Near Project’s Octopus Network lays off 40% of its staff amid crypto winter
Octopus Network, a decentralized app chain network natively built on NEAR Protocol, has announced that it will be “refactoring” to...
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What are Handshake (HNS) domains, and how do they work?
A particular topic of interest in the blockchain space is the emergence of blockchain-related projects in the domain name system...
The 5 strangest stories of the industry in 2022
From Terra to FTX, 2022 has given us many weird crypto stories. While investors have been enduring a bear market...
Crypto Raiders drops knowledge with NFT Steez
Blockchain gaming and the play-to-earn model were all the rage in 2021, but over time, the model declined as a...
Binance Launches Blockchain Education Program in Kazakhstan – Blockchain Bitcoin News
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is behind an initiative to qualify university students in Kazakhstan to work in the industry. Under an...
10 crypto tweets that made a splash in 2022
Another year in the crypto space has nearly passed. As usual, Twitter has been a hotbed of crypto-related conversation during...
Auros Global expects to resume regular operations following restructuring plan
Cryptocurrency trading firm Auros Global, which reportedly suffered from a $20 million dollar exposure in the FTX collapse, has released...
Successful decentralization doesn’t need blockchains — Nillion CEO
Decentralization via blockchain technology has given rise to several applications, including cryptocurrency, nonfungible tokens, decentralized autonomous organizations, decentralized finance and much more. However, the...
Gate.io experiences slowdown in deposits and withdrawals due to node maintenance
Users of the crypto exchange Gate.io are facing slow deposits and withdrawals on transactions due to a node maintenance from...
Bitvavo to prefund locked DCG assets worth $296.7M amid liquidity crisis
The Digital Currency Group and its affiliates (DCG), which manages $296.7 million (280 million euros) in deposits and digital assets...
Corporate America has finally taken notice of Web3 — US trademark lawyer
This year saw an influx of trademark applications filed by various companies looking to get in on the Web3 action....
Stellar partners with UNHCR to give Ukrainian refugees cash via USDC
Humanitarian groups have increasingly used blockchain technology to solve problems with lack of banking or inadequate identity verification in developing...
MetaMask to allow users to purchase and transfer Ethereum via PayPal
Digital payments platform PayPal has teamed up with MetaMask parent company ConsenSys to allow MetaMask users to purchase and transfer...
Algorand to support bank and insurance guarantees platform in Italy
Layer-1 blockchain platform Algorand has been chosen as the public blockchain to support an “innovative digital guarantees platform” to be...
Argentina Organizes National Blockchain Committee to Implement State Level Strategy – Blockchain Bitcoin News
The government of Argentina has designated a national blockchain committee in order to establish the directives for a state-level blockchain...
A Supreme Court case could kill Facebook and other socials — allowing blockchain to replace them
The internet — arguably the greatest invention in human history — has gone awry. We can all feel it. It...
Bank of Spain to Launch Experimental Wholesale CBDC Digital Token Program – Blockchain Bitcoin News
The Bank of Spain is seeking the collaboration of organizations interested in participating in an experimental test on a wholesale...
Ethereum developers target March 2023 for Shanghai hard fork
According to a discussion at the 151st Ethereum Core Developers Meeting on Dec. 8, core programmers have set a tentative...
Web3 Blockchain Gaming Project Oasys Closes Strategic Funding Round With Participation of Galaxy Interactive and Nexon – Blockchain Bitcoin News
Oasys, a Gamefi-oriented Web3 blockchain project, has announced it has closed a strategic funding round led by Galaxy Interactive, a...
Chainlink launches staking to increase the security of oracle services
Blockchain oracle network Chainlink has launched its staking feature to help increase the economic security of the platform's oracle services....
Spanish Soccer League Laliga Will Certify Goal Scoring Balls Using Blockchain Tech – Blockchain Bitcoin News
Laliga, the premier Spanish soccer league, has announced the implementation of a new system that will use blockchain for tracking...
Never mind FTX — Fine arts institutions should still onboard to blockchain
The reality is that blockchain technology can still deliver substantial benefits, particularly within the fine arts. And for those who...
