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Yuga Labs Reaches Settlement in Bored Ape NFTs Trademark Lawsuit
6.2.2023
Yuga Labs, the parent company of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT project, has reached a settlement with Thomas Lehman, who built websites and smart contracts for Ryder Ripp’s copycat project “RR/BAYC.” Ripps’ project is a series of 10,000 NFTs that share the same names, features and traits as...
Starkware Plans to Open Source Key Tech Linked to Starknet Prover
6.2.2023
At the Starkware Sessions 2023 event, held at the Cameri Theatre in Tel Aviv, Israel, Starkware co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson informed the audience that the company intends to open source “key tech” linked to the Starknet Prover. During the event, the co-founder of the Ethereum scaling...
Filecoin Creator Protocol Labs Announces Layoffs Amid Crypto Winter and Economic Downturn
5.2.2023
Protocol Labs CEO Juan Benet published a blog post on Friday announcing that 21% of the company’s staff will be laid off. Protocol Labs is the creator of the blockchain network Filecoin. Benet emphasized in the blog post that it has been an “extremely challenging economic downturn...
Meta Calls 2023 a ‘Year of Efficiency;’ Anticipates More Losses in Its Metaverse Division
4.2.2023
Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has shared its fourth quarter results, reporting better numbers than expected. While the company beat revenue estimates, CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared 2023 a “Year of Efficiency,” hinting at a further restructuration of...
Protocol Labs, Chainalysis and Bittrex add to crypto layoff season
4.2.2023
Crypto execs suggested that the "extremely challenging" times forced them to cut jobs in order to “weather this extended" crypto winter
Filecoin Creator Protocol Labs Cuts 21% of Staff
3.2.2023
Protocol Labs, the company behind decentralized file storage network Filecoin, is laying off 21% of its staff, CEO Juan Benet announced in a blog post on Friday
Addressable Raises $7.5 Million to Help Web3 Marketers Reach Their Audiences
3.2.2023
Addressable, a decentralized marketing startup, has raised $7.5 million in its seed round to tackle the current marketing woes in the Web3 area. The company claims its software can pair the onchain addresses of users with their social accounts, giving Web3 marketers more knowledge about their...
Kana Labs is onboarding Polygon blockchain ecosystem
2.2.2023
Kana Labs is pleased and proud to announce that they will add the Polygon blockchain ecosystem to their entire retinue of products. In the case of Kana Labs, it is a chain-agnostic multi-chain DeFi super app. It is working hard to increase the number of backed blockchains in its product portfolio. ...
Meta CEO Zuckerberg steadfast on metaverse plans despite $13.7B setback
2.2.2023
During a Q4 earnings call on Feb. 1, Mark Zuckerberg said he saw no reason to deviate from their long-term Metaverse strategy
Following APT’s 400% Rise Since Late December, Aptos Drops 20% From All-Time High
1.2.2023
On Jan. 26, 2023, the cryptocurrency asset aptos (APT) reached an all-time high and then lost 20% of its value over the next five days. In the past 24 hours, it also shed 8.3% against the U.S. dollar. Despite the decline from its all-time high, APT is still up 349% compared to last month’s...
Aptos Labs Issues Grant to Blockchain Lab at Cornell University
1.2.2023
The newly launched blockchain built by former Diem developers has issued a $50,000 grant to a Cornell University professor of computer science
Cronos Labs to accept second cohort for $100M-backed Web3 accelerator program
31.1.2023
The program aims to provide selected projects with upfront seed funding of $30,000 in addition to mentoring, masterclasses and support from industry experts
BAYC investors have less than a week to join class action against Yuga Labs
31.1.2023
The new class action lawsuit aims to help BAYC and APE buyers get compensation from Yuga Labs due to the firm allegedly misleading investors
Arbitrum-Based Vest Exchange Emerges, Aims to Democratize Perpetual Futures
31.1.2023
A new decentralized exchange (dex) on Arbitrum, called Vest Exchange, was announced this past weekend, and the team that created the project said the platform aims to focus on democratizing perpetual futures. The team behind Vest further detailed that the new Arbitrum dex is backed by firms such...
Blockchain Scaling Project Sovereign Labs Raises $7.4 Million in Seed Round
30.1.2023
The fundraise was led by Haun Ventures and included Maven 11, 1KX, Robot Ventures and Plaintext Capital
Yuga Labs co-founder to take leave of absence due to health reasons
29.1.2023
Aronow said he will still be contributing as a board member and strategic advisor. However, his priority will be to get the best medical treatment he can to make a full recovery
Hackers takeover Azuki’s Twitter account, steal over $750K in less than 30 minutes
28.1.2023
The majority of the funds stolen were from a single wallet which had $751,321.80 USDC drained from the malicious link
Aptos Labs CEO Says NFTs Will Push Boundaries of Previous Generation Blockchains
27.1.2023
Mohammad Shaikh, co-founder of the layer 1 blockchain, says in 2023, he predicts NFTs will be used as a means of payment and will also go mainstream, via big brand partnerships
Crypto Asset Aptos Soars to All-Time High, Increasing 391% in 30 Days
27.1.2023
During the past 30 days, the layer one blockchain asset aptos (APT) has risen 391.8% against the U.S. dollar. In the past seven days, Aptos has increased 123.7% after reaching an all-time high of $19.92 per unit on Jan. 26, 2023. The Role of Decentralized Finance, Infrastructure Support, and NFTs...
FTX and Alameda Research Collapse Sad Event but ‘Good for the Long Run’ Says DWF Labs Managing Partner
27.1.2023
While the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX and its affiliate Alameda Research is thought to have left many crypto players, including market makers, in the worst possible position, according to Andrei Grachev, managing partner at DWF Labs, this incident may have helped to “flush...