“Axelar is working on constructing a blockchain-anchored tool to bridge the gap between businesses, consumers, and decentralized applications using Microsoft’s Azure cloud structure. This potentially allows easier interoperability across different blockchain landscapes and automation of multichain deployments for Web3 products.”
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Lido Enlists Cosmos Projects in a Liquid Staking Shift: A Blockchain Tsunami or a Centralization Risk?
“Lido, a significant player in the Ether staking landscape, collaborates with projects from the Cosmos blockchain ecosystem, indicating growing interest in liquid staking. With $16 billion in derivatives, liquid staking has become a major strategy for digital asset investors, providing inter-chain transaction opportunities and increased liquidity while also raising concerns about centralization.”
Dueling Titans: Blockchain vs Bitcoin – Which Shapes the Future More?
“CEO of Franklin Templeton, Jenny Jones, questioned whether the essence of a technologically progressive society lies in the currency – bitcoin, or the underlying database technology – blockchain. This highlights deep-seated issues about the importance of economic benefits provided by bitcoin, or the transactions facilitated by blockchain technology.”
SWIFT and Chainlink Collaboration: Tokenizing Assets for a Unified Blockchain Future
SWIFT collaborates with major banks and Chainlink to trial connecting private and public permissionless blockchains using Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). This aims to enable tokenized asset transfers across public and private networks, potentially increasing the blockchain industry size significantly.
Fantom Ecosystem’s Unease Amid Multichain Crisis: Impact, Solutions, and Prospects
DeFi protocols on the Fantom ecosystem are taking precautionary steps due to Multichain’s mounting bridge crisis and absent CEO. Almost 40% of cryptocurrencies on Fantom arrived through Multichain’s bridges, highlighting the importance of stabilizing this infrastructure to prevent potential decrease in value or isolation of wrapped assets.
Debating Multichain’s Safety: How Crypto Bridges Impact Markets and Trust in Blockchain Technology
Growing concerns over Multichain’s safety and technical issues have prompted key players to strengthen defenses, highlighting potential risks crypto bridges pose beyond hacks. Wrapped USDC tokens on Fantom lost their dollar peg, while bridging protocols like Squid Router reported increased activity. The situation emphasizes the need for transparency and communication in the crypto landscape.
Ledger Live Expands: Cosmos Integration, Staking, and the Scalability Conundrum
In a recent announcement, Ledger Live has added compatibility for Cosmos, a rapidly growing blockchain ecosystem. This update enables users to send, receive, and stake Cosmos’ native ATOM token and supports other Cosmos-based projects. Ledger’s CTO Charles Guillemet highlights Cosmos’ unique scalability tactics and bridging technology, making it a priority integration for the hardware wallet provider.