Tagged: distributed ledger technology

October 3, 2022 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With Solana’s repeated run-ins with bots and outages, it affects not just traders but projects “building on top of Solana,” according to an update shared with CI. Zebec claims it is “becoming the largest business-facing protocol on Solana, with over 200 Solana projects utilizing Zebec.”… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NEFT Brands, a global conglomerate that owns a portfolio of premium alcohol brands, TV productions, live entertainment promotions, celebrity podcasts, apps, and media companies will partner with the decentralized community of Hourglass “to facilitate growth and offer in-house resources.” NEFT Brands and its subsidiary NEFT… Read More

October 2, 2022 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ChainUp, which claims to be one of the leading blockchain technology service providers, celebrated its fifth anniversary on September 25, 2022 at the SKAI – Swissotel the Stamford, with an evening of announcements of new initiatives and partnerships. ChainUp reportedly “introduced its newly appointed Board… Read More

October 1, 2022 @ 11:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Li Jun, the Founder of Ontology, the project bringing trust, privacy, and security to Web3 through decentralized identity and data solutions, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. Li Jun talked about how Ontology has evolved over the years and achieved significant milestones…. Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 5:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Archax and BondEvalue have announced a strategic partnership “to deliver digital solutions for the ownership, trading and custody of fractional fixed income products using blockchain technology.” Archax, which claims to be the “first” and only Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)-regulated digital securities exchange, broker and custodian,… Read More

September 28, 2022 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital arm and accelerator of Binance, led a $8.5 million seed funding round for Bitquery as part of its ongoing drive “to support innovative blockchain data solution providers.” The investment round was “co-led by dao5, with Susquehanna, DHVC, INCE Capital, and… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, announced that I-Remit, the largest non-bank remittance service provider in the Philippines, will “expand its use of Ripple’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) solution to improve its cross-border treasury flows.” As a partner of Ripple since 2018, I-Remit… Read More

September 25, 2022 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ParallelChain Lab, an enterprise-grade blockchain-as-a-service provider that combines high performance with censorship-resistant characteristics, announced it has secured a $50 million financing commitment from GEM Digital. This token subscription facility is “dedicated to funding ParallelChain’s continuous innovation and ecosystem growth following the launch of its mainnet… Read More

September 25, 2022 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

STEPN, a Web3 lifestyle app that leverages tokenized incentives based on blockchain networks to encourage people to be active outdoors, recently celebrated its first anniversary amongst community members. Over the past year, the company “raised $5 million from investors, expanded to over 4.72 million users… Read More

September 25, 2022 @ 8:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This month, Artory announced two major projects that deliver the benefits of the Algorand Blockchain to the traditional art market: the blockchain registration of Provenance Revealed: Galerie Steinitz in partnership with Christie’s and the launch of “a diversified and tokenized art fund which will secure… Read More

September 25, 2022 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lars Seier Christensen, chairman of the Swiss non-profit Concordium Foundation and a global “pioneer” in FX and derivatives trading, has announced further investment in the ecosystem around Concordium Blockchain to the tune of 10 million Euros. Determined to help grow an ecosystem in which he… Read More

September 25, 2022 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fragnova recently announced that Ambal Duels, a “free-to-play” strategy card game, will be the “first” blockchain-enabled game to be “built using the platform’s unique game development engine, Claymore.” Using blockchain technology means the game will “have immutable assets and modding functionalities, allowing the community to… Read More

September 21, 2022 @ 9:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ShareRing app clients are reportedly able to swap their $SHR tokens between the BNB Smart Chain and ShareLedger (SLP3). Previously, users had to go through “a 3-step process of swapping $SHR from Binance Chain (BEP2) to BEP20 (using Binance Wallet), then to ERC20 (using Multichain),… Read More

September 21, 2022 @ 10:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vasil is an enhancement of the Cardano platform, “improving scalability and lowering transaction costs” It improves on the Plutus smart contract platform, “allowing developers to deploy more complex smart contracts,” according to an update shared by Poloniex. It is “scheduled to ship on September 22nd,… Read More

September 20, 2022 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bictory Finance, a Web3 software technology company, tackling safety & regulatory problems across chains in the DeFi & NFT space, has launched the Concordium Name Service (CNS), a wallet naming system that “maps human-readable names to blockchain addresses for a more friendly on-chain experience.” The… Read More

September 19, 2022 @ 1:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Lago DAO recently voted to pass its first proposal, “putting in motion a series of events resulting in the birth of a new decentralized digital currency: USD2.” USD2 is implemented on the Kadena blockchain via smart contracts, which are “controlled by the Lago DAO.”… Read More

September 18, 2022 @ 3:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Now that Ethereum (ETH), the world’s largest smart contract platform, has completed the Merge, it’s time to get ready for the next set of Ethereum upgrades – “the Surge, Verge, Purge, and Splurge.” As noted in an update released via an OKX – Okcoin research… Read More

September 15, 2022 @ 7:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Naoris Protocol, the blockchain and AI-based Decentralized CyberSecurity Mesh that restores cybersecurity across all sectors of the economy, is announcing a partnership with WACEO, a non-profit specialized in governance, legal, and regulatory compliance “serving DeFi projects, DAOs, DEXs, and other Web3 projects across the globe.”… Read More

September 15, 2022 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We’re quickly approaching (or have already followed through with) The Merge, the most notable upgrade in Ethereum’s history and “a crucial turning point for the wider crypto industry,” according to an update from digital asset firm Kraken. As the Ethereum blockchain transitions from proof-of-work (PoW)… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Web3’s commerce layer Boson Protocol is partnering with Alterrage, a DAO-led fashion label leveraging blockchain technology, “to create interoperable collections across physical, augmented, and digital spaces.” The partnership will see Alterrage “open a phygital Web3 store where buyers will be able to purchase the unique… Read More