Jump Trading Group formally introduces Jump Crypto
Jump Trading Group, a data and research-driven trading business in operation for more than twenty years, today announced the formal launch of Jump Crypto, a dedicated unit focused on the development of blockchain ecosystems and cryptocurrency. Kanav Kariya has been appointed President of Jump Crypto. As founding code contributors to projects such as the Pyth […]
Jump Trading Group formally introduces Jump Crypto
Jump Trading Group, a data and research-driven trading business in operation for more than twenty years, today announced the formal launch of Jump Crypto, a dedicated unit focused on the development of blockchain ecosystems and cryptocurrency. Kanav Kariya has been appointed President of Jump Crypto. As founding code contributors to projects such as the Pyth […]
Eden Block launches $16M fund to grow the Solana ecosystem in Israel & Europe
Eden Block, a blockchain-focused VC firm with offices in London and Tel-Aviv, and the Solana Foundation today announced a funding effort of up to $16 million to advance the Solana ecosystem in Israel. With this specialized new fund, Eden Block and the Solana Foundation will invest in pre-seed and seed-stage blockchain companies out of Israel. […]
Jet Protocol launches its borrowing and lending alpha product on Solana devnet
Jet Protocol, a borrowing and lending protocol built on Solana, today announced the launch of its alpha product on the Solana devnet introducing the ecosystem to its improved cross-margining borrowing and lending experience. Users of Jet will be able to borrow against or earn a yield on their crypto-assets. Founders of Jet Protocol, Wil Barnes, […]
Alpha Finance introduces second launchpad incubation project: pSTAKE
Alpha Finance Lab, a DeFi ecosystem and platform, today announced the second Alpha Launchpad project, pSTAKE, a ‘Liquid Staking’ DeFi protocol that unlocks liquidity of staked assets. What is pSTAKE? Designed as a liquid staking solution, pSTAKE.finance unlocks the true potential of staked PoS assets (e.g. ATOM). PoS token holders can deposit their tokens onto […]
Interactive Brokers integrates cryptocurrency trading via Paxos
Interactive Brokers Group, a global brokerage firm, today announced the addition of crypto, clients can trade Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) via Paxos Trust Company. Through Paxos, IBKR clients will be able to trade cryptocurrency alongside other asset classes available on the Interactive Brokers platform creating a unified customer experience. […]
Cardano DeFi platform Occam.fi teams with COTI for ADA-based payments
COTI, a DAG-based blockhain protocol & infrastructure, today announced a partnership with Occam.fi, a decentralized launchpad for the Cardano ecosystem to explore development synergies — including the possibility of enabling users to participate in initial offerings in ADA via the OccamRazer launchpad. The strategic partnership, still in its early exploration phase, will look for opportunities […]
Blockchain-based invoice factoring platform Hiveterminal expands to DACH region
Hiveterminal, a blockchain-based invoice factoring platform, today announced that it has moved its headquarters to Switzerland’s “Crypto Valley” Zug, the European blockchain hub. The company will be operating under the legal entity Hiveterminal AG. The founding of Hiveterminal AG marks the platform’s official entry onto the Swiss market, the first in a series of steps […]
Alpha integrates fiat-crypto gateway from Nash to enable EU users to purchase crypto
Alpha Finance Lab, a DeFi platform and ecosystem, announced today that it has partnered with Nash, a bitcoin and crypto exchange platform to integrate their fiat gateway onto Alpha Homora V2. This partnership will allow European users to easily purchase cryptocurrencies and directly lend on Alpha Homora V2. Nash’s fiat gateway offers European users great rates […]
Axelar integrates with Avalanche-based DEX Pangolin to extend crypto-asset availability
Axelar, the decentralized interoperability network that connects blockchain ecosystems, applications, and users, has today announced a new integration with Pangolin Exchange, a decentralized exchange (DEX) for Avalanche and Ethereum assets. The partnership will enable Pangolin to access assets from major layer-1 blockchains such as the Cosmos Hub, Terra, Bitcoin, and more. “We are looking forward […]
Bitfinex introduces new Ripple, Monero and Terra perpetual swaps
Bitfinex, the popular cryptocurrency exchange platform, today announced that Bitfinex Derivatives has launched perpetual contracts for Ripple (XRP), Monero (XMR), and Terra (LUNA). All three contracts are now live with up to 100x leverage. The XRP and XMR perpetual swaps will be settled in Tether tokens (USDT), and the LUNA swap will be settled in […]
Decentral Games to deploy on Polygon to enhance play-to-earn economy in the metaverse
Polygon, a full-stack Ethereum scaling solution, today announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Decentral Games, a metaverse gaming decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), to solve challenges around scalability, interoperability, speed, and transaction costs during play-to-earn games. Under the partnership, Decentral Games will leverage Polygon’s Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain as an ultra-low fee, sustainable, and efficient […]
