The call for applications for the fourth cohort of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship is now open, the Ethereum Foundation reported in a blog post. This and more news can be found in this handy daily digest so that you are always up to date with the latest developments in the crypto world.
New call for applications for Ethereum Protocol Fellowship
📍The Ethereum Foundation has opened a new call for applications for its Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF) developer scholarship program. Next month, the Ethereum Foundation will launch the fourth edition of its scholarship program ETH, focused on fostering the development and construction of the Ethereum blockchain ecosystem.
Through this scholarship program, the Foundation aims to continue to drive the core development of one of the most important and capitalized ecosystems in the crypto industry. The program will train new developers to gain the necessary experience to make significant contributions to Ethereum.
In its fourth edition, the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship will bring together a diverse group of fellows who will work for four months to advance Ethereum technology by developing new client implementations, testing, specifications, and participating in the latest core protocol research, the Foundation noted.
A massive hack on Atomic Wallet
📍An attack on non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet Atomic Wallet has compromised users' funds. According to blockchain security company Slowmint, thousands of users have been affected by the attack, with estimated losses amounting to around $14,83 million.
The cryptocurrency wallet's developers reported on Twitter that they are investigating possible attack vectors while working with exchanges and blockchain forensics companies to track and block any attempts by attackers to access stolen funds. The developers also reported that the support team is currently collecting the addresses of affected users.
Staking on the Bitcoin network?
📍A new token standard, called BRC-30, will enable staking on the Bitcoin network. The token standard was introduced last week to empower use cases for BRC-20 fungible tokens, powered by the Ordinals protocol on Bitcoin.
According to proposalThrough the BRC-30 standard, BRC-20 token holders will be able to access staking features, staking bitcoin or BRC-20 tokens, to maximize their opportunities in this blockchain ecosystem.
Polygon continues to add brands to its Web3 ecosystem
📍Swiss tokenization platform Taurus joins Polygon Network's Web3 ecosystem. Polygon Labs developers have confirmed the partnership with Taurus, an asset tokenization platform that will allow banks and brands to issue tokenized assets and securities using the Polygon Network blockchain infrastructure.
Through this blockchain, which powers the scalability of the Ethereum network, Taurus will also offer its clients staking services and access to existing decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols in the blockchain ecosystem.
AI against the risks of cryptocurrencies
📍A risk management firm is using Artificial Intelligence to minimize cryptocurrency risks. According to Elliptic, the artificial intelligence developed by OpenAI, ChatGPT, can significantly contribute to increasing trust in cryptocurrencies. In fact, the risk management firm has integrated ChatGPT to strengthen its research tools and increase efficiency when detecting any threats or risks.
ChatGPT can synthesize and organize intelligence on new risk factors in higher volumes and at a faster speed than ever before, Indian Elliptic CTO Jackson Hull also highlighted that AI expands Elliptic’s intelligence, scaling up the company’s efforts to ensure safety and trust for its customers.
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