Crypto Daily Digest - September 26th

DeFi

• Data economy protocol Ocean Protocol has officially launched veOCEAN. Source
• Lending protocol Mars Protocol releases v2 whitepaper. Source
• Acala's Phase 1 vote to resume operations got passed. Source
• PeckShieldAlert: $950k worth of crypto has been stolen by 0x9731F from Ethereum “vanity address” generated with Profanity. Source
• PancakeSwap launches StableSwap for stablecoin trading. Source
• Kujira-based market making protocol Black Whale goes live on mainnet. Source

CeFi

• Binance will implement $LUNC burn mechanism on trading fees. Source
• FTX lists $ETHW perpetual futures. Source
• Australian pilot CBDC test for eAUD to commence mid-2023. Source

Infrastructure

• Synapse's community supports the proposal to deploy on Canto. Source

Metaverse & NFTs

• ApeCoinDAO community started to vote on proposal AIP-88 regarding integrating $APE with NiftyKit. Source
• NFT domain provider Unstoppable Domains integrates with OKC. Source

Policy & Regulation

• Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Korea Financial Services Commission has imposed penalties on Gofax and Coinone. Source
• South Korea says Interpol has issued a red notice for Terra's founder Do Kwon. Source
• Sources: Binance is seeking a license to operate in Japan. Source
• California Governor vetoes a bill to regulate crypto. Source

Fundings

• Bithumb's mobile wallet subsidiary Rotonda closed about $3.5 million in financing with participation from HashKey Capital and others. Source
• Payment fintech company Julaya has closed a $5 million pre-Series A funding round led by Speedinvest. Source
• Magic Square announces Gate.io Labs as its strategic investor. Source
• Blockchain payment company Fnality receives investment from Nomura. Source