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The Funding Program for the ecosystem involves grants, incubation, and acceleration for all phases of product development, with approved applicants receiving up to $500,000 per project. Aleph Zero is launching a $50 million Aleph Zero Ecosystem Funding Program, the layer-1 privacy-enhancing blockchain announced on April 18. The nonprofit Aleph Zero Foundation overseeing its development of Aleph Zero aims to support developer teams to build on its platform and advance blockchain adoption globally. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Aleph Zero co-founder Antoni Zolciak shared that “the goal of the Aleph Zero Ecosystem Funding Program is to fund innovations from developer teams that expand the capabilities, functionalities, and adoption of the Aleph Zero blockchain.” Zolciak also told Cointelegraph that the program would support various project ideas, from proof-of-concept to experienced teams with solutions on different platforms. Aleph Zero wants to attract developers by providing co...

The exchange shared that all customer funds are safe but advised its U.S. customers to withdraw their funds by April 30, 2023. Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has announced it will be winding down its operations in the United States due to the challenging regulatory and economic environment. The announcement was made on the platform's ninth anniversary, marking a bittersweet moment for the company.  Due to continued regulatory uncertainty, we have made the difficult decision to wind down our U.S. operations , effective April 30, 2023. All funds are safe and can be fully withdrawn immediately. This does not affect customers of @BittrexGlobal https://t.co/MY4u7XLk9z — Bittrex (@BittrexExchange) March 31, 2023 Co-founder and CEO Richie Lai shared that as the crypto ecosystem evolved, regulatory requirements have become increasingly "unclear" and "enforced, without appropriate discussion or input," leading to an uneven competitive landscape. This environment ha...

Brian Armstrong said centralized firms have a responsibility to monitor transactions and carry out AML checks. Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong has hinted that the firm’s new Layer-2 blockchain network Base may be subjected to transaction monitoring and anti-money laundering measures at launch. In an interview with Joe Weisenthal on Bloomberg Radio on Mar. 6, Armstrong acknowledged that Base has some centralized components today, adding “it will be more and more decentralized over time.” However, he then suggested that there will be transaction monitoring and AML requirements for users of the new layer-2 network . He suggested that Coinbase will have a responsibility in terms of transaction monitoring in the early days, adding: “I think that the centralized actors are the ones that are probably going to have the most responsibility to avoid money laundering issues and having transaction monitoring programs and things like that.” Armstrong’s comments were also highlighted up b...

Users will be able to swap and bridge assets across multiple networks like Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, and Fantom. Decentralized Exchange (DEX) aggregator OpenOcean has announced the rollout of its new interoperable "all-in-one" cross-chain swap platform, which allows users to swap and bridge assets across Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, and Fantom.  We’ve just launched our 1-click Cross-chain swap+aggregator! Get the best cross-chain swap rates, now live on @ethereum, @BNBCHAIN, @0xPolygon, @arbitrum, @avalancheavax & @FantomFDN. Dive in nowhttps://t.co/UNP6FBATu0 More info: https://t.co/X9JFUfVMNm — OpenOcean - A leading Web3 DEX Aggregator (@OpenOceanGlobal) December 20, 2022 According to OpenOcean, it has integrated Celer Bridge and the Multichain bridge within its platform to provide users with competitive rates across the supported chains. The DEX aggregator, which supports over 1,100 coins across multiple chains, seeks...

Ever since the collapse of the centralized crypto exchange FTX, people from the space have been looking for alternatives. As a result, decentralization has now become more relevant than ever. Activity on DEXes has seen a substantial improvement of late, with people wanting to have control over their own crypto. Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has now taken the conversation a step further. In a recent post, Dorsey batted for a decentralized alternative to Twitter. The former executive of the social media platform underlined Twitter’s censorship issues and then went on to talk about the importance of a “free and open protocol” for social media. Chalking out the principles he believed in, Dorsey first emphasized that social media must be “resilient to corporate and government control.” He stressed that only the original author should only have control to remove content they produce. Dorsey further opined that content takedowns and suspensions should not be ...