Circle Eyes NFC Payments for USDC on iPhones
The creator of stablecoin, Circle, intends to provide tap-to-pay on Apple iPhones using USDC. The company’s CEO, Jeremy Allaire, mentioned a recent announcement from the California-based tech giant, saying it would permit outside developers to include the iPhone’s Near Field Communication chip into their applications, in a post published on August 14. The NFC chip […]
Floki Partners with Premier League’s Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest Football Club and Floki, a cryptocurrency ecosystem, have formally partnered for the next Premier League season. Floki will leverage the EPL platform to increase its global visibility as the team’s official cryptocurrency partner. A three-minute LED advertising show during home games is one example of this, as is brand placement on backdrops used […]
Bybit Expands Offerings with PYUSD Integration
Users can now deposit and withdraw PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin on the Solana network, according to cryptocurrency exchange Bybit. In a press statement dated August 15, Bybit stated that it had expanded its support for Solana-based assets, adding PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin among them. The measure comes after PYUSD recently passed the 500,000th processed transaction milestone, demonstrating […]
5ire Launches Hybrid Layer-1 Mainnet
After a successful testnet phase, blockchain startup 5ire launched its mainnet to redefine blockchain’s environmental impact. Layer-1 blockchain platform 5ire has launched its mainnet, furthering its goal of promoting environmentally sustainable blockchain development. 5ire announced the debut of its testnet on August 15 and shared the press release. The testnet logged over one million on-chain […]
Offchain Labs Launches Unit to Boost Mainstream Crypto Adoption
Offchain Labs, a prominent cryptocurrency venture finance firm, intends to accelerate blockchain adoption and development with Tandem. The ecosystem footprint of the Offchain Labs development team includes fundamental contributions to the creation of Prysm, an Ethereum and Arbitrum consensus client. The team’s most recent endeavor, Tandem, aims to support blockchain innovation. Offchain Labs and Espresso […]