Blockchain

[PRESS RELEASE – VICTORIA, SEYCHELLES, April 5th, 2023] OKX, the second largest crypto exchange by trading volume and a leading Web3 technology company, has teamed up with Google Cloud to host the OKX Hackathon to drive growth and innovation of the blockchain ecosystem. The three-day event, held in Silicon Valley, aimed to encourage developers to build decentralized applications on OKT Chain, a leading layer 1 blockchain built on Cosmos. Over 200 attendees joined the...

Like many stablecoins, BTG Dol token is also pegged to the US dollar. Latin America’s biggest investment bank, BTG Pactual, has just announced the launch of its own stablecoin – BTG Dol. According to an official statement from the bank, the stablecoin will run on the Polygon network and is already available to clients. The bank’s choice of blockchain network does not exactly come as a surprise though. This is considering that Polygon is compatible with Ethereum and backs several major...

PostFinance partners with Sygnum Bank to offer cryptocurrencies PostFinance, eines der führenden Finanzinstitute und die grösste Retailbank der Schweiz, schliesst eine Partnerschaft mit Sygnum, der weltweit ersten Bank für digitale Vermögenswerte. Ziel ist es, den Kunden eine Reihe von regulierten Bankdienstleistungen für digitale Vermögenswerte über die B2B-Bankplattform von Sygnum anzubieten. Die Partnerschaft von PostFinance mit der Sygnum Bank...

The rise in gold prices has been attributed to mounting speculation about the United States Federal Reserve’s future policy following the release of jobs data. The total market capitalization of tokenized gold has surpassed $1 billion. CoinGecko data places it at $1.02 billion, up 2.3% over the past 24 hours, with a trading volume of $35,508,696 over the same period. The largest gainers are PAX Gold and Tether Gold with gains of 2.7% and 1.9% respectively. Both are currently trading over...

Bitcoin-Basel: BLS Schifffahrt: Proof-Of-Visit NFT Kollektion Die BLS Schifffahrt kündigt die Einführung ihrer Proof-Of-Visit NFT-Kollektion an, die speziell für Besucherinnen und Besucher des berühmten Bootsstegs in Iseltwald am Brienzersee, Schweiz entwickelt wurde. Die innovative neue Kollektion ermöglicht es Gästen, ihre Erinnerungen auf einzigartige Weise in Form eines Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) festzuhalten. BLS Schifffahrt setzt damit einen...

The growth in the price of Ethereum has also stirred a rub-off on the major Liquid Staking Derivatives Platform (LSD). Ethereum (ETH) has joined Bitcoin (BTC) to lead the rally in the digital currency ecosystem today as key stakeholders and investors are religiously awaiting the upcoming Shapella Upgrade. At the time of writing, Ethereum is changing hands at $1,913.45, up by 4.34% over the past 24 hours as the industry’s biggest smart contract platform sought to build on its 5.17% in...

The OpenSea Pro through Gem v2 will help digital art collectors discover the best deals in over 170 marketplaces. The Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) industry has grown to a $2.1 billion valued crypto sector with OpenSea playing a crucial role in global adoption. Founded in 2017, OpenSea has facilitated over $20 billion in NFT volume from over 2 million collections. Moreover, the NFT marketplace is backed by top industry investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase ventures, Trust Wallet,...

Republic Crypto, a global blockchain firm that provides end-to-end white glove advisory services to accelerate the best crypto companies from seed to liquidity, has expanded to the UAE with an aim to grow its presence and offer its services across the MENA region. Obtaining a license from the DIFC in 2022, Republic Crypto is now extending its tech advisory services to the UAE market. This is the first step towards its plan to deliver its full stack of products and services with an intention...

The multichain token bridge Allbridge, which was recently hacked, said that 1,500 BNB (worth around $465,000) was returned to its team. The rest of the funds will be considered a white hat bounty to the exploiter, according to the statement. The cross-chain bridge enables digital asset transfer from one blockchain network to another via liquidity pools. Over the weekend, a malicious entity drained funds after manipulating the prices in Allbridge’s liquidity pools on BNB Chain...

The second largest blockchain and digital currency conference – known as ETH Denver – occurred in early March of this year in the Centennial State, aka Colorado, at the National Western. ETH Denver Was a Major Hit Among the entrepreneurial speakers present at the event were “Vinny Crypto” and “Matt” with On Chain Records. In an interview, Vinny explained what he and his team sought to accomplish with their work. He said: We make physical records, and you have your NFC...