This week in Web3 - 130th Edition

Metamask muddle, Aave V2 bug, Fahrenheit acquire Celsius, Solana GPT launched, tornado cash rekt again, Swaprum dex rug pull, fundraises, jobs, and much more 🤯

Major Highlights  🤯

• Crypto trading platform Hotbit halts CEX operations. Learn more

• MetaMask’s new terms of use stirs confusion, Consensys explains. Learn more

• Post-upgrade issue forces halting of Aave v2 on Polygon, locking $120M in assets. Learn more

• Fahrenheit emerges victorious in acquisition bid for insolvent crypto lender: Celsius. Learn more

New Launches 🚀

• Solana launches Chat-GPT plugin to help users interact with its network. Learn more

• Voltz Protocol introduces TradFi rates trading for DeFi on Avalanche. Learn more

• Gate Group launches a new virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong. Learn more

• Web3 browser Brave launches NFT gated video calls. Learn more

Fundraises 💰

• Worldcoin protocol raises $115M series C funding. Learn more

• Web3 app development platform Sort raises $3.5M seed funding. Learn more

• Openfort raises $3M seed funding. Learn more

• Appchain infrastructure protocol Tanssi raises $3M seed round. Learn more

Rekt 🚨

• Tornado Cash DAO attacker on the move: $4M illicit tokens and ether transferred, treasury funds at risk. Learn more

• Inferno Drainer' swindles $6 Million in cryptocurrency through an elaborate scam. Learn more

• $3M price of buyer funds swiped through alleged Swaprum DEX rug pull. Learn more

• DeFi protocol SeaSwapSui steals $32k from investors. Learn more

Read, Watch, Listen 🎙

• Start your Web3 journey with ‘Pathways’. Visit here

• How Web3 and AR are transforming the future. Read here

• New sources of competitive advantage & moats in web3. Listen here

• What are vampire attacks? Read here

• Principles for Web3 product design. Watch here

• How on chain media would help creators make money. Watch here

Bounties 💸

• Kwenta bug bounty: $500K. Learn more

• Astaria bug bounty: $100K. Learn more

• Sommelier bug bounty: $50K. Learn more

• Gala games bug bounty: $50K. Learn more

• International Stablecoin Currency deep dive bounty: $1000. Learn more

Jobs 👨‍💻

• Partner success manager at Aptos. Apply here

• Front End Developer - Tokenize.it. Apply here

• Product designer at Chainalysis. Apply here

• Customer Success Manager. Apply here