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Buterin says Ethereum Foundation will shrink, sell less ETH, and focus on 'CROPS'

Buterin's influence in the EF will decrease as the board expands. He framed the EF as "one node, with a defined purpose," not the center of Ethereum.

Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk Archives)

Kelp claims that LayerZero approved the setup it blamed for $292 million bridge hack

The $292M exploit, linked to North Korean hackers, led Kelp to migrate its rsETH off LayerZero's "OFT" standard to Chainlink's "CCIP."

Hacker facing screens with lines of code (Boitumelo/Unsplash)

Elon Musk's X to deploy scam kill switch by auto-locking first-time crypto mentioners

The move comes in response to a wave of phishing attacks using fake copyright emails and is the latest in an attempt to shut down crypto-linked scams on the platform.

X and other social media apps on smartphone (Julian/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Decentralized autonomous organizations need a rethink, Ethereum co-founder says

He called for a new wave of DAOs that focus on critical functions, like data maintenance and dispute resolution, with more sophisticated governance.

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Nike sells its NFT and virtual sneakers amid lack of digital art market interest: report

Deal follows NFT shutdown as Nike retreats from digital collectibles amid cooling market demand

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Circle platform promising tokenized gold, silver swaps is 'fake,' company says

The release, distributed on Christmas Eve, used Circle branding and claimed to quote executives, but a Circle spokesperson said it was "not real."

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Crypto user loses $50 million in 'address poisoning' scam

The scammer sent a small "dust" amount to the victim's transaction history, causing the victim to copy the address and send $50M to the scammer's address.

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Real-World Asset DeFi Moves Into Sports Finance With Tokenized Football Club Revenues

A new DeFi model is providing football clubs with faster access to liquidity by converting future media and broadcasting revenues into tokenized, onchain assets.

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