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The Macalinao Brothers Leave VC Firm After CoinDesk Exposé

Prolific crypto developers Ian and Dylan Macalinao have left their venture capital firm Protagonist VC. This comes after the Macalinao brothers used a web of secret identities to juice the value of their Solana-based DeFi project "Saber" and later pivoted to startup investing with a $100 million fund, as CoinDesk reported in August. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest fallout of the crypto industry's pseudonymous economy.

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The Problem With Betting Exchanges and How BetDEX Aims to Solve it

BetDEX, a decentralized sports betting exchange built on Solana, aims to disrupt the legacy gambling industry. BetDEX Labs Chairman and co-founder Nigel Eccles explains the centralization problem with traditional betting exchanges and how his protocol differs.

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BetDEX Labs Chairman on Future of Decentralized Sports Betting

Nigel Eccles, Chairman and co-founder of global sports betting exchange BetDEX Labs, breaks down how decentralized sports wagering works, the benefits of building on the Monaco protocol on Solana and similarities to prediction markets.

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Постачальник Крипто гаманців Phantom каже, що його системи не були скомпрометовані внаслідок злому на 4 мільйони доларів

Після майже тижневого розслідування його команда не виявила вразливостей, які могли б пояснити експлойт.

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Торгівля Крипто опціонами на Solana в основному провалилася. У нового DEX є план, як це змінити

OptiFi запрацював у понеділок, запровадивши маржинальність портфеля в екосистему торгівлі опціонами Solana .

OptiFi's pseudonymous developer Pentameal at work. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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How 2 Brothers Faked a Defi Ecosystem Using Anonymous Personas

A CoinDesk investigation revealed how the Macalinao brothers used a web of bogus identities to create the illusion of a developer community, juicing value on the Saber protocol and Solana blockchain. CoinDesk Deputy Managing Editor Tracy Wang discusses the key takeaways and the impact on the future of DeFi.

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Master of Anons: як Крипто підробив екосистему DeFi

Брати Макалінао використовували мережу фальшивих ідентифікацій, щоб створити ілюзію спільноти розробників, підвищивши цінність протоколу Sabre і блокчейну Solana . Зараз вони переїжджають в Aptos.

Ian Macalinao, one of the Saber brothers (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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US Crypto Bill Pile Up; Philippines Binance Warning

Senate proposal suggests responsibility for Bitcoin and Ethereum should lie with the CTFC. Philippines’ SEC warns public not to invest with Binance. Solana blames Slope mobile wallet app for exploit. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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