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Bitfrost releases upgraded SALP 2.0 after protocol helped secure $450M via parachain auctions
17.6.2022
The move comes after 18 Polkadot parachain auctions were secured on the original SALP protocol
Study: 7.6 Million South Africans Are Crypto Investors, Social Media Main Source of Crypto-Related Information
17.6.2022
About 22% of South Africa’s adult population, or 7.6 million people, are cryptocurrency investors, findings by a study done by Kucoin cryptocurrency exchange have shown. According to the study, 72% of the respondents said they get information concerning particular crypto projects via social...
Hackers Are Cloning Web3 Wallets Like Metamask and Coinbase Wallet to Steal Crypto
15.6.2022
Confiant, an advertising security agency, has found a cluster of malicious activity involving distributed wallet apps, allowing hackers to steal private seeds and acquire the funds of users via backdoored imposter wallets. The apps are distributed via cloning of legitimate sites, giving...
Huobi Launches Blockchain and Web3 Investment Arm Ivy Blocks
12.6.2022
Huobi, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the creation of a new investment arm to tackle decentralized finance and Web3 projects. Ivy Blocks, as it was named by the exchange, will focus on finding projects in seed stages to aid them via financing and other supporting services with...
Mastercard to Implement Payments for NFT and Web3 Projects
11.6.2022
Payments giant Mastercard has announced it is working to bring direct payment support for a number of NFT and Web3 platforms with its cards. According to the company, this will enable more customers to enter the industry as the barrier to acquiring such digital goods is lowered via more flexible...
Anonymous hacker served with restraining order via NFT
9.6.2022
International law firm Holland & Knight served a defendant in a hacking case with an NFT that was created and airdropped by its asset recovery team
Checkout.com Reveals Merchants Can Accept and Make Payments in USDC
8.6.2022
On Tuesday, the financial technology company Checkout.com announced that it will allow merchant settlements using the stablecoin USDC via a partnership with the crypto firm Fireblocks. Checkout.com further detailed that in a beta test with select clients, the company settled $300 million...
Circle Announces the Stablecoin USDC Is Now Supported by the Polygon Network
8.6.2022
Circle, the issuer of the stablecoin usd coin (USDC), announced that the project is now supported on the Polygon network. The stablecoin with the second-largest market capitalization can now be withdrawn via a Circle Account and Circle APIs without the need for manual cross-chain bridge technology....
Duelbits Lucky Player Won $1,000,000 via Gates of Olympus!
8.6.2022
About Gates of Olympus Game at Duelbits 1 lucky winner has won a massive $1,000,000 by playing Gates of Olympus, one of the Duelbit’s offerings developed by Pragmatic Play. The game allows players to enter the magical world of Greek gods and interact with them as they play the high stake game...
Astar Network Offers Support to Builders Via AWS Activate
7.6.2022
Astar Network has introduced AWS Activate by Amazon Web Services to extend support to the startups registered for the incubation program. The integration has been organized to further the development, growth, and adoption of the Polkadot ecosystem. Engineers and mentors would be available for...
Wild West-Based Battle Royale Blockchain Game Grit Gets Listed on the Epic Games Store
7.6.2022
On June 6, the Web3 entertainment company Gala Games announced that the Wild West-focused battle royale blockchain game Grit will soon be available via the Epic Games Store and accessible to 194 million users. The well known company Epic Games is the producer of the Unreal Engine and the popular...
MetaBrewSociety to offer voting rights over a brewery via NFTs and DAO
6.6.2022
Brewing could soon be getting the Web3 treatment, with tokens giving holders a choice in how their favorite brewery is run
UAE Charitable Foundation Receives Approval to Accept Crypto Donations
5.6.2022
Al Jalila Foundation, the United Arab Emirates charitable organization, recently announced that it has been given permission to accept cryptocurrency donations. Accepting cryptocurrencies makes it possible for the foundation to receive funding via what is described as one of the fastest-growing...
Dubai Property Developer Completes Real Estate Deals Worth $50M via Crypto
4.6.2022
According to an executive with the Dubai-based DAMAC Properties, the real estate development “company has already succeeded in concluding real estate deals worth $50 million via cryptocurrencies since the beginning of this year.” The executive, however, says his company is facing...
Taco tokens: Chipotle adds crypto payments via Flexa
2.6.2022
Nearly 3,000 Chipotle restaurants across the U.S. will accept 98 cryptocurrencies as the Mexican-style fast food chain partners with Flexa to support crypto payments
Binance-Supported Deal for Forbes to Go Public Via SPAC Is Called Off: Report
1.6.2022
Binance had invested $200 million in Forbes earlier this year as part of the plan
MoneyGram to Support Transfers via Stablecoins, CEO Says Crypto is 'Obviously Here to Stay'
30.5.2022
Major money transfer company MoneyGram aims to launch a new service that would enable users to transfer money overseas via stablecoins.
The initiative comes in partnership with the Stellar (XLM) blockchain, a decentralized protocol specializing in cross-border transactions, and it would enable...
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Winners Release NFT for Ukraine Charity Auction
27.5.2022
Kalush Orchestra, the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, are auctioning off an NFT for charity. The auction started May 25 on MetaHistory — the official Ukrainian charitable NFT museum – and will last only until the 28th. Bids will be accepted in both cryptocurrency and fiat...
Exchanges back 'Terra 2.0 revival plan' via airdrops, listing, buyback and burning
26.5.2022
MEXC Global has pledged to do a month-long buyback and burning to reduce the circulating supply of the old Terra markets
ADDX bags $58M to reduce min. private investment by 10x via smart contracts
24.5.2022
ADDX uses blockchain technology and smart contracts to tokenize and fractionalize private markets, including pre-IPO equity, private equity, and hedge funds and bonds