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Payment giant Mastercard finds that crypto and blockchain are useful and can bring much more value to financial industries as a whole, but only when they tackle the security and ease of use issues in order to build trust. 

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Solana (SOL), a blockchain platform known for its scalability and low transaction fees, has recently gained significant attention as it attracts a wave of new users. 

Digital-native coliving city project, Cabin wants to revolutionize its initiative by integrating crypto governance with a newly launched Network City.

A crypto project called Fintoch, which claimed to be backed by investment banking firm Morgan Stanley, seems to have taken off with almost $32 million of its users' funds, according to on-chain detective, ZachXBT. 

When most people think of surveillance, they probably think of cameras on street corners, government agencies collecting emails, or smartphones and smart home devices listening to conversations. But there is another form of government and corporate surveillance that gets less attention but is just as prevalent: financial surveillance.

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While there is increasing acceptance around the untenable value of VDAs, the topic is still riddled with jargon and is somewhat inaccessible to the larger public. There also still exist critics who often deem VDAs as ponzi schemes with no underlying value. This article seeks to break down the true value of VDAs in simple terms.How are VDAs and Blockchains LinkedIn order to understand the value of VDAs, it is first important to understand what a blockchain is. One can think of public blockchains as digital ledgers, similar to online spreadsheets, shared across and maintained by a network of participants who view and validate the stored data. Such blockchains enable participants to transact with one another on the network without the involvement of a central server and all these transactions are recorded on the database in a distributed manner by multiple network computers. These computers are called nodes. They initiate transactions on the request of network participants and verify transactions initiated by other nodes.

Leaving room in guidelines for interpretation and for a developing sector to self-regulate, grow, and change – instead of setting rigid laws to strictly follow – is likely the best choice for crypto cybersecurity regulation, said David Schwed former head of digital assets technology at banking giant BNY Mellon.

On May 24, Singaporean venture capital firm Foresight Ventures announced that it would pledge an additional $10 million to its Foresight X Accelerator, bringing its total to $20 million. The move comes as the firm opens the second phase of accelerator applications, which will focus on Web3 projects building in the artificial intelligence (AI), zero-knowledge (ZK), machine learning, Bitcoin (BTC), liquid staking derivatives, and nonfungible token ecosystems.

Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have grown rapidly, and today, are in a league of their own. This new asset class has much to offer and can empower creator economies, but it has to filter out toxic speculators first. Because of the rapid development of NFTs, many artists and creators have launched collections for the sake of generating rapid profits rather than providing long-term value to communities.

As Web3 remains in its early stages, its ideals and original vision of creating an interoperable financial landscape are under attack, according to Jamie Burke, the founder and CEO of Web3 accelerator Outlier Ventures.

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Hardware wallet company Ledger is postponing the launch of Ledger Recover following an intense week of criticism from the crypto community.

On May 23, the Solana Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to maintaining and developing the layer-1 Solana blockchain, announced that it has integrated artificial intelligence (AI) using a ChatGPT plugin developed by Solana Labs. 

Early-stage venture capital firm Dispersion Capital recently exited stealth to launch a $40 million fund for startups working on infrastructure for Web3 projects. 

Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) use case as a ticketing solution continues to grow as the mixed martial arts organization, Professional Fighters League (PFL), adopts the technology.