Date: November 17, 2023
Macro/Traditional Finance (TradFi) Developments:
BlackRock's Spot Ether ETF Filing: BlackRock has officially filed with the U.S. SEC for a spot ether ETF.
Philippines' Tokenized Treasury Bond: Plans to raise 10 billion pesos through tokenized bonds.
Cboe Digital's Crypto Futures Plans: Set to introduce margin futures trading on Bitcoin and Ether.
SC Ventures' Tokenization Platform Libeara: Aims to bring real-world assets to the blockchain.
J.P. Morgan's Real-World Asset Tokenization PoC: Collaborates with blockchain firms for a proof of concept in asset tokenization.
Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Updates:
Cosmos-based dYdX Chain's Beta Mainnet: Trading now available on over 33 perpetual markets.
OKX's X1 Testnet Launch: An Ethereum-based Zero Knowledge Layer-2, developed with Polygon CDK.
Circle Ventures' Investment in Sei: Strategic move into Layer 1 blockchain technology.
DeFi Innovations and Expansions:
Uniswap's Front-End Fees Success: Over $1M in fees collected in a month, alongside a new Android wallet app launch.
Sushi's Expansion to ZetaChain: Introducing native Bitcoin trading in DeFi across multiple networks.
Ondo Finance and Axelar's Collaboration: Launching the Ondo bridge for issuing native tokens, including USDY stablecoin.
NFT and Gaming Sector Movements:
Disney's NFT Platform with Dapper Labs: Launch of Disney Pinnacle for NFT collectibles.
PancakeSwap's Gaming Marketplace: A new platform for developers to integrate web3 elements in games.
Other Key Developments:
Pyth's Major Token Airdrop: Distribution of 255M tokens to around 90,000 wallets.
Solana Labs Addresses Security Concerns: Refuting claims of a vulnerability in the Solana Saga phone.
Lens Protocol's V2 Launch on Polygon: Enhanced composability and upgrades in the decentralized social graph.
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