P2P crypto marketplace LocalCryptos adds support for Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
LocalCryptos, a peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency marketplace, announced today it has added support for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) trading. This is now the fifth cryptocurrency supported by LocalCryptos. Bitcoin Cash is a fork of BTC, which means it has similar “Bitcoin script” smart contract capabilities. Unlike the LocalCryptos non-custodial escrow scripts for Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dash, LocalCryptos […]
Blockstream and Macquarie team up to develop green Bitcoin mining facilities
Blockstream, a Bitcoin infrastructure services company, today announced a new partnership with financial services giant Macquarie to develop and manage zero-emission Bitcoin mining facilities. The first project will be based in North America and will utilize Blockstream’s enterprise-grade mining facilities and expertise in mining hardware hosting to provide additional security to the Bitcoin network. Partnership […]
C.R.E.A.M. Finance begins bridge strategy bringing NFTs and the Metaverse to DeFi
C.R.E.A.M. Finance, a decentralized lending protocol, is bringing NFTs and the Metaverse to DeFi with phase one of its larger strategy to build the bridges between DeFi, NFT, and the Metaverse ecosystems. In collaboration with Chainlink, C.R.E.A.M. Finance is now the first borrowing/lending DeFi protocol to support Axie Infinity’s AXS and Yield Guild Games’ YGG […]
Delta Exchange launches new options contracts for Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA)
Delta Exchange, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, announced today the launch of call and put options for Solana’s SOL and Cardano’s ADA. These new offerings add to the list of options already available on Delta Exchange including BTC, ETH, XRP, BCP, and BNB. Daily maturities are now available on SOL and ADA with weekly and monthly […]
IOTA selected to participate in the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) network
The IOTA Foundation, the non-profit supporting the research and development of new distributed ledger technologies (DLT), including the IOTA Tangle, announced today it been selected to participate in the pre-commercial procurement process for the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI), a network of blockchain nodes across the European Union (EU). Established in 2019 by the European Blockchain […]
OP Crypto: Former Huobi exec raises $25M to form blockchain venture fund
OP Crypto Capital Management, a new crypto venture capital firm has officially announced its formation. The venture firm is backed by Huobi Ventures, Galaxy Digital’s Vision Hill FoF Platform, Digital Currency Group, Mirana Ventures (Bybit), and The Brooker Group. The firm will focus on bridging the gap between CeFi, DeFi, and the Metaverse through investing […]
Multi-chain crypto protocol Octopus Network secures $5M in Series A funding
Octopus Network, a third-generation multi-chain crypto network for bootstrapping and running Web 3.0 application-specific blockchains, aka appchains, has announced raising $5M in its Series A funding round. Interoperable Web 3.0 crypto networks like Octopus Network, Polkadot, and Cosmos, and are often referred to as the “internet of blockchains” in the same way that today’s Web […]
Matrixport’s ‘BTC-U Range Sniper’ allows stablecoin-holders to accumulate bitcoin whilst earning high yields
Matrixport, an Asia-Pacific-based crypto-asset financial services platform, today announced the launch of ‘BTC-U Range Sniper’, a first-mover product, which enables participants to earn higher returns when the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moves within a specified range. ‘BTC-U Range Sniper’ offers annualized yield (APY) of between 6% to 200% in either USDT/USDC or BTC depending on the […]
Hex Trust adds custody support for the Klaytn blockchain native asset KLAY
Hex Trust, an Asia-based crypto-asset custodian, today announced it has partnered with the Klaytn Foundation to enable its customers including financial institutions, digital asset natives, and HNWIs to custody the Klaytn protocol’s native token KLAY with Hex Safe, an institutional-grade custody platform. A blockchain project spearheaded by South Korean Internet giant Kakao, the Klaytn team […]
Bit2Me closes first phase of B2M token offering raising 5M EUR in 59 seconds
Spanish crypto exchange Bit2Me announced today it successfully closed the first phase of its public ICO (Initial Coin Offering) in just 59 seconds, reaching the figure of 5 million euros raised. The Spanish cryptocurrency platform already raised 2.5 million euros in a private round at the beginning of August. I In total, Bit2Me has now […]
Crypto derivatives protocol SynFutures to deploy on layer-2 Ethereum solution Arbitrum
