13th OctShocktober having a great start with Bitcoin at$55,600 & Total Volume locked in Defi over $200 Billion!Stats from https://defillama.com/ show that Curve Finance is leading the TVL stats followed by Aave & MakerDAO. 9 out of the top 10 are on Ethereum Blockchain. NEWSBTC has a great breakdown https://bit.ly/3ABIebM While the NFT hype has been circulating since earlier 2021. Defi has been growing at a steady pace. However, earlier in September Charles Hoskinson had mentioned “I think Defi is in a bubble and it’s always what happens NFT and Defi is the latest. Details can be found on YouTube interview with Forkast.News https://bit.ly/3v7yJQl at In some cryptocurrency ( Not Blockchain) news Ripple has announced a strategic ESG Investment they have partneredwith Nelnet Renewable Energy to reduce over 1.5 million tons of US carbon emissions over the next 35 years. A $44 Million Clean Energy Fund! official release https://bit.ly/3n4HV4DCelsius Network raises $400M mentioned via Twitter “The funding round was led by WestCap Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ). They plan to continue expanding its offering andproducts, focusing on institutional-grade products increase its employee count to nearly 1,000 CEO Alex Mashinsky will be in Dubai for Gulf Blockchain Week Another CEO who is in Dubai is Changpeng Zhao , CEO of Binance, Binance has launched a $1 billion to promote the Binance Smart Chain as well as promote a variety of other sectors. He will also be a speaker at theFuture Blockchain Summit taking place on the 17th — 20th. Gwendolyn Regina, investment director has stated half of the funds will go to blockchain services, & niche areas of the crypto world such as gaming and virtual reality. She has put a great post via LinkedIn https://bit.ly/3BDo0QfNFT’sReese Witherspoon & Snoop Dogg (Cozomo de’ Medici) share their involvement in NFT via Twitter. Snoop Dogg suggested that Witherspoon connects with Priyanka Desai, head of operations at OpenLaw and a member of the NFT-collecting DAO, Flamingo DAO. Tweet here https://bit.ly/3lCEfrfBored Ape Yacht Club creators Yuga Labs have signed veteran music manager Guy Oseary to expand the brand into other entertainment formats. The project has generated more than $900 million in secondary market trading volume across all collections! https://bit.ly/3ABH0NNUAE news:1) COVID Fund Lost $1.2B By Selling SHIB Too Early! Linked to UAE ?news by CoinMarketCap (check slides)2) LBank Exchange Co-hosts 2nd Blockchain Dubai Summit in Expo 2020 Dubai (check slides)For slides click here https://www.linkedin.com/posts/r-a-george-19b102104_blockchaindxb-btc-activity-6853858450405961728-50SPOur website: www.blockchaindxb.comemail: [email protected]LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-a-george-19b102104/Bitcoin address: 02ddf96964b352b75dd660a56a5162bf9e76e549e31263b88ed93015e635771795Cardano address:addr1qxwu4h9uw4ptc6jp4zzhvckcjua7nda9u5fkvmdfrge00n3dpznq9000nxdcvklpdtw320zku7eeju483l2pg6gtw3eqp8e4q6#blockchaindxb #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #blockchainnews #doge #dogecointothemoon #crypto #news #tbt #network #blockchain #innovation #podcast #blockchaindxb #btc