Crypto Daily Digest - August 16th
On August 16th, Coinbase will briefly pause new ETH and ERC-20 token deposits and withdrawals during the Ethereum merger. DeFi lending protocol Compound will launch Compound III. Polygon announced the open-sourcing of its zero-knowledge proof systems Plonky2 and Starky. Lido will expand to Optimism and Arbitrum as the first step of its Layer2 plan, with smart contracts deployed. Jump Crypto will build a new validator client for Solana. The IP rights agreement for the CryptoPunks collection is now live.
DeFi
- Coinbase will briefly pause new ETH and ERC-20 token deposits and withdrawals during the Ethereum merger. Source
- DeFi lending protocol Compound will launch Compound III. Source
- Polygon announced the open-sourcing of its zero-knowledge proof systems Plonky2 and Starky. Source
- Jump Crypto will build a new validator client for Solana. Source
- Lido will expand to Optimism and Arbitrum as the first step of its Layer2 plan, with smart contracts deployed. Source
- Nansen has launched statistical tool Nansen Portfolio. Source
- NYC Deputy Mayor of Public Safety had bought between $15,000 and $150,000 worth of $BTC and $ETH. Source
- DeFi protocols Iron Bank, Yearn Finance and Homora join Optimism. Source
- Celsius report shows $2.8 billion in crypto liabilities. Source
- BitGo says it has received a new all-cash offer. Source
- Crypto lender Hodlnaut seeks creditor protection in Singapore. Source
- Data: Total market contracts liquidated about $71.55 million in 12 hours. Source
- Starkware launches recursive proofs to boost Layer 2 scaling. Source
- NFT valuation system Abacus enters into partnership with Redacted Cartel. Source
- Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual launches crypto exchange Mynt. Source
- Coinbase Wallet integrates with block browser Etherscan. Source
- Crypto custody firm BitGo to sue Galaxy Digital for abandoning $1.2B Merger agreement. Source
- Cosmos-based liquid staking protocol Stride will airdrop $ST to stakers of $ATOM, $OSMO and $JUNO. Source
- Digital assets financial services company EQONEX will close its crypto exchange. Source
- Coinbase will list $CELR. Source
- Acala community voted to pass the proposal to burn erroneously minted $aUSD. Source
- NEAR-based crypto derivatives DEX Spin partners with Axelar Network. Source
- Huobi will end crypto derivatives trading in New Zealand on August 23rd. Source
- Multichain integrates with Step Network. Source
- Kujira launched an accelerator program called Kujira Labs. Source
- 1inch Network integrates with Aurora. Source
- Layer1 blockchain Canto announced token distribution details at Genesis. Source
- Arbitrum has hired former Amazon executive Andrew Saunders as its first chief market officer. Source
NFT
- The IP rights agreement for the CryptoPunks collection is now live. Source
- Data: Bored Ape Yacht Club 24 hours trading volume is up 103.39%. Source
- Cardano developer Input Output partners with NFT infrastructure platform NMKR. Source
- Polygon Studios partners with NFT project PolkaPets to launch PolygonPets. Source
Fundings
DeFi
Ethereum
Coinbase
PoS
Compound
Lending
Polygon
Zero Knowledge Proofs
Lido
Optimism
Arbitrum
Solana
NFT
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