Crypto Daily Digest - September 15th

Infrastructure

• Ethereum mainnet Merge is completed. Source
• Ethereum PoW fork ETHW will publish a countdown timer for mainnet release within 23 hours after Merge. Source
• Sei Labs will launch Solana scaling solution Nitro. Source

DeFi

• Ribbon Finance announced that it will launch its credit product Ribbon Lend at the end of the month. Source
• Aztec integrates with Yearn Finance. Source

CeFi

• Celsius will begin the claims process soon, and will discuss the reopening of withdrawals for certain accounts at the next hearing. Source
• Binance has resumed $ETH mainnet deposits and withdrawals. Source
• Binance completes integration of $USDC on Stellar Network, opens deposits and withdrawals. Source
• FTX lists EthereumPoW ($ETHW) spot market. Source

Metaverse & NFTs

• Ancient8 launches Solana-focused GameFi Launchpad Dojo. Source
• CertiK Alert: WeareLUX Space Discord account compromised. Source
• ConsenSys' free NFT collection Regenesis to commemorate Ethereum Merge is available to claim. Source
• NFT rarity protocol OpenRarity will launch on OpenSea next week. Source
• a16z launches free NFT 'Proof of Merge' to commemorate the Ethereum Merge. Source
• Sotheby’s will present the first single owner NFT auction. Source
• The Omnichain NFT Launchpad Omnisea and its Gateway Mainnet is now live. Source

Policy & Regulation

• SBI Digital Markets wins Capital Markets Services license in Singapore. Source
• Russian Prime Minister orders Finance Ministry, Central Bank to agree on crypto by December. Source
• Thailand's SEC has banned crypto companies from offering staking and lending services. Source
• A U.S. bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of New York approved an order to appoint a neutral third party to examine Celsius. Source
• CZ: Hope the European rules to be viewed as the global standard. Source

Fundings

• Binance Labs boosts strategic investment in Aptos Labs. Source
• Payall, a bank processor for cross-border payments and international money transfers, closed a $10 million seed round led by a16z. Source
• Crypto market maker Portofino Technologies has closed a $50 million funding round with participation from Valar Ventures and others. Source
• Arpeggi Labs raises $5.1M in a seed round led by a16z. Source
• Indonesian crypto exchange Reku raises $11M in Series A with Coinbase Ventures involved. Source
• Blockchain data company Thirdwave closed a $7 million seed round led by Framework Ventures. Source