December 4, 2024 (Toronto, ON) – Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution Metis announced today that OKX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has joined as its newest decentralized sequencer node provider. This marks a significant milestone in Metis’ efforts to strengthen decentralization and network security, with OKX becoming the fourth independent provider and the tenth overall sequencer node.…

GAIB, a platform focused on creating financial infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) computing, announced the successful completion of its $5 million pre-seed funding round. Notably, the round was co-led by Hack VC, Faction, and Hashed, with participation from prominent investors such as Spartan, CMCC, L2IV, Animoca Brands, and IDG Capital, alongside other strategic backers and…

Fuse Network, a payments-focused blockchain, has announced a strategic partnership with Stargate, a leading cross-chain asset bridge, to enhance digital asset interoperability and liquidity across multiple blockchain networks. The integration, announced on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, leverages Stargate's Hydra technology to enable seamless asset transfers with zero fees and minimal friction. Users can now bridge…

December 3, 2024 — Chromia, a Layer-1 relational blockchain, has completed the Asgard Mainnet Upgrade, introducing new features aimed at supporting decentralized finance (DeFi) and AI-enabled applications. The upgrade includes the rollout of the Oracle Extension, designed to deliver real-time, on-chain price feeds to developers and users. Notably, the Asgard upgrade marks a significant step…

London — December 3, 2024 — Uranium.io, a decentralized application (dApp) powered by the Tezos blockchain, has launched to provide retail investors access to physical uranium for the first time. The platform eliminates traditional barriers to uranium trading, such as high entry costs, by tokenizing the commodity and offering ownership via blockchain. Developed with support…

Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB), a fully licensed digital bank backed by Bahrain’s Mumtalakat and Singapore’s Whampoa Group, has announced the appointment of Dr. Xiang Bing as an independent director. Accordingly, the move strengthens SGB’s leadership as it positions itself as a financial bridge between Asia and the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. Dr. Xiang,…

Orbitt, a Solana-based blockchain ecosystem, has officially launched its staking program, offering nearly $2 million in ORBT token rewards. The initiative, which goes live on December 3, 2024, aims to incentivize community participation and foster long-term value for ORBT holders through a structured rewards system and innovative token buyback mechanism. Notedly, the staking program is…

Orderly Network has officially launched its omnichain perps orderbook on the Solana mainnet. Notably, this integration enables Solana users to trade perpetual swap markets across over 30 decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and 73 trading pairs, marking a significant advancement in decentralized finance (DeFi) trading. Accordingly, the deployment represents the first unified perps orderbook that connects Ethereum…