Backlash as Harmony proposes minting 4.97B tokens to reimburse victims
Under the proposal, there would be either a 100% reimbursement via 4.97 billion new ONE tokens, or a 50% reimbursement with 2.48 billion ONE tokens. The team behind the Harmony blockchain project has proposed the minting of up to 4.97 billion worth of its native token ONE to compensate victims of the $100 million Horizon Bridge hack in June. The proposal has been met with a significant amount of backlash from members of the community, with many highlighting concerns that such a large issuance of new tokens would result in inflationary pressure on the asset and bring its value down. This....
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The Harmony protocol has been getting some flak since the company revealed a hard-fork plan that will generate approximately 5 billion of its native tokens to compensate the victims of the $100 million Horizon Bridge hack that occurred last month. Proposal for compensating those affected by the compromise of the Harmony Protocol cross-chain bridge has been […]
Pangolin can offer DEX-as-a-service features to any Flare-based application that wants to incorporate direct token swaps into its user experience. Pangolin, a decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Avalanche network, will debut on the layer-1 blockchain Flare network. Flare is known for its interoperability solutions and Pangolin hopes to utilize the underlying technology to reach new blockchain networks.With its move to Flare blockchain, Pangolin will be able to see new cross-chain token pairs, offer in-dApp swap functionality to partner projects, and bootstrap liquidity for the network. The....
Harmony (ONE) is a new blockchain network that is gaining traction as more developers and crypto investors become aware of its features. Is Harmony ONE a good investment?Investing is a very personal endeavor. Do your own research and try to stay on top of any advances in the Harmony ecosystem that might help it grow.Although there is still much to be done, the Harmony project has been considered a solution to poor scaling and interoperability and a useful foundation for DApp developers to scale their apps and transactions. Harmony aspires to be a top crypto network known for its speed and....
The layer-1 blockchain’s main bridge between Ethereum, Binance Chain, and Bitcoin has been exploited for nine figures, but says its BTC bridge has not been affected. The Horizon Bridge to the Harmony layer-1 blockchain has been exploited for $100 million in altcoins which are being swapped for Ether (ETH).The hack may vindicate previously raised community concerns about the robustness of the two of four multisig that reportedly secures the bridge.Starting at about 7:08 am until 7:26 am ET, 11 transactions were made from the bridge for various tokens. They have since begun sending tokens to....
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