Avalanche


Finance

The Educator-Entrepreneurs of Crypto

Crypto may be skeptical of legacy institutions, but some professors are making it work.

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Finance

Avalanche’s Trader Joe DEX to Kick Off $20M Incentive Program

“Incentive season” continues with Avalanche’s Trader Joe planning $20 million in liquidity mining rewards.

(Unsplash/Robert Bye)

Markets

Coincidence or Insider Trading? Price Pops Before Incentive Announcements Raise Questions

Blockchain data shows recent surges in the days leading up to multimillion-dollar user acquisition programs. Experts offer some possible explanations as to why.

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Markets

Altcoins Surge as Crypto Market Regains Steam

AVAX climbed 24% to hit a record of $79.58.

24-hour AVAX price chart (Messari)

Tech

Vee Finance Hit for $35M in Second Major Exploit on Avalanche

The platform was attacked for a total of 8804.7 ETH (around $26 million) and 213.93 BTC (around $9 million).

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Traders Take Profits Amid Regulatory Crackdowns

Derivative markets are displaying signs of uncertainty, and concerns about regulation are rising.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Tech

Kyber DEX Launches on Avalanche With $5.8M Liquidity Mining Program

“We’re going after the users,” said Kyber Network co-founder Loi Luu.

Loi Luu, Kyber Network CEO, at CoinDesk Consensus 2018 (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Polychain Capital, Three Arrows Lead $230M Investment in Avalanche Ecosystem

The major funding will be used to inject liquidity into Avalanche-based DeFi platforms.

Ava Labs founder Emin Gün Sirer (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Drifts Lower as Altcoins Outperform

Bitcoin buyers appear to be exhausted, while altcoins such as Avalanche’s AVAX rally.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Tech

Avalanche-Based Zabu Finance Sees $3.2M Hack

The attacker used Zabu’s “Transfer Tax” mechanism to mint tokens, sending their value to zero.

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