StarkWare is reportedly raising at least $100 million in a funding round that’s yet to close.
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Quick Take
- In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and bridges to network activity and funding
- Within L1 ecosystems with significant TVL, DeFi protocols continue to face the challenge of attracting and directing liquidity within their ecosystems
- As cross-chain infrastructure continues to be optimized, DeFi products like stablecoins and liquid-staked tokens may offer a chance for newly launched blockchains with smaller ecosystems to promote user activity and boost their connectivity with other networks
- This week, we take a look at Solana, NEAR, and Polkadot
Consumer loan platform Lendable secures $276 million in a round that values it at $4.6 billion.
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Bain Capital’s new crypto team is eyeing opportunities in the fast-growing market of decentralized autonomous organizations, backed by a $560 million fund.
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Yoon Suk-yeol, a conservative South Korean presidential candidate, has prevailed in that country’s national election.
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The Block’s Frank Chaparro chats with Jason Choi, general partner at Spartan Group and host of Blockcrunch.
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Web traffic across cryptocurrency exchanges decreased by 20.6% month-over-month in February, according to data from SimilarWeb.
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The exchange has launched a new business line called FTX Access tasked with offering services to institutional-grade clients.
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Over the course of the next four months government agencies will feed back on what the government sees as the key issues surrounding the space.
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BitMEX co-founder Samuel Reed has pleaded guilty to violating the US Bank Secrecy Act, according to the Department of Justice.
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