On Thursday, Stader Labs, a crypto firm building decentralized finance, or DeFi, products for proof-of-stake blockchain networks, announced that it raised $12.5 million in a private sale. The funding round was led by Three Arrows Capital with additional participation from Blockchain.com, Accomplice, DACM, GoldenTree Asset Management, Accel, Amber, 4RC, Figment, and anger … [Read more...] about Stader Labs announce $12.5 million strategic raise, receives praise from Terra founder Do Kwon
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Central Banks of France and Switzerland announce successful trial of digital Euro, Swiss Franc
On Wednesday, the Banque de France (BdF), the BIS Innovation Hub (BISIH), and the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced the success of a pilot run of a wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC), titled Project Jura. The project aimed to investigate cross‑border settlement with euro and Swiss franc wCBDCs, and launched on a third‑party distributed ledger technology … [Read more...] about Central Banks of France and Switzerland announce successful trial of digital Euro, Swiss Franc
DigitalArt4Climate announce competition winners at COP26
A panel of thought leaders and blockchain visionaries from around the globe converged in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov. 11 for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) summit to announce the finalists and winners of an illustrious display of artistic entries to the DigitalArt4Climate competition.DigitalArt4Climate is a multi-faceted crypto climate initiative, organized … [Read more...] about DigitalArt4Climate announce competition winners at COP26
Is Jack Dorsey About to Announce a Bitcoin DeFi Platform?
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn this edition of “The Breakdown Weekly Recap,” NLW follows up on the story about the politics of bitcoin with an SEC commissioner’s recent essay on decentralized finance (DeFi). He also looks at the forthcoming Taproot upgrade, and how it may coincide with plans from the newest division of Square - TBD - to announce … [Read more...] about Is Jack Dorsey About to Announce a Bitcoin DeFi Platform?
The Recording Academy and OneOf announce Grammy Awards partnership
The Recording Academy and OneOf, a green nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace backed by legendary record producer Quincy Jones, have announced an exclusive partnership centered around the next three years of Grammy Awards in an unsigned statement on the Grammys website.Details on specific NFT collections will be released in January but will celebrate both the awards themselves … [Read more...] about The Recording Academy and OneOf announce Grammy Awards partnership