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The Protocol: Ethereum ETFs Aren't Blockchain, but Buyers Ape In
As Bitcoiners descend on Nashville for a big annual conference, we're covering robust demand for new Ethereum spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and recapping the $230 million...
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dYdX founder Antonio Juliano (dYdX)
DeFi Giant dYdX Says Its v3 Platform Is Compromised – Just as It's Reportedly Up for Sale
News of the problem emerged just as Bloomberg reported dYdX v3 is for sale.
dYdX founder Antonio Juliano (dYdX)

Antonio Juliano (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
DYdX Founder Antonio Juliano to Step Down as CEO of the Decentralized Exchange; Ivo Crnkovic-Rubsamen Takes Over
Juliano will become chairman and president of dYdX Trading.
Antonio Juliano (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Token unlocks are usually bearish events, increasing a token's supply.(FLY:D/Unsplash)
OP, YGG Feeling Sell-Side Pressure as Unlocks Loom
DYDX also has a large release of tokens scheduled but is not experiencing the same pricing pressure.
Token unlocks are usually bearish events, increasing a token's supply.(FLY:D/Unsplash)

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dYdX Foundation Requests $30M Budget, Pledges to Issue Annual Spending Report
The Foundation wants to preserve an 18-month runway through at least mid-2026.
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Coinmarketcap
dYdX Tops Uniswap as Largest DEX by Volume
The decentralized exchange, which last year moved over to the Cosmos blockchain, just saw $757 million of volume over a 24-hour period.
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Antonio Juliano (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
Antonio Juliano: Uprooting a Successful Exchange to Explore the Cosmos
Juliano's dYdX switched from Ethereum to Cosmos in one of the year's biggest blockchain defections. The project has big plans for 2024.
Antonio Juliano (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Optimism price on Nov. 27 (CoinDesk)
Altcoin Rally Cools as Massive $650M Worth of Token Unlocks Loom Over Crypto Market
Large unlocking events usually lead to price declines as the increase in supply outpaces investor demand for the asset, The Tie reported earlier this year.
Optimism price on Nov. 27 (CoinDesk)

DYDX token unlock (token.unlocks)
DYDX Pumps Ahead of Massive $500M Token Unlock
The decentralized exchange debuted its layer 1 blockchain based on Cosmos this week.
DYDX token unlock (token.unlocks)

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder and CEO, Circle (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Circle to Enable Cross-Chain USDC Transfers With Cosmos's Noble Later This Month
Decentralized exchange dYdX will be the a user of CCTP, as the project expands beyond Arbitrum, Base, Ethereum and Optimism.
Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder and CEO, Circle (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)