‘CBDC and Blockchain’: Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Financial Services Set to Make Web3 Foray

‘CBDC and Blockchain’: Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Financial Services Set to Make Web3 Foray

Mukesh Ambani, one of the world’s richest men settled in India’s financial capital, is prepared to explore the Web3 arena. The 66-year-old Indian billionaire disclosed his Web3-related plans during the 46th annual general meeting of Reliance Industries (RIL) that was held on Monday. While the Reliance chief aims to keep…

Bharat Web3 Association Notes India’s Interest in DeFi as Country Posts G20 Presidency Note on Crypto

Bharat Web3 Association Notes India’s Interest in DeFi as Country Posts G20 Presidency Note on Crypto

India is making its name as a lucrative startup hub for Web3 projects with its large pool of developer talent, the Bharat Web3 Association (BWA) has said sharing an analysed observation. India’s own crypto advocacy group, the BWA, was established in November last year, aiming to bridge the communication gap…

World Fintech Day: Blockchain Is Here to Stay, Existing Fintech Players Must Welcome Web3, Say Experts

World Fintech Day: Blockchain Is Here to Stay, Existing Fintech Players Must Welcome Web3, Say Experts

Indian Web3 experts and industry insiders believe that blockchain and cryptocurrencies are here because they were needed to finetune existing financial systems and benefit global fintech setup. Crypto experts echoed the sentiment on World Fintech Day, observed each year on August 1. The date marks the death anniversary of Cosimo…

Millions Poured Into Olympix Startup as Web3, AI Bond Saddle on Upward Curve: Details

Millions Poured Into Olympix Startup as Web3, AI Bond Saddle on Upward Curve: Details

Web3 security firm Olympix has garnered $4.3 million (roughly Rs. 35 crore) in a seed funding round lead by Boldstart Ventures. The startup merges the capabilities of blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) to provide scalable cyber security solutions. This funding testifies to the growing interration of Web3 and AI that…

Account Abstraction Could Onboard Billions of Asians to Web3, Experts Predict: Here’s What It Means

Account Abstraction Could Onboard Billions of Asians to Web3, Experts Predict: Here’s What It Means

Asia, the largest continent comprising 51 nations, is garnering the attention of Web3 players from different parts of the world, owing to its diverse market. ‘Account abstraction’ or Blockchain-based smart accounts could be the next thing that could onboard billions of Asians onto Web3, industry experts seem to believe. Essentially,…

Alibaba Cloud, Near Foundation Agree to Collaborate on Asia’s Web3 Growth: Details

Alibaba Cloud, Near Foundation Agree to Collaborate on Asia’s Web3 Growth: Details

Web3 adoption, around the world, seems to be heating up with plenty happening around crypto rules and CBDC introductions in existing economies. Aiming to foster the growth of Web3 in Asia, the Near Foundation has entered a partnership with China’s Alibaba Group. Essentially, the Near Foundation is looking to use…

German Intelligence Unit BND to Use Dog-Themed NFTs to Fish for Cyber Talent: Details

German Intelligence Unit BND to Use Dog-Themed NFTs to Fish for Cyber Talent: Details

A collection of dog-themed NFTs have been launched by the German intelligence unit, Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), hoping to attract promising cyber talent from among the public. The BND’s NFT collection will be a gate pass to enter a blockchain-based treasure hunt. People who manage to fare well in this difficult virtual…

Electronic Governance Could be Finetuned if India Accelerates Blockchain R&D: ZebPay’s Anuj Garg

Electronic Governance Could be Finetuned if India Accelerates Blockchain R&D: ZebPay’s Anuj Garg

As India continues to progress in nurturing, developing, and adopting modern technologies, its population of nearly two billion are also getting accustomed to the virtual convenience. The massive success of the UPI payment system — that is currently used by over 300 million monthly active users — is a testimony…

Bitcoin Coders Deliberate Over Future of $1 Billion Memecoins Such as Pepe

Bitcoin Coders Deliberate Over Future of $1 Billion Memecoins Such as Pepe

The coders who maintain Bitcoin’s blockchain are clashing over whether to stamp out the meme tokens swarming the network. A torrent of speculative coins led to a record number of transactions and an 11-fold spike in processing fees on the blockchain in May, creating a logjam and forcing the Binance…

RBI Deputy Governor Asks Banks to Gear for Blockchain Future as India Awaits Crypto Rules

RBI Deputy Governor Asks Banks to Gear for Blockchain Future as India Awaits Crypto Rules

Mahesh Kumar Jain, the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has predicted that technologies like blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI) would be part of the future of finance. The RBI recently met with the directors of Indian banks. The aim of this meeting was to address concerns…