Crypto Events Recap, February 8-9
Polygon Labs
Developed a highly performant Type 1 upgrade for the zkEVM, allowing any EVM chain to become a ZK L2 and join the AggLayer.
Renzo
Rolled out wBETH restaking on BNB Chain allowing users to stake wBETH for receiving its liquid restaking token – ezETH
StarkWare
Unveiled Cairo Verifier, a system to verify cryptographic proofs on Layer 2 itself as opposed to the Ethereum mainnet
Outlanders
Teamed up with Kanga, Poland's largest cryptocurrency exchange, to onboard leading gaming guilds from the country
Basketballverse
Introduced the upcoming free NFT mint with only 2 requirements: follow Basketballverse Twitter & engage with the tweet.
ENS
Announced its plans to build its protocol on Ethereum layer-2 networks or even launch an in-house layer 2 of its own.
Superform
Secured $6.5M in seed and angel funding rounds from Polychain Capital, Maven 11, Circle Ventures, among others.
UNKJD
Announced rebranding of its Monkey League game to UNKJD Soccer along with the new website release.
BeFi Labs
Partnered with Ordify to connect and eliminate interoperability concerns through their native bridge
Shrapnel
Launched in early access on the Epic Games Store and unveiled a $100,000 airdrop to gamers.
Dtravel
A peer-to-peer vacation rental ecosystem has secured investment from Borderless Capital.
Kraken
Secured a license in the Netherlands, allowing the crypto exchange to offer services in the country.