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Solana to Host Alchemy's blockchain node infrastructure
Michael Willson

Solana to Host Alchemy’s blockchain node infrastructure

Alchemy, an Ethereum-based node infrastructure provider, revealed on 02 June, 2022 that it will now support the Solana blockchain. Solana developers will be able to grow their blockchain infrastructure requirements as a result of this development. Alchemy currently provides a node API for Ethereum…

Binance labs collect $500m for its Web3 startup
Michael Willson

Binance labs collect $500m for its Web3 startup

The funding support of crypto behemoth Binance, Binance Labs, has announced a fund of $500 million in collaboration with some of the global investors like Breyer Capital and DST Global Partners. The idea behind this fund announcement is to promote innovations in the Web3, crypto and blockchain…

PoolTogether starts NFT Financing Campaign to Raise 471 ETH for Legal Defense
Michael Willson

PoolTogether starts NFT Financing Campaign to Raise 471 ETH for Legal Defense

PoolTogether, a DeFi platform that bills itself as a “no-loss lottery,” has earned 470.90 Ether (ETH) through NFT sales to support its legal defense against a putative class action lawsuit. PoolTogether is now more than halfway to its target of raising at least 769 ETH (approximately…

QUINT received a $25 million investment from Galaxy Racer GRX
Michael Willson

QUINT received a $25 million investment from Galaxy Racer GRX

Galaxy Racer is a transmedia powerhouse. It is located in Dubai. It collaborates with and invests in QUINT, the Quint ecosystem’s main coin. On Quint receiving a $25 million investment from Galaxy Racer, GRX becomes the first esports and lifestyle business to put money into a cryptocurrency…

Binance partners with Primavera Sound Festival
Michael Willson

Binance Partners with Primavera Sound Festival

Binance partnered with Primavera Sound Festival in 2022. The Primavera Sound Foundation will host the festival, which will take place in cities namely, Barcelona, Spain, and Porto, Portugal in June 2022, and will feature a world-class roster of music, culture, and knowledge opportunities. Whatever…

Terra 2.0 Revival Plan Gets Support By Multiple Crypto Exchanges
Michael Willson

Terra 2.0 Revival Plan Gets Support By Multiple Crypto Exchanges

Terra, the “algorithmic stablecoin” project whose downfall triggered a broad cryptocurrency market panic earlier this month, is being relaunched as “terra 2.0” in a last-ditch effort to recoup investor losses. Terra announced the specifics of a forthcoming airdrop of its new…

Jpmorgan Experimenting With Blockchain For Collateral Settlement
Michael Willson

JPMorgan Experimenting With Blockchain For Collateral Settlement

JPMorgan Chase & Co, a multinational investment bank, is apparently testing the use of its own private blockchain for collateral negotiations. JPMorgan’s two businesses transferred a tokenized version of Black Rock Inc. money market fund shares as a part of their trial transaction on May 20,…

Celestia announced Mamaki to revolutionize monolithic era of layer 1 blockchains
Michael Willson

Celestia announced Mamaki to revolutionize monolithic era of layer 1 blockchains

Based on the Layer 1 blockchain ecosystem, Celestia revealed that its “Mamaki” testnet had gone live, bringing it one step closer to becoming the first fully functional modular blockchain. Modular networks separate consensus from execution, allowing users to create their own blockchains…

BNP Paribas will trade tokenized bonds on JP Morgan's blockchain news
Michael Willson

BNP Paribas will trade tokenized bonds on JP Morgan’s blockchain

BNP Paribas, a French banking powerhouse, has teamed up with J.P. Morgan’s Onyx Digital Assets blockchain platform. The collaboration is a part of a strategized step that will allow BNP Paribas to deploy fixed-income assets tokenized copies for short-term transactions, according to a…

FTX US unveils No-Commission Stock Trading Platform
Michael Willson

FTX US unveils No-Commission Stock Trading Platform

FTX US announced the launch of its stock platform, which allows retail investors to trade standard exchange-listed stocks and ETFs alongside crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The company, the US affiliate of Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX, will now provide trading and investment in hundreds…