Category Archives: Blockchain

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to launch its Digital Dirham as a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for retail use by the last quarter of 2025. This move will position the UAE among a growing number of countries developing sovereign digital currencies. According to a report by the Khaleej Times, the Central Bank […]

Robinhood has introduced a new subscription model aimed at increasing customer loyalty by offering a range of services similar to those provided by Amazon Prime and Costco. CEO Vlad Tenev highlighted the growth opportunity in the loyalty market, which could expand Robinhood’s offerings to include digital assets, wealth management, and tax advice through its subscription […]

Stride’s AI agent platform Echos is shutting down after failing to gain significant adoption. On March 27, Stride announced that operations for Echos, which launched in beta in November 2024, would cease on May 1, 2025. The closure is attributed to low user engagement and a broader contraction in the crypto AI agent market. Echos […]

Shiba Inu (SHIB) has been showing signs of recovery after hitting a multi-month low of $0.00001090 earlier in March. As of now, the price has rebounded to around $0.000014, marking a 32% increase from the March low. This surge comes amid a significant rise in SHIB’s burn rate, which soared by over 34,655% on Thursday […]

BONK, the Solana-based memecoin, has acquired Exchange Art, a digital marketplace for fine-art NFTs, signaling a deeper integration between cryptocurrency and the digital art world. The acquisition brings new leadership, with artist J.T. Liss stepping in to guide the next phase of Exchange Art’s development. BONK, known for being a cryptocurrency inspired by internet culture […]

BitGo and Republic have formed a strategic partnership to expand access to private equity investments for individual investors, democratizing access to alternative investment opportunities traditionally available only to institutional and high-net-worth investors. The collaboration leverages BitGo’s robust infrastructure to enhance Republic’s blockchain-powered investment platform. Through this partnership, private market investments, such as the Hamilton Lane […]

AgriDex has completed the first-ever on-chain farmland transaction on the Solana network, marking a significant milestone in the use of blockchain for real-world assets, particularly in the agricultural sector. The deal involved a $165,000 land purchase in Zambia, settled instantly and at no cost through AgriDex’s digital settlement system. The payment was transferred from a […]

Zeus Network has introduced APOLLO, the first trustless and decentralized Bitcoin exchange on the Solana blockchain. This launch marks a significant step in Bitcoin Finance (BTCFi), a sector focused on bringing Bitcoin’s liquidity and security to decentralized finance (DeFi). ITS LIVE @ApolloByZeus First Bitcoin on-chain exchange on Zeus Ecosystem The diagrams (attached) will demonstrate; how […]

Animoca Brands has partnered with Soneium to create Anime ID, a new decentralized identity (DID) and reputation layer designed to enhance the anime community within the Web3 space. This collaboration aims to provide anime fans with a platform to develop digital identities, manage credentials, and create unique profiles that integrate with various decentralized applications (dApps) […]

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has entered into a partnership with Circle Internet Financial to explore the integration of Circle’s digital assets, including the USDC stablecoin and USYC, a tokenized money market fund, into traditional financial markets. The collaboration aims to evaluate the potential uses of Circle’s […]