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NFTs news
- Ecommerce giant eBay submitted two new trademark applications to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on June 23, indicating plans related to NFTs, including exchanges, marketplaces, and trading, as well as online retail stores with virtual goods. The news was first tweeted by USPTO licensed trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis. The applications can be found here and here.
- Interoperability NFT protocol Holograph announced a partnership with fellow interoperability protocol LayerZero to deliver its bridging solution to create so-called “multichain NFTs”.
DeFi news
- Liquidity network Alkemi announced that their lending product Alkemi Earn will be integrated into the crypto wallet Ledger Live’s Discover section. Ledger Live users can earn a yield on their assets through DeFi lending and borrowing through this integration, they said.
- Digital asset prime brokerage and exchange BEQUANT announced the addition of DeFi access for institutional clients, realized through its recent integration with blockchain firm Fireblocks. Clients will be able to cross-margin between centralized and decentralized exchanges, with DeFi marketplaces integrated onto BEQUANT’s platform, they said.
