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Markets

CoinDesk 20 Update: ATOM, ICP and SOL Are In; AAVE, GRT and UNI Are Out

Web 3 is replacing DeFi among the most traded currencies in crypto.

The Solana conference's closing gala in Lisbon's main square. (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Liquid Staking Protocol PStake Raises $10M in Strategic Funding

The round included investments from Galaxy Digital, Coinbase Ventures, Kraken Ventures and Alameda Research.

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Tech

Polychain Leads $23M Bet on Startup Streamlining DeFi Portfolio Management

Sommelier uses a cross-chain network of validators to manage Uniswap v3 positions.

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Finance

Terra Blockchain, Home of LUNA and UST, Upgrades for Cross-Chain Interoperability

The Columbus-5 upgrade is now live, connecting Terra with Cosmos and other chains on the Inter-Blockchain Communication standard.

(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Videos

Upbit Passes Korea Crypto Race Post, P2P Transactions Surge in India

Upbit was named as the first officially licensed crypto exchange under new Korean regulations. India sees a surge in peer-to-peer transactions amid banking challenges. Cosmos hits an all-time high. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Tech

Umee Raises $6.3M to Connect Cosmos and Ethereum With Cross-Chain DeFi

The project, led by Tendermint’s former strategy lead, secured backing from Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures and others.

Umee wants to build bridges between Ethereum and Cosmos.

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Dive While Some Alternative Cryptocurrencies Hit Record Highs

The balance of bitcoin held on major exchanges is on the rise in what some analysts say is a bearish sign.

Ether's price on CoinDesk 20.

Videos

How the Cosmos Network Unites Blockchains and Compares to Polkadot

The Cosmos network aims to enable blockchains to work together, but how is it different from the Polkadot chain, and what does Cosmos mean for traders? Cosmos Network Core Developer Jack Zampolin breaks it down.

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Markets

Blockchain Firm Figment Launches $16M Investment Arm to Fund Cosmos, Polkadot Projects

The Figment Capital fund will be dedicated to a number of emerging base layers.

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Markets

DeFi Reshapes the CoinDesk 20

The recent surge in DeFi activity is altering the crypto market.

A rising tide in dollar volume has pushed the top DeFi tokens into the CoinDesk 20 list.