Tech Brew Ride Home Mon. 02/14 – The Big Game Is Big For Crypto
Feb 14, 2022
Super Bowl ads are proving to be a game-changer for crypto platforms, boosting their popularity significantly. A worrying bug in Ethereum's Optimism project highlights ongoing security challenges in blockchain. Exciting developments are on the horizon with talks of a digital euro by next year. In funding news, Vium Robotics scored a hefty $30 million, while Glance is trying to innovate for Android lock screens. Lastly, NVIDIA's missing graphics card sparks intrigue, raising questions about transparency in tech communications.
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Super Bowl Crypto Ad Success
- Crypto Super Bowl ads proved effective, boosting app rankings.
- Coinbase's QR code ad pushed it to second place in the App Store.
Optimism Bug and Bounty
- Optimism, an Ethereum scaling project, had a bug allowing unlimited ETH creation.
- A white hat hacker, Jay Freeman, discovered it and received a $2 million bounty.
First NFT Seizure
- HMRC seized NFTs for the first time in a fraud case.
- This signals increased scrutiny of crypto assets by law enforcement.