PayPal applies for NFT marketplace patent for on- or off-chain asset trading
PayPal made major progress toward creating its own blockchain ecosystem by filing a patent application for a nonfungible token (NFT)...
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IBM, Microsoft, others form post-quantum cryptography coalition
IBM Quantum and Microsoft have formed a coalition to tackle post-quantum cryptography alongside not-for-profit research tank MITRE, United Kingdom-based cryptography...
Gemini invests $24M for expansion in India
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is allocating 2 billion rupees ($24 million) for its expansion in India.According to the Sept. 26 announcement,...
NASA plans to prove its next Moon landing is real using blockchain
The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its partners Lonestar, a computing startup based in Florida, and...
Pay-to-use blockchains will never achieve mass adoption
Pay-to-use blockchains are done.Not for us, of course — the nerdy crypto crowd. We’re perfectly happy to open wallets, engrave...
DeFi activity on the decline, but investment rolls in: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you...
Google Cloud adds 11 blockchains to data warehouse ‘BigQuery’
Google Cloud’s BigQuery service just added 11 blockchain networks to its data warehouse, according to a Sept. 21 blog post....
Pancakeswap integrates Transak for fiat onboarding on multiple chains
Decentralized exchange Pancakeswap now offers Transak as a provider in its “buy crypto” tab, giving Pancakeswap users an additional option...
Evmos, Swing, Tashi, Wormhole team up to solve Cosmos liquidity problems
A group of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have teamed up to solve liquidity problems in the Cosmos ecosystem. The teams...
Indian state governments spur blockchain adoption in public administration
Ever since Bitcoin (BTC) popularized blockchain technology worldwide, the tech has found its way into myriad processes, from finance to...
Hong Kong central bank warns against crypto firms using banking terms
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a warning to users that crypto businesses presenting themselves as banks and...
Paxos’ $500K Bitcoin fee, FTX tokens sales set to begin, and more
Top Stories This Week Paxos confirms it’s responsible for paying a $500K Bitcoin transaction fee The Bitcoin miner who received...
Ethereum launches new testnet ‘Holešky,’ allocates 1.6B ETH for devs
Ethereum developers launched a new testnet on Sept. 15. Called “Holešky,” the network is expected to be used for staking,...
Remitano exchange allegedly hacked for $2.7M; $1.4M frozen by Tether
Crypto exchange Remitano experienced large withdrawals under suspicious circumstances on September 14, with some blockchain analysts concluding that it may...
Paxos confirms it’s responsible for $500K mistaken Bitcoin transaction
The account that overpaid $500,000 in fees on Sept. 10 for a Bitcoin transfer belonged to Paxos, according to a...
NYU law professors argue ‘personal growth bets’ using smart contracts should be legal
New York University School of Law professors Max Raskin and Jack Millman recently published a paper in the Journal on...
How Web3 improves data storage: GhostDrive joins Cointelegraph Accelerator
What would drive the next billion users to the blockchain ecosystem? Green price charts for related coins, or perhaps more...
AI token trading volume stagnant despite Worldcoin buzz — Kaiko
While the debut of Worldcoin (WLD) drew attention to artificial intelligence (AI) tokens, recent trading data from Kaiko indicates that AI tokens...
Binance’s exec exodus, Nasdaq to trade AI orders, and more
Top Stories This Week Binance crypto exchange saw 10 key execs leave in 2023. Here’s the list A key talking...
Ripple acquires Fortress Trust, expands license portfolio in the US
Financial technology firm Ripple is expanding its portfolio of regulatory licenses in the United States with the acquisition of Fortress...
Stake hack of $41M was performed by North Korean group: FBI
The $41 million hack of crypto gambling site Stake was carried out by the North Korean Lazarus Group, the Federal...
Enterprise blockchain, Bitcoin staking and Web3 pique investors’ interest
The sharp increase in global interest rates may have limited investors’ appetite for crypto ventures, but new projects are still...
