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CoinGate granted MiCA license in Lithuania
CoinGate granted MiCA license in Lithuania
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Invisible Payments, Visible Growth: Bybit’s CEO Ben Zhou Highlights Path to Mainstream Crypto at ADFW 2025
Invisible Payments, Visible Growth: Bybit’s CEO Ben Zhou Highlights Path to Mainstream Crypto at ADFW 2025
1 hour ago
JZXN in Discussions to Acquire $1B in Tokens from AI Trading Firm at a Discount
JZXN in Discussions to Acquire $1B in Tokens from AI Trading Firm at a Discount
3 hours ago
SaucerSwap Unveils Redesigned Platform and New Brand Identity for Hedera DeFi
SaucerSwap Unveils Redesigned Platform and New Brand Identity for Hedera DeFi
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Bybit Recognized by BeInCrypto 100 Awards as Best CEX and Among the Best Exchanges in LATAM
Bybit Recognized by BeInCrypto 100 Awards as Best CEX and Among the Best Exchanges in LATAM
13 hours ago
Kraken lists $KULA to advance Global impact investing
Kraken lists $KULA to advance Global impact investing
18 hours ago
YEX Launches Christmas Futures Trading Championship to Engage Global Crypto Traders
YEX Launches Christmas Futures Trading Championship to Engage Global Crypto Traders
20 hours ago
ChainGPT Launches AI Hub V2, Introducing a New Intelligence Engine for Web3 Users
ChainGPT Launches AI Hub V2, Introducing a New Intelligence Engine for Web3 Users
20 hours ago
Masters of Trivia ($MOT) Awarded HundrED Global Collection 2026 Selection After CoinMarketCap Listing
Masters of Trivia ($MOT) Awarded HundrED Global Collection 2026 Selection After CoinMarketCap Listing
1 day ago
TON Foundation Selects OpenPayd to Power its Global Fiat Infrastructure
TON Foundation Selects OpenPayd to Power its Global Fiat Infrastructure
1 day ago
Gensyn Launches $AI Token Sale on Sonar
Gensyn Launches $AI Token Sale on Sonar
1 day ago
Aster Launches Shield Mode, a Protected High-Performance Trading Mode for On-Chain Traders
Aster Launches Shield Mode, a Protected High-Performance Trading Mode for On-Chain Traders
1 day ago
Geode Lists GEODE Coin on BitMart.com as Part of Ongoing Decentralized Infrastructure Expansion
Geode Lists GEODE Coin on BitMart.com as Part of Ongoing Decentralized Infrastructure Expansion
1 day ago
Polymesh Launches Confidential Assets on DevNet for Private, Compliance-Ready RWA Settlement
Polymesh Launches Confidential Assets on DevNet for Private, Compliance-Ready RWA Settlement
1 day ago
mETH Protocol Accelerates Fast, On-Demand ETH Redemptions and Yield Deployment via Buffer Pool Enhancement
mETH Protocol Accelerates Fast, On-Demand ETH Redemptions and Yield Deployment via Buffer Pool Enhancement
1 day ago
Whale.io Launches $WHALE NFT Collection on Solana: New Pre-Market Phase Ahead of TGE
Whale.io Launches $WHALE NFT Collection on Solana: New Pre-Market Phase Ahead of TGE
2 days ago
Bybit Introduces BYUSDT, Allowing Easy Earn Assets to Function as Trading Margin While Retaining Yield
Bybit Introduces BYUSDT, Allowing Easy Earn Assets to Function as Trading Margin While Retaining Yield
4 days ago
BTCC Exchange Wins Best Centralized Exchange (Community Choice) at BeInCrypto 100 Awards 2025
BTCC Exchange Wins Best Centralized Exchange (Community Choice) at BeInCrypto 100 Awards 2025
4 days ago
Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. Company Secures Commitment to Expand Private Placement to $1 Billion Following Strong Investor Demand
Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. Company Secures Commitment to Expand Private Placement to $1 Billion Following Strong Investor Demand
4 days ago
Phemex Co-hosts LONGITUDE, Spotlighting the Next Era of Crypto Security at Its 6th Anniversary
Phemex Co-hosts LONGITUDE, Spotlighting the Next Era of Crypto Security at Its 6th Anniversary
4 days ago
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The Return of Uncollateralised Lending in Crypto: A Sector of Risk and Reward
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Solv Protocol: The Onchain Bitcoin Reserve
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Enso: Taking DeFi from fragmented to functional
Enso is simplifying DeFi with 'shortcuts,' using its intent engine to turn requests into predefined workflows.
Hemi: A Modular L2 connecting the Bitcoin and Ethereum Ecosystems
Hemi is a modular, multi-network Layer 2 blockchain focused on securely unifying Bitcoin and Ethereum in a scalable manner. Our latest report delves into Hemi's key features and the use cases they enable.
DeFi Yield Renaissance
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State of DeFi 3Q24
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The state of digital assets in Europe
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Kontos: The AI-Powered Omnichain Infrastructure Pioneering Chain Abstraction
Mainstream adoption of blockchain technology hinges on two components—interoperability and user experience (UX). For blockchain to reach users beyond digital natives earnestly discussing use cases, regardless of whether they exist yet, it needs one connected ecosystem and a decidedly web2 front end.
Zeta Markets: Perpetual growth
Zeta Markets is the second-largest derivatives platform on the Solana blockchain, and it aims to take top spot. Growth is exploding. What's coming next?
Zircuit: The L2 with AI-enabled Security
Born out of the need to scale Ethereum, Layer 2 (L2) networks have truly taken off, each with its own unique design choices. Zircuit introduces a novel feature called Sequencer Level Security, which is designed to prevent malicious transactions from ever being finalised on the blockchain.
Polkadot is levelling up
The Polkadot network has been at the forefront of blockchain innovation since its 2020 mainnet launch, and this cycle is no exception. Polkadot is reaching new heights with a host of technological advancements including the Join-Accumulate Machine, or JAM upgrade, a proliferation of AI-driven projects and applications, and new forays into decentralised physical infrastructure (DePIN). Time to level up!
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