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Markets

Crypto Funds Draw $90M in New Money as Confidence Returns

Bitcoin-focused funds have attracted new capital for three straight weeks, after a period of outflows in recent months.

Weekly Crypto Asset Flows (CoinShares)

Videos

Cardano Foundation CEO on Gaining Smart Contract Capability, 'Alonzo' Hard Fork

Open-source public blockchain Cardano's ADA token has skyrocketed over 1000% YTD. Behind this surge is the completion of the "Alonzo" hard fork, a major upgrade on the Cardano network that saw the implementation of smart contract functionality, paving the way for native decentralized applications (dapps). Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard shares insights into what "Alonzo" means for development on the blockchain, the network, and the overall digital asset ecosystem.

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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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Finance

Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson Donates $20M to Build Math Center at Carnegie Mellon University

The center will work in close collaboration with faculty, students and researchers across the campus.

Charles Hoskinson, CEO and founder of IOHK, the lead developer of Cardano.

Finance

Cardano Announces Partnerships With Dish Network, Chainlink

The tie-up with Chainlink will allow added support for developers working on the Cardano blockchain to develop smart contracts.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Whipsaws on Fake News, Investors Flow Into Solana Funds

Bitcoin traded in a choppy range on a fake press release about a Walmart partnership with Litecoin.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana Funds Outshined Bitcoin Last Week Amid Down Market

Crypto funds focused on Solana’s SOL token garnered almost $50 million of inflows last week, while bitcoin funds brought in a “paltry” $200,000.

CoinShares report shows that crypto funds overall netted inflows last week, despite bitcoin's outflows. (CoinShares)

Tech

Cardano Gains Smart Contract Capability Following ‘Alonzo’ Hard Fork

The latest upgrade ushers in an era of smart contract composability for the four-year-old network.

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Videos

Cardano Smart Contracts Set for Sunday, CrossTower Launches in India

Cardano prepares for smart contract deployment on Sunday. CrossTower launches crypto trading platform in India. Animoca’s blockchain gaming platform The Sandbox launches Pororo The Little Penguin NFTs. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles Most Since May and El Salvador Buys the Dip

Price drop triggers about $3 billion of liquidations of trading positions due to margin calls.

Chart of the bitcoin price over the past week shows the impact of Tuesday's wipeout. (CoinDesk)