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Paul Frambot, CEO Morpho Labs (Morpho)
Crypto Lending Firm Morpho Bags $50M in Funding Round Led by Ribbit Capital
The strategic funding round included a16z, Coinbase Ventures, Variant, Pantera and Brevan Howard.
Paul Frambot, CEO Morpho Labs (Morpho)

Inside the Lloyd's of London insurance market. (Lloyd's of London)
Lloyd’s of London-Backed Insurance Policies Can Now Be Paid for in Crypto on Ethereum
Cryptocurrency insurance underwriter Evertas, a Lloyd’s coverholder, has teamed up with smart contract-based insurance marketplace Nayms to offer the on-chain policies.
Inside the Lloyd's of London insurance market. (Lloyd's of London)

Circle said to be trading around $5B valuation ahead of planned IPO: sources.  (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Circle Said to Be Trading Around $5B Valuation Ahead of Planned IPO: Sources
The issuer of stablecoin USDC was valued at as much as $9 billion when it first tried to go public in a failed SPAC deal in 2022.
Circle said to be trading around $5B valuation ahead of planned IPO: sources.  (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

GREED logo (Voshy/Medium)
$GREED 2.0: A New Lesson in Crypto Avarice That Might Also Enrich the People It Dupes
The first iteration of the $GREED project tricked people into tweeting an embarrassing message. This time, their money is frozen – but earning money.
GREED logo (Voshy/Medium)

Artistic modification of illustration pulled from Morpheus white paper (Lumerin/Morpheus)
Morpheus, Decentralized AI Project From Lumerin, Goes Live on Arbitrum Test Network
The premise of the technology is to avoid pitfalls of centralized AI models, which might be prone to censorship or monopoly control, according to the developer.
Artistic modification of illustration pulled from Morpheus white paper (Lumerin/Morpheus)

Agriculture (Pete Linforth/Pixabay)
AgriDex Settles First Agricultural Trade on Solana Blockchain
AgriDex "settled the transactions almost instantly, charging only 0.15% to each side of the trade" while in traditional systems "fees can be several percentage points per trad...
Agriculture (Pete Linforth/Pixabay)

(Markus Spiske/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Cross-Chain Service DeBridge to Issue Governance Token, Completes Activity Snapshot
The cross-chain service is popularly used to transfer funds between the Ethereum, Base and Solana blockchains, among others.
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Mike Novogratz, Galaxy Founder and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk.(CoinDesk/Shutterstock/Suzanne Cordiero)
Galaxy Buys Almost All of CryptoManufaktur's Assets, Expanding Ethereum Staking Portfolio
The acquisition by publicly traded Galaxy Digital, led by Michael Novogratz, will expand the firm's role in Ethereum staking, as part of a broader effort to push deeper into t...
Mike Novogratz, Galaxy Founder and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk.(CoinDesk/Shutterstock/Suzanne Cordiero)

Crypto custody firm Copper receives TCSP license in Hong Kong as part of Asia Pacific expansion. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Crypto Custody Firm Copper Receives Key License in Hong Kong as it Expands in Asia Pacific
The license permits the holder to provide trust and corporate services in the region.
Crypto custody firm Copper receives TCSP license in Hong Kong as part of Asia Pacific expansion. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)