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If we’re honest, the crypto space can be intimidating—like one of those velvet rope clubs. Bitcoin and Ethereum are known to steal all the headlines. In the interim, thousands of other visionary projects and their enthusiastic innovators continue to get left out in the cold. We're talking about millions of...

The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) moves fast and in surprising directions, unlocking new potential and breakthroughs at every turn. MetaBlock X is your trusted guide, empowering you to explore this new digital frontier with clarity, confidence, and purpose. Perhaps the most exhilarating innovation is the recent emergence of non-custodial...

Maple Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol that was released in 2021, is shaking up conventional crypto lending. Sidney Powell and Joe Flanagan are co-founders of the new platform. It’s notable in the DeFi space for offering under-collateralized loans. Capitalizing on this unique feature helps it stand out. With...

Are we not being protected and patronized instead. The UK's move to tighten the reins on crypto lending, spear-headed by the FCA, feels like a parent telling you that you can't play outside because you might fall and scrape your knee. Yes, the crypto world is volatile. Yes, there are...

The universe of crypto staking is advancing quickly. With all these new LSDs popping up everywhere, it’s really starting to feel like the Wild West out there. Lunar surface empires, glittering promises of yield, intricate protocols that no one actually understands, and the all-too-real risk of losing your shirt. We...

On April 26th, the Solana DeFi protocol Loopscale was hacked for over $3 million. This breach resulted in a loss of approximately $5.8 million in NFTs. Unfortunately, this exploit has directly impacted Loopscale users. It has led to some much-needed conversations around security and risk management practices within the burgeoning...

The token is not related to Loopscale, a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol on Solana which paused its lending markets after a $5.8 million exploit. It’s official — the platform that could change everything for cities and states today launched, after a six-month closed beta. It has already pulled in...

Is Cardano about to be disrupted? We all know Cardano. It was going to be everything Ethereum wasn’t – academic, proven, scalable, the anti-Ethereum. Let’s not kid ourselves; that progress has been on a pace that makes ice melt – glacial. One upstart borne of the Ordinals craze, Mutuum Finance...

The field of crypto finance is ever-evolving. This past year has illustrated the striking contrast between the promise and innovation of decentralized finance (DeFi) and the collapse of centralized finance (CeFi). DeFi lending is experiencing explosive growth. By comparison, CeFi is struggling to recover from the aftermath of unfortunate failures,...

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