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Paribus: DeFi Protocol for Exotic Digital Assets

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2022 4:12 PM - Modified On: August 8, 2022 - Published By:
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DeFi protocol Paribus announces the launch of their testnet MVP, the beginning of a new approach to DeFi. Secure, trustless, and truly decentralized, Paribus users will be able to borrow against previously illiquid digital assets such as NFTs. Put simply, Paribus is a cross-chain, DeFi borrowing and lending protocol. With the unique selling point of allowing exotic assets like NFTs, LP tokens, virtual lands and synthetics to be used as collateral for loans. The platform will also utilize standard crypto assets. Being cross-chain, Paribus will be on multiple chains but

NFT-Collateralizing South African Startup Raises $5 Million in Latest Seed Round

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Time Stamp: November 19, 2021 7:30 AM - Modified On: November 19, 2021 - Published By:
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A South African startup, NFTfi, is reported to have recently raised $5 million which the company intends to use for boosting its business of collateralizing non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Cryptocurrency Loan Marketplace According to a Techcrunch report, NFTfi’s $5 million capital raise was led by U.S. actor Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures. The other investors that participated in the funding round include Maven 11, Scalar Capital, and Kleiner Perkins. The company, which was founded by Stephen Young in February 2020, already acts as a marketplace where users can get a cryptocurrency loan

Crypto Investor News for 11/16

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Time Stamp: November 17, 2021 9:47 AM - Modified On: November 17, 2021 - Published By:
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Your Crypto Rights (Binance): A manifesto for how the crypto industry needs to evolve, with a priority on your rights as an investor. Investor Takeaway: Binance, which makes up part of our Future Winners portfolio, is once again leading the charge with a future-focused take on crypto regulation. We agree with all ten points. Read them. A six-minute explainer video on DeFi, courtesy of Wall Street Journal.Investor takeaway: Remember, the platform that most DeFi is built upon is Ethereum, which is why we buy and hold ETH for the long

Pawnfi.com to Launch Liquidity Protocol for Non-Standard Assets

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Time Stamp: November 17, 2021 1:30 AM - Modified On: November 17, 2021 - Published By:
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Pawnfi.com has announced the closure of a $3M strategic funding round. The investment round was led by Digital Currency Group (DCG) and also included Animoca Brands, Dapper Labs, Polygon, DeFi Alliance, Hashkey Capital, Everest Venture Group, SNZ, and 6Block. Sponsored Sponsored The first DeFi product of its kind, Pawnfi.com is brand-new in the lending and leasing market. It appraises, liquidates, and provides use cases for non-standard assets (NSAs). Supported NSAs include non-fungible tokens (NFTs), liquidity provider tokens (LP tokens), tokenized rights, minor cryptocurrencies, and bundled assets. With the development of the

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

UniLend lists on AscendEX

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 1:00 AM - Modified On: October 18, 2021 - Published By:
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AscendEX is excited to announce the UniLend token (UFT) listing under the trading pair UFT/USDT on Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. UTC. UniLend is a comprehensive permissionless DeFi protocol that combines both spot trading services and lending and borrowing functionality within the same platform. The interest rates and collateralization ratio are based on supply, demand, and community governance, whereas borrowing limits are decided by liquidity in the trading pairs. Unlike other DeFi protocols, which only support a limited number of assets, UniLend allows for any asset to list on its

IOV Labs Prepares to Aid Cryptocurrency Adoption in Asia

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Time Stamp: September 22, 2021 11:00 PM - Modified On: September 22, 2021 - Published By:
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Share some Bitpinas love:By Shiela BertilloIOV Labs, a Bitcoin merge-mined smart contracts platform, is arranging the adoption of cryptocurrency worldwide, starting from the emerging markets in Asia such as Vietnam and the Philippines. Through IOV Labs’ RSK, a bitcoin sidechain notable for how it has revamped the way users swap bitcoin for RBTC, and its new Powpeg system user transaction would be easier as the proof of transaction is automatically generated and vetted by a special hardware security module. And once these modules receive the proof, they distribute the RBTC to

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