Trading volume on DEXs rose to $133.1 billion in March, the third straight monthly increase, according to DefiLlama.
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rally Stalls Above $30K; Ether Hits $2.1K
ALSO: Former CoinDesk head of research Noelle Acheson writes that longer-term narratives such as bitcoin's recent store-of-value story matter but that price depends more on fleeting, often fickle sentiment.
Crypto Exchange Bitget Starts $100M Asia-Focused Web3 Fund
The firm started its fund as more crypto projects seek non-U.S. jurisdictions.
Head of Thailand’s Opposition Party Promises $300 Crypto Airdrop if Elected Prime Minister: Report
Local stakeholders call the move a “marketing gimmick†while others say it's the most efficient way to distribute economic stimulus.
Singapore Working With Banks to Provide Guidance on Crypto Businesses: Bloomberg
An industry report is expected to outline best practices in areas including due diligence and risk management.
AI-Focused Blockchain CryptoGPT Raises $10M Funding at $250M Valuation
CryptoGPT recently rolled out AI assistant "Alex" and is developing its ZK rollup layer 2 blockchain and a data-to-AI engine, which collects, encrypts and transfers data for commercial applications.
Lido Considers Using Its ARB Airdrop to Boost Activity on Arbitrum
Under a new proposal Lido would accept its $1.2 million in ARB tokens and reward them to liquidity providers in wrapped staked ether pools.
From Nakamigos to Magamigos: The Tricky Relationship Between the Meme Economy and NFTs
Speculative NFT project Nakamigos has recently broken into the NFT spotlight, spawning copycat projects such as Magamigos and Nakamigas that capitalize on the trend. But while meme projects may offer short-term gains, they rarely offer long-term value and ought be scrutinized.
DeFi Protocol Balancer Experiences Budget Cuts, Headcount Slashes Ahead of Strategy Pivot
The protocol’s service providers have let go of two front-end engineers as they focus on overhauling the platform’s brand.Â
ROOK Investors Begin Swapping Tokens for $25M Crypto Treasury
Rook Labs and activist investors reached a deal that returns millions of dollars to the former DAO.