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WebX Welcomes Japan PM Fumio Kishida and Yuga Labs CEO to Asia’s Premier Web3 Conference

Tokyo, Japan, June 28th, 2023, Chainwire WebX, Asia’s leading web3 conference, has announced a number of esteemed guests for this year’s event. Japan prime minister Fumio Kishida, Yuga Labs CEO Daniel Alegre, Dogecoin dog Kabosu, and AI robot Desdemona (the AI Robot) will appear at the July 25-26 conference. WebX is dedicated to bridging divides: web2 and web3, Japanese and English, Japan and the rest of the world. Japan is on course to become Asia’s web3 hub and the inaugural WebX conference reinforces that position. Prime Minister Kishida will speak at WebX, underscoring the Japanese government’s recognition of web3’s significance

DWF Labs Doubles Down on Conflux with $28 Million Invested

Hong Kong, China, June 28th, 2023, Chainwire DWF Labs, the global digital asset market maker, and multi-stage Web3 investment firm, has further strengthened its commitment to support the growth of Conflux, the tree-graph consensus algorithm Layer-1 blockchain. Conflux has been gaining significant traction since February 2023 on the back of some key partnerships, including the signature collaboration with China Telecom announced on February 15th, with the goal of developing a blockchain SIM (BSIM) card that was first unveiled in May. DWF Labs recently purchased $18M in CFX token, cementing the long-term relationship between the investment firm and Conflux. This follows

OKX Liquid Marketplace Launches ‘Nitro Spreads’ Enabling One-Click Basis Trading for Institutional Clients

Dubai, UAE, June 27th, 2023, Chainwire OKX, the second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume and a leading Web3 technology company, today launched its new ‘Nitro Spreads’ feature on its institutional Liquid Marketplace, an OTC, futures spreads and options liquidity network, allowing traders to make complex basis trades with simple one-click execution. Basis trading is a strategy built around trading the difference between an asset’s price on two separate markets, such as spot vs. futures, and can generate returns when executed properly. It typically requires both legs of the trade to be managed simultaneously, which can be cumbersome. OKX’s Nitro Spreads

MetaBlaze Announces $4M Crypto Presale Sellout, Gaming Partnerships, and AI MetaChip NFT Drop

Dover, USA, June 26th, 2023, Chainwire MetaBlaze, a pioneering Web 3 Gaming, and AI Company, is building momentum as they approach its upcoming Q3 launch. Between strategic partnerships with household Crypto Gaming brands, a sold-out presale, and a never-before-seen AI-Integrated NFT collection, the MetaBlaze ecosystem is primed for its next evolution stage. MetaBlaze Reaches $4M Presale HardCap Despite Crypto Winter While the Web 3 Gaming industry has languished throughout 2022 and 2023, MetaBlaze has charged forward, going from strength to strength. Its community presale announces a filled hard cap, raising an impressive USD 4 million, with over two thousand and

Tether Chooses Kava As Gateway for Cosmos USDt

Georgetown, Cayman Islands, June 23rd, 2023, Chainwire Tether chooses Kava, a layer-1 blockchain designed for scalability and speed, as its gateway to the Cosmos ecosystem. Kava is excited and honored by Tether’s decision to bring the world’s most liquid, secure, and transparent stablecoin USDt to Cosmos appchains and Kava EVM dApps. https://twitter.com/Tether_to/status/1671445095965499393?s=20 “Kava’s support of Tether’s USDt integration will help bring stability and unlock liquidity across Cosmos and EVM ecosystems. Native USDt issued on Kava will address the limited growth, low liquidity, and increased volatility of using the Cosmos ecosystem, and help ignite a robust DeFi economy, empowering appchains, EVM

ENO Token Lists on LATOKEN to Transform the Wine Industry

Mexico City, Mexico, June 21st, 2023, Chainwire ENO, the native token of an emerging wine industry platform, has been listed on LATOKEN. The news marks a milestone in the history of wine while cementing LATOKEN’s reputation as a testbed for innovative new tokens. The ENO platform aims to provide access to a rapidly expanding wine ecosystem while distilling the greatest elements of the industry by combining centuries of tradition with web3 technology. Wine culture has fascinated people for centuries, and web3 offers exciting and disruptive opportunities. ENO’s listing on LATOKEN will allow users of the global exchange to tap into

