Crypto Daily Digest - March 16th

DeFi

• Ukraine announces full legalization of crypto industry. Source
• DeFi lending platform Aave lauches version 3. Source
• MetaMask surpasses 30 million users, plans to create DAO and issue tokens. Source
• The interoperability protocol LayerZero team is about to launch the cross-chain protocol Stargate. Source
• Hundred Finance and Agave hit by lightning lending attack, losing over $11 million. Source
• DeFi lending protocol Alchemix launches v2, allows users to customize revenue aggregators. Source
• Crypto savings app finblox closes $3.9 million seed round with Dragonfly Capital and others. Source
• Synthetix to launch perpetual contracts on Kwenta with up to 10x leverage. Source
• SushiSwap Releases Framework AMM Protocol Trident Introduction. Source
• Celer Network announces SGN v2 launch of public pledge. Source
• 145 million in assets bridged from Ether to Astar Network. Source
• Decentralized trading platform dYdX plans to introduce a purpose built trust framework. Source
• Liquidity pledge protocol ClayStack goes live with Polygon. Source
• Solidly: The solidly.exchange domain has been handed over to the Solidex team. Source
• Alpha Finance Lab announces its DeFi protocol Alpha Homora V2 is live on Fantom. Source
• DeFi lending protocol Alchemix announces the release of version v2. Source
• MarkerDAO steCRV vaults support is now live. Source
• The lending protocol Euler plans to integrate with options platform Opyn, which will allow users to short ETH volatility through Euler. Source
• Coinbase is moving forward with its plans for a crypto derivatives business in the US. Source
• Fairyproof: Hundred Finance and Agave attacked due to transfer of ERC677 tokens. Source
• Andre Cronje deployed 6 forex stablecoin pools on Curve yesterday. Source
• India's finance minister says central bank is working on phased implementation of CBDC strategy, cryptocurrencies are unregulated in India. Source

NFT

• Supercar maker McLaren to launch NFT in partnership with metaverse infrastructure platform InfiniteWorld. Source
• Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg: working on bringing NFT to Instagram. Source
• BAYC co-founder denies Yuga Labs roadmap was leaked. Source
• The Sandbox announces partnership with HSBC. Source
• LINE NEXT announces it will partner with 26 companies, including SoftBank and Visa, to build a global NFT ecosystem. Source
• Bored Ape startup plans virtual land sales, APECoin token to kickstart metaverse gaming project. Source
• The NFT game F1 Delta Time developed by Animoca Brands will cease operations. Source

Fundings

• DeFi Lending Agreement Sturdy Completes $3.9m Financing Led by Pantera Capital. Source
• Hex Trust closes $88m Series B round led by Animoca Brands and Liberty City Ventures. Source
• NFT Chain Tour Rebel Bots closes $2m private placement round with Animoca Brands and others. Source
• Continuous Settlement Protocol Zebec Protocol closes $28m round via token sale Alameda Research and others. Source
• Synthetic Asset Protocol Float Capital closes $5m seed round with Alameda Research and others. Source
• Treehouse, a DeFi portfolio analytics platform, closed an $18m seed round with Binance and others. Source
• Eizper Chain has closed two rounds of funding totaling $2 million, including a seed round led by Alameda Research. Source
• ConsenSys closes $450 million funding round at $7 billion valuation led by ParaFi Capital. Source
• IoTeX, a blockchain platform focused on the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the launch of a $100 million sustainable ecosystem fund. Source
• TravelX raises $10M to launch multichain distribution protocol. Source
• Crypto Unicorns nets $26m in token sales led by TCG, Backed VC. Source