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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

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,

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

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

Billionaire Bill Miller takes plunge into GBTC with 1.5 million shares

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Time Stamp: August 27, 2021 5:07 PM - Modified On: August 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Research Layer-1 Platforms: A Framework for Comparison The Block Research was commissioned by Algorand to create Layer-1 Platforms: A Framework for comparison, which provides a “look under the hood” at seven platforms: Algorand, Avalanche, Binance Smart Chain, Cosmos, Ethereum/Ethereum 2.0, Polkadot, and Solana. We assess their technical design, related ecosystem data, and qualitative factors such as key ecosystem members to get an understanding of how they differ. Having done this analysis, we draw some insights for what the future of the broader smart contract landscape could look like for years

Dexalot Ready for Mainnet After Successful Testnet Launch

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Time Stamp: August 27, 2021 1:00 PM - Modified On: August 27, 2021 - Published By:
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What is Dexalot? Dexalot is the first decentralized exchange with a central limit order book on the Avalanche blockchain platform. Sponsored Sponsored The Avalanche community has started testing the application in early August and it will be available on mainnet in the third quarter of 2021. With functionality and interface features that rival centralized exchanges, it is fast and easy to use. Sponsored Sponsored Dexalot runs on an on-chain central limit order book reaping the inherent benefits of blockchain technology’s non-custodial, decentralized, and permissionless nature. Key characteristics of Dexalot Central

Avalanche (AVAX) Reclaims Support In Bullish Pattern — Will It Break Out?

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Time Stamp: August 3, 2021 6:32 AM - Modified On: August 3, 2021 - Published By:
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Avalanche (AVAX) is trading inside a long-term descending wedge and has reclaimed the $11.50 horizontal support area.Sponsored Sponsored However, it’s also trading inside a short-term ascending parallel channel. Whether it breaks out from the resistance of the channel or gets rejected will likely determine the direction of the next move. Avalanche long-term wedge AVAX has been moving downwards since Feb 10 after reaching a high of $60.30. The decrease was initially gradual, accelerating after a lower high was created on May 7 (red icon).Sponsored Sponsored On June 22, it reached