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Linear Finance [LINA] has unveiled its Roadmap for 2024-2025 Linear Finance, a cross-chain compatible, decentralized delta-one asset protocol, has introduced its roadmap for 2024-2025. Linear is set to further expand its decentralized trading, with a focus on perpetual markets, cross-chain solutions, and community empowerment. Current $LINA price is $0.004. Current market cap is $28M. Current FDV is $41.4M. 🔗 linear-finance.medium.com/unveiling-linear-finances-vision-for-2024-25-a-game-changing-roadmap-ba494ceefcf7 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

MicroStrategy has raised $1B and acquired BTC worth $458.2M MicroStrategy completed its previously announced offering of 0.625% convertible senior notes due 2028. The aggregate principal amount of the notes sold in the offering was $1.01B, which includes $135M aggregate principal amount of notes issued pursuant to an option to purchase. The notes were sold in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers. Moreover, MicroStrategy has acquired 7,420 $BTC for $458.2M at $61,750 per Bitcoin and has achieved a yield of 5.1% QTD and 17.8% YTD. MicroStrategy holds 252,220 $BTC acquired for $9.9B at $39,266 per Bitcoin. 🔗 microstrategy.com/press/microstrategy-completes-1-01b-offering-of-0-625-convertible-senior-notes-due-2028_09-20-2024 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

CertiK has announced a $45M investment plan, including free security tools CertiK, a Web3 security firm, announced a comprehensive upgrade of its products and services. Moreover, CertiK announced the launch of its free community security tools, including Token Scan and Wallet Scan, to support the evolving community. CertiK’s highly anticipated CertiK Ventures will invest $45M in these endeavours to support high-potential, burgeoning Web3 projects. 🔗 x.com/CertiK/status/1836724500013953326 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Jupiter [JUP] has acquired blockchain explorer SolanaFM and onchain trading terminal Coinhall DEX aggregator Jupiter acquires SolanaFM and Coinhall. The amount of acquisition is not announced. SolanaFM, which raised $4.5M from SBI Group in 2022, allows users to access and interact with Solana data through its indexer and explorer tools. Coinhall, an onchain trading terminal, provides swaps across decentralized exchanges on Solana and Cosmos blockchains. 🔗 theblock.co/post/317465/solana-dex-aggregator-jupiter-acquires-solanafm-coinhall Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Crypto exchange BingX is hacked - around $43M in assets stolen BingX, the Singapore-based crypto exchange, suffered a security hack on its hot wallet, resulting in a significant loss of funds. Security analysts at PeckShield noted that the incident resulted in an estimated loss of $43M in assets, though the exchange describes it as "minor" and manageable. Withdrawals have been put on hold as part of an emergency plan to prevent further damage. 🔗 theblock.co/post/317448/crypto-exchange-bingx-faces-an-estimated-43-million-security-exploit-peckshield Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Blockchains by Number of Transactions in last 7 days Let’s compare the top blockchains by number of transactions registered on-chain and average daily active addresses in last 7 days, according to Artemis.xyz, in order to evaluate their current adoption and performance. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

TrueX has raised $9M in a Seed funding round backed by Hack VC TrueX, a non-custodial, stablecoin-native exchange offering global liquidity services with $PYUSD as the default settlement currency, has secured $9M in a seed funding round. Investors in the round include RRE Ventures, Reciprocal Ventures, Paxos, Accomplice Blockchain, Hack VC, Solana Foundation, and Aptos. TrueX is the flagship product of True Markets, a platform dedicated to offering markets and liquidity as a global service through reliable, innovative trading technology. 🔗 businesswire.com/news/home/20240917013350/en/True-Markets-Unveils-TrueX-a-Cutting-Edge-Stablecoin-Native-Trading-Platform-Secures-9-Million-in-Seed-Funding Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Drift Protocol [DRIFT] has raised $25M in a Series B funding round led by Multicoin Capital Drift Protocol $DRIFT has secured $25M in a Series B funding round led by Multicoin Capital. Other investors in the round include Blockchain Capital, Primitive Ventures, and Folius Ventures. Drift Protocol is an open-sourced, DEX built on the Solana ($388M in TVL), enabling transparent and non-custodial trading. Previously, Drift has raised $27.3M in two funding rounds backed by Polychain Capital, Ethereal Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Jump Capital and others. Current $DRIFT price is $0.71. Fully diluted market cap is $721M. 🔗 fortune.com/crypto/2024/09/19/drift-solana-multicoin-crypto-funding-series-b/ Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Clearpool’s L2 Ozean has introduced RWA Liquidity Layer - Oxygen (O2) Ozean, a Layer 2 blockchain for RWA yield launched by Clearpool $CPOOL, has unveiled its RWA Liquidity Layer - Oxygen (O2). As the backbone of Ozean’s liquidity architecture, O2 combines RWAs, tokenized treasuries, liquid crypto assets, and yield-bearing tokens into a unified basket. This basket supports key functionalities like swaps, lending, and collateralization, forming a robust liquidity pool that underpins the Ozean ecosystem. Ozean, with its seamless integration of RWAs in a compliant and user-friendly manner, enables users to earn native yield on-chain automatically. Current $CPOOL price is $0.13. Fully diluted market cap is $133M. 🔗 clearpool.medium.com/introducing-oxygen-o2-the-innovative-rwa-liquidity-layer-powering-ozeans-growth-f724f3903ec5 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Helius has raised $21.75M in a funding round co-led by Haun Ventures and Founders Fund Helius has secured $21.75M in a funding round co-led by Haun Ventures and Founders Fund. Other investors in the round include 6th Man Ventures, Chapter One, Foundation Capital and Spearhead. Helius focuses on building developer tools such as webhooks and remote procedure controls (RPCs). Previously, it raised $12.6M in two funding rounds backed by Solana Ventures, Alchemy, Big Brain Holdings and others. 🔗 x.com/0xMert_/status/1836578165977915858 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Aethir [ATH] launches a $10M Ecosystem Grant Program in collaboration with XAI [XAI] Aethir $ATH in partnership with XAI $XAI launches a $10M ecosystem grant program. The program aimed at onboarding AI-powered AAA games and gaming studios and supporting the growth of Web3, AI, and gaming sectors by empowering developers. Recently, Aethir has launched the Edge Early Adopter Bonus Program. During the program period until October 31st, active Edge GPU devices can earn a 60% bonus on top of their base $ATH rewards. Aethir is a decentralised GPU cloud infrastructure, positioned as an enterprise-grade AI-focused GPU-as-a-service provider, tailored for AI and gaming. Backed by Framework Ventures, Merit Circle, Hashkey, Animoca Brands, and others, Aethir has raised over $32M for its ecosystem. Moreover, it raised around $111M via Node sale on Impossible Finance. Current $ATH price is $0.058. Current FDV is $2.50B 🔗 blog.aethir.com/blog-posts/aethir-and-xai-launch-a-10m-ecosystem-grant-program-to-support-ai-powered-gaming-projects Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top 10 Lending Protocols by Total Value Locked The total value of assets locked in DeFi lending protocols is around $32B, according to DefiLlama.com. Let’s compare the Top lending protocols by current TVL in USD, in order to evaluate their adoption scale. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

