🦄 Recap: DeFi Week of Oct. 2

Hello Defiers! Happy weekend! This week the watchword in DeFi was innovation… Yes, it’s true, that’s long been the animating force in decentralized finance, but when everyone is freaking out in a bear market it can be hard to focus on the industry and creativity at work in the space. No worries… Our reporters returned…

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