This week in Web3 - 139th Edition

Pancake swap expands to zkSync, The Dapp List launches Synergy, Phygital NFT vault service, Singapore HC trusts crypto in Bybit's case, Conic Finance - EraLend REKT, fundraises, jobs & much more🤯

Major Highlights  🤯

• Pancake Swap expands to the zkSync Era. Learn more

• Singapore High Court recognizes Crypto as trustable property in a case involving Bybit. Learn more

• Deloitte and Chainalysis form a strategic alliance to address compliance challenges in the digital asset ecosystem. Learn more

• Exchange.art, a Solana-based NFT marketplace, to expand to the Ethereum network. Learn more

• Binance seeks dismissal of CFTC complaint with filing intent. Learn more

• SEC charges Quantstamp for unregistered ICO. Learn more

• Binance reconsiders German licensing plans and withdraws the application. Learn more

New Launches 🚀

• PGN (Public Goods Network), an EVM L2 based on OP stack, launches on the mainnet. Learn more

• Worldcoin launched. Learn more

• Beam Wallet goes live. Learn more

• Electronic music platform Beatport launches NFT marketplace on Polkadot. Learn more

• The Dapp List launches ‘Synergy’, a platform for projects & protocols to curate & manage their ecosystem. Learn more

• Americana launches 'Phygital' vault service, access open to the public. Learn more

• Sotheby's unveils an on-chain generative art program with Art Blocks Engine. Learn more

• Chronos, a DEX native to Arbitrum, releases Chronos V2 beta. Learn more

Fundraises 💰

• Hi.com raises $30 million in a strategic funding round led by Animoca brands. Learn more

• Delabs Games raises $4.7 million seed funding. Learn more

• Releap - a decentralized social graph protocol, raises $2.1 million in seed funding. Learn more

Rekt 🚨

• Alphapo Hot Wallets rekt, $31 million stolen. Learn more

• Conic Finance double rekt of $4.2M from ETH and crvUSD omnipools. Learn more

• zkSync’s largest lending platform EraLend exploited for $3.4 million. Learn more

Read and Watch🎙

• Importance of clear terminology in the evolution of digital movements. Read here

• Vitalik Buterin on biometric proof of personhood. Read here

• H1 2023 hacks report. Read here

• How crypto security is evolving in 2023. Watch here

• 7 misconceptions about SNARKs. Read here

Bounties 💸

• Hook protocol bug bounty: $500K. Learn more

• Utix bug bounty: $100K. Learn more

• Axiom bug bounty: $50K. Learn more

• Tapio bug bounty: $10K. Learn more

Jobs 👨‍💻

• Marketing Specialist at Onfinality. Apply Here

• Web3 analyst at EcoMetaLand. Apply here

• Senior growth lead at Keyp. Apply here

• Product manager at Chainlink. Apply here

We announced Synergy this week, a platform for projects & protocols to curate & manage their ecosystem with the community's support.
To celebrate the launch of Synergy, we’re doing an NFT mint -
To Community, With Love!