This week in Web3 - 126th Edition
Ordinals Protocol bug, Toonstar’s NFT-backed TV series, Google Web3 startup program, 0VIX rekt, fundraises, jobs, and much more🤯
Major Highlights 🤯
A bug in the Ordinals protocol causes inscriptions with certain parameters to be excluded from the index. Learn more
Trust Wallet to reimburse users after a $170,000 security incident. Learn more
South Korean Parliament passes first phase of virtual asset bill. Learn more
New Launches 🚀
Binance unveils Sensei, an AI-powered Chatbot. Learn more
Biggest Bitcoin options exchange Deribit launches zero-fee spot trading. Learn more
Google Cloud partners with Alchemy, Solana, Near, and a slew of crypto firms to establish a Web3 startup program. Learn more
Circle launches cross-chain transfer protocol. Learn more
Lens protocol launches Optimistic Layer 3 solution. Learn more
Gemini to open a crypto derivatives platform outside the U.S. Learn more
Web3 entertainment studio Toonstar to release NFT-backed TV series ‘Space Junk'. Learn more
Fundraises 💰
TinyTap raises $8.5M in Venture round. Learn more
Decentralized order flow marketplace DFlow raises $5.5M seed round extension. Learn more
Cata Labs (Catalyst AMM) raises $4.3M seed funding. Learn more
Automated payments platform Rise raises $3.8M seed funding. Learn more
Rekt 🚨
0VIX hacked for ~$2m. Learn more
zkSync DEX ‘Merlin’ rugged. Stealing $1.82M in user funds. Learn more
Ordinals Finance alleged to be a rug pull scam causing $1 Million damage. Learn more
KuCoin’s Twitter account hack led to asset losses worth over $22,000. Learn more
Wintermute Exploiter-labeled address now holds the highest percentage (28%) of $3CRV. Learn more
Read, Watch & Listen 🎙
Start your Web3 journey with “Pathways”. Visit here
What you need to know about the Bitcoin privacy war. Read here
The convergence of AI and Web 3: Opportunities and challenges. Read here
State of zk applications in Ethereum. Read here
Building a DEX and appchain for perpetual contracts. Listen here
Where does Ethereum go next? Read here
How to trade new tokens safely? Watch here
Bounties 💸
Reserve protocol bug bounty: $5M. Learn more
Swell bug bounty: $100K. Learn more
Gnosis Chain bug bounty: $50K. Learn more
Chronos bug bounty: $100K. Learn more
Raydium bug bounty: $505K. Learn more
Jobs 👨💻
Senior Backend Software Engineer. Apply here
Social Media and Content Specialist Apply here
Head Of Design at WOO Network. Apply here
UI/UX Designer at Pop. Apply here