Cryptocurrency exchange Firstrade lists BTC, ETH, SHIB, and DOGE. In this article, let’s list the most important news of the week, from Cardano Vasil hard fork to Ripple’s latest partners.
News of the week from SHIB, Cardano, Ripple and Elrond
Charles Hoskinson confirms Vasil Testnet will launch on July 3, 2022
The Cardano (ADA) founder announced in his latest Youtube post, that Vasil tesnet will be released on July 3, 2022. This launch will be followed by a mainnet at the end of July. Hoskinson also noted that Vasil is the most complex hard fork Cardano has built since its inception. He added that the team delayed the mainnet launch of Vasil earlier this month because he couldn’t afford to make any mistakes like other crypto projects, especially Terra.
Let's Talk Roadmap and Governance https://t.co/3Q9slxCqSD
— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) June 30, 2022
Ripple unlocks one billion XRP from Escrow
In line with its monthly token unlock initiative, the Ripple network has opened another one billion units of XRP from escrow. The two processes were completed at exactly the same time. The dollar value of 500 million XRP for two posts is approximately $329 million.
🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 500,000,000 #XRP (164,451,059 USD) unlocked from escrow at Ripple Escrow wallethttps://t.co/rScsTvZnqc
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) July 1, 2022
Meanwhile, Whale Alert reported that large amounts of XRP transactions were made between several crypto exchanges and unknown wallets before the locks were opened.
🚨 🚨 🚨 100,000,000 #XRP (31,995,367 USD) transferred from Ripple to unknown wallethttps://t.co/eIt8G3oJTF
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) June 30, 2022
Colombian government will use XRPL Blockchain for land registry
Ripple partner Peersyst Technology, a Barcelona-based software development firm, announced the launch of Colombia’s first National Land Registry on top of the XRPL Blockchain, after a year of work.
The solution was implemented for the Colombian National Land Agency “AgenciaTierras”. However, it is based on the XRP stamp, which allows cryptocurrencies to be registered in XRPL and their authenticity verified with a QR code.
📢 Thrilled to announce that after a year of development with @GobDigitalCO @Ministerio_TIC, we launched the first #NationalLandRegistry on top of #XRPL #Main #Blockchain for all Colombians!🇨🇴
Find more how @Peersyst worked with @Ripple to achieve it! 👇https://t.co/PuYncDB0qv
— Peersyst Technology (@Peersyst) July 1, 2022
DOOAR becomes the largest Solana-based DEX platform
STEPN’s DEX platform DOOAR has become the largest Solana-based decentralized exchange. Recent data shows that DEX platform DOOAR is outpacing Orca.
Firstrade lists BTC, ETH, SHIB and DOGE
As part of the launch of its new exchange, Firstrade Securities has listed Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Dogecoin (DOGE).
MakerDAO members reject proposals for further centralization
MakerDAO members have turned up in record numbers to uphold their decentralized principles. At the same time, it set new precedents for future DAO management.
The third proposal, known simply as MIP75c3-SP1, suggested the establishment of a discretionary fund to be overseen by a new “Growth Task Force” that aims to grow Maker “as fast as possible.” This proposal received the most one-sided rejection, with just over 76% of the MKR voting against it.
Total MKR delegated is at an all-time high of 118.2k MKR.
Total MKR staked on the Maker Governance Contract is at 174.26k MKR, approaching its previous all-time high of 218.07k MKR.
— Maker (@MakerDAO) June 26, 2022
Elrond Network announces launch of Jungle DEX
Elrond introduced the Jungle DEX. The AMM platform will be where any Elrond Standard Digital Token (ESDT) can be listed and traded. The blockchain protocol emphasized that this would be a big step towards decentralization.
cryptocoin.comAs we have reported, EGLD price gained 9% after the announcement.
Djed will be released final from Vasil Hard Fork
Team djed will be released shortly after the release of Vasil Hard Fork mainnet. The announcement was made by the Djed team in a recent COTI blog post:
We’re also waiting for Cardano’s Vasil hard fork to happen. The Vasil hard fork will allow the scalability necessary to run Djed securely on the Mainnet.
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In case you missed it (I certainly did!)#Djed is coming 😍🥳🥳
In the words of the great @hoskytoken "Thoooooon"#Stablecoin #Cardano #ADA https://t.co/CI1WAaZ8hH— Linda🍍 – MALU Pool (@Cryptofly777) July 1, 2022
