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Solving the Liquidity Problem: How does TOKEMAK Work?
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Solving the Liquidity Problem: How does TOKEMAK Work?

Tokemak creates sustainable DeFi liquidity and capital efficient markets through a convenient decentralized market making protocol.
Investors to Reap $2M in Rewards as Curve Launches on Harmony Blockchain
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Investors to Reap $2M in Rewards as Curve Launches on Harmony Blockchain

Curve, the decentralized exchange known for specializing in tokens that should have roughly the same price, has launched on the sharding blockchain Harmony. There are rewards available for those who help it find a footing. Harmony is a chain that touts itself as a fast alternative to other blockchains. It was founded by Stephen Tse,…
MakerDAO Ponders the Unthinkable as Members Debate Incorporation and Paying Taxes
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MakerDAO Ponders the Unthinkable as Members Debate Incorporation and Paying Taxes

Should DAOs pay taxes? And, if so: Where? There’s a conversation underway in MakerDAO about how it should relate to the governments of the world, which has implications for the whole DeFi industry. In short, people are talking about whether or not MakerDAO should find a way to pay its taxes. “I don’t think anyone…
Rari Capital Launches Permissionless Lending Pools to Become Uniswap of Lending
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Rari Capital Launches Permissionless Lending Pools to Become Uniswap of Lending

Rari Capital, the DeFi protocol created by teenagers, has shipped perhaps its biggest product to date — permissionless lending pools. The new feature allows anyone to create a lending and borrowing pool on the open interest rate protocol, meaning anyone can create a pool for any asset, thereby expanding DeFi possibilities.  Projects like NFTX, which…
CyberKongz’ 13,000x Leap Spurs ‘Own to Earn’ NFTs But Regulatory Scrutiny Looms
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CyberKongz’ 13,000x Leap Spurs ‘Own to Earn’ NFTs But Regulatory Scrutiny Looms

The lines are getting blurred between NFTs and DeFi. Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), the Ethereum-based NFT collection that exploded over the summer, has announced that it will issue a “legally compliant” token in the first quarter of 2022. The move is intended to “thoughtfully craft dope utility and governance, benefit our club members, and…
The Defiant Guide to Pak – Part III
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The Defiant Guide to Pak – Part III

Here we are again. Part 3. And still so much to say. Thanks for sticking with us through what has probably felt like a ping pong battle between present, past and future. Space travel, quantum physics, pop culture, sci-fi and art criticism. But you know, that’s the Pak experience. And this episode will be no…
Divergence Ventures Returns 702 ETH to Ribbon Finance After Gaming Airdrop
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Divergence Ventures Returns 702 ETH to Ribbon Finance After Gaming Airdrop

DeFi venture fund Divergence Ventures tried to game the airdrop of Ribbon Finance, one of its own portfolio companies, and it worked — but it’s returning the tokens. The fund, which put $25,000 into Ribbon Finance, returned 702 ETH today after extracting as much from the protocol’s airdrop.  At 1:07 PM, Divergence Ventures, which was…
RBN Airdrop Holders Hit Jackpot as Ribbon’s Token Becomes Transferable
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RBN Airdrop Holders Hit Jackpot as Ribbon’s Token Becomes Transferable

First DYDX, now RBN. After governance rejected a proposal to make RBN transferable in June, a second go-round passed, garnering over 99% support from voters.  The unlock happened at 12pm UTC on Oct. 7 and was a windfall for investors who received tokens in an airdrop because they could finally sell them. Ribbon Finance airdropped…
Yearn Finance Launches on Red Hot Fantom and Goes Multichain
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Yearn Finance Launches on Red Hot Fantom and Goes Multichain

The yield aggregator, Yearn Finance announced last night that it has gone live on Fantom and incorporated the blockchain into the new version of its user interface. “The Realm of Multichain beckons. And Yearn has heeded the call,” Vany, a Yearn Discord admin, said in the announcements channel. “Today, we go multichain with the launch…
Fei Protocol is Still Swinging After Rocky Start and Launches v2
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Fei Protocol is Still Swinging After Rocky Start and Launches v2

Fei Protocol is fighting to make a comeback. Back in April, the project’s stablecoin, meant to maintain a $1 peg, dropped as low as $0.92 after raising 639,000 ETH, worth $1.3B, in its highly anticipated launch. The Andreessen Horowitz-backed project is still swinging however, and has just launched a v2 with a few key changes.…