GM, During last year's U.S. presidential election, Blocktrend covered the Polymarket on-chain prediction market. It operates as a marketplace where users can bet on future events using cryptocurrency, with the tagline: Profit from what you know best.However, I also pointed out¹ that Polymarket relies on the
GM, Let’s start with some good news. Geodework, a regional organization spun off from the Ethereum Foundation, recently released a report titled "Ethereum Ecosystem Overview: Taiwan Edition." The report highlights a carefully curated list of Taiwanese builders in the Ethereum space. Blocktrend is honored to be included
GM, Great news has arrived for BlackRock’s on-chain U.S. Treasury fund (BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, BUIDL), launched in 2024 by the world’s largest asset manager. This week, BUIDL’s assets under management surpassed $1.2 billion, solidifying its position as the global leader in tokenized
GM, Decentralized digital identity (DID)1 2 is one of the most popular topics on Blocktrend. This week, Taiwan’s version of DID, known as the Digital Credential Wallet, has made new progress. The Ministry of Digital Affairs announced that the Digital Credential Wallet (hereafter referred to as the Digital
GM, First, a quick event announcement. This Sunday (March 16) at 2 PM, I’ve been invited to speak as an author alongside renowned Hong Kong writer Dong Qizhang and Wang Congwei, Deputy General Manager of Linking Publishing, at "Not Just Library" in Songshan Cultural and Creative Park,
GM, Let me share a small community story. Recently, a user left a comment on Threads, saying that Blocktrend had introduced the Safe multisig wallet, and soon after, Bybit got hacked because it was using Safe. Should Blocktrend apologize? Well, of course. If I hadn’t written that article, Safe’
GM, This week’s podcast recording was delayed, so the episode will be released on Friday. Now, let’s get to the main topic. One of the most classic stories in the crypto space is how, every so often, someone loses a fortune in cryptocurrency—only to come up with
GM, I spent the past ten days at the hospital, so there was no new podcast episode released yesterday. The show is expected to resume next week. Now, let’s get to the main topic. On February 21, North Korean hackers breached Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, stealing
GM, The world’s second-largest exchange, Bybit, had its multi-signature cold wallet hacked late at night on February 21. Over 400,000 ETH—worth up to $1.5 billion—was stolen. This marks the largest loss in history, 2.5 times greater than the second-largest hacking incident. The attack instantly
GM, I’m writing this article in the hospital (accompanying a patient), and I’ll upload the audio recording later. Let’s get straight to the point. FTX is finally paying people back! Looking back to November 2022, hardly anyone would’ve believed the FTX saga could wrap up this
GM, Lately, the crypto market has been flooded with nonsense—from Pi Coin getting listed on exchanges to Argentina’s president launching a token to cash in on retail investors. Even though the crypto space can be a mess, digging deep enough can still uncover valuable insights. One such discovery
GM, MicroStrategy has bought more Bitcoin again—hardly news at this point. As the publicly traded company with the largest BTC holdings in the world, MicroStrategy now owns nearly 480,000 BTC, which is ten times more than the second-largest corporate holder. Last year, MSTR's stock price surged