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Protocol Village: Stackr, Provider of Tools for 'Micro-Rollups,' Raises $5.5M
8.11.2023
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Nov. 9-15, with live updates throughout
Brief Approval Window Opens for spot Bitcoin ETF Applicants, 90% Chance of Approval by January
8.11.2023
In an exciting development, Bloomberg ETF research analysts, Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart, unveiled data showing an eight-day long window wherein the Securities and Exchange Commission (S.E.C) could approve all 12 spot Bitcoin ETF applicants beginning as soon as tomorrow. A Brief Window...
EBA Releases Liquidity Guidelines for Stablecoin Issuers
8.11.2023
Source: European Banking Authority (EBA) The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued guidelines regarding liquidity and capital requirements for stablecoin issuers in line with the EU’s new Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation. A third batch of #MiCAR public consultations has...
Best Crypto to Buy Now November 8 – Toncoin, Kaspa, Gala
8.11.2023
Explore what experts are saying about the best crypto to buy now, focusing on long-term potential and recent market trends in the crypto space. Image by cryptonews.com. Gala seems to be one of the best crypto to buy now, as the Gala price is surging by over 8% following the project’s...
Ritual Secures $25 Million in Seed Funding to Decentralize AI
8.11.2023
Source: Pixabay AI platform Ritual obtained a $25 million capital injection in a Series A funding round led by Archetype, with assistance from Accomplice and Robot Ventures. The company announced on its website that the funds would help “expand our team, start growing our developer network,...
Senator Ted Budd Proposes Keep Your Coins Act Following SBF’s Conviction
8.11.2023
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced a bill yesterday that would see crypto users’ assets kept in self-hosted wallets in hopes of mitigating third-party risk. Self-hosted wallets The bill, appropriately titled the “Keep Your Coins Act,” was formally introduced by Budd in the Senate on November...
Deloitte & Paxos Share Insights on Stablecoins and Financial Innovation – Here’s What You Need to Know
8.11.2023
Deloitte. Source: Adobe / Tobias Arhelger Banks and large institutional players are looking for avenues into the stablecoin industry following PayPal’s latest crypto foray, according to Deloitte Principal and Partner Richard Rosenthal. In conversation with Paxos Head of Strategy Walter Hessert,...
UK Web3 Firm Pimlico Secures $4.2M Seed Investment Led by a16z Crypto
8.11.2023
a16z. Source : Twitter/CRYPTOPURITY.COM Pimlico, a UK-based Web3 company, has successfully closed a seed investment round worth $4.2 million, led by the major venture firm Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm a16z Crypto. The new funding round comes after a recent pre-seed round, and marks a “crucial...
CFTC States 50% of Reported Cases Involved Crypto in Released Enforcement Results
8.11.2023
Source: Adobe The US premier enforcement agency, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has announced the release of its record-setting enforcement results for the fiscal year (FY) of 2023. As detailed in an official document dated November 7, the government agency reported its pursuit of...
Arbitrum DAO Considers $24 Million “Backfund” for Projects Overlooked in Grant Selection
8.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The Arbitrum DAO is debating a proposal that would inject 21.4 million ARB tokens ($24 million) into previously approved projects that failed to reach the 50 million ARB total funding cut-off during the first round of grants for its Short-Term Incentive Program (STIP) last month....
Crypto-based Streaming Site Odysee a “Haven” for Extremists, Southern Poverty Law Center Claims
8.11.2023
The blockchain based video-streaming site, Odysee, finds itself in hot water this morning following a detailed report by the Southern Poverty Law Commission that claimed the website is a hub for “hate groups and extremists.” A “Haven” for Extremism In the Southern Poverty Law Center’s...
Can blockchain solutions disrupt US inflation forecasting?
8.11.2023
New blockchain-based apps like Truflation could be a “healthy development,” given that gauging inflation is more art than science
Today in Crypto: opBNB Becomes 2nd Most Popular L2 per DAU, Ripple Reveals Upgraded Ripple Payments, Bitwala Relaunches With Striga’s Help
8.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / JeanLuc Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Blockchain news BNB Chain’s Layer 2, opBNB, has experienced on-chain growth and became the second most popular L2...
Lukso Blockchain Releases Universal Profiles on Mainnet
8.11.2023
The feature went live on main network blockchain two months after it was released on testnet
Blockchain game Illuvium goes mainstream with looming Epic Games Store listing
8.11.2023
Blockchain games have historically battled to gain mainstream attention, but Illuvium’s listing on Epic Games store could change the narrative
Ripple Collaborates to Power Payments Corridors Between Africa and Rest of the World
8.11.2023
Source: Adobe Crypto payments giant Ripple has partnered with fintech Onafriq for cross-border payments between Africa and the rest of the world. The deal would facilitate crypto-enabled cross-border payments between 27 African countries and markets including the UK, Australia, and the Gulf....
Expobank Issues First Tokenized Diamond Offering in Russia
8.11.2023
Expobank, a large financial institution in Russia, has reportedly issued the first tokenized diamond offering in the country. According to local media, Expobank used the Multichain blockchain platform to issue these tokens, with each one of them having the value of 1/5,000 of a diamond...
Blockchain’s positive impact on sustainable development: Solana Breakpoint
8.11.2023
Regenerative economy and finance projects are tapping into blockchain technology for increased utility, transparency and decentralization
SEBA Bank’s Hong Kong Branch Secures Full License for Crypto Services from SFC
8.11.2023
Source: SEBA Bank The Swiss crypto bank SEBA has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary SEBA Hong Kong has received a full license from the city’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). This regulatory approval enables the bank to engage in a wide range of financial activities, including...
Binance Unveils Web3 Wallet to Promote “Self Sovereign Finance”
8.11.2023
Source: Adobe Digital asset exchange Binance has rolled out a web3 wallet to offer a simplified gateway to self-custody for its users. The company announced the wallet’s launch at the Binance Blockchain Week Conference in Istanbul highlighting that it can be integrated across 30 blockchain networks...