Blockchain data apparently shows the exploiters flash borrowed over 27,000 wrapped bitcoin from lending protocol Aave to conduct the attack. The funds were routed through swap service Curve for various stablecoins before being used to remove DOLA, a stablecoin, from Inverse Finance pools. Source
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A Manhattan Landlord Listed His Office Building in ETH as an NFT. Then Its Price Dropped $12M
The owner, Chris Okada, says the building will be relisted in the coming days to adjust for ether’s 40% price drop. Source
Web 3-Savvy Media Outlet Dirt Raises $1.2M in Seed Round
Dirt raised $1.2 million to build out the Web 3 components of its entertainment and culture newsletter. @camlearnscrypto reports Source
Tilting Point partners with Polygon Studios, and LootRush raises $12M
SpongeBob and Warhammer mobile game scores Polygon partnership Free-to-play mobile games publisher Tilting Point has entered a multiyear partnership with Polygon Studios to launch 10 Web3 games over the next two years. Polygon Studios and Tilting Point plan to help both native Web3 game developers scale their games alongside free-to-play developer partners, and studios who want to bridge from Web2 to Web3 gaming. The first three titles in the works are interstellar strategy game “Astrokings” from Korean developer AN games, which Tilting Point acquired earlier this year; virtual slot game “The…
Paradigm, A16z Back $12M Round for Blockchain Game Platform LootRush
Popular play-to-earn game Axie Infinity is currently the only game available to play on LootRush. Users can create an account quickly with a username and password, select the playing program that best suits their needs and then pay a small entry fee and, if desired, the NFT rental fee using a payment card. The platform plans to roll out additional titles throughout the year, including CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot. Source link
Animoca Brands, Ubisoft Invest in $12M Round for Blockchain Game ‘Cross the Ages’
Marseille, France-based CTA is headed by co-founder and chairman Christophe de Courson, who has worked in blockchain technology and venture capital, and Chiagou, who is also the owner of game producer Pixel Heart, which has produced more than 50 games for platforms such as Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation. Source
Launch House Raises $12M Series A for New Age Hacker Houses
In a press release on Tuesday, a16z general partner Andrew Chen cited remote work, the rise of Gen Z and trends in startup fundraising as factors propelling Launch House into “the third space for the new distributed Silicon Valley,” alongside long-standing institutions such as universities and incubator programs. Source
Stader Labs Raises $12M in Strategic Sale as It Builds ‘Staking as a Service’ Business
Staking platform Stader Labs announced Thursday it has closed a $12.5 million private sale led by Three Arrows Capital, valuing the Bangalore-based company at $450 million. Staking is part of the consensus mechanism of Proof-of-Stake (PoS) protocols. Instead of relying on computers solving arbitrary mathematical problems to validate transactions on the blockchain, as is the case with Proof-of-Work, PoS randomly selects those that have staked large amounts of crypto to the chain to be validators. The more staking that occurs on a chain, the more secure the network is. Those…
Binance Labs leads $12M round for DeFi platform WOO Network
Decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity provider WOO Network has secured additional funds in a Series A funding round. Incubated by quantitative trading heavyweight Kronos Research, WOO Network has pocketed an additional $12 million strategic investment in a a Series A+ funding round led by Binance Labs. The fresh funding, announced by Binance Labs on Tuesday, builds upon WOO Network’s $30 million Series A funding round. WOO Network is known for adding liquidity to tens of institutions, exchanges, trading teams, wallets and decentralized applications. DYDX, Matcha, ParaSwap, 1inch and DODO are the primary…
Binance Invests $12M in Liquidity Platform WOO Network
WOO Network provides liquidity to over 40 institutions, exchanges, trading teams, wallets and decentralized applications. The company’s products include WOO Trade, a platform for institutional investors, and the retail-focused WOO X, which combines zero-fee trading and deep liquidity. Source