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What is NFT wash trading? Examples of how it works

There is an underlying assumption that the entire NFT market is fraudulent in nature and only consists of wash traders. We often see media headlines pushing this narrative. After all, why would people spend millions of dollars on a JPEG?

Gaming

How did the FTX collapse impact the Web3 gaming industry?

The FTX collapse impacted the whole crypto ecosystem, but this might have been deeply felt in Web3 gaming because of the ties between Solana and FTX.

DeFi

Does the FTX collapse really have a silver lining?

Are those who see any silver lining in the FTX collapse overly optimistic, or are they actually thinking long-term?

NFTs

Will aggregator marketplaces become the go-to places to buy NFTs?

Aggregated trading marketplaces may be one of the future trends in the NFT industry, bringing more liquidity and improving the user experience.

On-chain data showed FTX was in trouble right before it collapsed

The collapse of FTX put the market once again into a state of extreme fear, with BTC falling down to its lowest level of the year at $16,000.

NFT Marketplace Comparison | Quick Guide

With so many new types of NFT collections on the market, where is the best place to buy the one you want?

Meet the NFT platforms where not just anybody can sell their collections

Curated NFT marketplaces only sell NFTs by artists whitelisted on their platforms. This approach builds communities aligned with certain types of art and leads to higher average sale prices.

Blockchain Security Alliance Q3 2022 Blockchain Security Report

Q3 2022 Blockchain Security Overview A total of 37 major exploits were monitored, with a total loss of approximately $405 million

NFTs

What happened to Polygon’s massive NFT ecosystem?

Polygon was once on the verge of overtaking Ethereum for NFT users, but that quickly changed with the rise of new options.

September 2022 GameFi Report

After a late-summer rally, the crypto markets pulled back in September, bringing many metrics related to the health of the GameFi industry down with it.

DeFi

What Features Differentiate the Top Perpetual Futures DEXs?

In the financial system, a perpetual futures contract, also known as a perpetual swap, is a transaction representing an agreement to buy or sell an asset at an unspecified point in the future. It also allows users to trade using margin or leverage (using borrowed funds).

What features differentiate the top yield aggregators?

Investors can use yield aggregators to manage their invested assets, greatly reducing investors' transaction costs and improving capital utilization.