CUDIS has raised $5M in a Seed funding round led by Draper Associates The web3 AI wellness company CUDIS has secured $5M in a seed funding round led by Draper Associates. Other participants in the round include Skybridge, Penrose, SNZ, Mozaik, NGC, Foresight Ventures, OGBC, Monke Ventures, Draper Dragon, Block Patch, and Trinito. CUDIS develops a wearable ring monitoring health metrics, allowing users to access their health data via the Solana blockchain and earn passive rewards from their participation. The rings also come with an AI coach that offers tailored wellness advice to users based on their biometric data. 🔗 x.com/CudisWellness/status/1836385314497270000 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Borderless Capital has unveiled its third DePIN fund with $100M in backing Borderless Capital has unveiled its third decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) fund with $100M in backing. The fund counts DePIN-focused blockchain Peaq amongst its investors, the Solana Foundation and Jump Crypto amongst others. DePIN refers to physical infrastructure networks built using blockchain technology and token incentives which other projects can use without having to buy and run their equipment. 🔗 coindesk.com/tech/2024/09/17/borderless-capital-introduces-100m-depin-fund-backed-by-peaq-solana-foundation Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Hemi has raised $15M in a Seed round co-led by Binance Labs, Breyer Capital and Big Brain Holdings Hemi Labs, the team co-founded by Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik, has secured $15M in a funding round co-led by Binance Labs, Breyer Capital and Big Brain Holdings. Other investors in the round include Crypto.cоm, Web3 Ventures, HyperChain Capital, Alchemy, SALT Fund, Kelly Investments, Sunflower Capital, DNA Fund, Gate Ventures, Quantstamp, TRGC, BTC INC, Artichoke Capital, Cypher Capital, and SNZ Holding. Hemi is a Layer 2 blockchain network that integrates Bitcoin and Ethereum for enhanced security and programmability. Hemi's incentivized testnet is now live, and the company is targeting a mainnet launch in Q4 of 2024. 🔗 x.com/hemi_xyz/status/1836392405328638427 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Blockchains by Commits and Development Activity in last 7 days Let’s compare the top blockchains by GitHub commits and active developers in last 7 days, according to artemis.xyz, in order to evaluate their current development activity. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Bitget and Foresight Ventures have made a strategic $30M investment in TON blockchain Bitget and Foresight Ventures announced a $30M investment into The Open Network blockchain $TON. The investment aims to enhance the development of Telegram-based projects, with a focus on tap-to-earn games. With the new investment, Bitget and Foresight plan to engage more deeply in the TON blockchain governance and future development plans. 🔗 theblock.co/post/316975/bitget-foresight-ventures-invest-30-million-in-ton-blockchain Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Vana has raised $5M in a Strategic funding round led by Coinbase Ventures Vana has secured $5M in a strategic funding round led by Coinbase Ventures. Previously, Vana had raised $18M in a Series A round led by Paradigm and $2M in seed funding led by Polychain. Other investors include Manifold, GSR, SCB 10X, Defiance Capital, Contango, Auros Ventures, MH Ventures, BoxGroup, and Will Manidis. Vana is the first network designed for private, user-owned data. It consists of an EVM-compatible layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for collective ownership of private digital assets. 🔗 vana.org/posts/vana-raises-funding-to-build-user-owned-ai-and-overcome-the-data-wall Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Yellow Network has raised $10M in a Seed funding round backed by Consensys Yellow Network has secured $10M in seed funding led by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen. Other investors in the round include Consensys, GSR, NxGen, MV Global, Gate Labs, ZBS Capital, Moonrock Capital, Math, Cobo, NOIA Capital, and LD Capital. Yellow Network is building the first decentralized clearing network for digital assets, addressing the inefficiencies of traditional crypto trading systems. In 2022, it closed a funding round backed by Moonrock Capital, Yellow Spoon Capital, LD Capital and others. 🔗 yellow.com/news/ripples-chris-larsen-backs-dollar10m-seed-round-in-yellow-network-to-address-crypto-trading-challenges Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Limitless Labs has raised $3M in a Pre-Seed funding round led by 1confirmation Prediction market Limitless has secured $3M in a pre-seed funding round led by 1confirmation. Other investors in the round include Paper Ventures, Collider Ventures and Public Works. Ukraine-origin Limitless is a prediction market platform on Base that enables users to trade crypto, politics, sports, social and more. The new funding will be used to launch new products and features including a novel decentralized social network. This will enable users to create and participate in their prediction markets and grow their reputation. 🔗 thedefiant.io/news/press-releases/prediction-market-limitless-raises-3m-in-pre-seed-round-led-by-1confirmation Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Dragonfly plans to raise $500M for its fourth fund Dragonfly is seeking to raise $500M for its fourth fund, which will invest in early-stage projects. Dragonfly has garnered $250M so far and aims to close the fundraising by Q1 of 2025. In 2022, it has raised $650M for its third fund. Dragonfly has invested in more than 100 digital-asset companies and projects including Ethena, Avail, ZKsync, Cosmos, Monad Labs and others. 🔗 bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-17/crypto-vc-fund-dragonfly-seeking-to-raise-a-500-million-fund?srnd=undefined Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Fermah has raised $5.2M in a Seed funding round co-led by a16z CSX and Lemniscap The universal proof generation layer developer Fermah has secured $5.2M in a seed funding round co-led by a16z CSX and Lemniscap. Other investors in the round include Bankless Ventures, Longhash Ventures, P-OPS team, Public Works, ZK Validator, Lambda Class, Daedalus, Zero DAO, Velocity Capital, and Daemon Ventures. Fermah aims to tackle issues related to ZK proofs by acting as a marketplace for ZK proof generation, creating proofs for ZK rollups, ZK bridges and other use cases using affordable and reliable infrastructure. 🔗 theblock.co/post/316695/a16z-csx-fund-and-lemniscap-lead-5-2-million-seed-round-for-fermah Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Exchanges by Liquidations in last 7 days The vast majority of the casualties were long positions last days, with more than $737M liquidated in total. Let’s take a look at the top exchanges by liquidations of longs and shorts within last week, according to Coinglass.com. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Binance has unveiled its Telegram mini app - Moonbix Binance has introduced Moonbix, its official Telegram mini app. Only users from qualified regions who have bound their Binance account in Moonbix and completed KYC shall be eligible for any rewards. Users can now get an extra 1K coins via our referral link Users can receive coins due to playing in the game, completing special quests, and inviting friends. The in-game coins are in no way associated with fiat or virtual currency and are being used as virtual pictures for gameplay only. 🔗 binance.com/en/about-legal/tg-mini-app-tnc Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

UXLINK [UXLINK] has conducted listing on Binance Futures UXLINK $UXLINK has been listed on Binance Futures with up to 75x leverage. Previously, UXLINK was listed on a major Korean exchange, Upbit. After the announcement, the price of $UXLINK increased by 40%. Current price is $0.53. Current FDV is $538M. UXLINK is a Web3 social platform and infrastructure for users and developers to discover and distribute crypto projects and assets in socialized and group-based manners. It has raised $14M in two funding rounds backed by HashKey Capital, SevenX Ventures, INCE Capital, OKX Ventures, Comma3 Ventures and others. 🔗 binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-futures-will-launch-usd%E2%93%A2-margined-uxlink-perpetual-contract-with-up-to-75x-leverage-9b691e1dece149c08d5fc0918d4bb9fb Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top 10 Derivatives DEXes by Total Value Locked Users are gravitating towards derivatives DEXes due to fall of FTX and the need for self-custodian practices now. Let’s compare the top 10 derivatives DEXes by current TVL in USD include Jupiter, Hyperliquid, GMX, Drift Protocol, dYdX, ApeX, Vertex, Wasabi, Aevo and Derive according to DefiLlama.com. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