SynFutures, a crypto derivatives trading protocol, today announced that it will deploy its protocol on Arbitrum, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling protocol. With the announcement, SynFutures will become the first DeFi derivatives project to be deployed on Arbitrum. SynFutures + Arbitrum As a next-generation layer-2 protocol for Ethereum dApps, Arbitrum solves scaling without compromises. It is […]
DeFi platform EQIFI to offer Tezos (XTZ) staking and borrowing
EQIFI, a decentralized finance platform, today announced new products for the Tezos blockchain ecosystem and will offer its users Tezos (XTZ) staking and borrowing. Powered by EQIBank a licensed and regulated digital bank, EQIFI operates under a community-focused, decentralized standard through its native EQX token. The EQIFI community is able to provide input on decisions […]
Stablecoin aggregator dApp BabelFish raises $5.8M via Sovryn Launchpad
BabelFish, a stablecoin aggregator on Rootstock, has completed a successful fundraise totaling $5.8 million via a listing on Sovryn’s Origins Launchpad, the first organization to do so. Funds raised will enable BabelFish users to vote on protocol upgrades, reward the community for work completed, and conduct research and development to sustainably increase AUM and integrations. […]
AnChain.AI raises $10M and awarded SEC contract to monitor crypto-assets
AnChain.AI, a blockchain security company specializing in AI-powered platforms, today announced that it raised $10 million in a Series A funding led by SIG Asia Investments, LLLP, an affiliate of Susquehanna International Group (SIG). Fin VC, Nima Capital, Hard Yaka, and Amino Capital also participated. Moreover, AnChain.AI also announced that it has been awarded the […]
Kine integrates its cross-chain crypto derivatives protocol on Polygon Network
Kine Protocol, a decentralized protocol that establishes general-purpose liquidity pools backed by a customizable portfolio of digital assets, announced today it has partnered with Polygon to bring high margin, cross-chain derivatives trading to the Polygon Network for further scalability and user adoption. This integration will make cross-chain asset transactions between Polygon, Binance Smart Chain, and […]
Cloud-based blockchain platform SIMBA Chain raises $25M in Series A funding
SIMBA Chain, a platform to develop and deploy decentralized applications (dApps) across many blockchains, announced today it raised $25 million in a Series A round led by Valley Capital Partners. A startup incubated at the University of Notre Dame, SIMBA Chain offers a simple, time and energy-efficient method for deploying blockchain technology in the most […]
Browser extension of the Blocknative Ethereum Gas Estimator now available
Blocknative, a blockchain infrastructure platform to work with mempool data, announced the immediate availability of the Blocknative Ethereum Gas Estimator as a browser extension tool on Chrome and Brave. Now any ecosystem participant can access Blocknaive’s Gas Estimator right from their browser. How Gas Platform Works The Gas Estimator is powered by Blocknative’s Gas Platform API. […]
Asia-based crypto exchange Zipmex secures $41M USD in Series B funding
Zipmex, an Asia-Pacific-based cryptocurrency exchange with offices in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Australia, today announced that it has secured over USD $41 million in its Series B funding. This marks a milestone for Zipmex, which has seen multiple companies taking an interest in this round. The Zipmex team welcomes new investors including the Bank of […]
Ignition: Fourth Solana hackathon commences with up to $5M in awards
Solana Labs, the organization managing the Solana blockchain, has today commenced its latest ecosystem hackathon focused on Web3, DeFi, Gaming, and NFTs. Ignition is the fourth Solana hackathon, following the success of its Solana Season hackathon earlier this summer which boasted 13,000 total registrations, 350+ project submissions, and 50+ projects that advanced building on Solana […]
Klever’s new crypto exchange platforms ready for official launch on September 30th
Klever, a crypto service platform, confirmed today that soon Beta time is over for its new crypto exchange. On Thursday, September 30th, three products of Klever Exchange (apps for Android, iOS, and Web) will officially come out of Beta mode and will finally be released in their official form. Updates on Klever To accommodate the […]
Bluehelix rolls out initial release of MPC-based cross-chain bridge solution
Bluehelix, a crypto asset trading technology platform, has announced the Beta release of its Bluehelix Bridge Solution (BBS), an MPC-based cross-chain bridge for decentralized transfers and exchange. Currently, the Bluehelix Bridge Solution (BBS) supports BTC, ETH, HECO, BSC, DOGE, Polygon, and TRON, and will soon support Solana, Near, Cosmos and others. As of August 31st, […]
New $100 million fund launches to support adoption of Celo blockchain
Today, a consortium of Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and projects announced DeFi for the People, a collaboration of crypto organizations united by a common goal: bringing DeFi to the 6 billion smartphone users around the world. Built on Celo, the new initiative counts Aave, Curve, Sushi, PoolTogether, 0x, UMA, Valora, Ubeswap, and Moola Market […]
