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AP Doubles Down in NFTs and Launches Marketplace for Iconic Images
The Associated Press is launching an NFT marketplace for its historic photographs.
Vitalik Sounds Alarm on Security of Cross-chain Bridges
Vitalik Buterin weighed in with concerns on the security of cross-chain bridges.
New OlympusDAO Fork Aims to Defy Protocol’s Reputation as a ‘Useless Asset’
A new OlympusDAO fork is attempting to overcome the protocol's controversial reputation with governance 'meta-tokens.'
LOOKSRARE Airdrops Token and Entices NFT Fans to Try Out New Marketplace
New marketplace LOOKSRARE airdrops up to $26K to NFT traders.
Arbitrum Goes Down Citing Sequencer Problems
Layer 2 Arbitrum suffers 10 hour outage.
Fire on the Iceberg: Pudgy Penguin Holders Eye Coup Amid Acquisition Talks
A potential coup in the Pudgy Punks NFT community highlights the forces at work in the space.
ETH Burn Rate Surges Amid Market Chaos and Record NFT Volume
In this week's Market Action report, ETH is burning amid spiking NFT volume, and Aribitrum and Chainlink are rallying.
Everybody’s Wrong About Web3
Spend any amount of time in the blockchain and crypto space and you find yourself required to develop an extremely thick skin. The attacks come from everywhere and they’re vicious. So we become adept at framing our worldview in simple,…
Devs Flock to Ethereum But Fulltimers Still Sorely Needed as DeFi Expands
A new report finds that devs love working in the Ethereum ecosystem.
Rug-Pullers and Black-Hats Ran Wild in 2021 With $2.2B Lost to Theft: Report
Exploiters, rug-pullers and other rogues ran wild in 2021 and stole $2.2B in DeFi: Report
Vitalik Cheers NFTs, Layer 2s, and Previews Ethereum 2.0 in Podcast
Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin weighed in on NFTs, Layers 2s, and Ethereum 2.0 in a podcast.
ERC-4626 Proposes To Make Yield-Bearing Tokens Their Own DeFi Lego
ERC-4626 has been proposed to standardize yield-bearing tokens.
Index and Bankless Have a New Token for the Lazy but Risk Hungry DeFi Investor
Index Coop and Bankless to launch $GMI Innovation Index.
TradFi Billionaires Bet Livepeer's DeFi Streaming Model Can Disrupt YouTube
In its bid to disrupt YouTube, Livepeer raised $20M in its latest round from Wall Street heavyweights.
BitGo Makes Deal with Index Coop in Bet Institutions Want 'Thematic' DeFi Tokens
BitGo has done a deal with Index Coop in a bid to offer institutional investors more offerings in DeFi.
Sunflower Game Throws Wrench in Polygon’s Gears
Fees on Ethereum scaling solution Polygon are surging to record highs. The cause? A game. Polygon gas prices spiked to an all-time high of a 410 Gwei average. That’s nearly twice as much as the previous high of 226 posted on…
DeFi Projects Embrace Vote Locking Governance Tokens to Boost Valuations
More DeFi projects are following Curve's lead and embracing vote locking governance tokens to enhance value.
Aave’s New Platform Attracts 30 Institutional Players in Big Push for Growth
Aave Arc attracted 30 financial institutions to its whitelist.
Terra Money + THORChain + Olympus Pro = Vader Protocol
Vader is a Liquidity Protocol anchored by a Native Stablecoin with Slip-Based Fees AMM, IL protection and Synthetics. DAO governed Protocol Owned Liquidity.
Giancarlo Assails ‘Defensive and Reactionary’ Crypto Policy and Calls for Single U.S. Watchdog
Former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo joined Coinbase's call for a single crypto watchdog agency.
Osmosis Lights Up the Market with 80% Run in Last 14 Days
Osmosis, a DEX that's part of the Cosmos ecosystem, is hitting all-time highs.
Maximum Yield for Stablecoins: Degenbox by Abracadabra Money
Degenbox is a strategic program created by Abracadabra Money to solve the issue of accepting non-interest-bearing tokens. In this tutorial we run through the steps of creating a looping yield mechanism through $UST and $MIM.
U.S. Orders DeFi Platform Polymarket to Pay $1.4M and Shut Unlicensed Markets
The CFTC ordered Polymarket to pay a penalty and shut down markets that were unlicensed as swaps.
NFT Investors Shake Lull and Send Market Volume to Four-Month High
NFTs rebounded strongly over the holiday break, indicating the 2021 rally is moving into a new phase.
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Aave Unveils Mobile Wallet and Eyes V3 Deployment on StarkNet
Aave launched a mobile wallet amid a flurry of activity to expand its offerings.
Yearn Passes New Tokenomics, Rewarding YFI Stakers With Up to $35M Per Year
Yearn passes new tokenomics.
Looking Forward to a Greener Ethereum in 2022
Ethereum's transition to Proof-of-Stake this year is expected to cut energy use by 99%.
The Defiant's Defiers of 2021
unders, hackers and investors who helped advance the open economy; politicians and regulators who are laying the groundwork for the industry or threatening to restrain it; CEOs in DeFi adjacent industries who, with their global influence, shape the space; artists and community builders who are…
Market Action: Curve and MakerDAO Lead Rebound from December Selloff
The DeFi market rebounded from the December selloff.
DAOs Poised to Scale if They Can Clear Major Hurdles
DAOs are poised to become a dominant new structure in DeFi in 2022.
The Defiant's Definitive Guide to DeFi
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