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Trendy brand Maison Margiela launches gamified Web3 coin minting experience

Parisian fashion brand Maison Margiela has launched a gamified Web3 coin casting experience based on its famous numbering system for its physical collection. The series has been launched on OpenSea, with 24 NFTs related to tokens available for users to purchase, numbered from 0 to 23. According to the brand, this activation "will lay the foundation for Maison Margiela's future Web3 community."

Walmart and Outlier Ventures Launch Web3 Accelerator for E-Commerce Startups

Walmart and Outlier Ventures have partnered to launch the Store Nº8 Base Camp accelerator program, which focuses on startups in web3 marketing, advertising, and payment technology. The program's first cohort includes five startups, such as HypeLab, Reveel, Tide Protocol, Tokenguard, and Unblock. Walmart's VP and GM, Thomas Kang, stated that the company sees the growth of virtual worlds as an opportunity to experiment with a new type of commerce. The program aims to improve experiences for retailers and consumers through web3 innovation and decentralized commerce.

Mastercard is exploring partnerships with self-hosted wallet companies like MetaMask and Ledger

According to CoinDesk, payment giant Mastercard is exploring partnerships with wallet companies such as MetaMask and Ledger. Mastercard stated in their presentation that having a payment card can help wallet providers increase their active user base and establish loyalty and other sources of revenue, while also giving cardholders the opportunity to use their cryptocurrency balances in a frictionless manner.

Walmart and Outlier Ventures launch Web3 accelerator program: 5 companies were selected, covering areas such as advertising and payment

On October 24th, Walmart's incubation department Store N°8 and crypto venture capital firm Outlier Ventures launched the Web3 accelerator program Store N°8 Base Camp. Over 370 startups applied, but only 5 were selected. The program lasts for 12 weeks, and the 5 selected companies are HypeLab (Web3 advertising), Reveel (programmable payment infrastructure), Tide Protocol (data-driven Web3 marketing), Tokenguard (Web3 growth analysis platform), and Unblock (cross-border payments). These startups are based in the United States, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom. The focus of the program is "decentralized commerce," which means improving the experience for retailers and consumers through Web3 innovation. Participating startups will also have access to Store N°8's e-commerce, retail, marketing, media, Web3, gaming, and venture capital networks for support.

Turkey’s former Deputy Minister of Finance and Financial Supervision and four former Turkish regulatory officials announced their joining CoinTR exchange

According to official sources, on October 24th, CoinTR Exchange announced and the Turkish Trade Registry Office officially announced that former Deputy Minister of Finance and Financial Supervision of Turkey, ŞAKİR ERCAN, will become the Chairman of the Board of Directors of CoinTR; At the same time, ERGÜN AKINCI, the current Chief Advisor of the Central Bank of Turkey and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deutsche Bank Turkey Branch, and MEHMET EMİN, former Deputy Director of Vakfi Bank of Turkey National Bank, were appointed as directors; ALİ EŞELİOĞLU was appointed as CEO. He resigned from the position of Deputy Director of the Market Department of the Central Bank of Turkey a week ago, responsible for regulating the national gold reserves, import and export of foreign exchange, and bond bill transactions; Yakup DEMİR was appointed as the Chief Compliance Officer of CoinTR, who was previously the head of the licensing office of the regulatory and supervisory agency of the Turkish banking industry. ALİ EŞELİOĞLU, CEO of CoinTR, said, "CoinTR is a regulated and compliant exchange in Turkey, and is also one of the few exchanges that fully comply with regulatory requirements in the annual compliance audit. We are committed to providing secure and stable trading services for global users. 90% of our product technology and wallet team come from the top 3 exchanges in the world, and 80% of our business team has more than four years of industry experience, with leading global product technology capabilities. We hope to cooperate with outstanding industry partners around the world to help more outstanding companies and teams enter the Turkish market, jointly promote the development of encrypted currencies and Web3 fields in Turkey, and build Istanbul into a digital economic trade port across Europe and Asia."

Astar, Startale Labs partner with Japanese telecom giant KDDI to drive Web3 adoption

Astar Network and Startale Labs have signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese telecommunications company KDDI to accelerate the adoption of blockchain technology. This collaboration will explore new business opportunities in token technology and Astar Network's Ethereum scaling solution, as well as the application of Astar's zero-knowledge Ethereum virtual machine (zkEVM) in KDDI's "αU" market. KDDI's "αU" includes Web3 services such as "αU Market" and "αU Wallet", allowing customers to manage and trade digital assets. (Forkast)

User Lost $130,000 Worth of ATOR and RIO Due to Cryptocurrency Phishing

According to the Web3 anti-fraud platform Scam Sniffer, about 2 hours ago, a user lost $130,000 worth of ATOR and RIO due to cryptocurrency phishing. The user signed a malicious phishing signature based on Uniswap Permit2.

Supra and Google Partner to Bring Fast Price Feeds to Financial Markets

Supra, a provider of secure oracles for decentralized applications, has partnered with Google Cloud to offer reliable and fast price feeds to Web2 and Web3 financial markets. The partnership will enable dApps to access real-time price data from various sources, including exchanges and OTC markets, and build more efficient trading applications. The partnership will initially focus on providing dApps with access to price data from major exchanges, such as Binance, Coinbase, Gate, Gemini, OKX, and Kraken, and will expand to include other types of data in the future. This partnership will accelerate the adoption of decentralized applications in the financial sector and make them more accessible to developers.

The Oracle Project Supra Will Be Publicly Sold at 15:00 on October 25

October 23rd, the oracle project Supra announced that it will conduct a public sale on October 25th at 15:00, with 50 million SUPRA tokens available for public purchase. Buyers need to invest at least $200, with no maximum limit. According to official documents, the supply of SUPRA tokens is 10,000,000,000 (10 billion).

Port3 Network Announces Investment From DWF Labs

Port3 Network, a Web3 social data portal website, announced on social media that it has received investment from DWF Labs. With the support of Jump Crypto and KuCoin Ventures before, this funding will drive the development of BQL, enhance the upcoming social data layer, and meet the development needs of Web3.