Crypto has seen a rise in novel uses of liquidity mining and rewards through protocols like Uniswap, Aave and Compound. More recently, a new crop of DeFi 2.0 protocols such as OlympusDAO, Alchemix and Abracadabra are exploring new ways of operating without giving up token rewards. For all the innovations happening with decentralized systems in crypto, they are still failing to … [Read more...] about DeFi’s quest to reimagine finance must come from a community-based design
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Decentralized design platform Moralis raises $13.4M in seed funding from EQT Ventures
Moralis, a platform that powers decentralized applications, or DApps, announced Thursday that it has received a $13.4-million investment from EQT ventures.The company said that it expects to use this seed capital for product development and corporate expansion. Moralis seeks to provide the blockchain space with a unique user-friendly interface solely for front-end development, … [Read more...] about Decentralized design platform Moralis raises $13.4M in seed funding from EQT Ventures
Blockchain tech is holding NFTs back because of these three design flaws
Years after CryptoKitties were released to the masses, the nonfungible token (NFT) sector is finally going places.Coveted collectibles are selling for millions of dollars in some of the world’s finest auction houses. Top-flight soccer and basketball teams are releasing once-in-a-lifetime moments that fans cherish. Movie studios are starting to issue NFTs as memorabilia too, … [Read more...] about Blockchain tech is holding NFTs back because of these three design flaws
ECB is looking to design a digital euro more energy-efficient than Bitcoin
The European Central Bank, or ECB, joins the growing club of crypto-friendly financial institutions as it announces the decision “to launch a project to prepare for possibly issuing a digital euro.” The ECB’s official tweet noted:“We will look at how a digital euro could be designed and distributed to everyone in the euro area.”According to a press release on July 14, the ECB's … [Read more...] about ECB is looking to design a digital euro more energy-efficient than Bitcoin
Biological evolution should inform how humans design markets
If the global COVID-19 pandemic has taught humanity anything, it has hammered home the lesson that the human being is as dependent on its fellows as the honeybee or ant. Scientists, academics, pharmaceutical executives, philanthropists and government agencies have worked together to roll out a vaccine program that is breaking all records for speed and efficiency. All these … [Read more...] about Biological evolution should inform how humans design markets