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The year in data: 5 charts that show how crypto changed in 2024

In 2024, the crypto industry saw Bitcoin highs, stablecoin growth, DeFi fee recovery, SocialFi decline, and Polymarket's betting boom ahead of the U.S. election.

theblock.co • 31/12/2024 - 18:01 PM

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The Daily: World Liberty Financial teams up with Ethena, Polygon rejects $1.3 billion stablecoin proposal and more

World Liberty Financial, the fledgling DeFi project supported by President-elect Donald Trump, announced a “long-term collaboration” with synthetic dollar project developer Ethena Labs, starting with the implementation of sUSDe as a collateral token on the WLFI protocol. Polygon community members rejected a recent preliminary proposal to deploy $1.3 billion in stablecoins from the PoS Chain bridge for yield generation, citing security and user consent concerns. Ethereum Name Service (ENS), which simplifies address resolutions on blockchains, selected Consensys-backed Linea’s zkEVM technology to build its Namechain Layer 2 network as part of the ENSv2 upgrade. The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

theblock.co • 18/12/2024 - 19:53 PM

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The Daily: Pudgy Penguins' PENGU token goes live, LastPass exploiters drain millions of dollars in crypto and more

Pudgy Penguins launched its PENGU token while LastPass breach-related hacks continue. Lido phases out Polygon staking, and Tether invests in StablR for European stablecoin adoption.

theblock.co • 17/12/2024 - 19:11 PM

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Polygon community weighs proposal to deploy over $1 billion in stablecoin on its bridge for yield generation

Polygon proposes utilizing $1.3 billion in stablecoin reserves to generate yield and incentivize activity on the PoS Chain, addressing an annual opportunity cost of $70 million.

theblock.co • 13/12/2024 - 06:15 AM

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Crypto-AI startup GAIB raises $5 million in pre-seed funding

GAIB, a crypto-AI startup, raised $5 million to tokenize GPUs, opening AI computing access and launching soon across multiple blockchains, aiming to democratize the GPU economy.

theblock.co • 03/12/2024 - 17:00 PM

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The Daily: Binance unveils reward-bearing asset BFUSD, Movement introduces the MOVE token and more

Binance is set to launch BFUSD on Nov. 27, a reward-bearing margin asset that generates passive rewards by simply holding it or trading futures with it. Movement developers have unveiled plans for its native MOVE token as an ERC-20 on Ethereum, with a total supply of 10 billion tokens. Talus Network has raised $6 million in a strategic funding round led by Polychain Capital at a $150 million valuation. The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

theblock.co • 26/11/2024 - 19:24 PM

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DeFi platform Folks Finance raises $3.2 million Series A at $75 million valuation

Folks Finance raised $3.2 million in Series A funding led by Borderless Capital, exceeding expectations and indicating future token plans for its cross-chain DeFi platform.

theblock.co • 14/11/2024 - 13:00 PM

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The Daily: Trump says 'DOGE' to be led by Musk and Ramaswamy as Dogecoin soars, Bitwise CIO makes the case for $500K bitcoin and more

President-elect Donald Trump appointed Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Strive Enterprises co-founder Vivek Ramaswamy to lead his new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In a note to clients late Tuesday, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan made the case for a $500,000 bitcoin price before the cryptocurrency’s early stage comes to an end and the asset “matures.” Zero Gravity Labs (0G Labs or 0GL), a crypto-AI startup developing infrastructure for a decentralized AI operating system, has secured $290 million in funding, including a $40 million seed round and a $250 million token purchase commitment. The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

theblock.co • 13/11/2024 - 18:52 PM

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BlackRock's tokenized fund BUIDL expanding to Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism and Polygon

BlackRock's BUIDL fund is expanding to multiple blockchains, enhancing access and efficiency for investors in the growing market of tokenized government securities.

theblock.co • 13/11/2024 - 14:58 PM

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Polymer launches real-time interoperability protocol for Ethereum rollups

Polymer Labs has launched Polymer Hub, an interoperability protocol for Ethereum rollups, aiming for real-time, efficient cross-chain communication, enhancing scalability and user experience in decentralized applications.

theblock.co • 11/11/2024 - 14:00 PM

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