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Finance Redefined: Uniswap builds token-swap feature for Ukraine, LUNA surpasses Ether, and more
4.3.2022
In this week's newsletter, we will explore some of the key developments from the DeFi space that had an impact on the Ukraine donations and look at some of the trendsetters in our industry
Finance Redefined: 1Password partners with Phantom, and Stark deploys nine DApps, Feb. 18–25
25.2.2022
1Password joined forces with Phantom on a security endeavor, StarkNet rolled out its first set of DApps, and Celcius deployed an institutional Wrapped Ether pool on Maple Finance — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: Axelar becomes a unicorn, new ETH addresses hit 1.5M per month, Feb. 11–18
18.2.2022
Blockchain platform Axelar surpasses $1-billion valuation, Ethereum’s on-chain metrics reveal compelling insights, Umbria innovates on Avalanche — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: Alchemy raises $200M, Bunny goes DAO, Feb. 4–11
12.2.2022
Alchemy raises $200 million in a Series C round, Hashstack launches collateral protocol on Harmony, and Bunny Finance forms DAO after a hack — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: Wonderland reveal and Wormhole hacked, Jan. 28–Feb. 4
4.2.2022
Wonderland endured a turbulent week of revelations and risks closure, Wormhole was hacked for the second-highest ever DeFi sum, and the Ethereum hash rate hits a new high — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: Secret’s $400M fund, and 1inch expanding, Jan. 14–21
22.1.2022
Secret Network launched a $400 million DeFi fund and 1inch integrated Avalanche and Gnosis protocols — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: Vitalik bearish on cross-chain, dYdX decentralizing, Jan. 7–14
15.1.2022
Vitalik Buterin outlined his views on a cross-chain blockchain world, dYdX announced plans for full decentralization in 2022, and Near Protocol raised $150 for Web3 tech — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: Terra expanding UST and LUNA, and Aave Arc seeks institutional adoption, Dec. 31–Jan. 7
7.1.2022
Terra Research presented a governance proposal to expand the influence of UST and LUNA, Aave Arc launched a DeFi pool for whitelisted projects, and WonderFi Tech purchased First Ledger Corp for $162 million — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: Polygon fixes $24B bug, Hoskinson optimistic for Cardano in 2022, Dec. 24–31
31.12.2021
This week's Finance Redefined features the latest developments concerning Polygon, Interlay, Bent Finance and Grim Finance
Finance Redefined: Binance leads $60M Multichain funding, Interlay raises $6.5M, Dec. 17–24
24.12.2021
Binance Labs was the lead funder in a $60-million seed round, Interlay seeks to increase Bitcoin interoperability, Bent Finance and Grim Finance suffer million-dollar exploits — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: 83% of 7-figure Millennials own crypto, Sen. Warren criticizes DeFi, Dec. 10–17
17.12.2021
A new study finds that more than 80% of millionaire youths hold digital assets, Senator Warren attacks stablecoins, and billions are locked in the Eth2 contract
Finance Redefined: AWS turns crypto exchanges offline, and Sushi CTO resigns, Dec. 3–10
10.12.2021
An AWS outage sent shockwaves around the crypto industry, Delong left his role as Sushi CTO, and Coinbase opened a cryptography library — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: Two DeFi hacks top $120M, and $500M Algo Fund launches, Nov. 26–Dec. 3
3.12.2021
MonoX and BadgerDAO suffer callous security attacks, Borderless Capital opens a $500-million fund to advance Algorand’s ecosystem, and Iota is to launch Assembly in early 2022 — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: 1M ETH burned since EIP-1559, and Dorsey drops tbDEX white paper, Nov. 19–26
27.11.2021
1 million Ether has been burned since the London hard fork, Square released a beta white paper for a decentralized exchange, and Grayscale predicted a $1-trillion metaverse market — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: Acala wins Polkadot parachain, and Iota set to launch Shimmer, Nov. 12–19
19.11.2021
Acala was victorious in Polkadot’s first parachain auction, Iota announced its staking network, and Uniswap liquidity providers lose money — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: ENS airdrops token, and SEC’s Crenshaw speaks on DeFi, Nov. 5–12
12.11.2021
Ethereum Name Service issued its native token, an SEC commissioner published a DeFi opinion piece, and Polkadot’s parachains registered billions of dollars — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: Avalanche launches $200M fund, wXRP to debut on Ethereum Oct. 29–Nov. 5
5.11.2021
Avalanche Foundation showcases a six-figure ecosystem fund, wXRP set to launch smart contracts on Ethereum, and AllianceBlock joins forces with Flare — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: Near’s $800M fund, Miami embraces crypto, Oct. 22–29
29.10.2021
Near protocol allocates $800 million to its DeFi ecosystem, and Immunefi raises $5.5 million to advance its security service — all of this and more coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: Celsius raises $400M, and Rari’s 7.5K% yields, Oct. 11—15
16.10.2021
Lending firm Celsius raised $400 million, Rari Capital exceeded $1 billion in TVL, and North America witnessed surging crypto volume — all included in this week’s Finance Redefined
Finance Redefined: MakerDAO goes green and BoA bullish on DeFi, Oct. 1–8
8.10.2021
Mirror opens decentralized blogging to the public, a Bank of America report is bullish on DeFi, and MakerDAO considers climate initiatives