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True Consumer Protection in Crypto Lies Between Centralization and Decentralization

[Apr 15, 2023 5:00 AM]

Crypto lender Amber Group considers selling Japan unit: Report

[Apr 14, 2023 10:53 AM] Amber's review of its Japan operation is part of a strategic shift towards institutional business and away from retail business.

Web2’s Lesson for AI: Decentralize to Protect Humanity

[Apr 14, 2023 10:48 AM] In order to prevent the potentially destructive impact of AI on humanity, we need open-source innovation and collective governance that is possible through blockchain protocols and Web3, rather than the monopoly defaulting structure of Web2…

Bias in AI: What can blockchains do to ensure fairness?

[Apr 14, 2023 8:01 AM] Experts believe that decentralized systems can help secure the integrity and objectivity of data being fed to AI systems, but there still exist very clear limitations.

Nigerian crypto payment startup shuts down, offers IP for sale

[Apr 14, 2023 2:56 AM] Nigerian crypto and Web3 company Lazerpay shuts down after failing to raise funds and advises users to withdraw before April 30.

ETHGlobal Hackathon Kicks Off in Tokyo With First Ever Pragma Summit

[Apr 13, 2023 1:30 PM] As previously announced by ETHGlobal, the first-ever Pragma summit kicked off the wider ETHGlobal Tokyo hackathon on Thursday as a “hub for high-quality talks and as a forum of discussion for builders and leaders from the Ethereum ecosystem…

Developers Announce Stratum v2 Update For Decentralized Bitcoin Mining

[Apr 13, 2023 9:05 AM] The new update will enable the selection of transactions via a new sub-protocol and miners’ nodes.A new reference implementation (SRI) update for Stratum v2 has been announced by developers of the protocol. According to a press release sent to…

EOS Network lands $60M investment and partnership from DWF Labs

[Apr 13, 2023 6:47 AM] DWF Labs invests over $60 million in a partnership with the EOS Network Foundation, providing a $45 million EOS token purchase agreement and a $15 million pledge for EOS-based projects to expedite growth and adoption.

Web3 economy to gain more traction in Africa through DeFi-based financial inclusion

[Apr 13, 2023 5:14 AM] DeFi-based financial inclusion serves to increase liquidity and earning opportunities for African micro-entrepreneurs through Fonbnk’s partnership with Tanda.

Bitfinex Securities El Salvador receives Digital Asset Service provider license in El Salvador

[Apr 11, 2023 3:31 PM] The license granted by El Salvador’s National Digital Asset Commission will allow Bitfinex Securities to issue and trade secondary assets on a regulatory-compliant platform.

Ethereum projects launch MEV Blocker to protect users from high prices: Finance Redefined

[Apr 7, 2023 2:20 PM] The top 100 DeFi tokens had a mixed week in terms of price action, with the total value locked in DeFi protocols maintaining above $50 billion.

David Bowie unreleased record debuts as music NFT

[Apr 7, 2023 2:58 AM] Gala Music, a Web3 startup subsidiary, is launching 3,003 NFTs on April 14, with an unreleased version of David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” included.

Aragon and Polygon Labs collaborate to boost DAO accessibility

[Apr 6, 2023 11:04 AM] The collaboration is set to allow users to build decentralized autonomous organizations quickly and securely, for less than 50 cents, with no coding required.

Arbitrum poses new governance proposals after community furor

[Apr 5, 2023 10:13 PM] The Arbitrum Foundation has made a couple of new governance proposals following the fracas that occurred over its first attempt.

Pantera Capital leads $22.5M investment in M^ZERO Labs for decentralized infrastructure

[Apr 5, 2023 1:00 PM] The funds will be used to develop decentralized infrastructure that enables institutional investors to allocate assets on-chain.

Masa announces soulbound ID tokens for Coinbase's Base Network

[Apr 4, 2023 3:46 PM] The token protocol can be used for a wide variety of applications, including membership badges, loyalty programs, decentralized captcha bots, and credit underwriting.

Celo Foundation and Google Cloud partner to support sustainable Web3 startups

[Apr 4, 2023 12:00 PM] The collaboration is set to allow founders building on Celo to access credits for Google Cloud and Google’s mobile development platform, Firebase.

Modular Blockchain Astria Raises $5.5M for Shared Sequencer Network

[Apr 4, 2023 10:35 AM] Astria's aim is to enable anyone to deploy their own censorship resistant rollup without having to rely on a centralized sequencer.

Bitcoin And The Banking Crisis: Can Decentralization Counter The Traditional Economy’s Failures?

[Apr 4, 2023 6:00 AM] As financial institutions’ “too big to fail” mindset erodes, can Bitcoin’s pioneering decentralization save our wealth? This is an opinion editorial by Nikolay Denisenko, co-founder and CTO of Brighty, a Swiss crypto and fiat banking appFor years�

KuCoin Wallet spins off from KuCoin exchange, renames as Halo Wallet

[Apr 3, 2023 1:30 PM] The newly branded Halo Wallet seeks to broaden its efforts from Web3 to social finance, also known as SocialFi.

Arbitrum to break up governance votes after community backlash

[Apr 2, 2023 9:20 PM] The Arbitrum Foundation has backtracked on a controversial proposal and ratification vote that gave it control of a huge chunk of tokens.

Crypto exchange Bittrex to wind down operations in the US

[Mar 31, 2023 3:23 PM] The exchange shared that all customer funds are safe but advised its U.S. customers to withdraw their funds by April 30, 2023.

European DeFi startups saw a 120% increase in VC funding in 2022: Finance Redefined

[Mar 31, 2023 2:25 PM] The top 100 DeFi tokens had a mixed week, with little changes and a majority of the tokens trading in green.

Here’s how the crypto industry is using artificial intelligence

[Mar 31, 2023 2:52 AM] The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) though in its early stages has found use cases in crypto through countless projects.

Indonesian government looks to NFTs to preserve cultural heritage

[Mar 30, 2023 7:12 AM] The Deputy of Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy explains how NFTs and cryptocurrency can help solve social and economic challenges within Indonesia.

Noble Partners With Circle Financial to Integrate USDC on Cosmos Blockchain

[Mar 28, 2023 11:30 PM] According to the token protocol startup Noble, the second-largest stablecoin, USDC, will be integrated into the Cosmos blockchain, as the company has partnered with Circle Financial for the rollout. Noble details that the integration will give…

NFTs, gaming and storage: The key to Filecoin and Arweave accruing value?

[Mar 28, 2023 12:00 PM] Future growth in blockchain gaming, NFTs and the need for more decentralized storage could eventually benefit FIL and AR price.

How Irish farmers turn cow dung into digital gold (Bitcoin)

[Mar 28, 2023 10:05 AM] Tom Campbell, an Irish dairy farmer who runs a farm in County Armagh, is using excess energy from his farm to mine Bitcoin.

Crunchbase taps AllianceBlock to boost novel applications in DeFi

[Mar 28, 2023 8:00 AM] Crunchbase partners with AllianceBlock to make business data more accessible to blockchain businesses and developers.

NFT Sales Drop 5.4% to $193M, Ethereum Dominates with $107M in Sales: Weekly Recap

[Mar 25, 2023 1:30 PM] Over the past week, statistics show non-fungible token (NFT) sales totaled $193.08 million, down 5.44% from the previous week. Ethereum dominated NFT sales with more than $107 million or 55% of all sales, while Solana-centric NFT sales recorded…