Lens Protocol raises $15M to build decentralized social networking
Aave’s Lens Protocol, which seeks to decentralize the social media landscape, has successfully secured $15 million in funding. By empowering individuals with control over their data and promoting a fair distribution of authority, Lens Protocol challenges the dominance of corporations like Meta. Plans for investments and development The funding round, led by IDEO CoLab Ventures, […]
Hong Kong’s Web3 Sector Becomes Short of 100,000 Workers
Wu Jiezhuang, a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council and co-founder of G-Rocket, an incubator firm, recently addressed the shortage of Web3 talent in the region. In an interview with the Chinese-language crypto newspaper Chain Catcher, Jiezhuang discussed various topics, including G-Rocket’s recent progress, the impact of Hong Kong’s Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) […]
Kraken NFT Launches Officially with Polygon Integration
Kraken has announced the official launch of its NFT marketplace following the successful completion of its beta testing phase. The marketplace supports over 250 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon blockchains. Initially, the platform offered support for 70 selected NFT collections hosted on Ethereum and Solana during the public beta in November. With […]
SEC Chief: Gary Gensler Criticizes Crypto Industry
In his most recent crypto remarks, Gary Gensler singled out Binance, Coinbase, and exhorted crypto projects to comply with regulations. Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, used his speech at the Piper Sandler Global Exchange & FinTech Conference to criticize significant crypto exchanges, including Binance, Coinbase, and Bittrex, and to outline […]
Fireblocks MPC Platform to Integrate with MetaMask Institutional
MetaMask, the Web3 wallet, will now integrate with Fireblocks’ multi-party computation (MPC) infrastructure. This integration will allow Fireblocks users to access MetaMask’s portfolio dashboard. The feature will be part of MetaMask Institutional, aimed at institutional investors. The launch date for this integration is set for June 12. MetaMask Institutional provides organizations various capabilities, such as […]