.@StargateFinance's growth has been staggering, boasting 1.2M+ weekly transactions recently, with over 800K last week.
In the bridges landscape, @StargateFinance leads the pack with ~1.8x more weekly volume than its closest rival, and more daily transactions than all others combined.
Recognized for its superior security, @StargateFinance offers $15M in bug bounties, surpassing MakerDAO's $10M and GMX's $5M.
The community also recently voted for value accrual to veSTG stakers, with 1.0bps of fees now being directed to veSTG holders.
1) Today marks the third day of the Metaverse Fashion Week (MVFW) 👗 in its second edition.
Let's take a look at the history and development of virtual fashion 👠
2) The history of virtual fashion reaches back in time to the emergence of online games, where players could tweak and modify their avatars’ appearance.
Second Life was one of the earliest games where virtual fashion, or wearables, were traded for real money.
3) With the mainstreaming of centralized metaverse platforms like @Roblox and @FortniteGame 🎮 , virtual fashion started having its own economy, with dedicated market places and both established and emerging fashion brands joining in to serve this new market.
1) Flatcoins or Valuecoins are gaining public attention. But what exactly are they and why should you learn about them today?
A short 🧵
2) Coinbase's Base (@BuildOnBase ) has recently put out a call for builders to work on Flatcoins 🪙 - stablecoins designed to track inflation rates, offering stability in purchasing power and mitigating the negative effects of poor monetary policy decisions made by central banks.
3) The idea has been around since June 2021, when @TheMahaDAO introduced the concept of 'Valuecoins'. The world's first Valuecoin, $ARTH 💲 , was released as an attempt to create inflation-proof and crypto-native coins with stable purchasing power.
1) @Sony has filled a patent concerning their plans to integrate NFTs in their ecosystem … why should you care?
A short 🧵
@Sony 2) While the marriage of NFTs and Gaming is old news 🎮 , interoperability in NFTs and the metaverse remains more of an aspiration than reality, as most NFTs, specially those related to metaverse and gaming, only has utility within their native ecosystem (game, metaverse, etc).
3) Sony’s latest patent emphasizes interoperability and transportability … meaning? You can win an NFT 🏅 in one game or counsel and use it in different ones.
Sony goes further, and plans to make its NFTs interoperable across different ecosystems, such as Xbox and cloud gaming.
1) Decentralized Science (DeSci) has been around since 2015, and on the rise since 2021. What is it? Why does it exist? And what should you know about it?
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2) Scientific research and publishing are two fairly centralized practices. Many scientists find themselves inclined to publish on trendy topics, and prioritize frequency over quality, to increase their chance of funding.
3) Against the universality of science, a large amount of scientific data is published in paid journals or kept in private databases. The Open Science movement tried to push for more sharing, but journals responded by charging high fees to publish any research as open source.