Crypto Daily Digest - May 26th

DeFi

• Tether launches MXN₮ tether tokens pegged to the Mexican Peso. Source
• Binance will support the Terra network airdrop. Source
• Fantom optimized gas limit parameters. Source
• Chorus One to shut down Terra infrastructure and won't be participating in the new chain. Source
• Curve gauges removed the $UST pools and stopped offering liquidity incentives. Source
• Aura Finance, the Balancer yield management platform, announced that it will conduct a 4-day LBP on Balancer in early June. Source
• InsurAce says it will pay millions to claimants after Terra's collapse. Source
• Terra releases Terra 2.0 airdrop rules. Source
• Celestia, the modular blockchain network, has announced the launch of its first testnet, Mamaki. Source
• Curve community launches proposal to deploy a FRAXBP pool and whitelist Frax for veCRV staking. Source
• Elon Musk commits $33.5 billion to twitter acquisition bid. Source
• PeckShieldAlert: Hacker sends Wrapped LUNA 2.0 to Terra Deployer. Source
• ARK Invest files application for physical Bitcoin ETF. Source
• Trust Wallet adds support for Fantom. Source
• Jae Kwon to be CEO of NewTendermint. Source
• Immutable X has released Cairo compatible smart contracts. Source
• PeckShieldAlert: goblintown-claims[.] wtf Is a phishing site. Source
• Velodrome announced that Frax Finance will be its official launch partner. Source
• Paradigm announced the launch of Paradigm Fellowship. Source
• Injective announced integration with cross-chain bridge Wormhole. Source
• MetaMask partners with Asset Reality to help victims of scams recover their stolen digital assets. Source
• New DeFi index targets ‘Proven’ blue-chip assets. Source

Policy & Regulation

• ECB president’s anti-crypto comments trigger community responses. Source
• Binance Bahrain has received a Category 4 license as a CASP from the CBB. Source
• Thailand exempts crypto transfers from VAT until the end of 2023. Source
• Circle advises the U.S. Federal Reserve not to issue central bank digital currency. Source

NFT

• Muhammad Ali to launch Metaverse boxing game with Altered State Machine and others. Source
• The CEO of famous watch Tag Heuer has changed his Twitter avatar to BAYC. Source
• Terra based NFT marketplace OnePlanet migrates to Polygon. Source
• Mirror launches Writing NFTs to allow writers to mint their articles as NFTs. Source
• Blockchain game guild YGG releases statement on Merit Circle proposal. Source
• Idle-RPG game Summoners Arena goes live on mainnet. Source
• STEPN announces inventory of accounts in mainland China. Source

Fundings

• Former Binance executives launch $100M crypto fund. Source
• Kongregate and Immutable X partner to launch a $40 million blockchain game development fund. Source
• Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic announced JPMorgan joined its $60 million Series C. Source
• StarkWare announced the closing of a $100 million Series D round of funding at an $8 billion valuation, led by Greenoaks and Coatue. Source