Uniswap’s Retroactive Airdrop Vote Put Free Money on the Campaign Trail

The votes were staggeringly in favor, but a quorum was not reached, and Uniswap’s second-ever governance proposal has been defeated.

Today is Election Day and with it (hopefully) arrives the outcome of one of the most pivotal and polarizing Presidential showdowns in history. It also marks the third election since Bitcoin’s inception. On this monumental day, we’re looking back at the more than a decade of crypto asset’s ongoing campaign trail to take over money. Crypto Campaign Retrospective: Looking Back At Bitcoin Performance Between Each Major Election Things are looking brighter for Bitcoin than they […]

In the world of cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (defi), and Web3, airdrops have become commonplace in the industry. However, while airdrops sound like free money, there’s been a growing trend of airdrop phishing scams that steal people’s money when they attempt to get the so-called ‘free’ crypto assets. The following is a look at two different ways attackers use airdrop phishing scams to steal funds and how you can protect yourself. Airdrops Don’t Always Mean ‘Free Crypto’ — Many Airdrop Giveaway Promotions Are Looking to Rob....

Rival decentralized exchanges are upping their liquidity mining rewards to attract Uniswap’s former-liquidity providers, leading to SushiSwap’s TVL tripling in one week. With leading decentralized exchange Uniswap having ceased its yield-farming incentive program, rival automated market makers 1inch, SushiSwap and Bancor are snapping up liquidity providers with targeted rewards.On Nov. 17, the same day that Uniswap’s rewards ended, the cloned AMM SushiSwap announced a new incentive scheme for the same four pairings previously incentivized by Uniswap. Uniswap’s total value locked, or TVL,....

Crypto airdrops are a marketing strategy used by startups to give tokens to existing cryptocurrency traders for free or in exchange for minimal promotional work. For most crypto investors, there is nothing more important than making a return on their investment. Thanks to the volatility, this can be done quickly or it can be a hugely difficult task. That's why crypto airdrops are an inexpensive way to make additional returns on your portfolio. After all, airdrop tokens are free and never hurt, right?Almost daily there are new crypto airdrops, with some easier to obtain than others. Not....