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Karura Swap has opened trading for the Kusama/Karura — KSM/KAR — pair as the platform becomes one of the first DEXs to launch on Polkadot and Kusama.
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- Expert Take
Understanding the available data and current standings for the parachain auctions on Kusama.
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The Polygon team is set to launch a data availability solution for sidechains and layer-two protocols.
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A blockchain application platform has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for interoperability at a two-day conference held especially for developers.
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Polkadot’s canary network, Kusama, is set to see decentralized finance hub Karura become the first parachain.
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The first Kusama parachain slot auction will now commence and is set to run for the next week.
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The first Kusama parachain auction could happen by mid-June if the council votes in favor of a recently released tentative schedule.
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Layer-2, DEX liquidity pool position strategies, and insurance is on the horizon for the rapidly-expanding team.
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Sotheby's has revealed the world’s first “intelligent” NFT, Playboy is auctioning off a tokenized boarding pass to the “bunny jet”, and Olympic-themed NFT collectibles are dropping this month.
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The optimistic rollup network enjoyed had a popular, if rocky, beta launch.
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The rollout of the Polkadot protocol has been ongoing since August, when the project launched its Rococo testnet.
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AXS and SLP price surged following the project’s successful migration to the Ronin sidechain on the Ethereum network.
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Scalability is a hot investment as venture capitalists and retail pour into rollup and sidechain solutions.
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Chainlink is rolling out support for xDai, a layer-two sidechain whose perceived centralization hasn’t stopped major DApp players.
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Six prominent crypto firms have joined the federation governing Blockstream's Liquid sidechain.
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