WalletConnect will airdrop 185M WCT with native token launch WalletConnect, rebranded to Reown, is launching its native Connect Token on Optimism’s OP Mainnet. WCT token will have an initial supply capped at 1B, with 18.5% (185M WCT tokens) allocated for airdrop season 1. The airdrop will include WalletConnect end users, wallets, apps, nodes, software development kits and communities that have contributed to WalletConnect's success. Registration for the WCT airdrop will open on September 24th. Initially, WCT tokens will be non-transferable to ensure a focus on network functionality, stability and ecosystem development. WalletConnect is a Web3 communications protocol that connects crypto wallets to dApps. Previously, it raised $24.75M in three funding rounds backed by Coinbase Ventures, Circle, HashKey Capital, ConsenSys, a_capital and others. 🔗 theblock.co/post/316751/walletconnect-token-launch-airdrop Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

LogX has raised $4M in a Strategic funding round backed by Hashed Emergent LogX has secured $4M in a strategic funding round. Investors in the round include Hashed Emergent, Cumberland, Saison Capital, Gate Ventures, DWF Ventures, CoinSwitch, and WAGMI Ventures. With this funding, LogX will evolve into a DeFi SuperApp, offering leveraged prediction markets and exotic perps while scaling to TON, Solana, Bitcoin, Move, and EVM ecosystems. LogX is a perpetual exchange offering high-leverage trading on Layer 2 blockchains. Previously, it raised $6.1M in a seed funding round backed by Coinbase Ventures, IOSG Ventures, Peak XV Partners and others. 🔗 x.com/LogX_trade/status/1835724775282618681 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Pipe Network has raised $10M in a Series A funding round led by Multicoin Capital Permissionless Labs, which is a primary contributor to Pipe Network has secured $10M in a Series A funding roundled by Multicoin Capital. Other investors in the round include Robot Ventures, Solana Ventures, Fuse and angels such as Anatoly Yakovenko, Mo Shaikh, and Avery Ching. Pipe Network powers a permissionless, secure infrastructure that delivers ultra-low latency content, supports scalable growth, and ensures seamless operations, all strengthened by Solana and securing Sybil's resistance. 🔗 theblock.co/post/316655/multicoin-and-solana-ventures-join-10-million-series-a-in-permissionless-labs Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Solana L2 Sonic has launched Hyperfuse Node Sale Sonic has rolled out a Hyperfuse node sale that will last till September 19th. Hyperfuse node sale max supply is 50,000. Node sale happens in 3 stages: tier 1 raffle starting on September 16th, WL on September 18th, and public sale on September 19th. Sonic plans to raise $12.8M by selling nodes in 20 pricing tiers. Moreover, Sonic's mainnet and its token are expected to launch in Q3 2024. Sonic is a gaming-focused Solana Layer 2 network under development by Mirror World Labs. Previously, it has raised $16M in two funding rounds backed by Bitkraft Ventures, Galaxy Interactive, Big Brain Holdings, Sanctor Capital, OKX Ventures, Mirana Ventures, Morningstar Ventures and Sky9 Capital. 🔗 delysium.medium.com/comprehensive-guide-to-sonic-node-sales-on-delysium-nodpad-45eaa6587665 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Worldcoin [WLD] has expended World ID to Solana via Wormhole Worldcoin $WLD brings World ID to Solana blockchain $SOL blockchain via the interoperability platform Wormhole $W. Developers building on Solana can now more easily create applications that prioritize real humans, fostering increased trust in the digital world. Worldcoin is a digital identity protocol co-created by OpenAI’s Sam Altman. Previously, it has raised $240M from investors including a16z, Blockchain Capital, Coinbase Ventures and others. Current $WLD price is $1.44. Fully diluted market cap is $14.3B. 🔗 worldcoin.org/blog/announcements/wormhole-brings-world-id-solana-new-integrations-take-off-globally Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Lumia [ORN] has launched Testnet of its Layer 2 Lumia $ORN layer 2 testnet is officially live. Testnet provides early access to robust infrastructure, designed to bring RWAs on-chain with unprecedented capital efficiency and scalability. Moreover, testnet allows users to perform key activities, including bridging tokens, accessing the faucet for test tokens, exploring transactions, and utilizing our RPC endpoints. Lumia (ex-Orion) is a hyper-liquid volition type Layer 2 built on PolygonCDK, emphasising on modularity and vertical scalability, focusing on end-to-end RWA tokenization and trading. The $ORN token is transitioning to $LUMIA. Current $ORN price is $1.18. Current $ORN FDV is $118M. 🔗 blog.lumia.org/testnet-live Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top 7 Biggest Token Unlocks in the Next 7 Days Monitoring of vested tokens and future unlock events is an important step to make more cautious and, in the end, better trading decisions. Let’s take a look at this and some other biggest unlocks coming in the next 7 days, including $ARB, $VELO, $ID, $ZKJ, $APE, $MERL and $LISTA according to CryptoRank.io. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Mirada AI [MIRX] has conducted initial listing on MEXC and Gate Mirada AI $MIRX has been initially listed on MEXC and Gate today, on September 16th, at 10:00 UTC. Mirada AI is a decentralized and comprehensive AI tool that offers image generation, face-swap, animation, LLM chat, image upscaling, and more. It is backed by Poolz Ventures, Carbon Ventures and AWEH Ventures. Previously, Mirada AI announced its IDOs on Ape Terminal, Poolz, Carbon, eesee and HyperX Pad. IDO price is $0.01. Current $MIRX price is $0.012. Current FDV is $12M. 🔗 x.com/miradaai/status/1835257701741347059 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Binance will list Neiro [NEIRO], Turbo [TURBO] and Baby Doge Coin [100000BABYDOGE] today, on September 16th Neiro $NEIRO, Turbo $TURBO and Baby Doge Coin #100000BABYDOGE will be listed on Binance with the seed tag applied today, on September 16th, at 10:00 UTC. Neiro is a memecoin on Ethereum. Turbo is a meme token almost entirely created by the AI LLM model (Chat GPT-4). Babydoge is a meme token running on BSC, created by enthusiasts of the Dogecoin community. Current $NEIRO price is $0.136. Current FDV is $135M. Current $TURBO price is $0.004. Current FDV is $280M. Current #100000BABYDOGE price is $0.000000001. Current FDV is $564M. 🔗 binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-will-list-neiro-neiro-turbo-turbo-and-baby-doge-coin-100000babydoge-with-seed-tag-applied-4336ae4908154736acff8302509f7a05 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Upcoming Events of the Next Week We compiled a list of top important upcoming events of the next week (Sep 16th - Sep 22nd) among blockchain projects, including Mirada AI $MIRX, Sonic SVM, Arbitrum $ARB, Catizen $CATI, Sky $SKY, Pencils Protocol $DAPP, K9 Finance $KNINE, NOTAI $NOTAI, Hamster Kombat $HMSTR, Polyhedra $ZKJ, Dusk $DUSK. Stay tuned! Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Solana L2 Sonic will launch Hyperfuse Node Sale on September 16th Sonic will roll out the Hyperfuse node sale on September 16th, at 13;00 UTC. Hyperfuse node sale max supply is 50,000. Node sale will happen in 3 stages: tier 1 raffle starting on September 16th, WL on September 18th, and public sale on September 19th. Sonic plans to raise $12.8M by selling nodes in 20 pricing tiers. Moreover, Sonic's mainnet and its token are expected to launch in Q3 2024. Sonic is a gaming-focused Solana Layer 2 network under development by Mirror World Labs. Previously, it has raised $16M in two funding rounds backed by Bitkraft Ventures, Galaxy Interactive, Big Brain Holdings, Sanctor Capital, OKX Ventures, Mirana Ventures, Morningstar Ventures and Sky9 Capital. 🔗 x.com/SonicSVM/status/1834578000353878312 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Fuse has raised $12M in a Strategic funding round led by Multicoin Capital Fuse has secured $12M in a strategic funding round led by Multicoin Capital alongside co-founder of Solana $SOL Anatoly Yakovenko. Fuse is a decentralized renewable energy network that offers the installation of distributed energy resources (DER). In 2022, it raised $78M in a seed funding round backed by Balderton Capital, Lakestar, Ribbit Capital, Accel, BoxGroup, Creandum and others. 🔗 x.com/FuseEnergyHQ/status/1834291831548645440 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Arbitrum Protocols by Total Value Locked The total value of assets locked in Arbitrum $ARB is around $2.5B, according to DefiLlama.com. Let’s compare the top DeFi-protocols on Arbitrum by current TVL in USD, in order to evaluate their adoption scale. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Catizen [CATI] farming will be launched on Binance Launchpool on September 16th Farming of $CATI tokens will be launched on Binance Launchpool. Users will be able to stake their BNB and FDUSD tokens into separate pools to farm $CATI over 4 days, starting September 16th. 90M $CATI (9% of total token supply) will be offered on Launchpool: 76.5M $CATI in rewards (85%) will be offered to $BNB stakers, 13.5M $CATI (15%) to $FDUSD. Binance will list token on September 20th, at 10:00 UTC. Initial circulating supply when listed on Binance is 305M CATI (30.5% of total supply) Catizen is a cat-themed gaming bot, powered by Pluto Studio, built on the Telegram mini-app platform. Previously, it has received a strategic investment from Binance Labs. 🔗 binance.com/en/support/announcement/introducing-catizen-cati-on-binance-launchpool-farm-cati-by-locking-bnb-and-fdusd-03b4921a44644da2880a290c0e254140 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

