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Rollups On Bitcoin? BOB Launches Public Testnet For Scaling BTC

20.12.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) layer 2 startup ‘Build on Bitcoin’ (BOB) has announced the launch of its public testnet, which intends to imbue the premiere crypto network with the functionality of Ethereum (ETH), its most popular rival. The protocol is designed as a one-click bridge to Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem...

Squid to power cross-chain functionality across Decentraland

7.12.2023
Squid has announced that it is now powering the cross-chain functionality on Decentraland. It helps users acquire an NFT in the ecosystem from any token they prefer from any chain they want. Needless to say, non-fungible tokens should be listed in Decentraland, and users must have linked their...

Stitch Launches Payment Service Allowing Customers to Settle With Crypto in South Africa

23.11.2023
A new product offering recently launched by Stitch, a South African payment service provider, now enables customers to settle transactions with crypto. According to Stitch, this new functionality makes it possible for customers to pay with bitcoin (BTC) or ether (ETH). Local Businesses to Receive...

AutoSave with VSCode

23.10.2023
Visual Studio Code has taken the crown of most used text editor, at least in JavaScript spheres. VSCode is fast, feature-filled, and supports thousands of plugins to boost productivity. Developers can also tweak hundreds of settings to enrich functionality. One such feature is the autoSave feature....

Bank of Korea and BIS Prepare Wholesale CBDC Pilot

7.10.2023
The Bank of Korea and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have announced a new pilot that will test the functionality of a Korean wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC), which will serve as a tool for banks to settle interbank transactions and issue CBDC-backed digital currencies...

How to Detect Failed Requests via Web Extensions

2.10.2023
One of the best things that ever happened to t he user experience of the web has been web extensions. Browsers are powerful but extensions bring a new level of functionality. Whether it’s crypto wallets, media players, or other popular plugins, web extensions have become essential to every...

Vitalik Buterin Discusses Ethereum Protocol ‘Enshrining’: ‘Blockchains Are Social Systems’

1.10.2023
Vitalik Buterin, the co-creator of Ethereum, has discussed the next steps that the protocol is about to take and how the upcoming decisions should be the result of balancing complexity and functionality. Buterin noted that Ethereum started with a philosophy of striving for simplicity but that...

Meta’s Metaverse Is Finding Its Legs — In Avatars

2.9.2023
Meta’s Horizon Worlds, the metaverse flagship app of the company formerly known as Facebook, is reportedly getting legs as part of users’ avatars in the coming weeks. The functionality is already present in a public test version of the app, but it is only present in Horizon Home,...

PayPal’s new PYUSD stablecoin faces legal headwinds and ‘less functionality’

21.8.2023
Industry experts explain the benefits and disadvantages of PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin

SushiSwap furthers cross-chain functionality with Core integration

1.8.2023
SushiSwap brings liquidity pools, cross-chain swaps and its DEX aggregator to the Core blockchain ecosystem

China Looks to Add Digital Yuan Functionality to Social Security Cards

30.6.2023
China may add digital yuan functionality to government-issued social security cards, in a possible new breakthrough for the central bank digital currency (CBDC). Per the 21st Century Business Herald (via NBD), the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security wants to “explore and promote” ways...

Uniswap Unveils Game-Changing Version 4 With Customizable Liquidity Pools via Innovative Hooks

13.6.2023
On June 13, the largest decentralized exchange (dex) in terms of global trade volume, Uniswap, published a summary of the dex platform’s Version 4 and an early implementation of the code. Uniswap states that the dex version will offer a variety of new features, including a method to customize...

AirGap announces staking functionality for Internet Computer Protocol

24.5.2023
AirGap earlier launched support for ICP or Internet Computer Protocol. It has now announced that it will support the staking functionality for the token. This is indeed an exciting development for the community, which will now be able to stake their ICP tokens and enjoy benefits including, but...

Game Boy Owners Can Soon Convert Iconic Devices Into Secure Hardware Wallets

20.5.2023
In the near future, Game Boy owners will have the opportunity to convert their devices into a hardware wallet for cryptocurrencies. The project, known as the Game Wallet, was unveiled by Joseph Schiarizzi, a developer hailing from Keyp, a Web3 startup. By employing a physical cartridge, this...

Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade to Enable Staking Withdrawals Set to Go Live on April 12

12.4.2023
The Ethereum blockchain is set to undergo its next major update since the network switched from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake through The Merge. The upcoming upgrade, dubbed “Shapella,” which combines the Shanghai and Capella validator changes, is expected to take place on April...

Ticketmaster Launches NFT-Gated Ticketing Service for Avenged Sevenfold Shows

28.3.2023
Ticketmaster, the global provider of event ticketing services, has launched “token-gated sales,” allowing fans access to concert tickets using non-fungible token (NFT) technology. The first to use the service is the metal band Avenged Sevenfold (A7X), whose “Deathbats Club”...

Side Protocol delivers IAS & onboards high-level functionality

15.3.2023
Side Protocol happens to have delivered the Interchain Atomic Swap (IAS), which is a trustless and decentralized protocol serving the purpose of inter-chain asset swaps. For this, it utilizes the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) Protocol standard (ICS-100). The IAS happens to have been...