Andrew Thurman

Andrew Thurman

Andrew Thurman was a tech reporter at CoinDesk. He formerly worked as a weekend editor at Cointelegraph, a partnership manager at Chainlink and a co-founder of a smart-contract data marketplace startup.

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Twitter Data Scientist Leaves for Aave as DeFi Social Media Plans Simmer
The lead data scientist for Twitter Spaces is joining Aave as the DeFi protocol ponders a social media play.
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Solana DeFi Major Serum’s ‘Incentive Ecosystem Foundation’ Is Raising $100M
The protocol that undergirds much of DeFi on Solana is raising funds to expand operations, and about $70 million has been committed so far.
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Polygon Under Accidental Attack From Swarm of Sunflower Farmers
A popular new blockchain game is congesting Polygon, sending gas prices soaring.
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What’s the Healthiest Chart in Crypto? The Developer Count
An annual report from venture firm Electric Capital says the total number of new developers jumping on the blockchain bandwagon in 2021 broke previous highs.
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Illuvium Team Drains sILV Uniswap Pool in Bid to Prevent Exploit Cash-Out
The multibillion-dollar blockchain gaming project is taking drastic steps to protect staking rewards.
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Sushi Tries to Pick Up the Pieces: A DeFi Governance Case Study
The popular automatic market maker is pushing an ambitious governance overhaul after months of infighting. What’s next?
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Gas DAO Token Struggles to Maintain Momentum After Airdrop
The latest in an increasingly absurd trend has already found 26,000 claimants.
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OpenDAO’s SOS Token Hits $250M Market Cap Despite Unclear Goals, Security Risks
Airdrops can kickstart a community, but that doesn’t mean they have staying power.
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Teenage Suspect in $16M DeFi Hack Wanted for Arrest in Canada
In a possible DeFi first, Canadian law enforcement is now looking to track down a suspected hacker.
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Rari Capital, Fei Protocol Token Holders Approve Multibillion-Dollar DeFi Merger
One of the highest-profile DAO-on-DAO mergers in history has been consummated.
A "Feirari" meme posted by Joey Santoro on Twitter.