This week, USDC plans expansion to 5 more networks, Chainlink partners with SWIFT and launches a growth program, and Robinhood launches its own Web3 wallet.
This week, US Congress looks to ban certain algo stablecoins, Nomura launches a crypto VC unit and FV Bank accepts direct deposits in USDC.
This week in DeFi The Ethereum Merge goes live, Compound Finance opens lending to institutions and Maker doubles its stETH ceiling for minting DAI.
This week, Ethereum activates its Bellatrix upgrade, Binance removes USDC markets and Coinbase goes against the US Treasury over Tornado Cash sanctions.
This week, 1inch airdrops $OP to wallet users on Optimism, Curve hints a Sept. stablecoin launch and Arbitrum completes its Nitro upgrade.
This week, the Ethereum foundation confirms dates for the Merge, Coinbase announces liquid ETH staking, and Symbolic Capital raises $50M for "pioneering" Web3 apps.
This week, CoinFund raises $300M for a new Web3 fund, Tether takes back the spotlight and Unstoppable domains launches as app for managing yourWeb3 identity.
This week, the US Treasury sanctions Tornado Cash, Ethereum PoW futures go live on BitMEX and the Curve Finance front-end gets exploited.
This week, Solana and Nomad see major exploits, Aave goes ahead with its GHO stablecoin and Ethereum PoW supporters rise ahead of the Merge.
This week, Variant raises $450M for two new crypto funds, Unstoppable Domains acquires unicorn status and Velodrome passes $100M in TVL on Optimism.
This week, Curve hints at launching its own stablecoin, Polygon announces zkEVM rollups and SkyBridge may be launching a web3 fund.
This week, Multicoin announces a new $430 Web3 fund, StarkNet confirms a token and Celsius files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
