Polychain Capital and Hack VC led a $18 million Series A funding round for Babylon Chain, a protocol working on Bitcoin (BTC) staking, bridging the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem with the Bitcoin blockchain. According to […]
A United States House Committee has unanimously passed a pro-blockchain bill, which would task the U.S. commerce secretary to promote blockchain deployment and thus potentially increase the country’s use of blockchain technology. On Dec. 5, […]
IBM announced the launch of IBM Hyper Protect Offline Signing Orchestrator (OSO), an air-gapped cold storage solution for digital assets, on Dec. 5. Working with digital asset manager Metaco — an IBM partner and Ripple […]
Despite rebranding to Parallel Finance for a greater focus on the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, the nonfungible token (NFT) lending protocol ParaSpace will continue to focus on its core product amid sector woes. In a […]
Behind the wave of companies moving or deploying initiatives in the UAE is regulation. The country has introduced regulatory frameworks for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), virtual asset providers, metaverses and other Web3-related entities. By offering […]
An archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic is seeking startups and tech talents to boost its economic growth. Web3 entrepreneurs are flocking to this region. Portugal’s Madeira archipelago has been praised for its natural […]
We’re rolling out genuine use cases for AI and crypto each day this week — including reasons why you shouldn’t necessarily believe the hype. Today get two for the price of one: Blockchain based AI […]
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Yet another crypto scandal in Hong Kong Scammers posing as investment experts allegedly enticed 145 victims to tip $18.9 million into […]
Sony and Microsoft, two of the biggest names in gaming, have been making significant moves towards blockchain technology in recent years. This is an important development, as it has the potential to not only revolutionize […]
Interactive Brokers, one of the largest brokerage firms in the world, has opened crypto trading for retail clients in Hong Kong. According to the Nov. 28 announcement, the service is offered in conjunction with OSL, […]
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