Matrixport, one of the world's largest and trusted digital assets financial services ecosystems, today announced that its institutional qualified custodian service, Cactus Custody, has integrated with NEAR Protocol, a rapidly growing Layer 1 blockchain ecosystem. The partnership enables seamless support of the NEAR Protocol across all Matrixport services on Cactus Custody.

In order to facilitate its expansion into the Korean market, Alchemy Pay has announced a strategic partnership with DWF Labs, the prominent multi-stage web3 investment firm. As part of this partnership, Alchemy Pay has secured $10 million in funding from DWF Labs, which will be utilized to expand its payment business in Korea, capitalize on the region's high level of cryptocurrency acceptance, and assist Korean enterprises in achieving greater internationalization.

Core is a novel layer one blockchain that is pushing the boundaries within the crypto space. Inspired by Bitcoin and Ethereum, Core progresses beyond those blockchain behemoths by synthesizing each of their superpowers. A student of blockchain history, philosophy, and innovation, Core optimally balances decentralization, security, and scalability.

BitKeep, one of the world's leading non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets, has announced its new 2023 roadmap, following a $30 million fundraising from Bitget, a top crypto derivatives and copy trading platform. The roadmap reveals plans by the multi-chain wallet to revamp its brand, restructure the management team, and strengthen the overall security system.

Coniun a leading Web3 company, has announced the tokenization of its NFT ecosystem to promote sustainability and scalability. The project, which includes a suite of B2B and B2C utilities for the NFT market, has been providing services such as the Coniun Pass NFT collection, NFT analytics tool (Coniun.io), whitelist distribution platform for projects, wl allocation pool from upcoming projects (C-BOX), and more.

QuickNode, the leading end-to-end blockchain development platform, announces the expansion of its ecosystem with the launch of its collaboration with Polygon zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) on its platform. QuickNode’s mission is to support and service the developer community by providing the best tools and the most reliable blockchain development platform.

The team at yPredict.ai has made a significant breakthrough by developing a cutting-edge payment gateway for purchasing their tokens in the presale and public sale stages. This innovative solution aims to provide an effortless and seamless experience for token buyers, who can now purchase tokens in just a few clicks.

Vortex Brands Co., a leading provider of cryptocurrency mining services, is pleased to announce a quarterly cash dividend for its shareholders from its Bitcoin mining operations. The dividend payment represents $0.000006 per share and will be distributed to shareholders of record as of May 1, 2023 snd paid on June 15, 2023.

ClubNFT, a company building next-generation tools and services to analyze, monitor, and protect NFTs is partnering with Ledger to enable all users of the Ledger Live app to quickly and easily download a backup of their NFTs to their own computer, ensuring the safety and longevity of their collections no matter what may happen in the future.

The non-fungible token (NFT) market has been one of the most talked-about areas in the world of cryptocurrency over the past few years. As we move into 2023, there are a number of interesting trends emerging that are worth considering for those interested in the NFT market. According to some of the speakers at the recent NFT conference, there are several key trends to watch in 2023. One of the most notable is the increasing use of NFTs in the gaming industry.