Virgin Galactic to Conduct Flight Test as it Eye Space Launch

American spaceflight company Virgin Galactic has announced preparation for a highly anticipated milestone as it prepares to launch its first spaceflight in nearly two years. This crucial flight serves as the Virgin Galactic Holdings‘ (NYSE: SPCE) final test before the company begins flying commercial passengers, marking a significant step forward in the realization of its space tourism vision. The mission called ‘Unity 25’ represents the company’s fifth space voyage and is expected to launch from Spaceport America in New Mexico. According to reports, six Virgin Galactic staffers will be traveling…

Coinbase Base Network Releases Roadmap to Mainnet Launch

Coinbase has unveiled the “Path to Mainnet” for its Ethereum Layer 2 network, Coinbase Base, outlining criteria to be fulfilled before the launch. They have revealed a five-point criteria. In the latest, crypto exchange Coinbase revealed the “Path to Mainnet” outlining the roadmap for the mainnet launch of Coinbase Base. The outline doesn’t mention the timeline of mainnet launch, however, lists five specific criteria to satisfy before the launch. Of the five, Coinbase has satisfied five criteria so far. 1/ Base is gearing up for mainnet with safety and security…

Exchange Token BGB Has Made 3,000% Since the Launch – New ATHs on the Horizon

HodlX Guest Post  Submit Your Post   It pays to be early in crypto. But if you can’t be early, you can still make money from being late – provided you’re not the last one in the door. No one wants to exit liquidity for tokens that have pumped massively, making their early adopters wealthy while leaving laggards to fight over single percentage-point gains. Just like exchange tokens such as BNB and KCS, Bitget’s BGB has pulled four-figure profits for those with the luck or wisdom to buy early and ‘hodl’…

Instagram to reportedly launch text-based app to rival Twitter

In a secret meeting with select creators, Instagram’s parent company, Meta, reportedly revealed its plan to launch a text-based conversation app. The leaked screenshots of the alleged upcoming app show a user interface similar to Twitter. Instagram’s plan to rival Twitter was uncovered by Lia Haberman, an influencer marketing and social media marketing teacher at the University of California, Los Angeles Extension. According to Haberman, although the text-based app is built on top of Instagram, it is decentralized and will function as a separate app. The app will also be…

Borderless Capital, Polygon Ventures, and others launch $50m cross-chain interoperability initiative

Top blockchain teams and venture funds, including Algorand Foundation, Arrington Capital, and others, have come together to establish a $50 million cross-chain ecosystem fund. Managed by Borderless Capital, the fund is aimed at supporting and nurturing startups leveraging the Wormhole cross-chain messaging protocol. This collaboration of leading crypto teams and institutional investors seeks to drive cross-chain innovations and propel the growth of the web3 industry. Forging alliances for web3 innovation  According to a press release, over twenty influential blockchain teams and venture funds, including Polygon Ventures, Solana Foundation, and others,…

ChatGPT App for iOS Is Live, OpenAI Planning to Launch Android Version

Previously, one of the simplest ways to access OpenAI’s software on a mobile device was to use Microsoft’s Bing app which offers access to ChatGPT. Now, with the app, using the chatbot will be easier and faster. OpenAI Inc, a research laboratory that focuses on artificial intelligence (AI), has announced the launch of an iOS version of the ChatGPT app. According to the company, later, the app will also be available on Android. It will first be rolled out for users in the US, with more countries added in the…

Blockchain developers launch $50M fund to increase Wormhole adoption

A $50 million fund has been launched to help startups that use the Wormhole cross-chain messaging protocol, according to a May 18 announcement. The new fund is being managed by venture capital fund Borderless Capital and is backed by over 20 other blockchain development teams and venture capital firms, including Circle, Polygon Ventures, Solana Foundation, JumpCrypto, and others. It’s time to make building in crypto more accessible than ever before. Introducing the $50m Cross-Chain Ecosystem Fund, powered by Wormhole! pic.twitter.com/y3VeCsUrSa — Wormhole (@wormholecrypto) May 18, 2023 The fund will help…

Crypto Perpetuals Exchange DYdX Considering the Launch of More SubDAOs

Moreover, according to a different governance post by the dYdX Foundation, an independent not-for-profit organization aimed at fostering decentralized governance, the operations subDAO is set to expire on June 19. With the imminent launch of v4 and the expiration of its operations subDAO, the “dYdX ecosystem is approaching a critical juncture,” the foundation said. Source

LayerZero partners with Immunefi to launch $15M bug bounty

Cross-chain messaging protocol LayerZero and security platform Immunefi have teamed up to launch a $15 million bug bounty program.  The program offers a maximum reward of $15 million for anyone identifying a vulnerability at the highest severity level. According to its terms and conditions, rewards are based on the Immunefi Vulnerability Severity Classification System and paid according to vulnerability impact.  LayerZero is an omnichain interoperability protocol that allows developers to interact with contracts across blockchains. In bug bounty programs, ethical hackers are rewarded for finding and reporting application vulnerabilities and bugs.…

Toy Maker Mattel to Launch Fast & Furious NFT Collection

The new collection is part of Mattel’s Hot Wheels NFT Garage Series and will be based on the Fast & Furious film franchise. The non-fungible token (NFT) market is set to move at the speed of fast cars, thanks to the decision of iconic toy maker Mattel to launch a new NFT collection. According to Mattel, the new collection is part of its Hot Wheels NFT Garage Series and will be based on the Fast & Furious film franchise. With the launch slated for May 22, the collection will go…