PayPal applies for NFT marketplace patent for on- or off-chain asset trading
PayPal made major progress toward creating its own blockchain ecosystem by filing a patent application for a nonfungible token (NFT)...
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IBM, Microsoft, others form post-quantum cryptography coalition
IBM Quantum and Microsoft have formed a coalition to tackle post-quantum cryptography alongside not-for-profit research tank MITRE, United Kingdom-based cryptography...
Gemini invests $24M for expansion in India
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is allocating 2 billion rupees ($24 million) for its expansion in India.According to the Sept. 26 announcement,...
NASA plans to prove its next Moon landing is real using blockchain
The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its partners Lonestar, a computing startup based in Florida, and...
Pay-to-use blockchains will never achieve mass adoption
Pay-to-use blockchains are done.Not for us, of course — the nerdy crypto crowd. We’re perfectly happy to open wallets, engrave...
DeFi activity on the decline, but investment rolls in: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you...
Base surges past Solana as total value locked nears $400M
The total value locked (TVL) on Coinbase’s layer 2 network Base has surged to $397.32 million in roughly a month...
‘End of an era’ — Consensys sunsets Truffle, Ganache amid shift to Metamask Snaps
Ethereum developers are gathering to salute the teams behind Ganache and Truffle, two toolkits that were once vital in the...
OnlyFans, Patreon models turn to Web3 amid payment and censorship fears
Adult content creators have continued to shift towards decentralized versions of OnlyFans and Patreon, after recent payment difficulties and the...
Stand With Crypto campaign to focus on four swing states: Coinbase
Crypto exchange Coinbase says it will focus its "Stand with Crypto" campaign on nine states in the U.S., including four...
Citi Token Services will provide payments, liquidity to institutional customers
Citigroup has introduced Citi Token Services, a private, permissioned blockchain that offers cross-border payments, liquidity and automated trade finance solutions...
Hong Kong central bank warns against crypto firms using banking terms
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a warning to users that crypto businesses presenting themselves as banks and...
how asset tokenization is reshaping the status quo
The Boston Consulting Group estimates the tokenization of real-world assets could become a $16 trillion industry in the coming years....
Binance CEO responds to rumors, says US executive is ‘taking a deserved break’
Binance Holdings CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has shot down speculation surrounding the departure of Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder, noting that...
North Korean crypto hacks down 80% but that could change overnight: Chainalysis
Cryptocurrency stolen by North Korea-linked hackers is down a whopping 80% from 2022 — but a blockchain forensics firm says...
Web3 game Gods Unchained releases ‘Sealed Mode’ to mimic paper card games
Web3 game Gods Unchained released a new gameplay format that allows players to compete with semi-random cards they receive at...
NYU law professors argue ‘personal growth bets’ using smart contracts should be legal
New York University School of Law professors Max Raskin and Jack Millman recently published a paper in the Journal on...
Bitget announces further $100M fund for ecosystem development
Crypto derivatives platform Bitget has announced a new fund focusing on growing its ecosystem and investing in regional exchanges, analytics...
AI token trading volume stagnant despite Worldcoin buzz — Kaiko
While the debut of Worldcoin (WLD) drew attention to artificial intelligence (AI) tokens, recent trading data from Kaiko indicates that AI tokens...
G20 moves forward with international crypto framework
Leaders of the 20 biggest economies in the world — collectively known as G20 — are pushing for a speedy...
Ripple acquires Fortress Trust, expands license portfolio in the US
Financial technology firm Ripple is expanding its portfolio of regulatory licenses in the United States with the acquisition of Fortress...
Brinc joins forces with Cointelegraph Accelerator
Web3 startups often face challenges unique to the nascent ecosystem — complex regulatory landscapes and scaling with decentralization are just...
