Protocol Village: Crypto Losses From Hacks, Rug Pulls Doubled to $572M in Q2: Immunefi Report

June 27: Immunefi, an on-chain crowd-sourced safety platform, launched its “Crypto Losses in Q2 2024 report,” displaying a lack of $572 million to hacks and rug pulls in Q2 2024, a 112% improve in comparison with the identical interval in 2023. According to the team: “This brings the entire losses to over $920 million year-to-date, with Might 2024 witnessing the best month-to-month losses at $358 million. CeFi was the primary goal of profitable exploits at 70%, in comparison with DeFi at 30% of the entire losses in Q2.”

June 27: Developer groups behind the Tezos blockchain unveiled “Tezos X,” a set of technological upgrades they are saying might deliver a “enormous increase in efficiency, composability and interoperability.” The roadmap, setting out a improvement plan for the following two years, requires splitting off transaction execution right into a separate “canonical rollup” that might assist “atomic transactions throughout sensible contracts written in several programming languages.” The primary Tezos blockchain would function a base layer for consensus and settlement. (XTZ)

June 27: REDACTED, constructing an ecosystem of merchandise to kind an “leisure datasphere,” has raised $10 million in funding, co-led by Spartan Group with Saison Capital, Animoca Manufacturers, Polygon Ventures Web3 founders, VCs, angel buyers and whales like Dingaling and Grail, in keeping with the workforce: “REDACTED’s knowledge protocol enhances leisure and gamification merchandise, providing higher, extra focused experiences.”

June 27: SCrypt, a full-stack Web3/blockchain improvement platform, has introduced the launch of a developer software package designed for Unspent Transaction Output (UTXO) blockchains. Based on the workforce: “UTXO is the tactic the Bitcoin protocol makes use of to trace balances as they transfer between digital wallets. The UTXO mannequin is important for sustaining the safety and integrity of blockchain networks and solves the double-spend drawback…. Xiaohui Liu, founder and CEO at sCrypt, stated, ‘Traditionally, Web3 functions have been largely constructed on account-based blockchains like Ethereum and Solana. Ordinals have introduced renewed improvement curiosity again to Bitcoin and UTXO blockchains.’ The sCrypt platform gives complete toolkits corresponding to Software program Improvement Kits (SDK) and Utility Programming Interfaces (APIs) that permit builders to seamlessly combine UTXO blockchains into their functions. The platform may also combine an enormous ecosystem of JavaScript/TypeScript builders, estimated at 13 million globally.”

June 27: Rebar Labs, constructing “MEV-aware infrastructure, merchandise and analysis” for Bitcoin, has raised $2.9 million in seed funding, in keeping with the workforce: “Led by sixth Man Ventures, with participation from ParaFi Capital, Arca, Moonrock Capital and UTXO Administration, the corporate goals to deal with MEV challenges in Bitcoin’s increasing ecosystem. As new protocols like BRC-20s, Runes, L2s and rollups emerge, MEV methods much like early Ethereum DeFi are showing on Bitcoin. Rebar Labs is creating options to make sure honest worth distribution, allow environment friendly markets and enhance consumer and miner experiences within the Bitcoin ecosystem.”

June 27: BVNK has launched Layer1, a self-custody infrastructure for stablecoin funds, “enabling fintechs to enter the market swiftly whereas guaranteeing knowledge privateness,” in keeping with the workforce: “Layer1 simplifies blockchain fee infrastructure by dealing with pockets and asset administration, reconciliation and third-party integrations. The self-custody infrastructure permits companies to combine digital asset funds with beneath 200 strains of code in weeks.”

June 27: Chainlink Data Streams has formally launched on Avalanche, with GMX as a launch associate utilizing Knowledge Streams to assist energy its decentralized perpetual trade, according to the team: “By supplying high-frequency market knowledge utilizing strong, decentralized infrastructure, Knowledge Streams permits high-throughput DeFi merchandise to create a seamless consumer expertise corresponding to CEXs whereas offering unprecedented on-chain execution pace and battle-tested safety infrastructure.” (LINK)

June 27: Validator infrastructure supplier SSV Community has revised its incentivized mainnet program (IMP) after a profitable decentralized governance vote, according to the team: “Key updates embrace extending this system to December 2024, restructuring reward tiers and excluding SAFE multisig wallets from eligibility. The brand new tiered rewards system affords vital APR boosts to early validators, enhancing incentives for participation. The revisions purpose to maximise rewards, encourage validator engagement, and handle earlier program limitations.”

