ChainCatcher news, Swiss crypto company Backed Finance announced the launch of a tokenized version of the BlackRock ETF and the ERC-20 token bCSPX supported on the Ethereum blockchain, which tracks major U.S. companies like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet.Backed Finance stated that the related tokens are backed 1:1 by these stock shares, which are held by a licensed custodian. It is important to note that the current Uniswap interface shows that bCSPX is "unsupported," due to the reason that it "may not work well with smart contracts, or we (Uniswap) cannot trade it for legal reasons." (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Binance Charity announced that in 2023, it will provide 30,665 scholarship spots through the Binance Charity Scholars Program (BCSP) for students eager to start their careers in the Web3 field. The program has currently received over 82,000 applications.Since its launch in June 2022, Binance Charity has funded 36,500 spots and donated over 2.2 million BUSD to support free Web3 education globally.It is understood that the Binance Charity Scholars Program (BCSP) will offer free Web3 education and training courses, giving students the opportunity to learn about many key cryptocurrency topics such as decentralization, the metaverse, NFTs, and trading. (Source link)