Tagged: ethereum

August 29, 2021 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Kraken is pleased to confirm that they’re now supporting Moonriver (MOVR) according to an announcement dated August 26, 2021. As noted in the update from Kraken, deposits and withdrawals are currently open. Trading will commence at around “09:00 UTC on August 27.”… Read More

August 27, 2021 @ 5:40 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Polygon, an Ethereum-based full-stack scaling solution, today announced a partnership with Showtime, an NFT-based social media platform. Showtime loins a list of Polygon partners made up of blockchain-based Web 3.0 games and NFT projects such as Decentraland, Opensea, Sandbox, Somnium Space, Animoca, and Decentral Games…. Read More

August 27, 2021 @ 4:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Polygon, an Ethereum scaling full-stack solution, recently announced a cross-chain bridge to decentralized storage network Filecoin to accelerate Web 3 interoperability between both ecosystems. The bridge will connect Filecoin and Polygon data stores and allow ecosystem projects pro gratis usage of the bridge and storage… Read More

August 27, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumit Gupta, Co-founder and CEO at CoinDCX, one of India’s largest and most established cryptocurrency exchanges and liquidity aggregators, recently shared important insights exclusively with Crowdfund Insider. Notably, CoinDCX recently finalized a $90 million investment round, becoming India’s first crypto-focused Unicorn. During our conversation, Gupta… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 10:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matrixport, Asia’s digital assets financial services platform, has introduced “ETH2.0 Staking Earn,” an offering that enables clients to take part in Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) staking at a “low threshold,” while earning yield from Ethereum “lock-up rewards.” Through the ETH 2.0 Staking Earn program, participants… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 7:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CJDNS SASU, a French software R&D start-up in the PKT ecosystem, recently announced its funding agreement with NGI-LEDGER, a European Commission’s initiative that aims “to shape the development and evolution of the Internet.” The agreement secures funding for SafePKT, an initiative that aims to bring… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 1:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bringing Bitcoin (BTC) to Cosmos had always been “part of the plan,” according to the Cosmos development team. With the new grant from the Interchain Foundation (ICF) to Interlay, the developers of interBTC, that goal “is getting closer.” Cosmos has always been “ahead of the… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ojamu, which aims to bring AI-enhanced MarTech (marketing technology) to the blockchain by harnessing the power of DLT and NFTs, says it wants to help with “predicting” the “most effective” digital marketing strategy for major brands. Founded in 2019, Singapore-based Ojamu notes that they plan… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European payments company Worldline and Switzerland’s digital asset platform Bitcoin Suisse recently announced the official launch of their omnichannel cryptocurrency payment solution, called WL Crypto Payments. The integrated solution has been designed to enable over 85,000 Switzerland-based merchants on Worldline’s network to take Bitcoin (BTC)… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 2:34 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Polygon, an Ethereum scaling full-stack solution bringing mass adoption to the Ethereum platform, today announced plans to create a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) for DeFi and Web3. Polygon proposes the DAO to bootstrap DeFi growth and help onboard the next 100 million users to its… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 2:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Collective, a VC company that’s focused on creating the “future” of financial services by investing across traditional Fintech and emerging crypto-assets, revealed on Friday (August 20, 2021) that it has raised capital, as part of its existing early-stage strategy and for its new strategy… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 12:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On August 18, 2021, hackers managed to steal more than $90 million in over 69 different cryptocurrencies and digital tokens from Japan-based exchange Liquid Global. Liquid’s teams had “yet to release a postmortem detailing the attack vector used by the hacker,” the CipherTrace team noted… Read More

August 21, 2021 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eurex, an established European derivatives exchange, has announced the launch of Bitcoin ETN futures. We’re excited to announce the launch of #Bitcoin ETN #futures. As the extension of the ETN traded so successfully on @Xetra, the new contract offers clients access to the price of… Read More

August 14, 2021 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The teams at Polygon and Hermez Network have reportedly agreed on a “public network merge.” This development has come just a few weeks after discussions and has been possible because of the “great level” of harmony between both teams, which “share the common goal of… Read More

August 13, 2021 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Immunefi, the cryptocurrency bug bounty and security services platform that protects more than $25 billion in users’ funds, is establishing the Immunefi Security Core Unit (CU), which is a contracted team within the Maker ecosystem. According to a release shared with CI, the team will… Read More

August 11, 2021 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fraxtor Private Ltd, an online real estate platform, has acquired in-principle approval for its Capital Markets Services (CMS) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The CMS License, after it’s issued, should allow Fraxtor to issue security tokens including debentures and collective investment schemes… Read More

August 11, 2021 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On Wednesday, August 4, 2021, Lattice Exchange, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that connects all blockchain or DLT networks and enables users to transfer cryptocurrency in a seamless manner between each other, introduced the Lattice Launchpad, which is described as a “one-stop” shop for blockchain… Read More

August 10, 2021 @ 10:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Monday (August 9) that for the week ending Agusut 8,… Read More

August 10, 2021 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest report from EthHub, the “essential” resource for Ethereum information, curated by Anthony Sassano (@sassal0x) and Eric Conner (@econoar), notes that Ethereum Improvement Proposal or EIP-1559 is now live on the Ethereum (ETH) network. Since the major upgrade went live this past week, the… Read More

August 9, 2021 @ 9:55 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

EQIFI, a decentralized protocol for pooled lending, borrowing, and investing Ethereum-based cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and select fiat currencies, has launched its DeFi platform, which includes fixed- and variable-rate lending products, as well as the advanced yield aggregator and interest rate swaps. “We are incredibly excited to… Read More