The venture arm of the major blockchain security platform CertiK is working to promote Web3 adoption with a new multimillion-dollar investment targeting new industry projects. CertiK Ventures launched a $45-million investment plan on Sept. 19 to drive the development of high-potential Web3 projects, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph. The plan aims to accelerate…

The team behind Eclipse — the first Ethereum layer 2 that uses the Solana Virtual Machine to execute transactions — is set to launch its mainnet in October. “Public mainnet will be launching toward the end of October,” revealed Vijay Chetty, CEO of Eclipse Labs, in an interview with Cointelegraph at the Solana Breakpoint conference…

Germany’s second-largest financial institution, DZ Bank, has partnered with Boerse Stuttgart Digital to provide customers with cryptocurrency trading and custody services to its cooperative bank network. The collaboration will enable approximately 700 cooperative banks under DZ Bank’s umbrella to provide retail customers with an option to access digital assets like Bitcoin and Ether. The regulated platform’s…