DeFi


Videos

CoinFund’s David Pakman on DeFi, NFTs, Crypto Regulation

As China moves to crack down on crypto, particularly trading with centralized exchanges, DeFi is seeing a rise. David Pakman, a managing partner at crypto VC firm CoinFund and former partner at Venrock, discusses what long-term investment opportunities he’s seeing in DeFi and NFTs, also sharing his views on crypto regulation.

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Finance

Cardano’s Commercial Arm to Invest $100M in DeFi, NFTs and Blockchain Education

A “dedicated” operation will commence next year to further DeFi, NFT solutions and blockchain education efforts.

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Markets

UNI Token Rises 20% as China’s Blanket Ban on Crypto Businesses Puts Focus on Decentralized Exchanges

Investors turn away from centralized exchanges in the wake of China’s blanket ban on virtual currency businesses.

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Tech

Andre Cronje’s New NFT Marketplace Is a Vampire Attack Suicide Pact

Artion, the new Fantom-based NFT marketplace, is more than a fair launch: It’s an invitation to overhaul a whole market.

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Finance

Grape Network, the Startup That Broke Solana, Raises $1.8M

Key contributor Dean Pappas said he didn’t mean for his project’s public token sale to crash an entire ecosystem. Now VCs are following suit.

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Tech

ShapeShift Airdrops Over $2M in FOX to Active DeFi Users

Not everyone got their slice of the pie during a $100 million airdrop in July, but now they have a second chance.

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Finance

Why Civic Technologies Is Building DeFi Identity Tools on Solana

Solrise Finance will host the Civic Pass, which aims to make DeFi chime with institutions.

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Videos

Dfinity Foundation’s Internet Computer Blockchain Brings Smart-Contract Capabilities to Bitcoin Network

Blockchain company Dfinity’s Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) is integrating with bitcoin to enable smart contracts on BTC. Following a community vote to upgrade the network, it will allow developers to let their creativity run wild in developing all manner of Web 3.0 services, already seen on Ethereum from DeFi to NFTs.

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Finance

Umbrella Network Acquires Digital Advertising Oracle Lucidity for ‘Tens of Millions’

Lucidity says its oracles resolve data discrepancies by targeting fraud and waste in advertising spending and by enabling a transparent supply chain evaluation.

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Finance

EToro Offers DeFi Diversification With New Portfolio

EToro’s DeFi portfolio is made up of 11 DeFi assets, including ETH, ALGO, UNI and LINK.

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