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Curve Finance Fights Back With Warning And Unrefusable Offer To Hacker

Curve Finance (CRV) has issued a statement on Etherscan, addressing the hackers responsible for the recent exploit that resulted in the loss of over $60 million from the protocol.  In the statement, Curve, Metronome & Alchemix have invited the hackers to discuss a potential bounty, offering a 10% reward for any stolen funds, which they can keep if they return the remaining 90%. Curve Finance Gives Hackers Ultimatum The group has emphasized that there will be no risk of them pursuing legal action or involving law enforcement if the hackers participate in this voluntary return process.  However, suppose the hackers do not participate and complete the process by August 6. In that case, Curve Finance will expand the bounty to the public and offer the full 10% reward to anyone who can identify them in a way that leads to their conviction in court. The encrypted message on Etherscan further noted: If you choose not to participate in the voluntary return and complete the process by August 6, we will expand the bounty to the public, and offer the full 10% to the person who can identify you in a way that leads to your conviction in the courts. We will pursue you from all angles with the full extent of the law. To verify their ownership of the email address, anyone emailing Curve Finance will have to complete a verification process on-cain before any discussions occur. Related Reading: Quant Explains How These Indicators Affect Ethereum Price The statement highlights Curve Finance’s commitment to recovering the stolen funds and bringing those responsible to justice.  By offering a bounty and encouraging the hackers to return the funds voluntarily, Curve Finance is proactively resolving the situation. However, the group has also clarified that they will pursue all legal avenues to recover the funds if the hackers choose not to cooperate. It remains to be seen whether the hackers will take Curve Finance up on their offer or whether the group will need to expand the bounty to the public. Nevertheless, this statement demonstrates Curve Finance’s determination to protect the protocol and its users and sends a strong message to would-be attackers that such actions will not be tolerated. Aave DAO Member Suggests Tactical Move To Acquire CRV An Aave Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) member has proposed a strategic move to acquire CRV tokens using USDT from the Aave DAO treasury.  Recent events surrounding Aave V2 have provided an opportunity to incentivize GHO liquidity through Curve voting power.  The proposed acquisition of CRV tokens will benefit the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ecosystem by providing additional liquidity to the Curve protocol. Additionally, the move will position Aave DAO to benefit from the ongoing “Curve wars” and gain extra voting power on the platform. The Aave DAO member who proposed the move emphasized the importance of taking a strategic approach to treasury management. By acquiring CRV tokens with USDT, Aave DAO can maintain a conservative approach to treasury holdings while still supporting the growth of the DeFi ecosystem. Related Reading: Binance CEO Shares Details Of $20 Million Scam Attempt The proposal has received positive feedback from the community, with many members expressing support for the move. If the proposal is approved, it will be a significant step forward for Aave DAO and the broader DeFi ecosystem. Overall, this proposal demonstrates the importance of strategic treasury management in the fast-paced world of DeFi. By taking a conservative approach to treasury holdings while still supporting the ecosystem’s growth, Aave DAO is setting an example for other DeFi projects to follow. Despite the ongoing issues experienced by the Curve protocol, CRV has reported significant gains of over 4% in the last 24 hours, with the current trading price at $0.602.  Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView.com

Coinbase to file order seeking dismissal of SEC lawsuit

Paul Grewal said Coinbase will seek to dismiss the SEC’s suit on Aug. 4 which will argue that it never sold securities as the regulator alleged.

Block posts 34% increase in Bitcoin revenue in Q2 but shares stumble

Bitcoin profits on Block’s Cash App dropped slightly from the first quarter of 2023 but remain up 7% from this time last year.

Daily General Discussion – August 4, 2023 (GMT+0)

Welcome to the Daily General Discussion thread. Please read the disclaimer and rules before participating.   Disclaimer: Consider all information posted here with several liberal heaps of salt, and always cross check any information you may read on this thread with known sources. Any trade information posted in this open thread may be highly misleading,…
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Ethereum Price Could Break Above $2,000 If This Happens

