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Valkyrie to unveil $100 million DeFi fund next week

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Time Stamp: November 18, 2021 4:25 AM - Modified On: November 18, 2021 - Published By:
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Valkyrie Investments has announced the establishment of a $100 million decentralized finance fund aimed at institutional investors.  The fund will provide exposure to the fast-growing sector of decentralized finance, popularly known in the crypto community as DeFi. It is expected that the “On-Chain DeFi fund,” which will go live on November 22, would invest in approximately a dozen protocols dispersed across 13 blockchains. Accredited investors in the United States and abroad will be allowed to participate in the fund. More info on Valkyrie’s DeFi hedge fund According to Wes Cowan,

Lending protocols lead market recovery as Maker paves way for gains

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Time Stamp: November 14, 2021 5:30 PM - Modified On: November 14, 2021 - Published By:
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After Bitcoin’s ATH of $69k on 10 November, not just the top coin, but the larger market has been somewhat mellow. However, even with the top two coins consolidating, there seemed to be some altcoins that presented double-digit gains as they rallied. Interestingly, the lending protocol landscape was one that seemed to be making the most headlines, with Maker leading the way with 8% gains.  The DeFi sector seemed to be paving the way for recovery with DeFi’s Total Value Locked increasing by 5.27% from last week, pushing the TVL

ADA Finance Announces Haskell Academy Program with BitDegree

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Time Stamp: November 11, 2021 9:15 AM - Modified On: November 11, 2021 - Published By:
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Press Release: Cross-Dual-Chain DeFi Ecosystem ADA Finance has announced an MOU with BitDegree to structure a Haskell Academy program, and is nominated for the ‘Best DeFi Project of the Year’ award at the AIBC Summit.   11th November 2021, Mahe, Victoria, Seychelles — The ADA Finance platform has just announced the Haskell Academy program, with BitDegree, to educate Haskell developers and motivate building on the Cardano blockchain. The ADAFi ecosystem is powered by both the Cardano blockchain, utilizing the rapidly emerging Haskell programming language, and Avalanche blockchain, utilizing solidity. ADA Finance

Solana’s growth has been more than organic, but here’s a word of caution

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Time Stamp: October 9, 2021 3:30 AM - Modified On: October 9, 2021 - Published By:
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The third quarter of the year was both exciting and nerve-wracking for most in the crypto-community. And, while both Bitcoin and Ethereum saw positive quarters, the big winners were actually newer protocols. In fact, a significant surge in smart contract platforms outpacing the larger market was noticeable with the rise of projects such as Solana, Avalanche, and Terra. All of the aforementioned gained by at least 300% on the charts.  Even though the Ethereum network had a burst of new user adoption, mostly due to the rapid rise of NFTs,

American Collectibles Giant Topps Launches Series 2 MLB NFT Collection

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Time Stamp: October 6, 2021 12:00 AM - Modified On: October 6, 2021 - Published By:
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The American company that produces Bazooka chewing gum, candy, and collectibles, Topps Company, Inc., announced the launch of the second series 2021 Topps Baseball NFT collection. The latest non-fungible token products from Topps follow the company’s MLB Inception NFT collection release. The collectibles company Topps says that it’s the firm’s largest MLB NFT launch ever. Topps Launches Series 2 MLB NFT Collection At the end of August, the collectibles firm Topps launched the first series of its 2021 NFT Major League Baseball (MLB) NFT collection called “Inception.” A month later

Gelato Network raises $11 million in Series A funding led by Dragonfly Capital

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 9:00 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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Gelato Network, a protocol that helps automate smart contract execution on Ethereum and other blockchains, has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round.Dragonfly Capital led the round, with ParaFi Capital, Nascent, IDEO CoLab Ventures, and Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, also participating. This was a token sale round and the fresh capital will help support more blockchains, Gelato co-founder Hilmar Orth told The Block. Gelato Network currently supports Ethereum, Polygon, and Fantom blockchains and it is looking to add support for Arbitrum, Optimism, Binance Smart Chain,

GameZone Brings A “Game Pass” To Blockchain Games, IDO Launches September 30th

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 5:37 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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Blockchain gaming is one of the hottest trends in the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem; everyone can make money with these games, although some will require a rather steep upfront investment. GameZone is a revolutionary project in the blockchain gaming segment and will elevate the cross-chain interoperability of games. The Power of Blockchain Gaming Earlier this year, it became apparent how much potential there is when combining gaming with blockchain technology. As video games remain one of the fastest-growing industries – currently valued at over $162 billion – it is a premier

Bitcoin is great, but real crypto innovation has moved elsewhere

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Time Stamp: September 18, 2021 3:07 PM - Modified On: September 18, 2021 - Published By:
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Something is brewing, and those with finely tuned noses can smell it. As traders have come to expect, Bitcoin (BTC) is doing “Bitcoin things” by bouncing around between the usual “key” support and resistance levels, and to be honest, it’s all starting to feel a bit boomerish.Bitcoin’s long-awaited “moon” depended on institutional investor buy-in, breaking the previous all-time high at $19,000, and a set of other firmly held beliefs. Well, all that happened, and the run to $64,900 exceeded many investors’ wildest dreams. But despite this, the entire BTC situation

Trader Joe Raises $5M for DeFi on Avalanche

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Time Stamp: September 3, 2021 2:01 AM - Modified On: September 3, 2021 - Published By:
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Avalanche-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Trader Joe has become the latest to secure a round of funding from venture capital giants.Sponsored Sponsored In an announcement on Sept 2, the DeFi trading platform revealed that it raised $5 million in a strategic sale led by Defiance Capital, GBV Capital, and Mechanism Capital. Several other venture capital firms, angel investors, and industry leaders including Three Arrows Capital, Coin98 Ventures, Delphi Digital, Avalanche Foundation, and Aave founder Stani Kulechov, also contributed. Trader Joe plans to expand its team with the cash injection and

Topps Announces 2021 MLB Inception NFT Collection

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Time Stamp: September 1, 2021 2:09 AM - Modified On: September 1, 2021 - Published By:
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Topps is celebrating baseball’s newest rising stars with an MLB non-fungible token (NFT) collection on the ToppsNFT platform.Sponsored Sponsored Legendary trading card company Topps has announced its latest NFT collection to debut on the ToppsNFT platform. The 2021 Topps MLB Inception NFT Collection is being released on its NFT marketplace that is powered by the Avalanche blockchain. The digital trading cards are based on and inspired by the physical product that bears the same name. The NFTs differ in a number of ways, however, including motion animations, facsimile signature editions,

Can These Surging Altcoins Compete With Ethereum? Glassnode Analyzes Three Growing Platforms

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Time Stamp: August 28, 2021 2:45 PM - Modified On: August 28, 2021 - Published By:
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A slew of smart contract platforms have been surging in price over the past 30 days, and blockchain analytics firm Glassnode is digging into the metrics to determine whether or not any of these platforms can compete with Ethereum (ETH) in the future. Avalanche (AVAX), Solana (SOL), and Terra (LUNA) have all exploded over the past month, gaining 292.9%, 212.2%, and 191.4% in value, respectively, according to CoinGecko. ADVERTISEMENT   Glassnode first discusses the “spike in interest” on AVAX and SOL. “Alternative smart contract platforms like Avalanche and Solana have