Place/Date: – December 19th, 2022 at 3:56 pm UTC · 3 min read Contact: Jenny Sun, Source: MEXC Image: MEXC / Medieval Empires Medieval Empires will be listed on MEXC Global on December 19 ,12:00 (UTC). Users are able to trade its native token MEE(MEE/USDT). Along with the listing,MEXC launched a deposit MEE to share a 1,000 MX rewards campaign. Medieval Empires is an elaborate, multi-player online strategy game set in what is now modern-day Turkey during the late 13th century. Featuring internationally acclaimed actor, Engin Altan Düzyatan as Kayi…
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Bitcoin is a better platform for Web3, says Lightning Competition organizer
Bear markets are for building Bitcoin (BTC) companies. At least, that’s what the Legends of Lightning, a nine-week contest for competing Bitcoin businesses, would indicate. The tournament-come-hackathon ran more than 65 events worldwide as 73 projects battled it out to win 3 BTC ($50,000). The competition crowned Bitcoin startups Lightsats and AgriMint as winners of two separate competition tracks, Global Adoption and Building for Africa. Organized by Bitcoin startup Bolt Fun, the competition brought together 260 makers (builders, developers, startuppers and hackers) worldwide. Speaking to Cointelegraph via Google Meet, Johns…
Amber Group acquires cryptocurrency platform Sparrow exchange: report
Cryptocurrency trading firm Amber Group, which had roughly 10% of its trading capital stuck on FTX at the time of the exchange’s collapse, has reportedly acquired cryptocurrency platform, Sparrow Holdings according to an announcement on Dec. 14. The Singaporean crypto platform Sparrow Holdings, which offers digital assets products and solutions, acquired its payments license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore in August, to provide Digital Payment Token (DPT) services in Singapore, under the Payment Services Act (PSA). Founded in 2018, Sparrow works with financial institutions and family offices in designing…
Web3 Community Platform Console Launches Beta to Fix ‘Broken’ Social Networks
Specifically, the platform addresses issues with other social networks like “spam, bots, and sock puppets” by offering features like identity verification through web wallet login and Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains. In addition, Console offers tools that support voting, threaded messages, events, bounties and treasury to help budding crypto communities scale their efforts. Source
The Sandbox Onboards Security Firm OpenZeppelin to Protect Its Platform from Attacks
“With over 4.3 million registered wallets, The Sandbox is a major actor in Web3 democratization,” said Borget. “OpenZeppelin’s security services help build a reliable framework and reinforce trust in our ecosystem, a key factor in onboarding more newcomers to our platform and to Web3 as a whole.” Source
Crypto Lending Platform Maple Finance Unveils Major Overhaul, Stops Lending on Solana
The improvements attempt to solve Maple’s design shortcomings highlighted during a recent debt crisis, but they may reduce incentives for holding the protocol’s native MPL token in its new form, an analyst said. Source CryptoFinanceLendingMajorMapleOverhaulPlatformSolanaStopsUnveils CryptoX Portal
Gaming Platform Forte Partners With Venture Studio SuperLayer to Expand Beyond Web3 Gaming
Along with the partnership, Forte contributed $5 million to the $25 million funding round that SuperLayer announced in August, which was led by the Polygon blockchain. SuperLayer will use the funds towards companies in its second incubation round, co-founder and managing partner Mahesh Vellank told CoinDesk in an interview. The startup plans to include 8 to 10 companies, up from the seven in the first round, and the capital will provide pre-seed investments in each company. Source
Crypto Trading Platform Bitcoin Group SE Acquires German Bank with Full License as Shares Surge 5%
The acquisition of Bankhaus von der Heydt is one of many that the Bitcoin Group has carried out in the German banking sector. Bitcoin Group SE, a crypto-focused firm, may have just fully acquired a Munich-based bank, Bankhaus von der Heydt. According to a recent announcement by the firm, it reached an agreement with the bank owner Dietrich von Boetticher, to buy the bank for 14 million euros (approximately $15 million) in cash and 150,000 shares. The deal will see Bitcoin Group acquire 100% of shares in the bank, which…
Coinbase’s Prime Broker Platform Receives Industry Attestation Reports
SOC 1 examines internal controls over financial reporting, while SOC 2 looks at controls based on AICPA’s trust principles, which include security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. Type 2 reports evaluate operational efficacy. Source
Algorand to support bank and insurance guarantees platform in Italy
Layer-1 blockchain platform Algorand has been chosen as the public blockchain to support an “innovative digital guarantees platform” to be used in Italy’s banking and insurance markets. The Algorand-supported platform is expected to be launched in early 2023. According to Algorand’s Dec. 13 announcement, this is the first time an EU Member State will use blockchain technology for bank and insurance guarantees. A bank guarantee is when a lending institution promises to cover a loss if a borrower defaults on a loan. It’s an alternative to providing a security bond or…