Aptos Labs has introduced Aptos Connect, a web-based, cross-platform, self-custodial wallet offering keyless, secure access for the ultimate user experience. When we talk about Web3 onboarding, one of the hiccups is for platforms and apps to get users to download apps and make them create accounts with several steps, and that’s what Aptos Connect is…
Okay, there have been many takes on things like how LayerZero allocated the ZRO tokens for the airdrop, how users with large-value transactions missed out on a good amount of airdrop, how LayerZero didn’t count in every Aptos wallet for the ZRO airdrop, and finally, the one that overtook all other concerns, i.e., how LayerZero…
TETHER Holdings, the issuer of the largest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market, announced on Monday (June 17) the introduction of a new synthetic dollar backed by gold. This new token, created on the company’s Alloy by Tether platform, will be traded as aUSDT via smart contracts on the Ethereum Mainnet blockchain. Users can mint it…
Aptos, the independent Layer 1 blockchain platform, has announced an event called “The Aptos Experience,” an immersive journey into Web3’s heart and soul. The Aptos Experience will be a platform where Aptos Labs showcases what the community is building rather than only discussing it. The event will have speakers and partners speaking on stage, and…
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, in an interview, shared his predictions about the outlook of the cryptocurrency market. One prediction was about the L1 smart contract blockchain Aptos, which, according to him, can overtake Solana. In an interview with Coin Bureau co-host Jessica Walker, Hayes said, “I’ll put this out there on this particular venue, and…
Supervillain Labs has successfully raised new funds from Aptos Labs and Neowiz’s Intella X. Aptos Labs and Intella X, a Web3 gaming initiative by Neowiz, have each made an equity investment in Supervillain Labs, a Web3 game studio. This investment round was co-led by Intella X and Aptos Labs, with additional support from leading global…
GUI is a community token, or a meme coin as they call it, on the Aptos blockchain. In this guide, we’ll talk about how one can purchase GUI tokens for themselves. Before we begin, here’s a small explainer of what GUI has done as a community token and what’s in the plans ahead. About GUI…
So, a new chain has emerged, and this time, it comes with backing from the big names including Paradigm and Standard Crypto. It’s called Blast, and they say, “Blast is the first L2 that incorporates native yield. Your balance on Blast compounds automatically.” Blast yield comes from ETH staking and RWA protocols. The yield from…
The launch of Verified USD (USDV) has been announced by the Verified USD Foundation. USDV is a stablecoin driven by the community and fully supported by the unparalleled on-chain transparency and stability of a basket of tokenized US Treasury Bills (T-bills). As a native omnichain stablecoin compatible with the ERC-20 standard, each USDV is tied…
Continuing its foray into digital asset services, BlackRock, a $9 trillion asset management giant, has officially registered an Ethereum Trust in Delaware. The firm, renowned as one of the world’s largest asset management entities, had earlier made headlines by filing for a Bitcoin ETF with the SEC. The subsequent registration of BlackRock’s iShare Bitcoin Trust…