Ethereum price is currently still below $2,000 but this could quickly change if some things were to come to pass. Some of the most notable things that have been going on for the cryptocurrency include the multiple exchange-traded funds (ETFs) filings that have been made to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). When Will An Ethereum ETF Be Approved? The topic of Ethereum futures ETFs has become hotter especially after Bitcoin futures ETFs received multiple approvals from the SEC since 2021. However, even two years after the first Bitcoin futures ETF was approved, the regulator is still yet to approve an Ethereum futures ETF. Related Reading: Litecoin Sharks Buy More Than 200,000 LTC Ahead Of Wednesday’s Halving Despite this, investment firms have remained undeterred as they have continued to file for Ethereum futures ETFs. As reported by NewsBTC, there are now a total of six ETH futures ETF filings with the SEC after Grayscale refiled its application with the regulator. In addition to Grayscale, VanEck, ProShares, Volatility Shares, Bitwise, and Roundhill all have pending applications with the commission. With so many interested applications, there is now mounting pressure on the SEC to approve the first Ethereum futures ETF to trade in the country. And according to people familiar with the matter, it may not be much longer until the first ETF is approved for trading. The reason behind this is the fact that the regulator had previously asked interested parties to halt activities regarding applying for ETH ETFs. However, with the re-filings and new filings, it signals that the SEC may finally be ready to review the applications and consider them. ETH price still holding above $1,800 | Source: ETHUSD on Tradingview.com What Happens When An ETF Gets Approved? The anticipation around a possible approval for an Ethereum futures ETF is mostly the implications of such an occurrence. Like in 2021 when the first Bitcoin futures ETF was approved in October, the price of BTC surged drastically, reaching a new all-time high price just a month later. Related Reading: Bitcoin Investor Sentiment Flips Toward Greed Despite Fall Below $29,000 ETFs are an instrument that helps to bring more volume to an asset and if an ETH ETF gets approved, the price of ETH is expected to rally. This would be the result of a combination of the new volume and interest, as well as the euphoria that comes with it. An ETF approval would likely push the price of ETH above $2,000 and could trigger another bull rally for the coin. Currently, all eyes are on October 16, 2023, when one new filing and four re-filings for Ethereum futures ETFs become active. Follow Best Owie on Twitter for market insights, updates, and the occasional funny tweet… Featured image from iStock, chart from TradingView.com

CB Wallet introduces direct messaging to wallet addresses. Great for getting in touch with the owner of a specific NFT/RCA.

Basically if you use the cb wallet app instead of metamask you can now send and receive direct private messages to a wallet address. This is pretty big for the nft space as finding the owner of a specific piece can be a nightmare for a collector. Before this was implemented it was nearly impossible…
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EIP-7044: Perpetually Valid Signed Voluntary Exits with Lion (dapplion)

EIP-7044: Perpetually Valid Signed Voluntary Exits with Lion (dapplion) New podcast episode! https://open.spotify.com/episode/4AwvNNBK9eivbWWVl5lRKb ​ submitted by /u/poojaranjan19 [link] [comments]

EIPs Insight (July 2023)

EIPs Insight (July 2023) EIP authors have added 5 Final 12 Draft 6 Review 3 Last Call EIPs Read the full report here https://hackmd.io/@poojaranjan/EIPsInsightJuly2023 Follow earlier months' insight here https://hackmd.io/@poojaranjan/EthereumImprovementProposalsInsight/https%3A%2F%2Fhackmd.io%2F%40poojaranjan%2FEIPsInsightJuly2023 submitted by /u/poojaranjan19 [link] [comments]

Cash App bitcoin sales jumped 34% in Q2 to $2.4 billion

Payment company Block, Inc. said that bitcoin sales on its Cash App platform jumped 34% in the second quarter from the same period last year to a whopping $2.4 billion. Gross profit from the bitcoin sales came in at $44 million, up 7% year over year. The company said customers were buying more of the…
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PEEPanEIP-6110: Supply validator deposits on chain with Mikhail Kalinin, Navie Chan and Kevin Bogner

PEEPanEIP-6110: Supply validator deposits on chain Follow the recording of a talk with co-authors of EIP, Mikhail Kalinin Kevin Bogner, Navie Chain and Pooja Ranjan. ​ Full Recording – https://youtu.be/tRTBgCN9VgY Denial of Service Analysis on EIP6110 with Peter Davis – https://youtube.com/shorts/-Q0BTrVXaBs Ethereum researcher Mikhail Kalinin's message to the community – https://youtube.com/shorts/5GHHrxg4bI0 A shoutout to Ethereum…
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