Blackrock has announced its backing of a new stablecoin, UStb, launched by Ethena Labs. Supported by Blackrock’s BUIDL fund, UStb is designed to provide a reliable alternative in the stablecoin market, leveraging investments in U.S. dollars, short-term Treasury bills, and repurchase agreements. Ethena Labs has partnered with Securitize to facilitate the launch, aiming to enhance […] Source link
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GTA owner joins Web3, Bitcoin casino, Sunflower Land review: Web3 Gamer
Grand Theft Auto owner enters Web3 via mobile gaming arm Fun fact: mobile gaming giant Zynga is owned by Take-Two Interactive, the same company that also owns Rockstar Games, which is behind ultra-popular video game series like Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption and NBA 2K. Now Zynga is making its Web3 debut with a new franchise. Best known for its FarmVille series, Zynga has created an offshoot studio called Zynga Web3 (or ZW3) and announced Sugartown. It’s a cross-media world that will be more like a Web3 gaming platform…
Read MoreStellar joins Bytecode Alliance to help develop EVM alternative Wasm
The Stellar Development Foundation has joined the Bytecode Alliance, an industry group promoting the development of WebAssembly (Wasm), according to an Aug. 21 announcement from the foundation’s product lead, Tomer Weller. Wasm is a competitor to the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) used by the Ethereum ecosystem. It is also used in non-blockchain, browser-based applications. We are officially members of @bytecodeallies! Our goal? To shape the future and development of WebAssembly for blockchain developers. Time to get to work https://t.co/MBLkWoNlDl — Stellar (@StellarOrg) August 21, 2023 EVM is a virtual machine…
Read MoreCrypto.com joins ranks of licensed payment institutions in Singapore
The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, Crypto.com, announced on June 1 that it had been granted a major payment institution (MPI) license for digital payment token (DPT) services by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The announcement comes after Crypto.com received its in-principle approval from MAS in June 2022. With the MPI license, Crypto.com is now authorized to offer its DPT services to customers in Singapore. The Monetary Authority of Singapore serves as Singapore’s central bank and primary financial regulatory authority. It is responsible for overseeing and implementing legislation related to money,…
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