This week in Web3 - 141st Edition
Polygon vs Matter Labs, Aptos partners with Microsoft, Paypal’s stablecoin, SteadFi & Cypher rekt, Fundraises, bounties and much more🤯
Major Highlights 🤯
AptosLabs partners with Microsoft to enable Web3 integration on Aptos Network through innovative AI-powered tools. Learn more
a16z and Paradigm exit MakerDAO amid the project's endgame strategy, liquidating MKR token holdings. Learn more
SEC takes action against Theorum, a crypto fund administrator, for failing to detect fraud involving investor funds. Learn more
Arkham Intelligence joins forces with Trust Wallet to create wallet data dashboards. Learn more
Federal Reserve board expands oversight program to include novel banking activities, crypto-assets, and blockchain technology. Learn more
New Launches 🚀
Elvis Presley ventures into the Metaverse with Sandbox NFT. Learn more
Circle unveils public beta of programmable wallets as part of Web3 initiative. Learn more
PayPal launches U.S. Dollar stablecoin. Learn more
Uniswap officially launches on the Base platform. Learn more
Atoz announces the official launch of the Atoz Lend platform. Learn more
Yoots NFT to migrate to Ethereum. Learn more
Soramitsu, a Japanese startup, plans to interconnect Asian nations using Stablecoins and CBDCs. Learn more
EtherMail partners with MoonPay to provide seamless in-app Web3 payment experience. Learn more
Visa introduces an innovative way to use account abstraction to Minimize Gas Fees. Learn more
Fundraises 💰
Cryptocurrency-focused security startup Cube3.ai raises $8.2M seed funding. Learn more
On-chain smart contract security platform SphereX raises $8.2M seed funding. Learn more
Web3 security marketplace Cantina raises $7M seed funding. Learn more
Bitcoin wallet Xverse raises $5M seed funding. Learn more
Liquid staking platform Puffer Finance raises $5M seed funding. Learn more
Web3 membership platform VIP3 raises $2M seed funding. Learn more
Goldlink Finance raises $1.4M pre-seed round. Learn more
Rekt 🚨
Steadefi lost $1.14M to a compromised deployer address. Learn more
Cypher, Solana-Based DEX, loses $1 million following security breach on Monday. Learn more
Read, Watch, Listen 🎙
State of centralized exchanges 2023. Read here
Stablecoins: A potential counter to de-dollarization. Learn more
Post-token worlds w/ Sean McCaffrey. Listen here
Revealing crypto secrets for adoption with Eric Calderon. Watch here
How will the Curve exploit impact the DeFi ecosystem? Watch here
Investment DAO landscape. Read here
Consumer crypto categories to watch for. Read here
Bounties 💸
Curve Finance bounty: $185K. Learn more
Ajna Finance bug bounty: $500K. Learn more
Bonafida bug bounty: $100K. Learn more
Serai bug bounty: $30K. Learn more
Quadrata bug bouty: $23K. Learn more
Lendr bug bounty: $10.3K. Learn more
Jobs 👨💻
Lead full stack engineer at Cere Network. Apply here
Engineering manager at Connext Network. Apply here
Governance operations manager at dYdX. Apply here