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