Crypto Daily Digest - August 1st

DeFi

• Aave v2 adds $1INCH as collateral. Source
• Optimism-based DEX Velodrome partnered with Lido. Source
• Aptos will reward tokens to incentivized testnet 2 eligible users. Source
• Thala Labs is developing Aptos' native stablecoin $AST. Source
• Decentralized options platform Opyn launches automated vault strategy Crab v2. Source
• CZ: none of the Audius hacked funds came to Binance. Source
• dYdX will migrate servers on August 3rd, with an expected downtime of about 2 hours. Source
• Tether calls thesis behind $USDT short-selling flat out wrong. Source
• Lime, Salesforce do not have partnerships with Helium. Source
• PeckShieldAlert: $LPC exploiters transferred 178 $BNB to Tornado.Cash. Source
• Terra 2.0 based DEX Astroport's governance body Astral Assembly went live. Source
• Crypto.com DeFi Wallet integrated with Avalanche-based DEX Trader Joe. Source
• CertiK Alert: NFT project Gas Guzzlers Discord has been attacked. Source
• Data: Total market contracts liquidated about $56.11 million in 12 hours. Source
• Data: DeFi Exploits for $10.2 Million in July 2022. Source
• Decentralized data marketplace Acentrik is deployed on the Polygon mainnet. Source
• Binance will perform wallet maintenance for multiple networks including Solana on August 4th. Source
• Data: Ethereum miners generated $571 million in revenue in July 2022. Source
• Ripple opens Toronto branch and plans to hire hundreds. Source

Policy & Regulation

• Huobi gets green light as exchange provider in Australia. Source
• The Singapore High Court has granted Vauld three months. Source
• Central Bank of Uruguay summons to Binance due to its savings focused cryptocurrency. Source
• FTX subsidiary was approved by regulators to operate fully in Dubai. Source

NFT

• Data: CryptoPunks NFT collection 24 hours trading volume up 429.65%. Source
• DappRadar report: GameFi and Metaverse least affected by Terra debacle. Source
• U.S. jewelry brand Tiffany & Co. will offer custom designed pendants to CryptoPunk holders. Source
• NFT collection Meebits to release IP agreement on August 15th. Source
• CryptoPunks: Yuga Labs is not directly involved in CryptoPunks' partnership with Tiffany & Co. Source
• British rock band Muse to release next album on NFT platform Serenade. Source

Fundings

• Crypto credit protocol Debt DAO closes $3.5 million seed round led by Dragonfly Capital. Source
• Hardware wallet Ledger is seeking a $100M new funding. Source