This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Former Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith has spent nearly two months as president of the newly-formed Solana Policy Institute. I caught up with her to get the latest on the Solana and policy front in Washington. This interview has been edited for
VitaminAi, a prominent marketplace for AI Agents, has collaborated with WizoLayer, a Base Network-based, rapidly expanding platform for mining and subsequent rewards. The partnership focuses on boosting the Web3-based ecosystem of mining as well as rewards. The platform revealed this development in a recent social media post shared on its official X account. 🚀 VitaminAi
Orbler, a Web3 platform designed to accelerate the inclusive digital economy, has announced its groundbreaking partnership with ManusPay, an advanced AI-driven cryptocurrency payment platform. This partnership aims to provide its users with a faster, more secure, and cost-effective transaction experience worldwide. This will happen with Orbler’s Web3 innovation and ManusPay’s smart payment technology. 🔤 Announcing
Japan-based real estate investment firm GATES Inc. announced plans to tokenize $75 million worth of income-generating properties located in central Tokyo. The company will carry out this step through its blockchain network called Oasys, thus aiming to facilitate foreign investors’ access to the Japanese real estate market. Following this development, the total trading volume of
There’s only one way to truly represent securities on-chain, and that’s through “native” tokenization, Carlos Domingo, CEO of BlackRock-backed digital asset securities firm Securitize, told Decrypt on Thursday. That distinction could become more important, as firms’ experimentation with security-based tokens potentially leaves investors confused—a concern raised by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this
NRW BANK, the development bank owned by the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, has issued €100 million worth of blockchain-based bonds, making it one of the biggest public sector moves into digital securities in Europe. The two-year bond was issued on the Polygon (POL) blockchain and registered through the infrastructure of Cashlink Technologies, a cryptocurrency
Nansen built tools to track blockchain activity. Now, it’s helping secure one. By validating Caldera’s Metalayer, the analytics leader is putting its reputation and rewards on the line for a more connected modular future. According to a press release shared with crypto.news on July 10, Nansen will operate as a validator on Caldera’s Metalayer, an
Traditional asset management is a laborious process. It often requires the involvement of numerous middlemen, including various state bodies and regulators. Assets such as stocks, bonds, property, or even land can often be prohibitively expensive and time-consuming to manage, putting them beyond the reach of the vast majority of the world’s population. What’s more, traditional
SFT Protocol partners with SecondLive to integrate decentralized infrastructure with AI design. SecondLive’s AIGC tools now support decentralized, multi-chain environments on major blockchains. SFT Protocol’s strategy combines AI, DeFi gamification, and cross-chain Web3 adoption. SFT Protocol has announced a new partnership with SecondLive, an AI-powered world modeling platform intended for creating digital environments. The collaboration
CDARI has formed a partnership with Bluwhale AI, which serves as the intelligence layer of Web3 and will enable users to seamlessly blend shopping, entertainment, and tokenized rewards. 🤝 Strategic Partnership We’re teaming up with @cdariofficial, a Web3 e-commerce platform fusing shopping, entertainment, and rewards. Built on Matchain, an AI-powered L2 on @BNBCHAIN , Cdari