Crypto exchange Bitget partners with DigiMax offer direct access to CryptoHawk signals product
DigiMax, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency technology, today announced that it has signed a Collaboration Agreement with Bitget, a crypto exchange based in Singapore. Following the launch of USDT futures, one-click copy trade, and quanto swap futures, this past April, Bitget further announced its full acquisition of decentralized crypto wallet Bitkeep. Agreement […]
AI company Appen acquires decentralized mapping data platform Quadrant
Appen, a provider of high-quality training data for organizations that build effective AI systems at scale, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quadrant, a provider of blockchain-powered mobile location data, Point-of-Interest data, and compliance services. With the acquisition, Quadrant’s Geolancer product gains access to 1M+ users. Quadrant leverages blockchain technology across all […]
Lending market platform Algofi ready to launch on the Algorand blockchain
Algofi, a platform to earn high-interest yields on cryptocurrency, announced today the upcoming launch of its decentralized lending market app on the Algorand blockchain. The protocol is currently live on Algorand’s testnet, with plans to launch on mainnet by Q4 of this year. Founders John Clarke and Owen Colegrove bring traditional finance backgrounds to Algofi, […]
FLURRY Finance partners with Polygon for optimized cross-chain yield farming
FLURRY Finance, a platform that facilitates deposits from Ethereum, pools assets, and bridges them to the Matic network in batches. today announced it has formed a partnership with Polygon to scale up convenient cross-chain yield farming. Aligning with the Matic network’s modest fee structure, the tie-up between FLURRY Finance and Polygon reflects FLURRY’s goal to […]
Crypto payment gateway ForgingBlock to integrate Polygon
ForgingBlock, a decentralized cryptocurrency payment gateway, announced today that they have started to integrate Polygon, a platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development. The payment gateway includes e-commerce plugins, payment APIs, a checkout page, and servers with high security and can be easily integrated for both merchants and the Polygon developer community. This development supports the […]
InfStones closes $10M in funding to expand blockchain infrastructure services
Blockchain infrastructure provider InfStones has announced a $10 million Series A funding round led by Qiming Venture Partners, with participation from DHVC, HashKey Capital, Plug and Play, SNZ Holdings, and the family office of Xinjun Liang, co-founder and former vice-chairman/CEO of Fosun International. The blockchain space has been historically difficult for people with non-technical backgrounds […]
Lithium Finance designated data oracle provider for blockchain research firm Blitz Labs
Lithium Finance, a collective-intelligence pricing oracle to offer timely pricing on private, illiquid assets, has announced a partnership with Blitz Labs, a blockchain advisory firm that works under Ellipti Ventures, a research-based fund investing in early-stage blockchain projects. This partnership will open doors for Blitz Labs to leverage the crowd’s wisdom and receive first-hand data […]
Matrixport launches new Ethereum 2.0 (ETH2.0) staking product
Matrixport, an Asia-based blockchain & cryptocurrency platform, today announced the launch of ‘ETH2.0 Staking Earn’, a new product that customers to participate in Ethereum 2.0 (ETH2.0) staking while benefitting from additional token rewards, mining revenues, and better liquidity from related DeFi projects. The ‘ETH2.0 Staking Earn’ product expects to earn yields of between 3 to […]
Horizen and Dash team up to launch “reward marketing amplifier blockchain”
Horizen Labs, developer of an all-in-one public blockchain platform, today announced a new partnership with Dash, the payments-focused and e-commerce cryptocurrency to create a “reward marketing amplifier blockchain application.” The new blockchain will rewards users in DASH for performing tasks. The unique reward marketing solution is being built using Horizen’s scalability and sidechain protocol, Zendoo, […]
Chainlink Price Feeds now integrated on the Solana Devnet
Solana, the high-performance blockchain network, today announced that Chainlink Price Feeds, the most widely used and time-tested decentralized price oracles in DeFi are now running live on the Solana Devnet at sub-second updates. The Chainlink team intends to ship the mainnet integration before Q4 ends, Now, Solana developers can leverage Chainlink Price Feeds for highly […]
Blockstream secures $210M in Series B to scale Bitcoin mining and sidechain initiatives
Blockstream, a provider of bitcoin-based infrastructure services, today announced that it has raised $210 million as part of its Series B financing on a valuation of $3.2 billion. This Series B was led by Baillie Gifford and iFinex, the operator of Bitfinex. The new capital will go towards accelerating Blockstream’s Bitcoin mining efforts and the acquisition of […]