The encrypted messaging app Telegram rolled out a browser and “mini app store” this week, the latest salvo in what has been a busy few months for Telegram and the associated TON blockchain.  Telegram’s browser gives users more streamlined access to the mini apps, such as “Hamster Combat” and “Catizen,” which have captured users’ attention

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Today, enjoy the Lightspeed newsletter on Blockworks.co. Tomorrow, get the news delivered directly to your inbox.  Subscribe to the Lightspeed newsletter . Howdy!  Man, if I was unemployed, I would be doing little else but watching the Olympics right now. I had forgotten what a fun event it is. My new favorite sport: canoe slalom

The crypto market decided to take a nosedive over the weekend, with Bitcoin taking the express elevator down to below $60,000 for the first time since July 13. Observers took to X.com to blame the plummet on a cocktail of factors, including Israel’s bracing for potential attacks from both Iran and Hezbollah, with warnings of

The sudden shutdown of ZKX, a social derivatives trading platform on the Starknet layer-2 network, drew the ire of both investors and market makers. The closure, announced on July 30 by founder Eduard Jubany Tur, cited a lack of economic feasibility for the project as the primary reason. However, the abruptness and lack of communication

Two meme coins riding on the name of new Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris have seen notable fluctuations in the last 24 hours. Kamala Harris (HARRIS) has experienced a remarkable 115.46% increase over the past day and is currently trading at $0.001936. This surge is significant considering its market cap of $1.66 million and a

Persistent bearish forces from two weeks ago continue to impact the cryptocurrency sector, which saw its global market cap suffer a substantial loss of $350 billion, decreasing by 10.4% to $2.15 trillion by the end of the week. Here are our picks for top cryptocurrencies to watch this week: XRP breaks below bull pennant XRP

Crypto exchange WazirX has received tremendous criticism for its proposed “55/45” plan to socialize losses made from a recent attack on the platform.  On July 27, WazirX started a poll to gauge public sentiment for a plan to get the exchange back up and running after the hack that saw it lose millions of dollars

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price barely budged after Mt. Gox, the defunct Japanese exchange, unloaded another $2 billion of tokens late Tuesday, inching closer to finishing its $9 billion asset distribution that has been a major source of worry for investors. Blockchain data by Arkham intelligence shows that Mt. Gox-related addresses moved 47,229 BTC worth roughly $3.1