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Mike Novogratz on Messari Mainnet 2021 panel

Terra Investor Mike Novogratz Breaks Silence on UST, LUNA Collapse

Andreessen Horowitz Launches $600M Fund Focused on Metaverse Games
Looking to expand its reach into gaming, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced today the launch of GAMES FUND ONE, which will invest $600 million across the industry. Games...
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Jason NelsonMay 18, 2022
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Coinbase Launches Global 'Think Tank' for Crypto
As the crypto industry faces growing scrutiny from politicians and the media, Coinbase is trying a new tactic to shape the debate: a "global crypto-native think tank." The Coinbase Institute, ...
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Jeff John RobertsMay 18, 2022
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Aave Launches Decentralized, NFT-Based Twitter Rival on Polygon
Popular DeFi lending protocol Aave is going a very different route for its latest Web3 project, today announcing the public launch of Lens Protocol, a decentralized social graph that uses NFT ...
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Andrew HaywardMay 18, 2022
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Peckshield Sounds Alarm on Honeypot Posing as Terra Fork
The blockchain security firm Peckshield today warned investors about a newly deployed honeypot pretending to be “Terra Luna Classic” (LUNC) on Binance Smart Chain (BSC). The honeypot emerged a...
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Sujith SomraajMay 18, 2022
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‘V1’ CryptoPunks Move on With Rarible Marketplace After Larva Labs Dispute
When Larva Labs first created the now-iconic CryptoPunks back in 2017, the first batch of Ethereum NFTs was made with buggy code. So they were scrapped and replaced with the so-called “V2” ver...
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Andrew HaywardMay 18, 2022
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