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Finance

A Closer Look at Market Cap-Weighted Crypto Portfolios

Crypto investment products are commonly weighted by market cap. We examine how a small adjustment to market-cap weighting methodologies may better align digital asset portfolios with their intended objectives.

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Markets

Ethereum Layer 2 Networks’ Total Value Locked Hovers at Near-Record High, Data Shows

TVL soared past $10 billion on the Ethereum blockchain earlier this month before dipping, according to analytics website L2Beat. Arbitrum dominates the layer 2 scaling landscape by market share.

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Tech

Cardano Upgrade Aims to Improve Cross-Chain Features as On-Chain DeFi Crosses $100M TVL

“This upgrade will bring new cryptographic primitives to Cardano, encouraging greater interoperability and secure cross-chain dapp development with Plutus,” IOG said Wednesday.

Cardano's ecosystem is getting a cross-chain boost. (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Markets

Lido’s Total Value Locked Spiked 33% In Past Month, Becoming Largest DeFi Protocol by TVL, Says DeFiLlama

Users have deposited $7.8 billion into Lido to reap rewards for the protocol’s community-led validator staking service, heating up the liquid staking derivatives space.

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Videos

How Tornado Cash US Ban Could Impact Future of Crypto

Galaxy Digital has published a report on how the U.S. Treasury department’s sanction of crypto mixer Tornado Cash could impact the future of crypto.

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