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The Bitcoin universe is filled with conjecture, forecasting, and historical interpretation. Here at MetaBlock X, we do our best to provide our ardent readers with a fair and informed perspective. We help you cut through the digital asset noise to provide you with clarity, confidence, and control. Recently, the Bitwise...

Can a bridge constructed on great intentions and smart technology sincerely get you from one world to an entirely different one? That’s the question flying around Cardano’s audacious southside punt to get itself crowned Bitcoin’s DeFi enabler of choice. The promise is alluring – free Bitcoin’s vast liquidity and funnel...

Emin Gün Sirer, Kevin Sekniqi and Maofan “Ted” Yin founded Avalanche. Today, it is considered one of the most influential forces on the entire cryptocurrency space. Conceived by Ava Labs, Avalanche boasts a transaction per second (TPS) rate exceeding 4500, dwarfing Ethereum's mere 30 TPS and showcasing its superior speed...

While decentralized finance (DeFi) is moving quickly, new platforms and technologies continue to come online, disrupting the balance… again. Sui Network and Coldware are among the most-discussed frontrunners. Each offers their own distinctive vision for what blockchain technology can and should be, and powers DeFi adoption in their own ways....

The blockchain security landscape is rapidly becoming more advanced, requiring innovative new mechanisms to defend against ever-more-complex threats. Traditional security audits, though very useful, can be hard-pressed to stay ahead of the intensity and complexity of today’s cyberattacks. Here’s how Octane is making moves to address this challenge. To further...

Octane, a new cybersecurity startup dedicated to categorizing and protecting smart contracts, closed a successful seed funding round just last week. Archetype and Winklevoss Capital spearheaded this phenomenal financial accomplishment. The company intends to use the new capital to expedite product development, boost hiring, and scale-label vulnerability data.Founded by Giovanni...

Winklevoss twins While famously making a few big bets of their own. They recognized its potential early on and launched Gemini. Now, through Winklevoss Capital, they’re investing in Octane, a cybersecurity startup that’s using AI to protect blockchain code. Is it all good news? Are we just carelessly rushing into...

And that’s why the news that Octane Security, the Twin Cities-based cybersecurity startup, has raised a $6.75 million seed round isn’t your ordinary funding announcement. It's a signal. A signal that the blockchain industry, often romanticized as this decentralized, immutable utopia, is finally facing its biggest challenge: security. And it’s...

Canaan. The name itself evokes biblical promise, a land of milk and honey. However, for the crypto mining machine maker, that promised land appears to be still far off. In short, Canaan found itself between a halving and a hard place. Its very aggressive decision to bet heavily on Bitcoin...

And we’re all getting tired of hearing those predictions about crypto taking over by 2025. Bitcoin to $100k? Solana mooning? Sure, maybe. But let’s face it, many of these projections are in reality hopium fueled pie-in-the-sky aspirations. They do so while conveniently ignoring the real-world impacts, particularly for those that...