Framework Ventures Exec on Future of Web 3 Gaming and DeFi
Framework Ventures Co-founder Vance Spencer discusses their $400 million fund to back Web 3 gaming and DeFi initiatives. Spencer highlights the shift from free-to-play to play-to-earn, competition with Web 2, and the increasing interest in play-to-earn gaming in the South East Asian and Latin American markets.
Founders Fund, Pantera Invest in DeFi Investment Bank Ondo Finance
Ondo, founded by former Goldman Sachs traders, will use the $20 million round to expand its structured products offerings.
Strips Finance CEO on Switching From AMM to Order-Book Model
Strips Finance Founder & CEO Ming Wu discusses the DeFi platform's plans to switch from an AMM model to an order-book model, focusing on adding new liquidity features for customers. Plus, a conversation about Stips’ interest in building on a zero-knowledge protocol and the maturation of the crypto market.
Decentralized Forex Is Coming to Terra: Vertex Protocol Raises $8.5M
The protocol seeks to expand DeFi liquidity to non-U.S. dollar pegged stablecoins.
Crypto Payments: When the Tech Fades to the Background
The evolution in interest among TradFi, which was once dominated by diehard crypto skeptics, from crypto curiosity to crypto commitment is perhaps the industry’s most important move yet.
What Is Yearn? A Guide to the Gateway of Decentralized Finance
Yearn.Finance, a pioneer of decentralized finance, aims to be the “Amazon of DeFi” with automated investments and more than 20% yields. Here’s how it works.
BitNile to Lend Up to $100M to Small Businesses Backed by Bitcoin
Loans will range from $1 million to $25 million and be offered to publicly traded companies with less than $250 million in market capitalization.
What Is PancakeSwap? Here’s How to Start Using It
PancakeSwap is a quick and cheap decentralized exchange.
Near DeFi Project Bastion Reveals $9M Funding Round on Heels of BSTN Airdrop Plans
Investors include Three Arrows Capital, Jump Crypto, FTX Ventures and Jane Street.
Bird, Ring Veterans Raise $5M for GameFi Lending Protocol
The Pantera-backed MetaLend lets users borrow while still earning money in games.
