Ripple CTO seeks community consensus for XRPL AMM feature adoption
Ripple chief technology officer David Schwartz has advocated for XRP Ledger (XRPL) validators to support an automated market maker (AMM)...
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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
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you...
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...
Crypto suffered 153% YoY increase in hacks and scams in Q3: Immunefi
Crypto and Web3 projects suffered a 153% increase in attack incidents from July to September 2023 compared to the same...
Crypto liquidity provider GSR receives regulatory approval in Singapore
Cryptocurrency trading firm and liquidity provider GSR's Singaporean subsidiary, GSR Markets Pte. Ltd, has received an in-principal approval from the...
Tokenization is “securitization done on steroids” — Franklin Templeton CEO
Securitization, a practice with over 50 years of history, is undergoing a dramatic transformation, believes Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin...
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)...
Uniswap Foundation targets $62M in additional funding
Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap is seeking an on-chain vote to approve the second tranche of the $74 million funding for...
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...
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...
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...
