OpenSea acquires Dharma Labs and a new CTO

OpenSea acquires Dharma Labs and a new CTO

The NFT marketplace buys the nearly five-year-old DeFi protocol but does not share financial terms. OpenSea announced Tuesday the acquisition of Dharma Labs, a cryptocurrency lending platform and digital wallet, for an undisclosed amount. According to the statement, Dharma Labs would effectively shut down and its co-founders, Nadav Hollander and Brendan Forster, will become OpenSea’s new chief technology officer and its head of strategy, respectively.OpenSea claimed this acquisition will help accomplish its mission to scale product development, grow its team, expand its safety and....


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