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Cypher Protocol freezes smart contract after an estimated $1M exploit

Solana-based decentralized futures exchange Cypher Protocol halted its smart contract after an estimated $1 million exploit.On Aug. 7, Cypher alerted its 13,500 followers on X (formerly known as Twitter) that it had experienced a security incident and had thus frozen its smart contract.The team added it is investigating the cause

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What is Hooked Protocol, and how does it work?

Three main elements in the Hooked ecosystem are gamified learning, a mechanism for incentives and an integrated infrastructure of businesses. Hooked Protocol follows a three-pronged approach to incentivize Web3 adoption: Gamified learning Hooked Protocol has adopted an immersive and inquisitive Web3 education methodology. Hooked Academy Sensei enables users to

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The Sandbox implements KYC measures for protocol staking

Metaverse platform The Sandbox will require Know Your Customer (KYC) verification for its staking processes, according to an Aug. 3 announcement. The announcement stated that only verified users could deposit The Sandbox (SAND) tokens, which are native to the platform, and claim staking rewards, while non-verified users will be placed into

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Bitcoin Ordinals team launch non-profit to grow protocol development

A non-profit organization dedicated to growing the development of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on Bitcoin (BTC) has been launched by the team behind the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol.The California-based nonprofit called the Open Ordinals Institute will bolster the Ordinals protocol by providing funding to the team’s core developers, which includes the project’s

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