ParaFi Capital tokenizes $1B venture funding on Avalanche via Securitize ParaFi Capital is tokenizing part of its more than $1B of assets under management on the Avalanche $AVAX blockchain in collaboration with the real-world asset tokenization platform Securitize. The tokenized fund opens ParaFi’s venture strategy to a new group of investors, selecting Avalanche for its EVM compatibility, fast transactions and low fees. ParaFi Capital's investment portfolio includes such projects as Wormhole $W, Aptos $APT, Huma Finance, Polymarket, M^ZERO and others. 🔗 theblock.co/post/316368/parafi-capital-fund-tokenization-avalanche-securitize Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Infinit has raised $6M in a funding round co-led by Electric Capital, Mirana Ventures, and Hashed DeFi abstraction protocol Infinit has secured $6M in a funding round co-led by Electric Capital, Mirana Ventures, and Hashed. Other investors in the round include Maelstrom, Lightspeed Faction, Nomad Capital, Robot Ventures, Tangent, Bankless Ventures and Presto Labs. Infinit offers support for end-to-end DeFi infrastructure, which already powers 12 apps across three chains. Moreover, Infinit provides infrastructure tooling to develop DeFi applications, including money markets, DEXs, perpetual platforms and yield protocols. 🔗 x.com/Infinit_Labs/status/1834237787463430561 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

