Breaking news from yesterday and thoughts - Despite initial clearance from the SEC, it recently hit pause on plans to convert Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund into an ETF The temporary pause doesn’t necessarily mean denial, it’ll trigger further review, to assess: Market manipulation risks, asset custody and liquidity and compliance with investor protection standards - At EthCC L1 @kadena_io announced the launch of their Chainweb EVM testnet and Developer Portal. The testnet runs 5 EVM chains in parallel with native asset transfers, no bridges, and near-zero gas fees. They also announced a $50M grant program to support Chainweb EVM development. Over 50 projects (e.g. Sushiswap, Uniswap) are a part of it! Kadena’s differentiator is their unique Chainweb architecture which runs multiple parallel chains with native cross chain communication. EthCC drew over 6,400 attendees, Kadena participated, aligning well with their technology demo and multichain messaging - Figma filed for an IPO, according to its newly released S-1 filing. The document revealed that Figma currently holds $70M in Bitcoin ETFs, with board approval to purchase an additional $30 million worth of BTC using USDC - @VelodromeFi launched SuperSwaps, a new feature that lets users swap tokens natively across different chains within the Optimism Superchain (OP Mainnet, Mode, Celo, Lisk, Swellchain). This will be unlike traditional cross-chain solutions that rely on token bridges, wrappers, or external liquidity pools SuperSwaps works by connecting Velodrome’s DEX across multiple chains using @hyperlane - Nasdaq listed @defidevcorp initiated a $100M private offering of convertible senior notes due in 2030, aimed at acquiring Solana (SOL). The offering could be upsized to $125 million, depending on investor interest. - Ripple has applied for a national banking license with the U.S. OCC. If approved, the license allow Ripple to offer additional crypto related services through a regulated banking framework. This comes after Circle’s recent OCC application Separately, Ripple’s subsidiary Standard Custody & Trust Company has applied for a Federal Reserve master account, which would allow Ripple to hold RLUSD reserves directly with the US central bank.
Crypto News from Yesterday🚹 Timestamp: 00:07 Kadena Chainweb EVM testnet 00:23 DeFi Development Corp $100M SOL acquisition 00:40 Figma files for IPO, holds $70M in BTC ETF PROs Of The New Launch ft @kadena_io @defidevcorp @figma
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