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After Major Crypto Sell-Off, Why Did DeFi Stay So Sticky?

A look under the hood shows DeFi users are more prone to use platforms for income rather than leverage.

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Music Streaming Platform Audius Plans for Metaverse Radio Station

"DeFi Land," whose gameplay teaches gamers the concepts of decentralized finance (DeFi) through farming simulation, has teamed up with music streaming platform Audius to build a radio station in the metaverse. "The Hash" panel reacts to the latest fresh take on DeFi, possibly bringing the tokenized music model to the mainstream. 

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India's Modi Says Crypto Should Empower Democracies, Not Undermine Them

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a global cryptocurrency standard, claiming emerging technologies such as crypto should empower democratic societies. This contrasts an earlier report which stated the country was planning to adopt harsh policies towards digital assets. "The Hash" hosts break down the potential implications for mainstream adoption of crypto and the role of government in DeFi.

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Most Influential 2021: Robert Leshner

The Compound founder expects the bridge between DeFi and traditional finance to narrow next year.

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Arca CIO: ‘Bitcoin Could Go 1000% or 10x From Here’

Bitcoin continued to struggle below the $50,000 resistance level Thursday and is down about 6% over the past 24 hours. Arca CIO Jeff Dorman discusses why he still remains a bullish outlook, adding “bitcoin could go 1000% or 10x from here.”

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Finance

Router Protocol Raises $4.1M to Bridge EVM and Non-EVM Chains

“The need of the hour is the ability for these to talk to each other,” said CEO Ramani Ramachandran.

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Coinbase Offers Access to DeFi Yields With DAI and Compound

More assets and other DeFi protocols will follow, Coinbase said in a blog post.

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Sushi CTO Joseph Delong Resigns After Reports of Project Infighting

The technical lead for one of DeFi’s most prominent protocols is out after weeks of controversy and a 50% drop in the price of SUSHI over the last month.

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Index Coop Isn’t Worried About Enso’s ‘Vampire Attack’

The crypto index-fund builder raised another $2.25 million from big-name backers even before a competing protocol struck.

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Scaling Ethereum Without Trade-Offs: Inside EIP 4488

The upgrade could help lower transaction costs for rollups while the network waits for sharding to be implemented.

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