📬 Inbox Dump #81
Sometimes announcements here didn’t meet the bar to become a news story, sometimes they may have slipped through the cracks, or they came late and we haven’t had a chance to cover.
At The Defiant we cover the most important DeFi-related news and developments but we know many of you are hunting for projects before they are fully developed and before they are newsworthy. Our goal with this installment of the newsletter is to help you find them. Look at this as the starting point to DYOR.
We also include a compilation of DeFi and crypto funding rounds in the past week so you have these in one handy place.
Keep in mind these have been unedited. With that—here we go!
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TrueUSD Launches TCNH, a TRON-Based Stablecoin Pegged to Offshore Chinese Yuan
United States, 15th December — TrueUSD is launching a new product called TCNH, which is a stablecoin pegged to Offshore Chinese Yuan (CNH) at 1:1. TCNH will be deployed on one of the fastest growing public blockchains, TRON, where users can obtain, hold, and trade the token.
Animoca Brands and TinyTap to disrupt education with auction of second set of Publisher NFTs starting 15 December 2022
Animoca Brands, advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and its subsidiary TinyTap, platform for user-generated educational games, announced that the second series of teacher-authored Publisher NFTs will be auctioned on OpenSea from 15 December.
Chiliz launches sports memorabilia authentication service
Chiliz, the leading blockchain technology provider for the global sports industry, announced the launch of its new B2B technology service, GameUsed. com. GameUsed. com by Chiliz is a full turnkey solution to secure, authenticate, and deliver transaction services for sports memorabilia.
THORChain Integrates with Trust Wallet to Accelerate Adoption of Crypto Self-Custody
Switzerland – 14 December – THORChain, a non-custodial decentralized native asset protocol enabling wallets, DEXs, and users to seamlessly transfer their assets across blockchains, has completed integration with Trust Wallet, a leading self-custodial and multi-chain wallet provider.
Bybit CEO speaks about building through two bear markets
Dubai, Dec. 14 — Ben Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Bybit, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange, shares his crypto journey and vision for the future on Bybit’s fourth birthday.
Tron Grand Hackathon 2022 Season 3 winners revealed
The winners for the third season of Tron’s 2022 Grand Hackathon have been revealed, with the successful projects sharing a prize pool of $1.2 million. With over 1,100 participants forming over 270 teams across six tracks, picking a winner was a challenge.
BitGo delivers 1st Avalanche staking solution from reputed custody
BitGo, the entity which has, in the past, successfully stood by and held up the custody for AVAX C-chain, along with the assets created on the Avalanche chain, has now taken the initiative of delivering the very first and the sole Avalanche staking solution, from qualified custody.
Decred Launches Bison Relay: A Private, Censorship-Resistant Social Media and Messaging Platform
[Chicago, December 15 ] Decred (DCR), a sovereignty and privacy maximizing currency, today announced the launch of Bison Relay, a secure, private, censorship-resistant social media and messaging platform that gives users custody over their data.
Starta VC launches brand new acceleration program for early-stage web3 startups
NEW YORK, Nov 14 – STARTA VC, one of the most active accelerators in NYC and an early stage VC, announces the launch of a new acceleration program aimed to boost the growth of startups and entrepreneurs in the web3 industry.
NÜMI TRIBE WELCOMES CREATORS AND METAVERSE ENTHUSIASTS TO A COLORFUL, DYNAMIC DIGITAL WORLD
Abu Dhabi – Dec. 15 – Nümi’s user-focused community portal, Nümi Tribe, is now open on the web and mobile devices to anyone who wants to be among the first to discover the next evolution of the metaverse, Nümiverse.
Router Protocol Makes USDC Interoperable with Circle Integration
[SINGAPORE, December 12, 2022] Router Protocol – an infrastructure layer enabling communication between blockchains, today announced the testnet integration of Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol to make USD Coin (USDC) interoperable.
Serenity Shield Signs an Extended Partnership with Archethic
Serenity Shield, a solution for the secure and noncustodial transfer of digital assets wallets, scores a partnership with blockchain veteran Archethic. The collaboration will enhance Serenity Shield technology stack and speed up its adoption.
