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Andrew Thurman

Andrew Thurman

Andrew Thurman was a tech reporter at CoinDesk. He formerly worked as a weekend editor at Cointelegraph, a partnership manager at Chainlink and a co-founder of a smart-contract data marketplace startup.

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A Kia Sedona. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Technology
Defi
$3M Was Stolen, but the Real Steal Is These Kia Sedonas, Say Anonymous Developers
One of the most elegant hacks in recent history is also one of the strangest.
A Kia Sedona. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
By Andrew Thurman
Sep 17, 2021 at 8:19 p.m. UTC
Sep 17, 2021
DeFiNFTsCars
Emin Gün Sirer (CoinDesk archives)
Finance
Avalanche
Polychain Capital, Three Arrows Lead $230M Investment in Avalanche Ecosystem
The major funding will be used to inject liquidity into Avalanche-based DeFi platforms.
Emin Gün Sirer (CoinDesk archives)
By Andrew Thurman
Sep 16, 2021 at 10:18 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2021
AvalanchePolychain CapitalThree Arrows CapitalAVAXDeFi
(Olena Poliakevych/iStock /Getty Images Plus)
Technology
Arbitrum
Layer 2 Network Arbitrum Experiences Hourlong Network Outage
The Ethereum scaling solution overcame an hourlong outage on its beta mainnet this morning as TVL continues to soar.
(Olena Poliakevych/iStock /Getty Images Plus)
By Andrew Thurman
Sep 14, 2021 at 4:34 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2021
ArbitrumDeFiOutageEthereum
Graphics processing units (GPUs) used to mine the Ethereum and Zilliqa cryptocurrencies at the Evobits crypto farm in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. The world’s second-most-valuable cryptocurrency, Ethereum, rallied 75% this year, outpacing its larger rival Bitcoin. Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
Technology
Ethereum
‘Experimental’ Early-Morning Attack Temporarily Diverts 0.8% of Ethereum Nodes
An attacker fraudulently added hundreds of blocks to the Ethereum chain with invalid proof-of-work, but only a small percentage of nodes were affected.
Graphics processing units (GPUs) used to mine the Ethereum and Zilliqa cryptocurrencies at the Evobits crypto farm in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. The world’s second-most-valuable cryptocurrency, Ethereum, rallied 75% this year, outpacing its larger rival Bitcoin. Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
By Andrew Thurman
Sep 14, 2021 at 3:27 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2021
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(K Fraser/Unsplash)
Technology
Loomdart
MetaDrop Taps Investor ‘Loomdart’ to Stand Out From NFT Pack
With new NFT platforms launching every week, MetaDrop is hoping to distinguish itself with an influencer collaboration and some unique distribution methods.
(K Fraser/Unsplash)
By Andrew Thurman
Sep 13, 2021 at 11:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2021
LoomdartNFTsDeFi
(Science Photo Library/Getty Images)
Technology
Nfts
Gas-Guzzling, Worthless On-Chain Pet Captivates Ethereum Community
After accidentally killing one on-chain critter, the Ethereum community is spending thousands to keep the latest WAGMIGOTCHI alive.
(Science Photo Library/Getty Images)
By Andrew Thurman
Sep 11, 2021 at 6:17 p.m. UTC
Sep 11, 2021
NFTsDom Hofmann
ParaSwap is parachuting onto the Avalanche blockchain. (Tomas Sobek/Unsplash)
Technology
Dexs
DEX Aggregator ParaSwap Deploys on Avalanche
It’s already on Ethereum, Polygon and Binance Smart Chain. Now ParaSwap is expanding to Avalanche – with incentivized products in the works.
ParaSwap is parachuting onto the Avalanche blockchain. (Tomas Sobek/Unsplash)
By Andrew Thurman
Sep 10, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. UTC
Sep 10, 2021
DEXsAvalancheDeFi
(Unsplash/Christina Rumpf)
Technology
Defi
Fractionalized NFTs Get Funding Boost as SZNS Raises $4M From Framework, Dragonfly
As PleasrDAO and Paperclip grab headlines, a new service is aiming to popularize DAO-governed NFT collecting and investing.
(Unsplash/Christina Rumpf)
By Andrew Thurman
Sep 9, 2021 at 6:05 p.m. UTC
Sep 9, 2021
DeFiNFTsDAOs
(Immo Wegmann/Unsplash)
Technology
Nfts
Loot Parody Projects Raise $1M for Charity
As text-based NFT mania grows increasingly absurd, two developers are poking fun at the trend with drops that raise money for a good cause.
(Immo Wegmann/Unsplash)
By Andrew Thurman
Sep 8, 2021 at 8:23 p.m. UTC
Sep 8, 2021
NFTsCharityEthereum
Airdrop (U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos via Creative Commons)
Finance
Dydx
Users Celebrate Massive DYDX Token Airdrop as Transfer Restrictions Lift
Traders celebrated the latest big-budget airdrop, but there have been some stumbles for DYDX out of the gate due to a reported bug with the safety module.
Airdrop (U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos via Creative Commons)
By Andrew Thurman
Sep 8, 2021 at 5:20 p.m. UTC
Sep 8, 2021
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