MetaMask is one of the most popular non-custodial wallet applications with millions of active users. Now, it also teases that in-app non-fungible tokens will also come to life soon. CryptoPotato reported earlier in November that the popular non-custodial wallet MetaMask has reached a whopping userbase upwards of 21 million. MetaMask is in the middle of...Read More
Tezos-powered play-to-earn NFT game, DOGAMÍ, has recently raised $6 million from several notable investors, including Ubisoft and Animoca Brands. Building the Petaverse on Tezos In a press release shared with CryptoPotato on Tuesday, DOGAMÍ noted that the funding will help it further the development of decentralized pet ownership 3.0. DOGAMÍ offers a unique blend of...Read More
The self-described compounding yield optimizer – Grim Finance – has reported being hacked in a reentrancy exploit with the attacker swiping up to $30 million worth of Fantom tokens. The DeFi protocol took it to Twitter on Sunday to inform its users about the hack. The team described it as an “advanced attack,” in which...Read More
Uniswap Labs – the developers behind Uniswap, the largest exchange in DeFi – released a series of important features to enhance pricing as well as optimize the gas cost of swaps. What Does the Update Have in Store? Uniswap Labs have now released an updated Auto Router that enhances trade prices to a greater extent...Read More
Polkadot has announced the launch of the first parachains, a set of individual blockchains that will run in parallel within its ecosystem, the project noted in a press release shared with CryptoPotato on Saturday. Polkadot’s First Batch of Parachains According to the official announcement, slots for the first parachains are allocated to different blockchain projects...Read More
The popular decentralized exchange 1inch announced that the second version of its limit order protocol is now live. One of the most prominent features that the project outlined is allowing users to gaslessly place limit orders to swap into ETH dozens of tokens that support permits. 1inch V2 Limit Order Protocol Goes Live The project...Read More
Automated portfolio manager and liquidity provider Balancer Labs announced the official launch of Boosted Pools in collaboration with the leading DeFi lending protocol, Aave. Boosted Pools to Increase LP Yields In a press release shared with CryptoPotato, Balancer noted that the new product is geared toward solving the issue of decreased capital efficiency with yields...Read More
Institutional-grade lending protocol for decentralized finance (DeFi), Parallel Finance, has won the fourth Polkadot parachain auction. Over $300 Million Contributed The press release shared with CryptoPotato informed that the protocol saw support from over 30,000 contributors who provided a total of 10.75 million DOT, worth a whopping $306 million, during the auction. According to the...Read More
The CVI platform, the first decentralized Crypto Volatility Index for the digital asset market, has recently announced the addition of two new volatility tokens to its growing list of products. CVI Launches ETHVOL and CVOL In a Tuesday press release seen by CryptoPotato, the firm noted that the new volatility tokens – ETHVOL and CVOL...Read More
MonkeyBall, a decentralized play-to-earn gaming platform built on Solana, announced today that it had raised funds from several high-profile investors in a recently completed funding round. MonkeyBall Receives Fresh Capital In an official press release shared with CryptoPotato on Monday, MonkeyBall noted that it has managed to increase its list of backers, indicating that it...Read More
Leading South Korean blockchain company Hashed has announced that it has raised a $200 million investment fund. Hashed Venture Fund II Per a press release shared with CryptoPotato, the $200 million fund dubbed Hashed Venture Fund II will be geared toward the growth and development of Web3, the decentralized internet. The new fund, according to...Read More
The popular decentralized exchange 1inch Network has raised $175 million in a Series B funding round. Some of the notable names that participated in the event include VanEck, Alameda Research, Gemini Frontier Fund, and Tribe Capital. 1inch Secures $175 Million The press release seen by CryptoPotato reads that aside from the aforementioned names taking part...Read More
Bancor Protocol, a decentralized staking platform that allows investors to earn with single-token exposure and full protection from impermanent loss, has released snippets of its highly-anticipated third version. In an official press release shared with CryptoPotato, the project noted that the new version, dubbed “Bancor 3,” will introduce several new features geared toward increasing trading...Read More
Blockchain monitoring and workflow automation platform PARSIQ has recently completed the integration of the Polygon network into its ecosystem. PARSIQ Integrates Polygon According to a Monday press release shared with CryptoPotato, investors, traders, and development teams can now access several Polygon blockchain data in real-time via the PARSIQ platform, acquire immediate feedback, and explore various...Read More
The Federal Byzantine Agreement-based (FBA) network, Flare, recently partnered with Rival to become its preferred NFT, Utility, and DAO token platform for Rival’s NFT marketplace. Flare and Rival’s Partnership Rival is an enterprise solution that integrates gaming, esports, and now NFTs, into a company’s fan-engagement strategy. Some of these entities are the Seattle Seahawks from...Read More
