Announcements

Uniswap Labs, the developer of the decentralized exchange protocol Uniswap, is starting a new NFT marketplace, aiming to break the barrier between crypto exchanges and NFT markets. Uniswap is also airdropping $5 million to early Genie adopters. Uniswap, one of the most popular DeFi protocols, wants to foray into the NFT sector with its own…

Blockchain gaming group Animoca Brands plans to launch a fund of up to $2 billion to invest in metaverse startups in the mid and late stage, the company’s co-founder and CEO Yat Siu said. The fund aims to strategic investments in Web3 ecosystem development rather than pursuing financial returns. Animoca Brands CEO, Yat Siu, said…

BNB Chain, the world’s largest smart contract blockchain in terms of daily active users, said its NFTs will be available for sale on the OpenSea core marketplace. The integration with OpenSea will enable BNB Chain support for NFT creators. BNB Chain will be launched on OpenSea’s Seaport Protocol by the end of the year, allowing…

Coinbase Wallet will no longer support the native tokens associated with Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Ripple’s XRP Ledger (XRP), and Stellar (XLM), starting Dec.5, citing “low usage” as its reason for no longer supporting those tokens. According to a Nov. 29 notice on the crypto exchange’s website, Coinbase said its wallet will no…

Top investment deals across the crypto sector over the last week (Nov. 19–25, 2022): Crypto brokerage Genesis warns of bankruptcy without funding According to Bloomberg, digital asset brokerage Genesis is struggling to raise fresh cash for its lending unit, and it’s warning potential investors that it may need to file for bankruptcy if its efforts…

Top crypto news from the Middle East region over the last week (Nov. 18 –24, 2022): Abu Dhabi-based crypto firm plans to acquire FTX Crypto trading firm Hayvn based in Abu Dhabi, the UAE considering a bid for collapsed FTX’s payments business FTX Pay, the company said on Friday. Hayvn executives consider FTX Pay as…