Singapore’s Blockchain Founders Fund announces final close of its $75M fund
Blockchain Founders Fund’s BFF Fund II is a $75 million fund for Web3 startups. Backers of the fund include Polygon, Ripple and NEO Global Capital (NGC). BFF launched its BFF…
Play-and-Earn football prediction app Pooky launches its Genesis NFT collection
Pooky has announced the launch of its first NFT collection. Pookyball NFTs allow players to earn crypto-based rewards for guessing the outcomes of football matches. Players will earn MATIC and…
Japan set to launch its digital yen pilot
Japan has been conducting proof-of-concept (PoC) experiments on its CBDC for the last two years. The Japan central bank now says that the project is now set for a pilot…
Kraken to end its crypto-staking services in the U.S. – here’s why
Kraken is ending crypto-staking services to settle with the U.S. SEC. It will also pay $30 million in penalties as part of that settlement. The development casts doubt upon Coinbase…
Blockchain-based platform ShareRing announces alpha release of its Vault Query Language
ShareRing releases alpha version of its web-based tool Vault Query Language (VQL). The Alpha release allows users to test the query tool securely from their ShareRing Vault. ShareRing is a…
While Monero Fights to Hold Its Value, Metacade is Set To Soar in Early 2023
Now that the bear market is well and truly with us, it offers the perfect chance for veteran investors to review the market and identify which projects have what it…
Uniswap v3 to deploy on Boba Network after approval by its DAO
Uniswap DAO has approved the deployment of Uniswap v3 on Boba Network. The approval follows a favourable community vote. The deployment will increase the total value locked and transaction volume…
Coinbase pausing creator Drops on its NFT marketplace
The exchange however maintained that it is not planning to close its NFT marketplace. It wants to align the exchange’s resources in developing other features. Coinbase has been struggling with…
Tesla lost $140 million on its Bitcoin in 2022
Tesla recorded gains of $64 million and impairment loss of $204 million. The company has revealed it sold 75% of its Bitcoin holdings, and held BTC worth about $184 million…
Bunzz Raises $4.5M Seed Round to Expand its Smart Contract Hub for DApp Development
Singpore, Singapore, 24th January, 2023, Chainwire Bunzz a web3 development platform for decentralized applications, has completed a $4.5M seed round. Investors included gjmp, DG Daiwa Ventures, Coincheck, and Ceres. Funding…