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GMX's $42M Vote: GLV Tokens vs. Stablecoins - Which Wins?

GMX's $42M Vote: GLV Tokens vs. Stablecoins - Which Wins?

The GMX community recently faced a significant decision: how to reimburse liquidity providers (LPs) after a protocol incident. The vote, centered around a $42 million reimbursement, pitted two options against each other: GLV tokens and stablecoins. With so much at stake, Emily Tran sat down to weigh the advantages and...

GMX's $42M Vote A Chance To Reimagine DeFi's Community?

GMX's $42M Vote A Chance To Reimagine DeFi's Community?

Just the other day I interviewed Sarah, a single mom. She poured her life savings into GMX, wanting to develop a safety net for her two children. The exploit hit her hard. She ultimately lost the bulk of her investment, cash she severely needed. It's easy to get lost in...

GMX's $42M Vote A Litmus Test For DeFi's True Decentralization?

GMX's $42M Vote A Litmus Test For DeFi's True Decentralization?

Imagine ancient Athens, the birthplace of democracy. It was directly democratic — citizens gathered, debated and voted on every issue of state. Sounds idyllic, right? Except, Athenian democracy excluded slaves, women and non-Athenians – a rather big slice of the population. Now, fast forward to present day…and GMX’s $42 million...

WLFI's 99.94% Vote: A DeFi Win or Echo Chamber?

WLFI's 99.94% Vote: A DeFi Win or Echo Chamber?

Ninety-nine point ninety-four percent. Let that number sink in. It’s precisely the kind of figure you’d expect to encounter in highly-manipulated elections, but not from a supposedly non-corruptible, decentralized DeFi “community.” World Liberty Finance's WLFI token trading has been approved, but this landslide victory begs a crucial question: are we...

HTX DAO: Revolutionizing Crypto Governance, One Vote at a Time

HTX DAO: Revolutionizing Crypto Governance, One Vote at a Time

The crypto ecosystem, like any new frontier, is always changing, and so are the mechanisms that govern projects. HTX DAO is at the forefront of this transformation. It takes a unique decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) model that empowers its community and dares to alter the landscape of how trading platforms...

DAO Governance Meltdown: ACX Plunges, JUP Halts Voting!

DAO Governance Meltdown: ACX Plunges, JUP Halts Voting!

The rapidly-changing landscape of decentralized finance (DeFi) is filled with opportunities, but just as quickly, new challenges arise. Recent ARCX and JUP events highlight the dangers that lie in these DAO governance structures. These tragic events lead to important conversations on how we ultimately build these robust, equitable, and trustworthy...

HTX DAO's First Votes: Decentralized Governance Takes Shape!

HTX DAO's First Votes: Decentralized Governance Takes Shape!

The world of cryptocurrency moves at breakneck speed, and so too do the approaches to governance for these decentralized infrastructures. HTX DAO has earned its place as a rising leader within the crypto industry. Yet they’ve recently taken important steps to develop a more community-engaged and transparent governance model. HTX...

HTX DAO Pioneers New Governance Model with Successful Proposal Votes

HTX DAO Pioneers New Governance Model with Successful Proposal Votes

HTX DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization, has already proven the success of its innovative governance model through successful implementation. It was the first to approve its proposals through token-weighted voting. HTX DAO is a multi-chain deployed organization that illustrates a new approach to decentralized organizational governance. Through its singular structure...

NOTAI & Zoro: Powering the Future of Decentralized AI for Devs

NOTAI & Zoro: Powering the Future of Decentralized AI for Devs

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology is creating amazing opportunities for developers like never before. NOTAI and Zoro are at the forefront of that revolution. Together they are empowering developers, providing them with the tools to create and monetize AI applications in a developer-first, decentralized global economy....

3 Reasons NOTAI & Zoro Partnership Signals a Maturing Web3 AI

3 Reasons NOTAI & Zoro Partnership Signals a Maturing Web3 AI

Web3 AI. Those words ooze with tech utopianism, no? Between the hype and the headlines, it's crucial to ask: is this real progress, or just another echo in the crypto space? NOTAI and Zoro Technology have recently entered into a powerful collaborative relationship. They are bridging Web2 AI to the...

NOTAI & Zoro: Will This Partnership Finally Democratize AI For All?

NOTAI & Zoro: Will This Partnership Finally Democratize AI For All?

Let’s be honest, the AI revolution seems a bit… elitist at the moment. What we often hear about are these mind-blowing advancements, but who exactly benefits from them? Big tech, mostly. The average Joe or Jane? Not so much. That’s why the relationship between NOTAI and Zoro Technology surprised and...

Crypto Presales Explode: Top 5 to Watch (and Why You Should Care)

Crypto Presales Explode: Top 5 to Watch (and Why You Should Care)

The crypto market is always changing, and along with it the methods investors use to discover the next big winner. Emily Tran, writing for IBD, explains why one of the biggest trends to watch is the crypto presale boom. As a result, investors are perpetually seeking the next moonshot crypto....

Top 5 Crypto Presales Powering A Future We All Deserve

Top 5 Crypto Presales Powering A Future We All Deserve

We stand at a crossroads. On the other side, the establishment – old embedded power, opaque systems, financial gatekeepers. On the other, a collaborative, community-based, blockchain-enabled, decentralized future. And crypto presales are the ignition switch.Think about it. The internet brought the hope of a democratized flow of information, but under...

5 Crypto Presales or Ponzi Schemes? A Principled Investor's Guide

5 Crypto Presales or Ponzi Schemes? A Principled Investor's Guide

What does that even look like in the Wild West that is cryptocurrency right now. To me, it’s about taking those common-sense, old-fashioned values, and applying them to a new-fangled space. It's about long-term value over short-term hype, ethical considerations over fleeting trends, and understanding what you're putting your hard-earned...

DeSoc's $10M Win: Is Social-DeFi the Future for XRP & AVAX Fans?

DeSoc's $10M Win: Is Social-DeFi the Future for XRP & AVAX Fans?

Therefore, investor interest is turning on its head. Today, the focus shifts to Decentralized Social (DeSoc) platforms, leaving established cryptocurrencies such as XRP and AVAX behind. This change demonstrates the increasing attractiveness of social-DeFi utility, which we believe can transform social media as we know it. DeSoc platforms offer a...

Is DeSoc's $10M Funding a Threat to XRP's Real-World Dominance?

Is DeSoc's $10M Funding a Threat to XRP's Real-World Dominance?

So, DeSoc got $10 million. Good for them. Investors, many of them once bullish on XRP and AVAX, are suddenly flooding cash into this “social-DeFi” nonsense. Let's not get carried away. Is big money the angel of death for XRP? I think not. In fact, I think the market's getting...