Decentralized Finance Innovator Mimo is launching “KUMA Protocol”: the first DeFi protocol issuing tokens backed by regulated NFTs, themselves backed by sovereign bonds. This launch comes as the FMA (Financial Market Authority Liechtenstein) has approved Mimo for providing blockchain-related services since January 2022.

Last year at CES 2022, Fog Hashing was the world's first company to release a product tailored for decentralized home or office mining. That product immediately harvested public attention and went on hot sale afterward. After one year of research and development based on the C1, Fog Hashing was back at CES 2023 with its latest product, the C2.

Fiat-crypto payment gateway Alchemy Pay and its co-founder and majority shareholder, Shawn Shi,have been officially recognised by Forbes with the Web3 Innovation Pioneer award on 11 January. The Singapore-based payment solutions provider has a major research and development hub across Asia that has pioneered new payment systems at the very edge of modern fintech - convenient payments that seamlessly enable movement of funds between traditional fiat currency and cryptocurrency.

Bit.Store, a global social cryptocurrency investment platform announced its integration with OKC (OKX Chain)- an EVM-compatible, Cosmos-based L1 chain powered by OKX- the second largest global exchange by trading volume. This latest integration with OKC supports users to experience OKC swap through Bit.Store Swap feature.

Today, The Easy Company officially launched Easy, the world's first social wallet. Designed with full cross-chain functionality, Easy combines beautiful, user-curated profiles with engaging social discovery features to help users navigate and discover the vibrant world of Web3.

Blocksec’s MetaDock is a comprehensive extension designed to provide a range of tools and resources for crypto, DeFi, and NFT users. Developed by security firm Blocksec, MetaDock is designed to be convenient and user-friendly, with a clear fund flow map and the ability to detect and warn users of security vulnerabilities and risky accounts.

In partnership with the Philippine Government, the first and biggest Blockchain week was concluded on December 4, 2022, at the Resorts World Manila Hotel. From Nov 28, participants were able to witness big names in different industries pitching their ideas and thoughts on Web3.0, Blockchain, Metaverse, NFTs, DeFi, and anything in between.

MET500 LTD has launched a great cryptocurrency staking platform. The user-friendly website offers staking on the 8 most popular cryptocurrencies at the moment: Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum, RIpple, Tron, Binance BNB, and the USDT stablecoin on ERC20, TRC20 or BEP20 chains.

Blockchain products never cease to surprise, and the latest addition to the stack is AnCrypto — a decentralized crypto wallet that had a stunning launch in December 2022. AnCrypto’s strength lies in its ability to make crypto finance easier and accessible for users of all types. The wallet operates on the principle that all users deserve the right to control and invest their money, regardless of remittance regulations.

NEARStarter, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO)-governed incubator on Near and Aurora, will launch its governance and utility token, NSTART, on its own platform. The initial decentralized exchange offering (IDO) will be held from Monday, Jan. 9 to Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023.