AI-focused NEAR token halted its 10% rally on Thursday as traders began to take profits from a rally that was spurred by Bitwise’s announcement that it is launching a NEAR exchange traded product (ETP) in Germany. “The NEAR Staking ETP on Xetra opens a new bridge to NEAR for institutions by providing a regulated, exchange-traded … Read more
Cetus Protocol, a decentralised crypto exchange and key liquidity provider on the Sui blockchain, said it lost approximately $223 million (roughly Rs. 1,910 crore) in a security breach. The project confirmed the incident in a post on X, formerly Twitter, stating that its smart contracts had been paused “temporarily for safety” and that a full investigation … Read more
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PlayStation Plus’ monthly free games for October 2023 have been announced. The three titles will be available to members of PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Deluxe/ Premium plans, starting October 3. PS Plus members can sneak their way through the horrifying confines of a gory space prison in The Callisto Protocol, build out large-scale prosperous … Read more
The founders of the crosschain bridge Across Protocol have been accused of siphoning $23 million of funds to their own for-profit company. In a Friday X thread, Ogle — the pseudonymous founder of layer-1 project Glue and onchain sleuth — accused some founders of Across Protocol of covertly manipulating decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) votes to … Read more
Microsoft is reportedly planning to adopt Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) to let multiple artificial intelligence (AI) agents work together. As per the report, the Redmond-based tech giant said that it is focusing on multi-agent workflows and improved memory capability of its agents. The protocol standardises a way for AI chatbots to connect with external … Read more