Tagged: decentralization

October 11, 2023 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZorroSign, Inc., a global firm focused on data security solutions built on blockchain, today announced its advanced integration with Provenance Blockchain, the decentralized blockchain purpose-built for financial services “with over $8 billion in real-world financial asset total value locked (TVL).” This crucial integration allows ZorroSign… Read More

September 29, 2023 @ 9:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper.co, one of the industry’s leading digital asset custodians, is pleased to announce an enhancement to its existing integration with Stellar, a decentralized, open-source blockchain network designed to connect the financial systems and democratize economic participation. This enhancement allows institutional clients to trade an even… Read More

September 26, 2023 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consensys announced a partnership with Protocol Labs aimed to support leading blockchain ventures and startups through Consensys Scale (formerly Consensys Startup Program). Builders in the Scale program now have access to Protocol Labs’ experience in “supporting hundreds of founders in their entrepreneurial journey.” Protocol Labs… Read More

September 25, 2023 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MakerDAO co-founder Rune Christensen has submitted a proposal to build the project’s upcoming native chain using Solana’s codebase, which led to Vitalik Buterin selling $580,000 worth of MakerDAO’s MKR token in rebellion. The move may be an indication that ecosystem participants want to explore different… Read More

September 21, 2023 @ 9:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain Founders Group and Concordium have entered into a partnership. Concordium is a permissionless Layer 1 that balances privacy with accountability, providing a fast, secure, and high-scale blockchain platform to build a safer tomorrow. As covered, Concordium is a Layer 1, “science-backed” blockchain, that balances… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 6:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dacxi Chain says it is poised to improve global investment crowdfunding by streamlining the entire process. In a blog post, the company claims that its first-mover advantage will help it succeed, drawing a parallel to big tech firms like Facebook and Microsoft. The company mentions… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 3:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Institutional-grade DeFi platform, Avantgarde, has appointed portfolio management specialist Ainsley To as head of asset management. Avantgarde is known for building and “maintaining the world’s first on-chain asset management protocol, Enzyme.” Appointed to research, design, and manage Avantgarde’s on-chain strategies, To brings a wealth of… Read More

September 3, 2023 @ 6:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CyberConnect, the Web3’s “earliest” and “biggest” decentralized social network, has formed a partnership with Alchemy Pay in order to “have its native token $CYBER listed on Alchemy Pay’s fiat On-Ramp.” This token integration “provides users with a straightforward and compliant way to effortlessly acquire CYBER… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Helix, the decentralized orderbook exchange built on Injective, announces the launch of Helix Institutional, enabling the trading of DeFi derivatives products in a permissioned, KYC-enabled environment. This initiative aims “to usher in a new era of decentralized trading for prominent institutions, allowing them to access… Read More

August 27, 2023 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elusiv, a privacy protocol building Web3’s universal encryption layer for a secure decentralized world, has launched the first Private Token Swaps on Solana. Now available via the Elusiv Web App, the Private Token Swap functionality “allows users to exchange assets without disclosing private information about… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

When Hyperion Decimus Founders Chris Sullivan and Matt Rosen launched the quant fund they had one “headache” to solve: mitigating counterparty risk. Self-custody wasn’t secure enough, so they “started the process of carefully vetting potential custodians.” That’s how they reportedly chose BitGo. Sullivan said: “BitGo… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anthony Leutenegger, Head of Growth at Aragon, the DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) platform that grows with you and allows users to mint tokens, set governance, and easily onboard members, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. Anthony Leutenegger of Aragon discussed the launch… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Led by Electric Capital, Ellipsis Labs’ $3.3M seed round also saw contributions from Robot Ventures and Anagram. Notable angels in this investment round “include Anatoly Yakovenko, CEO of Solana Labs, Marc Boiron, CEO of Polygon Labs, and Keone Hon, CEO of Monad Labs.” Ellipsis Labs… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

1inch has reportedly integrated with Klaytn’s Kaikas wallet. Under this partnership, the 1inch Swap API will “power token swaps in Kaikas, a versatile wallet ensuring interaction with the Klaytn ecosystem.” In its commitment to deliver a seamless DeFi experience across the globe, the 1inch Network… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 6:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A “significant” advancement has been made in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector as 0xKYC, a developer of pioneering permissionless identity solutions, joins forces with Hinkal Protocol, a privacy-focused DeFi platform. This partnership marks a thoughtful integration of compliance and privacy, creating an environment “where private… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Lasha Atandze, CEO of Rarify Labs, a service provider for Rarimo, the interoperability protocol making digital identities and the decentralized social layer multi-chain. During our conversation, Lasha sheds some light on the importance of multi-chain access for social identities in today’s… Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  We recently caught up with the former CEO of Midas Finance, who built a $300 million crypto-fund that has gone bankrupt with the CeFi market collapse and who claims he has taken all his lessons with him to revive growth back into DeFi with… Read More

August 14, 2023 @ 12:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Telos announces its partnership with Open Ocean, which claims to be one of the widest reaching decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregators in Web3. From swaps and gas-free limit orders to its powerful v3 API, OpenOcean is “an ‘all-in-one’ crypto-companion every crypto user and platform needs.” Through… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tanay Ved, Lucas Nuzzi & the Coin Metrics team have examined the various features and risks associated with DeFi lending in an extensive report. The researchers at Coin Metrics noted that “over the years, the digital asset ecosystem has spawned diverse use-cases.” Among them, decentralized… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SphereX, a web3 security company, has raised $8.2 million in seed funding and launched SphereX Protect, a decentralized security solution for smart contracts. This solution prevents vulnerabilities “in the code from being exploited and maintains contract operation even under threat.” SphereX, a web3 security platform,… Read More