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Blockchain Modular blockchain startup Astria has secured $5.5 million in its latest seed funding round led by Maven 11. The project aims to alleviate censorship concerns commonly faced by budding blockchain networks with what’s known as “shared sequencing.” Other investors who participated in the round include 1kx, Delphi Ventures and Lemniscap. There’s two dominant blockchain architectures in crypto today: monolithic and modular. Astria wants to help decentralize the latter. Popular networks Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana are monolithic blockchains. This means one blockchain is designed to handle all services, including executing transactions, ordering data and verifying information. Modular architecture is designed…

NFT A new NFT decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) co-founded by an industry angel investor whose resume includes stints at Coinbase and CoinMarketCap is hitting Ethereum’s mainnet today. Spencer Yang has become the public face behind Collection.XYZ. Yang, who also co-founded Singapore-based NFT infrastructure startup Gomu, told Blockworks in an exclusive interview that the Collection.XYZ’s operations and trading setup has already been audited externally. Institutional and retail interest in decentralized platforms to trade cryptoassets has been on the uptick so far in 2023, bolstered in the US by a series of CFTC and SEC crackdowns that have amped up the pressure…

NFT Sales of former President Donald Trump’s NFT collection jumped by 133% on Tuesday, hours before his expected arraignment in Manhattan. Nearly $37,000 worth of the Trump-emblazoned digital cards changed hands in the last 24 hours, according to CryptoSlam data. The price swing comes as Trump is set to be arraigned in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York this afternoon. The former president, who is running to reclaim his old job, was indicted by a grand jury last week likely over alleged hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Still, the price spike is…

Tollan Worlds prepares to hold a free mint for their Genesis Avatar NFTs. But in addition to the usual methods of acquiring a whitelist spot through raffles and giveaways, players must also complete a game level to create their Marks of Fate, which later open up the mint for the Genesis Avatars! Tollan Worlds is giving away whitelist spots for their upcoming, free, Genesis Avatar mint. Interested parties can acquire a spot through the usual ways such as Twitter contests, Discord events, partnership giveaways, etc. But no matter how players acquire a spot, they still have to play to earn…

NFT The mid-‘90s playground sensation is back in action: POGs are making a comeback, this time pairing the physical milk caps and slammers with NFT discs and an online game. POGs first entered Web3 about a year ago, first launching on the Solana blockchain with a handful of collections, including digital collectibles featuring Solana’s Okay Bears project. But this week, POGs will make the jump over to Ethereum with a new NFT mint that corresponds with the debut of an online version of the classic POG-slamming game experience. “Now that we’re going to Ethereum, it does feel like we’re kind…

The official Donald Trump NFT collection has experienced a resurgence in sales and popularity as the former president heads to court to answer criminal charges. As a result, the floor price has soared by 24% as of April 2nd, to as high as 0.6 ETH ($1,023), with the indictment clearly renewing interest in the controversial NFTs.Launched in December, the Trump NFTs initially drew skepticism from the crypto community. However, the project gained traction as it briefly topped sales charts, with many people purchasing the NFTs either out of admiration for Trump or ironically. Initially minted at $99 each, the 45,000…

Blockchain As the world becomes increasingly digital, communication has become more critical than ever before. But with the rise of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, the need for secure and decentralized communication channels has become more pressing. To address this need, several cryptocurrency firms are working to build a secured Web3 communication layer for users and developers. In a recent press release, Mailchain, a blockchain-based email communication platform, has announced an integration with NEAR Protocol, a leading layer-1 protocol, to develop a secured communication layer for Web3 users. This partnership aims to provide a more secure, decentralized, and scalable email communication…

NFT Non-fungible token (NFT) project Ecosapiens has raised $3.5 million in seed funding towards its mission to make blockchain collectibles more environmentally conscious. The round was led by Web3 fund Collab + Currency, with participation from investors like founder of digital fashion company 9dcc gmoney, vice president and head of corporate development at Coinbase Ventures Shan Aggrawal, former chief operating officer of Moonbirds Ryan Carson and others. The nature-inspired avatars act as a vehicle for collectors to offset carbon emissions. Each Ecosapien owner can also purchase additional carbon credits to evolve their NFT and gain rarity traits. Co-founder of Ecosapiens…

Blockchain Introduction Which Model Describes How Data is Written to a Blockchain Blockchain Architecture and Data Storage Methods Blockchain Architecture and Data Writing Transaction Validation and Consensus Mechanisms Block Creation and Digital Signatures Merkle Trees and Data Organization Block Confirmation and Chain Integrity Smart Contracts and Programmable Transactions Blockchain Architecture and Data Storage Methods Ledger Synchronization and Transaction Processing Immutable and Unalterable Records Time-Stamping Methods and Block Verification Data Security and Protection Conclusion FAQ Introduction Blockchain technology is revolutionizing various industries by offering a new way to store and manage data through its unique distributed ledger system. As a decentralized…

Blockchain Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) announced today that UBS (NYSE:UBS) has successfully executed the first cross-border intraday repo transaction on Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform. The transaction was executed in cooperation with a “global Asian bank” that was not disclosed. This milestone by UBS marks the launch of the next phase in the rollout of Broadridge’s DLR platform and is a significant step forward in providing a more efficient means of intraday liquidity management. The global expansion of the DLR platform across sell-side and buy-side firms creates a network effect of increased benefits and additional transaction types. Broadridge…