Welcome to the 135th issue of The Defiprime Post, a quick weekly primer covering the biggest developments around Ethereum and DeFi. This week’s issue covers events between March 5th and March 12th, 2023.

🔥 The DeFi Bulletin

A hacker who stole $1.59M in funding from Tender.fi has returned the funds.
Powell has stated that “We don’t want to stifle innovation.”
A New York Attorney General has alleged that Ethereum is a security.
The DAO has received legal recognition, with the passing of the Utah DAO Act.
Coinbase recently announced “Wallet as a service”.
Scroll, an Ethereum L2 Network, raised $50M in funding.
Trevor Traina, a serial entrepreneur, and ex-diplomat has closed a $25M funding round.
Proven, a crypto firm providing ZK-proof tech, has announced its $15.8M funding round.
Cubist, a project that aims to prove web3 dev tools, has secured $7M in funding.

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💱 DEX Report

Hedera confirmed that hackers had targeted multiple liquidity pools on multiple DEXs.
LI.FI, a crypto startup, has spun up a DEX aggregator and a bridge.
Maverick, a DeFi protocol, has unveiled a Uniswap rival DEX on Ethereum.
Mauve, a compliance-first DEX, has raised $15M in funding.

💵 State of the Stablecoins

Coinbase stopped conversion between dollars and $USDC.
MakerDAO has launched an emergency proposal to limit $USDC exposure.
Gyroscope announced their $4.5M funding round, as they prepare to launch a unique stablecoin.
ECSA, a stablecoin issuer, has closed a $3M funding round.

💎 NFT News

Blur bid incentives may be skewing the market, as in some cases offers on NFTs are above the buy-now price.
NFTs are not securities yet, according to German finance officials.
Forkast Labs, an Animoca-based startup, created an S&P 500 of NFTs.
Tensor has secured $3M in funding for a Solana-focused NFT trading platform.

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