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Leading DeFi protocol Balancer (BAL) has launched capital-efficient stable pools on Balancer V2. Balancer V2 Introduces Stable Pools In a bid to stand out in the competitive decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape, Balancer today announced the launch of stable pools which makes the protocol the first AMM with at least three...
Blockchain-based fan engagement platform Socios is set to be Serie A champions Inter Milan’s new kit sponsors. Inter Milan to Unveil Socios as New Kit Sponsors According to a report by Football Italia, Inter is reportedly poised to announce a high-profile deal with blockchain-based platform Socios that will see the...
Leading cryptocurrency exchange and services provider Crypto.com has joined forces with UFC to become its global official ‘fight kit’ partner. UFC Joins the Crypto Bandwagon According to a press release issued on July 7, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has onboarded Crypto.com as its official fight kit partner via a high-profile...
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is set to conduct public consultations with regard to CBDCs, stablecoins, and other emerging mediums of payment. NZ Catches the CBDC Fever According to an official statement issued on July 7, the Assistant Governor of The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Christian Hawkesby detailed...
High-end hotels group – The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts – recently announced it would begin accepting cryptocurrencies for booking accommodations. Support for More than 40 Cryptocurrencies In a press release issued on July 6, London-based luxury hotel group Pavilions said it had enhanced its guest experiences by becoming the first...
Switzerland-based crypto-friendly bank Sygnum Bank is gearing up to offer Ethereum 2.0 staking services. Ethereum Staking Services are Here Sygnum, which claims to be the world’s first digital asset bank today announced it had introduced support for Ethereum 2.0 staking. Interested clients can choose to securely stake Ethereum via Sygnum’s...
Online and mobile digital payments service provider Allied Payment Network (Allied) has inked a partnership with bitcoin-focused technology and financial services firm NYDIG to allow customers to buy, sell, and trade the premier cryptocurrency. Enabling Support for Bitcoin In a press release issued today, Allied announced its partnership with NYDIG...
Decentralized, high-performance smart contract platform IOST (IOST) had nothing short of a spectacular first half in 2021. The IOST ecosystem grew at an unprecedented pace during the first six months of the year and taking into account what’s in the pipeline for the project, things look extremely promising heading into...
Bitcoin (BTC) gets a major adoption push in Ukraine as e-bank Monobank mulls offering BTC trading in July. Monobank to Launch Debit Cards with Bitcoin (BTC) Trading Features Bitcoin adoption the world over continues to expand with the latest development being the decision of major Ukranian e-banking application Monobank to...
Indian IT giant Tech Mahindra has joined forces with Singapore and Hyderabad-based ditital supply chain solutions provider StaTwig to implement ‘VaccineLedger’ across the globe. Tracing Vaccine Provenance with Blockchain According to a report by The Business Line, major Indian IT firm Tech Mahindra is set to leverage distributed ledger technology...
Vietnamese PM has called for greater cryptocurrency adoption in the country. Vietnam to Pilot Crypto Over Multiple Years According to a report by local news outlet Viet Nam News, Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh has asked the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to trial cryptocurrency implementation from 2021 until...
A UK-based charity has received more than $130,000 worth of crypto donations in the last 12 months alone. Using Crypto for a Noble Cause Newcastle, UK-based charity, the Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF) recently stated it had received north of $130,000 in crypto donations since it launched the initiative almost...
China’s e-yuan pilots are now focusing on going green. E-Yuan for Environmental Sustainability According to a report by Ledger Insights, China has kick-started two new pilots for its famed digital yuan. Specifically, these pilots have been initiated in Chengdu and Xiong’an at a combined value of around $2.3 million. What...
London-based multinational professional services firm EY has open-sourced the prototype code for its zk-proofs Ethereum Layer 2 solution, Nightfall 3. EY Releases Code for Ethereum Layer-2 Scaling Solution According to a report by The Block published July 2, auditing and accounting giant EY has open-sourced the code for Nightfall 3...
Digital assets giant Grayscale has added a substantial amount of Cardano (ADA) to its large cap fund. Grayscale Banks on Cardano In a Twitter thread posted yesterday, crypto-assets management firm Grayscale stated it had adjusted the portfolio of Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund to accommodate Cardano (ADA). https://twitter.com/Grayscale/status/1410945111597498369 For the...
