Sony, Electronics Pioneer Behind Walkman, Starts Own Blockchain ‘Soneium’
The new project, "Soneium" will be a layer-2 network atop the Ethereum blockchain, using technology from Optimism's OP Stack.
Stablecoin Issuing System M^0 Employs Fireblocks for Crypto Custody
M^0 allows stablecoin issuers to incentivize distributors, liquidity providers and so on by programmatically sharing yield among an ecosystem of users.
Protocol Village: Credbull Raises $5.2M, Aave Comes to ZKSync Era
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 22-28.
‘Get Him Home’: Binance CEO Urges Nigerian Government to Free Detained Exec
Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen who works for Binance, has been held in Nigeria since February.
New Binance CEO Sees No Need for IPO as He Plots 100-Year Strategy for Crypto Exchange
Richard Teng, who replaced founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao in November, is playing the long game.
Crypto Airdrops Ban U.S. Users, but Americans Are Claiming Tokens Anyway
Eigen Labs helped its employees access lucrative airdrops. Its U.S. employees appear to have helped themselves to tokens U.S. residents were banned from claiming.
Controversial Crypto Firm Prometheum to Treat Uniswap and Arbitrum’s Tokens as Securities
The SEC-registered crypto platform is expanding its custody operation beyond Ethereum's ETH, and that means it would be holding UNI and ARB as securities.
‘Wartime CEO’: Urbit’s Founder Returns in Shakeup at Moonshot Software Project
"We're here to fix this," Curtis Yarvin says of the struggling endeavor to rebuild the entire internet computing stack from scratch.
Story Protocol Developer Raises $80M Series B, Led by A16z, for Intellectual Property Chain
"We’re focused on solving a real sorun that impacts the creative industry, not just creating another technical tweak," PIP Labs CEO SY Lee says.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Returns to $61K, Outperforms Broader Crypto Market
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 20, 2024.