Tokenization News Roundup: Resource Extraction, Social Media Monetization and Real World Connections
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DeFi
PancakeSwap Version 3 Goes Live on Ethereum Layer 2 Linea Mainnet
PancakeSwap v3 introduces advanced Swap and Liquidity Provision functionalities, enabling users to trade tokens seamlessly and maximize capital efficiency.
The Protocol: Coinbase Blockchain’s Viral Use Case Puts Focus on Optimism’s Tech
The week in blockchain tech: Crypto-fueled social marketplace Friend.tech goes viral on Coinbase’s new Base blockchain, Shiba Inu community’s “Shibarium” network aims for fresh start, and Ethereum experts handicap the competition between leading technologies for layer-2 networks.
Balancer Depositors Pull Nearly $100M in Crypto After Vulnerability Warning
Ethereum-based DeFi major Balancer learned of a “critical vulnerability” that imperils a slice of the protocol’s user-deposited crypto.
Social Platform Friend.tech Gains 100K Users in Days Even in Depths of a Bear Market
The growth correlates with the more than $25 million in revenue generated by the platform since its Aug. 10 launch.
BNB Chain Exploiter Liquidated for $30M on Venus Protocol
This is the second major liquidation in under a week and potentially safeguards bnb prices from crashing suddenly.
The Protocol: Blockchains Keep Launching, From Sei to Shibarium
In this week’s issue, we cover Coinbase’s launch of “Base,” a layer-2 network atop Ethereum, along with the crypto community’s reaction to PayPal’s new stablecoin and the brouhaha over Matter Labs’ use of Polygon-crafted open-source software. The Protocol is CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter devoted to blockchain and crypto technology.
BALD Developer Sends $12M Back to Ethereum After Spectacular Mess Up
The viral token reached an $80 million market capitalization earlier this month before falling 90% – and failing to grow since.
Coinbase Ventures’ Strategic Investment Sends Rocket Pool Token Surging
The investment branch announced today the purchase of an undisclosed amount of Rocket Pool’s native token RPL, which has jumped more than 9% in the past 24 hours.
DeFi Definitely Isn’t Dead
There are no fallen angels in DeFi, just protocols built to follow rules and humans who break them. (Veit Hammer/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)