Tagged: Web3

June 18, 2025 @ 7:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Web3 still relies on centralized infrastructure to run applications and AI models, creating major challenges for users and developers. Chris Jenkins, Operations Lead at Pocket Network, shared insights with CI about how Web3 can improve dapps and AI products, and how open data frameworks will… Read More

June 11, 2025 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Netcapital Inc. (NCPL, NCPLW), a Boston-based Fintech in the online investment sector, says it is making significant strides in democratizing private capital markets. Through a series of acquisitions and platform enhancements announced in recent press releases, the company is reinforcing its mission to empower entrepreneurs… Read More

June 9, 2025 @ 9:15 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Grigore Roșu is a big believer in blockchain and Web3, but knows fragmentation and trust issues are holding it back. His response is Pi Squared, an advanced verifiable settlement layer for AI and crypto. With $12.5 million in seed funding, Pi Squared enables verifiable, cross-chain computation and settlement…. Read More

June 8, 2025 @ 4:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consensys, an Ethereum and web3 software technology company, today announced the acquisition of Web3Auth, a provider of key management and embedded wallet infrastructure for web3 applications. This acquisition will improve MetaMask user experience by “addressing one of the biggest risks in self-custody today: seed phrase… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 2:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency ecosystem is fraught with sophisticated scams and vulnerabilities. Blockchain security firm SlowMist has recently highlighted several critical threats targeting crypto users, from social engineering scams to malicious browser extensions and large-scale hacks. These incidents underscore the urgent need for vigilance and robust security… Read More

June 1, 2025 @ 7:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Even with the short week, Web3 was busy discussing cybersecurity disclosure, stablecoins and security vulnerabilities with AI agents. Read more below. Repealing cybersecurity incident public disclosure requirements is a big mistake “It would be a huge mistake for the SEC to repeal the cybersecurity incident… Read More

June 1, 2025 @ 6:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Quranium, an infrastructure built to incorporate quantum security, AI-native intelligence, and blockchain trust, has launched its testnet. The Convergence Layer combines: Quantum security: Uncrackable by quantum computers, using NIST-approved SLHDSA signatures and ML-KEM encryption. AI-native design: On-chain autonomous agents that audit, deploy, govern, and evolve… Read More

June 1, 2025 @ 5:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape continues to evolve, presenting opportunities and challenges for developers and users. Recent analyses from CertiK shed light on critical incidents and emerging technologies shaping the Web3 ecosystem. CertiK unveils three key updates: an incident analysis of the Cork… Read More

May 28, 2025 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Labs Limited, under the leadership of CEO Joey Bertschler, has officially launched the Volante Card, the Web3-enabled prepaid card designed specifically for salary disbursement—no traditional bank account required. Designed to serve unbanked individuals globally—and to offer a cost-effective alternative in regions “affected by inflation… Read More

May 23, 2025 @ 7:13 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Panther Protocol has officially released its codebase as open-source software, following a successful security audit conducted by Veridise. This launch offers access to Panther’s Zero-Knowledge technology to build DeFi solutions that meet customizable regulatory requirements and users’ on-chain data privacy needs. The open-source code will… Read More

May 15, 2025 @ 2:27 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As new impactful technologies emerge, insurance providers grapple with pricing risk properly. Effective solutions are developed by looking at relevant regulations and comparable industries. Providers must also develop a nuanced understanding of the technology. Alternative Intelligence (AI) has insurers considering all of the above, and… Read More

May 13, 2025 @ 11:06 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Web3 world has plenty of opinions on the impact of the trade deal between China and the United States. See what Web3 executives have to say. The global cloud industry needs more “A temporary trade deal between the US and China is not enough… Read More

May 13, 2025 @ 3:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nirvana Labs, the “high-performance” bare metal cloud purpose-built for Web3, has raised a $6M seed extension co-led by Crucible Capital and Jump Crypto, “bringing its total funding to $11.8M.” The funding round also includes participation “from RW3 Ventures, Castle Island, and Hash3.” Meltem Demirors of… Read More

May 13, 2025 @ 7:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks is now working with Calastone, the global funds network, to support Web3 connectivity within Calastone’s Tokenised Distribution solution, a solution enabling asset managers to tokenize any fund on Calastone’s network and “distribute it across blockchains such as Ethereum and Polygon.” Fireblocks is providing infrastructure… Read More

May 11, 2025 @ 9:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Futureverse, a provider of AI and metaverse technology, has officially launched RakutenWallet.Pass in partnership with Rakuten Wallet. Starting today, Rakuten Wallet’s users will now have access to onboard seamlessly to an upgraded version of the RakutenWallet.Pass, unlocking Web3 benefits like digital ownership and access to… Read More

May 11, 2025 @ 7:05 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

SPACE ID, a digital identity platform, this week announced that it has partnered with Floki, a community-driven blockchain ecosystem that started as a memecoin, on the launch of its decentralized website platform, the Floki Hub. SPACE ID will provide decentralized identity infrastructure to the Floki… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Republic Note, a profit-sharing digital asset focused initiative by Republic, has reached a significant milestone with its Dividend Pool hitting $1.71 million. This figure represents 85.5% of the $2 million threshold required to trigger payouts to Republic Note holders. Republic Note 1. The pool is… Read More

May 2, 2025 @ 11:35 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Web3 executives comment on disappearing NFTs, data center shortages and other issues of the week. Disappearing/reappearing NFTs highlight risk with centralized cloud networks “After Nike’s CloneX collection went dark on Thursday, we worked closely with the Nike RTFKT team to hurriedly upload the files to… Read More

May 2, 2025 @ 9:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At the Unchained Summit Dubai 2025, Ronghui Gu, Co-founder of CertiK and Associate Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University, delivered a keynote address underscoring the balance between Web3 innovation and robust security measures. With blockchain technology now underpinning a global financial infrastructure valued at… Read More

April 29, 2025 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), Fabric Ventures, Animoca Brands and Founders Factory have launched a multi-million pound accelerator in the UK, set to transform the UK’s blockchain and AI ecosystem. This initiative reportedly aims to unlock product market fit and growth for the so-called “next generation” of… Read More