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Binance, Other Crypto Players Shun Multichain as Bridging Rumors Swirl
With facts hard to come by, a coterie of crypto players are taking action.
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Prime Protocol to eliminate need for cross-chain bridges (Charlie Green/Unsplash)
DeFi Broker Prime Protocol Introduces Bridgeless Cross-Chain Token Transfers
The protocol aims to eliminate the need for token bridges, wraps and swaps to make moving crypto tokens between blockchains safer.
Prime Protocol to eliminate need for cross-chain bridges (Charlie Green/Unsplash)

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Cata Labs Raises $4.2M to Develop 'Bridging' Software
The round was led by Spartan Group and included participation from Robot Ventures, Maven 11, Alchemy Ventures, HashKey Capital, Circle Ventures and Superscrypt.
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DeFi Privacy Bridge Aztec Connect Sunsets After Less Than a Year
The backing Aztec Network is open sourcing the bridge and moving on to next-generation products.
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LI.FI CEO Philipp Zentner (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Crypto Startup LI.FI Spins Up Bridge, DEX Aggregator
The retail-facing platform uses a noncustodial setup, CEO Philipp Zentner said.
LI.FI CEO Philipp Zentner (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Interest in bridging BTC to Avalanche continues to swell. (Matthew Lancaster/Unsplash)
Bitcoin-Bridged to Avalanche Reaches Record Daily Mint of Over 2K BTC
Half of the BTC.b minted on Thursday have been moved to BENQI Finance, an Avalanche-based decentralized finance protocol.
Interest in bridging BTC to Avalanche continues to swell. (Matthew Lancaster/Unsplash)

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Cross-Chain Protocol Swing Says ‘No-Code’ Product to Speed Up App Deployment
Decentralized applications that straddle multiple blockchains are becoming more common, though the cross-chain “bridges” often used to move digital assets back and forth betwe...
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Open-Source Protocol Ren Token Surges 18% Amid Rising Interest in Multichain Projects
In November, following the protocol's loss of funding from Alameda, Ren accelerated its shift from Ren 1.0 to a more efficient, secure version.
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Volt Inu Community Passes Vote for $75M Token Burn, Plans Polygon Network Expansion
Some 12 trillion VOLT were staked in favor of the token burn proposal.
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Synapse Token Surges 44% as Cross-Chain Momentum Builds
The token has outperformed the broader DeFi sector since the turn of the year as investors flock to its cross-chain bridge.
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