Truflation announces token sale to power its unbiased, financial data ecosystem
LONDON, 14 DECEMBER – Truflation, a provider of verifiable, on-chain economic data, announced its public token sale. The TFI token, available through a liquidity bootstrapping pool, will play a pivotal role in the financial data ecosystem that Truflation is building.
Trusted Media Brands joins Theta Network as Enterprise Validator Node and Metachain Partner
LOS ANGELES / December 15 / Trusted Media Brands (TMB) and Theta Labs announced today that TMB will become the newest Enterprise Validator Node to join the Theta Network, alongside partners like Samsung, Sony Europe, Google Cloud, and Creative Artists Agency.
Merlin By VALK Integrates Ledger Live, Bringing Institutional Grade DeFi Analytics To 5 Million Users
LONDON, Dec. 13 — Merlin, the institutional grade DeFi portfolio tracker built by VALK, announced today that it has been integrated into Ledger Live, the one-stop shop to buy crypto, grow digital assets, and manage NFTs.
Funding
A16z Leads Aztec’s $100M Series B for Web3 Privacy Layer
Aztec Network is proud to announce $100 million in Series B financing led by a16z crypto, with participation from A Capital, King River, Variant, SV Angel, Hash Key, Fenbushi, and AVG.
Crypto insurance company Evertas secures $14m
The round was led by Polychain Capital. Other participants included SinoGlobal Capital, CMT Digital Ventures, Foundation Capital, Morgan Creek, Bloccelerate, Matrixport, and Hashkey. Individual investors include Balaji Srinivasan, Andrew Keys, Colleen Sullivan, Tom Howard, Patrick McDonald and David Roebuck.
DOGAMÍ Secures $14M Total Funding in Seed Round for Developing the First Web3 Mobile Game for Mainstream Audiences
PARIS / December 13 / The $7M seed extension was led by VC firm XAnge with participation from the French public investment bank Bpifrance, Singapore-based Blockchain Founders Fund, Wagram Capital, and other family offices. In January 2022, DOGAMÍ raised the initial $6M.
Digital Entertainment Asset (DEA) Raises USD10M from LDA Capital
Digital Entertainment Asset (DEA) Raises USD10M from LDA Capital. To further accelerate DEA’s business and market expansion and optimize the development of PlayMining, its Web3 entertainment platform.
NFT platform Bonfire is out of beta with $6.2 million in funding
With contributions from NEA, Variant Fund, Palm Tree Crew Crypto, Libertus Capital, Collab Currency, Pear VC, Coinbase Ventures, Not Boring Capital, and Seed Club Ventures, and angel investors Cooper Turley, Lenny Rachitsky, Maya Bakhai, Trevor McFredries, and Cuy Sheffield.
Morningstar Ventures Invests $5M to Open 37xDubai, a Novel NFT Art Gallery in Central Dubai
Dubai, 13th December — Morningstar Ventures, an investment firm specializing in digital assets and blockchain technology, is opening its first interactive digital art gallery in the heart of Dubai
Frontrunner Raises $4.75M in Funding
The round was led by Susquehanna Private Equity Investments LLP, Soma Capital, Gilgamesh Ventures, FBG Capital, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Toy Ventures, Gaingels, Ledger Prime, WAGMI Ventures, and NOA Capital.
FightOut Move-to-Earn Crypto Presale Raises $2m, 50% Bonus Ends Soon – Next New Token to Explode in 2023
London, 16th December – Launched this week, new move-to-earn (M2E) crypto project FightOut (FGHT) has raised $2 million for its futuristic health and fitness platform. $FGHT is the access token of the FightOut Web 3.0 fitness app and gym chain.
MetaVersusWorld Successfully Raises US $2 Million Seed Funding Round
LONDON / December 12 / The round saw participation from venture capital firms Alphabit Digital Currency Fund, Xeta Capital, Launchpool, Westridge Markets, NetZero Capital, XSquared Ventures, GBIC, Alpha Sigma Capital, and FBG Capital.
