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The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Dec 14-Dec. 20, with live updates throughout.
Blockchain technology company Reltime completes a funding round provided by the Norwegian Research Council
Reltime, a blockchain technology company headquartered in Oslo, Norway, has announced the completion of financing provided by the Research Council of Norway. Reltime has built a Web3 platform based on Layer 1 authoritative proof blockchain, supporting use cases such as non-custodial wallets, SuperApps, loyalty programs, payment solutions, lending services, QR codes, CBDC and digital legal currency, practical tokens, as well as customer management functions such as eKYC, identity management, SLA and reporting. The new funds will be used for its development plan to use 5G mobile phones as Layer 1 micro-transaction blockchain node validators.
Sphinx Validator 1.8.2 is now online
Layer1 blockchain Sharduem stated in a post that Sphinx Validator 1.8.2 has been launched. Please update your validator to the latest version as soon as possible. The best practice is to stop the node and update it when the status is "waiting for network" or "standby".
Privacy Protocol Namada RPGF airdrop is online and will end on December 28
On December 8th, Namada, a Layer1 protocol that focuses on privacy, announced that the RPGF airdrop has officially launched. It will close on December 28th, 2023 at 17:00. Participants who meet the requirements can submit their Namada genesis account through rpgfdrop.namada.net. The submitted account will be included in the Namada genesis block proposal proposed by the Anoma Foundation, with the corresponding declaration of NAM tokens. Once the Namada mainnet is launched, RPGF airdrop participants will be able to directly access their submitted accounts on the chain.
L1 blockchain QANplatform receives US$15 million investment from MBK Holding
According to CoinDesk's report, the Layer 1 blockchain QANplatform, which has "quantum attack resistance" and is compatible with Ethereum EVM, has signed a $15 million investment contract with MBK Holding. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, a Qatari, is the founder and chairman of MBK Holding. The blockchain uses "NIST Primary recommended post-quantum algorithms". "In addition to fast cloud deployment or quantum resistance, one of QANplatform's unique features is that it can support smart contracts in any programming language. The QAN Virtual Machine (QVM) allows developers to write smart contracts in any Linux kernel-compatible programming language (such as JavaScript, Java, Python, TypeScript, C, C++, C# etc.)."
Shardeum: Sphinx Validator 1.8.1 is now online
Layer1 blockchain Shardum announced on X platform that Sphinx Validator 1.8.1 has been launched. Please update your validator to the latest version as soon as possible. If the status is "active", do not update, stop, or touch the staking validator; it is best to stop the node and update when the status is "waiting for network" or "standby".
BNB Chain: BNB Greenfield will be upgraded tomorrow at 07:00 UTC
BNB Chain announced on social media that it will upgrade BNB Greenfield at 7:00 am tomorrow on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The following features are expected: support for rejecting storage bucket migration; a hard fork for linking to opBNB; enhanced storage provider (SP) query methods; and disabling SP exit and storage bucket migration messages.
Layer 1 network Humanode has launched non-linear liquidity staking that is resistant to Sybil attacks
Layer1 network Humanode announced the launch of non-linear liquidity staking that resists witch attacks.<br>Traditional staking methods are proportional to the staking amount, usually resulting in smaller participants receiving lower reward shares. Humanode defends against witch attacks through biometric technology, aiming to ensure fairness in the staking pool.<br>Under this model, the staking pool will adopt non-linear reward distribution to encourage broad participation from liquidity providers.
L1 Blockchain Sui TVL breaks through $100 million
L1 blockchain Sui announced that since the launch of its independent network only 6 months ago, Sui's total locked value (TVL) has exceeded $100 million. In the past 4 months, TVL has grown by over 700%. In terms of transaction volume, Sui is currently among the top 3 non-EVM chains.
Public chain project Shardeum releases white paper
Layer1 blockchain project, Shardeum, has announced the release of its white paper on X platform. Shardeum completed a seed round financing of $18.2 million in October last year, followed by a strategic financing of $5.4 million in July this year.
