Crypto Daily Digest - February 21st

DeFi

• Crypto exchange FTX is launching its own gaming unit. Source
• Bulgarian stock exchange launched 8 ETNs based on Bitcoin and Ethereum. Source
• KB Bank to launch South Korea’s first crypto investment fund. Source
• The Ethereum Foundation grants $13,829,000 cumulatively to Ecosystem in the second half of 2021. Source
• Colorado governor Polis says the state will accept crypto for taxes by this summer. Source
• JPEG'd will kick off a 3-day token donation campaign on February 23rd. Source
• Deribit will go live with $USDC perpetual contracts on February 25. Source
• Enumivo's new project Regenesis DAO mainnet will go live soon. Source
• 0xSifu launches eponymous token $SIFU and has deployed liquidity pool on Uniswap V3. Source
• An Ethereum address holding 1,947 $ETH has been reactivated after 6.5 years. Source
• $Raptor2 suspected to crash, manipulator profits 855 $BNB. Source
• Elon Musk reveals Dogecoin will be accepted at Tesla's new futuristic diner, drive-in theater. Source
• The President of El Salvador plans to offer citizenship to foreign investors. Source
• Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Bank launches a blockchain-based digital asset wallet. Source
• Ravn Alaska, the largest rural airline in Alaska, has launched FlyCoin for passengers. Source
• The BitDAO treasury has allocated $633 million in funding to various blockchain eco-projects. Source
• WOLFI is honeypot, related to the previous MarkMeta Network scam. Source

NFT

• The OpenSea phishing attack hackers have used Tornado.cash to launder $1,100 $ETH. Source
• mfers series NFT floor price has reached a new series high of 5.99 $ETH. Source
• Metaverse platform cryptovoxels releases roadmap for 2022 and sets land cap of 70,000. Source
• Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho will launch his first NFT collection. Source
• Largest Russian social media VKontakte to introduce NFT support for monetization. Source

Fundings

• Former Cisco employee launches DAO to buy Denver Broncos. Source
• Kyoko, a DAO-to-DAO cross-chain asset lending platform, has closed a $3 million private funding round led by Animoca Brands. Source
• Sydney VC King River Capital banks $50m for new Web3 crypto fund. Source
• Tiiik closed A$5.2m seed round with Jump Capital and others. Source