09 Jun 202312:49
Project update
Crypto Events Recap, June 8-9

Crypto Events Recap, June 8-9

OKX
Repurchased and burned 5.5M of its OKB exchange token, worth approximately $244 million. To date, 64,042,314.70 tokens have been burned by the crypto exchange since it started the process in May 2019.

Ethereum Name Service
To support a new web domain called .box that can be routed on web browsers, like any conventional internet domain.

Arbitrum
Announced that USDC is now available natively on Arbitrum and accessible to developers and their users.

Lens Protocol
Raised $15M in a Seed funding round led by IDEO CoLab Ventures.

Kraken
Launched its NFT marketplace supporting collections across the Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon blockchains.

Bounce Finance
Announced its support for Aurora, an Ethereum-compatible blockchain that runs on the NEAR Protocol.

Taiko
Raised $22M across two funding rounds co-led by Sequoia China and Generative Ventures.

LayerZero
Announced the expansion of its cross-chain messaging protocol to the Arbitrum Nova mainnet.

HyperPlay
Raised $12M in a Series A funding round co-led by Griffin Gaming Partners and Bitkraft.