AlphaPacked Round-Up: Last 24hs in Crypto

1. 💰 IRS claims FTX owes $24 Billion in unpaid taxes.

2. ⚖️ Richard Heart served SEC lawsuit via substitute service.

3. 🩸 Yearn Finance accidentally swaps ~$2M of treasury into ~$780K.

4. 🪂 Rainbow Wallet launches Rainbow points airdrop.

5. 👾 Bitcoin Inscriptions rated Medium Severity in National Vulnerability Database.

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📰 Crypto News 📰

⭐️ • IRS claims FTX owes $24B in unpaid taxes.

⭐️ • Richard Heart served SEC lawsuit via substitute service.

• Su Zhu set to be released this month after court proceedings.

• Do Kwon detention in Montenegro extended as he appeals US extradition.

• Blackrock, Grayscale, Franklin, and Fidelity have all recently met with the SEC to discuss Bitcoin ETF filings.

• Kucoin to pay $22M and exit New York as it settles charges.

⭐️ • Yearn Finance accidentally swaps ~$2.28M of treasury into just ~$780K because of insufficient liquidity.

• Celestia to integrate data availability layer with Polygon's chain development kit.

• Starknet unveils Devonomics program which will distribute portion of network fees to developers.

• Worldcoin 2.0 launches, adds different authentication levels and new integrations.

• Donald Trump launches new Mugshot Editon NFT collection.

• FIFA launches NFT collection on Algorand.

• US Senator Elizabeth Warren introduces bill to crack down on cryptocurrencies.

• US DOJ indicts two individuals for allegedly running a $25M AI crypto-trading ponzi scheme.

• LINE raises $140M to launch global NFT platform called DOSI.

• Nym, Protocol Labs, Oasis, & Aztec form Universal Privacy Alliance.

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⚡ Alpha ⚡

• Coinbase launches new Coinbase Traders X account and posts, "Hello traders".

• Linea DeFi Voyage SocialFi wave is live on Intract.

• Layer3 launching Holiday Campaign featuring several partners this week.

• WalletConnect sets launch date for their Web3Inbox app for Jan 2024; users can join waitlist.

• Ten (formerly Obscuro) testnet is live along with Stage 2 of Meet Ten campaign on Galxe.

• Rhino launches limited-edition SPOK for users who bridge to Starknet via Rhino.

• Braavos Starknet Pro Score NFT quest on Starknet Quest deadline approaching.

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🪂 Airdrops 🪂

⭐️ • Rainbow Wallet points airdrop by Olimpio.

• Aptos airdrop #2 strategy by Earndrop.

• Orderly Network airdrop strategy by Earndrop.

• EigenLayer & LSTs airdrop strategy by LayerGG.

• EigenLayer x Kelp DAO airdrop strategy by Alpha Insiders.

• Orbiter Finance O-Points redemption is live.

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📰 Finance News 📰

• US Inflation falls to 3.1% in Nov, down from 3.2% in Oct.

• Ark Invest sells another $11.5M of Coinbase $COIN shares.

• $ASML & Samsung invest $760M to build chip plant in South Korea.

• Bain Capital sells $448M stake in Axis Bank.

• Tesla $TSLA recalls 2M vehicles due to autopilot defect.

• Etsy $ETSY lays off 11% of its employees

• Hasbro $HAS lays off 1100 employees due to declining toy sales.

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🛡️ Security and Exploits 🛡️

• OKX DEX exploited for ~$2.76M due to private key leak.

⭐️ • Bitcoin Inscriptions rated 5.3 Medium Severity in National Vulnerability Database.

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🪙 Token Unlocks 🪙

• CyberConnect / 1.26M $CYBER / ~$7.69M / 14 DEC

• Flow/ 2.6M $FLOW / ~$1.99M / 15 DEC

• ApeCoin / 15.6M $APE / ~$25.74M / 16 DEC

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💰 Funding 💰

• Andalusia Labs, risk management infrastructure for digital assets; raises $48M in Series A funding.

• Dynamic, Web3 login infrastructure; raises $13.5M in Series A funding led by a16z crypto.

• GU Group, an Ethereum compatible Layer 1 operated by Japanese companies; raises $2.9M in funding led by B Dash Ventures.

• Seam Social, a social platform to code, design, and curate your social space; raises $2.5M in Seed funding led by 1kx.

• Nodekit, a decentralized shared sequencer; raises $1.2M in Pre-Seed funding led by Borderless.

• Hackless, a DeFi security platform; raises $1.2M in private funding.

• Morphism, an Ethereum layer 2; raises an undisclosed amount from Bitget.

• MATR1X FIRE, an FPS mobile games; raises an undisclosed amount from OKX.

• NFTScan, infrastructure for NFTs; raises an undisclosed amount in strategic investment from BIT Jungle.

• AIT Protocol, infrastructure for AI data; raises an undisclosed amount.

• Sound acquires Soho, a mobile platform for digital collectors.

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🌾 The Degen Farmer 🌾

• PancakeSwap AMM V3 (BSC) / USDT-BUSD / 68.65%

• Curve DEX (Ethereum) / IDAI-IUSDC-IUSDT / 40.27%

• Beefy (Arbitrum) / MIM-ARBUSDCE-USDT / 39.99%

• Orca (Solana) / USDC-USDT / 38.91%

• Abracadabra (Arbitrum) / MIM-USDC-USDT / 38.05%

• DeltaPrime (Avalanche) / USDC / 35.85%

• Merkl (Arbitrum) / STEUR-USDC / 33.18%

• Velodrome V2 (Optimism) / USDV-USDC / 27.58%

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