LayerZero's Token Launch Set for 2024

️ On today's Top Picks:

Crypto News

• ⭐️ CZ can NOT return to UAE before sentencing following judge ruling.

• Do Kwon set to be extradited to the US to face criminal charges.

• ⭐️ Meanwhile Advisors, a startup backed by Sam Altman; seeks to raise $100M for Bitcoin private credit fund.

• Offchain Labs & Horizen Labs propose ApeChain be developed with Arbitrum technology to ApeCoin DAO.

• Jack Dorsey's Block unveils Bitkey, a self-custody Bitcoin wallet.

• Binance withdraws application to manage Abu Dhabi investment fund.

• United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) adds Poloniex to warning list of non-authorized companies.

• El Salvador offers Freedom Visa in exchange for $1M investment in cryptocurrency.

Alpha

• Linea DeFi Voyage Wave 7 is live on Intract.

• Starknet Quest launches Starknet Pro Score x Braavos quest.

• Taiko launches new community education campaign on Galxe.

• EigenLayer adding 6 new LSTs and raising caps December 18th.

• Frame launches Bridge an NFT with LayerZero quest.

• Gyroscope stablecoin $GYD is live.

Airdrops

• ⭐️ Starknet Foundation releases details regarding Starknet $STRK airdrop.

• ⭐️ Namada launches RPGF $NAM airdrop.

• LogX airdrop strategy by Faycy.

Finance News

• Robinhood $HOOD launches cryptocurrency trading services in Europe.

• FTC requests additional information from Chevron $CVX and Hess $HES regarding $53B merger.

• US FCC approves Dish Network $DISH & EchoStar $SATS merger.

• UBS begins merging parent banks, UBS AG and Credit Suisse AG.

• McDonald's $MCD launches CosMc's, a Starbucks competitor.

Security and Exploits

• Cybercriminals are targeting macOS systems with Trojan-Proxy malware.

• ZachXBT posts thread on an individual who actively uses Tornado Cash and spends their funds on Magic The Gathering trading cards.

Token Unlocks

• Moonbeam / 12.72M $GLMR / ~$4.19M / 10 DEC

Funding

• Babylon, a Bitcoin staking protocol; raises $18M in funding led by Polychain Capital and Hack VC.

• Mocaverse, membership NFT collection for Animoca Brands; raises $11.88M in funding.

• Sona, a Web3 streaming protocol; raises $6.9M in Seed funding.

• Sindri, a zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) DevOps and proving stack; raises $5M in funding led by CoinFund.

• Versatus, a decentralized compute stack; raises $2.3M in Seed funding.

• Rhinestone, infrastructure for modular account abstraction; raises an undisclosed amount in Pre-Seed funding.

• StarryNift, a gamified metaverse co-creation platform; raises an undisclosed amount in funding from OKX Ventures.

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