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Finance

DeFi Project Ref Finance Closes $4.8M Round Led by Jump Crypto

Alameda Research and Dragonfly Capital also participated in the round.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rallies as Altcoins Take the Lead

Bitcoin rose 11% in the past 24 hours, less than the 13% jump in ETH and 20% rise in NEAR.

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Finance

Near Raises $150M From Major Crypto Investment Firms

Near’s latest raise brings some of the space’s highest-profile investors into the fold as the network gears up for a major DeFi push.

Near co-founder Illia Polosukhin speaks at NEARCON 2021. (NEAR)

Markets

Market Wrap: Altcoins Rally as Bitcoin Buyers Return

FTM, XLM and SHIB were all up over 10% over the past 24 hours, compared with a 2% rise in BTC.

Retail traders were eager to get in on the bitcoin action.

Markets

NEAR Hits All-Time High as Upstart Blockchains Win With 'FOAN Trade'

Some analysts view Near as an undervalued protocol set for fast growth this year.

The Near Protocol’s NEAR token shot to an all-time high price. (TradingView)

Markets

Near, Cosmos Defy Altcoin Plunge With Price Surge

Tokens of the layer 1 blockchains were up as much as 25% while the broader market took a beating.

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Markets

Fantom (FTM) Surges, NEAR Sets Highs as Major Cryptos Stagnate

A revived interest in layer 1 bets is fueling growth in some tokens even as bitcoin shows signs of weakening.

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Markets

NEAR Token Jumps Over 20% After UST Integration

Tokens of the layer 1 blockchain are up 23% after Terra said its UST stablecoins would be supported on the network.

A Near sign in Lisbon, Portugal (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

Videos

NEAR Surges Over 20% Following Terra UST Integration

Tokens of Near (NEAR) jumped 23% to $10.80 Wednesday following Terra’s announcement UST stablecoins will be supported on the network. “The Hash” panel discusses where this recent update places Near in the competition against other proof-of-stake chains like Avalanche, Solana, and Terra. Plus, the potential significance of having stablecoins on multiple networks as a tool for scaling DeFi.

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Finance

NEAR Foundation Appoints Ex-Circle Exec Marieke Flament as CEO

The a16z-backed blockchain recently announced an $800 million grants program in a bid to attract more builders.

A Near sign in Lisbon, Portugal (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

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