Crypto Daily Digest - September 7th
Ethereum mainnet Merge countdown: 8 days until the expected date (September 15th).
DeFi
- Frax Finance launches its own borrowing and lending market Fraxlend. Source
- 1inch's $OP airdrop to active 1inch Wallet users on Optimism is available to claim. Source
- BendDAO will suspend services about 3 hours before the Merge. Source
- SpaceGodzilla exploiter has transferred 1,075 $BNB to an intermediary address. Source
- Project Galaxy rebrands to Galxe. Source
- Lending protocol Compound reverts to V2. Source
Infrastructure
- Project registration for zkSync 2.0 mainnet is now open. Source
- Axelar Network introduces quadratic voting in Maeve mainnet upgrade. Source
- Polygon integrates with crypto infrastructure provider Wyre. Source
Metaverse & NFTs
- Paradigm launches token distribution mechanism Gradual Ownership Optimization (GOO). Source
- Sorare partners with NBA to launch a NFT-based fantasy basketball game. Source
- Data: Coinbase NFT marketplace surpasses $6.4 million in total trading volume. Source
- Trust Wallet integrates with Arbitrum NFTs. Source
- NFT marketplace OnePlanet completes migration to Polygon. Source
CeFi
- Nexo launches trading platform Nexo Pro. Source
- Binance.US launches $ETH Staking service. Source
- KPMG Report: the crypto market is maturing. Source
- Ripple advisor teases more CBDC announcements in the next few weeks. Source
- Coinbase adds $CVX, $OCEAN, $INJ, $PUNDIX, $AUDIO, $XMON to listing roadmap. Source
- Franklin Templeton launches a metaverse ETF in Europe. Source
- BitMEX adds support for $USDC. Source
Policy & Regulation
- Thai SEC has charged Zipmex and its CEO to the Technology Crime Investigation Headquarters. Source
- Russia is working with several friendly countries on the creation of clearing platforms for cross-border settlements in stablecoins. Source
Fundings
- Metaverse device maker Varjo has closed a $40 million funding round with participation from EQT Ventures and others. Source
- Metaverse architecture firm Smobler Studios has closed a $1.2 million seed round with participation from The Sandbox and others. Source
- Fuel Labs raises $80M in funding with Alameda Research involved. Source
- Web3 energy company Tesseract raises $78M with Balderton Capital involved. Source
- Gameplay Galaxy has closed a $12.8 million seed round led by Blockchain Capital. Source
DeFi
Ethereum
NFT
Lending
Exchanges
Binance
Coinbase
Game
Paradigm
Layer 2
Fund Raising
Policy and Regulation
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