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Vana has secured $200M in funding led by Paradigm, signalling investor confidence. The newly launched Reddit Data DAO empowers users with data control and rewards. Users vote on data usage, challenging traditional models of data ownership. Vana, a San Francisco-based startup, has introduced a groundbreaking initiative, the Reddit Data DAO, or r/datadao, empowering Reddit users to take charge of their personal data. The launched decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) revolutionizes data ownership on the popular social media platform, offering users rewards for contributing their Reddit data and a say in its utilization. Reddit Data DAO revolutionizes data ownership Vana’s Reddit Data DAO represents a paradigm shift in data ownership dynamics, offering users a direct stake in the control and utilization of their personal information. By integrating their Reddit accounts and data into the DAO, users not only earn rewards but also participate in co...

According to crypto analytics firm Arkham, at least $4 million of these losses were "preventable losses." The liquidators of Alameda Research have reportedly incurred at least $11.5 million in losses since taking control of Alameda's trading accounts. On Jan. 16, a Twitter thread from Arkham Intelligence reported that one wallet under the control of liquidator s has seen a string of "significant losses " due to liquidations, some of which were "preventable losses ." Over the past two weeks being under Liquidator control, the account incurred significant losses: Largest single liquidation: $4.85M Total liquidated amount: $11.5M Preventable losses: $4M+ — Arkham (@ArkhamIntel) January 16, 2023 As one example, Arkham noted that the account ending 0x997 initially had a short position of 9,000 Ether (ETH) ($10.8 million) against the collateral of $20 million in USD Coin (USDC) and $4 million in Dai (DAI), with a net balance of $15.2 million when the li...