AutoLayer [LAY3R] has introduced an updated schedule for IDOs AutoLayer $LAY3R has unveiled an updated schedule for IDOs. Token sale on Ape Terminal will be conducted today, on September 12th. Meanwhile, AutoLayer will conduct IDOs on Magic Launchpad and Poolz on September 23rd. The date of IDO in ChainGPT will be announced soon. IDO price is $0.65, at $19.5M valuation. Initial market cap is $550K. AutoLayer is a multi-chain hub for LRTfi, which offers one-click liquid restaking and staking along with other DeFi strategies and incentives. 🔗 x.com/AutoLayer/status/1833815730480988402 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Blockchains by Number of Transactions in last 7 days Let’s compare the top blockchains by number of transactions registered on-chain and average daily active addresses in last 7 days, according to Artemis.xyz, in order to evaluate their current adoption and performance. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Hamster Kombat [HMSTR] farming will be launched on Binance Launchpool on September 19th Farming of $HMSTR tokens will be launched on Binance Launchpool. Users will be able to stake their BNB and FDUSD tokens into separate pools to farm $HMSTR over 7 days, starting September 19th. 3B $HMSTR (3% of total token supply) will be offered on Launchpool: 2.55B $HMSTR in rewards (85%) will be offered to $BNB stakers, 450M $HMSTR (15%) to $FDUSD. Hamster Kombat is a Telegram-based $TON crypto clicker game with over 52M subscribers. Binance will list token on September 26th, at 12:00 UTC. 🔗 binance.com/en/support/announcement/introducing-hamster-kombat-hmstr-on-binance-launchpool-and-super-earn-4ff1ed79c8e44acfba1d8f4e5a23dd64?hl=en Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Binance Labs has invested in RWA tokenization investment platform OpenEden Binance Labs invests in OpenEden, an RWA tokenization investment platform building the bridge to a new financial system. OpenEden’s tokenized U.S. T-Bill Fund (“TBILL”) is the first and only tokenized T-Bill product to receive an “A” rating from Moody’s, and is the largest of its kind outside the US. By enabling KYC-ed investors, DAOs, and crypto treasury managers to connect their self-custodial wallets and mint TBILL tokens, OpenEden allows them to earn a yield on their idle working capital in stablecoins. 🔗 binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-labs-invests-in-openeden-to-drive-the-growth-of-tokenized-realworld-assets-in-defi-1181406981252457328 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Blocklords partners with Aerodrome [AERO] to launch LRDS reward incentives on Base L2 Blocklords has teamed up with Aerodrome $AERO, a DEX built on Base blockchain, to launch of a $LRDS/$WETH liquidity pool. This innovation provides new opportunities for both liquidity providers and veAERO voters while expanding the utility of the $LRDS token within and beyond the game. The launch of the $LRDS/$WETH liquidity pool on Aerodrome allows users to provide liquidity and recieve rewards in $AERO. Blocklords is a player-driven MMO medieval grand strategy game with GameFi activities, developed by MetaKing Studios. It raised $15M in a seed funding round backed by Makers Fund, Bitkraft Ventures, Delphi Digital, Animoca Brands, Shima Capital, WW Ventures, Spartan Group, Huobi Ventures, and others. Current $LRDS price is $0.65. Current FDV is $65.2M. 🔗 wiki.blocklords.com/latest-news-and-events/blocklords-partners-with-aerodrome-to-launch-usdlrds-reward-incentives-on-base-chain Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Binance [BNB] has unveiled SOL liquid staking token - BNSOL Binance has introduced BNSOL - Binance $SOL liquid staking token. BNSOL allows users to continue earning staking rewards while keeping the flexibility to trade, lend, or utilize their assets across various Binance products and external DeFi platforms. Each BNSOL represents 1 staked SOL plus the accumulated staking rewards. Over time, as SOL staking rewards accumulate, the value of 1 BNSOL progressively exceeds that of 1 SOL. Users can withdraw their BNSOL to their Web3 Wallet and explore Solana protocols that have integrated with BNSOL, such as Kamino, Solayer, Drift, Orca, Meteora, MarginFi, Raydium, Sanctum, Save, Jupiter, and Pyth. Current $BNB price is $544. Current FDV is $79.4B. 🔗 binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-introduces-bnsol-earn-sol-staking-rewards-and-unlock-liquidity-on-solana-de5969a9c20f42088fcf039101370e15 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Base Protocols by Total Value Locked The total value of assets locked in Base is around $1.43B, according to DefiLlama.com. Let’s compare the top protocols on Base by current TVL in USD, including Aerodrome, Uniswap, Extra Finance, AAVE, Morpho Blue, Beefy, Overnight Finance, Moonwell, Cygnus Finance and Compound. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Huma Finance has raised $38M in Series A and Liquidity funding rounds Huma Finance has raised $38M via Series A funding and liquidity funding. The equity round was led by Distributed Global. Other investors in the round include Hashkey Capital, Circle, ParaFi, Robot Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, Folius Ventures, Anagram, Race Capital, and TIBAS Ventures. Part of this raise came as investments into high-yield real-world assets on the platform. For the RWA component, Stellar Development Foundation was the largest participant, dedicating $10M. Huma Finance is the first Payment Financing (PayFi) network that payment financing by utilizing real-world assets to deliver instant liquidity. In 2023, it has raised $8.3M in seed funding backed by Race Capital, Distributed Global, ParaFi, Circle Ventures, and Robot Ventures. 🔗 blog.huma.finance/huma-raises-38m-to-hyper-scale-its-payfi-network Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Itheum [ITHEUM] launches NFMe ID Vault and Liveliness Staking Itheum $ITHEUM rolls out NFMe ID Vault and Liveliness Staking. Through this innovation, users can mint NFMe ID Vault Data NFT to earn rewards via Liveliness Staking, participate in the Data NFT economy, and build a Web3 reputation. Moreover, Liveliness Staking allow users earn $ITHEUM tokens based on their total bond and Liveliness score. Incubated by Morningstar Ventures, Itheum is a cross-chain data brokerage platform, first introduced on MultiverseX. Current price is $0.0039. Current FDV is $3.96M. 🔗 itheum.medium.com/introducing-nfme-id-mint-stake-earn-while-boosting-your-web3-liveliness-reputation-score-f15f69cfd729 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Mirada AI [MIRX] has announced a partnership with Ape Arcade Mirada AI $MIRX has partnered with Ape Arcade, a multi-platform gaming ecosystem on Telegram by Ape Terminal. Previously, Mirada AI announced its IDOs on Ape Terminal, Poolz, Carbon, eesee and HyperX Pad. IDO price is $0.01 ($10M valuation). Initial market cap is $340K. Mirada AI is a decentralized and comprehensive AI tool that offers image generation, face-swap, animation, LLM chat, image upscaling, and more. It is backed by Poolz Ventures, Carbon Ventures and AWEH Ventures. 🔗 x.com/miradaai/status/1833505999195447416 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top 7 TON Protocols by Total Value Locked The total value of assets locked in The Open Network $TON is around $370M, according to DefiLlama.com. Let’s compare the top protocols on TON blockchain by current TVL in USD, in order to evaluate their adoption scale. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Castile has raised $8M in a funding round led by SevenX Ventures Nytro Lab, the developer of Castile, has secured an $8M fundraising round led by SevenX Ventures bringing its total funding to $25M. Other investors in the round include OKX Ventures, Aptos Labs, Amber Group, HashKey Capital, Leland Ventures, and Matr1x. Castile is an AAA-quality rogue-like idle card RPG set in a fantasy Cthulhu world. Castile launched a beta test of their idle card RPG to celebrate the closed funding round with 10M $CAST tokens in the reward pool. 🔗 medium.com/@Castileofficial/nytro-lab-developer-of-castile-announces-new-funding-round-of-8-million-49b6299a3beb Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Blockchains by Commits and Development Activity in last 7 days Let’s compare the top blockchains by GitHub commits and active developers in last 7 days, according to artemis.xyz, in order to evaluate their current development activity. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Binance Labs has invested in top 5 projects from Most Valuable Builder [MVB] VII program Binance Labs $BNB has invested in top-performing projects from the 7th season of its Most Valuable Builder (MVB) program, an accelerator program focused on growing the BNB Chain ecosystem. The four high-performing projects in the latest season of MVB program include Aggregata, Blum, Opinion Labs, SideKick and Vooi. Participants of the MVB accelerator program received personalized mentorship from experts at BNB Chain, CMC Labs, and Binance Labs, as well as access to the BNB Chain Launch-as-a-Service package. Previously, Binance Labs has introduced 13 projects from Most Valuable Builder VII Accelerator Program. 🔗 bnbchain.org/en/blog/binance-labs-invests-in-four-exceptional-projects-from-bnb-chains-mvb-season-7 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Blast Protocols by Total Value Locked The total value of assets locked in Blast is around $738M, according to DefiLlama.com (and over $1.21B according to Blast site). Let’s compare the top protocols on Blast by current TVL in USD, including Thruster, Ring Protocol, Juice Finance, Particle, Hyperlock Finance, Wasabi, Orbit Protocol, Ambient, Blitz and SynFutures. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Moku has raised $5.35M in a funding round co-led by Sky Mavis and a16z Games Speedrun Moku has secured $5.35M in a funding round co-led by Sky Mavis and a16z Games Speedrun. Other investors in the round include Framework Ventures, Bankless Ventures, Formless Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Contango Digital Assets, Arca and 32-Bit Ventures. Moku is a Web3 gaming platform that connects players with game guilds, NFT casting pages, and game strategy communities. 🔗 x.com/Moku_HQ/status/1833153703097880717 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Clearpool’s L2 Ozean has announced a partnership with Velodrome [VELO] Ozean, a Layer 2 blockchain for RWA yield launched by Clearpool $CPOOL, has teamed up with Velodrome $VELO, a MetaDEX that serves as the central liquidity hub for the Optimism Superchain $OP. Through this partnership, Velodrome will expand to the Ozean blockchain as its anchor DEX and provide the essential liquidity and incentives needed to support the growth of the Ozean blockchain. Velodrome will expand to the Ozean blockchain as its anchor DEX and provide the essential liquidity and incentives needed to support the growth of the Ozean blockchain. Ozean, with its seamless integration of RWAs in a compliant and user-friendly manner, enables users to earn native yield on-chain automatically. Current $CPOOL price is $0.11. Fully diluted market cap is $113M. 🔗 x.com/ClearpoolFin/status/1833490140687438132 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Exchanges by Liquidations in last 7 days The vast majority of the casualties were long positions last days, with more than $963M liquidated in total. Let’s take a look at the top exchanges by liquidations of longs and shorts within last week, according to Coinglass.com. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

