Layer1Live - Binance/CoinMarketCap, MakerDAO Dissolving, Coinbase Funding Projects, Crypto Lawsuits
12This week the Layer1 crew discusses Binance's acquisition of CoinMarketCap, the flurry of class action lawsuits last week, Coinbase deploying project funding, MakerDAO setting up dissolution, and much more!
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Breaking
Consensys, Gitcoin and more are launching a hackathon to help combat COVID-19
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/60075/consensys-gitcoin-and-more-are-launching-a-hackathon-to-help-combat-covid-19
Quick News
Coinbase Custody is the largest Tezos baker
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coinbase-custody-biggest-tezos-staking-152131524.html
Privacy layer for ETH, Keep Network, raises 7.7m from Paradigm, Fenbushi and others
https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinoconnell/2020/04/03/coinbase-co-founder-invests-in-project-to-bridge-bitcoin-and-ethereum/#dd67b17df4f4
Binance set to acquire CMC for roughly $400m
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/60371/binance-is-set-to-acquire-coinmarketcap-the-deal-could-be-worth-as-much-as-400-million
Auburn RFID Lab works with Nike to combat counterfeits
https://decrypt.co/24490/auburn-rfid-lab-works-nike-combat-counterfeits
Steem Witnesses Freeze $3.2M in Latest Tit-for-Tat With Hard Fork Insurgents
https://www.coindesk.com/steem-witnesses-freeze-3-2m-in-latest-tit-for-tat-with-hard-fork-insurgents
Discussion
Federal Judge denies Telegram's request to distribute GRAM tokens to non-US investors
https://messari.io/article/federal-judge-denies-telegram-s-request-to-distribute-tokens-to-non-us-investors
Coinbase deploys money into PoolTogether and Uniswap
https://messari.io/article/coinbase-deploys-capital-from-its-bootstrap-fund-into-uniswap-and-pooltogether
Maker Foundation has decided to dissolve and launch a DAO in two years time
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/60702/maker-foundation-reveals-its-design-for-a-self-governing-dao-to-replace-its-role-in-the-ecosystem
Class Action lawsuit filed against 11 crypto companies(!)
https://decrypt.co/24532/class-action-lawsuits-filed-against-7-bitcoin-companies
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/60930/top-crypto-exchanges-token-issuers-named-in-friday-barrage-of-u-s-class-action-lawsuits
Bitcoin
New theory suggests Satoshi also founded Monero; price up big because of this?
https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-creator-also-founded-monero-new-research-suggests/
Ethereum
The Sandbox Brings in 3,400 Ethereum (ETH) in Its Third LAND Presale
https://sludgefeed.com/the-sandbox-brings-in-3400-eth-in-third-land-sale/
EOS
EOS VC Fund leads round for Lightheart Entertainment (Mr.Autofire)
https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/02/lightheart-entertainment-raises-1-4-million-for-hyper-core-mobile-gaming/
Tron
Tron partners with Refereum to give streamers rewards
https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-tron-partnership-lets-gamers-earn-crypto-for-streaming
Tron launches its own version of DeFi
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/60246/tron-launches-its-own-makerdao-like-stablecoin-system
https://messari.io/article/poloniex-launches-token-sale-platform-along-with-token-sale-for-tron-s-new-decentralized-stablecoin-project