Tagged: Web3

September 26, 2023 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consensys announced a partnership with Protocol Labs aimed to support leading blockchain ventures and startups through Consensys Scale (formerly Consensys Startup Program). Builders in the Scale program now have access to Protocol Labs’ experience in “supporting hundreds of founders in their entrepreneurial journey.” Protocol Labs… Read More

September 25, 2023 @ 3:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CarbonEnfo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Empower Energy Technology, will leverage Energy Web’s ecosystem and Web 3 infrastructure solutions in order “to develop and launch a range of blockchain-enabled energy data services.” CarbonEnfo, a division of Empower Energy Technology, a key player focused on… Read More

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 19, 2023 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Opera, the web innovator with over 319M users worldwide, unveils Minipay — a new web3 payments wallet built on Celo. Offering “instant” financial transactions, MiniPay is integrated “with the Opera Mini browser for Android users, making it easier and more affordable for individuals to send… 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 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is announcing the launch of the Coinbase Prime Web3 Wallet. As a digital asset management service provider, Coinbase developed institutional capabilities for their clients. They claim to have always kept security and utility top of mind, and today marks another step in that… Read More

September 16, 2023 @ 10:40 am By Michael Wong  |  

Global payments company Circle Internet Financial (Circle) and Southeast Asia’s super app Grab announced a groundbreaking partnership that aims to usher in Web3 customer experiences in Singapore. This innovative collaboration will see the integration of Circle’s new Web3 Services platform directly into the Grab app…. 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 13, 2023 @ 7:09 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Thailand’s digital bank, KASIKORNBANK (KBank), has launched a $100 million flagship fund, KXVC, aimed at fintech startups specializing in AI, Web3, and Deep Tech globally. The move is set to capitalize on the booming digital economy in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, projected to hit $1… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, announced it has received binding commitments for a funding round to accelerate Mocaverse, one of the Company’s marquee projects. Animoca Brands has raised US$20 million (approximately A$31.3 million) via… Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jett Tang, the executive producer of The Next Crypto Gem, a Reality TV series that premieres September 7, 2023, has shared key insights with Crowdfund Insider. Jett Tang claims that he is focused on moving Web3 towards mainstream adoption. That’s why he has launched this… Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 5:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ant Group Digital Technologies has launched a brand called ZAN which comprises of a full suite of blockchain application development products and services “for both institutional and individual Web3 developers.” For institutional customers, ZAN provides “a solution to help them issue and manage real world… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 4:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Socket, an interoperability protocol that allows asset and data transfer across chains for decentralized applications (dapps), announced a $5 million strategic investment from Coinbase Ventures, the venture arm of one of the world’s largest crypto platforms, and Framework Ventures, a crypto-native venture capital firm known… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uldis Tēraudkalns, CEO of Nexpay, a fintech scale-up providing business banking solutions for digital companies, recently shared his views and insights with CI. Licensed by the Bank of Lithuania and operating across Europe, Nexpay reportedly processes over €2.5 billion annually and has helped over 600… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 11:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a weekly update, SlowMist reveals that there were approximately $830,000 that were lost in Web3 security incidents. According to statistics from SlowMist’s Blockchain Hacking Archive, from August 28 to September 3, 2023, there were “a total of 7 security incidents, resulting in an estimated… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

D3 Global, a domain name company, is pleased to announce the successful close of its $5 million seed funding round, “led by Shima Capital with participation from Lightshift, Dispersion Capital, VentureSouq, Infinite Capital, MZ Web3 Fund, Kestrel0x1, Nonagon, C² Ventures, Arthur Hayes’ Maelstrom, and Identity… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 7:56 am By Michael Wong  |  

Global crypto exchange and Web3 company OKX has announced its support for the upcoming migration of Dora Factory (DORA) tokens, scheduled to take place on September 6, 2023, at 11:00 (UTC). In line with Dora Factory’s official token migration plan, OKX will cancel all pending… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For VCs, the negative impact of Bitcoin’s (BTC) disappointing 2022 run has had long-term adverse effects on the larger crypto and blockchain ecosystem. Although the flagship cryptocurrency has recovered to some extent, surging around 55% during 2023, investments in crypto-related startups have declined for the… Read More