The Defiant

Sometimes announcements here didn’t meet the bar to become a news story, sometimes they may have slipped through the cracks, or they came late and we haven’t had a chance to cover.

At The Defiant we cover the most important DeFi-related news and developments but we know many of you are hunting for projects before they are fully developed and before they are newsworthy. Our goal with this installment of the newsletter is to help you find them. Look at this as the starting point to DYOR.

We also include a compilation of DeFi and crypto funding rounds in the past week so you have these in one handy place.

Keep in mind these have been unedited. With that—here we go!

[This post is exclusive to subscribers]

🙏 Together with:

Oasis.app: On Oasis.app you can do much more than just borrow Dai. You can use Multiply to change exposure to your collateral and Earn to increase your Staked ETH yield by up to 3x.

Inbox Dump!

TRON DAO Joins The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

As the year 2022 is about to end, new collaborations are happening to enhance the future of crypto and web 3.0. The partnership of TRON DAO and Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is the latest. The announcement was released on Dec 27.

Bitget introduces MegaSwap for a reinvented DeFi experience

Seychelles, Dec. 26 – Leading global cryptocurrency exchange Bitget launches “MegaSwap”, a new feature on its platform that enable the platform’s users to trade or swap their digital assets for over 10,000 cryptocurrencies on a DeFi environment.

Animoca Brands allowed deadline extension for filing results

December, 31st – Metaverse heavyweight Animoca Brands has been allowed an extension to file its audited financial report for 2020, which was originally due to Australian regulators by the end of 2022.

Phaver, the largest app on Lens Protocol, hits 100K active users

Dec 27, Phaver, the gateway to Web3 social built on Aave’s Lens Protocol, announced the milestone of 100,000 users. Phaver’s Web2.5 strategy allows experience all the content and build a follower graph on Lens Protocol with just an email log-in

Defi protocol PODS´Security Audit by Open Zeppelin. Why Security Audits Matter in Defi

San Mateo, California, December 31st, Pods did four security audits on its Pods Yield product. Two successful assessments by OpenZeppelin to fully evaluate the new architectural changes and re-evaluate the existing code.

Snoop Dogg Launches Death Row Cannabis

Less than a year after acquiring Death Row Records from MNRK Music Group, Snoop Dogg now expands on the cultural platform covering music, fashion, and entertainment to include cannabis

Year End Perspective From Former CFO at Binance

Zhou reviews the biggest moment in 2022 from his unique perspective. In addition, he talks about the fundamentals that will keep crypto alive and on track to fulfill its destiny.

Bybit’s New Brand Shows the Way to Web3

DUBAI, December 26th – Bybit, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange, is redefining what it means to be a crypto exchange by unveiling a new brand focused on Web3 and becoming a “crypto ark” for the world.

Crashing markets result in a record number of crypto heists in history

As the cryptocurrency sector revels in the extended selloff, the industry has been plagued by an increasing number of thefts, which have resulted in billions of dollars in losses.

Conflux Network Expands into Hong Kong

Canada, Dec 28th – Dr. Ming Wu, Co-Founder of Conflux Network, was invited by the Hong Kong Government to discuss the rise of tech innovation through Web3 and how the Conflux Network could play a foundational role in these developments

Vacuum Coin announces its expansion into the BNB Smart Chain

DEcember 30 – Vacuum Coin (VC) announced its plans to expand its ecosystem to the BNB Smart Chain by releasing the BEP-20 version of its token.

Santa Launches its Rewarded Browser this Christmas to Bring in the Next 200M Users onto Web3.0

ROAD TOWN, December 27 / Santa Browser announced the Version 1 launch of its web3 browser. Built for an emerging crypto world, the browser brings in the next generation of web3 users by developing tools leveraging the power of blockchain.

How NFT video games crashed and burned

Dec 26 – It felt as if 2022 would be the year NFTs took off in the video game world. Companies like EA, Ubisoft, Square Enix, Zynga, Niantic, and Take-Two Interactive, said they were brainstorming ways to add NFTs into their games.