Crypto Daily Digest - July 21st

DeFi

• SushiSwap launches Stargate-based cross-chain AMM SushiXSwap. Source
• Ethereum mainnet shadow fork 10 will happen on July 27th. Source
• Binance launches new VIP holder program. Source
• Dogecoin releases new version of Dogecoin Core 1.14.6. Source
• Crypto trading platform Bexplus announces it will cease services indefinitely. Source
• Canadian Pension Fund CDPQ had invested $150 million in Celsius last October. Source
• Enterprise blockchain platform Kaleido partners with Polygon Edge. Source
• Data: Total market contracts liquidated about $167 million in 12 hours. Source
• CertiK Alert: Tableland Discord server has been hacked. Source
• Grayscale to file legal action against SEC. Source
• DEGO and Cocos-BCX attacker has transferred funds. Source
• Aave DAO swapped 16,907 $AAVE tokens for 200,000 $BAL tokens. Source
• zkSync announced that zkSync 2.0 will go live on the mainnet in 100 days. Source
• $USDD is live on Arbitrum and available traded on Uniswap. Source
• Tesla sold 75% of its Bitcoin holdings in Q2. Source
• Wormhole added support to Aurora. Source
• Data: $BTC price dropped below $23,000. Source
• Leap Wallet's public beta is live on Cosmos. Source
• Binance completed wallet maintenance for multiple networks. Source
• Zipmex has $48M exposure to Babel Finance, will resume withdrawals from Trade Wallet. Source
• Saber Protocol plans to expand to Aptos. Source
• Coinbase will list $GNO, $MTL, $SWFTC, $SYLO and $ABT. Source
• PeckShieldAlert: app[.]aavelp[.]com is a phishing site. Source

Policy & Regulation

• Thai SEC asks Zipmex to clarify withdrawal freeze. Source
• South Korean Government officially decides to postpone the starting date of virtual assets taxation to January 1, 2025. Source

NFT

• FC Barcelona launches first NFT artwork. Source
• Video game Final Fantasy will issue NFTs on Polkadot. Source
• Shiba Inu chose visualization studio The Third Floor for the design of its metaverse. Source
• Web3 platforms including Animoca Brands and Dapper Labs launch Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3. Source

Fundings

• KuCoin announces $10 million strategic investment from SIG. Source
• FTX is in talks to raise funds, Bloomberg reports. Source
• Bit2Me acquired a majority stake in Peruvian crypto exchange Fluyes. Source
• Hashflow closes $25 million Series A funding round with participation from Coinbase Ventures and others. Source