Grayscale launches Aave investment fund
    04 Oct 2024
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    Asset manager Grayscale Investments launched a new investment fund for Aave’s governance token, AAVE, according to an Oct. 3 announcement. The Grayscale Aave Trust “offers investors the opportunity to gain exposure to AAVE, the governance token for Aave’s platform,” Grayscale said. The fund, which is only available to qualified investors, adds to Grayscale’s suite of single-asset…

    Visa unveils platform for tokenized digital asset management
    04 Oct 2024
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    Visa introduced its new Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), designed to enable digital asset issuance and management. On Oct. 3, the financial services giant revealed its VTAP, which it said is built to support a wide range of tokenized assets, including stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). According to Visa, the VTAP is currently…

    LayerZero Labs, Eigen Labs raise the stakes on cross-chain transactions
    03 Oct 2024
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    The team behind Ethereum re-staking protocol EigenLayer and cross-chain messaging protocol LayerZero have introduced a new system to make cross-chain communication more secure. In a blog post on Oct. 2, LayerZero Labs announced the partnership with Eigen Labs and introduced a framework for “CryptoEconomic Decentralized Verifier Networks” (DVNs). The system combines technical verification with financial incentives to…

    DePIN is the new ‘obsession’ in the investment market — Here’s why
    03 Oct 2024
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    U2U Network, a modular layer-1 platform, leverages DAG and subnet technology to enhance DePIN applications, gaining significant backing from venture capital firms. The appeal of decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) lies in their ability to decentralize the sharing of physical assets, removing intermediaries like Uber and Airbnb. Through blockchain and Web3 technologies, DePIN enables peer-to-peer exchanges of…

    Fidelity Ethereum ETF records largest daily outflows since launch
    03 Oct 2024
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    Investment outflows from the Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH) exceeded $25 million on Oct. 1, marking a new all-time high in daily outflows among all other United States-based spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), excluding the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE). On Oct. 1, the spot Ether ETFs saw cumulative outflows of $48.6 million across nine issuers. FETH, ETHE…

    Decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN), explained
    02 Oct 2024
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    What is a DePIN? DePINs are the bridge between the physical and digital worlds. They use blockchains and provide token rewards for publicly recorded services. Imagine a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) technology, a public library where everyone can contribute or borrow books freely. In this library, blockchain is a detailed catalog of books with…