Kraken Expands Custody, StarkWare Upgrades Bitcoin, and Aptos Partners with Nansen

Kraken brings its institutional custody solution to Australia and the UK. StarkWare demonstrates a Bitcoin upgrade using zero-knowledge proofs. The Aptos ecosystem grows with a new Nansen partnership. Plus, Alchemy Pay provides an update on its crypto payment business.

Sources:
https://cryptonews.com.au/news/kraken-opens-institutional-services-in-australia-uk-following-us-launch-122277/
https://channellife.com.au/story/kraken-custody-expands-to-institutional-clients-in-uk-australia
https://blockworks.co/news/starkware-bitcoin-layer-2-zk-proof
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https://coinjournal.net/news/starkware-verifies-first-zero-knowledge-proof-on-bitcoin/
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https://cryptopotato.com/nansens-new-dashboard-reveals-aptoss-dramatic-rise-in-transactions-and-developer-activity/
https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2024/07/17/aptos-collaboration-with-nansen-for-data-import/
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https://www.wvnews.com/news/around_the_web/partners/pr_newswire/subject/new_products_services/alchemy-pay-announces-update-to-its-crypto-payments-business/article_37a90d3e-be08-509d-a22f-e3af79d848b6.html

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:32) Kraken expands institutional custody solution to Australia and UK
(00:02:20) StarkWare demonstrates Bitcoin upgrade with zero-knowledge proofs
(00:04:59) Aptos ecosystem grows with Nansen partnership
(00:07:43) Alchemy Pay updates crypto payment business