PIN AI has raised $10M in a Pre-Seed funding round backed by a16z CSX PIN AI, a developer of an open platform for personal AI, has secured $10M in a pre-seed funding round. Investors in the round include a16z CSX, Hack VC, Anagram, Blockchain Builders Fund, Symbolic Capital, Dispersion Capital, Alumni Ventures, Foresight Ventures, and Nomad Capital. PIN AI platform will enable developers to create AI agents that operate on users’ devices, utilizing user personal data in a decentralized and privacy-preserving manner. It was previously selected to join a16z's Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) Fall 2024 cohort. 🔗 x.com/PINAI_IO/status/1833176031714541651 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

a16z Crypto has introduced projects of CSX Fall 2024 program [Part 2] a16z Crypto has unviled projects of the Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) Fall 2024 program. a16z CSX connects founders with capital, a network of industry experts, and a cohort of leading Web3 teams. The program focuses on the expertise, mentorship, and support startups need to build ambitious products across industries. The first batch of projects of CSX Fall 2024 include PIN AI, Pod, Sekai, Skyfire, Suave, t1, TACEO, Term Labs, vlayer labs and zkSpin. 🔗 a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/announcing-the-csx-fall-2024-cohort Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Blocksense Network has raised $4M in a Seed funding round backed by a16z CSX Blocksense Network has secured $4M in a seed funding round led by Permutation. Other investors in the round include a16z Crypto’s CSX, Daedalus, MH Ventures, Manta Network, Selini Capital, Tykhe Block Ventures, and Public Works. Blocksense is a decentralized and permissionless protocol designed to efficiently create and consume oracle data feeds using ZK rollup technology. 🔗 x.com/blocksense_/status/1833207122806640667 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

a16z Crypto has introduced projects of CSX Fall 2024 program [Part 1] a16z Crypto has unviled projects of the Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) Fall 2024 program. a16z CSX connects founders with capital, a network of industry experts, and a cohort of leading Web3 teams. The program focuses on the expertise, mentorship, and support startups need to build ambitious products across industries. The first batch of projects of CSX Fall 2024 include Anera Labs, Banyan, Blocksense, Cork Protocol, Dot, Fermah, Future Primitive, Kuzco, MeshMap, Opacity Labs and OpenGradient. 🔗 a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/announcing-the-csx-fall-2024-cohort Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

AIT Protocol [AIT] has been approved to join Google Cloud Web3 Start-Up Program AIT Protocol $AIT has been chosen to join the Google Cloud Web3 Start-Up Program. Through this innovation, AIT is getting access to Google’s own Web3 ecosystem and exclusive tools. Moreover, this opens the doors for potential listing on Google Cloud marketplace, where Web2 and Web3 companies can rent cloud-based services. AIT Protocol, incubated by PAAL AI $PAAL, is a Web3 data platform specializing in data annotations and AI model training, using blockchain technology to create a decentralized labour market. Current $AIT price is $0.073. 🔗 x.com/aitprotocol/status/1833130475457511567 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top 7 Biggest Token Unlocks in the Next 7 Days Monitoring of vested tokens and future unlock events is an important step to make more cautious and, in the end, better trading decisions. Let’s take a look at this and some other biggest unlocks coming in the next 7 days, including $APT, $STRK, $MOCA, $CFX, $AGI, $WLD and $XAI according to CryptoRank.io. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

DRiP has raised $8M in a Seed round co-led by NFX, Progression and Coinbase Ventures Solana-based NFT drop platform DRiP has raised an $8M seed round co-led by NFX, Progression, and Coinbase Ventures. Other investors in the round include Placeholder and 6th Man Ventures. The DRiP platform enables creators to distribute their work directly to fans as digital collectibles on the Solana blockchain, including exclusive images, video, audio, and other multimedia content. In 2023, it raised $3M in a pre-seed funding round backed by Big Brain Holdings, Solana Ventures, Anagram, BOOGLE and others. 🔗 theblock.co/post/315270/solana-drip-raises-8-million-usd Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Sonic Labs [S] has rolled out Public Testnet of its Layer 1 ​​Sonic Labs $S, an EVM-compatible blockchain, launches a public testnet, achieving a transaction finality of 720 ms. Moreover, users can now access the faucet and deploy their contracts. In June, Fantom Foundation allocated up to 200M $FTM ($88M at current rate) to the Sonic Labs Innovator Fund. Sonic Labs plans to launch its L1 platform with a secure gateway to Ethereum in Q4 2024. Previously, Fantom Foundation closed a $10M strategic funding round to support the Sonic Foundation backed by Hashed, UOB Ventures, Signum Capital, and Aave Foundation. Current $FTM price is $0.44. Current FDV is $1.4B. 🔗 x.com/0xSonicLabs/status/1832053492304806125 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | Xв

Top Upcoming Events of the Next Week We compiled a list of top important upcoming events of the next week (Sep 9th - Sep 15th) among blockchain projects, including Quantlytica $QTLX, Sushiswap $SUSHI, AutoLayer $LAY3R, Aptos $APT, Mirada AI $MIRX, Polygon $POL, ApeCoin $APE, and Starknet $STRK. Stay tuned! Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Upcoming Events of the Next Week We compiled a list of top important upcoming events of the next week (Sep 9th - Sep 15th) among blockchain projects, including Quantlytica $QTLX, Sushiswap $SUSHI, AutoLayer $LAY3R, Aptos $APT, Mirada AI $MIRX, Polygon $POL, ApeCoin $APE, and Starknet $STRK. Stay tuned! Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top 7 Crypto Fundraising Rounds of the Week Let’s take a look at the top 7 biggest private crypto fundraising rounds completed in the previous week, backed by crypto venture investors including a16zcrypto, Hashed, Spartan, CMCC Global, Lemniscap and others. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top 10 Protocols on zkSync Era by Total Value Locked Let’s compare the top 10 DeFi-protocols on zkSync Era L2 by current TVL in USD, according to DefiLlama.com, in order to evaluate networks adoption scale. With over $23M in TVL, SyncSwap is the leader by locked liquidity, followed by Uniswap, Koi Finance and others. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Gunzilla Games [GUN] has released Off the Grid soundtrack from Grammy winner Lorne Balfe Lorne Balfe, a Grammy winning composer and musician, has created music for an official soundtrack for Off the Grid game. The OST is now available on Spotify, Apple Music and other platforms. Off the Grid is a next-gen cyberpunk-styled F2P battle royale game built on the GUNZ blockchain, and coming to PlayStation 5, XBOX, and PC. Previously, Gunzilla Games has unveiled the OTG Pioneers Program. It will provide the exclusive opportunity to community members to play Off The Grid game pre-release and get exclusive rewards crafted specifically for members. Gunzilla Games is a game developer behind ‘Off The Grid’, a AAA Battle Royale and gaming-focused blockchain GUNZ. It has raised $76M in two funding rounds backed by CoinFund, Blizzard Fund, Morningstar Ventures, Republic Capital and others. 🔗 x.com/playoffthegrid/status/1831995766983774360 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Apeiron [APRS] has launched Season 3 leaderboards and multiple platform updates Apeiron has rolled out Season 3 leaderboards with a prize pool of 1M $APRS that will last until October 17th. Moreover, Apeiron announced multiple product updates and events, including Apeiron in Tokyo Game Show 2024, the Apeiron Mobile pre-registration, and boon testing. Users will be able to pre-register for Apeiron's mobile version on mobile app stores. Apeiron is the NFT-based P2E game with God Game and RPG battle modes. It raised $13.5M in two funding rounds Hashed Fund, Spartan Group, Morningstar Ventures, and others. Current $APRS price is $0.18. Current market cap is $18.5M. Current FDV is $180M. 🔗 blog.apeironnft.com/p/ready-set-go-s3-leaderboards-mobile Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Blockchains by Number of Transactions in last 7 days Let’s compare the top blockchains by number of transactions registered on-chain and average daily active addresses in last 7 days, according to Artemis.xyz, in order to evaluate their current adoption and performance. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

