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Finance

'Move-to-Earn' Application Stepn Suffers Cyber Attack After Upgrade

Users were recommended to "get some rest" while Stepn worked to secure its servers and recover from the various attacks.

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Tech

Chainlink Price Feeds Now Live on Solana

The first non-EVM chain supported by Chainlink will offer seven price feeds for the Solana DeFi ecosystem.

Solana Hacker House en Miami, abril del 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

Polygon Calling on Terra Projects to Move to its Blockchain

Terra and “LUNA 2” (LUNA) have launched following the collapse of the Terra ecosystem. Their thriving developer community will have to decide whether to continue building on the new Terra or abandon ship to competitor blockchains eager to snatch up talent. Polygon Co-founder Sandeep Nailwal and Polygon Studios CEO Ryan Wyatt discuss on “First Mover.”

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Tech

Alchemy Expands to the Solana Ecosystem

The company, valued at $10.2 billion, will support developers who seek to build on the chain.

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Tech

Solana Halted by Bug Linked to Certain Cold Storage Transactions

Validators restarted the network after four hours of downtime by disabling the so-called “durable nonce transactions” that have found favor among some exchanges.

Solana Hacker House en Miami, abril del 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

StepN Co-Founder Addresses Concerns Over Hit 'Move-to-Earn' NFT Game

StepN Co-Founder Yawn Rong shares insights into the pitch and concept for Stepn, the new Solana-based move-to-earn game that lets users buy and trade NFT sneakers, and rewards them for walking or running in the real world. Plus, addressing concerns the game is a "ponzi scheme" and its plans to effectively ban gameplay in China this July.

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Finance

Magic Eden Tops OpenSea in Daily Trading Volume as Solana NFTs Heat Up

The Solana-based marketplace has seen far more transactions than its Ethereum counterpart in the last 24 hours.

Magic Eden's booth at the Solana Hacker House in Miami, April 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Pine Wants to Test the Liquidity of the NFT Market; Cryptos Are Well-Red

The number of users on NFT markets is at its lowest point this year, but still higher than in 2021. The crypto lending platform sees an opportunity.

Most major cryptocurrencies were in the red. (Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Markets

Stepn’s ‘Move-to-Earn’ Model Has Crypto Analysts Seeing Value in the Long Run

This blockchain-based app's users must purchase a "virtual sneaker" NFT to earn crypto rewards. Consumer advisory: They start at around $800.

How do Stepn's virtual sneaker NFTs compare with a new pair of Jordans? (Stepn/Barndog, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Nyan Heroes Raises $7.5M to Develop Play-to-Earn Game

The investment brings the company's valuation to $100 million.

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