DeFi
BitNile to Lend Up to $100M to Small Businesses Backed by Bitcoin
Loans will range from $1 million to $25 million and be offered to publicly traded companies with less than $250 million in market capitalization.

What Is PancakeSwap? Here’s How to Start Using It
PancakeSwap is a quick and cheap decentralized exchange.

Near DeFi Project Bastion Reveals $9M Funding Round on Heels of BSTN Airdrop Plans
Investors include Three Arrows Capital, Jump Crypto, FTX Ventures and Jane Street.

Bird, Ring Veterans Raise $5M for GameFi Lending Protocol
The Pantera-backed MetaLend lets users borrow while still earning money in games.

DeFi Data Shop Nansen Makes First VC Investment in Gaming Analytics Firm ZeroDrop
Following a $75 million funding round of its own, it’s the first time Nansen has invested in an outside firm.

0x Protocol's Token Surges Over 47% After Coinbase NFT partnership
A partnership between Coinbase NFT and 0x protocol has sent the ZRX token soaring, with a 47% rally over the past 24-hours.

Near-Based DeFi Protocol Bastion to Launch BSTN Token at a $180M Valuation
Bastion, the largest DeFi protocol on the Near blockchain, will be allocating 5 billion BSTN tokens, with trading set to begin just before midnight UTC on Thursday.

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Fades From $42K, Alts Still Ahead as ApeCoin Pumps
BTC was roughly flat over the past 24 hours, compared with a 24% rally in APE.

MakerDAO Moves Toward Multi-Chain With StarkNet Bridge
Ethereum-based DeFi lending and stablecoin platform MakerDAO is bridging to an overall network called StarkNet as part of efforts to reduce transaction fees and gradually move toward a multi-chain future. “The Hash” group discusses the significant impact MakerDAO has had in the DeFi space and security concerns that might arise as projects like Maker undergo fast-paced development.

Ethereum DeFi Staple MakerDAO Adds StarkNet Bridge in First Step Toward Multi-Chain
Rebuilding Maker on StarkNet involves four phases, starting with a simple bridge that goes live on April 28.

