{"id":38707,"date":"2021-07-22T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T07:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/?p=38707"},"modified":"2021-07-22T09:10:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T07:10:00","slug":"gemini-exchange-lists-tez-xtz-tezos-granada-upgrade-is-coming-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/gemini-exchange-lists-tez-xtz-tezos-granada-upgrade-is-coming-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemini Exchange lists XTZ, Tezos Granada Upgrade is Coming in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemini.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gemini Exchange<\/a> has listed XTZ, the native token of Tezos blockchain network, for trading. Custody services for Tezos (XTZ) on Gemini Custody will not be available.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Gemini, a New York-based regulated cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, announced the news in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemini.com\/blog\/gemini-now-supports-tezos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post<\/a> on Wednesday, July 21<sup>st<\/sup>. According to the announcement, deposits for XTZ coin are now open, with trading to follow soon.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27811\" src=\"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gemini-banner.jpg\" alt=\"gemini-banner\" width=\"800\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Trading for XTZ will first open on Gemini\u2019s FIX\/REST APIs and Gemini ActiveTrader, a high-performance crypto trading platform by Gemini that delivers professional-level experience, for USD trading pairs. \u201cTrading will then open on our Gemini Mobile App and website for USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, AUD, HKD, and SGD pairs,\u201d reads the announcement. Gemini noted that XTZ would not be supported on Gemini Custody for custody services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With the addition of XTZ, Gemini now supports trading for 45 crypto assets with Gemini custody offering custody services for 14 assets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Tezos is an open-source Liquid Proof of Stake (POS) blockchain network. The Tezos ecosystem is growing at rapid pace. Recently, the Tezos network has reached over 10 million contract calls. According to CoinMarketCap, XTZ is currently ranked at number 43 with a market of over $2 billion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tezos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Tezos<\/a> milestone: The network has over 10 million contract calls \ud83c\udf89 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Growth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Growth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fmdMUF4T6w\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/fmdMUF4T6w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tezos Commons (@TezosCommons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TezosCommons\/status\/1417637238448394241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Gemini\u2019s announcement reads:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u201cWith support for XTZ, we are delighted to provide Gemini users with access to one of the most vibrant crypto ecosystems. With a dynamic community, smart contract functionality, and a robust on-chain governance mechanism that enables on-chain upgrades, Tezos prioritizes innovation to further enable sustainability and scalability as crypto adoption growth continues across the globe.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Many DeFi, NFT, and other innovative projects are now leveraging Tezos technology and many more <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/crowdfunding-platform-kickflow-and-music-based-nft-marketplace-oneof-are-coming-on-tezos\/\">coming<\/a>. Most recently, TADA, the world&#8217;s first blockchain-based ride-hailing service operated by Singapore-based MVL Foundation, partnered with TZ APAC to develop its data business with hybrid blockchain technology, utilizing both Hyperledger Fabric and the Tezos public blockchain. As reported, McLaren Racing, the famous British motor racing team, has partnered with Tezos to create a non-fungible token (NFT) platform across Formula1, INDYCAR, and esports.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">Granada Upgrade is Coming in August<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to a Wednesday announcement, Tezos 7<sup>th<\/sup> protocol upgrade Granada will be activated in August that will feature faster block times (30 seconds from 1 minute), gas optimization, and liquidity baking.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 7th protocol upgrade for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tezos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Tezos<\/a> will activate in August after reaching Quorum &#8212; This upgrade features faster blocks (30s), gas optimizations, and Liquidity Baking<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Liquidity Baking, a first of its kind feature on any <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/blockchain?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#blockchain<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dUsohfetlI\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/dUsohfetlI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tezos Commons (@TezosCommons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TezosCommons\/status\/1417569691279581185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Granada will be the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> protocol upgrade to Tezos in 2021. On February 13th, the Tezos Blockchain network <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/what-is-inside-tezos-blockchains-fifth-upgrade-edo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">underwent<\/a> its 5th upgrade called Edo. On May 11<sup>th<\/sup>, 6<sup>th<\/sup> and 2021\u2019s second upgrade <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/tezos-sixth-upgrade-florence-goes-live-at-block-number-1466369\/\">Florence<\/a> went live at block number 1,466,369. Granada will be 7<sup>th<\/sup> upgrade to Tezos in the span of about of two years.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>If you found this article interesting, here you can find more<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/cryptocurrencies\/tezos-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Tezos News<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gemini Exchange has listed Tezos (XTZ), the native token of Tezos blockchain network, for trading. 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