Crypto Daily Digest - April 25th

DeFi

• Elon Musk will acquire Twitter for $54.20 per share in cash. Source
• Coinbase will list $ROSE. Source
• NEAR Ecosystem stablecoin $USN is now live. Source
• Twitter is on track to reach deal with Musk as soon as Monday. Source
• Ribbon Finance launches proposal to grant 10 million $RBN to Ribbon Research Limited. Source
• Cosmos founder's new project Gno.land will airdrop $GNOT to $ATOM stakers and holders. Source
• BendDAO will vote on governance proposals including Uniswap liquidity incentives. Source
• Layer 2 trading protocol EdgeSwap announces public Beta. Source
• Lending protocol Maple Finance has launched on Solana. Source
• Crypto exchange Kraken gains Abu Dhabi financial service license. Source
• Data: Terra ($LUNA) Trading Volume Reached $223.39 Billion in Q1. Source
• Identity Aggregation Protocol Litentry Wins Polkadot 15th Parachain Slot Auction. Source
• Bitcoin and Ethereum Options on Deribit to Expire This Friday. Source
• Nation3 DAO launches liquidity incentive proposal. Source
• US financial services super-app Multicent gears up for launch. Source
• Cryptocurrency investors in South Korea catch a break on 'Travel Rule'. Source

Policy & Regulation

• Central African Republic will adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Source
• India's leading banks have asked NPCI to issue a formal directive banning the use of UPI for crypto transactions. Source

NFT

• BAYC instagram was hacked. Source
• OpenSea acquires NFT marketplace aggregator Gem. Source
• Solana ecosystem metaverse project Solice will launch its first land public sales on April 26th at 13:00 UTC. Source
• Moonbirds COO Ryan Carson will launch an NFT-focused fund called 121G. Source
• PeckShield detected numerous STEPN phishing sites stealing users' seed phrase. Source
• The Sandbox will launch Mega City2 LAND sale on April 28th. Source
• Avalanche metaverse project Universe appeared Rug Pull. Source
• Mutant Ape Yacht Club Floor Price Rises to 40 $ETH. Source
• Soccer Superstar David Beckham Files Trademark Application Related to Metaverse and NFT. Source
• The first BAYC-themed restaurant, Bored & Hungry, has opened and accepts $APE and $ETH payments. Source
• World of Cryptoids announced Rise of Kingdom: Win-to-Earn. Source
• U.S. TV entertainment show Let's Make a Deal files trademark application related to NFT. Source

Fundings

• Mad Realities, a new media entertainment company, has closed a $6 million seed round led by Paradigm. Source
• Animoca Brands ‘Not Done Acquiring’ gameplay companies, said founder. Source
• ForthBox, a Web3.0 GameFi aggregation platform service provider, has closed a $1 million seed round. Source
• Anders Hofman's Antarctica triathlon attempt documentary "Project Iceman" will be funded through NFT sales. Source
• BirdWorld, an adventure-based GameFi app, closed $2.6 million in funding from Digital Singapore Foundation and others. Source
• NFT blockchain game Apeiron closes $10m seed round led by Hashed. Source