The Aave community is leaning towards deploying a fresh v3 on Ethereum rather than upgrading the previous version.
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Quick Take
- In this bi-weekly series, we look into some of the most interesting data and developments across the various sharded blockchains
- Near and Aurora remains the largest shard chain by TVL, with a relatively robust ecosystem that is still active
- Elrond appears to have fallen off in terms of TVL, but user metrics indicate that Elrond’s ecosystem is still growing at a steady pace
- Harmony has lost a significant amount of TVL prior to the Horizon bridge hack, but the TVL has stayed low post-hack, indicating that liquidity is unlikely to return to the ecosystem
- Zilliqa has made bold moves venturing into the metaverse and gaming space, though it remains to be seen if these are the right solutions to tackle Zilliqa’s lackluster adoption
Bitcoin and ether rose in line with broader financial markets on Tuesday as Australia’s central bank broke the mould with a smaller-than-expected interest rate hike.
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Elliptic researchers say financial criminals have laundered billions with the help of popular crypto tools.
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Quick Take
- Crypto CEOs continued make headlines in September with several big-name exits, including Kraken’s Jesse Powell.
- While some firms showed signs of slowing down hiring during the month, others such as Polygon and Doodles are hoping to hire.
Brevan Howard Digital and Morgan Creek Digital have led a $40 million round into web3 gaming studio Horizon Blockchain Games.
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The European Parliament voted with an overwhelming majority in favour of a file to use blockchain technology to modernize taxation processes in the EU.
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Hugo Boss is the latest brand of many to attempt to make a splash in metaverse fashion.
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Mastercard plans to unveil a fresh software solution to assist banks and card issuers in combating crypto-related fraud.
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Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network has set a timeline for the auction of its assets, according to a court filing dated Monday.
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