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Tech

What’s the Healthiest Chart in Crypto? The Developer Count

An annual report from venture firm Electric Capital says the total number of new developers jumping on the blockchain bandwagon in 2021 broke previous highs.

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Finance

Solana DeFi Protocol Exotic Markets Raises $5M Ahead of Mainnet Launch

Multicoin and Ascensive Assets co-led the private token sale.

Solana's Breakpoint came at the market's previous zenith (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

Finance

Grayscale Adds Flexa’s AMP to DeFi Fund, Removes BNT, UMA in Quarterly Rebalancing

The world’s largest digital asset manager announced the updated weightings on Monday, following reconstitution of the CoinDesk DeFi Index (DFX).

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Videos

Bitcoin Compared to Ether, Solana and Doge

2022’s first Chart of the Day analyzes the movement of decentralized finance (DeFi) assets over the last seven days, looking closely at BTC, ETH, SOL, and DOGE compared to the CoinDesk DeFi Index (DFX). DeFi assets in the DFX started the new year off with a rally opposed to cryptocurrencies.

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Genesis Volatility CEO: 2022 Market Insights

Greg Magadini, CEO of crypto options analytics platform Genesis Volatility, starts off the new year with a discussion about inflation's effect on crypto markets and compares gold and bitcoin as inflation hedges. Plus, his insights on how BTC returns weigh up to the S&P 500 and the potential of Polkadot as a competitor to Ethereum and Solana.

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Markets

Here Are the Top 10 Cryptocurrencies of 2021

Tokens linked to the metaverse, “Ethereum killers” and meme coins dominated gains this year.

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Markets

Volatility Ruled Crypto Markets in 2021, From $69K Bitcoin to Elon Musk’s ‘Dogecoin to the Moooonn’

NFTs exploded, Coinbase stock went public, El Salvador bought the dip and China cracked down on bitcoin miners, while Solana’s SOL tokens and Polygon’s MATIC shot up by multiples of 90 or more. Here’s how crypto traders played it.

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Finance

Justin Kan’s Gaming NFT Platform Goes Live, Rebounding From $150K Discord Exploit

The Solana-based marketplace officially launched Thursday after Kan himself made phishing victims whole.

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Finance

Solana Wallet Phantom Nixes Auction for iOS Beta Invites After Community Erupts

Solanaland’s top crypto wallet abandoned its NFT auction hours before the pricey proceedings were set to begin.

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Markets

Crypto Futures See $300M in Losses After Spot Market Drops

Nearly 80% of long positions were liquidated over 24 hours, with $90 million in losses on bitcoin futures alone.

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