This week in Dapps Ep.84

Aave launched GHO, Optimism NFT marketplace exploit, InsureDAO on Optimism, 2023 Czech presidential campaign in metaverse, and more 👀

Project launch of the week - Interface 🎉

Interface has been launched this week through our Buidl Launchpad. Buidl helps early projects + existing projects in the space with project launch, network & community building. You can read more about Buidl here ↗

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DeFi 💸

• Aave launched overcollateralized stablecoin called GHO. Read More

• APWine is coming to Arbitrum. Read More

• KyberSwap announced new protocol : KyberSwap Elastic. Read More

• Idle DAO introduced stkIDLE Gauges: a new stakers-centric paradigm for PYTs and LPs. Read More

• Porter Finance shuts down bond issuance platform. Read More

• MakerDAO voting live on collaborating with a traditional bank. Read More

Gaming 🎮 & NFTs 🖼

• Autoglyph #376 bought for 248.16 ETH. Check Here

• BAYC #7392 sold for 240 WETH. Check here

• Rumble Kong League are now official land partners with Stageverse. Read More

• The Sevens partners with StevieWilliams. Read More

• ChainPlay partners with Blockchain Cuties Universe. Read More

• Reddit announced new blockchain-backed ‘Collectible Avatars’. Read More

Metaverse 🥽 & DAO 🏛

• South Korea’s largest amusement park Lotte World is entering The Sandbox. Read More

• Meta Hollywood partners with The Sandbox to develop Hollywood-themed LAND and gamified experiences. Read More

• The Sandbox launched their bounty on Immunefi. Read More

• The Sandbox partners with CJ ENM. Read More

• Metakey’s events venue The Black Panther deployed in Decentraland. Read More

• Karel Janecek officially partners with Somnium Space to run his 2023 Czech presidential campaign. Read More

• Valerian NFT will be holding a Metaverse Comic Convention in Decentraland. Read More

• The Sandbox partners with digital hollywood tokyo main school to offer new courses throughout Japan to train and assist content creators. Read More

• MoonDAO integrates Chainlink VRF to help randomly select an NFT ticket to space winner. Read More

• InsureDAO went live on Optimism. Read More

Ecosystem Updates 🌏

• Frontier Wallet announced integration of Coinbase Pay to simplify buying crypto. Read More

• Aztec Connect went live on mainnet. Read More

• BlockFi announced deal with FTX US, including 'option to acquire' for $240M. Read More

• Polkadot introduced staking dashboard. Read More

• BGA announced SandStorm as a new member. Read More

Fundraises 💰

• ⁠Konvoy raised $150M fund to be invested in cryptocurrency and blockchain-based games. Read More

• Ondo Finance raised $10M in public token sale. Read More

• Planetarium Labs raised $32M in Series A funding. Read More

• Tenderize raised $3M in seed funding. Read More

Rekt ⚠️

• Uprise lost $20M while shorting Luna during its collapse. Read More

• Crema Finance suspended the protocol after suffered an exploit. Read More

• Optimism NFT marketplace contract was exploited, allowing a hacker to steal approved ERC-20 tokens. Read More

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