Arturas Skur

Arturas Skur

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Arturas Skur is a blockchain content writer focused on Web 3.0 domains, DeFi, and Ethereum Layer-2s. Arturas believes blockchain technology has the potential to transform how we see and interact with society, economy, and culture. Arturas spends his spare time hiking, playing with his dog, and reading. He has been active in blockchain and cryptocurrencies since 2020.

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Ethereum
Arbitrum Airdrop: Eligibility Announced for 11% Distribution to Early Users

Users will be able to claim their ARB tokens starting March 23.
by Arturas Skur
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DeFi News
Euler’s 24-Hour Ultimatum to Hacker: Return 90% of Stolen Funds or Face Arrest

Euler said it’ll launch a $1M reward for information that could get the hacker arrested if they keep the funds.
by Arturas Skur
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Ethereum
Polygon (MATIC) zkEVM Clinches Final Approval for March Release

Polygon will launch its zkEVM on March 27.
by Arturas Skur
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Europe
Not So Immutable? EU Passes Bill Requiring Smart Contracts to Have Kill Switch

Industry experts said that the bill raises a lot of fundamental questions.
by Arturas Skur
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Exchanges
Another Blow: Binance to Suspend GBP Services Next Month

The exchange said that its partner in the U.K. has decided to stop offering GBP fiat services.

by Arturas Skur
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DeFi News
Blood in the Streets: DeFi Protocol Euler Hacked for Nearly $200M

The hacker exploited one of Euler’s smart contracts.
by Arturas Skur
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Exchanges
Cathie Wood’s Ark Buys Another $20M Worth of Coinbase Stock

Ark Invest holds around $575 million worth of Coinbase stock across three of its funds.
by Arturas Skur
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North America
Silicon Valley Bank’s Troubles: What It Means for Crypto

Silicon Valley Bank has had friendly relationships with crypto-focused venture capital firms.
by Arturas Skur
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Ethereum
Arbitrum Airdrop: Traders Bet Ethereum Layer-2 Will Airdrop Its Token by March 31

Predictions market Polymarket saw the odds of Arbitrum launching a token by the end of March spike on Monday.

by Arturas Skur
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin Dump Incoming? U.S. Government Moves $1B of Seized BTC

The U.S. government-associated wallets sent almost 10,000 bitcoins to Coinbase.
by Arturas Skur
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Hacks and Scams
Gensler’s Crusade Continues: SEC Shuts Down ‘$100M Crypto Fraud Scheme’

BKCoin raised $100 million in four years but used some of it to make “Ponzi-like payments and for personal use.”
by Arturas Skur
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Altcoins
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Nets Almost $700K After Dumping Altcoins

Buterin sent 214 ETH from proceedings to an address labeled as “EthDev.”
by Arturas Skur
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Exchanges
Bybit Introduces Mastercard-Powered Debit Card Days After Halting USD Transfers

Bybit Card will allow users to pay for goods and services with cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, XPR, and others.
by Arturas Skur
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Altcoins
Lido Denies Rumors of Receiving Wells Notice, LDO Dumps 15%

Bankless’ David Hoffman apologized for spreading the rumor but that didn’t make LDO recover weekend lows.
by Arturas Skur
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Exchanges
Coinbase Acquires Crypto Asset Manager One River Digital in Bid to Spur Growth

The asset management firm is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser.
by Arturas Skur
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Altcoins
Silvergate Crisis: Bitcoin (BTC) Leads Market Plummet as Billions Vanish in Minutes

BTC went down to $21,970 in 30 minutes early Friday morning.
by Arturas Skur
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Technology
Polygon (MATIC) Launches Decentralized ID Infrastructure Powered by Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Polygon ID is a decentralized identity infrastructure stack that uses zero-knowledge proofs to increase user privacy on the blockchain.
by Arturas Skur
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DeFi News
Arbitrum-Based DEX ArbiSwap Rugs Its Users, $ARBI Plummets 100%

The developers minted one trillion ARBI tokens before dumping them on the market and swapping for USDC and ETH.
by Arturas Skur
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Stablecoins
Visa Responds to Report That Its Crypto Plans Are on Hold

Visa's head of crypto Cuy Sheffield said that the company continues to work with crypto-focused companies.
by Arturas Skur
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Exchanges
Former FTX Engineering Director Nishad Singh Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges

Singh agreed to cooperate with the prosecutors’ investigation into FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.
by Arturas Skur
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