Seven leading Ethereum protocols — Aave, Aragon, Curve, Lido, Spark, The Graph Foundation, and Uniswap — have formed the Ethereum Protocol Advocacy Alliance (EPAA) to defend decentralization, ensure technically grounded regulation, and protect DeFi infrastructure securing over $100 billion in onchain assets.
Author: Arun Shakyawar
Arun Shakyawar
Arun Shakyawar is a Tech writer based out of Los Angeles. He holds an Engineering degree in Electronics and communications, and an MBA in marketing. He specializes in TMT. Before writing full-time, Arun worked as a management consultant with leading consulting firms. As a consultant he developed interest in blockchain technology, and now actively tracks blockchain and digital asset markets. Arun can be reached at arun@alexablockchain.com.
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