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Liquity Breaks DeFi Doldrums With ‘Chicken Bonds’ Offering

Three Arrows’ Prized NFT Collection Heads For The Block

Dwindling Ethereum Revenue Pressures Staking Yield

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GMX Soars 17% After Twin Listing on FTX and Binance

Starkware Founders: Ethereum Could Surpass Visa’s Transaction Speeds Within Months

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BNB Chain Slips as No. 1 Ethereum-Compatible Chain: Report

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Starry Night Transfers NFTs To Liquidator

 Starry Night Capital, a subsidiary of bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, is moving its cherished NFT collection to Teneo, Three Arrows’ court-appointed liquidator.

Blockchain Generated $200M In The Third Quarter: Report

 Ethereum revenue “fell off a cliff” in the third quarter of 2022, squeezing staking yields in the process, according to a recent report from crypto research firm Messari.

AMC’s The Walking Dead Signature 3D Avatars Minting on 10/5

The Walking Dead series may be coming to an end, but the Dead continue to live on in Web3. After two public sell outs of their NFT collections, Orange Comet will be releasing their Metaverse-ready, 3D hand-sculpted avatars of some of the favorite characters from the TV series. On October 5, two 5K piece mints (one public, one passholder only) will go on sale.

The Avatars feature fan-favorites Rick, Daryl, Michonne (with her pets), Carol, Mercer and more. These high-quality digital collectibles are one of the required NFTs needed to activate the gamification of the upcoming ‘The Walking Dead Lands’ metaverse; a post-apocalyptic open-world build-and-earn experience.

The cost for the public mint will be $80, priced in ETH immediately before the mint, and if you’re a Walker Access passholder, there will be an additional 0.02 ETH discount. So even if your favorite show may be ending, get your wallets ready so you can stay connected to the 

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Binance’s BNB Chain is losing its edge as the world’s most-used Ethereum-compatible blockchain. Daily transactions on BNB Chain still dwarf those on Ethereum, the world’s preeminent smart contract platform, but the gap has steadily narrowed over the past several months.

Skepticism about whether USDT is fully backed by reserve assets has been around since 2017. Despite this, crypto’s largest dollar-pegged stablecoin, with a $68B market capitalization, has continued to make inroads into DeFi.

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Decentralized Perpetual Exchange Outperforms Market and Rivals in Third Quarter

GMX has emerged as that rare thing in crypto these days — a high flyer posting double-digit returns.The decentralized perpetual exchange may have 

The two giant exchanges listed the token this week, and FTX executed a two week promotion to support the token.

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