On Wednesday, Ethena Labs, the team responsible for the yield-bearing stablecoin project USDE, revealed its expansion to the Solana blockchain. This move brings USDE to the distributed ledger, with SOL now also being used as part of the stablecoin’s reserve backing. USDE Stablecoin Project Extends to Solana, Includes SOL Backing Despite witnessing redemptions totaling around […]
Montenegrin Court Upholds Extradition of Terraform Labs Co-Founder Do Kwon to South Korea
In a significant legal development, a Montenegrin appeals court has upheld the decision to extradite Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, to South Korea. Kwon, who has been in custody in Montenegro since March 2023 for attempting to travel with a fake passport, faces criminal charges in South Korea related to the $ 40 …
Lightning Labs Rolls out Taproot Assets Seeking to Bring Stablecoins to Lightning Network
Lightning Labs, an institution dedicated to research and development related to the Lightning Network, Bitcoin’s second layer, has announced the rollout of Taproot Assets. This solution allows for issuing multiple tokens on top of it. The institution aims to capitalize on the popularity and volume of stablecoins to establish bitcoin as the global routing currency. […]
Korea Blockchain Week 2024 Names Movement Labs the Official Conference Partner, Unveils New Headline Speakers and Sponsors
PRESS RELEASE. SEOUL, KOREA — 24 July 2024 — Korea Blockchain Week (“KBW”), Asia’s premier Web3 festival taking place from 1-7 September 2024, announced Movement Labs as the official conference partner for its flagship two-day “IMPACT” conference. It also revealed a glimpse of the conference’s agenda and a slate of new title sponsors and speakers. […]
NPC Labs Secures $18 Million in Seed Round to Bring Gamefi to Non-Crypto Native Users
NPC Labs, an onchain product distribution platform founded by former members of Base, has successfully raised $ 18 million in a Seed Round led by Pantera Capital. The funding round saw participation from prominent investors such as Makers Fund, Hashed, Collab+Currency, Sfermion, Mirana Ventures, Bitscale Capital, and Mantle Ecofund. This latest funding round brings …