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.

Andrew Thurman

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Technologies

Aave Proposal Enlists Fireblocks to Aid DeFi Protocol’s Mainstream Finance Push

In a governance proposal, Fireblocks is aiming to become the first Aave Arc whitelister – an initial step that could lead to new frontiers in “institutional DeFi.”

Aave Arc concept (Marjan Blan/Unsplash)

Technologies

DeversiFi Says User Funds Are Safe After $23.7M Gas Fee Blunder

The decentralized exchange said Monday that a $23.7 million transaction fee was an “internal issue” and that no user funds are at risk.

(ETA+/Unsplash)

Finance

DAOs May Be the Future of Work, but Don’t Bet on Them Being the Next Big Asset Class

The decentralized nature of DAOs and their dependence on vibrant, committed communities can be at odds with investors who are just in it for the virtual Benjamins.

(Pepi Stojanovski/Unsplash)

Finance

Bridged Stablecoins on Solana Get a Boost With Mercurial Finance Pools

Solana DeFi users can now swap wrapped stables via a Mercurial Finance liquidity pool.

Wormhole concept (Getty)

Technologies

Andre Cronje’s New NFT Marketplace Is a Vampire Attack Suicide Pact

Artion, the new Fantom-based NFT marketplace, is more than a fair launch: It’s an invitation to overhaul a whole market.

(Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

Technologies

ShapeShift Airdrops Over $2M in FOX to Active DeFi Users

Not everyone got their slice of the pie during a $100 million airdrop in July, but now they have a second chance.

(Jeremy Hynes/Unsplash)

Finance

Neopets Looks to NFTs to Revive Its Early-Aughts Glory

The virtual pet universe has tapped Solana’s Raydium exchange for an NFT drop high on nostalgia.

The Neopets stall at the Hollywood Radio & Television Society's 10th annual kids day, Aug. 18, 2004. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Technologies

1inch Bolsters Arbitrum DeFi Ecosystem With Exchange Aggregation

The exchange aggregator will provide traders liquidity from five different automated market makers on the layer 2 network.

1inch co-founders Anton Bukov (left) and Sergej Kunz (1inch Network)

Technologies

No, Airdropped NFTs Cannot Empty Your Crypto Wallet

As NFT collectors learn about smart contracts for the first time, rumors and misinformation run amok.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Finance

Sushi Core Contributor 0xMaki Transitioning to Advisory Role

The de facto CEO said he will be turning his attention to the broader DeFi ecosystem.

(Dbarak/Wikimedia Commons)