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Tech

The Protocol: Trump Makes More Pro-Crypto Appointments

Also in this issue: Aptos Labs' leadership shift and Sonic's airdrop to TikTok users.

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Finance

Former Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein Joins Aptos Labs as Adviser

Michael Sonnenshein, the former CEO of Grayscale Investments, has joined Aptos Labs as an adviser alongside OpenAI's chief product officer, Kevin Weil.

Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Finance

OKX Ventures, Aptos Foundation Initiate $10M Fund for the Move-Based Layer-1 Ecosystem

The fund will be used to develop an accelerator program for projects built on Aptos.

Aptos founders Mo Shaikh, left, and Avery Ching (Aptos Labs)

Finance

Aptos Strikes DeFi Partnership With Microsoft, Brevan Howard, SK Telecom

The aim is to offer banks and large institutions a gateway to decentralized finance on Aptos.

Aptos founders Mo Shaikh, left, and Avery Ching (Aptos Labs)

Opinion

The Future Is Open Finance

Web3 will be the vehicle for true financial access and independence, Aptos Labs CEO Mo Shaikh and FinTech Director at the Milken Institute Nicole Valentine write.

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Finance

Decentralized Exchange Sushi Expands to Aptos Blockchain

Sushi has more than seven times the amount of value locked than the entire Aptos blockchain.

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Web3

Base Is Here, But Some of Its Projects Raise Red Flags

This week, Coinbase launched its new Base blockchain while DeGods NFTs are way up after the project announced its upcoming Season III series. Plus, Microsoft and Aptos are teaming up to launch new blockchain AI tools.

DeGods Season III art preview. (DeGods)

Web3

Microsoft, Aptos Labs Team Up on New Blockchain AI Tools

The price of Aptos' token is surging on news of the collaboration.

Aptos founders Mo Shaikh (left) and Avery Ching (Aptos Labs)

Finance

Dragonfly Leads $6.5M Round for Aptos Protocol Econia Labs

The startup offers an order book protocol for decentralized finance (DeFi) in the Aptos ecosystem.

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Finance

Aptos Labs Issues Grant to Blockchain Lab at Cornell University

The newly launched blockchain built by former Diem developers has issued a $50,000 grant to a Cornell University professor of computer science.

Aptos founders Mo Shaikh (left) and Avery Ching (Aptos Labs)

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