First Mover: As Ethereum Enthusiasm Builds, 'Bear Case' Could Still See Prices Double
There's a lot of money to be made in and around maturing Ethereum-centric markets, where a "bear market" means prices double.

Bloq Enters DeFi World With Simplified Staking Product 'Vesper'
Vesper will pool and stake deposited ether (ETH), wrapped bitcoin (wBTC) or tether (USDT) across DeFi protocols selected on the basis of a user’s risk preference starting mid-November.

Binance’s CZ Views ‘CeDeFi’ as a Complement, Not a Competitor, to DeFi
Binance’s latest experiment to integrate decentralized finance with its centralized platform, Binance Smart Chain, is not here to beat DeFi, said the company’s CEO during CoinDesk’s invest: ethereum economy program.

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $11,300; Ether Locked in DeFi Is Flat
Bitcoin’s price is slipping while the amount of ether parked in DeFi is stuck in neutral.

Boardroom Raises $2.2M for Blockchain Governance Toolset
Blockchain governance suite Boardroom has announced a $2.2 million funding round led by Standard Crypto, with additional participation from Variant, CoinFund, Framework and Slow Ventures.

COTI Launches Decentralized 'Fear Index' for DeFi Markets
"Traders can hedge themselves against a potential rise in the DeFi market volatility by taking a long position in the cVIX," according to COTI.

Coinbase Wallet Users Can Now Purchase Crypto Inside the App
For Coinbase users who don’t want to keep their funds on an exchange, the buying and storing crypto just became a lot easier.

Securitize Is Taking Ethereum-Based Securities Into the DeFi Realm
Securitize is teaming with a protocol called Tinlake from Centrifuge, which uses a clever system of NFTs to put real-world assets into DeFi.

DeFi Project Aave Raises $25M From Blockchain.com and Other Investors
Blockchain Capital, Standard Crypto, and Blockchain.com Ventures all joined the investment for the third-largest DeFi protocol.

Yearn.Finance's Creator Says He's Quit DeFi, but Project Has Bench Strength
Andre Cronje, the prolific coder and creator of Yearn, said he's quit the project – and decentralized finance (DeFi) altogether – out of frustration with its realities.
