DeFi


Finance

Oasis Foundation Launches Emerald, an EVM-Compatible Smart Contract Environment

On the heels of launching a $160 million investment fund, Oasis is now laying the groundwork for decentralized finance and NFTs.

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Finance

Maple Finance Launches First DeFi Syndicated Loan for Alameda Research

Think of it as an “on-chain crypto SPAC,” said founder Sid Powell.

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Tech

Web 3 Social Media Needs Dedicated Blockchains

General-purpose blockchains are awesome at DeFi, but prohibitively expensive for decentralized social media.

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Tech

Oasis Launches $160M Ecosystem Fund With Backing From Jump Capital and Others

The layer 1, long in development, is finally preparing for prime time.

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Policy

A Few Unorthodox Thoughts on DeFi Regulation

Why not try a “scorecard” for protocols?

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Tech

DEX Aggregator ParaSwap Launches PSP Token on Heels of ENS Airdrop Excitement

After months of anticipation and a thorough “anti-Sybil” process, ParaSwap’s DAO is now live.

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Videos

DEX Aggregator ParaSwap Launches PSP Token Following ENS Airdrop Excitement

On the heels of the ENS token distribution, exchange aggregator ParaSwap has launched its PSP governance token. PSP enables users to stake in liquidity pools in exchange for platform rewards and participate in its newly formed decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) governance. “The Hash” squad discusses the latest continuation of Airdrop season in DeFi land.

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Tech

‘I Think We’re Doing This’: Inside One DAO’s $20M Plot to Purchase the US Constitution

What started as 10 internet friends is now an 8,000-strong Discord channel. Is this the new face of participatory democracy?

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution could end up in the hands of a DAO. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Finance

VCs Back ‘Pawn Shop of the Metaverse’ With $3M Raise

Pawnfi lets customers take out loans against their NFTs while also providing appraisal and liquidation services.

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Finance

Alex Raises $5.8M to Bring DeFi to the Bitcoin Ecosystem

Alex aims to be a one-stop DeFi platform for fixed-rate and fixed-term bitcoin lending and borrowing.

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