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Orbs Launches dSLTP to Deliver Stop-Loss and Take-Profit DEX Trading
Orbs Launches dSLTP to Deliver Stop-Loss and Take-Profit DEX Trading
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KuCoin Spotlight on Bitdealer: Tokenizing Gaming on Solana with Discounts and Guaranteed Allocations
KuCoin Spotlight on Bitdealer: Tokenizing Gaming on Solana with Discounts and Guaranteed Allocations
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PrimeXBT expands its crypto network with Solana integration
PrimeXBT expands its crypto network with Solana integration
7 hours ago
VerifiedX Partners with Crypto.com for Institutional Custody and Liquidity Solution
VerifiedX Partners with Crypto.com for Institutional Custody and Liquidity Solution
19 hours ago
SBSB FinTech Lawyers Releases Expert Guide on Top 5 Crypto-Friendly Jurisdictions for 2026
SBSB FinTech Lawyers Releases Expert Guide on Top 5 Crypto-Friendly Jurisdictions for 2026
19 hours ago
Numerai Raises $30 Million Series C Led by Top University Endowments, at $500 Million Valuation
Numerai Raises $30 Million Series C Led by Top University Endowments, at $500 Million Valuation
21 hours ago
Logos Unifies Under One Identity to Deliver a Private Tech Stack to Revitalise Civil Society
Logos Unifies Under One Identity to Deliver a Private Tech Stack to Revitalise Civil Society
21 hours ago
GSR Unveils "GSR One," a Unified Platform Redefining Transparency Across Trading, Treasury, and Market Making
GSR Unveils "GSR One," a Unified Platform Redefining Transparency Across Trading, Treasury, and Market Making
22 hours ago
HelloTrade Announces Completion of 4.6M Seed Funding Round
HelloTrade Announces Completion of 4.6M Seed Funding Round
22 hours ago
WalletConnect Adds TON Support, Connecting The Open Network to Major Wallets and Institutional Platforms
WalletConnect Adds TON Support, Connecting The Open Network to Major Wallets and Institutional Platforms
1 day ago
Coinpayments Expands Into U.S, Bringing Trusted Crypto Payment Solutions to Merchants and Consumers
Coinpayments Expands Into U.S, Bringing Trusted Crypto Payment Solutions to Merchants and Consumers
1 day ago
AgentLISA Achieves Unprecedented Triple-Paper Acceptance at Elite Software Engineering Conference
AgentLISA Achieves Unprecedented Triple-Paper Acceptance at Elite Software Engineering Conference
1 day ago
Touareg Group Technologies Co. Launches with USD 1 Billion Capital to Power TrustglobeX -- A New Era for Global Crypto Exchange
Touareg Group Technologies Co. Launches with USD 1 Billion Capital to Power TrustglobeX -- A New Era for Global Crypto Exchange
1 day ago
MultiVM Support Now Live On A Supra Testnet, Expanding To EVM Compatibility
MultiVM Support Now Live On A Supra Testnet, Expanding To EVM Compatibility
1 day ago
The Next Wave of AI is Social: Andrometa Debuts YapWorld, the First AI Platform to Create Real Human Connection
The Next Wave of AI is Social: Andrometa Debuts YapWorld, the First AI Platform to Create Real Human Connection
1 day ago
NEXPACE Announces Ecosystem Fund, Deploying Up To $50 Million for MSU Ecosystem Growth and Expansion
NEXPACE Announces Ecosystem Fund, Deploying Up To $50 Million for MSU Ecosystem Growth and Expansion
1 day ago
Crypto Dispensers Addresses Disputes Claims and Highlights Longstanding Compliance Record
Crypto Dispensers Addresses Disputes Claims and Highlights Longstanding Compliance Record
2 days ago
Tapbit Marks 4th Anniversary with Continued Focus on Innovation and User Trust
Tapbit Marks 4th Anniversary with Continued Focus on Innovation and User Trust
2 days ago
Phemex Launches $6 Million, Multi-Venue Festival to Celebrate Its 6th Anniversary
Phemex Launches $6 Million, Multi-Venue Festival to Celebrate Its 6th Anniversary
2 days ago
Clapp Finance Launches Multi-Collateral Crypto Credit Line: Unlock Instant Liquidity Without Selling Your Crypto
Clapp Finance Launches Multi-Collateral Crypto Credit Line: Unlock Instant Liquidity Without Selling Your Crypto
2 days ago
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YieldBasis: The Future of Bitcoin Yield
Discover how YieldBasis redefines Bitcoin yield with leveraged liquidity and sustainable fees. Learn more.
