Tagged: dlt

September 25, 2023 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MakerDAO co-founder Rune Christensen has submitted a proposal to build the project’s upcoming native chain using Solana’s codebase, which led to Vitalik Buterin selling $580,000 worth of MakerDAO’s MKR token in rebellion. The move may be an indication that ecosystem participants want to explore different… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 12:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink, the industry-standard Web3 services platform, and Arbitrum, the most widely used layer 2 scaling solution suite for Ethereum dApp development, have announced today the mainnet launch of the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) on Arbitrum One. CCIP provides Web3 developers “with a secure, easy-to-use… Read More

September 21, 2023 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Web3 software technology company, Consensys, announced the launch of its pre-accelerator program, Consensys Fellowship in order “to support early stage web3 startups.” Consensys has heard a consistent need from web3 builders “for more support for early stage startups who often suffer from an education, mentorship… Read More

September 21, 2023 @ 10:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Diego Lizarazo, Director of Developer Relations at Agoric. Recently, Amazon launched Cloud Tools (AMB Access and Query services), which make it easier for developers to create decentralized applications. While this is a step in the right direction, more needs to be… Read More

September 21, 2023 @ 9:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain Founders Group and Concordium have entered into a partnership. Concordium is a permissionless Layer 1 that balances privacy with accountability, providing a fast, secure, and high-scale blockchain platform to build a safer tomorrow. As covered, Concordium is a Layer 1, “science-backed” blockchain, that balances… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum security professionals and developers have introduced ERC (Ethereum Request for Comment)-7512, a standard for onchain audit report representation, in a move to bolster blockchain security. This proposal aims to “enhance transparency and trust within the blockchain ecosystem by providing a standardized method to represent… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Three of the world’s largest financial market infrastructures (FMIs) – DTCC, Clearstream, and Euroclear – released a paper on the state of the industry’s digital asset evolution. The paper calls for increased collaboration “to progress an ecosystem that currently includes fragmented standards, varying regulatory treatment,… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The DFINITY Foundation, a not-for-profit research and development organization and a major contributor to the Internet Computer blockchain announced a partnership with the Municipality of Lugano, Switzerland. The Foundation also launched “a $1 million grant fund to support Lugano-based startups in their endeavors to enhance, promote… Read More

September 18, 2023 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Movement Labs announced that it has raised $3.4 million in pre-seed funding from a group of industry participants, which will enable Movement Labs to grow the adoption and development of Move, a smart contract development language “with embedded safeguards protecting against attack vectors like reentrancy… Read More

September 18, 2023 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi Securities Services announced that it has become the first digital custodian participant of BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), the fractional bond exchange using the latest in distributed ledger technology. BBX was launched in 2020 to simplify bond investing by “allowing investors to track and trade… Read More

September 15, 2023 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink notes that, ANZ Bank,, one of the largest institutional banks in Australia, used Chainlink CCIP to successfully demonstrate a cross-chain purchase of tokenized assets “with A$DC, an ANZ-issued stablecoin of the Australian Dollar.” .@ANZ_AU, one of the largest institutional banks in Australia, used Chainlink… Read More

September 15, 2023 @ 11:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Philcoin, the blockchain platform dedicated to philanthropy, announces its collaboration with the Repton Family of Schools in the UAE. This partnership, part of Excella‘s esteemed network of high-performing K-12 institutions, promises to “turn student achievements into tools for fostering philanthropy through cryptocurrency tokens.” As the… Read More

September 14, 2023 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Solve.Care, which claims to be a pioneering global healthtech company renowned for its blockchain-based digital healthcare platform, has announced a partnership with Binance Pay, the contactless, borderless, and secure cryptocurrency payment technology developed by Binance, to enable users to use crypto payments “for healthcare services… Read More

September 14, 2023 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consensys, a blockchain and web3 software company, announces the launch of the first iteration of MetaMask Snaps to the public. MetaMask Snaps is set to improve the way users “interact with MetaMask, the world’s leading self-custody web3 platform, offering them unprecedented control and customization. Snaps… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rabobank is pleased to announce its collaboration with 2Tokens, ABN AMRO, and Assetblocks in their joint application for the European Blockchain Sandbox (EBS). Our use case has been accepted by the EU in the 1st Cohort 2023. They partnership aims to legally “explore the innovative… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 6:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dacxi Chain says it is poised to improve global investment crowdfunding by streamlining the entire process. In a blog post, the company claims that its first-mover advantage will help it succeed, drawing a parallel to big tech firms like Facebook and Microsoft. The company mentions… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Until now, state sync on the Internet Computer used the legacy P2P layer, which works over TCP. The new P2P layer is tailored for state sync and “uses the QUIC transport protocol, making it simpler, more performant, secure and ready for future evolution.” The Internet… Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at VeChain is pleased to share an update about their newest strategic partner, Vyvo Smart Chain (VSC), as they join forces in pursuit of a common vision to promote better health outcomes and sustainable human development. Vyvo Smart Chain, backed by the VSC… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Concordium, the Layer 1 science-backed blockchain creating a safer digital world, has announced an integration with Aqualibre, a carbon offset project that offers high-quality carbon offsets for business and enterprise. Aqualibre will adopt Concordium’s Agora Impact Marketplace tooling, “an infrastructure for scaling safe and transparent… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Austin Federa, head of strategy at the Solana Foundation, recently noted that firms such as Visa (NYSE: V)  expanding their stablecoin capabilities via the Solana network enhances the perception of the crypto space, which has witnessed numerous scandals and lawsuits during the last few months…. Read More