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Xinbi Handled Nearly $18B in Crypto Transactions After Ban: TRM Labs
A Chinese-language crypto guarantee marketplace known as Xinbi processed nearly $18 billion in onchain transaction volume despite platform bans and United States…
ENS Abandons Its planned Namechain L2, Citing Drastically Lower Gas Costs
Ethereum domain name service provider ENS has canceled plans to launch a layer-2 as part of its ENSv2 upgrade, opting instead to launch a revamped protocol…
NFT Market Cap Returns to Pre-Hype Levels Near $1.5B
The global non-fungible token (NFT) sector fell below $1.5 billion in total market capitalization, returning to levels last seen before the sector’s rapid…
Aster Launches Testnet for Layer-1 Blockchain, Teases Full Release in Q1
The Aster decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) and perpetual futures platform announced on Thursday that its layer-1 blockchain testnet is now live for all users,…
Multiliquid, Metalayer Roll Out Instant Redemptions for Tokenized RWAs
Multiliquid and Metalayer Ventures have launched an institutional liquidity facility to provide instant redemptions for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) on…
Payy Launches As Ethereum’s First Privacy-Enabled EVM L2
Crypto project Payy, which operates a privacy-focused wallet alongside a crypto banking card, has just launched a privacy-enabled Ethereum layer 2.In an…
Startale, SBI launch Strium for institutional FX, RWA trading
Startale Group and Japan’s financial conglomerate SBI Holdings have launched Strium, a layer-1 blockchain designed to support exchange-layer and settlement…
CME Group Weighs Issuing Proprietary Token for Collateral and Margin
Chicago-based derivatives exchange CME Group is weighing the launch of its own digital token as it explores how tokenized assets could be used as collateral…
Ethereum L2 Builders Debate Scaling Role After Vitalik’s Rollup Rethink
Several layer-2 builders responded after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the original vision of L2s as the primary scaling engine “no longer makes…
Bitwise to Acquire Chorus One as Crypto Staking Demand Accelerates
Bitwise Asset Management is reportedly acquiring institutional staking provider Chorus One, extending its push into cryptocurrency yield services.The acquisition…