Daily | Oct 20, 2021
Cboe Acquires ErisX
Cboe Acquires ErisX in Return to Crypto Derivatives Market
Grayscale Files With SEC to Convert Its Bitcoin Trust Into an ETF
Multicoin Capital to raise $250M for third crypto-focused VC fund
Coinbase Moves into Sports Marketing with WNBA/NBA Sponsorship Deal
DeFi Protocol Element Finance Raises $32M Series A Led by Polychain
Metaverse Backer Animoca Brands Raises $65M at $2.2B Valuation
Nomura invests in Crypto Garage to offer crypto services to Japanese institutions
The a16z Vets at Variant Launch $110M Crypto 'Ownership' Fund
Riot Games Vets Raise $90M for Patron, a 'Spectrum of Play' Web 3 Fund
Facebook’s Novi Taps Paxos, Coinbase Ahead of Diem Rollout
Democrat senators Push Back on Facebook’s Novi Wallet Launch
Revolut Adds No Fee Crypto Trading in Push for US Market
$BITO Sports $1B in Volume on Day 1, Biggest Ever “Natural Volume” for ETF
Treasury Seeks More Money for Illicit-Finance Oversight, Including Crypto
Investment Firm Republic Closes $150M Series B Led by Valor
Short-Seller Research Firm Launches $1M Bounty to Uncover Tether's True Backing
Mariah Carey backs Bitcoin in partnership with Gemini
Fantom Surges 90% in 30 Days to Hit ATH and Challenge Elite Layer 1s
‘Wormhole’ Adds UI Support for Terra in Bid to Simplify Cross-Chain Operability
Cosmos is building a new blockchain for experimentation called Sagan
Food for thought
States take lead on crypto bank charters and digital asset rules
CBDC and stablecoins: Early coexistence on an uncertain road (McKinsey)
How NFTs are creating a generational divide between platforms
The Deceptive Complexity of Axie Infinity's Digital Economy
The race to redefine cross-border finance
Fantom Deploys High-Speed PoS to Solve the ‘Blockchain Trilemma’
Layer 1s Better Watch Their Backs as L2s Surge in TVL