Boosting blockchain adoption by keeping tech on the back end

Understanding the difference between the front and back end is crucial with Web3 technology. The term “front end” describes the portion of Web3 applications that consumers interact with directly. This includes the technology’s user-facing side, websites and decentralized applications (DApps).&nbs ...

Uniswap launches Android wallet app with built-in swap function

Uniswap Labs has publicly released an Andriod mobile wallet app with built-in swap capability on the Google Play store.The new app allows users to make swaps through the decentralized exchange (DEX) from within the app, eliminating the need for a separate web browser extension, Uniswap Lab ...

TradFi meets DeFi: Swiss meta-exchange unifies trading across FX, CEXs and DEXs

Crypto gets traditional finance treatment with the Smart Engine, a first-of-its-kind meta-exchange by SwissBorg. Unifying the experience for FX, CEX and DEX trading, Smart Engine has recently integrated with Solana, bringing direct fiat on-ramps for Solana-based projects.The cryptoc ...

TradFi gets crypto boost: Renegade joins Cointelegraph Accelerator

As the crypto industry continues to grow, it becomes increasingly intertwined with traditional finance (TradFi) to the benefit of end users. TradFi is notoriously slow, inefficient and expensive. International wire transfers, which take days and double-digit dollar fees in most cases, are a perfe ...

The story of a crypto influencer’s attempt to bend reality

In one of the weirder moments of my writing career, Carl “The Moon” Runefelt contacted me out of the blue seeking an “update to old information” in a May 2022 article. The article had touched on his involvement with the crypto payment platform Kasta, but Runefelt felt a pr ...

SEC Poised to Approve First Ether Futures ETFs, Potential Impact on Crypto Market

As Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the situation, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is poised to approve the first applications for ether futures ETFs. The sources said it is not yet possible to say which funds will get approval, but there could be several approved ...

How to use Solana Saga to buy and sell crypto

Solana Saga, the Web3 mobile phoneSolana launched its Web3 mobile phone, the first of its kind, in April 2023. The phone packs all the usual functionalities users have come to expect from a smartphone and tops it up with a Web3 experience. It includes a decentralized application (DApp) store and ...