Chainlink Labs partners with PwC Germany, Bitget acquires BitKeep, Bitzlato allows users to withdraw up to 50% of assets, BANXA joins BitMart

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Blockchain News

• Chainlink Labsa developer of the popular Web3 service platform Chain linkannounced that they entered into a strategic joint business relationship with audit and consulting services PwC Germany to accelerate enterprise blockchain adoption. “Chainlink Labs will help companies working with PwC Germany that want to communicate with the blockchain economy, but lack the expertise to develop smart contracts and operate node infrastructure,” the press release said. “PwC adds its strong technical expertise and regulatory understanding as a lever to help clients develop compliant and secure smart contracts and operate infrastructure,” it added.

Exchange news

• Crypto trading platform Bitten announced a $30 million investment in the decentralized BitKeep multi-chain wallet, and becomes its controlling stakeholder. According to the press release, the investment involves merging BitKeep Wallet with Bitget’s business domain. Meanwhile, BitKeep was valued at $300 million during its previous funding round.
• Russia-linked crypto exchange Bitzlato enabled users to withdraw up to 50% of assets stuck on the platform following the money laundering allegations from the US and Europol, the company announced on its Telegram channel. It added that Bitzlato customers can move their assets to an external wallet or exchange using the Telegram bot, bz_phoenix_bot.
• A Web3 on-and-off ramp solution BANXA Holdings announced a strategic partnership with digital asset exchange BitMart. The press release said the collaboration will unlock fiat-to-crypto on-and-off ramping and further promote crypto adoption in vital markets such as Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Latin America (LATAM).

Adoption news

• Plan ₿a joint initiative between the Swiss city of Lugano and the USDT issuer Tetherannounced a collaboration with Guess boutique to officially bring bitcoin (BTC), USDT and LVGA payments to shops in Lugano. The store will use an advanced POS system with Bitcoin lightning network, the press release said, adding that the store is “centrally located, making it an excellent place for both tourists and residents of Lugano to start experimenting with real digital assets .”

Game news

• South Korean game studio Nexon announced that it would build a dedicated, application-specific Polygon Supernet to power the blockchain ecosystem of the popular game The MapleStory universe and expand the in-game economy. According to the announcement, “in the future, powered by a Polygon Supernet, players will be able to earn and collect [non-fungible token] NFT elements through gameplay to unlock various benefits or utility across the ecosystem.”
• The sandboxa decentralized virtual game world and subsidiary of Animoca brandscollaborated with GCEXa digital main brokerage house and part of GCEX Groupto create an education and client engagement platform within DubaiVerse, a space in The Sandbox that will be home to some of Dubai’s major brands and partners, the press release states. The partners will offer an experience to players and companies looking to access the open metaverse, educating them about decentralized finance (DeFi) and about GCEX’s offerings for institutional and professional clients, it added.

Career news

• Crypto wallet and exchange Luna announced that its co-founder and CEO Marcus Swanepoel is stepping into a new role as executive chairman, and CEO James Lanigan has been elevated to CEO. It added that it hired Canaccord Genuity Group to “help bring new institutional and strategic investors on board Digital currency group (DCG) to finance scaling, support expansion, accelerate increases in market share and prepare the company for an eventual public listing.” Luno is a wholly owned investment by DCG.