What Happened on Jan. 18th｜ConsenSys Confirms 11% Layoffs

CeFi

• FTX debtors identified $5.5B of liquid assets.
• SBF refutes FTX mandated law firm's claims, says FTX US has always been solvent.
• Ethereum development company ConsenSys confirms 11% layoffs.
• Amber Group is slashing costs and jobs across the board.
• DCG will suspend quarterly dividend distribution.
• Circle will partner with Deloitte for audits on its proof of reserves.
• Coinbase halts operations in Japan.
• Binance lists Rocket Pool ($RPL).

DeFi

• Web3 asset management platform DeSyn Protocol is live on Ethereum mainnet and offers live airdrops.

Infrastructure

• EY and Polygon plan to release Nightfall, a privacy system for the enterprise.
• Alchemy Pay supports Apple Pay for on-ramp fiat-to-crypto purchases.
• Polygon PoS network completes upgrade.

Policy & Regulation

• Binance further strengthens its regulatory requirements in Poland.

Fundings

• HashKey Capital closes its third fund at $500M.
• Web3 gaming platform Intella X closed $12 million funding round with Animoca Brands and others.
• Obol Labs raises $12.5M co-led by Pantera Capital and Archetype.
• Game publisher Carry1st raises $27M with a16z involved.
• Digital fashion brand Syky closes $9.5 million Series A round with Polygon Ventures involved.

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