This week in Web3 - 121st Edition
Shanghai fork, SEC notice to Coinbase, Microsoft crypto wallet, IRS to tax NFTs, Do Kwon arrested, zkSync alpha mainnet, Polygon x Immutable, Fundraises, Jobs, and much more🤯
Major Highlights 🤯
Ethereum core developers set April 12 for Shanghai hard fork. Learn more
Coinbase received a Wells notice from SEC for staking & asset listing. Learn more
Hong Kong to release licensing details for virtual asset businesses in June. Learn more
Microsoft is reportedly testing a built-in crypto wallet in Microsoft Edge. Learn more
IRS to consider taxing NFTs like physical art collectibles. Learn more
Sony files patents for NFTs to allow transfers between games and consoles. Learn more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposes a law to ban CBDCs. Learn more
Federal prosecutors filed criminal fraud charges against the Terraform Labs founder, Do Kwon. Learn more
New Launches 🚀
zkSync Era mainnet alpha is now open for the community. Learn more
Polygon and Immutable team up on gaming-focused zkEVM. Learn more
Starknet alpha v0.11.0 is now live on testnet. Learn more
ConsenSys launches an institutional staking marketplace on MetaMask. Learn more
Nexon teams up with Polygon to launch a new NFT game. Learn more
Magic Eden releases the Bitcoin NFT marketplace. Learn more
K-pop star G-Dragon launches NFT collection on Opensea. Learn more
NEAR partners with Google Cloud to spread Web3 adoption. Learn more
Zilliqa to launch a fully compatible version of EVM on the mainnet. Learn more
Metamask partners with Moonpay to enable instant crypto purchases in Nigeria. Learn more
Fundraises 💰
Chat super app: OP3N, raises $28M series - A round. Learn more
Web3 game developer CCP Games raises $40M seed funding. Learn more
Crypto trading platform CrossX raises $6.35M seed round. Learn more
Ethereum-based carbon tracker Carbonable raises $1.2M seed funding. Learn more
Rekt 🚨
Euler Finance hacker returned about 3,000 ETH worth $5.4 million. Learn more
AI-based project reported to have stolen nearly $1m from users. Learn more
NFT lending protocol Paraspace prevented a $5M hack. Learn more
Indexed Finance exploited of approx 110ETH. Learn more
Read, Watch, Listen 🎙
The future of Web3 in VR. Listen here
How will AI change web3 space? Watch here
What is the liquidation penalty? Read here
How to join a DAO? Read here
Bounties 💸
zkSync bug bounty: $2.3M. Learn more
Wardenswap bug bounty: $20K. Learn more
Hakka Finance bug bounty: $1M. Learn more
Jobs 👨💻
Backend Engineer at Rainbow. Apply here
Senior Accountant at Zora Labs. Apply here
Sales & Partnerships Lead. Apply here
Senior Product Designer at Coinshift. Apply here