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Ethereum's 'Censorship' Problem Is Getting Worse
6.12.2023
Four of the five biggest "block builders" on Ethereum are excluding transactions sanctioned by the U.S. government, according to new research
Binance Backed Crypto Wallet Firm Web3Auth, and Safe Launch SafeAuth
5.12.2023
Source: PexelsWeb3Auth, a wallet-as-a-service infrastructure provider has teamed up with the smart contract-based multi-signature crypto wallet provider Safe (formerly known as Gnosis Safe) to launch “SafeAuth” a service which allows users to create wallets quickly without the need for seed...
Asset Managers Should Only Engage Staking Platforms With Strong Security — Andrew McFarlane
3.12.2023
Institutional investors seeking to earn rewards from digital asset token staking must be aware of the associated risks and should take steps to protect their clients, Andrew McFarlane, CTO at the Web3 infrastructure company Validation Cloud, has said. According to McFarlane, slashing, which is...
Talos and Uniswap Forge Landmark Deal to Boost DeFi Access for Institutions – Adoption on the Rise?
1.12.2023
Talos – a digital trading infrastructure provider – has teamed up with Uniswap and Fireblocks to connect institutional traders to the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Per a press release from Uniswap on Thursday, Talos’s clients will be able to use the protocol’s trading APIs to access...
RARI Foundation Launches Testnet for RARI Chain on Arbitrum, Introduces Royalty-Embedded NFT Ecosystem
30.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The RARI Foundation, the nonprofit entity linked to the Rarible ecosystem, has officially launched the testnet for the RARI Chain on Arbitrum. This novel EVM-equivalent blockchain is designed to serve as a nonfungible token (NFT) infrastructure solution, embedding royalties directly...
Decentralized Infrastructure Provider Grove Raises $7.9M
30.11.2023
Decentralized infrastructure is the use of blockchain technology and token incentives to build physical networks so other projects don't need to incur the costs of buying and running their own equipment
The Benefits of Building Apps On-Chain
30.11.2023
Blockchain networks are information networks, which can be leveraged to build new types of tools and experiences, Variant's Alana Levin writes
Paxos Secures In Principle Approvals for Stablecoin Issuance and Crypto Services in Abu Dhabi
30.11.2023
Paxos, a provider of blockchain and tokenization infrastructure, has recently received preliminary approvals from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi. The company stated that these endorsements are crucial steps for Paxos, enabling it to issue stablecoins pegged to...
Is Polygon Price Going to Zero? MATIC Drops 15% as This Novel Mining Project Secures $4.3 Million in Funding
23.11.2023
Leading layer-2 solution Polygon has tumbled in recent days, with MATIC price dropping -15%, and with some panicked bag-holders asking ‘Is Polygon price going to zero?’ – lets dig in. This comes following the breaking news that the emerging Swiss crypto city of Lugano (led...
Belgium Moves to Accelerate EU Blockchain Infrastructure Project
22.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The Belgian government has unveiled plans to accelerate the development of a blockchain infrastructure project in Europe during its Council of the European Union presidency in early 2024. Belgium to focus on a public sector European #blockchain during its EU presidency The country...
CoinGecko Expands Services with Acquisition of NFT Data Provider Zash
22.11.2023
Source: iStock Crypto-price aggregator CoinGecko has acquired Zash – a non-fungible token (NFT) data infrastructure platform – to help bring data monitoring for both fungible and non-fungible tokens under one roof. Terms of the deal remain undisclosed, but it marks the first of its kind for...
Belgium seeks to reboot the EU blockchain infrastructure project
22.11.2023
The country's government plans to accelerate the development of a European blockchain infrastructure during its presidency of the EU Council
Security Firm dWallet Labs Uncovers Vulnerability with $1 Billion of Crypto At Risk
21.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Blockchain security firm dWallet Labs recently unveiled a vulnerability that it asserts has the potential to impact approximately $1 billion worth of crypto. The security firm published a Medium blog post on Tuesday saying that it had discovered a potential vulnerability...
Republic Plans to Pay Users’ Dividends on Avalanche Blockchain
18.11.2023
Source: Avalanche Next-generation investment and technology firm Republic has announced plans to issue its upcoming digital asset on the Avalanche blockchain network. Called Republic Note, the digital asset will serve as a form of dividend payout for investors who tap into the extensive portfolio...
Microsoft and Tencent Join Forces with Infura for Blockchain Infrastructure
16.11.2023
Microsoft Office / Source: Adobe Crypto infrastructure giant Infura is taking its first step toward decentralizing core components of its service following years of criticism that the company is a ‘single point of failure’ for Ethereum. Over a dozen Web2 giants including Microsoft and Tencent have...
Microsoft Maia AI chip 'last puzzle piece' for infrastructure systems
16.11.2023
The new Microsoft Azure Maia AI Accelerator is designed for AI tasks and generative AI and was debuted in tandem with its new Azure Cobalt CPU to compute cloud workloads
Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Receives Preliminary Nod from Singapore Regulator
16.11.2023
Source: Paxos Blockchain infrastructure firm Paxos has obtained a preliminary license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its new entity. With the in-principal approval, Paxos Digital Singapore, the new entity, will offer digital payment token services to Singaporeans. Further, Paxos...
Web3 Firm Infura Recruits Microsoft, Tencent, and Others To Build Decentralized Infrastructure Network
15.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Microsoft, Tencent, and 16 other Web2 companies have partnered with blockchain software company Consensys, with the goal of decentralizing the Infura network. The Infura network is currently the key point of access to Ethereum for much of the DeFi industry. With this collaboration...
'Intents' Are Blockchain's Big New Buzzword. What are They, And What Are the Risks?
15.11.2023
Intent-centric programs are quietly transforming how we operate on blockchains, but they bring risks as well as benefits
Today in Crypto: 46.5% of Web3 Fund Loss is Result of Traditional Web2 Security Issues, Investment in Blockchain Gaming Hits $1.5 Billion in 2023
15.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / AhmadSoleh Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Security news While developers and researchers generally focus on designing and coding the smart contract protocol...