This week in Web3 - 164th Edition
Ethereum’s dencun upgrade deployed, Opensea embeddable wallets, Mantle launches V2 testnet, Fundraises, jobs and much more🤯
Zora Ecosystem Enabled on The Dapp List 🎉
Major Highlights 🤯
Coinbase partners with Yellow Card to bring USDC access to millions in Africa. Learn more
Opensea partners with Privy to add support for embeddable wallets. Learn more
Gemini secures VASP approval in France, gears up for launch of retail and institutional services. Learn more
Socket.tech exploited an anticipated loss of $3.3 million. Learn more
New Launches 🚀
Mantle Network launches V2 testnet Sepolia. Learn more
Lido launches wstETH on ZkSync Era. Learn more
Layer 2 project Taiko unveils final testnet in anticipation of Q1 mainnet launch. Learn more
Mercedes-Benz introduces MBUX virtual assistant with NFT gallery and emotional AI at CES 2024. Learn more
Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade deployed on the Goerli test network. Learn more
Yuga Labs releases free-to-play Dookey Dash. Learn more
Lending protocol Morpho Labs launches on mainnet. Learn more
Fundraises 💰
Kiln raises $17M for Ethereum staking expansion. Learn more
Decentralized car data network developer DIMO raises $11.5 million series A funding. Learn more
Crypto exchange WOO X raises $9M to enhance liquidity. Learn more
Web3 analytics platform 0xScope raises $5 million series A funding. Learn more
Liquid staking hub Renzo raises $3.2 million seed funding. Learn more
Read, Watch, Listen 🎙
Impact of Bitcoin ETF on the crypto industry. Read here
The Solana ecosystem- a rising phoenix. Read here
DAOs and network states. Read here
SocialFi thesis by Zee Prime Capital. Read here
The state of Ethereum L2s. Watch here
All about Matcha and its cross-chain functionality. Listen here
Are music NFTs dead? Read here
Bounties 💸
Ensuro bug bounty: $30K. Learn more
NFTfi protocol bug bounty: $20K. Learn more
Jobs 👨💻
Social media & community manager at Syndr. Apply here
ZK circuits engineer at Ethereum Foundation. Apply here
Head of product at Subspace Labs. Apply here