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Polygon Lands First User of New 'AggLayer,' Inking Deal With Astar Network
6.3.2024
By plugging into the AggLayer, Astar users will have access to the liquidity in the Polygon ecosystem, allowing cross-chain transactions between Astar and Polygon zkEVM, making the experience feel like a single chain
Worldcoin’s WLD Token Skyrockets 142%, Leading Crypto Market’s Week of Surges
19.2.2024
This week, WLD token from the Worldcoin project soared by 142.7% against the U.S. dollar, topping the chart as the week’s most significant gainer. Hot on its heels was the digital currency bitget token (BGB), which saw an increase of just over 58% in the past week. Conversely, Astar (ASTR)...
Canto, Astar blockchains plan migration to Ethereum ecoystem as layer 2s
19.9.2023
By inheriting Ethereum’s security, Canto will be more decentralized and will enable trustless guarantees when bridging assets over, Polygon Labs said
Sony Network Communications Invests $3.5M in Singapore Web3 Company Startale Labs
28.6.2023
Sony previously worked with Startale Labs to organize a web3 incubator
Astar Network to launch smart contracts that support two virtual machines
3.4.2023
The Astar Network team claimed that having two virtual machines is a key success factor in a budding layer-1 blockchain
Crypto Market Slides as Total Value Locked in Defi Falls Below $50 Billion Mark
25.2.2023
The value of the crypto market has started to slide again after a bullish run-up over the last seven weeks. The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has slipped below the $50 billion mark to $49.8 billion. The TVL in defi has fallen by 2.24% over the last 24 hours. During that...
Sony and Astar Network Launch Web3 Incubation Program for NFT and DAO-Focused Projects
19.2.2023
On Feb. 17, 2023, Tokyo-based Sony Network Communications announced that it is co-hosting a Web3 incubation program with the multichain smart contract platform Astar Network. The program has started accepting applications, and Sony and Astar will jointly mentor Web3 projects “focused on...
Sony Teams Up With Astar Network for Web3 Incubation Program
17.2.2023
Sony Network Communications hopes the program will explore "how blockchain technology can solve various problems in their industry."
Toyota to explore blockchain use cases via DAO hackathon
1.2.2023
The automotive giant is exploring DAO tools and blockchain integration to improve company operations
Astar Network CEO: Webassembly Smart Contracts Are Going to ‘Pull a Lot of Talent From Web2 to Web3’
11.12.2022
Ethereum is almost universally credited for kickstarting the Web3 revolution after it brought to life the concept of smart contracts. However, some in the Web3 community, like Astar Network’s Sota Watanabe, believe the protocol cannot “build the innovative future of blockchain...
Japan considers implementing tax reforms to prevent capital flight of crypto startups
25.8.2022
Industry experts say that the current scheme is stifling domestic innovation in the virtual currency sector
Multichain DApp protocol Astar raises $22M in latest round led by Polychain
28.1.2022
Funds will be used for hiring industry-leading engineers to implement both EVM and WASM and to invest and nurture Astar native ecosystem projects
DFG piles $12.6M into Astar Network’s Polkadot parachain bid
16.11.2021
Astar Network currently ranks third place in Polkadot’s first parachain auction behind Acala and Moonbeam
Shiden secures third parachain slot on Kusama
7.7.2021
The canary project of Polkadot-based multi-chain DApp hub Astar Network has won Kusama’s third parachain auction