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Israel to Launch Digital Shekel Test for Payment
29.5.2024
The "digital shekel," also known as the central bank digital currency (CBDC), is being developed at a faster pace by the Bank of Israel (BoI). The bank recently provided an update on May 28 that included preparations for the payment use case of the CBDC through the 'Digital Shekel Challenge'...
Paypal Expands PYUSD to Solana Blockchain for Better Payment Solutions
29.5.2024
Payments giant Paypal has made Paypal USD (PYUSD) available on the Solana blockchain, making the stablecoin “faster and cheaper to use.” Platforms like Crypto.com, Phantom, and Paxos are among the first to offer PYUSD on Solana, alongside Paypal and Venmo wallets. Paypal Makes PYUSD Available...
RWA Protocol Blocksquare Announces $100 Million Tokenization of Real Estate Assets
29.5.2024
Blocksquare, a real estate tokenization protocol, has announced that it has tokenized $100 million in properties across various sectors. The team believes this marks a significant advancement in the digital real estate market, facilitated by the launch of their new decentralized finance (defi)...
Bitcoin's OP_CAT proposal could transform the Bitcoin blockchain
29.5.2024
The launch of Runes of Bitcoin and the emergence of OP-CAT could redefine the blockchain's ecosystem as early as 2026
Mastercard Launches Crypto Credential Service for Simplified Cross-Border Transactions
29.5.2024
Financial giant Mastercard has initiated its first real-world application of the Crypto Credential system, a system aimed at facilitating easier and more secure peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency transactions. The service, which allows users to transfer cryptocurrencies using simple aliases,...
Bitcoin Increasingly Relevant To Voters Ahead Of U.S. Presidential Election, Survey Says
29.5.2024
Bitcoin’s relevance is increasing ahead of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election as Joe Biden and Donald Trump are expected to face off once more for the White House, a Tuesday survey by Grayscale reveals.
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A creative collaboration between Artfi and Sui
29.5.2024
The collaboration between Artfi and Sui will symbolize the fusion of creativity in an enchanting way. It is with great enthusiasm that Artfi announces its association with the Sui Network, depicting a big step in the fanciful journey of redefining the art marketplace. The new collaboration will...
Majority of gamers still unaware of blockchain gaming — survey
29.5.2024
A OnePoll survey found that more than three-quarters of adult gamers have never heard of blockchain gaming or have never played a blockchain video game, indicating a huge untapped opportunity
AggLayer’s Pessimistic Proof: Ensuring cross-chain security
29.5.2024
The AggLayer is a ground-breaking cross-chain bridging protocol for Ethereum that connects several blockchains and is making waves in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. Recently, it announced a significant development in its approach to managing and securing cross-chain transactions....
Blockchain can help eliminate cybercrime threats
29.5.2024
Cybercrime is a growing scourge that shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon without a serious game changer to stem the tide
DeFi Data Firm API3 Raises $4M in Funding Round Led by DWF Labs
29.5.2024
API3, a service that provides DeFi data feeds to blockchain-based smart contracts without relying on a third party, has raised $4 million in a funding round led by DWF Labs.
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Blockchain Futurist Conference Coming Together with Emerald to Elevate Canadian Show and Expand to US in 2025
29.5.2024
PRESS RELEASE. Toronto [May 29, 2024] Blockchain Futurist Conference is coming together with Emerald, America’s largest producer of business-to-business trade shows, and their associated conferences, content and commerce, to grow the Canadian show and expand to the US Market. As Canada’s largest...
Crypto Bridge LayerZero Connects to Solana Blockchain
29.5.2024
Crypto holders on Solana will be able to move their assets to Arbitrum, Ethereum, Polygon and the 70 other chains it links to – and vice versa
Pessimistic proofs: ZK tech’s next step or mere cynicism?
29.5.2024
Succinct Labs and Polygon Labs introduce pessimistic proofs via SP1 zkVM, enhancing cross-chain security and simplifying ZK development
Dormant Bitcoin Address Awakens After a Decade, Moves $9.8 Million in BTC
29.5.2024
May has emerged as a notable month for ‘sleeping bitcoin’ transactions, with a long-dormant address, inactive for ten years and six months, awakening on May 28 to move 145.89 BTC, valued at $9.8 million. Over $109 Million in Bitcoin From 2013 Moved in May After a much quieter April...
Bitcoin finds ‘another’ use case via BTCfi — DLC.Link co-founder
29.5.2024
DLC.Link CEO Aki Balogh tells The Agenda how DeFi on Bitcoin will unlock BTC’s potential for collateral, yield farming and more
ENS Labs proposes Layer 2 expansion of Ethereum Name Service
29.5.2024
ENS Labs proposes that the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) be expanded to Layer 2 (L2), and the entire exercise be referred to as ENSv2 from this point forward. The company is not only transferring the fundamental components of the ENS protocol, but they are also transferring their extensive expertise...
Israel launches digital shekel CBDC experiment for payments
29.5.2024
The Bank of Israel launched the CBDC experiment taking inspiration from the Project Rosalind carried out by the BIS Innovation Hub
The role of blockchain in democratizing technology — Interview with Ankr
29.5.2024
Web3 infrastructure shares key insights about the state of the blockchain ecosystem and how DePIN can expand on the notion of decentralization
Magic Integrates Etherlink to Enhance Tezos dApp Development
29.5.2024
Magic partners with Etherlink to boost Tezos dApp development with enhanced scalability and security, improving user and developer experiences by combining wallet SDK with EVM-compatible layer 2 solution.
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