Month: April 2023

Community wants Arbitrum Foundation to return 700M ARB to DAO Treasury

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As per the proposal, the Foundation should proceed with its budget plan only after returning the tokens. “This is a symbolic gesture to demonstrate that the governance holders ultimately control the DAO, not the Arbitrum service provider nor the Foundation,” said a community member. Voting will end on April 14. At the time of writing, 55% of voters supported the proposal, 42% opposed it, and 2% abstained. Screenshot: AIP 1.05: Return 700M ARB to the DAO Treasury. Source: Arbitrum’s DAO. The dispute between Arbitrum’s Foundation and its community started at…

Economist Jim Rickards Says US Dollar’s Greatest Enemy as Reserve Currency Is the Treasury – Economics Bitcoin News

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Jim Rickards, an economist and the author of “Currency Wars,” says the U.S. Treasury is actually the biggest threat to the U.S. dollar’s status as a reserve currency. However, he cautioned that an increasing number of countries seeking alternatives to the dollar as a payment currency is also “a big deal,” emphasizing: “The dollar is being attacked from all sides.” Jim Rickards on U.S. Dollar Losing Reserve Currency Status Economist and “Currency Wars” author Jim Rickards has warned that despite China and other nations intensifying their efforts to reduce their…

Bank of England assembles 30 experts to design the digital pound

The Bank of England (BoE) is assembling 30 experts to design a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Designing the digital pound According to reports on April 8, the CBDC, dubbed the “Britcoin” or the “digital sterling,” will be a digitized version of the British Pound, the region’s fiat currency. The central bank plans to hire a “digital pound solution architect” and a “digital pound security architect.”  The solution architect will, among other responsibilities, have to “understand and interpret strategic and policy drivers around CBDC” while also “providing technical guidance, direction, and collaborative leadership to…

Conflux to Deploy Uniswap v3 on Its Blockchain

Conflux, a regulatory-compliant public blockchain based in China, is looking to deploy Uniswap v3 on its network. This move is aimed at offering millions of potential new users access to the popular decentralized exchange, especially in China and Asian markets. According to Conflux, the network experienced a surge in traffic in the first quarter of 2023, and the deployment of Uniswap v3 would be an important milestone in the platform’s development. The deployment of Uniswap v3 on Conflux would also provide incentives for projects building on top of the platform.…

SushiSwap approval bug leads to $3.3M exploit

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A bug on a smart contract on the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol SushiSwap led to over $3 million in losses in the early hours of April 9, according to several security reports on Twitter.  Blockchain security companies CertiK Alert and Peckshield posted about an unusual activity related to the approval function in Sushi’s Router Processor 2 contract — a smart contract that aggregates trade liquidity from multiple sources and identifies the most favorable price for swapping coins. Within a few hours, the bug led to losses of $3.3 million. It…

SushiSwap approval bug leads to $3.3 million exploit

A bug on a smart contract on the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol SushiSwap led to over $3 million in losses in the early hours of April 9, according to several security reports on Twitter.  Blockchain security companies Certik Alert and Peckshield posted about an unusual activity related to the approval function in Sushi’s Router Processor 2 contract — a smart contract that aggregates trade liquidity from multiple sources and identifies the most favorable price for swapping coins. Within a few hours, the bug led to losses of $3.3 million. It…

US Bank Lending Drops by Record $105 Billion in Two Weeks, Trillions Moving to Money Market Accounts, Elon Musk Warns ‘Trend Will Accelerate’ – Economics Bitcoin News

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The banking industry in the United States is still struggling after the collapse of three major banks. According to statistics, bank lending in the U.S. has dropped by close to $105 billion in the last two weeks of March, which is the largest decline on record. Additionally, Elon Musk, a Tesla executive and owner of Twitter, recently commented on trillions of dollars being withdrawn from banks into money market funds, and he insists that the “trend will accelerate.” Statistics Still Show Glaring Signs of U.S. Bank Weaknesses; Musk Issues Warning…

Hong Kong finance secretary says time is ripe to invest in web3

Paul Chan Mo-po, the Hong Kong finance secretary, thinks this is the right time for the city to invest in web3 technology. Web3 is maturing According to reports on April 9, Mo-po is confident that despite the recent volatility witnessed in the cryptocurrency markets, marked by the collapse of major centralized exchanges and platforms, the time is right to promote development in web3. Specifically, in a blog, Mo-po said the technology space is quickly evolving, and investment in the sphere could be timely. He added that an in-depth exploration of the technology…

‘Not Related to a Digital Currency’ — US Central Bank Addresses Concerns Over Fednow Payment Network – Bitcoin News

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The U.S. Central Bank has issued an update regarding the Federal Reserve’s Fednow project, which is scheduled to commence in July. The Fed has responded to recent criticism of the Fednow service and asserts that the Fednow payment network is “neither a form of currency nor a step toward eliminating any form of payment, including cash.” Fednow Won’t Replace Cash, the U.S. Central Bank Insists When the U.S. Federal Reserve announced the launch of the Fednow service in July, it sparked immediate opposition and led many to believe it is…