the new L2, will make USDC one of the primary tokens for value exchange on the platform, according to a joint statement from the companies. The integration of bridged USDC is expected to ease the c...

The world of biorobotics is undergoing a transformation as scientists from Cornell University and the University of Florence have developed biohybrid robots powered by the electrical signals of mushroom mycelium. This new approach showcases the potential for incorporating living organisms into robotic systems to enhance their adaptability and responsiveness. Led by Anand Mishra and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Robert F. Shepherd, the research team cultivated king oyster mushroom (Pleurot...

Following days of speculation about the nature of the game’s return, it’s now official: After disappearing 10 years ago, mobile game Flappy Bird has first relaunched as a mini app on the Telegram messaging platform with an apparent token in the works on The Open Network (TON). Flappy Bird’s return is being done in collaboration with Notcoin, the tap-to-earn Telegram game that kickstarted the craze earlier this year. Notcoin is billed as the “strategic publishing partner” for the Telegram version...

Crypto cybersecurity firm Cyvers has reported a security incident affecting DeltaPrime, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol on the Arbitrum network. According to a tweet from Cyvers, the ongoing incident resulted in an initial estimated loss of $4.5 million—subsequently updated to $5.93 million as a “suspicious address” continued to drain funds from DeltaPrime’s liquidity pools. ?ALERT?@DeltaPrimeDefi has faced a security incident on their admin keys. Attacker had control on the private k...

The crypto market saw significant losses as Bitcoin and Ethereum fell following a second assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend. At the time of writing, BTC has fallen 2.1% to $58,950 levels and Ethereum dropping around 4.2% to $2,315 levels in Monday's European trading session. The gun incident occurred at the Republican nominee’s Florida-based Trump International Golf Club. CNN reported that Secret Service fired shots after seeing a rifle barrel sticking o...

The regulator asked the court to extend the pause of Kalshi's political prediction markets for as long as the agency's appeal is pending.

Catizen’s path to its upcoming token launch on September 20 has been rocky, with players complaining about a previous delay and other moves. But now some players are up in arms again after the airdrop allocations were revealed, with developer Pluto Studio admitting to criteria changes that weren’t disclosed ahead of time. Pluto revealed to players Saturday how many tokens they are set to receive when the Telegram game’s CATI token launches on The Open Network. The token isn’t yet live and player...