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

Messari Launches Governance Portal as DAOs Inch Toward Mainstream

“Messari Governor” aims to be a one-stop shop for managing decentralized projects.

(Pawel Chu/Unsplash)

Tech

DeFi Index Project to Launch With Vampire Attack on Index Coop, Others

Enso Finance, a new index and “social trading” protocol, is arriving on the scene in gruesome fashion.

(Clément Falize/Unsplash)

Layer 2

Olympus DAO Might Be the Future of Money (or It Might Be a Ponzi)

Right now, it’s a money game. One day it could be the backbone of all of DeFi. This post is part of Future of Money Week.

(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange BitMart Hacked With Losses Estimated at $196M

BitMart’s CEO has confirmed what the company is calling a “security breach.”

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Finance

Three Arrows Leads $4.3M Round for Solana-Based Metaverse Project Solice

Solice is bringing VR to the mix in a bid to compete with Decentraland and The Sandbox.

An image from the Solice metaverse. (Solice)

Finance

Badger DAO Protocol Suffers $120M Exploit

The hacker or hackers may have targeted the platform’s user interface.

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Finance

DEX Aggregator 1inch Raises $175M in Funding Round Led by Amber Group

The Series B comes ahead of the launch of 1inch Pro, which will cater to institutional investors.

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

Tech

Kimbal Musk’s Big Green DAO Is a Big Step for Web 3

Can a DAO founded by Elon Musk’s brother solve philanthropy’s many pain points?

Kimbal Musk speaks on stage at the WSJ The Future of Everything Festival on May 9, 2018, in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Tech

Elrond Leapfrogs Into DeFi’s Top 10 as Users Chase Ridiculously Large Incentive Program

What was a $1.29 billion sweetener package when announced is now worth $7.32 billion as the MEX token surges. It has dragged an afterthought chain’s TVL into the big leagues.

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Tech

Rari Capital, Fei Protocol Look to Overcome Bagholder Bias in Ambitious DeFi Merger

Two teams are looking to form a $2.4 billion DeFi powerhouse. What’s the holdup?

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