Ardana, the DeFi and stablecoin hub built on the Cardano ecosystem, announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the decentralized application (dApp) platform, NEAR. According to an official press release shared with CryptoPotato, the collaboration will see Ardana build a bridge infrastructure to facilitate the seamless transfer of assets between Cardano...Read More
Several gaming and technology leaders have gathered to form Game7 – an upcoming blockchain ecosystem acceleration decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) with a $500 million budget. The DAO seeks to intersect the $180 billion gaming industry with blockchain technology. Accelerating Blockchain Adoption in the Gaming Industry The initiative was announced in a press release seen by...Read More
According to data provided by the blockchain analysis company – Elliptic – investors have lost $12 billion to criminals targeting decentralized finance platforms since the beginning of 2021. More than $10 billion of that amount accounts for cases of fraud and theft on DeFi products. Seven Times More Than in 2020 Over the recent years,...Read More
cBridge – the multi-chain network that’s designed to enable value transfers into Ethereum and its layer-two scaling solutions, has surpassed $1 billion in terms of total cross-chain transaction volume and assets bridged. According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, Celer Network’s cBridge has achieved a considerable milestone, surpassing $1 billion in total cross-chain and transaction volume...Read More
DoraHacks is a global hackathon organizer, as well as one of the more active Web3 developer communities in the world. According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, DoraHacks managed to secure $8 million in funding from Binance Labs – the venture capital arm of the world’s leading exchange – Binance. DoraHacks represents one of the most...Read More
The popular blockchain project Elrond has announced a massive liquidity incentive program for its Maiar DEX DeFi platform worth more than $1 billion. It will be denominated in the native token – MEX – and the distribution will begin from the first month. $1.29B Liquidity Incentive Program From Elrond The press release shared with CryptoPotato...Read More
Acala, an Ethereum-compatible DeFi protocol for scaling DApps, has secured the first slot on the much anticipated Polkadot’s parachain auctions. Acala, a decentralized Layer-1 smart contract platform, recently won the first slot on the parachain auction on Polkadot with a total of 32,515,989 DOT ($1,250,895,296) locked from over 81,000 community members. The funds will be...Read More
The belief that all liquidity providers (LPs) make lucrative gains for depositing funds across various decentralized protocols like Uniswap and Compound, among others, has been refuted by a new study conducted by Topaze Blue and decentralized liquidity platform Bancor. Liquidity Providers Make Losses According to the survey shared with CryptoPotato, nearly half of the users...Read More
DeFi trading platform Injective Protocol is launching its mainnet after rolling out a $120 million incentive program for traders, market makers, and DeFi projects, the protocol announced this Tuesday. First DeFi Cross-Chain Derivatives Markets As per the press release, Injective Protocol is set to launch the world’s first DeFi derivatives markets using the IBC Oracle,...Read More
The second public sale for the Ardana native governance token DANA, which took place on OccamRazer on November 4, 2021, saw the firm raise $500,000 from several investors. For the second IDO, investors were required to contribute no more than $500 in ether (ETH) in order to partake in a share of $500,000 worth of...Read More
SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw has published a “Statement on DeFi Risks, Regulations, and Opportunities” on November 9, advising decentralized finance platforms to contact them. In it, she acknowledged that crypto is now part of the vernacular, whether on news, social media, entertainment, and in investment portfolios. In an effort to clarify the regulatory status of...Read More
ING – the Dutch multinational banking corporation – has begun collaborating with the Netherlands’ financial authority on utilizing decentralized finance. The Bank’s Defi Project Annerie Vreugdenhil – ING’s Chief Innovation Officer – said as much at the Singapore Fintech Festival earlier today. Speaking in a panel discussion, the CIO complimented Singapore’s welcoming regulatory environment. As...Read More
SushiSwap, the popular decentralized exchange that saw the light of day last year, will enter the non-fungible token and metaverse spaces. It will do so by releasing a platform aiming to combine the best from both worlds and the initial v0 campaign will go on for ten weeks. Shoyu Comes to Life The press release...Read More
Composable Finance has been declared the winner of the 12th parachain auction organized by Polkadot’s canary network, Kusama. “We at Composable, are elated to announce that our efforts to obtain a Kusama parachain for Picasso have been successful — thanks to the immense support from you, our Community,” the project said in a Medium post....Read More
Sfermion – an NFT investment firm – has raised $100 million through fundraising from several high-profile institutional investors and venture capitalist firms. The Winklevoss twins, Marc Andreessen, Alan Howard, Digital Currency Group (DCG) are some of the names of the participants. Accelerating the Emergence of the Metaverse As per a press release, Sfermion announced the...Read More
