The DeFi Drop Volume 53

CME Group focuses on DeFi with new real-time indices for Aave, Curve, and Synthetix protocols. ( Blockworks)

Ethereum developers are planning to allow Beacon Chain staking withdrawals as part of their Shanghai upgrade slated for 2023 H2. ( The Defiant)

MetaMask launched an integration with PayPal allowing users of PayPal to fund their MetaMask wallets with ETH. ( Decrypt)

Payment processor, Stripe, has launched a fiat-to-crypto on-ramp. ( Blockworks)

Enough with the 0xABCs, the Web3 domain provider Unstoppable Domains is integrating with Etherscan and Polygonscan in early 2023. ( Coindesk)

Gnosis Chain completed its own version of the Merge, transitioning from Proof of Authority to a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism. ( The Defiant)

Andreessen Horowitz led a $100 million Series B funding round for Aztec Network which plans to build a fully encrypted version of the Ethereum blockchain. ( The Block)

Chainlink launched staking of its native token LINK. ( Coindesk)

Blockworks documents the booming NFT music industry that is seeing major user and artist growth despite broader industry headwinds. ( Blockworks)

Virtual real estate owners in the Metaverse platform Decentraland can now rent out their property to other users in exchange for MANA. ( The Block)

Decentralized exchange aggregator CowSwap launched a “surplus-capturing” limit order feature. ( The Defiant)

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