This Week in Blockchain - Enterprise & Protocols on 18th October 2021

Welcome to this week's episode of This Week in Blockchain - Enterprise and Protocols!

Each week your host, Conor Svensson, founder and CEO of Web3 Labs, will provide a rundown of the major events that took place in enterprise blockchain and protocols industries during the past week. 

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Links to items discussed:

• Trafigura to use Circulor blockchain to track CO2 emissions 
• Indian TikTok competitor Chingari raises $19 million to develop a 'social token' 
• ConsenSys plans funding round at $3 billion valuation 
• Stacks Blows Up 57% After Bitcoin NFTs Take Off 
• Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic raises $60 million in Series C funding 
• R3 acquires tech for stablecoins, blockchain-based bank coins 
• Wanchain Launches First Crosschain Bridge with Link to Polkadot, Brings EVM Smart Contracts to DOT 
• Binance to launch $1B fund to develop BSC ecosystem 
• Polkadot to debut parachain auctions after governance vote