• Fri. Nov 1st, 2024

Lens Ups User Onboarding Ahead Of V2 Migration [TheDefiant]

[TheDefiant] Lens, the highly anticipated social networking graph from Aave, announced it will begin onboarding a wider base of users. On Oct. 10, Stani Kulechov, the founder of Aave and…

Spark Protocol Launches On Gnosis Chain [TheDefiant]

[TheDefiant] Spark Protocol, MakerDAO’s first subDAO and a DAI-focussed fork of Aave v3, is now live on Gnosis Chain. The launch marks Spark’s first deployment beyond the Ethereum mainnet. Gnosis…

ETH Slumps To 15-Month Low Against BTC [TheDefiant]

[TheDefiant] Ether is now trading at a 15-month low against Bitcoin amid speculation regulators may soon greenlight a spot BTC ETF and anticipation for next year’s Bitcoin halving. Meanwhile, monthly…

Deribit To Launch SOL, XRP, and MATIC Options Next Year [TheDefiant]

[TheDefiant] Deribit, the leading centralized cryptocurrency options exchange, announced plans to launch products for Solana (SOL), Ripple (XRP), and Polygon (MATIC). Deribit announced the news via tweet on Oct. 9,…

“Layer 2s and AppChains Will Converge”: Aurora Labs CEO Alex Shevchenko [TheDefiant]

[TheDefiant] Alex Shevchenko is the CEO of Aurora Labs, which is a Layer 2 scaling solution built on Near. Alex has a doctoral degree in math and physics. Today we…

The Defiant s Ultimate Friendtech Guide [TheDefiant]

[TheDefiant] Disclaimer: This is neither a recommendation nor an endorsement to buy or trade any token(s). yyctrader has been using friend.tech since August and holds many of the keys mentioned.…

SBF trial underway, Mashinsky trial set, Binance’s market share shrinks: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 1-7

Sam Bankman-Fried trial is underway, Alex Mashinsky trial data is set, and Binance’s market share shrinks. Hodler s Digest

Avalanche-Based App Stars Arena Loses $3M in Smart Contract Exploit [TheDefiant]

[TheDefiant] Stars Arena, the Avalanche blockchain-based SocialFi upstart, lost about $3M of user funds in exploit, less than two weeks after is launch. Stars Arena said via a tweet that…

BAYC Creator Yuga Labs Announces Major Restructuring [TheDefiant]

[TheDefiant] Yuga Labs, the team behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and CryptoPunks NFT collections, announced it's undergoing a restructuring process and focusing its efforts around core priorities. The…

3AC fugitives in disarray as OPNX faces new peril: Asia Express

3AC co-founder Su Zhu was arrested in Singapore, leaving several disgraced blockchain executives’ entrepreneurial ventures in disarray. Asia Express, Columns

THORSwap Suspends Trading After Illicit Fund Flows Identified [TheDefiant]

[TheDefiant] THORSwap, the THORChain-based DEX, has paused trading services researchers identified illicit funds moving through the exchange. In an Oct. 6 tweet, THORChain said it consulted advisors, legal counsel, and…

Uniswap v3 Deployed on ZkSync Era Via Oku [TheDefiant]

[TheDefiant] Oku, a Uniswap Foundation-backed interface for the Uniswap decentralized exchange, is now live on the surging Layer 2, ZkSync Era. Oku offers advanced features including order books, charting, and…

Lido’s stETH Token Accounts For 7% Of Circulating Ether [TheDefiant]

[TheDefiant] A new report from Glassnode is the latest example of web3 researchers sounding the alarm on the rising dominance of Lido over the supply of staked Ethereum. According to…

Friend.tech Rival Stars Arena Boosts AVAX Price Amid Calls That They “Will Prevail” [TheDefiant]

[TheDefiant] The Avalanche blockchain is getting a boost from Stars Arena, a new social media platform built on the network. Transactions on the Avalanche network spiked to 585,000 on Oct.…

Pioneering generative artist propelled by personal tragedy — Matt Kane, NFT Creator

American artist Matt Kane codes a lunar calendar onto the blockchain, inspired by cavemen during prehistoric times. Columns, NFT Creator