Speed, the company behind the Speed Wallet, has launched USDT-L, the first iteration of Tether, the largest stablecoin on the crypto market, on top of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (LN). The wrapped token, which takes advantage of the “taproot assets” protocol recently rolled out by Lightning Labs, seeks to bring all the benefits of LN to […] Original
PRESS RELEASE. New York, August 9th, 2024 – Nexio, a pioneering Bitcoin scaling solution leveraging parallelized rollup technology, today announced that it has raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding from a diverse roster of prominent industry investors. This funding will enable Nexio to accelerate the development and adoption of its parallelized Bitcoin rollup technology, aiming […] Original
Bitcoin.com, a pioneer in the Bitcoin and crypto space since 2015, has integrated into its wallet, games, news, and education platform a debit card that empowers users to spend their cryptocurrency seamlessly at any location Mastercard® is accepted. V-Card is now available in the Bitcoin.com app and on Bitcoin.com’s website here. “This is a game-changer […] Original
Financial asset manager giant Franklin Templeton is the latest merging legacy financial mechanisms with blockchain technology. This leading global asset management firm expanded its digital asset integrations by launching its OnChain US Government Money Fund (FOBXX) on the Arbitrum network. Following this debut, Arbitrum network native token ARB has seen a significant surge in market price, adding to the overall bullish crypto prices today. Government Money Fund On Arbitrum As reported in a press release, Franklin Templeton’s latest collaboration with the Arbitrum Foundation aims to harness the “enhanced scalability and…
Franklin Templeton, a $1.66 trillion asset manager, has announced the launch of its money market fund on Arbitrum. The Wall Street giant said in a press release that the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund FOBXX is now available to investors on Arbitrum (ARB), an Ethereum (ETH) Layer 2 blockchain. With this launch, FOBXX expanded to three blockchain platforms, after already available on Stellar (XLM) and Polygon (MATIC). Expansion a key step for Franklin Templeton Franklin Templeton and the Arbitrum Foundation are collaborating to bring the tokenized fund to investors…
Grayscale Investments has launched two new crypto investment trusts offering exposure to Bittensor and Sui. The funds are the Grayscale Bittensor (TAO) Trust and the Grayscale Sui (SUI) Trust, and will invest in the two blockchain protocol’s native tokens. The crypto asset manager, whose spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds currently trade on U.S. exchanges, revealed the two crypto products in a press release on Aug. 7. “We are excited to add Bittensor and Sui to our product suite, and believe Bittensor is at the center of the…
“We are excited to add Bittensor and Sui to our product suite, and believe Bittensor is at the center of the growth of decentralized AI, while Sui is redefining the smart contract blockchain,” said Rayhaneh Sharif-Askary, head of product and research at Grayscale. Original
Genesis Digital Assets Limited (GDA) has embarked on a new project in Norsjö, Sweden, utilizing surplus heat from one of its bitcoin mining data centers to warm a local garage. This collaboration with Swedish company Muttern Fastigheter showcases an innovative approach to enhancing energy efficiency within the industry. GDA and Muttern Fastigheter Collaborate on Sustainable […] Original
Africa-focused technology and data services firm Cassava Technologies has created a separate business unit to oversee its artificial intelligence (AI) operations. The AI unit will offer data center, cloud, cybersecurity, fiber connectivity, and renewable energy services. Helping Clients Adopt Generative AI Pan-African technology firm Cassava Technologies is creating a separate business unit to focus on […] Source CryptoX Portal
Paypal, a leading payment platform, has announced a global hackathon for its stablecoin PYUSD, offering 40,000 PYUSD in prizes. This initiative follows the launch of the Paypal stablecoin on Solana. Running from Aug. 12 to Sept. 16, the hackathon aims to foster innovation and the adoption of PYUSD on Solana. Paypal Announces Global PYUSD Hackathon […] Source CryptoX Portal