Finance

Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank-Backed Taurus Deploys on Polygon Blockchain

The Swiss firm aims to allow financial institutions and corporates to issue tokenized assets on the Ethereum layer 2 network.

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Finance

Olive-Oil Producer Issues First Euro-Stablecoin-Denominated Bond on Obligate’s DeFi Platform

The debt sale was the first of its kind for the French sustainable agriculture business.

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Markets

Bitcoin Lingers Below $26.5 Amid Debt Ceiling Worries

Unemployment and productivity data arrived stronger than expected but investors seemed focused narrowly on the ongoing negotiations that will determine if the U.S. government has to default on its debts.

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Finance

Multicoin Leads $2.3M FastLane VC Deal, Continuing Its Bet on MEV Infrastructure

The crypto-focused investment firm has now backed three projects centered around maximal extractable value (MEV), a way for validators to earn extra money from traders.

Multicoin's Kyle Samani (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Polygon Co-Founder on Web3 Fellowship Program

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal recently launched a Web3 Fellowship program and is pledging his own money toward the $500,000 cohort of 10 builders selected each year. Nailwal joins "First Mover" to discuss the program and what he hopes to achieve amid the current crypto bear market. Plus, insights into what the future holds for the Polygon ecosystem.

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Finance

DEX Mangrove Launches on Polygon Testnet, Plans to Go Live on Mainnet in June

Wintermute and Cumberland-backed Mangrove plans a mainnet launch of its programmable order book DEX in early June.

Mangroves can store four times as much carbon as other ainforests, according to the WWF. (Jonathan Wilkins/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Climate Finance Firm Solid World Opens Forward Carbon Liquidity Pools With Polygon

The pool will enable the purchase of mangrove-based carbon credits.

Mangroves can store four times as much carbon as other ainforests, according to the WWF. (Jonathan Wilkins/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Lending Platform Atlendis Deploys Upgrade on Polygon, Opens $2M Lending Pool for Banxa

Atlendis Labs is a blockchain-based credit marketplace that offers revolving credit lines for small and medium-sized businesses and fintech firms.

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Privacy Project Railgun DAO Adopts Chainway’s ‘Proof of Innocence’ Tool

Railgun DAO’s new functionality – initially developed by the developer Chainway for use on Tornado Cash – could allow users to mathematically demonstrate that coins involved in transactions did not come from blacklisted addresses. Digital Currency Group, owner of CoinDesk, is an investor in Railgun DAO.

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Finance

Hamilton Lane Offers Polygon-Based Tokenized Access to a Second Fund

Access to the Senior Credit Opportunities Fund is available through a feeder fund from Securitize.

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo (Securitize)