Interoperability pushed to new heights on Polkadot with protocol launch
    13 Nov 2024
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    Hyperbridge, a long-awaited protocol for crosschain applications, launches its mainnet on Polkadot. Contrary to traditional finance, blockchain space is ripe with networks that can’t communicate with each other on their own. The lack of native interoperability between blockchains has long been an obstacle that prevents asset and data transfer across chains. Interoperability is key to crafting a…

    DeFi Technologies launches SolFi as “Microstrategy for Solana”
    13 Nov 2024
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    DeFi Technologies, a cryptocurrency investing platform, has created a new company called SolFi designed to be a “Microstrategy for Solana”, according to a Nov. 12 announcement. SolFi is a spin-off of DeFi Technologies focused entirely on “providing investors with direct exposure to the Solana blockchain ecosystem through proprietary trading, validator node operations, and ecosystem investments,” DeFi Technologies said….

    PayPal USD links with LayerZero for transfers between Ethereum and Solana
    13 Nov 2024
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    PayPal’s United States dollar-pegged stablecoin, PayPal USD has integrated with the cross-blockchain bridging protocol LayerZero to enable transfers between Ethereum and Solana. In a Nov. 12 statement, LayerZero said that PYUSD now uses its Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) Standard to enable the crosschain transfers, which will “enable users who self-custody their tokens to seamlessly transfer assets…