Mastercard announced on October 17 the Crypto Source program, which will make it easier for banks and financial institutions to offer cryptocurrency trading. The payments giant is teaming up with Paxos to launch the service and take care of compliance and security. The Crypto Source program will act as a “bridge” between the crypto trading…
Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch Network has partnered with the major European sports promotion firm Oktagon MMA. The partnership signifies another step into the MMA terrain in a move to bridge DeFi and exciting competitive sports. Like the 1inch Network is committed to driving mass adoption of DeFi, Oktagon is striving to make MMA available to…
Breaking crypto news from the last week (Oct. 8 – 14, 2022): Oct. 8: Leon Li Lin, the founder of crypto exchange Huobi Global, is selling his controlling stake to a Hong Kong investment firm, About Capital, according to Huobi’s website. The company said the deal has no impact on Huobi’s core business. Oct. 10:…
According to a new report released by The Block Research, crypto venture funding has fallen for its second consecutive quarter for the first time since 2018. The number of VC deals also took a sharp turn, declining by 22% quarter-on-quarter. However, infrastructure startups continue to show strong growth at the seed stages. In Q3 2022,…
Top investment deals across the crypto sector over the last week (Oct. 8–14, 2022): Crypto.com invests €150 million in France, choosing Paris as its EU headquarters Crypto platform Crypto.com has announced a €150 million investment into France to support its operations in the country. This includes the establishment of a headquarters in Paris as its…
Web3 browsers, like Brave and Opera, allow users to access DApps, integrate cryptocurrencies, and surf over the decentralized web with greater privacy and security – describes Onkar Singh on Cointelegraph. A software program called a web service enables computer-to-computer communication over the internet. However, web services are nothing new and typically take the form of…