Crypto Daily Digest - September 20th

DeFi

• Crypto market maker Wintermute has been hacked for about $160M. Source
• Maple Finance: Wintermute states the ability to cover hack. Source
• Bebop, the DEX aggregator launched by Wintermute, announced that it temporarily pauses trading on Bebop. Source
• Ren's community starts to vote on the proposal which regards developing the decentralized liquidity staking Protocol Renbase. Source
• ApolloX DEX adds support for Arbitrum. Source
• Australian-based crypto platform Marhaba DeFi to release a suite of new products which align with Islamic law by the end of 2022. Source

CeFi

• BNB Chain has joined hands with many blockchain security audit firms to start security infrastructure project AvengerDAO. Source
• Nasdaq EVP: no immediate plans to launch a crypto exchange, but will evaluate the opportunity. Source
• Robinhood has listed $USDC. Source
• ApolloX completes the distribution of $ETHW, and enables withdrawals. Source
• FTX will list Euler Finance ($EUL) spot market. Source
• Binance completes the distribution of $ETHW, and enables deposits and withdrawals. Source
• Alameda Research will repay around $200M in outstanding loans from Voyager Digital. Source
• Coinbase will list $INJ, $PUNDIX and $XMON. Source
• PeckShieldAlert: Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX's Twitter account was compromised. Source
• Harris Poll report: 71% of crypto investors are confident they will become billionaires. Source
• Coinbase will implement a new fee structure. Source

Infrastructure

• ETHW launches a cross-chain bridge between itself and Ethereum. Source

Metaverse & NFTs

• OpenSea launches new Drop features, allowing minting NFTs directly from OpenSea pages. Source
• Metaplex airdrops $MPLX to Solana NFT creators. Source
• PGA Tour and sports memorabilia firm Autograph to launch a golf-focused NFT platform. Source

Policy & Regulation

• Binance receives MVP license from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. Source
• SEC orders Sparkster and its CEO to pay more than $35 million settlement to harmed investors. Source
• SEC claims all of Ethereum falls under US jurisdiction. Source

Fundings

• Digital fraud prevention solution Sardine has closed a $51.5 million Series B round led by a16z Growth Fund. Source
• Israeli Web3 company Antic closes a $7 million seed round with participation from Pantera Capital and others. Source
• DTCP set to invest in Web3 with a $300 million fund backed by SoftBank. Source
• BendDAO proposes an $80 million treasury investment fund. Source
• Layer1 blockchain GRNGrid raises $50M from GEM Digital. Source