13 Sep 2024
Soneium integrates with Chainlink to advance its capabilities
Soneium, an Ethereum Layer-2 network, has joined Chainlink’s Scale program, according to a Sept. 12 statement shared with CryptoSlate. This move grants the blockchain network’s Minato Testnet access to Chainlink’s Data Feeds and also makes the Oracle network’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) services its canonical cross-chain infrastructure. Read more
Starknet Token Holders Ratify Plan to Implement Staking, in Landmark Decentralized Election
The new mechanism on Starknet means that anyone holding more than 20,000 STRK will be able to stake on the network, from the fourth quarter of this year. Read more
World Liberty, Crypto Project Helmed by Donald Trump's Family, Will Release on Sept. 16
World Liberty Finance is helmed by Trump’s sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr, and the 18-year-old Barron Trump is the project's "DeFi visionary.” Read more
DeFi Lending Giant Sky Sets Vote to Offload Wrapped Bitcoin as Justin Sun Concerns Linger
The action could impact $200 million of DeFi loans in the Sky ecosystem should the proposal pass. Read more
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Amps Up Pressure on Layer-2 Networks to Decentralize Further
In 2022, Buterin proposed a set of stages for rollups, to classify them in their pursuit of decentralization. The criteria is meant to showcase that rollups tend to rely on “training wheels” and deploy their protocols to users before it's ready to fully decentralize. Read more
Stablecoins Increasingly Used for Savings, Payments in Emerging Countries, but Crypto Trading Still Leads: Report
The report surveyed more than 2,500 cryptocurrency users in Brazil, Nigeria, Turkey, Indonesia and India. Read more
Stablecoin Giant Circle Is Moving Its Headquarters to New York City
The USDC issuer will move into One World Trade Center, and New York Mayor Eric Adams – who has sought to make the city a crypto hub – will attend the Friday ribbon cutting. Read more
YieldNest Unveils First Liquid-Restaking Token on BNB Chain as Return-Boosting Strategy Gains Ground
Restaking protocol YieldNest is introducing ynBNB, the first liquid-restaking token on BNB Chain. Read more
WeWork Founder's Climate Firm Refunds Crypto Token Holders After Failed Launch: Forbes
Flowcarbon, which raised $70 million from investors like Andreessen Horowitz, aims to tokenize carbon credits, but the token never launched. Read more
Crypto for Advisors: Tokenization of Real World Assets
Real World Assets could help stabilize crypto volatility impacts on performance while streamlining portfolio management. Read more
Tune.FM, Music Streaming Project on Hedera Blockchain, Gets $50M Capital Commitment
The news comes just eight months after Tune.FM shared it had raised $20 million in a funding round. Read more
Build-on-Bitcoin Trend Imports Another Concept from Ethereum: the DAO
RootstockCollective, the first DAO on the Bitcoin layer 2, is designed to encourage builders and users of Rootstock Read more
Coinbase's Version of Wrapped Bitcoin, 'cbBTC,' Goes Live
The token will initially be offered on Ethereum and Coinbase’s Base networks, with plans to expand to more blockchains in the coming months. Read more
Trump to launch World Liberty Financial crypto platform on Sept. 16
In a video posted on X, Donald Trump announced that his World Liberty Financial crypto project would launch on Sept. 16. Read more
Northern Trust introduces digital carbon credit trading platform
The Northern Trust Carbon Ecosystem will enable carbon credit transactions from issuance to retirement. Read more
Why is Bitcoin price up today?
Bitcoin price is up today as traders find their appetite for risk amid expectations of an interest rate cut hike at next week’s FOMC. Read more
Crypto Price Analysis September-13: ETH, XRP, ADA, BNB, and SOL
This week, we take a closer look at Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Solana. Ethereum (ETH) Since last week, Ethereum’s price has remained close to the key resistance at $2,400. Read more
XRP Taps $0.57 After Grayscale’s Ripple Trust Launch, BTC Shaky at $58K (Market Watch)
XRP is today's top gainer from the larger-cap alts after Grayscale's announcement. Read more
Can $1.3B Bitcoin Options Expiry Shift Market Sentiment on Sept 13?
Friday is crypto options expiry day and there is a large batch of Bitcoin contracts about to expire, but can they alter market sentiment? Read more
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