Blockchain News

A decentralized finance (DeFi) project and an Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 blockchain are both surging after abruptly gaining support from Coinbase. In a new set of announcements, top US-based crypto exchange platform Coinbase says it’s adding DeFi platform Moonwell (WELL) and ZKsync (ZK), an Ethereum scaling solution, to its suite of products. According to Coinbase, customers […]

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission won a partial victory in its case against blockchain firm Opporty International and its owner — accusing them of conducting a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO). In a Sept. 24 memorandum, US district Judge Eric Komitee said the SEC had proved enough of its claim that Opporty and […]

Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday during a speech at The Economic Club of Pittsburgh that blockchain, AI, and other emerging technologies will be a key part of her administration if elected president in November. “We will invest in biomanufacturing and aerospace, remain dominant in AI and quantum computing, blockchain and other emerging technologies, [and] […]

Assetera, an investment and trading firm for blockchain-based financial instruments, has tapped Polygon to power its secondary market real-world-assets (RWAs) platform. The platform offers tokenized assets, such as securities, funds and money market instruments in a regulated digital trading venue. Assetera will use Ethereum scaling network Polygon to secure transactions and utilize stablecoins for purchase, […]

As we move deeper into the era of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain, a new frontier is emerging—one that could reshape the entire landscape of digital interactions and transactions. At the heart of this transformation is the concept of autonomous AI agents, entities powered by AI that can operate independently on blockchain networks. These agents are not […]

A Philippine government agency focusing on science and technology research and development is giving young people hands-on experience with cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Department of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) of the Philippines conducted a tech forum on Sept. 20 to engage youngsters in exploring the potential of […]

You can’t have a global economy without cross-border payments. And as the world gets more connected, the onus is increasingly falling on cross-border payments, which have traditionally been friction-filled and complex, to step up their game and perform better. “Traditional cross-border payments still have a lot of issues with transparency and cost. To get the […]

Gaming-focused blockchain Oasys has launched VersePort, a new portal site developed and operated by double jump.tokyo Co., Ltd. The platform aims to simplify access to campaigns and activities within the Oasys ecosystem, enabling seamless user participation. Major titles set to launch on Oasys include “Kai Sangokushi Taisen -Battle of Three Kingdoms” utilizing SEGA’s IP, and […]

The internet’s evolution from Web1 to Web2 marked a massive shift in how we interact with content. In the days of Web1, most of us were passive observers. We consumed content, clicked through web pages, and absorbed the information in front of us. But Web2 changed the game. Suddenly, user-generated content (UGC) took center stage, […]

Celestia Foundation, the team behind the Celestia blockchain network, said Monday that it has raised $100 in a fundraising round led by Bain Capital Crypto. The news comes as as Celestia’s native token, TIA, is down 54% since the beginning of 2024, according to CoinMarketCap. Celestia had one of the hottest airdrops of 2023, issuing TIA to 580,000 […]