The Solana Foundation launches an AI accelerator program and increases the grant program to $10 million Jacquelyn Melinek 8 o’clock As the artificial intelligence market continues to heat up, a number of crypto players – big and small – are diving in. The Solana Foundation, the nonprofit behind the layer-1 blockchain Solana, has officially integrated … Read more
Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast that interviews crypto newsmakers to better understand the technology behind the hype and the people working towards a decentralized future. For this week’s episode, Jaquelyn interviewed Sergey Nazarovco-founder of Chainlink, a protocol that provides an oracle network for smart contracts. “Oracle networks are really the thing that puts … Read more
After all the resistance, Ledger tried to defend his position, but somehow managed to further enrage his users in a now removed tweet, “Technically, it is and has always been possible to write firmware that enables key extraction. You always trusted that Ledger wouldn’t implement such firmware whether you knew it or not. On Thursday, … Read more
As the NFT sector continues to waddle through a period of icy consumer interest, some collections are diving deep, exploring new waters and expanding their horizons into the physical realm in hopes of reaching more people and growing their brand. Pudgy Penguins, an (admittedly cute) NFT collection that doubles as a web3 IP company, is … Read more
Coinbase One is launching in 35 countries starting with the US, UK, Germany and Ireland Jacquelyn Melinek 10 hours Coinbase, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange, is launching its subscription service, Coinbase One, in 35 countries in an effort to retain users and grow its recurring revenue streams as the crypto economy struggles through a bearish … Read more
LayerZero Labs, the team behind cross-chain messaging protocol LayerZero, is teaming up with bug bounty and security services platform Immunefi to launch a $15 million bug bounty for its protocol, LayerZero co-founder and CEO Bryan Pellegrino told Exclusive to MinRegion. The bug bounty alliance offers a maximum reward of $15 million for each new vulnerability … Read more
Ripple has announced that it has acquired Metaco, a Swiss-based cryptocurrency custody company, for $250 million in cash and Ripple shares. With this move, Ripple is expanding its offerings as it will now be able to hold, issue and settle any type of tokenized asset. “Metaco is a proven leader in institutional digital asset custody … Read more
Kraken, Gemini, and Crypto.com also plan to continue operating in the country Jacquelyn Melinek 9 hours The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, said last week that it would stop serving Canadian customers due to “new guidelines regarding stablecoins and investor limits for crypto exchanges.” But while the exchange said it will return to the country … Read more
The exchange’s chief business officer talks about investments, BD and the future of the exchange Jacquelyn Melinek 7 hours Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, is going big on M&A this year, with a particular focus on geographic gaps and customer base. And helping the exchange there is the company’s chief business officer, … Read more
Nexon, one of the largest gaming companies in the world, wades into web3 like some of its peers in Asia. MapleStory’s developer is creating a blockchain-powered ecosystem based on the twenty-year-old massively multiplayer online game, where players can trade in-game assets such as outfits, gear, and virtual pets in the form of non-fungible tokens. About … Read more