Crypto Daily Digest - August 17th
DeFi
- The EOSIO blockchain protocol has officially rebranded to Antelope. Source
- Liquidity staking protocol Stader NearX's smart contract was attacked. Source
- Stader releases report on NearX incident. Source
- Gnosis Chain's merge testnet Chiado successfully merged. Source
- MakerDAO launches Canonical DAI between Arbitrum Nova and Ethereum. Source
- Acala: a total of 3.022b $aUSD error mints claimed by 16 addresses. Source
- Data: $EOS price increased 30.05% over last 24 hours. Source
- SlowMist: Nearly 75% of Ethereum money laundering funds sent to Tornado Cash in H1. Source
- SlowMist: June 24 release of Slope wallet sent private key or mnemonic phrases to Sentry's service. Source
- NEAR suspends plans to transform wallet.near.org into a multi-wallet portal. Source
- Decentralized derivatives exchange Mycelium launches Mycelium Perpetual Swaps. Source
- Crypto custodian BitGo announces upcoming launch of $SOL staking product. Source
- Coinbase faces new class suit over unauthorized asset transfers. Source
- Router Protocol is integrating with Kava Network. Source
- Acala community releases expedited referendum proposal to shorten normal referendum voting period from 5 days to 1 day. Source
- CertiK Alert: Security team Rug Pull Finder Discord has been attacked. Source
- Manta Network co-founder: Tornado Cash ban could spell disaster for other privacy protocols. Source
- zkSync will introduce Dynamic Fees. Source
- Chainalysis: Crypto crime falls 15% along with bear market. Source
- Cross-chain bridge between Cosmos and Harmony went Live on testnet. Source
- STEPN's multichain DEX DOOAR launches front end. Source
- Unifi Protocol is building a new blockchain called Stablechain which uses stablecoins to pay gas fees. Source
- Injective launches wrapped private version of $INJ called Secret INJ (sINJ). Source
- Binance: withdrawals temporarily closed was due to a third-party technical provider issue, which has already been resolved. Source
- StarkNet-based lending protocol Nostra launches a $5M ecosystem fund. Source
- Genesis CEO Michael Moro steps down from role. Source
- Data: Total market contracts liquidated about $42.90 million in 12 hours. Source
- Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius gets cash-injection offers, approval to sell mined Bitcoin. Source
Policy & Regulation
- EU lawmakers seek to cap banks’ Bitcoin holdings. Source
- BitConnect founder wanted by Indian police. Source
- U.S. Senator: Regulators improperly push banks to avoid serving crypto companies. Source
- Crypto.com registered with UK financial regulator. Source
NFT
- Bored Ape Yacht Club #5383 sold for 777 $ETH. Source
- NFT analytics firm Zash partners with Binance. Source
Fundings
- Shima Capital launches a $200 million Web3 venture fund backed by Dragonfly and others. Source
- CoinFund launches $300 million early-stage Web3 venture fund CoinFund Ventures I. Source
- Web3 technology services company Copperpod Digital has closed a $10 million funding round with participation from KFC Ventures. Source
- Animoca Brands completes acquisition of digital marketing agency Be Media. Source
Public Chain
EOS
DeFi
Staking
Ethereum
Lending
Fund
Dragonfly
Animoca Brands
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