Blockchain broadens music royalty access on Audius with ICE deal

December 20, 2024 Coin Telegraph

A new multi-territory licensing agreement between Audius and ICE opens up royalty opportunities for over 330,000 music rights holders.

Decentralized music community and discovery platform Audius has enabled more than 330,000 music rights owners on its platform, including artists and songwriters, to earn royalties from a broader territorial footprint via an International Copyright Enterprise (ICE) partnership.

Audius announced its partnership with the ICE on Dec. 19 in a multi-territory licensing agreement.

Source: Audius

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Secret Network Launches Claive AI With Privacy at Its Core

December 19, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Secret Network has announced the launch of Claive AI, a decentralized platform that aims to provide secure and confidential artificial intelligence (AI) services for enterprise users. Claive AI Combines Blockchain and Confidential Computing According to the announcement shared with Bitcoin.com News, the platform leverages Secret Network’s privacy-preserving blockchain technology, focusing on secure and confidential AI […]

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Deutsche Bank Explores Ethereum With ZKsync Technology in New L2 Solution

December 18, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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A Bloomberg report spotlights Deutsche Bank’s approach to tackling regulatory hurdles associated with public blockchains, introducing the layer two (L2) pilot program, Project Dama 2. Layer 2 and ZKsync Tech at the Forefront of Deutsche Bank’s Blockchain Experiment This initiative falls under Singapore’s Monetary Authority-led Project Guardian, diving into the world of blockchain to explore […]

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HashKey Group launches Ethereum layer-2 HashKey Chain mainnet

December 18, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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The launch follows a successful testnet period where 50 projects were deployed and more than 24.72 million transactions were completed.

HashKey Chain, a public blockchain developed by Hong Kong-based HashKey Group, officially launched its Ethereum layer-2 mainnet on Dec. 18.

The mainnet launch follows a month-long successful testnet period during which more than 860,000 wallet addresses were registered, a reported 24.72 million transactions were recorded, and over 300,000 community members participated.

Hashkey Group announced the mainnet launch. Source: Hashkey HSK

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World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Rolls Out ‘Binance Alpha’ Feature to Spot Early-Stage Projects With Potential

December 17, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world by volume, is launching a new wallet feature aimed at shining a spotlight on nascent crypto projects. According to a new Binance announcement, Binance Alpha is “a new platform within the Binance Wallet that shines a spotlight on early-stage crypto projects with the potential to grow within […]

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Executives flood blockchain gaming firms ahead of 2025’s AAA launches

December 17, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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Blockchain Gaming Association’s fourth annual survey showed growth in the C-suite, but other demographics appear to be slipping.

The blockchain-based gaming sector is becoming increasingly top-heavy as it moves further into the mainstream, according to data from the Blockchain Gaming Association’s fourth annual survey.

Marking the association’s largest effort to date, the 2024 survey aggregated and analyzed data provided by 623 survey respondents from the Web3 gaming industry. Those surveyed included industry professionals ranging from C-suite executives to professional e-sports players.

While much has remained the same since the annual survey began in 2021, including the notion that both trust and user experience issues are the primary factors holding adoption back, the 2024 survey indicates pivotal growth in the C-suite and an influx of talent with gaming industry experience prior.

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Galaxy Digital hires veteran hedge fund executive as new CFO

December 13, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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Tony Paquette will reportedly assume the chief financial officer position as Alex Loffe transitions into a new role.

Galaxy Digital Holdings, a financial services and investment firm, has hired former Point72 executive Tony Paquette as its new chief financial officer.

According to an announcement published on Dec. 13, Paquette is set to replace current chief financial officer Alex Loffe, who will move into a senior advisory role on Jan. 1, 2025.

The turnover comes amid a period of financial turmoil for the company and a rapidly changing regulatory environment for cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in the US.

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Avalanche raises $250M ahead of Avalanche9000 launch

December 12, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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The locked-token sale saw participation from more than 40 companies.

Layer-1 blockchain Avalanche announced the closure of a $250 million private locked-token sale led by Galaxy Digital, Dragonfly, and ParaFi Capital on Dec. 12.

More than 40 companies joined the token sale including SkyBridge, SCB Limited, Hivemind, Big Brain Holdings, Hypersphere, Lvna Capital, Republic Capital, Morgan Creek Digital, FinTech Collective and others.

The raise comes ahead of the launch of the “Avalanche9000” network upgrade, purported to be the most significant upgrade in Avalanche’s history.

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Nigeria’s Blockchain Boost: SEC Explores Tech to Revolutionize Capital Markets

December 11, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission is exploring the use of blockchain technology to build trust in capital markets. Bridging the Trust Gap The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is exploring the use of blockchain technology to build trust in capital markets. According to Director-General Emomotimi Agama, harnessing this technology is key “to bridging […]

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SushiSwap Head Jared Grey Says Plans for 2025 Include Launching New DEX on Solana (SOL)

December 10, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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Sushi Labs managing director Jared Grey is outlining what’s next for the multichain decentralized exchange (DEX) SushiSwap (SUSHI). Grey notes on the social media platform X that the Sushi decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) passed a comprehensive governance overhaul in April that will use a “multi-token ecosystem mandate to launch new Sushi products.” “Here is a […]

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