Paul Chan says that blockchain and Web3 tech will be responsible for the next big wave of growth in Hong Kong’s digital tech sector. Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary, Paul Chan Mo-po has reiterated his support for blockchain technology, calling it the next wave of “breakthrough growth” in the digital technology industry in a recent blog…
Decentralized social network Friend.tech may have risen quickly, but execs argue decentralized social media apps still have an onboarding and retention issue to fix. Despite the recent bloom of the decentralized social media app Friend.tech, executives from the industry argue there’s still much more work to be done — with many still experiencing massive challenges…
Robinhood’s Bitcoin holdings could reshape the crypto landscape by supercharging the influence of retail investors and possibly creating new market risks. In a swift and intriguing turn of events, a previously enigmatic Bitcoin address managed to catapult itself to the esteemed position of the third-largest holder of BTC. As reported by Cointelegraph on Aug. 22, the…
Num Finance received $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round in May and is now issuing stablecoins in the local currencies of Argentina, Peru and Colombia. Argentina-based Num Finance has gone live with a stablecoin pegged to the Colombian peso, the company announced Aug. 24 in an X post. The stablecoin — called nCOP —…
The two networks will share profits and governance using multisignature wallets, and a “security council” will be formed as the ecosystem grows. Developers behind the Base and Optimism networks have jointly announced a revenue-sharing and governance-sharing agreement. Coinbase, the parent company of Base, has also published a list of “principles of neutrality” it will follow…
Web3 developer KresusLabs announced the launch of Kresus Market, a curated marketplace that acts as a portal to Polygon projects, on Aug. 23. Unveiling The #Kresus Marketplace: A Curated Marketplace To Explore What Polygon Has to Offer!https://t.co/PiYVx9kwUb The world of crypto can be overwhelming, so we made the Kresus Marketplace to make navigating it easier…