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

Jan 18, 2023, 16:34

TI Research

On January 18th, DeSyn Protocol is live on Ethereum mainnet and offers live airdrops. FTX debtors identified $5.5B of liquid assets. Alchemy Pay supports Apple Pay for on-ramp fiat-to-crypto purchases. Polygon PoS network completes upgrade. Circle will partner with Deloitte for audits on its proof of reserves. Binance lists Rocket Pool ($RPL).

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.