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Stacks-Based Crypto Project ALEX Raises $5.8M to Build DeFi on Bitcoin

ALEX, a decentralized finance (DeFi) services startup founded by former Wall Street veterans, has today announced it raised $5.8M in a round led by White Star Capital [...]

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15 November 2021 14:01

The Next Wave of NFTs is Starting With Community First

From the art world to gaming to sports, the hype around non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has exploded in 2021. But as the technology matures, NFT developers are exploring [...]

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15 November 2021 13:04

UK Politician Calls For Public Transport Crypto Ad Ban Following Floki Inu Campaign

Sian Berry, a Green Party London Assembly member, has called for a ban on cryptocurrency ads following a three-week-long Floki Inu campaign on the London Underground.  For [...]

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15 November 2021 12:49

DeFi Project ParaSwap Launches Airdrop of Native Cryptocurrency to Early Adopters

It pays to be early in crypto. And today is no different. As part of its first-ever token launch, decentralized finance (DeFi) project ParaSwap announced today that [...]

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15 November 2021 12:00

New DAO Forms to Buy Copy of US Constitution at Sotheby’s Auction

ConstitutionDAO, a new decentralized autonomous organization dedicated to preserving the U.S. Constitution, is planning to pool capital using an Ethereum smart contract to purchase a first-edition printed [...]

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15 November 2021 00:30

This Week on Crypto Twitter: Discord Backs Out of Crypto while Twitter Wades In

Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt This week on crypto Twitter: Jimmy Fallon joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT craze, Discord CEO Jason Citron hinted that [...]

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14 November 2021 18:26

Trading Volume on OpenSea Doubles as Bored Ape Yacht Club Sales Spike 900%

Yesterday, the amount of Ethereum traded daily on NFT marketplace OpenSea jumped from around $48 million to $105 million, according to Dune Analytics.  The last time that [...]

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14 November 2021 14:52

Bitcoin’s Biggest Upgrade Since 2017: Taproot Just Went Live

A long-awaited upgrade to the Bitcoin network is finally here. The new protocol, Taproot, preserves privacy on the Bitcoin blockchain by obscuring complicated transactions. It also makes [...]

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14 November 2021 09:11

This Week in Coins: Bitcoin and Ethereum Set ATHs, Solana briefly Flips Tether

This week in coins. Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt. Bitcoin and Ethereum got off to a flying start on Monday when they both set all-time highs.  [...]

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13 November 2021 16:32

Why Discord’s Crypto Clash Matters

The chat app Discord has quickly become the de facto home for DAOs, the hottest new thing in crypto. DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) are working groups that [...]

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13 November 2021 15:04

Tezos NFT Marketplace Hic et Nunc ‘Discontinued’

On Thursday, the website for leading Tezos NFT marketplace Hic et Nunc suddenly disappeared with no explanation. The only breadcrumb was an update to Hic et Nunc’s [...]

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13 November 2021 14:05

Why Aave v3’s New Portal Feature Could Be a Game-Changer

DeFi Friday is Decrypt’s DeFi email newsletter. (art: Grant Kempster) Last week we dug into some interesting updates around O.G. DeFi protocol Maker.  There were many notable [...]

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13 November 2021 12:24

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