DeFi


Markets

Bitcoin and DeFi Coins Rally, Ethereum Alternatives Drop as Solana’s Outage Triggers Sector Rotation

Solana’s and Arbitrum’s outages were bad optics for Ethereum alternatives in general.

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Videos

What Makes Algorand One of the Hottest Proof-of-Stake Smart Contract Platforms This Year?

Sean Ford, COO of proof-of-stake smart contract platform Algorand, which is up 555% year-to-date, shares insights into Algorand's architecture and mission to "build and innovate high performing technology" following Tuesday's network failure on Solana. He discusses Algorand's key differentiators from its competitors, its role in El Salvador's Bitcoin Law, as well as the price action of ALGO. Plus, he discusses the Algorand Foundation's recently launched $300 million DeFi innovation fund.

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Tech

Valid Points: The Success of Ethereum’s Alternative Ecosystems

Also: Decentralization in DeFi is becoming more accessible

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Markets

Synthetix’s SNX Token Jumps as DeFi Project Lyra Sets New Rewards Program

“This shows a growing community of participants for the Synthetix ecosystem,” said one analyst.

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Tech

Layer 2 Network Arbitrum Experiences Hourlong Network Outage

The Ethereum scaling solution overcame an hourlong outage on its beta mainnet this morning as TVL continues to soar.

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Finance

Huobi Ventures Sets Up $10M GameFi Fund

The crypto exchange’s VC affiliate wants in on the “play-to-earn” hype.

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Tech

MetaDrop Taps Investor ‘Loomdart’ to Stand Out From NFT Pack

With new NFT platforms launching every week, MetaDrop is hoping to distinguish itself with an influencer collaboration and some unique distribution methods.

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Videos

Kevin O’Leary: US Regulators Unlikely to Approve Bitcoin ETF; Excited About NFTs, DeFi

“Shark Tank” star, entrepreneur, and O’Shares chairman Kevin O’Leary joins “All About Bitcoin” live from the 2021 SALT Conference in New York to discuss why he’s “more excited about NFTs than anything else.”

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Markets

DeFi and the 3 Cs

The purely collateral-based type of lending practiced so far in decentralized finance has limitations. Reputation systems may widen the possibilities.

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Finance

Andreessen Horowitz Seeks Token Delegate Applicants for Uniswap, Other DeFi Holdings

The venture capital giant is spearheading a new framework for decentralized governance.

DeFiance Capital's Arthur Cheong is raising a new liquid venture capital fund.