After securing millions of dollars via an initial coin offering in 2017, decentralized data housing platform Filecoin now aims to launch its mainnet. Filecoin will move over to its own blockchain in stages, rather than all at once, according to a Sept. 27 blog post. "Launching a blockchain is an involved and lengthy process," the post said. "Like many other networks (including Polkadot, NEAR, and others), Filecoin is taking a phased approach to launching mainnet, with different groups and communities onboarding onto the network over a period of time, leading up to Mainnet Liftoff." Currently heading into its initial stage, …

Decentralized finance (DeFi) project Curve has been forced to launch its DAO and governance token CRV prematurely after an anonymous developer deployed the contracts without the knowledge of the official team. The developer tweeted from a brand new Twitter account that he thought the contracts were ready and had jumped the gun “Yo, @CurveFinance ! Saw your DAO is ready to rock and I gots to MAXIMIZE MY ALPHA ! So I went ahead and deployed it for you. Get at me in DM to verify and let’s get this party started!!” In a preliminary response the Curve team confirmed …

Matic just announced June launch dates for its staking testnet and mainnet. "Staking UI to be publicly available on testnet by 15th June," Matic said Wednesday in a statement on its blog. "Final staking and delegation to foundation nodes on the Matic mainnet to go live on or before 29th June," the post added. Matic staking goes live for education Originally an initial exchange offering on Binance, Matic Network operates in the payments sector. The project's Monday launch will bring out a staking test network, hosting over 110 validators, with a user interface, letting the public experiment with staking on …

iXledger, a company founded in early 2017 in London, U.K., has launched Blockchain Insurance, a platform that enables blockchain companies to obtain business insurance quotes based on a risk assessment. The platform presents exposures in metrics relevant to the underwriters, insurers and reinsurers. The company says that the team has launched the platform in partnership with experts in London's insurance markets. It is specifically tailored to protect blockchain businesses from risks associated with legal threats, financial exposure, cyber risk and crime. The iXledger platform provides a number of features that support brokers and underwriters through the insurance process. The risk …