Tagged: blockchain adoption

November 24, 2023 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Movement Labs has announced its plans to launch M2, the first Move Virtual Machine L2 for Ethereum, scaled with Celestia as modular DA. Starting with M2, Movement is building an ecosystem of Modular Move-Based Blockchains, with M2 made possible “by Celestia’s Blobstream and the modular… Read More

November 21, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Institutional adoption and sentiment remain strong amid the current crypto cycle, according to an Institutional Investor survey of 250 institutional investors. In the survey, commissioned by Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) institutional investors “demonstrated their resilience and expressed optimism about crypto’s role in the future.” Sentiment improved dramatically… Read More

November 14, 2023 @ 11:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fnality – the Fintech bringing together the safety and institutional quality of central bank money with the innovative functionality and resilience of blockchain technology – announced a £77.7m Series B funding round. This investment round was reportedly led “by Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas, with… Read More

November 13, 2023 @ 6:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IOG founder & CEO Charles Hoskinson recently outlined a new framework that will offer new ways for developers and validators to utilize Cardano’s core strengths – and some new Cardano technologies in order “to build their own optimized partner chains.” Partner chains will aim to… Read More

November 13, 2023 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle has unveiled a new v2.2 upgrade to USDC and EURC that significantly reduces gas costs, improves support “for account abstraction, and further bolsters security for transactions on EVM blockchains.” The upgrade adds to the momentum of USDC innovation “after its recent expansion to 6… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 9:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NEAR Foundation, the non-profit that supports the growth and development of the NEAR ecosystem, announced a partnership with Berklee College of Music, the largest independent college of contemporary music and performing arts in the world. Under the terms of the agreement, Berklee has “selected NEAR… Read More

November 4, 2023 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The dYdX Foundation is pleased to announce the open-sourcing of software for a Bridge User Interface that, if deployed, could “facilitate the conversion by users of ethDYDX to DYDX, the layer 1 (L1) token of the dYdX Chain.” Three significant developments have happened in the… Read More

November 3, 2023 @ 9:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OneSpan (NASDAQ: OSPN), the digital agreements security company, announced a unique new capability to its market-leading e-signature solution, OneSpan Sign, to give organizations a better way “to safeguard the provenance of a document against emerging security threats.” The newest addition to OneSpan’s portfolio, Trust Vault,… Read More

November 3, 2023 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) reports that Q3 was a strong quarter for the digital asset firm. In a letter addressed to Coinbase shareholders, the firm says that amid multi-year low levels of volatility, they are pleased with their financial results. Although the company has generated a net… Read More

November 2, 2023 @ 3:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG), an innovator in the digital assets space and owner of Netcoins, and Blockchain Intelligence Group and TerraZero is pleased to announce a significant milestone in Blockchain Intelligence Group’s growth and global expansion strategy. Blockchain Intelligence Group has signed 1… Read More

November 1, 2023 @ 8:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Milan Velev, Nexo’s Chief Security Officer, who shared key insights with CI regarding the importance of setting standards for crypto platform security. Milan Velev from Nexo explained why crypto investors and traders need to prioritize security. He also commented on their… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Injective, the blockchain built for finance, published its DeFi Trader Survey 2023. The research draws from various cryptocurrency trading communities, “aiming to provide a comprehensive understanding of how professionals and amateurs approach cryptocurrency trading, their motivations, and valuable lessons for the wider trading community.” Most… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Neo, the open-source, community-driven blockchain platform, revealed that development is underway on a new EVM-compatible sidechain that will enable developers “to deploy smart contracts, and open the Neo ecosystem up to a wide range of trading-specific use cases such as DeFi.” As a separate blockchain… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 5:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backed is pleased to announce that they have integrated Chainlink Proof of Reserve (PoR). This development provides users “with a transparent and trust-minimized means to confirm the collateralization of our tokenized assets.” Backed’s implementation represents a significant step forward in “how users can gain assurance… Read More

October 25, 2023 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the firm focused on enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has announced a new partnership with Uphold, the global Web3 financial platform. The partnership will see Uphold provide Ripple “with enhanced crypto liquidity capabilities to underpin and enhance its cross-border payments infrastructure.” Known for its… Read More

October 25, 2023 @ 12:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on the blockchain, announces the appointments of Peter Marton, former Deputy Superintendent of Virtual Currency at the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), and cryptographer, Chaitanya Reddy Konda, who “designed… Read More

October 25, 2023 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinList, the crypto launchpad and exchange that provides access to established crypto assets, recently conducted a survey of over 500 validators and testnet participants in order to gain insight “into their preferences and inform their future initiatives.” Testing crypto products and protocols “requires active community… Read More

October 24, 2023 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

North America is the largest cryptocurrency market, according to Chainalysis. Chainalysis reveals hat the region has “an estimated $1.2 trillion in value received on-chain between July 2022 and June 2023.” That total now “represents 24.4% of global transaction activity during the time period studied.” Most… Read More

October 24, 2023 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockstream, the global leader in Bitcoin infrastructure technology, has announced the public rollout of its “Lightning-as-a-Service” solution, Greenlight. This launch aims to transform the way developers and enterprise clients worldwide “integrate fast, low-cost bitcoin payments into their software via the Lightning Network.” In the current… Read More

October 19, 2023 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Academy, the “open-access” blockchain and Web3 learning hub, has joined forces with Blockchain Center, an independent non-profit research laboratory that fosters blockchain talent development through education, research, and development worldwide, to expand their joint blockchain education program globally. Now branded as the Global University… Read More