XION partners with Plume Network to bring Chain Abstraction to RWA XION is bringing Chain Abstraction to RWAs through its integration with Plume Network, the first modular L2 blockchain purpose-built to bring RWAs on-chain. This integration is set to drive more users and liquidity to RWAs than ever before by simplifying access to a variety of RWA use cases. With the Plume integration, the RWA ecosystem will onboard its biggest wave of users by leveraging XION’s simplified Web3 UX, an ecosystem of apps, an expansive network of integrated chains, and an active user base of over 3.5M users. XION has been rapidly expanding its Chain Abstraction solution across numerous major networks, including Solana, BNB Chain, AVAX, SAGA, Injective, Neutron, and MultiversX. XION, built by Burnt, is an L1 chain purpose-built for consumer adoption. Burnt has raised $36M in three funding rounds (last at a $500M valuation) backed by Multicoin Capital, Animoca Brands, Morningstar Ventures, Sfermion, HashKey Capital, Arrington Capital, Circle Ventures, GoldenTree and others. 🔗 xion.burnt.com/blog/xion-plume-bringing-chain-abstraction-to-real-world-assets Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Synthetix [SNX] has introduced its blockchain SNAXchain using Optimism’s infrastructure Synthetix $SNX, a protocol for decentralized synthetic assets, has unveiled its app chain, SNAXchain, on Optimism OP’s Superchain infrastructure. SNAXchain aims to serve as a neutral hub for governance and protocol decisions as Synthetix expands to more chains and Layer 2 solutions. The network has been developed with partnerships with Conduit for chain infrastructure and Wormhole for cross-chain messaging. Optimism Superchain infrastructure is expected to enhance user interoperability and facilitate user growth for SNAXchain. Current $SNX price is $1.3. Current FDV is $426M. 🔗 theblock.co/post/314845/synthetix-blockchain-optimism-superchain Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Balance has raised $30M in two funding rounds round co-led by a16z and Galaxy Interactive E-PAL, a creator of Balance, has secured $30M in a funding round co-led by a16z and Galaxy Interactive. Other investors in the round include Animoca Brands, K5, CLF Partners, MBK Capital, New Heights Fund, AMBER, MarbleX, Sky Mantra, Tuna, Aptos Labs, IOBC, Leland, Halcyon Capital, Uphonest, Taisu Ventures, Gate Labs, DWF Ventures, BING, and WAGMI. In the coming future, E-PAL will issue core assets, including EPT tokens, Pioneer Badge NFTs and Balance Nodes, to provide better incentives and economic circulation for active players, early supporters, investors, and EPALs. Balance aims to bring transformative innovation to the social industry by integrating cutting-edge blockchain and AI technologies. By integrating AI and blockchain technologies, Balance offers an unparalleled experience for gamers, developers, and publishers across Web2 and Web3 ecosystems. 🔗 chainwire.org/2024/09/05/e-pal-launches-web3-experience-infrastructure-balance-raising-30-million-from-a16z-galaxy-and-others Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Mastercard launches crypto debit card allowing users to spend from self-custodial wallets Mastercard partners with Mercuryo to launch a euro-denominated crypto debit card, enabling users to spend crypto from self-custodial wallets at over 100M merchants. After piloting a crypto debit card with the major self-custodial MetaMask wallet in August, Mastercard’s new partnership with the European crypto payments infrastructure provider Mercuryo will further connect traditional finance and crypto. Mastercard has tapped multiple industry partners since entering crypto more than three years ago, including Circle, Coinbase, and many others. 🔗 cointelegraph.com/news/mastercard-non-custodial-crypto-spending-card Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Aleo has introduced upcoming Airdrop for incentive programs participants Aleo has unveiled its upcoming airdrop and token distribution process. Users who participated in and earned rewards in the ambassador program, setup ceremony, Aleo's testnets, ZPrize 2022/2023, zkML Initiative, and enigma are eligible to claim Aleo incentive tokens. To claim their rewards, eligible users will be obliged to complete the KYC process and claim their tokens with a lockup. Aleo is a network for private blockchain-based applications. It uses zero-knowledge proofs at the core blockchain level to support transactions and smart contract interactions that are private by default. Previously, It raised $298M in three funding rounds backed by SoftBank, a16z, Samsung Next, Coinbase Ventures and others. 🔗 aleo.org/post/incentives-program-distribution Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Mirada AI [MIRX] will conduct IDO on multiple launchpads on September 13th Mirada AI announced its IDOs on Ape Terminal, Poolz, Carbon, eesee and HyperX Pad on September 13th. IDO price is $0.01 ($10M valuation). Initial market cap is $340K. Previously, Mirada AI has been accepted into the IBM for Startups program. Mirada AI is a decentralized and comprehensive AI tool that offers image generation, face-swap, animation, LLM chat, image upscaling, and more. It is backed by Poolz Ventures, Carbon Ventures and AWEH Ventures. 🔗 x.com/miradaai/status/1831328657106776405 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Berachain-based Puffpaw has raised $6M in a Seed funding round Puffpaw has secured $6M in a seed funding round led by Lemniscap. Other investors in the round include Volt Capital, Spartan Group, Seed Club VC, Folius Ventures, Karatage, Hypersphere, Social Graph Ventures, Everest Venture Group, and Panga Capital. Puffpaw is the first dePIN on the Berachain chain to offer vapes on-chain to encourage people to quit smoking. Moreover, it has unveiled Puffpaw Smart Vape (PSV), a healthier alternative with nicotine-free organic tea extract flavourings. 🔗 x.com/puffpaw_xyz/status/1831514068521455679 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

EigenLayer will distribute 86M EIGEN tokens to stakeholders via Season 2 Stakedrop EigenLayer has announced its Season 2 Stakedrop, planning to distribute additional 86M $EIGEN tokens (5% of total supply) to stakeholders, including stakers, node operators, ecosystem partners, and community members. The distribution targets participants active between March 15th and August 15th. The stakeholders can claim their share of the tokens starting September 17th. EIGEN token will have a total supply of 1.67B tokens at launch. 45% of tokens are allocated to community, subdivided into stakedrops (15%), community initiatives (15%) and ecosystem development (15%). EigenLayer is a major restaking protocol on Ethereum (around $11.5B in TVL) that allows users to deposit and restake $ETH from various liquid staking tokens, aiming to allocate those funds to secure third-party networks. Previously, it has raised $164.5M in three funding rounds backed by a16z, Blockchain Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Polychain Capital and others. 🔗 theblock.co/post/314832/eigenlayer-plans-to-distribute-86-million-tokens-to-stakeholders-in-season-2-stakedrop Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Polygon has migrated MATIC token to POL after a year of developing Polygon developers have migrated the $MATIC token to $POL after a year of extensive community-led discussions. $POL is now the new ticker symbol for the native gas and staking token on the Polygon PoS chain. Token holders on the Polygon PoS network will automatically receive an updated token, while $MATIC holders on other chains will need to follow specific migration procedures. Current $POL price is $0.37. Current FDV is $3.86B. 🔗 polygontechnology.notion.site/MATIC-POL-Migration-3367ffa954d743b88200cb25cd9f504c Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Blockchains by Commits and Development Activity in last 7 days Let’s compare the top blockchains by GitHub commits and active developers in last 7 days, according to artemis.xyz, in order to evaluate their current development activity. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Arbitrum [ARB] has launched Arbitrum Stylus on Mainnet Arbitrum $ARB has announced the mainnet launch of Arbitrum Stylus. This backward-compatible virtual machine aims to eliminate common barriers to dApp development for Web3 by allowing developers to use familiar WebAssembly-compatible languages. This convergence is expected to facilitate the creation of powerful Web3 applications with low gas fees. Current $ARB price is $0.49. Current FDV is $4.93B. 🔗 https://blog.arbitrum.io/arbitrum-stylus-mainnet Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

op Ethereum Protocols by Total Value Locked The total value of assets locked in Ethereum $ETH is around $46B, according to DefiLlama.com. Let’s compare the top DeFi-protocols on Ethereum chain by current TVL in USD, in order to evaluate their adoption scale. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

