Flutterwave, one of the largest payments firm in Africa, has tapped Polygon Labs to make cross-border payments faster and cheaper with blockchain rails, the firms said on Thursday. The tie-up will embed the Polygon (POL) network as the default plumbing under Flutterwave’s new, stablecoin-based payment system, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk. The
MetaMask spent years as the default gateway to Ethereum, the browser extension that turned “connect wallet” into muscle memory for millions of users. Now Consensys is betting that same reflex can work across blockchains. In late May, MetaMask flipped the switch on native Solana support, letting its 30 million monthly active users manage SOL and
OneKey, a popular crypto wallet provider, has officially partnered with Everstake, a leading blockchain staking infrastructure entity. The partnership focuses on enabling asset staking from multiple chains directly via the OneKey platform. As per OneKey’s official X announcement, the development ensures that the private keys of the consumers remain secure offline while staking operations remain
The world of digital assets is constantly evolving, and a groundbreaking development is set to accelerate this pace. Aria, a pioneering story-based IP tokenization platform, recently announced a significant boost, securing an additional $500,000 in Aria funding from prominent investors OKX Ventures and Selini Capital. This pivotal investment marks a new chapter for Aria, empowering
A recent outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) froze thousands of applications and reignited debate about web3’s reliance on centralized cloud providers. The disruption exposed how deeply crypto platforms still depend on Web2 infrastructure for systems meant to operate without interruption. How a Centralized Outage Crippled Decentralized Systems On October 20, 2025, the AWS US-EAST-1
Somnia Network has formed a new joint venture with Lair Finance, which is yet another strategic move towards revolutionizing decentralized gaming and entertainment. This is a partnership between the high-performance blockchain infrastructure component of Somnia and Lair expertise with cross-chain liquid staking. Welcome aboard, @LairFinance! Curious what utility’s coming to @Somnia_Network. https://t.co/cluCOSHUPh — ecosystem.somi (@SomniaEco)
Neo and SpoonOS have launched Spoon-Fed Ideas, a unique way that ecosystem members can contribute to the multi-stop, multi-month Scoop AI Hackathon. Spoon-Fed Ideas is an initiative designed to connect non-developers with builders in the Web3 and AI space. If a Spoon-Fed Idea wins one of the various hackathon “Bowls,” then both the individual who
FairsquareLab announced today that it has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Chainlink to push forward cross-border stablecoin interoperability. The agreement names Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as a key technology partner for Phase 2 of Project PAX, a FairsquareLab-led initiative that brings together major financial institutions in South Korea and Japan to pilot
Lamborghini and TON Blockchain Foundation collaborate with Motorverse to propel the next stage of digital culture of the cars and automotive industry. The collaboration is a combination of an actual car company and an expandable blockchain technology that forms a seamless bridge between the physical car ownership and ownership in the online metaverse. The new
Jamaicans have rushed to download Jack Dorsey’s decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app Bitchat as the fatal Hurricane Melissa continues to rip through the Caribbean. Bitchat — which uses Bluetooth mesh networks for internet-free, encrypted communication — is now the second-most downloaded app on the Apple App Store and Google Play in Jamaica, offering a lifeline for