Polygon: Begins Working With Disney & Launches New DEX 'Bebop’

It’s undoubtedly been a busy few months for Polygon, as the Layer-2 blockchain has recently partnered with a flurry of big hitters, such as Meta, Starbucks, Reddit, Stripe, Adobe, Adidas, Mastercard, J.P Morgan & more.

Alternative Talking Points From A Momentous Week In Crypto

In the midst of one of the most chaotic weeks in crypto history, the industry has bore witness to other notable events that’ve understandably flown under the radar due to FTX dominating the headlines.

Binance All Poised To Acquire Fellow Crypto Titan FTX

As per the words of its CEO Changpeng Zhao, the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance is poised to fully acquire FTX.com and help cover the liquidity crunch.

Ledger & Solana Mobile Announce Enhanced Security Features For Solana Users

Solana’s recent Breakpoint event in Lisbon bore-witness to several notable announcements regarding partnerships with the blockchain, all of which being designed to propel the world’s second largest NFT ecosystem into further success.

Helium Mobile & Solana Mobile Announce Partnership to Bring Cryptocarrier Service to U.S.

Today, Helium Mobile™ & Solana Mobile announced a partnership to bring the world’s first cryptocarrier that's low-cost, reliable & decentralized providing 5G coverage to Saga users across the U.S.

Identity.com Launches V2 Gateway Protocol — Simplifies Decentralized Identities

To fix the shortcomings of Web2 identity verification, former Apple App Store executive announces Identity.com’s permissionless decentralized identity protocol.

Rockaway Blockchain Fund Rebrands to RockawayX

Rockaway Blockchain Fund, a venture capital firm backing leading Web3 founders, has announced its rebrand to RockawayX. The firm ranges across three divisions—venture, engineering, and liquidity—with total assets under management of $500M.

The Graph Substreams Now Available On Solana

Substreams, developed by StreamingFast, a core developer to The Graph ecosystem, allow for a very quick and parallelized way to process the history of Solana's mainnet.

FTX & Solana Ventures Backed, Layer N, Unveils Hyper Scalable Layer 2 Blockchain

Layer N (“The Protocol”), a hyper performant and scalable layer 2 blockchain backed by FTX Ventures, Solana Ventures, Solana Foundation, as well as angel investors Anatoly Yakovenko, and Raj Gokal, announced that it will be coming out of stealth.

How Remote Work Is Driving Stablecoin Adoption

The pandemic has disrupted the working world, bringing us to an entirely new era of remote work that is borderless and inclusive. Companies are caught between the choice of easing employees back to the office or crafting a long-term remote strategy.

Meta’s 2022 Losses Surpass $9 Billion - But Is The Zuckerberg Ridicule Really Justified?

Whilst a fall in wealth has been the case for many multibillionaires throughout the economic downturn, Mark Zuckerberg's losses are by far the largest recorded, plummeting over $100B over the past 13 months.

Regulated Financial Instruments and ‘CBDCs’ - The Uneasy Future Of Crypto In Britain

Amidst Prime Minister-elect Rishi Sunak’s plans to turn the UK into a hub for crypto innovations, lawmakers have voted in favor of recognizing crypto as regulated financial instruments and products.

DefiLlama Launches Strategy Finder For Lucrative Yield Farming

After months of development, leading DeFi TVL (Total Value Locked) aggregator DeFiLlama has launched a new strategy finder called ‘Delta Neutral Yields’ (DNY).

Blockster’s Top Women In Web3 — November

Web3 needs more women. Blockster’s list of the 'Top Women In Web3' highlights the women who are building companies, launching organizations and using their voice to onboard women into Web3.

How a16z Is Impacting The Political Landscape Of Web3

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has started a crypto lobbying ‘blitz’ in Washington to leverage his $7.6 billion Web3 investment fund - donating almost $2.2 million to finance crypto-advocating lawmakers.

CoinShares Launches Twitter Bot Providing insight Into Fair Price NFTs

CoinShares, Europe’s largest full-service digital asset investment today announced the launch of @CoinsharesNFTAI, a Twitter bot that utilizes algorithms developed by CoinShares researchers to estimate the current fair market price for an NFT.

Meta Unveils Pricey ‘Meta Quest Pro’ VR Headset Amongst Other Metaverse Updates

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled the company’s highly anticipated Meta Quest Pro VR headset. It’s the first line of advanced headsets built for collaboration, creativity & getting things done.

PayPal’s Ludicrous Policy Reversion Adds Momentum To Crypto Adoption

PayPal unveils a shock new ‘acceptable use policy’ (AUP) which stated that users could be fined up to $2500 for spreading what the platform called ‘misinformation.'

Introducing Blockster, A Web3 Media Platform

Blockster, a Web3 media platform, is preparing to release new features soon. These will transform it into a token-gated platform powered by the BXR token.

