Welcome to this week’s episode of This Week in Blockchain – DeFi!
Each week your host, Conor Svensson – https://twitter.com/conorsvensson, founder and CEO of Web3 Labs – https://www.web3labs.com, will provide a rundown of the major events that took place in the DeFi industry during the past week.
This Week in Blockchain is also available as a podcast at https://www.weekinblockchain.com/.
Links to items discussed:
USDC added to Hedera Hashgraph as network eyes DeFi
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/18/usdc-added-to-hedera-hashgraph-as-enterprise-minded-network-eyes-defi/
Arbitrum extends lead over Optimism as Uniswap posts record volume on L2
https://cointelegraph.com/news/arbitrum-extends-lead-over-optimism-as-uniswap-posts-record-volume-on-l2
DeFi Lending Protocol Element Finance raises $32M
https://decrypt.co/83784/polychain-capital-joins-32m-investment-defi-lending-protocol-element-finance
Sommelier raises $23 million in Series A funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/121495/sommelier-finance-defi-zaki-manian-series-a-funding
Terra Blockchain connect to the Cosmos Ecosystem
https://thedefiant.io/terra-connects-with-cosmos/
MDT announces data oracle for bridging capital market and DeFi
https://coinjournal.net/news/mdt-announces-data-oracle-for-bridging-capital-market-and-defi
Assets locked in DeFi
https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories/decentralized-finance-defi