Crypto Daily Digest - April 7th

DeFi

• Luna Foundation Guard will acquire $100 million $AVAX to increase stablecoin reserve. Source
• Meta plans to introduce virtual currency in its app. Source
• Mobile payment platform Cash App supports users converting deposits to bitcoin. Source
• NFL Tennessee Titans announce they will support Bitcoin for payments. Source
• Arbitrum announces the launch of Nitro Devnet. Source
• Grayscale adjusts crypto asset exposure in diversified funds. Source
• Tokemak to update token $TOKE release rules. Source
• Cross-chain bridge protocol Multichain proposes new governance token $veMULTI. Source
• Multisignature wallet Gnosis Safe alerts users that no tokens have been issued. Source
• Coinbase starts offering crypto trading services to users in India. Source
• Perpetual Protocol presents a proposal to update its token mechanism. Source
• Decentralized options protocol Dopex goes live on the OTC portal. Source
• Singaporean cross-border payments company Nium offers crypto payment solutions for businesses through a partnership with BitPay. Source
• Binance: Suspension of Solana ($SOL) withdrawal service due to network issues. Source
• The hackers who attacked Ronin transferred over 2,000 ETH to the new address, 1,800 of which were transferred to Tornado.Cash. Source
• Crypto lending platform Nexo launches Prime brokerage services. Source
• Bakkt inks deal to offer bitcoin, ether buys and sells to American Bank customers. Source
• ProShares has filed with the SEC to launch an ETF that bets against the performance of bitcoin futures. Source

Policy & Regulation

• US SEC Chairman: Will work with CFTC on a new plan to regulate crypto trading platforms. Source
• SEC approves Teucrium Bitcoin futures ETF. Source
• Mexican senator Indira Kempis to propose legislation to make bitcoin legal tender in Mexico. Source

NFT

• Azuki #3602 sold for 275 $ETH, setting the second price record in the series. Source
• Immutable X launches developer incentive program. Source
• Tom Brady partners with ESPN for personal documentary themed NFT. Source
• Axie Infinity Origin version officially available. Source
• Animoca Brands enters into a strategic partnership with metaverse gaming platform MOBOX. Source
• P2E game Nyan Heroes is now live on OpenSea. Source
• frankfrank NFT series floor price rises to 1.25 $ETH, up 651.83%. Source
• Ubisoft announced that it has ended Ghost Recon Breakpoint development and will no longer provide content updates and NFTs. Source
• Amethyst Social Platform and Monroe Estate Management collaborate to cast Marilyn Monroe image NFT. Source
• Paramount Global will build the Star Trek NFT market. Source

Fundings

• HBAR Foundation announced the launch of the $250 million Metaverse Fund. Source
• CertiK, a blockchain security company, has closed an $88 million round of funding led by Tiger Global and others. Source
• The esports tournaments platform Community Gaming (CG) has closed a $16 million Series A round of funding led by SoftBank. Source
• Metaverse technology company Improbable has closed a $150 million round of funding led by a16z and SoftBank Vision Fund. Source
• Social network Taki closes $3.45M seed round with Coinbase Ventures and others. Source
• Bolt Financial to acquire Wyre Payments for about $1.5 billion. Source
• Esports competition platform Community Gaming (CG) closes $16 million Series A round led by SoftBank. Source
• Financial trading platform eToro to launch $20 million fund to invest in blue-chip NFT project. Source
• GOGO Protocol Raises $2 Million to Strengthen User-Friendly DeFi Protocols. Source
• Pantera Capital sets out stall to raise new $200 million fund. Source
• Unifimoney raises $10m for digital wealth management platform. Source
• Coin Metrics closes $35 million Series C funding round with Acrew Capital and Bank of New York Mellon led the round. Source
• The startup, Aspen Digital, plans to raise a Series A round in the third quarter or so this year. Source
• Blockchain infrastructure company SenseiNode closes $3.6 million seed funding round. Source
• Web3 gaming community platform Iskra closes $34 million in funding led by Krust Universe. Source