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Farcaster, Blockchain-Based Social Media Startup, Raises 0M, Led by Paradigm
Dan Romero’s Farcaster made waves earlier this year with the introduction of “Frames,” a feature allowing apps to run within posts, so users don’t have to click off to another site.

Gala Games Hacker Returns M in ETH; Founder Proposes 'Buy and Burn'
Gala investor DWF Labs also said that it had purchased 28 million GALA tokens “to alleviate market selling pressures.”

Crypto Derivatives DEX Aevo's Token Jumps 10% as Binance Labs Discloses Investment
AEVO hit $0.9, its highest price since mid-May. Even so, it’s still nearly 70% below where it started trading in March at around $3.

Crypto Sleuth Ogle Proposes Security-Centric 'Glue' Blockchain
The upcoming layer-1 takes a hands-on approach to ensuring project security.

Filip Wielanier: 'Web3 Marketing Is a Win-Win'
Cookie3’s co-founder and CEO explains how Web3 marketing can create a shared economy of users, creators and businesses.

How Bitcoin ETFs Are Changing the Risk-Reward Ratio for Institutional Investors
By approving bitcoin as an underlying product within the ETF space, the SEC has reduced risk at the base level of the asset, BitGo’s Steve Scott writes. The only question is now will they invest?

Solana-Based Wallet Phantom Buys Web3 Specialist Bitski
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Web3 Marketing Startup Spindl Launches On-Chain Ad Network
Crypto wallet activity is a better way to find sales prospects than “weird, sketchy Web2 data,” says Spindl CEO (and Facebook vet) Antonio Garcia Martinez.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hits K as Ether ETF Hopes Build
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 21, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Fidelity Drops Staking Plans in Updated Ether ETF Filing
Annualized yields on ether staking are nearly 3% as of Tuesday, data from popular staking service Lido shows.