This week in Web3 - 155th Edition
Aave rebrands to Avara, Disney launches Pinnacle, OKX launches X1, Poloniex drained of $128 million, Fundraises, bounties and much more🤯
Arbitrum Ecosystem on The Dapp List
Major Highlights 🤯
Aave Companies rebrands to Avara, aiming to bring holding projects under one umbrella. Learn more
Animoca partners with the Chiliz chain to boost SportFi. Learn more
Germany’s Commerzbank becomes the first full-service bank to get a crypto custody license. Learn more
BlackRock files for Ethereum ETF with SEC to track ETH price performance. Learn more
New Launches 🚀
Circle to launch cross-chain USDC transfers using Cosmos's Noble in the coming weeks. Learn more
Disney launches Pinnacle, an NFT platform in collaboration with Dapper Labs. Learn more
OKX launches layer 2 'X1' on Polygon. Learn more
Binance to launch crypto exchange in Thailand with Gulf Thailand. Learn more
Fundraises 💰
Finality International raises $95 million series-B funding. Learn more
Web3- based K-pop startup Modhaus raises $8 million series-A funding. Learn more
Hinkal protocol raises $4.1 million seed funding. Learn more
Cross-chain bridge Union Labs raises $4 million seed funding. Learn more
Rho Labs raises $2.2 million pre-seed funding round. Learn more
Web3 chat platform Beoble raises $2 million pre-seed funding. Learn more
Web3 optimized bare metal cloud Nirvana raises $1.2 million. Learn more
Rekt 🚨
Justin Sun’s Poloniex Exchange drained, $126 million stolen from hot wallets. Learn more
Raft exploited for $3.3 million, hacker accidentally burns everything. Learn more
Read, Watch, Listen 🎙
The hidden side of CDP liquidations by Daniel Von Fange. Read here
Blockchains and the future of AI. Read here
Liquid locking and how it makes DeFi safer. Watch here
Paradigm shift in the crypto policy landscape. Listen here
Bounties 💸
Print3r protocol bug bounty: $50K. Learn more
Alongside bug bounty: $50K. Learn more
Arkham Intelligence bug bounty: $20K. Learn more
Jobs 👨💻
Compliance associate at Bitso. Apply here
Blockchain intelligence analyst at TRM. Apply here
Senior systems engineer at Nomic Foundation. Apply here