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OpenSea NFT Marketplace Integrates Polygon Via Seaport

The firm unveiled its plan to add support for Klaytn and other EVM-compatible chains. Moving Polygon to Seaport is a core component of its strategy. OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace, has just announced that the layer two scaling solution Polygon is now part of their implementation of the Seaport protocol.

August 31, 2022 2 mins read

Terra Classic (LUNC) Banks on New Staking Feature

As part of the Terra Classic V22 network update, the staking function became active. Within 24 hours following the update, more than 1% of the LUNC supply was staked. As opposed to its previous negative press, this time around the headlines about Terra Classic (LUNC) are all positive. The network

August 31, 2022 2 mins read

Tether Denies Claims of Inadequate Stablecoin Reserves

The firm disclosed the intention to provide monthly updates on the financial reserves. It denied the article’s assertions that the company is losing money. As Tether put it, “unsubstantiated conclusions” have been made about the stablecoin’s reserve adequacy. Tether responded with a statement after a Wall Street Journal report raised

August 30, 2022 2 mins read

Thailand SEC Charges Bitkub Exchange’s CTO of Insider Trading

Bitkub’s CTO Samret Wajanasathian was penalized 8,530,383 baht (about $234,000). The announcement caused a 101% increase in the price of KUB. Enforcement procedures were taken by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand. The action was taken against the chief technology officer of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitkub. This was for

August 30, 2022 1 min read

Turkey-based Thodex Exchange CEO Finally Under Arrest

Interpol has begun the formalities necessary to extradite Zer back to Turkey. Local prosecutors are apparently seeking hundreds of years in prison. According to a statement released by the Turkish Ministry of Interior, the CEO of crypto exchange Thodex was apprehended in Albania. An international warrant was issued for Faruk

August 30, 2022 1 min read

Reddit Co-founder Launches Crypto-Focused Venture

Investors will charge a 2.5% management fee after the official launch in October. In the past, Reddit introduced a new NFT-based avatar marketplace. Seven Seven Six, the VC company founded by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, is seeking to raise $177.60 million for a new crypto-focused fund named Kryptós. Kryptós purchases

August 30, 2022 2 mins read

Singapore High Court Grants Hodlnaut Judicial Management

Angela Ee and Aaron Loh of EY Corporate Advisors Pte are temporary managers. To save costs, Hodlnaut let off 80 percent of its workforce last week. The Singapore High Court have just now approved judicial management for the cryptocurrency lending platform Hodlnaut. The official announcement announces that Angela Ee and

August 30, 2022 1 min read

Qatar Grants First Digital Payments License Ahead of FIFA Event

Earlier this month, Ripple’s partner, Tranglo, revealed plans to expand into the gulf. The acceptance of Apple Pay and Samsung Pay is a major development. The first license for digital payments has been awarded by the Central Bank of Qatar. The licensing of two electronic payment service providers, iPay by

August 30, 2022 2 mins read

FTX Exchange CEO Denies Rumors of Acquiring Huobi Global

On August 12, speculation about a prospective takeover first surfaced. BlockFi received a credit line from FTX in the month of July. According to FTX, there are no plans to buy Huobi. CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried shot off the reports on August 29 through a tweet. Bankman-Fried was vague

August 30, 2022 2 mins read

Flare Network and Lena Instruments Reinvent Crowdfunding

Together with the Swiss blockchain software and infrastructure company Lena Instruments, the Flare Network, the new blockchain that promises to link everything, has announced the introduction of a revolutionary crowdfunding launchpad. Through its platform, contributors to CloudFunding’s carefully vetted crypto projects have exclusive access to those projects and unique advantages,

August 30, 2022 4 mins read