Why DeFi Speculators Are Borrowing Ethereum as Merge Looms
Decrypting DeFi is Decrypt's DeFi email newsletter. (art: Grant Kempster) With Ethereum’s merge event just days away, the entire industry...
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Merriam-Webster Adds ‘Metaverse’ and ‘Altcoin’ to Dictionary in Nod to Crypto
The United State’s oldest dictionary publisher is making room for crypto. Of the new terms added, “altcoin” and “metaverse” are...
Web3 Investor Animoca Brands Raises Another $110M for Open Metaverse
In brief Animoca Brands has raised $110 million through a convertible notes sale to institutional investors. The firm invests in...
How Will the Ethereum Merge Affect Bitcoin’s Image?
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin said on Tuesday that the Ethereum merge is on target to happen "around" September 13 to...
21Shares Parent Company 21.co Raises $25M at $2 Billion Valuation
21.co, parent company of crypto investment firm 21Shares, has raised $25 million in a funding round led by London-based hedge...
How Crypto-Friendly Is Britain’s New Prime Minister Liz Truss?
Following a wave of scandals, Boris Johnson stepped down from the British premiership today and figuratively handed the keys to...
Forget About DeFi Summer: NFT Autumn is Arriving
While we’ve all heard the well-trod mantra that “bear markets are for builders,” until very recently, it felt like hardly...
One Does Not Simply Destroy DAI: Maker Founder’s ‘Endgame’ Proposal
Decrypting DeFi is Decrypt's DeFi email newsletter. (art: Grant Kempster) Last Friday, Rune Christensen, the mastermind behind crypto’s unofficial central...
Polygon Jumps 10% Over The Week Amid Robinhood, Meta Integrations
Polygon (MATIC) is leading gains among the top 20 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization over the past week. MATIC, the...
Why Brazil’s Top Esports Team Loud Sees ‘Massive Opportunity’ in Web3
In brief Esports and gaming organization Loud has expanded its Web3 ambitions with new parent company Spacecaps. The firm has...
Reddit Co-Founder Ohanian’s Firm Launches $177M Crypto Fund
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s venture capital firm Seven Seven Six is planning to raise $177.60 million for a new crypto-focused...
GammaX Raises $4M to Launch Crypto Derivatives Exchange on Ethereum Layer-2 Solution
GammaX, a Singapore-based company building a new high-performance hybrid crypto derivatives exchange, announced the closure of a $4 million seed...
From Silk Road to Buying ETH: How Musician Tycho Went Crypto
From Silk Road to Buying ETH: How Musician Tycho Went CryptoScott Hansen aka Tycho, the musician, producer, and songwriter, tells...
Coming Soon: The Cardano Hard Fork
The Ethereum Merge may be right around the corner—but so is Cardano’s Vasil hard fork. Cardano is a peer-reviewed proof-of-stake...
Token Powering Ethereum Staking Platform Lido Finance Tumbles
Lido Finance’s native token, LDO, has fallen almost 10% earlier this morning—representing the largest financial drop within the top 100...
BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, SHIB, MATIC
Bitcoin (BTC) and several major cryptocurrencies have been trading sideways as traders avoid taking large bets before the United States...
These Bored Apes Will Melt in Your Mouth: M&M’s Releases NFT-Inspired Candy
In brief Mars is releasing limited-edition M&M’s candy featuring Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT imagery on it. The deal is...
How Web3 Can Change Hollywood: Decentralized Pictures CEO
Crypto has always been about disrupting the gatekeepers through decentralization. And Hollywood has a lot of gatekeepers who decide every...
Invesco Rolls Out New $30 Million Metaverse Fund
Global asset management firm Invesco has launched an investment fund focused on all things Metaverse. The Invesco Metaverse Fund is...
Meet the Sleuthing Firm Helping DeFi Projects Stay Compliant With Tornado Cash Sanctions
Decrypting DeFi is Decrypt's DeFi email newsletter. (art: Grant Kempster) The entire crypto industry continues to collectively unpack the ramifications...
This Week in Coins: Bitcoin and Ethereum Drop By Double Digits
This week in coins. Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt. It was a very red week for crypto, with most...
Crypto recruiting is a minefield – Cointelegraph Magazine
Hiring in the crypto world can be difficult. Web3 companies are often disorganized and lack HR departments. Developers sometimes want...
