Author: NBTC

Core DAO, the innovative Bitcoin-powered, EVM-compatible blockchain platform that merges delegated Proof-of-Work and delegated Proof-of-Stake, has announced a significant partnership with HTX Ventures. The alliance aims to amplify support for developers and innovators within the Core Chain ecosystem. In a recent tweet, Core DAO explained that the initiative seeks to offer strategic assistance to Core builders and projects, fostering an environment of innovation and growth within the network. This collaboration signifies a renewed commitment to bolstering the growth and innovation within the Core Chain network. HTX Ventures, renowned for its strategic investments in blockchain technology, brings invaluable experience to the…

Parisian haute couture house Maison Margiela is bringing together the physical and digital realms with its new MetaTABI Collection, an NFT that combines token-gated product experiences with the brand’s iconic split-toe shoe. The launch, in collaboration with digital fashion house The Fabricant, is “metaphorically, a huge step,” Maison Margiela Chairman Stefano Rosso said during a livestream with Rug Radio creator Stephy Fung. Using the brand’s Tabi shoe for its first step into Web3 was, Rosso said, “just so special in so many different ways—the symbol of our Maison linked to a unique footprint into this amazing new environment that is…

The influx of traditional finance into crypto and the emergence of international variations in regulations is prompting contrasting responses from stablecoin issuers such as Tether and Circle. Circle admonishes what it sees as U.S. lawmakers’ inaction and wants greater alignment in crypto rules between nations. Tether, more focused on developing countries, says it is frustrated by the slow movement of law enforcement when it comes to crimes involving crypto. It’s an interesting question: How will Tether and Circle, the largest issuers of U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoins, evolve and expand as the rule-bound systems of traditional finance become increasingly enmeshed in the…

Michael Saylor has been dumping his personal exposure to bitcoin while at the same time endorsing taking on debt — even suggesting people mortgage their homes — to buy more. The MicroStrategy founder also taught classes to executives on how to leverage corporate assets and equities to buy the crypto. This month alone, Saylor has sold over $70 million worth of MicroStrategy stock, while in March he sold $144 million. Although staggeringly generous figures in their own right, Saylor has not opted to decline these multi-hundred-million dollar options contract vestings, viewing them as compensation for one of the best bets…

Flare, the blockchain for data, has introduced the Raindex desktop app, a new intents-like DEX and provides centralized exchange-level trading capabilities using the Flare Time Series Oracle (FTSO). Users may now mimic other traders’ methods in a trustless, fully-permissionless, decentralized manner on-chain by setting bid and offer prices, turning on stop loss and take profit mechanisms, and more.The Raindex app leverages Flare’s native decentralized price oracle, the FTSO, for dependable and safe asset price triggers. It does this by using the user-friendly Rainlang smart contract language, which enables anybody to create, develop, deploy, and manage bespoke token trading strategies.Raindex uses…

In France, the financial market authority (AMF) intends to support the growing industry of security tokens by issuing dedicated regulation. This is an experimental initiative aimed at regulating this niche sector, in a context where current legislation is incompatible with its growth. On the other hand, in the United States the approach of regulators seems to be more aggressive and less collaborative: recently the SEC has targeted Uniswap as an alleged unregistered security exchange. All the details below. France: the new regulation to support security tokens The panorama of security tokens overseas: the case of the SEC against Uniswap France:…

Ready to Fight, spearheaded by heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, is punching its way into the blockchain arena with the launch of its native token, RTF. This groundbreaking move marks a significant stride towards reshaping the boxing landscape through the power of decentralized technology.—Ready to Fight, conceived by Usyk and Sergey Lapin, envisions a world where boxing transcends being merely a sport and evolves into a dynamic ecosystem. Through the utilization of blockchain technology, Ready to Fight endeavors to tackle the enduring issues that have burdened the $10 billion boxing industry for years.At its core, Ready to Fight is a SocialFi…

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm co-founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, has closed a mega $7.2 billion in new funds. The VC giant, which is one of the largest backers of crypto projects, beat its targeted $6.9 billion. Axios highlighted the milestone in a report, noting that this reflects a16z’s stature as an industry behemoth. According to the platform, this raise is despite the downturn in the fundraising market. a16z announced the new funds today, April 16. a16z’s multiple venture strategies includes crypto According to a16z co-founder and general partner Ben Horowitz, this is a…

Saga, a new layer-1 blockchain network designed to let creators launch their own layer-1 chains, launched its mainnet early Tuesday, alongside its SAGA token that was first listed on major cryptocurrency exchange Binance. The rollout comes following a record-breaking Binance Launchpool campaign for SAGA, which saw more than 500,000 total Binance customers stake some $13.4 billion worth of crypto—across Binance Coin (BNB) and the FDUSD stablecoin—to earn a share of 45 million SAGA tokens, or half of the initial circulating supply. Saga co-founder and CEO Rebecca Liao told Decrypt’s GG that the mainnet launch is happening in six stages, with…

The Filecoin Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes the development of the Web3 Filecoin data storage protocol, has hired a lawyer in China and is investigating the reported detention of members of the Filecoin Liquid Stake (STFIL) team, according to an April 13 social media post by foundation senior fellow Danny O’BRIEN. The withdrawal functionality of the STFIL protocol stopped working in early April after the developer’s wallet made several unscheduled updates and transferred $23 million worth of Filecoin (FIL) tokens to an address whose owner is unknown. On April 8, the STFIL team announced that key technical staff had…