Author: Tony Pearce
Binance Labs Announces a $500M Fund Focused on Web3 Projects
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBinance’s venture capital arm Binance Labs has announced the launch of a $500 million fund.
MetaBlaze Crypto Presale: Second ICO Round Now Open to The Public
Reading Time: 3 minutesMetaBlaze is heating up this week. With its ongoing mint of MetaGoblin NFTs, the blockchain gaming company opens the second round of its crypto presale.
Tezsure Launches a Decentralized Bridge Between Ethereum and Tezos
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTezsure has announced it has successfully launched the Plenty bridge, a decentralized bridge between Ethereum and Tezos.
DEX Symbiosis Releases a Tool That Allows Automatic Deposits of Liquidity to DeFi Protocol Pools
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSymbiosis, a decentralized exchange, has added ZAP technology, which automates the receipt of LP tokens from pools.
Investors Who Lost $30M Rob a Crypto Expert in the UAE
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSix investors from the UAE have attacked a cryptocurrency expert who had made them lose $30 million.
The Price of Gaming Token WEMIX Jumps by 250%
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe price of gaming token WEMIX has increased by almost 268% in just two weeks, jumping from $1.27 to $4.70.
Crypto Spam Has Grown 4,000% Since 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of various bots and spam actively distributed in the crypto space by various attackers has grown by almost 4,000%.
Splinterlands Has Sold More Than 2,270 Validator Node Licenses
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSplinterlands, and NFT game operator, has recently launched an open sale of licenses for validator nodes.
Hoskinsea Partners with Pavia Land to Setup a Virtual Headquater on the Metaverse
Reading Time: 2 minutesHoskinsea is excited to announce that the virtual world we’ve chosen is Pavia.
StarkWare Reaches $8B Valuation After Raising $100M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe project specializing in second-tier scale-out solutions has just completed a $100 million funding round.
JPMorgan Analysts Say $38,000 is the Fair Price of BTC
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe fair price of Bitcoin is at $38,000, and cryptocurrencies have overtaken real estate as one of the preferred “alternative assets.”
Digital Securities Trading Platform ADDX Attracts $58M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingaporean digital securities exchange platform ADDX has raised $58 million in a pre-Series B funding round.
Wormhole Pays $10M to White Hat Hacker for Discovering a Vulnerability
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe project team has paid $10 million to a white hat hacker who has discovered a critical vulnerability in the cross-chain protocol.
Protego Trust Bank Plans to Hit a $2 Billion Valuation Following Next Funding Round
Reading Time: < 1 minuteProtego Trust Bank has opened a Series B funding round in which the company expects to receive a $2 billion valuation.
FCA Urges to Take Into Account TerraUSD Collapse When Working on Regulation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should “take into account” the recent volatility in the cryptocurrency market as it works on the regulatory framework for the industry.
MimbleWimble Update is Activated on Litecoin Network
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe MimbleWimble Extension Block (MWEB) update has been activated on the Litecoin main network today at approximately 05:30 CET.
Crypto.com Makes Donation to University of Pennsylvania’s Crypto Research Laboratory Fund
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrypto.com has just announced it has committed a 2-year gift to support the University of Pennsylvania’s (Penn) new Crypto Research Laboratory Fund.
Voyager Digital Raises $60M in Funding Round Led by Alameda
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrypto broker Voyager Digital has raised about $60 million in a private placement led by Sam Bankman-Fried-owned Alameda Research.
AQX Launches its New DeFi Platform in Open Beta on 18th May 2022
Reading Time: 4 minutesNow interested parties will have an opportunity to access the AQX cryptocurrency exchange platform on 18th May 2022. T
Spotify Starts Testing NFT Support
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStreaming music service Spotify is exploring the use of NFTs on the platform.
Australia Plans to Tighten Control Over Crypto Taxes Payments
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has listed cryptocurrencies and NFTs as a key focus for 2022.
Chinese Court Recognizes Bitcoin as an Asset Protected by the Law
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Shanghai District Court has ruled in favor of a Bitcoin owner and awarded him a compensation.
David Marcus Launches Lightning Network Growth Startup
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe former head of the payments division of Meta has announced the launch of Lightspark, a new company focused on expanding the use of Bitcoin.
Chainalysis Valued at $8.6B Following Results of Latest Investment Round
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnalytical firm Chainalysis has raised $170 million in Series F funding from the Sovereign Fund of Singapore and other investors.
Citigroup and Wells Fargo Invest $105M in a Crypto Trading Platform
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrypto trading infrastructure provider Talos has raised $105M in a Series B funding round, which has resulted in the startup’s valuation reaching $1.25B.
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