Crypto Daily Digest - April 29th

DeFi

• Multichain has opened the veMULTI public test campaign. Source
• Coinlist announced that it will launch a token sale for Ondo Finance ($ONDO) on May 12. Source
• Aave founder Stani Kulechov's Twitter account has now been unblocked. Source
• Telegram users can now send Toncoin via the Messaging App. Source
• Binance listed $MOB and $NEXO at 10:00 UTC on April 29th. Source
• CoinMarketCap says $XRP hences defeating the purpose of cryptocurrency. Source
• Stormous say they have attacked Coca-Cola and selling stolen data. Source
• Coinbase introduces products suite Coinbase intelligence. Source
• CoinMarketCap says $XRP defeats the purpose of cryptocurrency. Source
• Options protocol Lyra will provide liquidity incentives to its LPs on Optimism. Source
• TRON makes public its more than $1.1 billion eco-fund allocation to expand into the DeFi space. Source
• Walmart's Flipkart launches innovation division to explore metaverse and Web3 domains. Source
• Coinbase cracks down on front-running of new crypto listings. Source
• In the last 24 hours the Ronin attacker has transferred another 4,100 $ETH ($11.9m) to Tornado Cash. Source

Policy & Regulation

• Binance closes several accounts tied to relatives of Kremlin officials. Source
• Goldman offers its first Bitcoin-backed loan in crypto push. Source
• Senators Bragg and Lummis discuss crypto laws collaboration between U.S. and Australia. Source
• Germany Drops plan to extend pledge/loan term for tax-free cryptocurrency sales to 10 years. Source
• The U.K. is grappling with the brain drain to crypto exchanges. Source

NFT

• Otherdeed NFT will not use the Dutch Auction. Source
• Move to Earn App STEPN announced a limited time double mint activity starting at 14:30 UTC on April 29th. Source
• Animoca Brands subsidiary GAMEE partners with Manchester City Football Club to launch games on Arc8. Source
• Coinbase NFT marketplace beta sees less than 900 transactions in opening week. Source
• The Bored Ape Yacht Club collection floor price has reached an all-time high of 150 $ETH. Source
• ApeCoin community initiates voting on proposals AIP-21, 22 and AIP-7. Source
• The adidas ITM NFT is now open for physical pickup, along with conversion to Phase 2 NFT. Source

Fundings

• Union Square Ventures (USV) announced the closing of two new funds, a $275 million Core Fund and a $350 million Opportunity Fund. Source
• Gaming guild T.E.A.M DAO raised $5M in Series A round co-led by Animoca Brands and others. Source
• DEX Mangata raised $4.2m in funding co-led by Polychain Capital and others. Source
• DeFi lending protocol MYSO Finance closes $2.4 million seed round with participation from Hashkey and others. Source
• Metaverse project Rivermen's parent company Ponlaii closes $4.5M angel funding round with HashKey and others. Source
• Web3 infrastructure project Lemuria receives $2.1 million investment from Draper Dragon. Source