RedStone: The Fastest-Growing Blockchain Oracle Report
Builders trust RedStone for speed and precision. Explore how it's shaping onchian markets in our report.
Plasma: Redefining Stablecoin Settlement
Plasma tackles stablecoin fragmentation with free USDT transfers, built-in yield, and a path to decentralisation. Dive into our latest research here.
The Shaga Model
Shaga converts everyday hardware into global infrastructure, powering cloud gaming and AI-ready data. Dive into our latest research here.
An Analysis of the Role of Vote Buying in DAO Governance
Our report shows onchain vote buying moving from informal back-room deals to transparent marketplaces, where aligned delegation and market-driven pricing reshape DAO participation and governance.
The Return of Uncollateralised Lending in Crypto: A Sector of Risk and Reward
This report explains how onchain uncollateralised lending is resurfacing, with transparent borrower-level vaults and analytics-driven underwriting replacing opaque pooled risk, rebuilding trust and broadening access to DeFi credit.
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Evaluating Risk in DeFi
Exponential standardises DeFi due diligence by converting complex technical, economic, and operational data into intuitive A-F risk scores. Discover how its framework clarifies product safety and guides smarter yield strategies in our latest deep-dive.
iYield: The Ultimate Financial Planning Tool for Crypto Natives
iYield redefines financial tracking by integrating digitial and TradFi assets into one powerful portfolio hub. Explore how it simplifies budgeting, yield tracking, and more in our latest deep-dive.
Solv Protocol: The Onchain Bitcoin Reserve
Is the decentralized MicroStrategy here? Dive into Solv Protocol’s innovative approach to turning Bitcoin into a yield-generating, multi-chain powerhouse.
Enso: Taking DeFi from fragmented to functional
Enso is simplifying DeFi with 'shortcuts,' using its intent engine to turn requests into predefined workflows.
Hemi: A Modular L2 connecting the Bitcoin and Ethereum Ecosystems
Hemi is a modular, multi-network Layer 2 blockchain focused on securely unifying Bitcoin and Ethereum in a scalable manner. Our latest report delves into Hemi's key features and the use cases they enable.
DeFi Yield Renaissance
DeFi is in a new era, driven by sustainable revenue models, real yields and capital efficiency. We break it down in our latest report with Exponential Finance.
State of DeFi 3Q24
DeFi faced Q3 volatility head-on, showing resilience in lending, staking, and cross-chain bridges.
Analyst Notes: Insights After Dencun
The Ethereum ecosystem has undergone significant changes since the Dencun upgrade (EIP-4844) went live in March 2024.
The state of digital assets in Europe
Europe is leading the world in efforts to regulate digital assets, charting a more sustainable growth path for the blockchain industry. What does this mean for the world's second-largest crypto market?
Kontos: The AI-Powered Omnichain Infrastructure Pioneering Chain Abstraction
Mainstream adoption of blockchain technology hinges on two components—interoperability and user experience (UX). For blockchain to reach users beyond digital natives earnestly discussing use cases, regardless of whether they exist yet, it needs one connected ecosystem and a decidedly web2 front end.
Zeta Markets: Perpetual growth
Zeta Markets is the second-largest derivatives platform on the Solana blockchain, and it aims to take top spot. Growth is exploding. What's coming next?
Zircuit: The L2 with AI-enabled Security
Born out of the need to scale Ethereum, Layer 2 (L2) networks have truly taken off, each with its own unique design choices. Zircuit introduces a novel feature called Sequencer Level Security, which is designed to prevent malicious transactions from ever being finalised on the blockchain.
Polkadot is levelling up
The Polkadot network has been at the forefront of blockchain innovation since its 2020 mainnet launch, and this cycle is no exception. Polkadot is reaching new heights with a host of technological advancements including the Join-Accumulate Machine, or JAM upgrade, a proliferation of AI-driven projects and applications, and new forays into decentralised physical infrastructure (DePIN). Time to level up!
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