Social impact frontrunner in the blockchain space Elongate recently participated in the 2021 Crypto Expo Dubai held this October 14-15 at the Festival Arena, Dubai Festival City. During the conference, Elongate – led by its Chief Operations Officer Hasan Aziz and Chief Brand Officer Alexander Gambon – revealed its blockchain tech roadmap and ecosystem for the first time. In their keynote speech titled The Future of Philanthropy, Hasan and Alex revealed Elongate's tech roadmap that is composed of innovative solutions that make up Elongate's Earn+Give Ecosystem.

As a result of the crypto boom that occurred earlier this year, many companies and organizations have become noticeably more open to blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. Therefore, it is not surprising that ETFs with a focus on crypto and blockchain are doing so well. "Just over three years ago we launched the first actively-managed ETF focused on the dynamic market segment of blockchain-related stocks," said Amplify CEO Christian Magoon. "BLOK has provided investors with additional portfolio diversification through its unique portfolio makeup that includes the Bitcoin Investment Trust.

Gibraltar / October 2, 2021 /  MARS4, a Metaverse with dual tokenomics, announced its launch on the popular Dex protocol Sushiswap. The project is highly liquid and boasts of first-of-a-kind revenue-generating Mars Terrain NFTs. It allows users to create and experience Red Planet while earning income through revenue-generating Mars NFT land plots.

Institutional interest in crypto assets is on the rise as the blockchain-powered currencies sprint to new highs and lows frequently. The volatility underlying these assets aside, investors are now keeping a close track of the rapid developments in the space. Cryptos are a different asset class considering they are not listed on any particular stock market or form a part of any particular stock index. In contrast to listed shares and debt instruments, crypto assets can be traded over dedicated crypto exchange platforms that function without any geographical borders or regulatory oversight.

The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY) ("The9"), an established internet company, Polygon, an Ethereum scaling platform, and Protocol Labs, Inc. ("Protocol Labs"), a major contributor of open-source projects including InterPlanetary File System, or IPFS, and Filecoin, today announced that they are forming an ecosystem collaboration on The9's Non-Fungible Token (NFT) platform NFTSTAR and GameFi Play-to-Earn projects.

9F Inc. , an innovative blockchain-based digital securities brokerage platform and service technology company, today announced that it is implementing a series of strategic changes aimed at transforming the Company from a leading financial technology service provider focused on personal credit technology to a cutting-edge digital and blockchain-based securities brokerage company with equity-based securities brokerage services and digital asset technology services at the center of its offerings.

WOO Network, a digital asset liquidity network, launched its exchange named WOO X. The new exchange is a trading platform providing professional and institutional traders with the best-in-class liquidity for superior trading execution. Its mission is to unify market liquidity in a highly fragmented ecosystem and to democratize cryptocurrency trading with its unique model.

Crown Sterling Limited LLC, a pioneer of personal data sovereignty technologies, announces the induction of the Data Bill of Rights into its genesis block of the Crown Sterling Chain. The "Data Bill of Rights" was established by Crown Sterling for consumers last month, declaring digital assets to be the intangible personal property of original producers (consumers) under existing laws and protections as personal or intellectual property as follows:

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) today announced a $15 million USD Enterprise Fund investment in Mexico City-based Airtm, a blockchain and bank-connected digital wallet and peer-to-peer exchange platform that provides globally-connected dollar accounts to consumers and businesses throughout Latin America, and other emerging markets. The investment marks SDF's largest Enterprise Fund investment to date and is the fund's fifth strategic investment made in the 2021 fiscal year.

Brane Inc., a leading cryptocurrency custodian, announced today that it plans to become a publicly traded company in fall 2021.  The strategy will advance Brane's intention to become the first made-in-Canada qualified custodian for digital assets, providing Canadian financial institutions and investors with a domestic, industry-leading custody solution in a space currently dominated by a single U.S. company.