Crypto Daily Digest - April 22nd

DeFi

• Twitter will allow content creators to be paid in $USDC via Stripe and Polygon. Source
• Polygon to launch Polygon Supernets powered by Polygon Edge and establish $100 million ecosystem fund. Source
• $OP on BNB Chain Appeared Rug Pull. Source
• Bitcoin Core releases v23.0 of Bitcoin core client. Source
• $Bnbinsane on BNB Chain Appeared Rug Pull. Source
• Coinbase Launches VISA Debit Card for U.S. Users. Source
• MetaMask Mobile launches first hardware wallet integration with Keystone. Source
• Coinbase May Be in Talks to Buy BtcTurk for About $3.2 Billion. Source
• a16z announces the formation of a16z crypto research. Source
• Stargate, a cross-chain liquidity protocol based on LayerZero, has launched $STG staking. Source
• Aptos Labs announced partnership with Google Cloud. Source
• Synthetix and Lyra incentivize sUSD liquidity on Optimism. Source
• Terra ecosystem yield protocol Reactor will airdrop $RCT on April 28th. Source
• veDAO launches DEX Velodrome on Optimism and will conduct token airdrop. Source
• Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao tweeted that Ronin attackers started to transfer the stolen funds to Binance, $5.8 million has been recovered. Source
• TRON will launch the algorithmic stablecoin $USDD and raise $10 billion reserve. Source
• Coinbase Ventures made a total of 71 investments in Q1 2022, with Web3 infrastructure accounting for the highest share. Source

Policy & Regulation

• European Parliament to Discuss Crypto Taxation This Week. Source
• Bahamas to allow citizens to pay taxes with digital assets. Source

NFT

• The Sandbox will migrate LANDS to the new smart contract on April 27. Source
• NBA The Association NFT distribution will increase to 30,000. Source
• Injective Pro Launches BAYC NFT Floor Price Perpetuals. Source
• The AFL has announced a historic five-year NFT and metaverse partnership with Animoca Brands. Source
• An arbitrage bot bought Moonbirds #3730 for 44 ETH and sells it for 240 ETH in the same trade. Source
• Moonbirds #7205 sold for 265 WETH, setting a new record for the highest transaction value in the series. Source

Fundings

• Blockchain security company CertiK closed $60 million funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund II. Source
• Yeti Finance announces Strategic investment from Avalanche Foundation. Source
• LiquiFi, a crypto management app, closed a $5 million round of funding led by Dragonfly Capital. Source
• Public Chain Kadena has launched a $100 million grant program. Source
• Limitless launches 'Metaverse as a Service,' plans $60M venture fund. Source
• Digital collections marketplace LimeWire raises over $10 million led by Kraken Ventures, Arrington Capital and GSR. Source
• Ride to Earn cycling program BikeRush closes $6.5 million second round of funding led by Negentropy Capital. Source
• Paris Hilton invests in Afterparty’s $4 million raise for Polygon NFT ticketing. Source
• Blockchain game platform OpenBlox closes $3 million seed round led by Shima Capital. Source