In an address at the Permissionless II conference, US Congressman Tom Emmer urged the blockchain industry to shift its focus towards innovation—asserting that the technology is key to authenticating content in the AI era.
Emmer's remarks come in the wake of recent legal victories...
Toluna, a global insights technology and panel provider, today revealed key UK insights from its worldwide consumer study, 'A new age of the internet: Web3, the metaverse, and NFTs'.
With blockchain technology ushering in a new digital era in the form of Web 3.0, the research study...
The Casper Association, the Swiss-based organisation that oversees the Casper blockchain and supports its continued decentralisation, has announced the successful 1.5 protocol upgrade.
This upgrade introduced a host of new and improved features, making Casper the only Layer-1...
Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong is basking in the glow of a successful week as the value of his company's stocks soared, riding on the rising hopes for a Bitcoin spot Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF).
Armstrong kept the good vibes going by sharing the 10 ideas he’s “most...
Can you tell us a little bit about Kurz Digital and what the company does?
KURZ Digital Solutions is the digital incubator of the KURZ Group which is a leading global expert in thin-film technology with more than 5,500 employees and numerous international locations. Its customers...
Blockchain gaming studio, N3twork Studios, has outlined its commitment to delivering the next generation of sustainable and player-centric Web3 RPGs.
With the goal of bringing Web3 games to the mass market, the studio is prioritising the player experience. Leveraging the development...
nChain, a specialist in Web3 solutions, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Universal Plastic, to achieve common sustainability goals towards ocean protection: regenerating the marine ecosystems by taking out plastic, giving agency to locals by fairly rewarding them for their...
SK Telecom (SKT) and Polygon Labs have entered into a strategic partnership to build a flourishing Web3 ecosystem.
The signing ceremony for the agreement took place at SK Telecom's headquarters in Seoul and was attended by Oh Se-hyun, Vice President and Head of Web3 CO at SKT, and...
Seren Kids, in partnership with Rydes Hill prep school in Guildford, Surrey, has conducted a Web 3 & NFT workshop for 7- to 11-year-olds, in what is thought to be the first education program of its kind in the UK.
Seren Kids, which runs workshops and summer camps to educate...
TSB is taking applications for fintechs to participate in its third annual TSB Innovation Labs programme – as the bank and Fintech Scotland encourage a new round of fintech collaboration.
Under the programme, winning fintechs will officially partner with TSB to offer...
Aptos Labs has teamed up with Microsoft to accelerate global web3 adoption using Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service.
Onboarding new users to web3 can be time-consuming and complex, which may deter people from exploring the ecosystem. There's a common perception gap between the utility of...
OKX has integrated Linea Bridge and Orbiter to provide better cross-chain trading for users.
By automatically finding the best trading route and cross-chain bridge, this integration allows OKX to provide industry-leading low prices and ease of use when swapping ETH to...
Regenerative Finance (ReFi) blockchain pioneer, KYOTO, has undertaken the ambitious endeavor of planting 1 million mangrove trees along the coastlines of Kirepwe, Diani and Shimoni in Kenya and Kigamboni in Tanzania, creating 80 new jobs for the respective local communities in the...
The Celo Foundation, provider of a carbon-negative, Ethereum virtual machine-compatible (EVM) blockchain ecosystem, has announced that Google Cloud is running a validator on its network.
A validator participates in the running of the blockchain and helps maintain its security by...
A new project has launched which aims to use blockchain technologies and NFTs to help verify the provenance of cultural artifacts.
The project, called Salsal – or AGUR – is the brainchild of Adel Khalifi, professor of computer science at the University of Abu Dhabi, and Mark...
Deloitte and blockchain data platform Chainalysis are collaborating to help mutual clients address compliance challenges within their digital asset ecosystems.
The two companies have announced a strategic alliance to meet market demand for risk management technology solutions and...
Sabre56, a digital asset management consultant offering specialist design of blockchain data centres, has announced a five-year agreement with Bootstrap Energy in what the company describes as the ‘biggest single operations contract’ in the crypto mining industry to date.
The...
British businesses will be able to trade easier, faster and cheaper around the world thanks to new plans to remove needless paperwork and bureaucracy.
The Electronic Trade Documents Bill, expected to be introduced in Parliament today, will boost the UK’s international trade, already...
Shima Capital has invested in Artela Network, a blockchain infrastructure startup founded by a team of industry veterans.
Other contributors in the round include A&T Capital, Big Brain Holdings, SevenX, Dispersion and Amino.
The Artela team is pioneering a unique...
Kalima, a delegated proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain for IoT and data, has pumped $10m into French-based blockchain company, ABO Digital.
Kalima is marketed as a rapidly growing ecosystem that allows enterprises, developers and startups to build the future of Web3 Enterprise and Data...
Chainlink, the industry-standard Web3 services platform, has revealed that the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) has entered the Mainnet Early Access phase on the Ethereum, Optimism, Polygon and Avalanche blockchains.
Leading DeFi protocols are adopting CCIP to...
Tech firm Finboot has called on the UK Government to urgently re-think its blockchain strategy in the wake of China’s National Blockchain Research Centre, coming online and an answer to a written Parliamentary Question revealing worrying timidity.
Launched in May in Beijing,...
Shardeum, a scalable EVM-based layer-1 blockchain deploying dynamic state sharding, has closed a $5.4 million strategic raise with participation from Amber Group, Galxe, J17 Capital, JSquare, and TRGC, among others.
The team behind Shardeum aims to leverage the additional funding to...
LBank, a cryptocurrency exchange, is soon to launch what it says is the world’s first unlimited cryptocurrency credit card, aiming to break down the barriers of cryptocurrency payments.
The card, available in both virtual and physical forms, allows users to make any consumer...
GRC (Green Revolution Cooling), a specialist in single-phase immersion cooling for data centres, has unveiled its newest offering for blockchain applications, HashRaQ MAX.
The HashRaQ MAX is a next-gen, productivity-driven, immersion cooling solution that tackles the extreme heat...
Aleph Zero, the enterprise-grade blockchain with privacy-enhancing features and instant finality, announced today its integration with Ledger, the global platform for digital assets and web3.
The long-awaited integration is a strategic step forward for Aleph Zero, becoming an...
Quant, the blockchain for finance pioneer, has unveiled Overledger Platform: the infrastructure used in Project Rosalind - the Bank of England and Bank for International Settlements’ retail CBDC project – available to all via software-as-a-service.
Overledger Platform makes the...
Avantgarde Finance Group is partnering with Agio Digital, a digital assets and fund services platform, to offer the first ever institutional-grade on-chain crypto products.
Using the platform, it is now possible to set up fully regulated and compliant on-chain funds in a matter of...
UK parliamentarians have taken a significant step towards recognising cryptocurrencies as a regulated activity with the approval of the Financial Services and Markets Bill (FSMB) by the House of Lords.
The move brings the bill closer to becoming law, marking an important development...
Fujitsu has confirmed the successful completion of a year-long pilot project which began in January 2022 for its proprietary ConnectionChain blockchain technology with the Asian Development Bank, blockchain vendor ConsenSys Software, R3 and SORAMITSU, demonstrating its effectiveness in...
