liquidity provider
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TVL has begun to fall out of favor, so which metric can be used to rank this year’s top DeFi projects?
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The DEX announced an integration with Steer Protocol, a liquidity manager focused on making LPing more efficient
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Some industry participants say moves to enable trading fees are a welcome change in sentiment towards revenue creation, while others call it unsustainable
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A wide variety of firms had successful raises this week, including one developing a decentralized alternative to Google Docs
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Trader Joe will initially offer stablecoin pools, with plans to expand its offerings in the coming months
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DeFi protocol Bancor is again under fire for alleged breaches of securities laws, facing a fresh lawsuit over impermanent loss protection
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A crypto liquidity crunch is what happens when platforms lack the liquid supply of cash reserves and 1:1 convertible stablecoins needed to meet demand without collapsing market prices
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