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FTX.US Adds Ethereum Collectibles to NFT Marketplace

FTX opened trading for some of the Ethereum network’s top NFTs on its U.S. marketplace Wednesday, mounting a challenge to market leader OpenSea and beating rival exchange Coinbase to the punch. Why are centralized crypto exchanges rushing into being NFT trading venues? “The Hash” panel discusses the latest in the race to NFTs.

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FTX.US Adds Ethereum Collectibles to NFT Marketplace

The rollout comes about a month after the exchange’s largely underwhelming Solana-based NFT debut.

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Mercati

Avalanche, Layer 1 Tokens Soared in November as Ethereum Fees Drove Competition

Avalanche saw its AVAX token rise 70% in November and was the month’s best performing layer 1 platform with a market capitalization of $10 billion or greater.

While most layer 1 platforms saw gains over November, Polkadot (DOT), saw a steep loss of 24% (Clark Van Der Beken, UnSplash)

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Ethereum in 2022: What Is Money in the Metaverse?

DeFi, NFTs, stablecoins – most of it started on Ethereum. What about next year? This post is part of CoinDesk’s Future of Money Week.

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Tecnologie

Cook Finance Launches DeFi Index Platform on Avalanche

“We see this launch as providing an easy way for new users who want to get into DeFi indexes but were held back by high gas fees on Ethereum.”

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BlockFi Ends Free Withdrawals for Some Coins, Citing High Ethereum Network Costs

The crypto lender said it doesn’t expect to profit from customer withdrawal fees.

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NFT Marketplace Rarible Launches Messaging Feature

Users of the Ethereum-based platform can now communicate about NFT sales and connect creators to their fans – pseudonymously.

Rarible staffers pose for a photo.

Tecnologie

Ethereum’s Fees Are Too Damn High

The most used smart contract blockchain is practically unusable.

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