Introduction Fiona Murray, Managing Director of APAC at Ripple, has shared insightful predictions for the cryptocurrency landscape in 2024. Her projections, particularly focusing on the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, suggest a pivotal year ahead for institutional adoption and blockchain integration in financial services. Murray, currently serving as the Managing Director at […]

Sergey Nazarov, the co-founder of Chainlink, recently engaged in an insightful conversation with Ash Bennington, Senior Host at Real Vision. The Role of Oracle Networks Nazarov explained that blockchains inherently generate consensus on transactions, private key signatures, token ledgers, and smart contracts. However, they do not extend this consensus to […]

The Onchain Paradigm: Reshaping the Internet’s Legacy Coinbase’s Co-Founder and CEO, Brian Armstrong, opened the Q3 2023 earnings call with a bold proclamation, asserting that ‘onchain’ is poised to become the new benchmark for online interaction, much like the Internet revolutionized communication and business decades ago. He argued that blockchain […]

On Tuesday, Tyrone Lobban, Head of Blockchain Launch and Onyx Digital Assets at J.P. Morgan, spoke at CCData’s Digital Asset Summit (CCDAS) in London. Lobban spearheads the Blockchain Program at J.P. Morgan, where he is tasked with formulating and implementing blockchain solutions that cater to both the firm and its […]

Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) has introduced a new service called Citi Token Services, designed to enhance institutional clients’ cash management and trade finance capabilities. Utilizing blockchain and smart contract technologies, the service aims to integrate tokenized deposits and smart contracts into Citi’s global network. Citi is a leading […]

Blur has gained significant traction since its launch in October 2022, overtaking industry leader OpenSea. Its popularity skyrocketed after its token airdrop event on 14 February.  Prior to the airdrop, Blur held 48% of the NFT transfer volume in the market. However, its share jumped to 78% a few days […]

Polygon partnered with web3 wallet Suku to launch an open edition NFT collection minted on Twitter.  The crypto community on Twitter minted more than 50,000 NFTs within 48 hours.  Suku leveraged Twitter for its user-centric approach to onboard newcomers into crypto.  Polygon, the popular Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution, recently […]

On 12 July 2023, Joseph Mills, Group Product Manager at Google Play, announced a noteworthy policy update. The aim is to balance the growing demand for innovative blockchain-based applications and the platform’s commitment to user safety. This change in stance will lead to a significant upsurge in engaging digital experiences, […]

Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic unveiled a new Polygon improvement proposal earlier today.  The proposal seeks to upgrade Polygon’s proof of stake chain to zkEVM Validium. The proposal addresses several concerns, including security, gas spike issues, and reorg issues.  If approved, the zk compatibility would bring scalability, faster transactions, and greater […]

Ripple, a leading enterprise in blockchain and crypto solutions, has announced a partnership with Colombia’s Central Bank, Banco de la República, to explore and implement use cases for blockchain technology. This collaboration is part of the third phase of blockchain experimentation led by The Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies […]