Day: 16 April 2025

Raleigh, United States, 16th April 2025, Chainwire

Leading institutional staking provider Figment has been selected as the primary staking partner for 3iQ’s newly launched Solana Staking ETF (TSX: SOLQ), marking a North American first for a staking-focused exchange-traded product. Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the ETF is designed to deliver native yield directly from the Solana ...

DWF Labs has planted its flag in the United States with a new office in New York City, marking a pivotal step in its global growth strategy. The move, announced today, underscores the firm’s ambition to deepen its foothold in the world’s financial capital while enhancing its market-making and investment ...

A newly discovered vulnerability in crypto hardware wallets using Chinese-manufactured ESP32 microcontrollers has raised serious alarm among security researchers, threatening the safety of Bitcoin transactions and sensitive user data. Cybersecurity firm Crypto Deep Tech has released a report flagging a critical security flaw in ESP32 chips—widely used in devices such ...

Local governments across China are reportedly grappling with how to liquidate billions of dollars' worth of seized cryptocurrency, navigating a legal gray area created by the country’s strict ban on crypto trading and a lack of standardized procedures. According to a Reuters report released Tuesday, these local authorities have resorted ...

Hammerspace, a company specialising in managing unstructured data for tech giants like Nvidia, Meta, and Tesla, has raised $100 million in a recent funding round, pushing its valuation to $500 million. This investment highlights the increasing importance of efficient data management solutions in an era where companies grapple with ever-expanding ...

Sony’s Soneium Layer 2 blockchain has achieved a major breakthrough in transaction speed, reducing its finality time by over 98%. This leap follows a new partnership between Astar, AltLayer, and EigenLayer, who have launched a “Fast Finality Layer” for Soneium. Finality is a key concept in blockchain, marking the point ...

Bitget has announced the listing of GOMBLE (GM), a new token from blockchain gaming studio Gomble, alongside an exclusive Launchpool campaign offering 15,454,000 GM tokens in rewards. This initiative highlights Bitget’s continued efforts to support innovative projects that blend culture, gaming, and Web3. Spot trading for the GM/USDT pair goes ...

Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Giancarlo Giorgetti, has warned that US dollar-backed stablecoins pose a significant threat to the euro’s role in international payments. Speaking at an event in Milan, Giorgetti argued that US stablecoin policies are more dangerous for Europe than trade tariffs, as these digital assets could ...

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) has officially approved the use of Web3 insurance solutions, signalling a major milestone for blockchain adoption in the region. This move positions the UAE as a leader in integrating decentralised technologies within its financial sector. On Tuesday, April 16, the CBUAE ...