Nov.
16:
Kinetix
Network,
a
decentralized
platform
for
cross-chain
trading,
announced
the
close
of
a
strategic
funding
round,
a
“seven-figure
sum,”
led
by
Factor
and
Gnosis
Chain,
to
build
on
Gnosis
Chain,
a
community-led
EVM
layer-1,
according
to
the
team:
“This
partnership
empowers
Kinetex
to
refine
its
groundbreaking
trading
approach
to
transferring
liquidity
between
networks
that
eliminates
the
need
to
store
assets
in
pools
and
leverages
zero-knowledge
(Zk)
technology
to
achieve
validation
without
relying
on
third
parties….
Kinetex
plans
to
launch
its
public
testnet
on
Gnosis
Chain
early
next
year.
Scheduled
to
last
three
months,
the
test
phase
is
geared
towards
identifying
bugs
and
refining
the
user
experience.”
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Nocturne,
Protocol
for
On-Chain
Private
Accounts,
Deploys
v1
to
Ethereum
Nov.
16:
Nocturne,
a
protocol
enabling
on-chain
private
accounts,
has
announced
the
successful
deployment
of
Nocturne
v1
to
Ethereum
mainnet.
According
to
the
team:
“This
marks
a
significant
milestone
in
the
journey
towards
a
more
private
and
accessible
Ethereum.
For
the
first
time,
users
will
have
a
compatible
and
easy-to-use
product
resembling
a
private
onchain
account.”