#Protocols

Polkadot-native Acala Expands to Multichain Horizons Through The Sinai Upgrade

Auckland, New Zealand, May 1st, 2024, Chainwire — Acala Network releases a new technological roadmap displaying the necessary steps in offering multi-chain services to users. Acala, a foundational platform within the Polkadot ecosystem, unveils the Sinai Upgrade, a significant advancement in its Acala 2.0 initiative aimed at broadening the horizons of the overall crypto financial landscape. […]

Unveiling the KARRAT Protocol: Pioneering the Next Era of Gaming, Entertainment, and AI Innovation, Reshaping Hollywood and Beyond

Camana Bay, Cayman Islands, April 22nd, 2024, Chainwire — The KARRAT Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the KARRAT Protocol, which supports transformative AI and innovations in gaming and entertainment industries: from real-time animation content for the streaming industry and emerging products for retail, telecom, education and wherever imagination takes the community in the future. […]

Streamr Network 1.0 Mainnet Launches, Fulfilling the 2017 Roadmap’s Vision of Decentralized Data Broadcasting

Zug, Switzerland, March 19th, 2024, Chainwire — Streamr has announced the launch of the Streamr Network 1.0 mainnet, a landmark milestone that signifies the completion of the original 2017 roadmap. 1.0 introduces the full deployment of the $DATA token incentive layer, transforming the network into a feature-complete, fully decentralized protocol run and operated by its users. […]

Karma3 Labs Raises a $4.5M Seed Round Led By Galaxy and IDEO CoLab to Build OpenRank, a Decentralized Reputation Protocol

Palo Alto, CA, March 1st, 2024, Chainwire — Using OpenRank, developers and web3 companies can build consumer apps where people can discover, use, fund, read, or buy something on-chain without worrying about getting spammed or scammed. Karma3 Labs has raised $4.5M in seed funding led by Galaxy and IDEO CoLab Ventures to build OpenRank, a decentralized […]

Kadena SpireKey Integrates with WebAuthn to Provide Seamless Web3 Interactions

New York City, NY, February 16th, 2024, Chainwire — Introducing Kadena SpireKey, a human-friendly and secure way to seamlessly interact with any application by removing complex signing processes. Kadena Spirekey “Unlike complex Web3 wallets today where you have to remember every wallet you’ve ever created, Kadena’s SpireKey uses WebAuthn, a technology that has been developed by […]

QRDO Foundation and EQ LAB Announce Strategic Partnership to Launch the Warden Protocol

Cayman Islands, January 31st, 2024, Chainwire — The QRDO Foundation, dedicated to the growth and development of the QRDO ecosystem, has announced a strategic partnership with EQ LAB, a leading blockchain developer lab, to launch the Warden Protocol. This initiative accelerates the upcoming launch of the Warden Protocol, an intent-based interoperability protocol built on Cosmos and […]

Bumper’s $20M Bid to Undercut Deribit Crypto Options Goes Live on September 7, 2023

London, United Kingdom, September 7th, 2023, Chainwire — Bumper, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, today launched its crypto options killer. The equation that underpins the protocol, promises jaw-dropping improvements over traditional Black-Scholes option desks, undercutting the market leader Deribit, by an average of 30% and set to disrupt a $13 trillion market. Bumper’s innovation is the […]

zkPass Pre-Alpha Testnet Opens for Public Testing

New York, US, September 1st, 2023, Chainwire — In a significant stride towards revolutionizing data privacy and verification, zkPass, the innovative privacy-preserving protocol for private data verification, announces that its Pre-alpha Testnet is open for public testing. A Glimpse into the Future: zkPass Pre-alpha Testnet The zkPass Pre-alpha Testnet presents a transformative approach to private data […]

Superblock Raises $8M for Over Protocol, a New Layer 1 Blockchain Focusing on Lightweight Full Nodes

Seoul, South Korea, July 21st, 2023, Chainwire — Superblock, a contributor to Over Protocol, has raised $8 million from prominent companies and VCs in South Korea across two funding rounds. Investors included SK, Netmarble, DSC, E&Investment, Schmidt, SpringCamp, and NaverZ. Ben (Jae-Yun) Kim, the founder of Superblock, said: “We are deeply diving into the South Korea […]

Ankr Unveils Its Biggest Upgrade, Ankr Network 2.0, to Truly Decentralize Web3’s Foundational Layer

San Francisco, CA, July 15, 2022 — Ankr, one of the world’s leading Web3 infrastructure providers, is delighted to introduce Ankr Network 2.0, described in the new whitepaper as a “Decentralized marketplace for Web3 infrastructure.” The upgrade brings a full suite of decentralized products and services that serve as the critical infrastructure behind Web3 growth. […]

Decentralized Interoperability Network Axelar Begins Rollout of Public Mainnet Launch

January 11, 2022 – Axelar, the universal decentralized interoperability network connecting all blockchain ecosystems, applications, assets, and users, has announced that its public mainnet will be rolled out in February 2022, following a series of scheduled, continuous updates in the coming month. When the rollout phase is complete and the open, permissionless network is launched, […]