Pixelverse, a developing entertainment studio and game ecosystem, has secured $5.5 million in a private funding round led by prominent Web3 venture capital firms. The funds are intended to support the growth of Pixelverse’s gaming platform, which has seen significant user engagement since its launch. Pixelverse Secures $5.5 Million Pixelverse‘s recent funding round saw participation…
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U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) witnessed $200.31 million in outflows on Tuesday following the $64 million in outflows the day prior. Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shed the most with a $121 million reduction. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Lose Ground Spot bitcoin ETFs have recorded two days of outflows so far as Tuesday’s trading sessions saw…
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A new stablecoin has emerged among the top ten U.S. dollar-pegged tokens. Known as USDB, this auto-rebasing stablecoin was developed by the Blast team. Despite the stablecoin economy being underwhelming over the past 30 days, USDB has quietly secured the ninth-largest market capitalization among all U.S. dollar stablecoins. USDB Climbs the Ranks The decentralized finance…
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Squads Labs, the team behind the Squads Solana-based smart accounts protocol, the Squads app, and the smart account-enabled wallet Fuse, announced it raised $10 million in its Series A funding round. Led by Electric Capital, the funds will be used to improve the functionality of already existing products and take Fuse to the market. Squads…
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Nick Tomaino, a former business developer and marketing lead at Coinbase, explained how the idea of bitcoin for payments gradually lost its relevance in the market. Tomaino detailed that Coinbase rode this premise back in 2014 to raise $125 million in two funding rounds, but it was quickly clear that there was not a case…
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Metaplanet, a publicly traded corporation on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has announced an investment of 23.351 bitcoins, with an average purchase price of 10,706,180 yen per BTC, totaling 250 million yen ($1.6 million). The company now holds 141.0727 bitcoins, with an average purchase price of 10,278,391 yen per BTC, amounting to a total aggregated purchase…
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Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has stated that bitcoin is the easiest way to become a millionaire because the cryptocurrency “does the hard work.” He contrasted this with entrepreneurship, which requires significant intelligence, dedication, and luck. “That is why I love bitcoin,” he emphasized. Bitcoin Is the Easiest Route to Millionaire Status, Robert…
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The cryptocurrency exchange Lykke confirmed on June 10 that it fell victim to a breach, resulting in a hacker stealing digital assets valued at $22 million. Lykke stated that it had shut down the affected systems to contain the damage and assured users that their funds remained secure. Lykke Faces Accusations of Delayed Breach Confirmation…
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Polygon has announced a $1 billion Community Grants Program, set to roll out over the next ten years, aimed at supporting developers on its platform. This initiative promises to allocate about $100 million annually to fund innovative projects that enhance the Polygon and Ethereum ecosystems. Polygon Community Treasury to Release $1B in Grants Over the…
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Itau Unibanco, the largest bank in Brazil and all of Latam, has reported the availability of cryptocurrency trading services for all its users. Through Ion, the bank’s in-house investment platform, customers can purchase bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), a feature previously available to selected users. Brazilian Banking Giant Itau Unibanco Opens Cryptocurrency Trading Services for…
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