Web3 Daily Briefing: Balancer releases preliminary report on the attack; Solana infrastructure startup Harmonic completes $6 million seed funding round led by Paradigm.

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• Franklin Templeton launches its first tokenized money market fund in Hong Kong.

• Balancer releases preliminary report on the attack.

• SBI Group's digital asset division will adopt Chainlink as its infrastructure solution.

• The Ethereum Foundation launches the Founders Lab mentorship program.

• Solayer: InfiniSVM mainnet alpha version to be released in Q4

• Aave founder: Immutable oracles and interest rate mechanisms may trigger systemic risks; conflicts of interest among asset managers exacerbate industry risks.

• RedStone launches HyperStone oracle

• Solana infrastructure startup Harmonic has raised $6 million in seed funding , led by Paradigm.

• Blockchain payment company Ripple announced the completion of a $500 million funding round , led by Fortress and Citadel Securities.

• Digital asset infrastructure company OFA Group completes $50 million private equity funding round

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