Ledger, Uphold’s Topper Partner to Expand Crypto Buying Options
Ledger, a prominent hardware cryptocurrency wallet provider, is enhancing its app’s purchasing capabilities by forming a new partnership with Uphold’s Topper. The United States Web3 financial platform Uphold has developed the fiat-to-crypto on-ramp Topper, which Ledger has integrated, the companies announced on September 26. The integration introduces a new cryptocurrency purchasing option to Ledger Live, […]
Developer Jon Atack Receives Grant for Maintaining BIP Repository
Maelstrom, an investment fund, has made a grant available to a Bitcoin Core developer, Jon Atack, in recognition of his contributions to the Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIP) repository. Arthur Hayes, Maelstrom’s chief investment officer, stated in a press release distributed to Cointelegraph that the financial assistance enables Atack to concentrate on his Bitcoin research. Hayes noted that […]
Avalanche to Reward Layer-1 Chains Devs with $40M Grant
The Avalanche Foundation has announced a $40 million grant to assist developers in developing layer-1 blockchains on the Avalanche network. “Retro9000” is a retroactive grant program that Avalanche introduced on September 26 to support its most recent enhancement, “Avalanche9000.” The upgrade provides developers a more cost-effective and straightforward method of generating L1 blockchains. An Avalanche […]
South Korea Fines Worldcoin $829K for Violating PIPA
South Korea’s watchdog levied a fine of 1.1 billion Korean won ($829,000) against the Worldcoin Foundation and its affiliate Tools For Humanity (TFH) for violating the country’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). The country’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced in a plenary session on September 25 that the company would be fined $829,000 for […]
South Korean Foundation to Return Funds from Defunct Exchanges
The Digital Asset User Protection Foundation, established to facilitate the return of funds frozen in defunct exchanges, will provide a new ally to South Korean cryptocurrency exchange customers. The self-regulatory Digital Asset Exchange Joint Consultative Group (DAXA) submitted an initiative to establish the foundation to South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC). Activities for the foundation […]