Crypto Daily Digest - September 22nd

DeFi

• Github unbans Tornado Cash code repositories. Source
• Alameda Research is launching a permissioned borrower pool on Clearpool. Source
• DeFi lending protocol Morpho launches Age 2 rewards, and plans to distribute 10 million $MORPHO. Source
• Uniswap Foundation splashes $1.8 million in first round of grants. Source
• CoW Swap, the decentralized exchange on Gnosis Chain, has announced that it has completed URL migration. Source
• ParaSwap's community governance proposal suggests introducing "social escrow system". Source
• PeckShieldAlert: rmetamask[.]airdrops[.]claims is a phishing site. Source

CeFi

• Coinbase issues response to Wall Street Journal. Source
• Philippine Central Bank: Stablecoins as key to make payments more efficient. Source
• CoinFLEX reveals restructuring proposal. Source
• Binance partners with EazyPay to launch crypto payment service in Bahrain. Source

Infrastructure

• Ethereum Layer2 scaling solution Boba Network integrates with Avalanche. Source
• Opera Crypto Browser plans to integrate with Elrond. Source
• Helium's HIP 70 proposal regarding the migration of the crypto wireless network to Solana got passed. Source
• Wormhole deploys its generic messaging layer to Aptos devnet. Source
• Cross-chain interoperability protocol Wormhole adds support for Moonbeam. Source

Metaverse & NFTs

• OpenSea officially launches NFT rarity protocol OpenRarity. Source
• Arbitrum is officially live on OpenSea. Source
• Coinbase NFT marketplace aggregated Ethereum NFTs on OpenSea and LooksRare. Source
• Polygon Studios has partnered with Web3 gaming platform ITSBLOC. Source
• The proposal launched by Magic Eden in the ApeCoin DAO community has been rejected. Source

Policy & Regulation

• The SEC is set to allow Wall Street firms to continue to make PFOF deals, sources said. Source
• Binance establishes Global Advisory Board chaired by former U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus. Source
• Coinbase registers as a crypto service provider in Nederland. Source
• South Korean watchdog: $7.2 billion transferred overseas mainly through crypto exchanges. Source
• South Korean financial authorities oppose the establishment of special regulatory support for virtual asset exchange in Busan. Source

Fundings

• Animoca Brands receives $21M investment from True Global Ventures. Source
• Azuki creator Chiru Labs will raise $30M in a Series A funding round. Source
• FTX in talks to raise $1 billion in fundraising round. Source
• MEV infrastructure provider Skip raises $6.5M in a seed round led by Bain Capital Crypto. Source
• Bug bounty platform Immunefi raises $24M in Series A led by Framework Ventures. Source
• Lending protocol Block Green raises $3.7M in a seed round with Coinbase Ventures involved. Source