Andrew Thurman

Andrew Thurman was a tech reporter at CoinDesk. He formerly worked as a weekend editor at Cointelegraph, a partnership manager at Chainlink and a co-founder of a smart-contract data marketplace startup.

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Tech

Three Arrows Capital Backs $10M Raise for DeFi on Cardano

Major DeFi investors piled into the Ardana project, including some that have never invested in Cardano before.

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Tech

Cream Finance Exploited in Flash Loan Attack Netting Over $100M

An attacker has gained over $130 million of assets in an exploit that appears to have drained Cream’s coffers.

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Tech

DOT Holders Are Voting on Polkadot’s New Look

The interoperability protocol began a brand overhaul in January. Now the community can vote on the final outcome.

One of the options DOT holders can vote on. (Polkadot)

Tech

Blockchain Data Indexer The Graph Launches on NEAR Blockchain

The service expands beyond blockchains that are compatible with the Ethereum network.

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Tech

‘Data Pipeline’ Protocol KYVE Raises $2.8M From Industry Insiders

Hypersphere Ventures, CMS Holdings and a slew of layer 1 foundations are backing a pair of youthful founders.

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Tech

Near Protocol Offers $800M in Grants in Bid for DeFi Mindshare

Amid a spree of mammoth layer 1 incentive programs, Near has raised the bar in sheer size.

Near co-founder Illia Polosukhin speaks at NEARCON 2021. (NEAR)

Policy

DeFi on the Ballot: Yearn Developer Matt West Is Running for Congress

The Oregon resident will be running on a pro-crypto platform as a Democrat.

Matt West could be a key voice for DeFi if he ends up being successful in his bid for public office. (Matt West)

Tech

After ‘Stealing’ $16M, This Teen Hacker Seems Intent on Testing ‘Code Is Law’ in the Courts

Will DeFi’s unofficial ethos hold up in court? A Canadian math prodigy could be betting his future on just that.

(Tingey Injury Law Firm/Unsplash)

Tech

‘Bridge Szn’ Continues With $2M Raise for Stablecoin Connector Symbiosis

Blockchain.com Ventures is leading an investment in a different type of cross-chain bridge.

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Finance

Polygon Becoming More Independent From Ethereum as App Numbers Rise: Report

More than 3,000 apps are on the “layer 2″ platform, up from 30 last year.

(Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash)