Chinese government-owned newspaper to launch NFT platform
China Daily, an English-language newspaper owned by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party, wants to create its very...
Blockchain News
Stars Arena secures funds to plug $3M exploit, set to reopen after security audit
Avalanche-based Web3 social media app Stars Arena announced that it had secured the funding to cover the $3 million hole...
What is finality in blockchain, and why does it matter?
Understanding finality in blockchain Finality in blockchain refers to the unchangeable confirmation of a transaction or a block of transactions.In...
September sets 2023 exploit record, and DAOs can democratize science: Finance Redefined
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Friend.tech copycat Stars Arena patches exploit after some funds drained
The Stars Arena Web3 social media app on Avalanche has lost some of its funds due to a malicious attack,...
Stellar, PwC publish ‘framework’ to judge emerging market blockchain projects
The Stellar Development Foundation, developers of the Stellar network, released a financial inclusion framework for judging the efficacy of emerging...
Ecosystem developers bring Bitcoin to Cosmos network
Osmosis, the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) on Cosmos, will be bringing Bitcoin (BTC) to the namesake inter-blockchain communications (IBC) protocol...
JW Verret is tracking the money — while advocating for crypto
J.W. Verret is a Harvard-educated attorney who teaches corporate finance and accounting at George Mason University. His work has increasingly...
Investors eyes blockchain analytics, gaming and crypto privacy
Crypto startups keep raising capital despite tight liquidity and adverse macroeconomic conditions. September saw major developments in the space, such...
Brazil rolls out blockchain-based digital ID
Over 214 million Brazilians will soon be using blockchain technology for digital identity, the government recently announced.Rio de Janeiro, Goiás,...
Pond0x DEX claims $100M in trading volume as critics allege it’s a scam
The Pond0X decentralized exchange (DEX) has reached more than $100 million in total trading volume, according to a Sept. 28...
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)...
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
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Google Cloud adds 11 blockchains to data warehouse ‘BigQuery’
Google Cloud’s BigQuery service just added 11 blockchain networks to its data warehouse, according to a Sept. 21 blog post....
Pancakeswap integrates Transak for fiat onboarding on multiple chains
Decentralized exchange Pancakeswap now offers Transak as a provider in its “buy crypto” tab, giving Pancakeswap users an additional option...
Evmos, Swing, Tashi, Wormhole team up to solve Cosmos liquidity problems
A group of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have teamed up to solve liquidity problems in the Cosmos ecosystem. The teams...
Indian state governments spur blockchain adoption in public administration
Ever since Bitcoin (BTC) popularized blockchain technology worldwide, the tech has found its way into myriad processes, from finance to...
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...
