Tag: Launches

Nine Chronicles M, on-chain MMORPG game, launches on mobile

Planetarium Labs, a web3 gaming company, has released its open-world fantasy game Nine Chronicles on mobile.  The game allows players to explore different environments, harvest resources, craft materials, customize their avatars, engage with others, and trade items for real money on the company’s blockchain.  It also features realistic in-game mechanics and economics that mirror real-world marketplaces.  With the release on mobile–live on Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store, the company aims to expand its user base and bring blockchain-based decentralization to mobile users.  The game has garnered pre-launch interest, with over 200,000 users signing up because…

Circle launches ‘bridged USDC standard’ for deploying to new networks

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Circle has introduced a new standard to streamline the process of launching its stablecoin, USDC (USDC), on new networks, according to a Nov. 21 blog post.  The new “bridged USDC standard” allows developers to launch the token through a two-phase process. In the first phase, the third-party developer has control of the token contracts, and the token on the new network is backed by a native version on another network. In the second phase, Circle takes control of the contracts, and the token becomes backed directly by Circle’s reserves. The…

RealOpen launches platform for buying real estate using crypto

RealOpen is live, offering a new solution for buying real estate with crypto. In an exclusive press release shared with crypto.news, the project’s creators said the platform solves major problems for crypto owners looking to buy a home—sidestepping public exchange fees and withdrawal limits, flattening large trade slippage, and eliminating the struggle to find crypto-friendly sellers. This launch, observers note, may present an opportunity for crypto owners keen on venturing into real estate. The real estate sector, despite the evolution over the years, still ranks as one of the most…

EigenLayer Launches Stage 2 Testnet for Validators and Restackers

As part of the Stage 2 testnet launch, operators can now register to the network and commence validation for the first App-Verified State (AVS) – EigenDA. EigenLayer, a leading blockchain protocol, has officially launched the Goerli testnet for EigenDA, signaling a significant advancement in its development journey toward the complete EigenLayer vision. The release of Stage 2 follows the successful introduction of restaking on the mainnet Ethereum in June, which saw a robust response from the community. Security-focused jumps in Total Value Locked (TVL) caps have resulted in an impressive restaking of…

Disney launches NFT platform, eye issues at ApeFest and NFT sales rise: Nifty Newsletter

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In this week’s newsletter, check out Disney’s plans to release a nonfungible token (NFT) platform by the end of 2023 and find out why NFT sales volumes will likely continue their upward trend in the coming months. Read about China’s stance on NFT theft and why the CEO of Roblox “dreams” of interoperability. In other news, find out what caused eye-related complaints at the recent ApeFest event in Hong Kong.  Disney launches NFT platform with Dapper Labs Disney has partnered with NFT company Dapper Labs to launch a digital collectible…

LayerZero Labs Launches Colortrace, Onchain Attribution Solution 

ColorTrace is LayerZero’s solution to problems with Colored Coins, including the amount of storage required to color digital assets. Cross-chain communication protocol LayerZero has launched ColorTrace, a value attribution solution that facilitates fair tracking. The solution easily attributes tokens to the entity that minted the token, allowing for easy verification of the token’s origin and making related yield collection seamless. In addition to revenue distribution, ColorTrace can also help with tracking in alliance programs, referral links, and other real-world uses. Colored Coins is a method of creating distinctions among a…

Samsung Launches AI Chatbot Gauss to Rival ChatGPT

According to Samsung, developers can benefit from an interactive interface offered by the “Gauss Code” that supports code description and test case generation functions to build corporate applications tailored to their needs.  Samsung Electronics, one of the leading global electronics companies based in South Korea, is expanding its foothold into the artificial intelligence market with the launch of its own chatbot dubbed Samsung Gauss. The company announced the launch of the new AI technology, named in honor of the famous German mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss, during the annual…

Kazakhstan officially launches digital tenge

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The chairman of Kazakhstan’s National Payment Corporation (NPC), Binur Zhalenov, has made the first transaction with the country’s new central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital tenge. During his speech at the XI Congress of Finance in Almaty on Nov. 15, he paid with a debit card tied to the CBDC account, according to local outlet, Kapital.kz.  Zhalenov unveiled the official launch of the digital tenge on Kazakhstan’s retail market today, promising the “massive platform’s development” in 2024. According to the official, Kazakhstan collaborated with Visa and Mastercard, as well as…

Nexo Launches Simplified Futures Trading with 50x Leverage

Nexo’s futures markets aren’t targeted at high-leverage traders of existing perps exchanges. Rather, they’re designed for Nexo’s existing customer base, as well as users of other exchanges who’ve yet to experiment with leveraged products. Crypto exchange Nexo has expanded its core products with the introduction of futures trading. The exchange now allows its users to trade more than 70 assets with leverage. Nexo’s futures markets have been designed for users who may have no previous experience of leveraged trading. For this reason, this new product comes with multiple consumer safeguards…