MaskEX Launches ‘MaskEX Labs’ To Drive Research and Innovation in the Digital Asset Industry

Dubai, UAE, June 19th, 2023, Chainwire  MaskEX, the next-generation crypto exchange based in Dubai, proudly announces the launch of MaskEX Labs, a dedicated sub-division of the exchange committed to research, strategic partnerships, a proprietary launchpad, and a Web 3.0 accelerator program. MaskEX Labs aims to spearhead innovation within the digital asset industry while contributing to Dubai’s vision of becoming a leading smart city. Starting with research, various areas of activity will be rolled out over the next two quarters, reinforcing MaskEX’s commitment to fostering growth and pushing the boundaries of the virtual asset ecosystem.  As part of its research initiatives,

Blk DNM Introduces Intelligence Into Clothing With Blockchain, In First Use Of ‘Connected Fashion’

Stockholm, Sweden, June 15th, 2023, Chainwire BLK DNM bridging the Physical and Virtual Worlds of Fashion through Blockchain Innovation Swedish-American fashion brand BLK DNM today unveils the first-ever example of connected fashion (garments that exist both physically and virtually, each aspect ‘twinned’ via technology) with the launch of BLK DNM Society and integration of blockchain-powered hardware and software into its products. BLK DNM Society, built on tech designed by blockchain innovator and BLK DNM owner ChromaWay, will grant each garment a unique and recordable identity in both the physical and virtual worlds, while also rewarding ethical behaviour and granting brand

OKX Middle East Receives MVP Preparatory License From VARA in Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 15th, 2023, Chainwire UAE to serve as strategic global and regional business hub, OKX to expand to 30 staff OKX, the second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume and a leading Web3 technology company, today announced that OKX Middle East Fintech FZE (OKX Middle East) has received a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) Preparatory license from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). The UAE is a key strategic growth and business hub for OKX globally and in the region, and the company plans to scale OKX Middle East’s operations. As part of this effort, OKX has

OKX and McLaren Racing Host Panel on Technology in Sports and Film at Tribeca Festival

New York City, New York, June 15th, 2023, Chainwire Panelists included OKX Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique, McLaren Racing Chief Executive Officer Zak Brown, McLaren F1 Driver Lando Norris and director, producer and screenwriter Stephen Kay From left to right: Director, producer, and screenwriter Stephen Kay; McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown; Emmy-nominated filmmaker and Webby Awards Founder Tiffany Shlain; OKX CMO Haider Rafique; and McLaren F1 Driver Lando Norris discuss the power of technology in sports, film and crypto OKX, a leading Web3 technology company, yesterday hosted a panel discussion with McLaren Racing at the Tribeca Festival titled, “Need for

Highly Anticipated Chancer Crypto Presale Officially Launches Today

London, United Kingdom, June 13th, 2023, Chainwire Chancer, one of the most exciting new Web3 projects of 2023 has officially launched its crypto presale today, 13th June. The project aims to disrupt the betting industry by removing the ‘house’ from the picture and putting the markets firmly back in the hands of the bettors, allowing users to create their own betting markets, set their own odds, and create their own rules. Chancer is the world’s first decentralized predictive markets app — something co-founders and brothers Adam and Paul Kelbie believe will dramatically change how people bet, and ultimately, put the

ERD DeFi Lending Platform and USDE Stablecoin Unveiled at EDCON 2023

Podgorica, Montenegro, June 9th, 2023, Chainwire At EDCON 2023 in Montenegro, the Ethereum Reserve Dollar (“ERD”) team introduced their innovative decentralized lending platform and USDE stablecoin to the industry. ERD is a lending platform that allows users to borrow USDE, a USD-pegged stablecoin native to the platform, using liquid staking derivatives (LSDs) and blue-chip DeFi tokens as collateral. The protocol maintains a minimum collateralization ratio of 110%, striking a balance between decentralization, capital efficiency, and price stability. In the fast-paced world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, the demand for fully decentralized stablecoins is growing. The challenge has been to simultaneously achieve