NEAR Protocol

Near Foundation announced a new data availability layer called Near DA and collaboration with Polygon Labs.

Near Foundation launches two new tools to help web3 builders

The project's new "NEAR DA" aims to provide an alternate venue that could handle data produced by Ethereum's fast-growing network or auxiliary blockchains or "layer-2 networks."

Near Foundation Joins Celestia in Race to Provide 'Data Availability' for Ethereum Rollups

Polygon

The aim of the tie-up is to allow for greater interoperability across chains.

Near Foundation and Polygon Labs Collaborate to Build ZK Solution

Wintermute, a cryptocurrency market maker, has accused the NEAR Foundation and Aurora of breaching an agreement to convert $11 million in USN stablecoins.

Wintermute Accuses NEAR Foundation of Failing to Honor $11 Million Stablecoin Redemption Commitment

The Near Foundation announced a partnership with Nym Technologies, a privacy layer-0 infrastructure startup.

Near Token Rallies Amid Nym Partnership, Ahead of Nearcon Conference

Nym Technologies has partnered with the NEAR Foundation to bring privacy and encryption advancements to the NEAR ecosystem.

Nym to bring mixnet privacy to NEAR blockchain ecosystem

A new report from Binance Research claims that one Ethereum (ETH) competitor ignored the greater crypto market trend and witnessed a surge in activity in the third quarter of this year.

One Ethereum Rival Gained Steam in Q3 2023, According to Binance Research

General Counsel Chris Donovan will assume her role at the organization behind the NEAR protocol.

NEAR Foundation's Marieke Flament Steps Down as CEO

USDC

The second-largest stablecoin by market cap, USD Coin (USDC), is now available natively on the Ethereum (ETH) competitor NEAR Protocol (NEAR). In addition to NEAR, USDC is also available natively on Algorand (ALGO), Arbitrum ( ARB), Avalanche (AVAX), Base, Ethereum, Flow, Hedera (HBAR), Noble, Optimism (OP), Solana (SOL), Stellar (XLM), and Tron (TRX).

Second-Largest Stablecoin USDC Launches on Ethereum (ETH) Competitor NEAR Protocol (NEAR)

FinTech company and issuer of USD Coin (CRYPTO: USDC), Circle introduced the native stablecoin liquidity access on the Layer-1 Blockchain NEAR (CRYPTO: NEAR) protocol ecosystem. Circle has officially issued Native USDC and is always redeemable 1:1 for U.S. dollars.

Circle's USDC Expansion On NEAR Signals Resilient Multi-Blockchain Future

SailGP And NEAR Protocol Unlock Blockchain-Powered Fan Ownership, launching a fan-owned team made possible by web3.

SailGP And NEAR Empower Blockchain-Powered Fan Ownership

Cardano

Bitcoin

Solana

Despite today's market-wide advance, the outlook for risk assets is pointing to softer prices for the next few weeks, one observer noted.

Bitcoin Climbs 3% to $26.6K; SOL, NEAR, ADA Lead Crypto Market Gains

Also announced was a partnership with startup Tokenproof.

NEAR Jumps 5% After Nexo Integration, Bucking Market Trend

Decentraland

The Sandbox

Bitstamp will "permanently" halt trading for a selection of altcoins for its clientele based in the U.S. What Happened: The crypto exchange stated that it has a "comprehensive framework in place to continuously evaluate" cryptocurrencies and that it takes into account "the dynamic regulatory environment." "Considering recent developments, we are making some changes to our crypto offerings—specifically for our customers residing in the United States.

Bitstamp To Halt Trading Of Polygon, Chiliz And Other Altcoins: Is SEC To Blame?

Trading will soon be halted for several popular cryptocurrencies on the Bitstamp exchange for users in the United States. Starting August 29, 2023, the exchange will suspend trading for AXS, CHZ, MANA, MATIC, NEAR, SAND and SOL for U.S. customers, canceling all existing orders for those assets. After this deadline, U.S.

Bitstamp Delists AXS, CHZ, MANA, MATIC, NEAR, SAND and SOL for US Customers

Crypto exchange Bitstamp is halting trading of MATIC, SOL, NEAR, AXS, CHZ, MANA and SAND tokens in the U.S. from Aug. 29.

Bitstamp to halt trading in Polygon, Solana and other tokens in the US

All seven tokens to be "permanently" suspended for trading on Bitstamp were earlier classified by the SEC as unregistered securities.

Bitstamp to End Trading of Solana, Polygon and 5 Other Altcoins for US Users

The NEAR Foundation entered a partnership with Alibaba Cloud to drive Web3 growth in Asia and the Middle East.

NEAR Foundation and Alibaba Cloud Partners To Drive Web3 Growth

Ethereum

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded lower, with the cryptocurrency prices trading below the key $31,000 level on Monday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), also moved lower, falling below the key $1,900 mark this morning.

Bitcoin, Ethereum Record Gains; NEAR Protocol Emerges As Top Gainer

The partnership will offer multi-chain indexing to provide data query API to developers.

NEAR Foundation Partners With Alibaba Cloud to Accelerate Web3 Growth in Asia

Near and Wormhole developers are collaborating on light client solutions that can support cross-chain bridge transfers.

Near Protocol to use Wormhole bridge for cross-chain transfers

NEAR's cofounder, a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival, is taking on Ethereum and he already boasts 25 million accounts and 446,000 daily transactions.

Illia Polosukhin: Building Near's Blockchain, Embedding AI

The aim for the platform is to act as a common layer for browsing and discovering Web 3 products.

Near Protocol Starts ‘Blockchain Operating System' to Focus on User Experience

The new professional racing team is run as a decentralized autonomous organization, with token holders having a say in everything from team livery to athlete hires.

First Fan-Owned SailGP Team DAO Opens to Investors

Avalanche

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded higher this morning following the release of US inflation data, with the cryptocurrency prices trading past the $18,000 level on Thursday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), also traded higher, trading close to the key $1,400 mark on Thursday.

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