Announcements

The Avalanche developers rolled out the “Banff 5″ software upgrade to introduce Avalanche Warp Messaging. The upgrade will let Avalanche subnets easily communicate and share data. Ava Labs has upgraded AvalancheGo – the software implementation of the blockchain in the Go programming language – to “Banff 5.” The new upgrade is crucial for the Avalanche…

Crypto exchange OKX published its second proof-of-reserves report, a month after its first, in a continuing effort among crypto exchanges to provide evidence they are handling customer funds safely following the collapse of FTX. Meanwhile, the proof-of-reserves method used, following the collapse of FTX has been criticized by the SEC. In a statement, OKX said…

Jameson Lopp, the co-founder of Casa, shared CoinGecko’s report on the cryptocurrencies that collapsed after being listed on CoinGecko from 2014 to 2022. 3,322 coins introduced during the “meme season” of 2021 are now defunct. According to the report from Julia Ng, CoinGecko’s head of growth, 3,322 cryptocurrencies listed on CoinGecko in 2021 have collapsed,…

Fireblocks, a crypto custody tech provider, has received the Cryptocurrency Security Standard (CCSS), a first-of-its-kind certification – a security standard for crypto wallets and custody. The CCSS was created in 2014, but no crypto company has met the necessary standards so far. The CCSS certification was created in 2014 specifically for the crypto industry, focusing…

Binance.US has been selected by Voyager Digital as the “highest and best bid” for its assets as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, the company said on Dec. 19. The deal is valued at $1.022 billion for Voyager’s existing portfolio and “incremental value.” On Dec. 19, Binance.US announced in a blog post the agreement…

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) just released an omnibus list of “big ideas” tech builders may tackle in the year ahead, according to various a16z domain partners spotlighting a big idea that startups in their fields may tackle in 2023. The list spans everything from consumer tech and games to enterprise and AI to fintech and of…