The Block
Quick Take Chainlink has integrated Circle’s cross-chain transfer protocol (CCTP) with its CCIP system. The firm will use CCTP to handle secure USDC stablecoin transfers across different blockchains.
Quick Take Anichess said today that it has partnered with Chess.com and Magnus Carlsen, a five-time World Chess Champion.
Quick Take Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of USDC-issuer Circle, said there is a “very good chance” that the U.S. government will pass stablecoin laws this year.
Quick Take: Solana Mobile is planning to launch a cheaper successor to the Saga crypto smartphone, CoinDesk reported. Demand for Saga devices surged in December amid an arbitrage opportunity presented by the 30 million bonk tokens that come with the phone.
Quick Take Decentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter will release its governance token, JUP, on January 31. The launch will include an airdrop of the token to nearly one million crypto wallets in its first phase.
Klaytn Foundation and Finschia Foundation announced a proposal to merge their blockchains — aiming for web3 dominance in Asia.
Quick Take Gulf Binance, the joint venture, has commenced full crypto exchange operations for the general public, the company said today.
Quick Take: The price of SOL has dropped by more than 8% in the past 24 hours, marking the largest decline among larger cryptocurrencies. Long positions were impacted the most, with over $6 million in SOL longs liquidated.
Quick Take Celestia founder Mustafa Al-Bassam has spoken about his earlier life as a member of hacker group LulzSec. He described his favorite hack, which took place while on a live radio show.
Quick Take EigenLayer-based Ethereum restaking protocol Renzo raised $3.2 million in seed funding led by Maven11. It was an equity with token warrant round and brought Renzo’s valuation to $25 million, Lucas Kozinski told The Block.
