Press Release

Berlin, Germany, September 25th, 2023, Chainwire Hydranet, known for its expertise in off-chain trading, just released the Hydranet DEX, a Layer 3 trading platform that integrates multiple off-chain protocols to enable trustless, cost-effective and near-instant cross-chain trading. The Hydranet DEX made its official debut as a mainnet beta on September 23, 2023, following more than a year of dedicated development. The release signifies a major milestone in the project’s history, whose future promises even more groundbreaking developments. I am really proud of us. We have evolved from a small project to a currently #700 mature DeFi project with a great

London, United Kingdom, September 20th, 2023, Chainwire Metacade, the world’s first community-led gaming platform, has confirmed it will list its token, MCADE, on Bitget on the 20th of September – a strategic move welcomed by investors as it accompanies a number of recent announcements about new collaborations and product updates. Bitget is a popular global exchange with over 20 million users and, at the time of writing, a 24 hour spot trading volume of over $420M. This ranks it amongst the top 15 exchanges by trading volume on CMC. The move opens up MCADE to a substantial pool of new

Singapore, Singapore, September 20th, 2023, Chainwire Registration is now open for global hackathon with $200,000 in prizes across five tracks The Algorand Foundation, the organization focused on growing the ecosystem for the world’s most advanced, secure and reliable layer-1 blockchain, announces the opening of registration for Build-A-Bull, a global virtual hackathon with $200,000 (USD) in prizes. The hackathon, powered by Algorand Ventures and in collaboration with AWS, will run from October 18 through November 15, 2023. Registration is free and open to anyone.  Build-A-Bull is a hackathon to create consumer-friendly applications using the power and scalability of the Algorand blockchain.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, September 20th, 2023, Chainwire OKX, a leading crypto exchange and Web3 technology company, today announced that it has successfully completed the Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II audit, demonstrating that the company’s processes for governing its services, managing sensitive data and protecting data privacy meet the highest global standards. The internationally recognized SOC 2 Type II report, a framework developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, is one of the most comprehensive audits in the market. The report, completed by an independent external auditor, reviews a company’s policies, procedures and controls over an

Sherman Oaks, United States, September 18th, 2023, Chainwire Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, has announced a new online destination called Xsolla Mall. This platform allows video games to host multiple landing pages where players can access exclusive in-game items, game discounts, and premium experiences directly from developers and publishers or via campaigns with content creators and payment providers. Developers can showcase and monetize content from their games on a specific branded landing page within the platform, even the entirety of a game. There is already a growing library of cloud games accessible through the Xsolla Mall, supported by

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, September 14th, 2023, Chainwire McLaren Racing and OKX, a leading Web3 technology company and Official Primary Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team, today revealed a limited-edition Stealth Mode livery design to be carried on the McLaren MCL60 F1 cars at the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix (15-17 September) and the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix (22-24 September). The Stealth Mode livery was co-designed by OKX and McLaren, and will switch McLaren’s livery colourway, augmenting black against the team’s classic papaya trim. The sleek and understated design represents the two brands’ belief in putting in hard work behind the scenes

Road Town, British Virgin Islands, September 13th, 2023, Chainwire Premia Blue, the first-of-its-kind DeFi options exchange, is now live on Arbitrum. Designed for traders and liquidity providers across all experience levels, Premia Blue offers unparalleled capital efficiency, user functionality, and composability in the DeFi space. Traders are now open to fully customizable European-style crypto options with market-driven pricing and dual trading modes—AMM and Orderbook. The only options platform in DeFi where products are composable no matter the preferred trading method. Premia Blue opens the world to traders and liquidity providers of any knowledge, skill, or experience level thanks to its

Montreal, Canada, September 12th, 2023, Chainwire Octav, a DeFi labeling and tax reconciliation platform, raised a $2.65 million seed to help label the DeFi ecosystem and be the “Quickbooks of crypto”. “There hasn’t been a systematic way where the DeFi community can decipher all their transactions from block explorers and get their data in one convenient dashboard,” said Mathieu Baril, Co-Founder & CEO of Octav. “So it became clear to us that data labelling is missing in DeFi”. Octav is led by Mathieu Baril & Luc Blackburn, both of whom have previously worked at companies like Zapper, Accedian Network and

London, United Kingdom, September 12th, 2023, Chainwire Chancer has released their first product update, aligning with the exciting vision laid out in their whitepaper. This accompanies the rapid trajectory of the presale raise, which accumulated over $1.7M – with the few remaining tokens at this stage priced at $0.011 before the raise enters Stage 3 and increases by 9% to $0.012.  The update covers crucial progress on betting mechanics, user profiles, leaderboards, and how social sharing will work in the app. Chancer’s Head of Product, Paul Kelbie, stated: “I am delighted to see the progress made by the development and

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 8th, 2023, Chainwire The company previously known as First Stage Labs is rebranding as The Open Platform (TOP) today. This strategic move aligns the name and mission of the company with those of its blockchain partner, TON Foundation. The business will be restructured as part of the rebrand. This will include merging with the team behind Wallet, the crypto application seamlessly integrated into Telegram Messenger. TOP is committed to putting Web3 into the pockets of people worldwide, fostering genuine ownership, and creating new economies through the massive distribution and radical simplification of blockchain services. Wallet

Zug, Switzerland, September 6th, 2023, Chainwire The Open Network Foundation (TON Foundation), the non-profit association supporting the growth of The Open Network (TON), announces its official launch as a Swiss non-profit organization. Switzerland is known for its rich history of technological innovations across multiple industries, including its clear and precise legal framework surrounding blockchain and cryptocurrency. The country’s regulatory clarity is vital to the long-term planning, strategy, and execution of TON Foundation’s mission in supporting the TON ecosystem. “This marks the next chapter for the Toncoin community,” said Steve Yun, President of TON Foundation. “At the service of our community,