This week in Web3 - 165th Edition
Synthetix perps on Base, Terra files for Bankruptcy, RARI goes live on mainnet, Gamee & Concentric Finance rekt, Fundraises, jobs and much more🤯
Major Highlights 🤯
Gaming studio Unagi partners with Bayer 04 Leverkusen Germany. Learn more
Solana-Powered Helium mobile hotspots deployed by telecom giant Telefónica. Learn more
Gitcoin-backed layer 2 chain PGN announces closure. Learn more
Terraform Labs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Learn more
New Launches 🚀
Synthetix launches perpetuals on Base. Learn more
RARI chain goes live on mainnet. Learn more
Polygon introduces 'Aggregated Blockchains', V1 to launch in February. Learn more
0x Labs launches gasless Ethereum-Polygon trading API. Learn more
Solana introduces token extensions, enabling advanced functionality for tokens on the blockchain. Learn more
Fundraises 💰
IBC L2 Polymer Labs raises $23 million series A funding. Learn more
Web3 software library Ingonyama raises $21 million seed funding. Learn more
Root Protocol raises $10 million seed funding led by Animoca brands. Learn more
Security backed token protocol Dinari raises $10 million extended seed round. Learn more
Bagel Network raises $3.1 million in pre-seed round, led by Coinfund Learn more
Friends With Benefits raises $3 million seed funding. Learn more
Rekt 🚨
Gamee, supported by Animoca Brands, suffers a $15M exploit with 600M tokens stolen. Learn more
Concentric Finance exploited for $1.8 million. Learn more
Manta Network experiences a 'DDoS' attack amid token issuance. Learn more
Trezor discloses phishing attack with 66K users affected. Learn more
Read, Watch, Listen 🎙
2024 crypto crime trends by Chainalysis. Read here
Integration of biodiversity conservation and Web3. Listen here
Everything about SEC vs Coinbase you need to know. Read here
How brands make culture. Read here
Bullish market momentum with Fiskantes. Watch here
Bounties 💸
DeXe Protocol bug bounty: $50K. Learn more
PoolShark bug bountyL $10K. Learn more
Full stack development bounty: $2K. Learn more
Technical Deep Dive: Building Mobile Apps on Solana: 1.5K. Learn more
Jobs 👨💻
Compliance associate at Coinlist. Apply here
Senior product manager at Yuga Labs. Apply here
Research intern at The Block. Apply here
Grants manager at Aptos Foundation. Apply here