Blockchain Bites: Google Validates Theta, Coinbase and BitGo Eye Crypto Prime Brokerage

As part of the partnership, the tech giant is assisting Theta with its Mainnet 2.0 launch, and will become the platform's fifth validator.

Polkadot will first launch under a Proof-of-Authority consensus algorithm controlled by the Web3 Foundation, in its bid to become an interoperable blockchain for other chains and dapps to utilize.

Prime BrokerageSan Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is finally acquiring Tagomi, a prime brokerage platform specializing in digital asset trading.

BitGo, a crypto custodian, has also announced its prime brokerage status, with the launch of its new entity BitGo Prime.

Earlier this year, London-based Bequant launched a prime brokerage service, while Genesis Trading recently purchased crypto custodian Vo1t in a bid to become a prime broker.

Crypto.com will expand its Visa crypto debit card and a wallet app to 31 European countries with a partnership with digital-payments company i2c Inc.Open AccountsKingdom Trust has rolled out a single retirement account for traditional and digital assets called Choice.

The self-service retirement platform allows investors to hold stocks, exchange-traded funds and digital assets in one tax-advantaged account.

Crypto startup Centrifuge is introducing a dapp that allows users to collateralize real-world assets for use in the decentralized finance ecosystem.

EOSOver the past year, the EOS token's price is down 69%, the worst performance among digital assets with a market capitalization of at least $1 billion, based on Messari data.

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