DeFi
Investments
Crypto whitehat security firm CertiK bags $1 billion valuation after Sequoia raise
There has been a substantial increase in demand for blockchain security in the past few years - mostly driven by recent blockchain hacks, and stolen cryptocurrency.
Technology
Perpetual Protocol v2 launches on Ethereum layer-2 solution Optimism
The launch of Perpetual Protocol v2 (dubbed Curie) to Optimism Mainnet reduces the cost required to place a trade and speeds up trade execution.
Partnerships
CitaDAO integrates Chainlink to bring tokenized real estate to DeFi
Chainlink nodes will provide appraisal data sourced from world-class global real estate consultancies such as CBRE, Savills, Knight Frank, JLL, and Cushman & Wakefield.
Trading
Bitcoin dumps $2,000 within minutes as new COVID strain detected
Global markets reacted shortly after news broke out of a new COVID strain found in South Africa.
NFTs
‘3D’ NFTs make their way to the Internet Computer (ICP) network
NFT Studio currently comprises two tools — a 3D voxel engine and a pixel engine -- to build 3D NFTs and mint them immediately.
DeFi
Piers Ridyard from Radix on how to scale blockchains and the future of DeFi
Ridyard has spent over five in the cryptocurrency space, going from mining on the genesis block of Ethereum in early 2015 to building and exiting a YCombinator company that built decentralized deal-room software for insurance companies in 2017.
Memecoins
Bitfinex Derivatives launches perpetual swaps for Shiba Inu and OMG Network
Shiba Inu and OMG Network contracts will be settled in Tether tokens (USDt). BTCF0:EUTF0 and ETHF0:EUTF0 will be settled in Euro Tether.
Technology
“3,3” fame OlympusDAO integrates Chainlink for its no-loss raffles
Chainlink VRF works by combining block data that is still unknown when the request is made with the oracle node's pre-committed private key to generate both a random number and a cryptographic proof.
NFTs
IOTA debuts Genesis NFTs on newly-launched Shimmer network to reward early adopters
Each NFT gives a potential right to staking rewards, both to the NFT holder and to the Shimmer Treasury.
Technology
Transactional service Chainlink Keepers goes live on the Polygon network
The integration will enable transaction automation services for smart contracts, allowing decentralized apps (dapps) to operate without the need for manual intervention or centralized infrastructure.
NFTs
HBAR Foundation announces new support for NFTs on the growing Hedera Network
A Foundation grant will be used to cover fees for the near future so that all transactions will initially be free to incentivize growth.
DeFi
Yield farming and DeFi are coming to Bitcoin via new Bitcoin DEX
Stackswap will leverage Bitcoin DeFi tools and enable Bitcoin yield earning opportunities along with atomic swaps, liquidity mining, and token creation