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Avalanche-Based Blockbuster Game Shrapnel Completes $7M Token Sale

Games studio Neon has raised $17.5 million so far to bring Shrapnel to Avalanche.

An image from game studio Neon’s Shrapnel. (Neon)

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Terra Backers Buy $200M in AVAX Tokens, Bolstering Crypto Reserves Beyond BTC

The Luna Foundation Guard bought $100 million in AVAX with UST stablecoins. Terraform Labs swapped an additional $100 million in LUNA for the same value in AVAX.

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Videos

What’s Driving the BTC Price Dip?

MarketGauge's Michele Schneider discusses the possible catalysts for bitcoin market moves, citing a recent vote in the European Union to move forward with restrictive crypto regulations and increased buying by whales like MicroStrategy. Plus, a discussion about bitcoin as a risk-on or risk-off asset and why Schneider is optimistic about Luna, Avalanche, and Solana. 

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First Mover Asia: India Continues Its Restrictive Approach to Crypto; Bitcoin, Ether Run in Place

The Indian tax authority's recent revision of what was seized in taxes and penalties from crypto exchanges reflects the government's harsh stance toward digital assets; Solana has a banner day.

India Parliament building (Unsplash)

Finance

Can Avalanche Win Over Wall Street and 'Degens' Alike?

At the inaugural Avalanche Summit in Barcelona, Spain, the speedy Ethereum alternative looked to court users onto its subnets.

Avalanche founder Emin Gün Sirer speaks in Barcelona. (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)

Finance

Women-Led DAO Tackles (Lack of) Gender Diversity in Crypto

H.E.R. DAO organized a "Hacker House" at the Avalanche Summit in Barcelona last week, funding 25 women developers to attend.

Hackathon entrance at the Avalanche Summit in Barecelona (Lyllah Ledesma/CoinDesk)

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Grimes Announces ‘Children’s Metaverse Book’ as Part of $100M Avalanche Initiative

The Avalanche Foundation is making a major push to bring art and entertainment to the home of AVAX.

Grimes presenting remotely at the Avalanche Summit in Barcelona. (Kaitlin Starcher/Ava Labs)

Finance

Jump Crypto Wants You to Know Its Name

A secretive trading giant with an army of developers is taking an increasingly active role in building key crypto infrastructure.

Jump Crypto President Kanav Kariya speaks at the 2022 Avalanche Summit in Barcelona. (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)

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Avalanche Crypto Event Woos 3.5K to Barcelona With Late Parties, Late Starts, Long Lines

There's plenty of tapas with the video art exhibits, and the official events don't even start until noon. Nobody seems too bothered about this year's decline in the AVAX token.

The line to get into Avalanche's conference in Barcelona on Tuesday. (Lyllah Ledesma/CoinDesk)

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What Is Avalanche? A Look at the Popular ‘Ethereum-Killer’ Blockchain

The rival to the Ethereum blockchain supports a thriving DeFi ecosystem and other smart contract-driven applications.

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