Crypto Daily Digest - February 18th

DeFi

• Ribbon comes to Solana and has partnered with Option Protocol Zeta to launch SOL Vaults. Source
• deBridge announced the launch of its mainnet. Source
• Web3 information infrastructure protocol RSS3 was deployed on Avalanche. Source
• iZumi Finance launches revolutionary DAO with veNFT governance based on quadratic voting. Source
• 0x passed ZEIP-93 vote to add NFT order functionality to 0x V4 Protocol. Source
• RSS3 will test flight the DAO governance to deal with unsold tokens. Source
• Poly Network announced support for the zkSync network. Source
• Ukrainian parliament passes law to legalize cryptocurrencies. Source
• IDO platform Locke Protocol announces upcoming launch. Source
• BitTorrent chain transaction failures recorded as browser glitches, now restored. Source
• $ETH number of receiving addresses reached a 6-month low of 12,285.095. Source
• Binance Staking will launch $GLMR staking activities soon. Source
• Retrograde core team releases proposal in Anchor Protocol community for $veANC token economics. Source
• Biden seen issuing crypto oversight exec order next week. Source
• DAO framework builder Moloch launches V3 at ETHDenver. Source
• defi.eth bought for 40.0 ETH on OpenSea. Source
• Polkadot ecosystem project Acala's staking is coming soon. Source
• Algorand Foundation announces $10m grant focused on EVM compatibility as Algorand adoption accelerates. Source

NFT

• Nifty Gateway launches NFT advisory program for institutions and larger collectors. Source
• Universal Music Group is partnering with NFT platform Curio to develop NFT product. Source
• NFT marketplace aggregator Gem dds sweep mode. Source
• StarkNet-based NFT trading marketplace oasis launched in beta. Source
• The UFC Strike Marketplace is now open. Source
• Binance NFT platform will ship Seascape Zombies v Humans NFT blind boxes. Source
• Doodles will release Space Doodle NFT on February 28th. Source

Fundings

• Decentralized telecommunications network Helium closed $200m series D funding round. Source
• Binance Labs announces strategic investment in Symbiosis Finance. Source
• Sequoia Capital will launch $500-600m cryptocurrency fund to invest in tokens. Source
• Ref Finance closed $4.8m in financing led by Jump Crypto. Source
• Multis has closed a $7m round of funding led by Sequoia Capital. Source
• Animoca Brands acquires indie game developer Grease Monkey Games. Source
• The Graph announces launch of $205m ecosystem fund. Source
• Gemie raised $3.8m in funding led by Shima Capital, Soul Capital and Kenetic Capital. Source
• Circle valued at $9B in new transaction terms agreed with Concord Acquisition Corp. Source