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This Week in Coins: Ethereum Drops as Aptos, Axie, Avalanche See Big Gains

Fluidity Aims to Reward Actual DeFi Users Over Profit Farmers
Decrypting DeFi is Decrypt's DeFi email newsletter. (art: Grant Kempster) If you’ve been in DeFi for a while, you already know about yield farming and the Curve Wars. But what about utility fa...
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Liam J. KellyJan 28, 2023
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FTX Execs Maxed Out Donations to Rep. George Santos
Multiple top ex-employees of collapsed crypto exchange FTX maxed out donations to alleged scammer George Santos (R-NY) during his successful 2022 campaign for Congress, FEC filings have reveal...
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Sander LutzJan 27, 2023
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says There Are Three Ways to Tell If a Crypto Project Is a Scam
How hard is it to spot a crypto scam? According to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, it’s not nearly as difficult as it might sound. Speaking to the U.S. Army during a Twitter Spaces earlier this month,...
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Jason NelsonJan 27, 2023
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White House Blames Congress for Failure to Enact Crypto Regulations
The White House pointed the finger at Congress Friday for stalling on a comprehensive, national crypto regulatory framework, outlining numerous actions lawmakers could take to reign-in fraud a...
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Sander LutzJan 27, 2023
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Azuki Twitter Account Hacked, Attacker Drains Over $750K in 30 Minutes
An abrupt hostile takeover of the gold-checked Azuki Twitter account led to some users falling for yet another wallet-draining scam on Friday. In less than 30 minutes, over $750,000 worth of U...
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Kate IrwinJan 27, 2023
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This Week in Coins: Ethereum Drops as Aptos, Axie, Avalanche See Big Gains

Fluidity Aims to Reward Actual DeFi Users Over Profit Farmers

FTX Execs Maxed Out Donations to Rep. George Santos

SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says There Are Three Ways to Tell If a Crypto Project Is a Scam

White House Blames Congress for Failure to Enact Crypto Regulations

Azuki Twitter Account Hacked, Attacker Drains Over $750K in 30 Minutes