June 27: Cobo, a crypto custody and pockets infrastructure supplier, launched “Cobo Portal, a one-stop platform that streamlines the method for companies to construct on a extremely scalable pockets infrastructure and handle their digital property seamlessly,” in keeping with the workforce. Options embrace: “1. All-in-One Pockets platform with Custodial Wallets, MPC Wallets, Sensible Contract Wallets, Change Wallets. 2. Superior Danger management–customizable consumer roles, on-chain and off-chain transaction insurance policies, governance guidelines, approval workflows. 3. Seamless Improvement Surroundings- documentation & assist throughout all widespread programming languages, blockchain builders can shortly combine Cobo’s WaaS (APIs & SDKs).”

June 27: DFINITY Basis, a significant contributor to the Web Laptop Protocol (ICP) whereas additionally engaged on decentralized AI, has introduced the launch of “UTOPIA, geared toward tackling the $10 trillion international cybersecurity drawback, via on-chain serverless clouds that provide unprecedented operational resilience and safety,” according to the team: “This tech is essential for high-risk, delicate sectors corresponding to protection, utilities and monetary companies, guaranteeing unbreakable safety and 100% digital sovereignty.”

June 27: Wanchain, a layer-1 proof-of-stake blockchain targeted on interoperability, has launched a token bridge between the Polkadot Relay Chain and the Cardano blockchain community, according to the team: “Regardless of clamor over the necessity for a bridge circulating in each communities, Wanchain is the primary to efficiently join Polkadot and Cardano, accessible from the Wanchain Bridge Net Portal. Temujin Louie, CEO of Wanchain, stated: ‘Wanchain believes within the want for interoperability between all networks, not simply EVMs. We anticipate that this preliminary implementation will result in additional developments, corresponding to cross-chain perform calls between two non-EVM networks.'” (ADA) (DOT)

June 27: Theta Community is increasing its EdgeCloud computing platform, according to the team: “The brand new Elite Booster characteristic empowers customers to earn TFUEL and associate TNT-20 tokens for performing GPU AI duties, in keeping with the workforce: “Theta EdgeCloud is the primary hybrid computing platform for AI, video and rendering functions. It’s powered by Theta Edge Community’s 30,000+ distributed edge nodes and cloud companions, together with Google Cloud and Amazon Net Companies. The decentralized mesh community affords over 80 PetaFLOPS of all the time accessible distributed GPU compute energy.”

June 27: Worldcoin has introduced that it’s partnering with Alchemy to supply dependable infrastructure for World Chain, a brand new blockchain designed for people, according to the team: “By partnering with Alchemy, World Chain builders could have speedy entry to an entire and complete Web3 developer platform together with each core and knowledge APIs, indexing options and a set of different instruments wanted by builders to energy their apps. Alchemy may also combine World ID into its software set and market it as a elementary piece of Web3 infrastructure, giving seamless World ID entry to thousands and thousands of builders worldwide.”

June 27: Rarimo has unveiled RariMe, a competitor to Worldcoin, and an app that enables customers to generate passport zero-knowledge proofs (ZKs) verifying their uniqueness with out revealing their identification, the company announced on Thursday. Not like Worldcoin which makes use of orbs to scan eyeballs, Rarimo makes use of smartphones to scan passports and confirm its customers. Determine frameworks often have a 3rd get together approve credentials however ZKs guarantee no private knowledge is shared whereas verifying identities.

June 27: Superchain Community and Anybody Protocol have joined forces to revolutionize privateness administration in decentralized environments, according to the team: “Leveraging Anybody Protocol’s DePIN Community ‘Anon’ and Superchain Community’s useable knowledge, this partnership ensures unparalleled safety, privateness, pace and knowledge sovereignty. It addresses important privateness points within the crypto house, the place present knowledge suppliers expose shoppers to metadata logging and inference makes an attempt, posing main privateness dangers and compromising enterprise confidentiality.”

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