pSTAKE Finance, backed by Binance Labs and a prominent figure in the liquid staking sector, is set to introduce a novel liquid staking solution for Bitcoin, constructed on Babylon’s framework. This development marks a significant extension of pSTAKE’s offerings beyond its initial focus area within the Cosmos network, where it first introduced liquid staking in 2021. The post Babylon partners with pSTAKE to launch Bitcoin liquid staking appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Building on the success of Lens Protocol, Lens Lab, an entity under Avara, has announced the Lens Network, a blockchain-based network aimed at transforming the future of social media interactions. Developed on the ZK Stack utilizing zkSync technology on Ethereum, the Lens Network is poised to address and overcome the prevalent scalability challenges faced by The post Avara to launch Lens Network on zkSync to expand on success of Lens Protocol appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum, the world’s second-largest blockchain network, persistently grappling with scalability issues due to its popularity and increased network congestion, has had the concept of Layer 2 chains in mind since 2014. As more users and decentralized applications (dApps) were released, transaction costs skyrocketed, and processing times slowed significantly. To address these challenges, developers explored various The post Breaking down Ethereum rollups – What makes a rollup optimistic vs zero knowledge? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Deutsche Bank has shown increased interest in digital assets and tokenization by joining the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Guardian. This initiative tests asset tokenization applications in a regulated environment, focusing on the viability and potential integration within the financial markets. Participation in Project Guardian will also involve Memento Blockchain and Interop Labs. The former, The post Deutsche Bank selects Axelar developer as partner in joining Project Guardian Singapore appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A newly published cyber threat report from Avast has revealed substantial dominance of social engineering in cyber threats during the first quarter of 2024. Per the report, nearly 90% of cyberattacks on mobile and 87% on desktop devices involved scams, phishing, and malvertising, exploiting human vulnerabilities more than technical weaknesses. A significant rise in scams The post AI-powered social engineering not technical exploits now dominating 90% of cyber attacks appeared first on CryptoSlate.