Tagged: decentralization

September 17, 2024 @ 9:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink, the industry-standard decentralized computing platform, and ZKsync, an ever expanding verifiable blockchain network secured by math, announced that Chainlink CCIP, the industry-standard cross-chain protocol, is now live on ZKsync’s Era Mainnet. This is the next phase between Chainlink and ZKsync, and is “in line… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 6:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SwissFortress announced the launch of the Fortress Coin (FC), supporting and maintaining the global Send-to-Name (StN) system, creating a more user-friendly and secure way to navigate the decentralized web. 0.4% of all crypto users claimed their domain “using Unstoppable Domains over the last few years.”… Read More

July 29, 2024 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Oracles have become the Achilles Heel of DeFi – their failures represent the root cause of most hacks. Despite the critical role that the oracle layer plays, innovation within the space has alarmingly lagged behind the broader DeFi ecosystem’s meteoric growth since blockchain’s inception. While… Read More

June 15, 2024 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX‘s investment arm, OKX Ventures, announced that it has become a founding member of SOFA.org, an open-source and non-profit decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on developing a DeFi ecosystem that facilitates atomic, blockchain-based settlements of financial assets. Through its collaboration with SOFA.org, they seek “to… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KOR Foundation announced it has launched KOR Protocol, a new protocol that reshapes how intellectual property is managed, protected, distributed and monetized across various sectors. Built around the innovative KOR DNA framework, KOR Protocol reportedly “offers new opportunities for creators to leverage blockchain and AI… Read More

April 23, 2024 @ 9:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The KILT team has completed all milestones of the Polkadot Treasury Grant for developing the Decentralized Identity Provider (DIP), and DIP is now ready for use. Using DIP, any chain can become “an identity provider, and any parachain (and, in the future, external chains) can… Read More

April 20, 2024 @ 10:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Framework Ventures says it has led a $10 million investment round in Uplink, a DePIN network with a goal to democratize access to the internet. Framework Ventures thinks their enterprise-focused approach is the best bet for onboarding the next wave of DePIN users. Uplink explaisn… Read More

April 10, 2024 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The TradeX app, which aims to enhance predictions markets, is reporting its latest updates. TradeX, which previously secured funding from Y Combinator and other investors, has so  far reportedly raised $4.5 million. The platform’s creators have launched a B2B vertical, expanding its offerings and partnerships…. Read More

April 5, 2024 @ 6:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Umbrella Network is joining forces with Arthera, marking a step forward in enhancing blockchain usability. This partnership underscores a shared commitment “to reducing entry barriers and catalyzing growth within blockchain opportunities.” Layer 1 blockchains have evolved, “offering better scalability and decentralization. However, the persistent challenge… Read More

March 14, 2024 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized and “confidential” computing platform Ethernity Cloud says that it is focused on establishing standards in how we “approach data privacy, security, and accessibility in the cloud.” In 2024, Etherenity Cloud started with the launch of their Liquidity Pool on Quickswap. The team says that… Read More

March 10, 2024 @ 8:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon recently signed a bill into law that allows for the development of a complete legal framework for the establishment and management of so-called decentralized autonomous organizations or DAOs. The latest bill has reportedly been sponsored by the legislature’s Select Committee focused… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Telegram has recently introduced an ad revenue-sharing initiative through the TON blockchain. In a key development that may transform the current ecosystem of online advertising, Telegram recently unveiled an innovative ad revenue-sharing solution through the TON blockchain/DLT network. This latest announcement has led to a… Read More

February 27, 2024 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lumerin, a “decentralized” Hashpower Marketplace built on Arbitrum that has built technology to make Bitcoin hashrate a liquid asset allowing for global access to peer-to-peer, decentralized hashrate trading, announced a new integration with Portal, the “trust-minimized,” cross-chain swaps that involve no bridges, custody or wrapping…. Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Ram Ramachandran, the CEO at Router Protocol, which supports building an interoperable Web3 with modular cross-chain infrastructure. Ram Ramachandran commented on what can be done to help regain users’ privacy and security in Blockchain in 2024. Ramani Ramachandran, CEO of… Read More

February 4, 2024 @ 1:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

2024 kicks off in the shadow of the approaching Bitcoin halving, casting a wave of “optimism” across the Web3 industry, according to an update from DappRadar. With on-chain metrics signaling a “positive trend,” the start of the year, despite its highs and lows, sketches an… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in Puffer, a decentralized and permissionless native liquid restaking protocol (nLRP) that combines Ethereum liquid staking with native restaking on EigenLayer. The invested funds will be used “to develop Puffer’s open-source technologies, its… Read More

January 13, 2024 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Injective, a blockchain for Web3 finance applications, announced its Volan chain upgrade, marking its “largest” mainnet upgrade to date. Injective has introduced a Real World Asset (RWA) Module, offering a new approach “to creating and managing permissioned assets with extensive customization options.” This module enables… Read More

January 1, 2024 @ 8:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The mainnet serves as the fundamental backbone of any public chain ecosystem, playing a pivotal role in “shaping its development,” according to an update from IOST. IOST’s mainnet was officially “launched on February 25, 2019. Over the course of the past four years since its… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 5:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gavin Wood, an Ethereum co-founder who has focused on Polkadot noted that we are seeing a global return to normalcy and resurgence of (in-person) events with it (even though various of COVID still seem to be affecting a significant number of people despite vaccinations being… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Folks Finance has chosen LI.FI in order to power the swaps and DEX integrations for its upcoming cross-chain protocol. Set to launch in Q2 2024, the expansion from Folks Finance will aim to “introduce a unique hub-and-spoke model to DeFi lending, seamlessly unifying multiple blockchains… Read More