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The View (and Vibes) From the VeeCon NFT Conference

This Week in Coins: 'Ethereum Killers' Lose Big and More Unbanked Americans are Turning to Crypto
This week in coins. Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt Bitcoin suffered minimal losses this week, about 0.87%, while Ethereum sank 9% to $1,792. Several so-called Ethereum killers, a...
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Tim HakkiMay 28, 2022
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Is DeFi a Public Good?
Decrypting DeFi is Decrypt's DeFi email newsletter. (art: Grant Kempster) One of the more interesting considerations in the world of crypto—one championed as a bastion of transparency and open...
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Liam J. KellyMay 28, 2022
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Ethereum's Merge is Coming and the Stakes Couldn't Be Higher
Crypto holders can't wait to see the end of May, a month that has brought nothing but losses. And while it's too soon to say whether the worst is over—Bitcoin is below $30,000 right now and c...
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Jeff John RobertsMay 28, 2022
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Why Ava Labs Wants the Bored Ape Metaverse and ApeCoin on Avalanche
Last month’s launch of digital land plots for Yuga Labs’ Otherside—an upcoming Bored Ape Yacht Club metaverse game—marked a massive moment for the NFT market. It was also, by many accounts, a ...
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Andrew HaywardMay 27, 2022
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How Scorsese Producer Niels Juul's KinoDAO Is Using NFTs to Fund Indie Films
Hollywood’s independent film industry is struggling. Many low to mid-budget film producers are finding it near impossible to secure financing due to the pandemic. And because of Hollywood’s o...
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Kate IrwinMay 27, 2022
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What Are Ethereum Rollups? A Scaling Solution to Cut Transaction Costs

Rollups cut down on blockchain transaction costs by "rolling up" batches of transactions into a single one. Here’s how they work.

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ERC-721 is a token standard for non-fungible tokens on Ethereum. A pillar of the ecosystem, it supports billions of dollars worth of NFTs.

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As Ethereum's DeFi ecosystem grows, Bitcoin holders increasingly want to take part. Enter ERC-20 token Wrapped Bitcoin, a 1:1 representation of BTC.

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Loopring protocol provides developers the tools they need to build their own decentralized exchanges.

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How an Indie Author Is Using Ethereum NFTs to Engage and Inspire Readers

"Lost Children of Andromeda" translates a sci-fi book series into an NFT-powered “read-to-earn” game and creative community.

Everything Elon Musk Has Planned for Twitter

Open-source code, in-app payments and… Dogecoin? Here's what the Tesla CEO plans for the social media platform post-takeover.

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Boss Cat Rocket Club Builds First All-Inclusive Metaverse on Cardano

NFT PFP collection Boss Cat Rocket Club (BCRC) is inviting other crypto-powered projects into its play-to-earn metaverse.

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Do Kwon Isn’t Done Yet

Terra’s collapse may have silenced some of the trash talking, but Do Kwon isn't going away—he insists he plans to rebuild.

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