“We are very excited to partner with NextGen Digital Venture on launching the Fund, as we continue to strive for product innovation for our traditional finance clients. Grayscale is one of the largest digital asset fund managers in the world, and we are optimistic about the future growth of Grayscale powered by crypto adoption, said Adrian Wang, President of Metalpha Technology Holding, in a release. Source
Titled “Moonbirds: Diamond Exhibition,” the collection is available exclusively to Moonbirds holders that reached “Diamond Nest” status by staking their NFTs. The collection is slated to be released on April 27 and will also coincide with two live events, including Beeple’s LIVE Everyday party at NFT NYC this week along with a physical gallery showing of the collection’s artwork later this month. Source
Cryptocurrency wallet and decentralized application (Dapp) provider MetaMask has announced the launch of a new feature that will allow users to purchase crypto with fiat currency directly from its Portfolio Dapp. The move is intended to provide users with an easier way to purchase crypto with fiat currency. We foxes at MetaMask are excited to announce that our Buy Crypto feature now also resides in our Portfolio Dapp, providing a simple and smooth purchasing journey https://t.co/sEcCnQhbRB pic.twitter.com/UvaG2wMSpy — MetaMask (@MetaMask) April 10, 2023 The new “Buy Crypto” feature enables MetaMask…
Bitget, a cryptocurrency exchange, has established a Web3 Fund to provide financial assistance to venture capital businesses and projects all over the globe that are Web3-friendly. The exchange will give priority to Asian initiatives that are headed by competent teams and have clear roadmaps, with an emphasis on finding solutions to challenges that exist in the real world. Gracy Chen, managing director of Bitget, has underlined the exchange’s dedication to make Web3 a worldwide phenomenon, just like Web2 was. Web2 was a sensation that spanned the whole globe. The objective…
Crypto derivatives exchange Bitget launched a new fund focused on supporting the next generation of Web3 projects. According to a statement seen by Cointelegraph, $100 million will be invested in the fund as an initial investment. Bitget says it will target funding Web3-friendly venture firms and projects worldwide. It will focus on Asian projects from experienced teams with clear roadmaps that are working on real-world problems. “We can see that Web3 space is evolving rapidly and many projects deserve the support to further advance such development and make Web3 a…
Looksrare, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, has launched version two, also known as v2, which reduces protocol fees by 75%. According to statistics from Dune Analytics, Looksrare was the tenth-largest NFT marketplace in terms of trader count during the past week. NFT Market Protocol Looksrare Launches v2 NFT marketplace Looksrare announced the launch of version two (v2) on April 6, 2023. One of the significant changes is the reduction of Looksrare’s fees by 75% with v2. “Looksrare’s protocol fee is now a fixed 0.5%, down from 2%,” the team noted…
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue: Latin American nations ink an agreement to reduce inflation, Brazil-based BTG Pactual launches its own dollar-pegged stablecoin, and Argentina launches yet another dollar exchange rate. Latin American Nations Sign Pact to Fight Inflation On April 5, eleven countries in Latin America, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, and Venezuela, signed an agreement to fight inflation by adopting a system that will create facilities for exporting…
Nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace LooksRare has upgraded to version 2, reducing fees by 75% and implementing several other features, according to an April 6 announcement from the company. ! Rolled out rn:– Fee dropped to 0.5%– Gas 50% cheaper than Blur– One-signature bulk listing– Buy 70+ NFTs at once– Sellers get ETH instead of WETH Full deets https://t.co/3XXGeGK2r2 — LooksRare (@LooksRare) April 6, 2023 The LooksRare version 1 platform charged 2% per trade. This has been reduced to 0.5% in version 2. In addition, v2 has more gas-efficient contracts, allowing…
A new protocol that allows Ethereum validators and stakers to “re-stake” their assets onto other emerging networks has just launched on testnet. The mainnet launch of the EigenLayer protocol is not expected until Q3 however, and testing will be phased in three stages to onboard various participants into the ecosystem. The first stage is using Ethereum’s Goerli testing network. The project has some serious backing and announced $50 million in a Series A funding round in late March led by crypto venture firm Blockchain Capital, along with Coinbase Ventures, Polychain…
The Chinese government appears to be more bullish on the cryptocurrency industry than one might think, as a major state company is reportedly launching new cryptocurrency funds. CPIC Investment Management, a subsidiary of China Pacific Insurance (CPI), is launching two crypto funds in partnership with the investment firm Waterdrip Capital, the local tech-focused news agency 36Kr reported on April 3. Owned by the central government of China, the Shanghai municipal government and China Securities Finance, CPI is the second largest property insurance company in mainland China after the People’s Insurance…