Rumble Announces $775 Million Strategic Investment from Tether
Rumble (NASDAQ: RUM) (“Rumble” or the “Company”), a video-sharing platform and cloud services provider, announced…
Rumble Announces $775 Million Strategic Investment from Tether
Rumble (NASDAQ: RUM) (“Rumble” or the “Company”), a video-sharing platform and cloud services provider, announced a definitive agreement for a $775 million strategic investment from Tether ($USDT). Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry and the most widely used dollar stablecoin globally with over 350 million users has become a prominent symbol of…
Aptos Labs Founder and CEO Mo Shaikh Steps Down, co-founder Avery Ching steps in as CEO
Mo Shaikh, the co-creator of the Aptos blockchain and Aptos Labs has announced he is leaving the company, and is going to focus on a new chapter. Aptos Labs co-founder and CTO Avery Ching will take over the CEO role. In a tweet announcing his step, Mo said “Today I am stepping away from Aptos…
Global Web3 Stakeholders to Explore Collaboration with Indian Tech Ecosystem at India Blockchain Week 2024
Bangalore, 31st October 2024: Top international Web3 players are coming to India Blockchain Week (IBW) from 30th November to 8th December 2024 in Bangalore, to foster purposeful collaboration with the Indian innovation ecosystem. Returning this year with over 100 exciting events, IBW is the country’s first-ever multi-chain platform catalyzing mass adoption of blockchain innovation across…
USDT (Tether) to launch on Aptos Blockchain
Tether Operations Limited (Tether), the leading company in the digital assets industry, has announced plans to soon launch U.S. dollar-pegged Tether tokens (“USD₮”) on the Aptos Network. This move aligns with Tether’s broader mission to increase global access to digital currency, leveraging Aptos’ cutting-edge blockchain technology known for its exceptional speed and scalability. Aptos is…
Trump-linked RTR token dumps after his son says that there is no official TRUMP token yet
A newly launched cryptocurrency on the Solana (SOL) network, called Restore the Republic (RTR), initially soared to a $155 million market valuation amid rumors it was Donald Trump’s official token. However, the token’s value plummeted by 95% on Thursday after Trump’s son clarified that his father does not yet have an official token. Excitement over…
Aptos Connect helps users create an Aptos account without any app
Aptos Labs has introduced Aptos Connect, a web-based, cross-platform, self-custodial wallet offering keyless, secure access for the ultimate user experience. When we talk about Web3 onboarding, one of the hiccups is for platforms and apps to get users to download apps and make them create accounts with several steps, and that’s what Aptos Connect is…
My thoughts on the LayerZero “Donate to Claim Airdrop” saga
Okay, there have been many takes on things like how LayerZero allocated the ZRO tokens for the airdrop, how users with large-value transactions missed out on a good amount of airdrop, how LayerZero didn’t count in every Aptos wallet for the ZRO airdrop, and finally, the one that overtook all other concerns, i.e., how LayerZero…
Tether announces a new synthetic dollar that is backed by gold
TETHER Holdings, the issuer of the largest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market, announced on Monday (June 17) the introduction of a new synthetic dollar backed by gold. This new token, created on the company’s Alloy by Tether platform, will be traded as aUSDT via smart contracts on the Ethereum Mainnet blockchain. Users can mint it…
Aptos to host “The Aptos Experience” event in Seoul, South Korea on September 5-6, 2024
Aptos, the independent Layer 1 blockchain platform, has announced an event called “The Aptos Experience,” an immersive journey into Web3’s heart and soul. The Aptos Experience will be a platform where Aptos Labs showcases what the community is building rather than only discussing it. The event will have speakers and partners speaking on stage, and…
Bitmex CEO Arthur Hayes predicts that Aptos will overtake Solana this market cycle
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, in an interview, shared his predictions about the outlook of the cryptocurrency market. One prediction was about the L1 smart contract blockchain Aptos, which, according to him, can overtake Solana. In an interview with Coin Bureau co-host Jessica Walker, Hayes said, “I’ll put this out there on this particular venue, and…
