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Unveiling a Collaborative Epoch: Arkham Links with Chainlink The partnership between Arkham and Chainlink heralds a new era, unifying the formidable Arkham database intelligence with the wide-reaching and secure network of Chainlink. By intertwining Arkham’s labeling endpoint data with Chainlink Functions, a pinnacle of serverless developer platforms for connecting offchain APIs and ensuring verifiable computation, developers gain a smooth passageway to on-chain access. The focus falls upon our labeling endpoint, a segment of our API responsible for analyzing a blockchain address, cross-referencing our expansive database, and eliciting any relevant insights, primarily, identifying the real-world proprietor of the address. Chainlink: A…

As the digital landscape evolves, decentralized governance has become an important notion to foster a fair and inclusive ecosystem. In the trend toward transparency and collaborative decision-making, analyzing companies’ roles and responsibilities in this new paradigm is critical as we navigate the exciting realm of decentralized governance in search of the ideal balance of transparency and control. The balance problem The conventional system of centralized control is called into question by decentralized governance. The goal is to equally share power and decision-making authority among participants while encouraging transparency and inclusiveness. However, striking a balance becomes critical when considering corporations’ roles…

Floptober is in full effect in NFTs, with sales now falling for the seventh consecutive week. It’s not just the market that’s taking a beating this season, as some of NFT’s biggest native brands like Yuga Labs and Proof Collective last week announced substantial layoffs. Never before has the impact of the market’s downturn been more tangible. Along with their first major layoffs, Yuga Labs disclosed that they would be changing the core focus of their business. Instead of building auxiliary games in-house, they’ll now turn entirely to third parties who bring more experience, and allow them to focus on…

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest US bank by assets, has successfully completed its first collateral settlement using blockchain technology. This milestone was achieved through its Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN), which transformed shares from BlackRock Inc. into digital tokens for an over-the-counter derivatives trade with Barclays. JPMorgan Diving Deeper Into Blockchains for Traditional Finance This is a rare instance of a bank-developed blockchain application being commercialized. It also underscores the potential efficiency gains of such technology in the financial sector. Tyrone Lobban, head of Onyx Digital Assets at JPMorgan, said, “Using the bank’s blockchain network Onyx Digital Assets meant the…

The Ethereum layer-2 (L2) scaling solutions ecosystem has exploded over the past couple of years. However, concerns over the increasing centralization of rollup technology are growing. Fortunately, there are some potential solutions that may alleviate this industry issue. The Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem has doubled in terms of total value locked over the past year — and that is in the middle of a bear market. Ethereum L2 Centralization Concerns On October 11, DeFi researcher “Andy” made a lengthy post about rollup centralization. He said, “Decentralization has been put to the back burner in exchange for immediate feedback loops, accessibility, and…

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) took the world by storm in 2021 with buyers spending millions of dollars on digital collectibles in the art, entertainment, music and sports industries. As NFTs grew in popularity, the space gained the attention of celebrities like Logan Paul, Justin Bieber and Serena Williams, catapulting digital collectibles into the mainstream. We saw a new generation of collectors, investors, and fans move away from collecting physical items like baseball cards or Beanie Babies to spending more than a million dollars on a single Bored Ape. In January 2022, NFTs were experiencing an all-time high trading volume of US$5.8…

In a strategic collaboration, Immutable has partnered with Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) to kickstart numerous infrastructure projects with the aim of hastening the integration of game studios into the Web3 landscape. This partnership underscores the growing appetite for digital ownership of in-game assets, an essence of the emerging Web3-based gaming ecosystem.The alliance will harness blockchain technology, the backbone of Web3 gaming, enabling gamers to own and exchange digital assets within various gaming platforms. With an ambitious target, this collaboration eyes the onboarding of 100 million gamers globally within the upcoming two years, thus significantly broadening the Web3 gaming community.A…

A U.K. committee that consists of members from different political parties wants the nation’s government to work with non-fungible token marketplaces to address copyright infringement and introduce a code of conduct to better protect creators, according to a report released Wednesday. Copyright infringement can occur when an NFT is created from a creative work without permission from the creators and owners. There have been several legal disputes in the U.K. and U.S. “Artists are at risk of seeing the fruits of their hard work pinched and promoted without permission while fraudulent and misleading adverts add an extra layer of jeopardy…

NFTs have reshaped the digital collectibles landscape in recent years, with several blockchain-based collections gaining immense popularity. According to recent data from CoinmarketCap, several NFT collections have secured positions within the top 5. Among the top is the BoredApeYachtClub (BAYC), a leading NFT collection by estimated market capitalization. Other NFT collections include Cryptoadz, Azuki, Dreadfulz, and CloneX. BoredApeYachtClub (BAYC) The BAYC is a collection of 10,000 unique Bored Ape NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. Owning a Bored Ape NFT offers users particular benefits, including doubling in Yacht Club membership status and accessing some sections of the project’s ecosystem. BAYC had…

Blockchain Security Auditor Hacken has partnered with layer-1 innovative contract platform Radix. The partnership between Radix and Hacken aims to provide better access and usability of blockchain data for Web3 developers. The agreement between Radix and Hacken is expected to improve the user experience, market efficiency and network performance of both platforms and the broader crypto community. The main benefits of the association are to: Enable developers to easily access historical and real-time data from the Radix network without needing an archive node or a centralized service provider. Allow developers to customize their data pipelines and APIs using Hacken’s ETL…