{"id":1218741,"date":"2022-10-07T22:10:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T22:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/07\/binance-admits-hackers-used-cross-chain-bridge-to-steal-at-least-100m\/"},"modified":"2022-10-07T22:10:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T22:10:21","slug":"binance-admits-hackers-used-cross-chain-bridge-to-steal-at-least-100m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/07\/binance-admits-hackers-used-cross-chain-bridge-to-steal-at-least-100m\/","title":{"rendered":"Binance admits hackers used cross-chain bridge to steal at least $100M \u2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\"><em>To get a roundup of \u2019s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT,<\/em> <em>subscribe here<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Friday!<\/p>\n<p>How\u2019s that for brevity in newsletter introductions? Let\u2019s get to it so we can crack open a Liquid Death and let the week sag off into the murky distance of memory sooner rather than later. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristineMHall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haje\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haje<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The  Top 3<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Uh-oh<\/strong>: Binance, one of the world\u2019s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, confirmed that it found a blockchain bridge breach where hackers made off with $100 million. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlypage_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carly<\/a> has more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evolving elephants to unicorns<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/annienjanja\">Annie<\/a> reports that Kenya\u2019s tourism-focused startup studio Purple Elephant Ventures raises $1 million pre-seed funding to bring some modernization to the industry.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What until you see the picture<\/strong>: Amazon\u2019s Scout makes you just want to go up to it and give it a pat. Unfortunately, you might not get a chance to. After three years unveiling the robot, the delivery giant said that it is cutting back the program, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bheater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian<\/a> reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Startups and VC<\/h2>\n<p>Wildfires have become an ever-increasing threat as houses are built closer together and the growing impacts of climate change wreak havoc on natural landscapes. Entrepreneurs, in response, have started to develop tech meant to minimize the scale and damage of these natural disasters. Convective Capital is a new VC firm looking to back them, and it raised $35 million to do so, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rebecca_szkutak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Becca<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haje\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haje<\/a> got really bored of startups taking liberties with its market sizing, complaining that if you are a car dealership, your total serviceable market isn\u2019t the value of the cars you sell (that\u2019s the SOM for the car manufacturer). Your SOM is the total value of the sales commissions, service plans, aftermarket goods and services and everything else you can actually make money on.<\/p>\n<p>And we have five more for you:<\/p>\n<h2>7 investors discuss how agtech can solve agriculture\u2019s biggest problems<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2419501\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2419501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong> The Creative Drone <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">(opens in a new window)<\/span> \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of all global industries, perhaps none is more susceptible to the dangers of climate change than agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a consensus among reputable scientists that the amount of CO2 we\u2019re putting in the atmosphere is aggravating extreme weather events. How is that impacting the way agtech VCs operate during a downturn?<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, we surveyed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brett Brohl, managing director of Techstars Farm to Fork, and managing partner at Bread and Butter Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Monica Varman, partner at G2 Venture Partners<\/li>\n<li>Jinesh Shah, managing partner at Omnivore<\/li>\n<li>Adam Anders, managing partner at Anterra Capital<\/li>\n<li>Ting Ting Liu, investor, and Ashutosh Sharma, India head at Prosus Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Camila Petignat, partner at The Yield Lab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Three more from the TC+ team:<\/p>\n<p><em>+<\/em><em> is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.<\/em><em> You can sign up here<\/em><em>. Use code \u201cDC\u201d for a 15% discount on an annual subscription!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Big Tech Inc.<\/h2>\n<p>Google plans to open its first data center in Japan by 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianidle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ivan<\/a> writes. The center is part of a $730 million infrastructure fund and will be the search engine giant\u2019s third one in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kyle_l_wiggers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyle<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asilbwrites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amanda<\/a> looked at artificial intelligence\u2013powered music generators and its place in an industry where it generally pays to be able to use your natural, human abilities.<\/p>\n<p>And another five more for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sharing is caring<\/strong>: A new Twitter feature encourages users to share the tweet versus taking a screenshot of it and then posting to other social media, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianidle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ivan<\/a> writes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Press pause<\/strong>: A judge ruled that the Musk vs. Twitter trial can be put on hold temporarily while the two parties work out a deal, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asilbwrites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amanda<\/a> reports.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s Marioooooo<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asilbwrites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amanda<\/a> gives you an inside look at the new \u201cThe Super Mario Bros. Movie,\u201d where she writes, \u201cSo far, Chris Pratt\u2019s Mario seems more like Andy Dwyer than Star-Lord, and we love that for him.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Making tweaks<\/strong>: Shopify has agreed to add some consumer safety features to its app in Europe that includes a faster and easier way for national consumer authorities to report problems,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/riptari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Natasha L<\/a> reports.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Crack open a cold one<\/strong>: Pepsi is at the front of the line to get some of the first Tesla Semi deliveries, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kirstenkorosec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirsten<\/a> writes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To get a roundup of \u2019s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. 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