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Gaming-centric network Saga launched its airdrop claim on Wednesday following three months of play-to-airdrop competitions. Winning players from those events can now claim SAGA tokens, along with crypto users who have staked tokens on a few other blockchain networks. More than 200,000 unique wallets are eligible across chains including Avalanche, Solana, Cosmos, Celestia, and Ethereum scaler Polygon. The claims page is now open, and tokens can be claimed until March 27. A total of 60 million SAGA tokens are up for grabs in the airdrop. Note that there are regional eligibility restrictions on the airdrop claims. For example, United States…
In the ongoing legal battle between Coinbase and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal has expressed his views on the recent ruling issued by a federal judge. He stated that the default judgment in the Coinbase vs SEC lawsuit doesn’t hold significant value. Grewal’s comments came in response to the latest hearing in the case, which revolves around allegations of insider trading involving a former Coinbase employee, Ishan Wahi, and his associates. Coinbase CLO Reflects On Friday’s Court Ruling Grewal reflected on the default judgment, emphasizing the inherent imbalance in such proceedings. Furthermore, he argued that…
Kamino is the latest Solana-based DeFi protocol to set an airdrop date. Seven percent of KMNO’s total supply is earmarked for the first airdrop. Solana-based DeFi protocol Kamino plans to airdrop its KMNO token in April after taking a snapshot of eligible users on March 31. “The amount of points you have will contribute to the amount of tokens you will get,” Thomas, a contributor to Kamino, said on a monthly Solana developer call, explaining that the protocol will employ mechanisms to prevent airdrop farmers from sybil attacking the system with multiple wallets. Kamino is a platform for borrowing, lending…
Today, the Celo Foundation and Rarible announced the integration of Rarible’s new API solution on Celo, the blockchain network built for the real world and designed for fast, low-cost payments worldwide.— Through the integration, creators and developers building on Celo can leverage a robust toolkit of solutions for their decentralized applications (dApps) which include:Real-time NFT indexerAggregated order bookMulti-chain supportPowerful trading SDKThis ongoing partnership marks a major step forward in the Celo ecosystem’s efforts to increase accessibility for mission-driven NFT creators around the world, leveraging an existing network of 1,000 projects in more than 150 countries, including NFT projects with real-world…
The Ethereum (ETH) price increased above $3,500 on February 29 but has fallen slightly since. Ethereum increased above a confluence of short- and long-term resistance levels during the upward movement. Ethereum Reaches $3,500 The weekly time frame technical analysis shows the ETH price has been trading inside a long-term ascending parallel channel since June 2022. The price made two unsuccessful breakout attempts (red icons). ETH finally broke out in February 2024. The breakout (green circle) also took it above the middle of a long-term range between $1,400 – $4,000 (white). Yesterday, ETH reached a high of $3,522, the highest price…
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has registered the Switzerland-based market-making liquidity provider Portofino Technologies, enabling the company to serve institutional crypto clients in the UK. According to the press release, this step allows the firm to engage with major banks, trading platforms, brokers, and institutional investors. Additionally, the certification allows the firm to provide over-the-counter trading services in the UK and Switzerland. Alex Casimo, the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Portofino Technologies, mentioned: “Receiving the FCA’s approval to operate as a crypto asset trading firm in the UK is a significant milestone for Portofino Technologies, which will allow us…
Binance announced that it has added several new trading pairs to the Spot platform in order to enrich the trading options offered to its users and provide an improved trading experience. Binance Introduces New Trading Pairs on Spot Platform Effective March 5, 2024 at 11:00, investors will be able to spot trade the following pairs: OM/TRY, PEPE/FDUSD, PIXEL/USDC, STRK/USDC, THETA/TRY and UNI/FDUSD. The addition of these trading pairs aims to expand the range of options available to Binance users, thus catering to different trading preferences. In particular, the TRY pairing represents a fiat currency and does not imply any digital…
I didn’t expect to play nearly this much Heroes of Mavia. With the iOS and Android game quickly racking up millions of downloads and seeing a surging token price last month, I figured I’d start playing around with the crypto-infused game—which takes obvious cues from mobile smash Clash of Clans. As with that game, you’ll gradually build up your base’s defenses, attack other players’ bases, and amass resources over time. But while I’m well familiar with Clash of Clans—and even covered the game’s championship in Germany a few years back while on the esports beat—Supercell’s mobile juggernaut and others of…
A South Korean committee responsible for personal information matters is probing Worldcoin for collecting and processing sensitive information. A government notice issued Monday stated that the Personal Information Protection Committee initiated an investigation into the digital identity project on Feb. 29. This action followed complaints about the collection and processing of personal information, including iris scanning. According to the notice, Worldcoin affiliates are currently collecting facial and iris recognition data at around 10 locations in Korea. As a result, the commission plans to probe the overall collection and overseas transfer of personal information. Action will be taken if violations of…
The upcoming airdrop of the “NFT” token by the Non-Fungible DAO will be offered to Bitcoin Ordinals traders on the Magic Eden marketplace—past, present, and future. The Non-Fungible DAO announced the details in a tweet on Thursday, saying that users of the Magic Eden-developed, open-source MSigner—which lets traders sign Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBTs) to conduct Ordinals transactions—will be rewarded in the upcoming token airdrop. According to a tweet from the DAO, more than 75 million PSBTs have been signed to date using MSigner, with over 1.3 million Ordinals swaps on the marketplace. The DAO added that it “[looks] forward…