Squid
Coverage of Squid in the Nexus archive.
- California man rescued at sea after mast snaps. He survived odyssey on squid, fish and oatmeal
Kai Sato, 39, survived over a month at sea after his boat's mast snapped, subsisting on oatmeal, fish, and squid that landed on his vessel. He was eventually rescued.
- China puts world’s first smart squid fishing robot to the test
China has tested the world’s first intelligent squid fishing robot, which mimics human motions to attract deep-water squid. The robot is undergoing sea trials aboard the Song Hang scientific research vessel in the northwestern Pacific Ocean until September.
- Squid adds Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin for cross-chain swaps
Cross-chain platform Squid has integrated Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, allowing users to swap into and out of RLUSD across chains and assets.
- Squid and Safe Labs say third-party module behind $3.2M exploit
A third-party module drained $3.2 million from Safe wallets, with Squid and Safe Labs attributing the exploit to an external Safe module, stating Squid's core systems were unaffected.
- ‘We don’t know who deployed this’: Squid distances itself from $3.2 million third-party module exploit
Squid distanced itself from a $3.2 million exploit involving a third-party module named SquidRouterModule, stating its core protocol was unaffected. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in third-party dependencies within blockchain or DeFi ecosystems.
- Ripple, North Island Ventures back $6 million round for cross-chain platform Squid
Squid, a cross-chain platform, has secured $6 million in funding from Ripple and North Island Ventures. The company plans to launch a new consumer product designed to simplify access and management of cryptocurrency assets.
- Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?
Cephalopods like octopuses and squid possess complex brains similar to vertebrates, prompting neuroscientists to study them for insights into the evolution of intelligence. Research published in Nature highlights their potential to reveal alternative pathways of cognitive development.