Tether’s USDT Stablecoin Enters Polkadot Ecosystem With Kusama Launch
Kusama becomes the tenth blockchain to support USDT, which already has more than $80 billion in circulation.
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Apr 13, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
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Parallel Finance Doubles Valuation in $5M Funding Round
The Polkadot-based lending platform is planning to raise up to another $60M this quarter.
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Apr 5, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Funds See Largest Inflows Since Mid-December
After two straight weeks of outflows, $193 million flowed into crypto funds in the seven days through March 25.
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Mar 28, 2022 at 6:20 p.m. UTC
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Acala, VCs Commit $250M for Polkadot DeFi Investments
The fund will back companies with use cases for Acala’s aUSD stablecoin.
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Mar 23, 2022 at 4:01 p.m. UTC
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What Layer 1 Protocols Must Learn From the Telecom Crash
Investments in protocols Solana, Polygon and Avalanche, among others, as well as layer 2 companion protocols, became increasingly profitable in 2021.
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Mar 21, 2022 at 7:41 p.m. UTC
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Parallel Finance Launches DeFi ‘Super App’ for Polkadot Crypto Ecosystem
The lending protocol, with $500 million in TVL, is making a play for market dominance.
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Mar 18, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
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Katie Haun’s New Fund Joins $10M Round for Polkadot Lending Protocol Moonwell
The project will enable users to take out over-collateralized loans on Polkadot’s EVM-compatible Moonbeam parachain.
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Mar 17, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
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Enjin Launches Polkadot Parachain for NFTs and Gaming
In the works since last summer, the Efinity parachain is courting games on existing smart-contract blockchains.
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Mar 15, 2022 at 1:43 p.m. UTC
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Gavin Wood Donated $5M in DOT to Aid Ukraine
Alex Siman, Subsocial Network founder, joins “First Mover” to discuss their partnership with Polkadot creator Gavin Wood to raise DOT token funds to support the Ukrainian mili...
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Mar 10, 2022 at 7:29 p.m. UTC
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Crypto-Fund Inflows Tripled Last Week to Highest in Almost Three Months
A net $127 million went into digital-asset funds during the week ended March 4, with minor outflows in Europe and large inflows in the Americas.
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Mar 7, 2022 at 5:29 p.m. UTC
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