This week in Web3 - 191st Edition

Kraken partners with Tottenham Hotspur, Messari CEO resigns, Telegram launches mini app store, Proton launches wallet, Rho market rekt, fundraises jobs and much more🤯

The Dapp List Enables Abstract Chain Ecosystem 🎉

Major Highlights  🤯

• Italian bank CDP issues digital bond on Polygon. Learn more

• Ryan Selkis resigns as Messari CEO after controversial tweets. Learn more

• HKX exits the Hong Kong crypto market amidst shifting regulatory and business climates. Learn more

• Kraken becomes the official crypto partner of Tottenham Hotspur, marking a major sports collaboration. Learn more

New Launches 🚀

• Telegram announces a mini app store and Web3 browser to expand its platform's functionality. Learn more

• Hermans launches a platform that scores wallets based on NFT and DeFi holdings for curated access. Learn more

• Polkadot to integrate power payments in app. Learn more

• Proton launches its self-custodial Bitcoin wallet. Learn more

Fundraises 💰

• Ethereum rollup unifying layer Caldera raises $15 million Series A funding. Learn more

• Community driven token distribution protocol ZAP raises $15 million funding. Learn more

• Bitcoin L2 solution BitLayer raises $11 million Series A funding. Learn more

• Monad liquid staking protocol aPriori raises $10 million seed funding. Learn more

Rekt 🚨

• Rho market oracle misconfiguration causes $7.5 million hack. Learn more

• ETHTrustFund rug pulls on Base, leading to $2.1 million loss. Learn more

• MonoSwap hacked for at least $1.3 million. Learn more

Read, Watch, Listen 🎙

• Polymarket- the truth Machine. Read here

• Getting LLMs and AI agents on-chain. Listen here

• How NFT royalties work by a16z. Read here

• Everything about DeFi automations. Read here

Bounties 💸

• Avail Protocol bug bounty: $500K. Learn more

• SNS bug bounty:$100K. Learn more

• Ava labs website and app related bug bounty: $10K. Learn more

Jobs 👨‍💻

• Crypto operations analyst at Bitso. Apply here

• Senior smart contracts engineer at Risk Labs. Apply here

• Investor relations associate at Amber Group. Apply here

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