March 29, 2024
Crypto

The Best Web3 Wallets To Jumpstart Your Crypto Journey

Talisman, Rainbow and Coinbase Wallet Maria Paula Fernandez Decentralized finance, web3 social and consumer crypto have been three of the main trends that are gaining traction in the blockchain ecosystem. Designers and product experts from big tech have been flocking to crypto companies to help build seamless experiences to accommodate the next wave of mainstream

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Crypto

Hong Kong Successfully Secures the Staging of “Consensus”

TORONTO, March 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hong Kong’s bid for international flagship events takes another step forward. With the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) support, Consensus, the world’s longest-standing and most influential cryptocurrency and Web 3 event, has announced its staging in Hong Kong from February 19 to 21, 2025 (Consensus Hong Kong 2025).

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Funds

Ethereum-based token streaming protocol Superfluid raises $5.1 million in strategic funding

Superfluid, an Ethereum-based token streaming protocol that enables real-time crypto transfers, has raised $5.1 million in a strategic funding round. Fabric Ventures led the round, with Multicoin Capital, Circle Ventures, Safe Foundation, The LAO, Taavet+Sten, and others participating, Superfluid said Thursday. The round closed late last year, Superfluid co-founder and CEO Francesco George Renzi told

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Investors

Former BlockTower investors raise $6.5 million for crypto yield marketplace Superform

Superform Labs, a crypto startup founded by two former BlockTower Capital investors and a former Microsoft product manager, has raised $6.5 million in seed and angel funding rounds. Polychain Capital led the seed round, with BlockTower Capital, Maven 11, Circle Ventures, and other firms participating, Superform said Wednesday. Angel investors in the round included Arthur

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Crypto

Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade goes live on Sepolia testnet

Published 1 minute earlier on Ethereum’s latest major upgrade Dencun went live on the Sepolia test network on Tuesday, leaving just one more testnet before its anticipated “proto-danksharding” feature comes to fruition. Dencun deployment on Sepolia commenced at 22:51 UTC Tuesday and was finalized soon after. “Blobs are now flowing in Sepolia,” Parithosh Jayanthi, DevOps

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Crypto

Hong Kong needs to speed up approval of spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds after US launch, industry insiders say

Eleven spot bitcoin ETFs – including BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust and ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, among others – began trading on Thursday, following the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s landmark approval that is expected to help bring the cryptocurrency industry closer to the more regulated world of traditional finance. Blackrock representatives ring

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Crypto

Hong Kong prepares for retail access to spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, boosting city’s virtual-asset hub ambitions

Hong Kong previously only allowed retail participation in cryptocurrency futures ETFs, which hold virtual-asset futures contracts, instead of direct investments in crypto tokens at their spot prices. 03:03 The cryptocurrency scandal gripping Hong Kong The cryptocurrency scandal gripping Hong Kong Hong Kong’s latest initiative shows the determination of policymakers to rebuild investors’ confidence in virtual

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