Web3

Pantera Capital, a leading blockchain investment firm, has announced its investment in TON (Telegram Open Network), a Layer 1 network originally conceived by Telegram and further developed by the open-source community. This investment underscores Pantera’s confidence in TON’s potential to revolutionize cryptocurrency adoption on a massive scale. In its official announcement, Pantera Capital emphasized TON’s […]

Telefonica, a Spain-based telecommunications company, has secured a strategic partnership with the decentralized oracle network Chainlink (LINK). According to an official announcement on Feb. 15, the collaboration aims to integrate real-world telecommunications capabilities into blockchain networks to improve Web3 applications and smart contracts security. A primary goal is to address fraudulent activities, particularly SIM Swap […]

Ethereum layer-2 scaling protocol Starknet will begin distributing its native network token on Feb. 20. Ethereum stakers are among the recipients of STRK tokens. This will give approximately 1.3 million wallets eligibility to claim STRK tokens. It is open to solo and liquid Ethereum stakes, Starknet developers and users, and projects and developers outside the […]

MetaMask has collaborated with Robinhood to enable direct crypto purchases for users. Consensys, the developers behind MetaMask, are joined by Robinhood Markets, Inc., who have now enabled users to integrate Robinhood Connect with their MetaMask wallet. This partnership makes it possible to initiate cryptocurrency purchasing from the MetaMask wallet user interface for MetaMask users in the U.S. The partnership […]

China initiated a clampdown on cryptocurrencies as early as late 2017, threatening their financial stability and sovereignty. Rumors suggest a potential policy change, but there’s scant indication that China will relax crypto restrictions soon. Chinese authorities have long been suspicious of decentralized digital currencies such as Bitcoin operating outside state control that they say pose […]

Dr. Xiao Feng, Chairman of HashKey Group, issued a 2024 New Year’s message, starting from the first principles of blockchain and discussing the top ten industry trends in 2024. Embracing the first principles of that blockchain, he emphasized their history of ledgers began with the Sumerians writing on clay tablets millennia past through to the […]

The Japanese government has approved a tax reform that will provide favorable conditions for companies holding cryptocurrencies. An amendment to fiscal 2024 taxation laws will exempt companies from paying tax on “unrealized gains” on third-party digital tokens like Bitcoin (BTC). According to local reports, Japan’s government disclosed the new tax reform on December 22 following […]

Lisk (LISK), the open-source blockchain network and platform for decentralized applications (dApp), noted its decision to join the Ethereum ecosystem as its layer 2 (L2) platform. In an official blog post, he said it is building the upcoming ecosystem on Gelato’s Rollup and powering it via Optimism OP Stack. Lisk’s Leap to L2: Pioneering Web3 […]

CertiK made­ a serious statement about a “bootloade­r vulnerability” in Solana’s Saga smartphone. Howeve­r, Solana Labs completely reje­cts these assertions. According to Solana Labs, the­re has been vide­o content release­d by the blockchain security company CertiK. It share­s several “untrue” state­ments about a supposed security risk pre­sent in the crypto-ready Saga phone­ by Solana. On […]