January 29: SuiBanxa, a layer 1 blockchain and leading payment infrastructure provider for cryptocurrency-compatible economies, announced that it will add the SUI token to its platform. According to the team, “The integration will increase access to the Sui blockchain for users around the world, thanks to Banxa’s suite of global and local payment methods that have processed more than $3 billion in transactions since launching in 2014. Mysten also added that Labs’ Sui “The Wallet will provide users with the opportunity to purchase SUI tokens through Banxa’s fiat onramp solution and leverage the offramp solution once fully integrated.”
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Centrifuge, a protocol for RWA, is integrated with Celo via Axelar.
January 25: centrifuge, The protocol for bringing real-world assets (RWA) on-chain has been integrated with the Celo blockchain through the cross-chain interoperability project Axelar. “Following the integration, Centrifuge will introduce new assets to the Celo ecosystem, such as tokenized Treasury bills and carbon credit pools,” according to the team. “Centrifuge includes Jia, Huma Finance, Untangled Finance, and Credit Collective.”
Powerloom Hosts First-ever Node Mint on Polygon Network
January 25: power roomPowerloom, a composable data network, announced a partnership with Polygon Network to launch Node Mint. According to the team, “To democratize Web3 data accessibility, Powerloom aims to build 10,000 independently running nodes. This will be facilitated by a planned node mint with Soul-Bound Token (SBT). Issuing participants will be granted permission to operate Powerloom Snapshotter Lite nodes.”
Chainlink Functions Launches Mainnet Beta on Arbitrum One
January 25: Chainlink and Arbitrum Announced the launch of mainnet beta. Chainlink function In decision 1.
Colosseum emerges as independent hackathon operator and accelerator on Solana
January 25 (Protocol Village Exclusive): Coliseum According to the team, the Solana Foundation is a new, independent organization that will run a venture fund to invest in future Solana Foundation online hackathons, accelerator programs, and Solana Builder. The Colosseum will be a new chapter for the next Solana project. Hackathon winners accepted into the Coliseum’s accelerator program will receive $250,000 in pre-seed capital. The first event will begin on March 4, 2024, and interested builders can register here.
DePINscan 1.0, powered by IoTeX, launched in partnership with Helium, Akash, and Theta
January 25: Offers: IoTeXThe upgraded DePINscan 1.0 will be released in collaboration with top DePIN projects in the field such as Helium, Akash, Theta, and more. “We provide data and visualizations in public dashboards so anyone can view data from these networks.” Tim: “DePINscan illuminates the DePIN market for the public by providing a comprehensive view of the sector and showing unit count/revenue, upcoming projects, mining opportunities and market capitalization.”
Router Protocol Announces Mainnet Launch of Nitro, Redefining Cross-Chain Asset Transfers
January 25: router protocolall layer 1 chain Built with the Cosmos SDK and designed as an interoperability layer, announced the mainnet launch of Nitro, its latest cross-chain solution. According to the press release, it is a “cross-chain intent-based bridge built on router chains” with “broad support for EVM, non-EVM, and zkEVM chains” and “an additional security module (ASM) with community surveillance.” and oracle security.” According to the team, Nitro “promises a new era of ultra-fast, cost-effective, and enhanced cross-chain transactions.”
Flipside’s ‘On-Chain Crypto User Report’ shows that Ethereum and Polygon led the user acquisition industry in 2023.
January 25: Flipside CryptocurrencyA leading on-chain data analytics and business intelligence platform, “On-Chain Cryptocurrency Users” examines user acquisition, on-chain activity, and trends across eight major blockchain networks, including the popular EVM chain, Solana, and Bitcoin. “Report” was published. According to the report, Ethereum and Polygon led the industry, each adding more than 15 million new users in 2023.
Warner Music selects MITH, Muus Collective as winner of Polygon’s accelerator program.
January 25: warner music groupThe global music and entertainment company is “preparing to announce the winners of its first accelerator program, celebrating startups reshaping the music industry through blockchain,” according to the Polygon Labs team. New partnership between WMG and Polygon empowers the next generation of developers and innovators at the intersection of web3 and music Polygon Labs and WMG select MITH and Muus Collective as Accelerators, two projects to help build the future of the music x Web3 ecosystem I did. “Polygonal Network.”
Space and Time launches open source GPU acceleration framework ‘Blitzar’
January 25: space and time We are introducing Blitzar, an open source GPU-accelerated framework for SQL proofs. According to the team: “Created to power zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs in the Web3 community, Blitzar was born from a collaboration between Space and Time and NVIDIA and addressed the need for an open source GPU-accelerated framework. SQL proofs were introduced in alpha in August. has entered into an agreement to verify data querying across a variety of smart sources.”
Partnerships with data providers such as Aptos Foundation, Dune, Nansen, etc.
January 25: Aptos Foundation We are launching partnerships with data providers Dune, Nansen, Space x Time, Token Terminal, DappRadar, The Tie, Flipside Crypto, and Elliptic. According to the team. The goal is to enable them to “take full advantage of building on the Aptos foundation, provide a wide range of data integration services to everyone in the Aptos ecosystem and community, and leverage the Move on Aptos programming language to enable rapid and secure integration .” “This partnership will make everything simpler at Aptos, from data standardization to dApp discoverability.”
VeChain, an enterprise-grade layer 1 public blockchain, announces new developer program ‘Grant 2.0’
January 25: VeChainEnterprise-grade L1 public blockchain, presentation According to the team, the launch of Grant 2.0, an upgrade to the existing developer grant program: “This new version of the program provides developers with up to $100,000 in funding, a significant increase from the previous limit of $30,000. In addition to new marketing and microgrants, there are also new marketing and microgrants available for sustainability grant recipients. “Greater mentorship and support is provided. The updated program is also designed to encourage the development of a decentralized ecosystem focused on sustainability in the form of “X-to-Earn” applications.”
Digital asset platform Web3Intelligence raises $4.5 million ahead of new token launch
January 25: Web3 Intelligence, developer of Web3 investment app Dopamine, has raised $4.5 million ahead of the launch of its own token, DOPE. The private funding round saw participation from investors including DAO MAKER, Shima Capital, and Gate.io, according to an email notice shared by CoinDesk on Thursday. DOPE will serve as a utility token for access to Dopamine, which provides a gamified experience for investing in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi).