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TON Foundation Appoints MoonPay Co-Founder, Maximilian Crown, as CEO
TON Foundation, the entity behind the Telegram-linked TON blockchain, has appointed Maximilian Crown, co-founder of MoonPay, as its CEO.Crown was the CFO and COO at the crypto infrastructure provider and has relationships with banks, payments companies, and regulatory bodies. He will remain on the board at MoonPay.The move comes one month after the TON Foundation announced that it had received $400 million worth of investment from venture capitalist firms that purchased the TON token.Active users on the TON blockchain jumped from 4 million to 41 million in the past year. However, the TON token, is down by 46% in the same period. It aims to onboard 30% of Telegram's active users to the blockchain by 2028. “TON’s speed, scalability, and...
Zksync Hacker Returns Stolen Funds, Keeps 10% Reward
The hacker who made off with $5 million in unclaimed ZK tokens complied with the safe harbor deadline and returned the funds, according to the Zksync Association. Hacker Cooperates to Collect Bounty The Zksync Association said the hacker who compromised an admin account and stole $5 million in unclaimed ZK tokens has “cooperated and returnedSource link
CME Group to Debut XRP Futures Following Solana Launch
The marketplace last month introduced Solana futures.Source link
Dubai’s Web 3.0 Momentum Accelerates as Global Stakeholders Gather for Unchained Summit
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Dubai, UAE – Thursday, 24 April 2025: As the city gears up to host the much-awaited Unchained Summit at the Kempinski Central Avenue on 28th and 29th April, a tide of excitement is rolling over the region’s Web 3.0, Blockchain, and Digital Assets industries. The summit,Source link
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Drops 3.8%, Leading Index Lower
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2687.87, down 1.3% (-36.46) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.Two of 20 assets are trading higher.Leaders: POL (+9.1%) and SUI (+1.9%).Laggards: UNI (-3.8%) and BCH (-3.0%).The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.Source link