Polkadot

First Decentralized Exchange Launches on Polkadot and Kusama Ecosystem
Karura Swap opened for trading with $3.4 million in total value locked.

Polkadot on Coinbase Went Up More Than 70% in the Midst of Crypto Market Sell-Off
DOT was one of the day's biggest winners.

DeFi Network Karura Wins First Auction Slot on Kusama
More than 15,000 network stakeholders locked up KSM in favor of Karura being added.

Security Audit Firm Raises $5.3M From Funds Investing in Polkadot, Cardano Blockchains
Runtime Verification checks smart contracts for errors, perhaps most famously with Uniswap.


Lending Startup Parallel Finance Raises $2M to Bring More DeFi to Polkadot, Kusama
Pantera and Polychain are backing the project.

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Flat at $37K as Investors Tangle With Bulls and Bears
Positive news from El Salvador couldn't completely overcome negative news out of China.

Stake Technologies Raises $10M Ahead of Polkadot and Kusama Auctions
With auctions to win a place building on the Polkadot blockchain ecosystem beginning soon, projects are coming out with strategies to secure one of the coveted slots.

Market Wrap: Bullish Basel News Causes BTC Jump to Week-High $38K Level; ETH Slips
Bitcoin busted out a quick 5% gain early Thursday on positive news from that continent before losing some steam.

DeFi Network Karura Raises $100M Ahead of Kusama's Parachain Auction
The money came from a "crowd loan" and included more than 8,500 contributors.

