News Recap; 3rd August ‘22
News From Our Partners
Ex-Populus
Early access to the “Final Form” game will soon be available; click here for more details. There was also an update to the DAG NFT collection’s metadata, thus making it visible as a whole both in the wallet and marketplaces.
Symbiosis
The Symbiosis web app was updated on all fronts; experiment with it here. Otherwise, the project was featured in CoinTelegraph; read the full article here. Finally, you can now use the Kucoin Wallet to transact on the Symbiosis web app; this is yet another option to choose from!
SubQuery
New partnerships were secured with Octopus Network (NEAR) and Stargaze (Cosmos). Finally, Algorand was recently announced as being the 5th Layer-1 blockchain SubQuery would support in its quest to go multi-chain. Click here for a detailed article on the matter.
DeFi Land
Mid-July, DeFi Land rolled out the biggest set of upgrades since launching their Play-to-Earn features. A new partnership with Tulip Protocol will integrate their Auto Vaults inside the game. Click here for the full list of recent news.
Aleph Zero
It will soon be possible to store $AZERO securely on Ledger devices: Aleph Zero recently announced that industry-leading software company Zondax is working on the app. This is happening as Huobi recently listed $AZERO, and nearly 600 smart contracts have been deployed on the Aleph Zero testnet so far.
Boson Protocol
The Boson Protocol team took advantage of the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) in Paris mid-July to discuss with attendees as well as reveal their v2 whitepaper. Click here to access it, and here to view the livestream.
WWVentures Announcements
We held an AMA with SubQuery on Twitter Spaces on July 20th. Click here to access the recording.
Major Headlines in Crypto
Binance gets nod from Spain to offer crypto exchange, custody services
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/binance-gets-nod-spain-offer-064257944.html
Mastercard partners with crypto gateway to drive financial inclusion in Indonesia
UFC continues to bet big on cryptocurrencies
Coinbase approved to operate as crypto asset service provider in Italy
Cryptocurrency Exchange Crypto.com Expands to Italy
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/07/19/cryptocurrency-exchange-cryptocom-expands-to-italy/
Dubai to ramp up metaverse efforts with 40,000 new jobs
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/07/19/cryptocurrency-exchange-cryptocom-expands-to-italy/
Polygon is helping to bring the Ethereum Virtual Machine to ZK-Rollups
The University of Tokyo to offer courses in the Metaverse
https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-university-of-tokyo-to-offer-courses-in-the-metaverse
Bitfinex and Tether launch peer-to-peer video calling app Keet
https://www.theblock.co/post/159423/bitfinex-tether-video-calling-app-keet-holepunch-hypercore
Barclays to Buy a Stake in Cryptocurrency Firm Copper: Sky
CFTC Chair expects crypto to be a ‘part of mainstream American portfolios’
https://finbold.com/cftc-chair-expects-crypto-to-be-a-part-of-mainstream-american-portfolios
Japan Ministry of Economy launches Web3 policy office
https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-ministry-of-economy-launches-web3-policy-office
Senators Toomey and Sinema introduce bill to exempt small crypto transactions from capital gains taxes
Fantom to Fund Ecosystem Projects Using Portion of Burn Fees
Solana Opens First Physical Store in New York City
https://cryptobriefing.com/solana-opens-physical-store-in-nyc/
Ethereum’s Mainnet Tenth ‘Shadow Fork’ Goes Live Ahead of September Merge
Final candidates for next UK prime minister have made pro-crypto statements
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