Crypto Daily Digest - October 17th

DeFi

• Frax Finance will launch its liquidity staking protocol on Ethereum within two weeks. Source
• Mango exploiter has returned $67 million in various crypto assets. Source
• The TempleDAO exploiter transferred 1,831 $ETH into Tornado Cash. Source

CeFi

• Mastercard will help banks offer cryptocurrency trading. Source
• Binance launches CMC Top10 Equal-Weighted Index. Source
• Coinbase's new regional managing director to lead European expansion. Source
• Police said North Korea’s Lazarus Group attacks Japanese crypto firms. Source
• SBF: Supports knowledge tests for retail derivatives traders. Source

Infrastructure

• Ripple begins testing XRP Ledger sidechain that’s compatible with Ethereum smart contracts. Source
• Ethereum Foundation JavaScript Team launches a pre-Shanghai testnet called "Shandong". Source
• StarkWare president: StarkWare native token will go on-chain in October. Source

Policy & Regulation

• India wants to build global, tech-driven regulatory framework for crypto. Source
• FTX gains regulatory approval to operate in Dubai. Source

Metaverse & NFTs

• Immutable X guarantees NFT royalties, says co-founder. Source
• Magic Eden launches NFT upgrade service which allows creators to enable a new revenue stream. Source
• NFT platform LiveArtX official wallet was compromised. Source
• NFT lending protocol JPEG'd launches $pETH borrowing. Source

Fundings

• Web3 MMO game Delysium closed $10 million in strategic round led by Anthos Capital. Source
• Synthetic asset protocol Tapio closes a $4 million seed round led by Polychain and others. Source