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https://scroll.io/blog/introducing-scroll-sessions
Scroll
Scroll - Introducing Scroll Sessions
Today, we’re introducing Scroll Sessions, our loyalty program to reward the community with Scroll Marks for participation and engagement in the Scroll ecosystem. Beginning with Session Zero, users can obtain Scroll Marks by bridging assets to Scroll. In the…
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https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/04/17/worldcoin-sam-altmans-crypto-project-is-building-a-layer-2-chain/
CoinDesk
Worldcoin, Sam Altman's Crypto Project, Is Building a Layer-2 Chain
The human-focused blockchain network will be based on the OP Stack, a framework for building Ethereum-based layer-2 chains.
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https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/04/17/defi-firm-usual-labs-raises-7m-round-led-by-kraken-ventures-and-iosg/
CoinDesk
DeFi Firm Usual Labs Raises $7M Round Led by Kraken Ventures and IOSG Ventures
The firm has received a commitment of $75 million in total value locked for the launch of its stablecoin USD0.
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https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/04/17/tokenized-credit-platform-centrifuge-plans-institutional-rwa-lending-on-coinbases-base-raises-15m-in-vc-investment/
CoinDesk
Tokenized Credit Platform Centrifuge Plans Institutional RWA Lending on Coinbase's Base, Raises $15M in VC Investment
CFG, the protocol's native token, spiked as much as 14% after the announcement before paring gains and outperformed other DeFi tokens.
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https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/04/17/kraken-releases-own-crypto-wallet-joining-competition-with-coinbase-metamask/
CoinDesk
Kraken Releases Own Crypto Wallet, Joining Competition With Coinbase, MetaMask
According to a blog post shared with CoinDesk, the new Kraken Wallet will be the first from a major exchange to be open-sourced.
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https://threesigma.xyz/blog/point-programs
Three Sigma
Points Part II: Are Point Programs Working?
Are point programs working? In this article we go over the different approaches that different protocols utilized in their point programs.
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https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/04/18/ondo-finance-brings-tokenized-treasuries-to-the-cosmos-ecosystem-with-noble-integration/
CoinDesk
Ondo Finance Brings Tokenized Treasuries to the Cosmos Ecosystem with Noble Integration
Introducing Ondo Finance's offerings to Cosmos "will bring vastly improved utility and liquidity to appchains and their users, all while offering exposure to yielding instruments," Ondo's founder Nathan Allman said.
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https://www.theblock.co/post/289647/blast-dex-thruster-crypto-seed-funding-valuation
The Block
Blast DEX Thruster raises seed round at $70 million valuation
Thruster Finance, a DEX built on the Ethereum Layer 2 network Blast, has raised $7.5 million in a seed funding round.
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https://www.theblock.co/post/289657/tether-announces-plan-to-reorganize-into-four-new-divisions
The Block
Tether announces plan to reorganize into four new divisions
Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, announced it is reorganizing in order to venture into broader digital asset sectors.
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https://www.theblock.co/post/289620/ethereum-protocol-heroglyphs-taking-inspiration-from-bitcoin-mining-to-fix-token-distributions
The Block
Ethereum protocol Heroglyphs takes inspiration from Bitcoin mining to fix token distributions
Co-author Manny said that a new version of the Heroglyphs’ whitepaper and launch was coming on Friday.
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https://blockworks.co/news/index-tokens-for-diversified-eth-yields
Blockworks
Index tokens offer new path to diversified ETH yields
A handful of protocols now provide liquid restaked ETH, juicing returns for those who know where to look.
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https://www.axios.com/2024/04/18/avi-eisenberg-convicted-crypto-defi-mango-markets
Axios
Crypto trader Avi Eisenberg convicted of fraud in $110 million trade scheme
For the first time, a jury decided whether existing U.S. laws applied to the world of decentralized finance (DeFi).
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https://blockchainwire.io/press-release/merlin-chain-secures-new-investments-co-led-by-spartan-group-and-hailstone-labs-to-empower-bitcoin-apps
blockchainwire.io
Merlin Chain Secures New Investments Co-led by Spartan Group and Hailstone Labs to Empower Bitcoin Apps
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https://www.theblock.co/post/289398/bitcoin-ordinals-explorer-ord-io-raises-2-million-pre-seed-funding-runes
The Block
Bitcoin Ordinals explorer Ord.io raises $2 million in pre-seed funding for Runes expansion
The funding will help expand the platform to offer support for Runes — a new fungible token standard for Bitcoin launching at the halving.
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https://blog.lido.fi/dual-governance-overview/
Lido Finance
Dual Governance: An Overview
A visual look at the mechanism design and tech specifications for dual governance on Lido.
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-convicted-110m-cryptocurrency-scheme
www.justice.gov
Man Convicted for $110M Cryptocurrency Scheme
A federal jury in New York convicted a man residing in Puerto Rico today of commodities fraud, commodities market manipulation, and wire fraud in connection with the manipulation on the Mango Markets decentralized cryptocurrency exchange.
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https://safe.global/blog/multis-joins-safe-to-build-cross-chain-smart-wallet
safe.global
Multis Team Joins Safe to Build Cross-Chain Smart Wallet Infrastructure
The strategic acquisition aims to enable the portability of smart wallets across chains and eliminate silos in the L1 and L2 landscape.
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https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/19/bitcoin-will-power-the-next-defi-summer/
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Points farming
A quick recap on what we are farming right now:
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Bob Fusion
- Hybrid L2 on Bitcoin, ~$270M TVL
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Elexir
- Modular DPoS Network
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Ethena
- Bonds/Stablecoins
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Kinto
- Safety First L2
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Zircuit
- Staking/reStaking farm
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https://www.theblock.co/post/290068/shiba-inu-funding-treat-token-new-blockchain
The Block
Shiba Inu raises $12 million in token round for its new blockchain
Shiba Inu has raised $12 million via the TREAT token to develop its new privacy-focused Layer 3 blockchain.
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https://www.theblock.co/post/290087/bitcoin-miners-defi-summer
The Block
Bitcoin experiencing 'DeFi summer' moment as miners rake in record $100 million post-halving: Bernstein
Bitcoin miners generated over $100 million in total rewards on April 20 — with around $80 million just from transaction fees alone.