Ronin
Binance Challenges Indian Tax Showcause; Ronin Pauses After $9 Million White Hat Hack
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Binance challenged a nearly $86 million tax showcause notice from India's Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence. Plus, bridging service Ronin was paused after a white hat hack, and spot ether ETFs recorded net inflows of nearly $49 million on Monday despite the slump in ETH.

Ronin Bridge Paused, Restarted After $12M Drained in Whitehat Hack
“The bridge currently secures over $850M which is safe,” co-founder @Psycheout86 said in an X post.

Base Monthly Active Addresses Increased by 160% in March: Nansen
Which blockchains are scoring the most active addresses in March? Data tracked by Nansen shows that active addresses on Base increased by 160% while Solana, Ronin and Linea are all seeing growth of over 50%. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Pixels Crypto Game Fuels Resurgent Ronin Blockchain
Ronin's user base has jumped 700% over the past few months, according to Token Terminal.

CyberKongz Moves to Sky Mavis' Ronin Blockchain for Genkai Collection
Sky Mavis, the Vietnam-based firm behind breakout play-to-earn title Axie Infinity, has announced a partnership with the CyberKongz non-fungible token (NFT) project to introduce the Genkai collection to the Ronin blockchain for the first time. Forkast Lab’s NFT strategist Yehudah Petscher speaks to Kathleen Osgood from Sky Mavis and CyberKongz's Henry the Grape about this partnership.

Axie Infinity Game Launches on Apple App Store in Key Markets
The card-based strategy game Axie Infinity: Origins will open access to Apple users across Latin America and Asia as it continues its global expansion.

Axie Infinity’s Ronin Blockchain Overhauls Tech, Expands to New Game Studios a Year After $625M Hack
A year after the Ronin network hack made headlines, Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie Infinity, announced that it is overhauling Ronin’s core systems to make the network more decentralized. "The Hash" panel discusses the significance of this upgrade.

Axie Infinity’s Ronin Blockchain Overhauls Tech, Expands to New Game Studios a Year After $625M Hack
Ronin will transition to a delegated proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and expand beyond Axie Infinity’s IP.

Sanctioned Mixer Blender Re-Launched as Sinbad, Elliptic Says
Operators of Blender.io might have launched Sinbad after Blender was sanctioned for processing North Korean hackers’ money, blockchain intel firm said.

Ronin Hackers Converted Some Stolen Ether to Bitcoin: SlowMist Researcher
The exploiters converted their ill-gotten gains initially to ether and then to bitcoin before using sanctioned mixers to mask their identities.
