MakerDAO’s MKR Soars 28% in a Week as Token Buyback Scheme Goes Live
The lending platform is on track to remove some $7 million of MKR governance tokens from the market in a month, according to blockchain data.
OpenSea’s New Deal, McNuggets Land in the Metaverse
This week, OpenSea introduced “Deals,” allowing NFT collectors to trade directly with one another and McDonald’s launched McNugget Land in The Sandbox, inviting users to interact with pixelated nuggets and play mini-games.
Tokenized Collectibles Platform Americana Is Bringing High-End Physical Items On-Chain
Backed by Alexis Ohanian and OpenSea, the newly-launched platform has created blockchain-based solutions for several pain points associated with buying and selling high-end physical collectibles.
To Survive the New Era of Robot Spam, Look to Crypto’s History
Human communication systems are under threat from linguistic robots (AI). But the same spammy problem helped lead to the creation of Bitcoin.
‘Razzlekhan,’ Husband Make Plea Deal in Bitfinex Hack Laundering Case Worth Billions
The pair will forfeit the proceeds from nearly 120,000 bitcoins they allegedly laundered from the hacked crypto exchange.
Crypto Liquidity Network Paradigm Leans Into DeFi With StarkWare
The new Paradex decentralized perpetuals platform is backed by the recent appchain technology from StarkWare.
ISIS Allies Used Crypto to Raise Millions: TRM Labs
Affiliates of the most notorious terrorist organization use centralized exchanges, the blockchain intel firm said.
DeFi Protocol Conic Finance Hacked for 1,700 Ether
Conic Finance was drained of 1,700 ether. (Kevin Ku/Unsplash)
First Mover Americas: ProShares Dismisses Concerns Over Cost of Tracking Futures
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 21, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
McDonald’s Opens McNuggets Land in the Metaverse, but McWhy?
The fast food giant is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the menu item with a perplexing new Web3 activation.