ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Web3 infrastructure provider Fireblocks has announced that it has obtained a cryptocurrency custody license in New York State, allowing it to custody cryptocurrencies for U.S. clients.Fireblocks stated in a press release: "As of this month, Fireblocks Trust Company, LLC has obtained a limited purpose trust company charter to engage in virtual currency business and will soon begin offering cold custody solutions powered by Fireblocks technology to U.S. clients."The New York Department of Financial Services stated that Fireblocks has joined the growing list of institutional crypto companies authorized by the New York Department of Financial Services to custody assets, which includes Coinbase Custody Trust, Fidelity Digital Asset Services, and PayPal Digital.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 blockchain infrastructure provider Ankr has announced the launch of Bitcoin RPC endpoints. Users can access both public and premium Bitcoin RPCs, make request calls, and receive the same information as when running a full Bitcoin node.These RPC endpoints can act as messengers or blockchain routers, relaying on-chain information between Bitcoin nodes, developers, and end users to perform necessary tasks such as transactions, checking block data, updating wallet balances, and more.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 infrastructure provider Ankr has launched Rollup-as-a-Service for the zkSync superchain on the testnet. Ankr claims to be the first company to release such a service, enabling developers to more easily customize and deploy scalable and secure independent Layer 2 chains for their decentralized applications.Earlier, in mid-November, Ankr also announced a partnership with Optimism to launch Rollup as a Service, allowing enterprises and developers to quickly customize and deploy dedicated OP chains.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 infrastructure provider Ankr announced the launch of "Ultra Sound Infrastructure" and will soon initiate a node partner program to enhance the performance and efficiency of blockchain RPC connections across more than 30 blockchain ecosystems, supported by Microsoft and Tencent Cloud.Ankr stated that by participating in this program, future node providers can earn a stable source of income by providing paid traffic to Ankr's RPC clients.Additionally, the ANKR token plays a crucial role in the Ultra Sound Infrastructure program, serving not only as a payment method for RPC clients accessing blockchain data but also as a payment method for new node operator partners. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Accenture announced a strategic investment in the Web3 infrastructure provider Parfin through Accenture Ventures, with specific investment terms not yet disclosed.It is reported that Parfin, founded in 2019, is an infrastructure provider offering digital asset custody, trading, tokenization, and management tools for financial institutions in Latin America. They are currently developing a permissioned blockchain technology called Parchain, aimed at enabling regulated entities to participate in DeFi and asset tokenization.According to the crypto data platform RootData, Parfin announced the completion of a $15 million seed round financing in January this year, led by Framework Ventures, with participation from Alexia Ventures, Valor Capital Group, and the investment fund L4 Venture Builder from the Brazilian Stock Exchange. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Web3 infrastructure provider Ankr announced the launch of developer RPC connections to zkSync, and will soon release zkSync RPC connections that allow developers to access the zkSync testnet and mainnet using Ankr's public, premium, and enterprise RPC endpoints. Developers can make request calls using standard EVM methods and receive the same information returned as they would from running their own zkSync nodes.Ankr's zkSync RPC will connect wallets, command line interfaces, or DApps to the zkSync L2 blockchain, acting as a messenger or blockchain router, relaying on-chain information between zkSync nodes, DApps, and end users. The zkSync RPC endpoints are gateways for developers to interface directly with the zkSync chain, allowing them to establish their own zkSync nodes without going through DevOps. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Web3 infrastructure provider Parfin has completed a $15 million seed round financing, led by Framework Ventures, with participation from Alexia Ventures, Valor Capital Group, and the investment fund L4 Venture Builder from the Brazilian stock exchange platform.It is reported that Parfin is currently developing Parchain, a permissioned EVM-compatible blockchain that will enable regulated entities to participate in DeFi and asset tokenization. Parfin was founded in 2019, starting as a company planning to develop regulated stablecoins, and has now evolved into an infrastructure provider offering digital asset custody, trading, tokenization, and management tools for financial institutions in Latin America. (source link)

Chain Catcher news, Web3 node infrastructure provider Ankr announced that it will completely stop hosting Ethereum validation nodes. The transition will take place in two phases: starting from September 1, the number of keys for each ETH2 validation node running on Ankr Hosting will be gradually reduced, giving users time to connect their currently running nodes to another validation network; from September 6, all keys will be revoked, at which point users will no longer validate blocks.Ankr stated that users running ETH2 validation nodes can recover their staked and reward funds through automatic refunds and manual claims, depending on whether the deposited assets are ANKR or ETH. Ankr ensures that all providers will receive their earned rewards and initial deposits. (Source link)