The majority of the votes cast were against the controversial Lido proposal to sell tokens to Dragonfly Capital without any lock-up.
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In this debut episode of NFT Scoop, MK Manoylov, NFTs and metaverse reporter for The Block, speaks with The Block Research’s Thomas Bialek about the history of NFTs, where they came from and what lead to their explosion in popularity in 2021.
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Despite the current volatility, Moelis and Company sees “strong long-term prospects” for crypto and blockchain technology.
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Quick Take
- FTX Trading, West Realm Shires and Alameda partnering together to purchase Voyager’s digital assets and digital asset loans
- Offer excludes all loans issued to Three Arrows Capital (3AC)
- Voyager Digital must respond by July 26 and documents prepared and ready to execute by July 30
- All terms and conditions, should Voyager accept FTX’s offer, must be approved by the bankruptcy court
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Curve Finance has requested a 1 million Optimism (OP) token grant to reward liquidity providers on Curve’s Optimism pools.
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Quick Take
- Beta launched in April 2021, Phantom is a leading non-custodial wallet for the Solana ecosystem with +2mm daily active users
- Initially released as a web browser extension wallet, Phantom released its iOS and Android applications this year – the team is working to bring more features and partnerships to maximize the security and usability of the Phantom wallet
- This January, Phantom closed its $109mm Series B funding round led by Paradigm – with this funding round, Phantom earned its unicorn status with a $1.2bn valuation
- This year, the team is planning to not only double down on Solana but also bring Ethereum support to its wallet, getting closer to its multi-chain form
Moonbeam has integrated with Axelar and Osmosis to enable the transfer of tokens between the Polkadot and Cosmos ecosystems.
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Blockchain company Aptos closes $150 million round, bringing its total funds raised in 2022 alone to $350 million.
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3AC’s Zhu Su and Kyle Davies’ interview last week did not please industry observers.
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