Why VanEck CEO is ‘Focused on Ether’ Over Bitcoin Right Now
VanEck CEO Jan van Eck discusses his outlook on the crypto market, as May CPI shows an increase of 8.6% year-over-year. He also explains why he’s more focused on ether (ETH) over bitcoin (BTC).

Tackling the Inflation Misinformation Machine
The current bout of inflation is transitory, but it’s far better than deflation.

Optimism Attacker Returns 17M Stolen OP Tokens
The attacker was rewarded with 2 million of the tokens as a bounty.

Crypto Trading Firm Wintermute to Launch DEX on Ethereum
The decentralized exchange, Bebop, is scheduled to go live this summer.

Ethereum’s Ropsten Testnet Has Completed its Merge
The Ethereum blockchain’s first dress rehearsal for its upcoming merge was successfully completed Wednesday. “The Hash” discusses the long-awaited milestone in Ethereum’s journey toward a new proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism.

Ethereum’s Ropsten Testnet Has Completed Its Merge
This first testnet dress rehearsal sets the stage for Ethereum’s pending transition to proof-of-stake.

Scaling Ethereum Beyond the Merge: Danksharding
Danksharding would take a massive step toward turning Ethereum layer 2 networks into first class citizens.

Investors View Polkadot as an Alternative Layer 1, Coinbase Says
The market cap of Polkadot’s DOT token relative to ether has been falling since November, according to the report.

Bitcoin Back Above $31K, Ethereum Merge Around the Corner
Osprey Funds Founder and CEO Greg King shares insights into institutional buying trends as BTC bounces back above $31,000 with most other major cryptocurrencies also trending higher. Plus, his take on Ethereum’s upcoming merge.

Yuga Labs Suffers Discord Server Hack, 200 ETH in NFTs Stolen
The Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) Discord server was hacked on Saturday, with the attacker draining 200 ETH ($360,000) worth of NFTs. Josh Fraser, Origin Protocol co-founder, discuses the details of the hack, the potential security risks of Discord, and the future of Web 3 communities.
