Framework Ventures and ParaFi Capital are leading the round in a bid to see if DeFi options trading can finally click.
"SNX's upside is in part supported by the latest update from the team in relation to the planned collaboration with Optimism," one analyst said.
But challenges remain on financing and regulations.
Cardano (ADA), uniswap (UNI) and filecoin (FIL) were among those added.
Three prominent venture capitalist firms bought tokens directly from the DAO's treasury.
A potential fix for Ethereum's costly congestion problems.
Bitcoin and ether may be pulling back from their all-time highs but alternative cryptos are starting to see action.
The creators of the stablecoin platform Terra are launching Mirror Protocol, a way to mint crypto assets that mimic U.S. stocks.
One of two global oil benchmarks, Brent Crude Futures are now available through DeFi exchange Synthetix.
Dollar-linked "stablecoins" are being used in exotic cryptocurrency trades, similar to the way money markets serve as liquidity on Wall Street.
A pool of sBTC, renBTC and WBTC is helping Synthetix draw the attention of DeFi's growing horde of yield farmers.
Synthetix is putting over $40,000 in crypto on the line to entice users to try out the faster beta of its decentralized exchange (DEX).
A rogue API caused Synthetix pricing to go wild. A bot profited, but the bot owner rolled back the trades.