Blockchain News

Viral web3 clicker game Notcoin has issued its cryptocurrency on the The Open Network (TON -3.68%) blockchain — airdropping more than 80 billion NOT tokens to participants as it opens for trading on crypto exchanges. Notcoin launched as a Telegram Mini App in January, growing to attract a community of over 35 million players, according […]

Five startups have been chosen to join Mastercard’s Start Path blockchain and digital assets program to develop blockchain use cases and user experiences. The program will see Mastercard connect with industry experts and fintech firms to explore different use cases for digital assets and blockchain technology for solving real-world problems. In a press release on Wednesday, the card company […]

Worldcoin has thus far been the most high profile project pursuing biometric digital identity on a global scale, but its status is being challenged by Humanity Protocol, a new venture that relies on palm biometrics for its blockchain-based digital identity system. The company has announced a valuation of $1 billion in a $30 million seed […]

Subsquid, a Web3 data access layer, has partnered with Google after raising $17.5 million across multiple funding rounds to build an omnichain indexing solution, according to a May 15 statement shared with CryptoSlate. In January, Subsquid’s native SQD token community sale emerged as the fastest CoinList sale ever, with the project selling out 5% of its token supply […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how we consume and create data and information – but for both better and worse. AI is also now being used to create fake content, which begs the question of how we can trust what we hear, see, and consume on the Internet. Could we possibly leverage existing technologies to address […]

Atleta Network, developed by Blockchain Sports, introduces a modular, layer 1 blockchain designed to unify various sports-related blockchain functionalities. The sports industry is a behemoth, boasting staggering revenues projected to reach $680 billion by 2028. The thriving sector has become a hub for technological innovation, with blockchain emerging as a prominent player. Major sports entities, from football […]

Over the last six years, Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) has helped put in place a vital foundation and learning environment for the next generation of blockchain engineers. With more than 50 university partners across 26 countries, over 600 new or expanded fintech courses, and 1,500 academic blockchain research projects, UBRI has set the standard for […]

The landscape of digital assets, blockchain and Web3 technologies is undergoing a shift. What was once considered theoretical or looked at askance in light of scandal and volatility is now increasingly moving into practical use. “It’s important to know that crypto is not just bitcoin and Doge and NFTs,” Sheraz Shere, head of payments at Solana Foundation, told […]

Jenny Johnson, President and CEO, Franklin Templeton has long been a blockchain fan. “Eventually I think ETFs and mutual funds are all going to be on blockchain,” she told Bloomberg TV last week. The asset manager issued a money market fund on blockchain, which was the largest blockchain-based treasury fund until last week. The Franklin Onchain US Government Money fund has a market capitalization of $367 million […]

Southern California-based game studio GamePin announced today the development of a new blockchain-based mobile game and IP, Haliens, which aims to take profit-sharing to the next level. Not only do Haliens NFT owners who purchase in-game items receive a cut of those profits, GamePin is also planning to share in the profits made from the […]