Stability AI has just announced the early preview of its next-generation image tool, Stable Diffusion 3 (SD3), calling it its “most capable text-to-image model” to date. The announcement is a solid follow-up to the company’s release of Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL) last year, which quickly established itself as the most advanced open-source image generator. The headline improvements delivered with SD3…
On Thursday, the Eigen Labs development team, responsible for the Eigenlayer restaking protocol, announced a $100 million investment from A16z Crypto. This substantial funding comes after the project’s $50 million Series A round in March 2023. Eigenlayer’s Development Team, Eigen Labs, Garners $100M from A16z Crypto Eigen Labs has secured a $100 million investment from […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/eigen-labs-secures-100-million-a16z-investment-for-ethereum-protocol-expansion/
Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin, still hasn’t been identified 15 years after the cryptocurrency was launched—despite claims by computer programmer Craig Wright to be the man behind the myth. But in the latest court case to try to dispel his claims, some real emails from Satoshi finally entered the public record. Cryptographer and cypherpunk Adam Back—CEO and co-founder…
On Feb. 22, 2024, the primary development group of the BNB Chain revealed that the decentralized finance (defi) money market protocol, Aave, has been successfully launched on the BNB network. Boasting a total value locked (TVL) of $8.571 billion, Aave is now active across 13 blockchains in total. Aave Goes Live on BNB Chain The […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/decentralized-money-market-protocol-aave-joins-bnb-chains-defi-landscape/
Crypto exchange Coinbase has said its platform is working in Nigeria, one of its biggest markets in Africa, despite reports claiming otherwise. “We are continuing to investigate these reports, but based on an initial investigation it appears that Coinbase.com remains accessible from Nigeria,” the San Francisco-based exchange said in a statement sent to Decrypt. Earlier on Thursday, the Financial Times…
Crypto exchange Coinbase has thrown its support behind Grayscale’s application to offer a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) by converting its current Ethereum Trust product—and urged the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to grant approval. As the only cryptocurrency exchange traded on the U.S. stock exchange, Coinbase is a prominent voice in the crypto ecosystem. On Wednesday, the…
It’s been a month since we launched advanced-feature futures trading* on the Kraken Pro mobile app, and the response has been phenomenal. Thousands of traders already enjoy the convenience of trading futures directly from their mobile devices. The Kraken Pro mobile app’s fresh new UI is built on our 5-year-battle-tested futures platform. Access advanced futures trading functionality from anywhere using…
Proof of Play, the studio behind blockchain role-playing game Pirate Nation, announced Thursday that it is launching an Arbitrum-based network of chains designed for fully on-chain games and other decentralized applications (dapps). Called Proof of Play’s Multichain, the network is described as an “ultra-fast constellation of blockchains” powered by Arbitrum Orbit, an Ethereum scaling technology. Multichain will initially be used…
According to a recent Form N-1A, Grayscale has approached the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with a proposal for a unique exchange-traded fund (ETF) dedicated to the privacy and cybersecurity realm. The Grayscale Privacy ETF aims to be the first to encapsulate the burgeoning sector of privacy technology and cybersecurity. Privacy Takes Center Stage […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/grayscale-debuts-privacy-focused-etf-featuring-zcash-trust-allocation/
PRESS RELEASE. LBank Labs, a leading blockchain investment fund of $100M AUM announced today its participation in a strategic funding round for FortyTwo, a revolutionary UX frontend for decentralized finance (DeFi) across the interchain ecosystem. The investment round also saw participation from a distinguished list of funds and angel investors. FortyTwo is actively developing technology […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/lbank-labs-leads-investment-round-in-fortytwo-pioneering-ux-frontend-for-interchain-defi/
