Decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN), explained

On June 8, HyperPlay — a Web3-native game launcher — said it closed its Series A funding round after raising $12 million from investors, including co-leaders Griffin Gaming Partners and Bitkraft Ventures. Other investors include MetaMask’s parent company ConsenSys, Ethereal Ventures, Delphi, Game7, Mirana Ventures and Monoceros Ventures.HyperPlay, which was established in November 2022 by MetaMask…

An Indian governmental committee is concerned by the impact that cryptocurrency could have on the rupee, if it is allowed to be used for payments, according to a report published by Quartz on Feb. 4.The article refers to government panel led by Indian Economic Affairs Secretary and former Executive Director at the World Bank, Subhash…

A longshot effort from the community hopes to solicit an official White House response 6840 Total views 24 Total shares As token prices plunge and Ripple prepares for court, a band of XRP enthusiasts have rallied around a petition that may force a White House statement on the recent SEC lawsuit alleging Ripple conducted an…

Facebook’s Libra has pushed central banks to consider two major issues in global payment systems, an exec at the European Central Bank (ECB) said.Benoit Coeure provided his remarks at a hearing at the Committee on the Digital Agenda of the German parliament on Sept. 25.According Coeure, an ECB board member and chair of the Committee…

EToro is reportedly moving ahead with its debit card plans as it acquires a U.K. Visa Principal Member. 1530 Total views 20 Total shares The crypto-enabled investment app eToro is set to launch its debit card in the United Kingdom as it acquired Marq Millions Ltd, a licensed e-money business holding a principal Visa membership.As…

Around 76% of the total circulating Bitcoin supply is now illiquid according to on-chain analytics from Glassnode. 1486 Total views 9 Total shares Bitcoin markets have been consolidating since the beginning of the year, but on-chain metrics are painting a more positive picture as more of the asset is becoming illiquid.On-chain analytics provider Glassnode has…

The EBF calls itself the voice of the European banking sector; it expressed its support for European digital money, with suggestions of its own. 100 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe European Banking Federation (EBF) has released a paper detailing its vision for the digital…

The DeFi protocol's native token plunged by 28% in a single day due to liquidations stemming from a hack attempt.

After crypto prices went through the roof in 2017, an eruption of new tokens, companies and products occured. With such a high level of consumer and corporate interest, many promising projects were inevitably lost in the crowd. Fortunately enough, some of cryptocurrency’s biggest names offer their services to a select few projects that are they…