Crypto Daily Digest - October 20th

DeFi

• PancakeSwap proposes mainnet deployment to Aptos. Source
• Mango v3 redemption website is up and depositors can claim their redemptions according to the calculations of the DAO proposal passed two days ago. Source
• Aptos-based DEX Enchanter Finance releases roadmap and tokenomics for $ENT. Source
• Aptos-based liquid staking protocol Tortuga Finance goes live on mainnet. Source
• Stablecoin protocol QiDAO is deployed on Kava Network. Source
• Pontem Network's DEX Liquidswap goes live on Aptos mainnet. Source
• $BGEO on BNB Chain drops 100%. Source
• Kava 11 Liquid Staking mainnet will launch on October 26th at 16:00 UTC. Source

CeFi

• Coinbase will waive commission fees on USDC transactions via non-USD fiat currencies. Source
• Digital bank N26 to launch Bitcoin, Ethereum trading. Source
• CZ: Binance didn't intend to delegate 13M $UNI, doesn't vote with users' tokens. Source

Infrastructure

• Omnichain interoperability protocol LayerZero launches Aptos Bridge. Source
• MetaMask launches SDK in public beta. Source
• Crypto data infrastructure platform Goldsky is now live. Source
• Solana co-founder said that Web3 phone is an opportunity to be against Google and Apple. Source

Policy & Regulation

• SBF: FTX US will decide what counts as a crypto security. Source
• Binance has gained regulatory approval to operate in Cyprus. Source
• Wanted by South Korea, Do Kwon has left Singapore. Source
• The SEC saw its highest attrition rate in a decade this year. Source

Metaverse & NFTs

• NFT marketplace Blur goes live and airdrops $BLUR to users. Source
• Warner Bros releases Ethereum-compatible 'Lord of the Rings' NFTs. Source
• NFT marketplace Mint Square goes live on zkSync 2.0 testnet. Source

Fundings

• Helius, a Solana infrastructure startup, closed a $3.1 million seed round with participation from Solana Ventures, and others. Source
• Modular blockchain network Celestia raises $55M co-led by Polychain Capital and Bain Capital Crypto. Source
• Web3 attribution platform Spindl raises $7M in a seed round co-led by Dragonfly and Chapter One. Source
• Web3 API platform Airstack has closed a $3 million seed round with participation from Polygon, and others. Source
• College sports fan experience platform Mercury closed a $7.5 million seed round led by Multicoin Capital. Source