Arbitrum co-founder sees DAO’s resolution to voter drama as a “testament to decentralization”

Arbitrum co-founder sees DAO’s resolution to voter drama as a “testament to decentralization”

For Steven Goldfeder, CEO and co-founder of Offchain Labs, Arbitrum DAO’s blunder is simply one of many early steps on the journey to decentralization.

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Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain Base plans for 2023 mainnet launch

Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain Base plans for 2023 mainnet launch

Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast that interviews newsmakers in crypto to better understand the tech behind the hype and the people working to build a decentralized future. For this week’s episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Jesse Pollak, the lead for Base and head of protocols at Coinbase. Base is an Ethereum-focused layer 2 blockchain launched […]

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Blockchain messaging protocol LayerZero raises $120M, hitting $3B valuation

Blockchain messaging protocol LayerZero raises $120M, hitting $3B valuation

LayerZero Labs, a web3 messaging protocol, has closed a $120 million Series B round, raising its valuation to $3 billion from $1 billion, the company said on Tuesday. Unlike Web 2.0 messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, this messaging protocol lets users send different types of messages between blockchains, like cross-chain interactions, eliminating the need […]

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Avalanche wants to digitize all of the world’s assets on the blockchain

Avalanche wants to digitize all of the world’s assets on the blockchain

Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast that interviews newsmakers in crypto to better understand the tech behind the hype and the people working to build a decentralized future. For this week’s episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Emin Gün Sirer, the founder and CEO of Ava Labs. Ava Labs has raised a total of about $640 million, […]

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Framework Ventures co-founder says DeFi gives hope following FTX collapse

Aptos wants to shake up the blockchain space by creating more economic value, co-founder says

Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast diving deep into stories, backgrounds and the latest news with the biggest names in crypto. For this week’s episode, I sat down with Mo Shaikh, co-founder and CEO of the layer-1 blockchain Aptos. Shaikh is a three-time founder with over a decade of experience in financial services as […]

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Framework Ventures co-founder says DeFi gives hope following FTX collapse

Injective launches $150M ecosystem fund to accelerate interoperable infra and DeFi adoption

Injective, a layer-1 blockchain focused on building financial applications, has launched a $150 million fund ecosystem initiative, the platform’s CEO and co-founder, Eric Chen, told TechCrunch. “We’ve seen a lot of ecosystem funds in the past do various things, but there isn’t really an established ecosystem fund for Injective and Cosmos as a whole,” Chen […]

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Sneak peek: Look who’s pitching at the CCC Web3 Demo Day

Sneak peek: Look who’s pitching at the CCC Web3 Demo Day

We’re excited to announce two more early-stage startups participating in the Cross Chain Coalition Web3 Demo Day on January 11. If you haven’t heard, this free online showcase features more than 12 of today’s most exciting projects building web3 infrastructure, DeFi, NFT and gaming applications. Register today and join us as each startup team gets […]

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Solana’s speedy approach to crypto is attracting developers, despite hiccups

Crypto trading-focused blockchain Sei launches $50M ecosystem fund

While many layer-1 blockchains out there were built for a pretty general purpose, other networks were designed around very specific use cases. Sei, a layer-1 blockchain designed for trading, has launched a $50 million ecosystem and liquidity fund to support new decentralized finance (DeFi) applications on its platform, its co-founders Jeff Feng and Jay Jog […]

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Nilos unifies crypto and fiat accounts for small businesses

Can crypto make the world a better place?

The crypto world has never shied away from making big promises, but as the industry matures and its audience widens, now’s a good time to take a step back and look at how the space is delivering on its vision. Welcome to Chain Reaction, where we unpack and explain the latest in crypto news, drama and […]

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