What Happened on Nov. 17th｜Multiple Exchanges Suspend Deposits for Solana-Based $USDC and $USDT

DeFi

• Uniswap has been down for several hours due to the Cloudflare routing issue. Source
• StarkNet's ERC20 token contract is deployed on Ethereum Mainnet. Source
• Coinbase enables instant deposits with TrueLayer. Source
• Decentralized synthetic asset trading platform Kwenta launches $KWENTA. Source
• zkSync will reserve 2/3 of potential future token to its ecosystem if released. Source
• Avalanche-based DEX Trader Joe launches Liquidity Book AMM. Source
• $FLARE exploiter has transferred about 4,006 $BNB to Tornado Cash. Source

CeFi

• Circle: $USDC on Solana is operating as expected. Source
• Binance has resumed deposits for USDT (SOL). Source
• Binance temporarily suspended deposits of USDC (SOL) and USDT (SOL). Source
• FTX advisors found $740 million of crypto in FTX cold wallet. Source
• New FTX CEO condemns management of the crypto exchange during SBF's tenure. Source
• SBF doesn't speak on FTX's behalf after resignation, says FTX new CEO. Source
• SBF claims FTX had $13B of leverage. Source
• SBF claims FTX would resume withdrawals within a month if he hadn't filed for bankruptcy. Source
• FTX Accounts Drainer has bridged 900 $ETH (about $1.075 million) via Anyswap. Source
• Gemini restores service to the exchange. Source
• Coinbase claims zero exposure to Genesis Trading. Source
• Tether claims zero exposure to Genesis. Source
• Circle tweeted that Genesis is a counterparty to Circle Yield. Source
• Kraken claims a total of $1M exposure to other crypto businesses. Source
• Temasek writes down $275M investment in FTX and FTX US. Source
• Nouriel Roubini: CZ is a ‘walking time bomb’. Source
• CZ: Some people like to get attention by attacking famous people. Source
• Elon Musk: Coverage of FTX event on Twitter much faster than old-school media. Source
• Coinbase will list Lido DAO ($LDO). Source
• Coinbase added $EGLD to the listing roadmap. Source

Metaverse & NFTs

• Chainlink NFT Floor Pricing Feeds are live on Ethereum. Source

Policy & Regulation

• Bahamas Prime Minister: Nation’s regulatory framework is solid. Source
• Binance denies UK lawmaker's allegation it deliberately tripped up FTX. Source

Fundings

• Web3 gaming and entertainment studio Heroic Story has raised $6 million in a seed round with Multicoin Capital involved. Source
• Web3 platform Virtualness closed over $8 million in the seed round with Polygon Ventures involved. Source
• Decentralized derivatives trading protocol Veax closed a $1.2 million pre-seed round with Circle Ventures involved. Source