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NEAR Protocol: The Most User-Friendly L1

What is NEAR Protocol? NEAR Protocol, or NEAR, is a fully-sharded, Proof-of-Stake (POS) Layer 1 blockchain. NEAR launched on mainnet in early 2020, following a $21MM token sale led by a16z. One of the biggest narratives in crypto throughout 2021 was the emergence of alt-L1s like Solana, Avalanche, and Luna. So what differentiates NEAR and

Migrating MetaMask to Hardware Wallet

Migrating a MetaMask Wallet to a Ledger or Trezor

Did you start messing around with crytpo on a hot wallet and before you knew it had a not immaterial amount of money on it? Then did you see a string of posts about MetaMask hacks on twitter? Maybe a BowTiedIguana wrote a post that made you realize that little Fox extension isn’t actually safe?

GAS DAO: the Harbinger of Airdrop Winter?

What is GAS DAO? Following in the wake of the wildly popular $SOS airdrop comes another universal airdrop from GAS DAO. The GAS airdrop applies to anyone who has spent at least $1559 USD in transaction fees on the Ethereum mainnet. The exact airdrop amount varies by wallet history, with weights as 10% on ETH

TalentDAO: An Internet-Native Guild in a Startup City

TalentDAO announced its launch on December 19. Its goal is to use web3 to connect talented people to global opportunity, particularly in Africa[1]. Why Africa? This is because over 70% of Africa’s population is under the age of 35, one of the youngest and fastest growing populations in the world. Africa is expected to grow

Tokens for Christmas: SOS Airdrop and RADAR Airdrop

Merry Christmas everyone! Santa has come to the blockchain, stuffing stockings with two new airdrops from The Open DAO and DappRadar. The SOS airdrop grants some amount to basically anyone who ever did anything on Opensea. The RADAR airdrop applies to users who registered with DappRadar, or who interacted with at least 10 dapps tracked

Aztec Network Raises $17M in Series A

Aztec Connect is the first private bridge for Ethereum DeFi, launching live on testnet on December 9th[1]. It is a privacy focused L2 enabling cheap, private interactions with Layer 1 smart contracts and liquidity via DeFi aggregation. It uses zk-rollups to add privacy and gas savings to any Layer 1 protocol via bridges[2], enabling up

OlympusDAO Celebrates 31 Olympus Pro Partners

OlympusDAO’s Olympus Pro incubator program has recently reached the milestone of 31 partnered protocols. The Olympus Pro partners program offers projects the opportunity to enter a symbiotic relationship with OlympusDAO. In this partnership, they can draw on OlympusDAO’s vast experience implementing the protocol-owned-liquidity model. When a protocol joins Olympus Pro, OlympusDAO experts help set up

Theopetra

Theopetra – What is it and Why You Should Care

You likely have come across Theopetra on Twitter talking about taking back housing from large institutions. Or maybe you resonated with giving the power back to the people. Or just noticed more ‘V for Vendetta’ masks than usual. The protocol certainly has been gaining traction. Founding and VIP members spots are being filled and account