Polkadot
Polkadot’s Moonbeam Adds Liquid Staking Giant Lido
The integration was facilitated by staking specialist MixBytes.

Social-Media Disruptor Project Liberty to Run on Polkadot’s Blockchain Network
The partnership follows on from former L.A. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt earmarking $100 million last year to disrupt incumbent-dominated social media.

Crypto Funds Suffer Fourth Straight Week of Outflows as Bitcoin Stalls
Some $120 million flowed out of digital-asset funds in the week through April 29, according to CoinShares.

Gate Ventures on Track to Close $200M Crypto Fund by Q3
The VC arm of Gate.io will invest in layer 1 and layer 2 protocols that can help build an open internet.

Market Wrap: Cryptos Rise as Bitcoin Returns Above $40K
BTC rose by 4% over the past 24 hours, compared with a 12% rise in RUNE.

Terra's Anchor Protocol to Launch on Polkadot DeFi Hub Acala
A month after launching on Avalanche, Anchor continues its expansion onto new base layers.

Tether’s USDT Stablecoin Enters Polkadot Ecosystem With Kusama Launch
Kusama becomes the tenth blockchain to support USDT, which already has more than $80 billion in circulation.

Parallel Finance Doubles Valuation in $5M Funding Round
The Polkadot-based lending platform is planning to raise up to another $60M this quarter.

Crypto Funds See Largest Inflows Since Mid-December
After two straight weeks of outflows, $193 million flowed into crypto funds in the seven days through March 25.

Acala, VCs Commit $250M for Polkadot DeFi Investments
The fund will back companies with use cases for Acala’s aUSD stablecoin.