LG & Fr0ntierX To Deliver NFT Experiences On LG Professional Displays

LG choose Web3 infrastructure platform Fr0ntierX as their global partner to deliver the next generation of smart screen business solutions and consumer loyalty and rewards.

SEC Forced To Hand Over Hinman Documents To Ripple — Crypto Future Still Hangs In Balance

A district judge has overruled the SEC’s attempts to prevent providing Ripple with access to internal emails which discuss the regulatory status of Ethereum.

Meet Crypto King, Haydn Snape, Founder of DIG

This week at Blockster, we’re turning the spotlight to a true Crypto King, Haydn Snape, who we had the pleasure to connect with during NYC NFT.

The Emerging DeFi & NFT Features On XRPL: Everything You Need To Know

Ripple and the XRPL Foundation recently organized the Apex Developer’s Summit in Los Vegas, where it announced the launch of its new DeFi and NFT features.

Crypto Future Hangs In Balance As Fidelity & SEC Make Conflicting Proposals

Despite Ethereum’s ‘Merge’ arguably causing disruption to the ongoing crypto winter, matters become complex as Fidelity announces plans to introduce crypto.

Crypto B2B Platform, Nilos Raises $5.2M To Fuel Growth

Nilos today announced a successful $5.2 million financing round to offer a first of its kind platform that unifies crypto and fiat treasuries for businesses.

Polygon Is Leading The Way Towards Mainstream Adoption

In a move that is sure to excite their fans, Polygon has recently announced partnerships with major brands like Starbucks, Mercedes, Meta & more — a clear sign that they are moving into the mainstream.

Apple Impose 30% ‘App Tax’ On All NFT Sales Made Through The App Store

Apple has sent shockwaves through the NFT space by implementing a 30% commission charge on all NFTs sold through apps on the ‘App Store.'

Robinhood Launches Polygon-Supported Web3 Wallet In Beta

Robinhood trading app announces its beta launch a Web3 crypto wallet solely compatible with Ethereum’s popular Layer-2 network, Polygon.

Coral Closes $20M Round From FTX Ventures & Jump Crypto To Launch ‘Backpack’

The creators behind the framework for Solana launch Backpack, a first-of-its-kind wallet that brings crypto application experiences to pro and mainstream users.

Bitcoin Miners Profits Drop 72%

Bitcoin miners are facing the full force of crypto winter with profit margins dropping to $17.2m a day, 72% less than November 2021’s daily figure of $62m.

Blockster’s Top Women In Web3 — September Edition

The Top Women in Web3 list highlights the pioneers who are building companies, launching organizations and using their voice to onboard more women into Web3.

Meta Rolls-Out NFT Functionalities To All US Instagram & Facebook Users

After conducting several NFT functionality tests since May 2022, social media conglomerate Meta has finally opened up NFT sharing to all users in the US.

Clout.art NFT Platform Goes Live on the Hedera Network

Clout.art is the most recent NFT company to launch on the Hedera network, following LG Electronics. As a microservice, curation platform, and creator launchpad community, Clout.art strives to help up and coming artists benefit from the NFT space.

Blockchain Technology Is Transforming Luxury Ownership

The ‘appreciate app’ is transforming the relationship between people and their items by crafting a new data structure that enhances the post-purchase experience and enables Web3 interoperability.

Web3 B2B Firm, Hang.xyz Raises $16M Series A Funding

Hang, a new B2B startup in the fledgling space backed by investors including Allbirds, Warby Parker, and Kevin Durant, is looking to help some of the world’s largest brands replace their existing membership and loyalty programs with NFT technology.

The Current State Of DAOs

With every passing week, acknowledgement of and interest in the concept of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (or DAOs) becomes more and more prevalent, both in and out of the web3 sphere.

A Decentralized Open-Source Platform for NFT Creators

Today we are excited to feature one the community’s top enablers for Web3 development: Holaplex.

Ledger To Launch A Hardware Wallet For Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

Ledger, one of the biggest hardware crypto wallet manufacturers, recently announced plans to release a new hardware wallet for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Brittany Kaiser Is Helping Us ‘Own Your Data’ Via Web3

Personal data is the world’s largest asset class & many of us who contribute don’t see rewards from the data that we share. Web3 is flipping that model.

Vuzix: Sleek, Lightweight Augmented Reality Smart Glasses

Vuzix is on the cutting edge of developing AR technology that is directly integrated into normal sized eyewear for corporations and industries such as Amazon.

How Far Along Are We With Web3 Adoption?

This article will highlight the growth of the new Web3 ecosystem, and how quickly people are beginning to adopt blockchain, crypto and NFT technology.

Web3 Revenue Share Platform, Reveel Raises $1.3M Co-Led By Binance Labs

Web3 Platform, Reveel Raises $1.3M Co-Led By Binance Labs

Saga’s ‘Andromeda’ Has Arrived

Andromeda is the first chapter in Saga’s journey to mainnet. It is part of a series of releases building up to the flow of launching applications on Saga.