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OKX, a pioneer in Web3 solutions, has enhanced its wallet functionality to support Blinks, a new feature for the Solana ecosystem. Announced on July 5, 2024, this integration allows OKX Wallet users to execute Solana token and NFT transactions directly from social media platforms such as X (formerly Twitter) and Discord, without incurring any transaction fees. This groundbreaking development is poised to simplify and democratize the user experience by making blockchain interactions more direct and accessible from everyday digital spaces. The integration of Blinks with OKX Wallet marks a leap forward in blockchain accessibility. Users of OKX can now engage…

Halliday, the commerce automation network for modular chains, has announced the public launch of its network. With more than 26 partners thus far and support from prominent investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Hashed, the platform wants to make its technology available to a broad range of businesses and commerce apps. Halliday’s network streamlines digital commerce across blockchain ecosystems and contributes to the mainstreaming of technology by addressing the fragmented user experience and technical gaps that now impede blockchain-based payments. Griffin Dunaif, CEO of Halliday said: “Current blockchain commerce solutions lack user-friendly interfaces and present integration challenges for developers. We are…

Popular Japanese anime and manga series “Attack on Titan” is set to enter the crypto gaming world through a collaboration with The Sandbox, an Ethereum metaverse game. The collaboration, announced Monday, will create an interactive “Attack on Titan Land” within The Sandbox’s virtual world. The Sandbox, along with companies Minto and Copro Corporation, received authorization from IP owner Kodansha Ltd. to produce NFTs and develop the themed area. The collaboration aims to bring the post-apocalyptic world of the franchise to life in a new interactive format. “’Attack on Titan’ is much more than a Japanese manga series set in a…

Ah, the wild west. John Wayne, the Man with No Name, Billy the Kid and Jesse James. The frontier has a way of capturing everyone’s imagination – young and old. The cowboys, the outlaws, the gold prospectors. A land of opportunity and harsh cruelty. Unforgiving yet irresistible. Bitcoin was once such a frontier. The early days were rife with scams, “criminals” and underground markets. The underbelly of the internet embraced it first. It was an agora filled with foreign and obscure figures. It thrived as a counterculture, void of any rules and regulations. No government to protect you from yourself.…

Cayman Islands — API3 has unveiled its groundbreaking OEV Network mainnet, a first-of-its-kind on-chain solution designed to recapture oracle extractable value (OEV) and return it to decentralized applications (dApps) and DeFi protocols. Leveraging Arbitrum’s tech stack, the OEV Network promises to save millions of dollars annually for these projects.—API3, known for its first-party oracle solutions ensuring verifiable data source transparency and true decentralization of real-world data on-chain, has taken a significant step forward with the OEV Network. This Layer 2 solution addresses the issue of maximal extractable value (MEV), particularly concerning liquidations, which amount to tens of millions of dollars…

Amid the ongoing bloodbath in the cryptocurrency market, Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has not been spared. Over the past week, ETH has experienced a significant 9% price decline, bringing it down to the $3,130 level. As market participants closely monitor the situation, the focus now lies on crucial levels that must be held back to prevent a deeper retrace that could lead to substantial losses and heightened liquidation rates not witnessed in months. Make-Or-Break Moment For Ethereum Price Crypto analyst “Inspo Crypto” has drawn attention that Ethereum’s price has retraced to levels last seen at the…

The crypto venture capital market rebound seen in the first quarter appears to be continuing, the report said. The correlation between the bitcoin price and capital invested has broken down as venture capital activity has struggled to keep up. Galaxy said allocators may be getting ready to return to the market, which could lead to an increase in venture capital activity in the second half. The cryptocurrency venture capital market extended its rebound into the second quarter of the year with founders and investors reporting a more active fundraising environment than in previous quarters, Galaxy (GLXY) Research said. Still, “data…

Lisk, an L2 blockchain platform, has announced its new DAO that will give LSK token holders the power to collectively decide Lisk’s direction. The launch is planned later this June. The goals are to involve the community in the general decision-making process and create a new community-led funding program to allocate funds where they are most needed. The LSK token will be able to influence protocol parameters and the project’s direction. Holders will also be able to vote on treasury fund allocation. The community holds 45 million newly minted LSK tokens, with the potential for additional funding based on community…

In light of the recently enacted cryptocurrency law in Turkey, Gate.io has announced the discontinuation of its Turkish language support and marketing activities aimed at Turkish residents. This decision, however, will not impact deposit/withdrawal or trading operations, and the platform will remain accessible to Turkish users. Crypto Exchanges Embracing Legal Compliance Following the official publication of the cryptocurrency law in the Official Gazette this week, cryptocurrency exchanges are implementing changes to ensure compliance. Binance had previously announced the gradual removal of Turkish language support and the termination of marketing activities directed towards Turkish users within three months. Echoing Binance’s decision,…

Puffer Finance, a liquid restaking protocol on EigenLayer, has announced the launch of its based rollup solution Puffer UniFi. The new rollup solution aims to address challenges such as liquidity fragmentation on the Ethereum blockchain. Puffer’s solution tackles this issue through a unified liquidity layer. It also enables synchronous composability across blockchain applications. When it goes live Puffer UniFi will provide the technology that enhances features such as transaction efficiency and economic sustainability. Puffer UniFi to integrate Ethereum’s security The Puffer Finance team said in a news release on Monday that the based rollup will integrate Ethereum’s Layer-1 network. UniFi…