📊 Total TVL DeFi is up 37% since the start of 2023.

🔛 The Linux Foundation launches the OpenWallet Foundation, a new initiative designed to enable interoperability between digital wallets using open source software. techcrunch.com

🥳 Galaxy Digital completes $44 million acquisition of GK8 self-service platform.
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👀 #XRP Developers from the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and Ripple Development Labs RippleX have proposed a new XRPL cross-chain bridging standard that will enable interoperability between different networks. coindesk.com

⚠️🇦🇺 Binance Derivative is closing all open trading positions for Australian citizens.

🇹🇼🕹 Taiwanese legislators said the government has until May 16 to formulate a regulatory framework and roadmap for cryptocurrency, and appoint the relevant authorities.

👀 Cryptoanalytics firm Messari cuts 15% of staff as part of restructuring

🇦🇺 Binance: Our team has identified a small number of Australian users who have been erroneously classified as "Wholesale Investors" on Binance. We were required by Australian law to inform these users and to immediately close any of their derivative positions.

💰👀 #BTC Mining Consulting Firm Sabre56 Raises $35M
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🍿🇺🇸 #in focus in 5 minutes:
GDP in 4Q 2022

Initial Jobless Claims

🍿🇺🇸 Q4 2022 GDP +2.7% (exp. +2.9%)

Initial Jobless Claims 192 thousand

#in focus #macro

⛏👀 #BTC Luxor is partnering with the Thai company Cryptodrilling, which offers services to miners in Southeast Asia. He also intends to attract capital to the region.
#mining the block

💰 #BDX Beldex Raises $25M

🌐 Worldwide Webb Metaverse Completes $10M Series A Funding decrypt.com

💰 Here Not There Labs, Towns (HNT), completed a $25.5M Series A round led by A16z. the block

👀 Coinbase announced the launch of the Ethereum L2 Base network coinbase.com

💰 Inverse Finance announced about a new partnership and investment of $1 million from DWF Labs

🤝 The Graph partners with Coinbase to launch a new L2 on the testnet - Base

💰 Venture capitalists continue to focus on early stage funding.
$622 million was raised in the fourth quarter for preliminary and seed rounds. Also there is a shift towards increased funding in post-seed rounds.