Tagged: dlt

August 6, 2022 @ 8:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Roxe, a blockchain infrastructure company powering the next generation of payments and digital commerce solutions, has announced a partnership with the Philippines’ micro financial services provider, Cebuana Lhuillier. The partnership will “facilitate seamless cross-border remittance payments for clients in the Philippines by utilizing Cebuana Lhuillier’s… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 6:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

App.shapeshift.com is reportedly becoming a one-stop shop for “all things DeFi.” From being able to connect to our app with 200+ wallets (including Metamask, WalletConnect, and xDefi), to having the ability to buy and sell with the industry’s leading on and off ramps一now, it is… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Advanced smart contracts are “finally coming” to Bitcoin. The DFINITY R&D team has announced “the beta release of the Internet Computer’s direct integration with the Bitcoin network, which eliminates any reliance on a trusted intermediary or bridge.” Developers can immediately “begin testing and building with… Read More

August 4, 2022 @ 2:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paystand, the provider of blockchain-enabled accounts receivable and B2B payments, announced the acquisition of Yaydoo, a firm focused on accounts payable, cash flow management, and liquidity solutions in Mexico and LATAM. The deal represents “one of the biggest technology unions in Mexico and LATAM and… Read More

August 3, 2022 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Philcoin’s staking rewards are now live. Philcoin is described as “a philanthropic blockchain movement.” Philanthropy and giving back have been “built into the very fabric of [their] company — from [their] business model, to [their] culture, technology and community rewards.” Their staking mechanism is “the… Read More

August 3, 2022 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nomad – a bridge network allowing users to convert their assets across blockchains – was “exploited for over $156.4 million on August 1st.” Over 40 attackers utilized a code error that “allowed them to spoof transactions – draining Nomad’s Ethereum contract of most of its… Read More

August 3, 2022 @ 12:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNB Chain recently announced the 27 finalists of the Most Valuable Builder (MVB) Incubation Program, which is an accelerator program that’s co-led by Binance Labs to offer mentorship and funding “to emerging projects built on top of the BNB Chain.” The MVB Incubation Program aims… Read More

August 1, 2022 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Solana Spaces recently announced the opening of the “first” permanent physical retail, educational, and community space dedicated to Web3 at The Shops at Hudson Yards on Level 2, in Manhattan, New York. Solana Spaces was “founded in 2022 and is based in San Francisco.” Spaces,… Read More

July 31, 2022 @ 6:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With growing global concern around the climate emergency and unsustainable agricultural practices, many countries, enterprises, and startups are “collaborating to build sustainable solutions that tackle the harmful effects of climate change,” according to an update from Chainlink. At the forefront of the battle against climate… Read More

July 31, 2022 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis has an established history of supporting U.S. government agencies. They’ve helped on cases “involving terrorism financing campaigns, child abuse material, darknet markets, ransomware gangs, North Korean hacking and more, leading to the seizure of billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies.” These successes demonstrate “the… Read More

July 29, 2022 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DSCVR, a Web3 social content network running on the Internet Computer blockchain, has quickly “set the standard for illustrating what’s possible when operating a social platform entirely on-chain.” NFT integrations, community gating and voting, and a variety of cross-product collaborations have “stoked remarkable growth in… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Atato, a licensed digital asset custodian offering MPC custodial solution aimed at corporates and institutions, announced the close of their successful Series A round, “affirming bullish sentiment for infrastructure projects in blockchain-related markets.” Led by AlphaLab Capital and FEBE Ventures, Atato’s Series A investment round… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, which claims to be the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions,  announced a partnership with Singapore-based major payments institution FOMO Pay, which will “utilize Ripple’s crypto-enabled enterprise technology to improve its cross-border treasury flows.” On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) leverages XRP, the digital asset “built… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 12:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Irena Mihova joins Shyft Core’s top brass with industry experience “spanning more than a decade.” Shyft Network, the public protocol known for validating identity and power compliance directly into blockchain data, has “appointed industry veteran Irena Mihova, a widely regarded marketing disruptor, brand innovator, business… Read More

July 22, 2022 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Immutable, a global blockchain gaming company bringing digital asset ownership to billions, announced the appointment of Aviral Avasthi as Senior Vice President, Marketing. Avasthi will “head marketing, communications and community teams for Immutable X, leveraging expertise gained in prominent web2 and web3 roles for Polygon,… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 8:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of SubQuery’s initiative to support all native layers of the Cosmos ecosystem, SubQuery is pleased to announce support for Fetch-ai Network (an interchain protocol, based on the Cosmos-SDK). Fetch-ai network is “building an open access, tokenized, decentralized machine learning network to enable smart infrastructure… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 2:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo, which claims to be the leader in digital asset financial services, recently announced a partnership with the NEAR Foundation, which is reportedly among the “fastest growing,” carbon neutral, open source blockchains that “enables developers to easily build, test, and deploy applications.” The partnership “makes… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Swell Network, a permissionless, non-custodial, and liquid Ethereum (ETH) staking protocol, announced a partnership with InfStones, a blockchain infrastructure provider, “to enable greater flexibility, transparency, and yield in ETH liquid staking.” Swell is reportedly the first protocol that “allows stakers to select the node operator… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paystand, which claims to be the leader in blockchain-enabled B2B payments, introduced the “world’s first” dynamic discounting application “designed for seller accounts receivable (AR) teams and powered by Ethereum smart contracts.” This is the first solution “to enable seller AR teams to offer buyer accounts… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mandala, which claims to be a “unique” Metaverse experience that promotes the intersection of technology, spirituality, sustainability and entertainment, is teaming up with Immutable X’s Layer 2 scaling solution on Ethereum “to build a multi-platform interoperable metaverse, leveraging NFTs to combine gripping storytelling with immersive… Read More