MakerDAO Mulls Proposal To Boost DAI Savings Rate

Blend Drives Surge In NFT Lending Activity

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Aptos Ruffles Feathers As It Enters Crowded Layer 1 Race

Fidelity’s Embrace of Ethereum Augurs More Institutional Adoption

Paradigm Argues Feds’ Move on DAOs ‘Makes No Sense’

Polygon Builds Web3 Mojo With LatAm Fintech Deal

Outside Devcon Colombians Search For Pragmatic Ways to Use Crypto

Quick Take: Vitalik Accidentally Created “THE” Protocol

Sam Bankman-Fried Pitches ‘Sanctions, Allowlists and Blacklists’ in Crypto: Decrypt

Neobank N26 launches cryptocurrency trading with more than 100 tokens: The Block

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Shortage of Goerli Testnet Ether Puts the Squeeze on Devs

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Lido Co-Founder’s Comments Spark Debate Over Decentralization of Ethereum

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Announces $140M Airdrop For Testnet Participants

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Colombians’ Experience Shows the Promise and Challenge of Ethereum’s Adoption

 One evening last week, three students from the Universidad Sergio Arboleda arrived at a cultural center in Bogota’s chic Chapinero district to learn about cryptocurrencies.

 They were there to attend an event called “Integracíon,” and it promised to teach them the basics: how to create a wallet, bridge and swap tokens, claim NFTs, and register ENS usernames.

 John Diego, 20, and Luis Carlos Cabrera, 18, were pursuing degrees in finance; John David, 18, in computer science. Asked how many of their friends and family were familiar with cryptocurrencies, Cabrera pointed to himself, then to his two friends. “One, two and three,” he said with a laugh.

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Investment Giant Sees Post-Merge Ethereum Through ‘New Lens’

 Fidelity Investments, the TradFi asset management goliath, plans to launch Ethereum trading and custody services for institutional clients beginning Oct. 28, according to a memo Fidelity sent to its customers.

Venture Capital Firm Files Brief in CFTC Case Against Ooki DAO

 U.S. regulators cannot sue DAOs because they are “technological tools” and not traditional companies. That was the main message in a 

 Paradigm, the web3 venture capital firm, filed on behalf of Ooki DAO, a project that was the subject of an enforcement action by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) last month.

Brazil’s Nubank Plans to Launch a Chain and Token on Layer 2

 In a move that accelerates Polygon’s momentum, the Layer 2 network announced that Nubank, Latin America’s leading fintech, plans to launch its own chain and token with Polygon’s technology.

Anthony Hopkins The Eternal NFT Collection

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 will feature an exclusive once-in-a-lifetime IRL event for collectors, giving them access to engage with one of Hollywood’s greatest icons.

Friends with Benefits – the community that uses crypto, not a crypto community

FTX boss Sam-Bankman Fried thoroughly broke down his ideal regulatory framework for the crypto industry on Wednesday.

N26, the German neobank valued at $9 billion, has launched cryptocurrency trading tools via a partnership with investment platform Bitpanda.

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Developers are hoarding Goerli testnet Ether, resulting in a widespread shortage of the coin, according to data from websites that distribute tokens.

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