KIP Protocol [KIP] has announced a partnership with EasyNode KIP Protocol $KIP has teamed up with EasyNode, the decentralized Nodes-as-a-Service platform. Through this partnership, users will be able to buy and operate KIP Checker Nodes directly via EasyNode platform. Moreover, EasyNode enhances the user experience, making it easier for KIP’s growing DeAI network while securing users' rewards. KIP Protocol is an open-source Web3 framework designed to facilitate the creation, management and monetization of decentralized knowledge assets for AI applications. It has raised $5M in a funding round backed by Animoca Ventures, Tribe Capital, GBV Capital, Morningstar Ventures, DWF Ventures, and ZBS Capital. 🔗 x.com/KIPprotocol/status/1831253697374146660 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Penpie Protocol [PNP] is hacked - around $27M in assets stolen Penpie $PNP, a DeFi protocol built atop Pendle $PENDLE, was drained of $27M in client funds. The alleged exploiter drained various types of staked ether, sUSDE, and wrapped USDC stablecoin from the protocol. Pendle confirmed the security compromise and temporarily paused all contracts as a precautionary measure, assuring investors that their funds were safe on Pendle. Penpie's TVL before hack was $127M. Current TVL is $90.4M. 🔗 coindesk.com/tech/2024/09/03/defi-protocol-penpie-exploited-for-27m-of-crypto-assets-pnp-token-craters-40 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Hypernative has raised $16M in a Series A funding round led by Quantstamp Web3 security firm Hypernative has secured $16M in a Series A funding round led by Quantstamp. Other investors in the round include Bloccelerate VC, Boldstart Ventures, Borderless Capital, CMT Digital, IBI Tech Fund, and Re7 Capital. Since its launch, Hypernative has served over 120 clients, including notable names like Uniswap, Solana, Chainalysis, Chainlink, Circle, Consensys and Galaxy. Hypernative offers a real-time risk monitoring platform designed to detect hacks before they occur. In 2023, it raised $9M in a seed funding round backed by Boldstart Ventures, CMT Digital, Boldstart Ventures and others. 🔗 hypernative.io/blog/hypernative-raises-16-million-series-a-round-to-make-web3-hacks-a-thing-of-the-past Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Apeiron [APRS] has announced a partnership with Nexus Interactive Apeiron $APRS teams up with Nexus Interactive, a diversified and scalable digital entertainment ecosystem. Through this partnership, the projects will enhance Apeiron's PVE leaderboard. Previously. Apeiron has launched early PVE access for Godlings. Apeiron is the NFT-based P2E game, that features God Game and RPG battle modes. It raised $13.5M in two funding rounds Hashed Fund, Spartan Group, Morningstar Ventures, and others. Current $APRS price is $0.20. Current market cap is $21.01M. Current FDV is $203M. 🔗 x.com/ApeironNFT/status/1830869913927663900 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Exchanges by Liquidations in last 7 days The vast majority of the casualties were long positions last days, with more than $1.01B liquidated in total. Let’s take a look at the top exchanges by liquidations of longs and shorts within last week, according to Coinglass.com. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

AutoLayer [LAY3R] has announced upcoming IDO on Ape Terminal AutoLayer $LAY3R will launch its IDO on Ape Terminal. Users can now begin the KYC process to get in before the deadline. IDO price is $0.65, at $19.5M valuation. Initial market cap is $550K. AutoLayer is a multi-chain hub for LRTfi, which offers one-click liquid restaking and staking along with other DeFi strategies and incentives. Previously, AutoLayer #LAY3R has announced its IDO on Poolz Finance on September 12th. 🔗 x.com/apeterminal/status/1830607264140665290 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

AutoLayer [LAY3R] will conduct its IDO on Poolz Finance on September 12th AutoLayer $LAY3R has announced its IDO on Poolz Finance on September 12th. To be eligible for the sale, users need to buy and lock $POOLX and complete the whitelist requirement. IDO price is $0.65, at $19.5M valuation. IDO hard cap is $300K. Initial market cap is $550K. AutoLayer is the LRTfi hub on Arbitrum, which offers one-click liquid restaking and staking along with other DeFi strategies and incentives. It is seamlessly integrated with EigenLayer, Renzo, Kelp DAO, as well as with major DeFi platforms. 🔗 poolz.finance/project-details/about/219 Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Top Cross-chain Bridges by Volume in last 30 days The wide set of reliable cross-chain bridges is an essential requirement to exchange assets, data and value between multiple blockchain networks for crypto users right now. Let’s compare the top cross-chain bridges by volume in last 30 days, according to Defillama.com. Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

IDA has raised $6M in a Seed funding round co-led by Hashed Fund and CMCC Global IDA, a digital asset technology company, has secured 6M in a seed funding round co-led by Hashed Fund and CMCC Global. Other investors in the round include Hack VC, Anagram, GSR, Protagonist, Brinc, Chorus One, Kenetic, SNZ, and Yolo Investments. IDA is the premier digital asset technology company that spearheads the widespread adoption of blockchain finance and empowers businesses to integrate seamlessly between Web2 and Web3. 🔗 www.idafi.xyz/newsroom Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Binance Labs-backed Sahara AI launches Prometheus Community Program Sahara AI, a startup integrating blockchain and artificial intelligence, is rolling out the first phase of the Prometheus community program. The project has selected 2,000 community members to contribute to the platform's development in an impactful and rewarding way. The program's participants will be rewarded with Sahara Points, based on their engagement level and feedback quality. Sahara is a decentralized AI network that enables everyone to deploy autonomous AI freely and securely. Previously, it has raised $49M in two funding rounds backed by Binance Labs, Pantera Capital, Polychain Capital, Sequoia Capital, Samsung Next, Matrix Partners, Motherson Group, and others. 🔗 saharalabs.ai/blog/prometheus-program Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Legend of Arcadia has raised $4M in a Seed funding round Web3 game developer Legend of Arcadia has secured $4M in seed funding round. Investors in the round include Animoca Brands, OKX Ventures, Arche Fund and Selini Capital. Legend of Arcadia develops a card-based role-playing game that is free to access on mobile devices and will include the in-game cryptocurrency ARCA. 🔗 theblock.co/post/313824/web3-game-developer-legend-of-arcadia-raises-4-million-in-seed-funding Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X

Legend of Arcadia has raised $4M in a Seed funding round Web3 game developer Legend of Arcadia has secured $4M in seed funding round. Investors in the round include Animoca Brands, OKX Ventures, Arche Fund and Selini Capital. Legend of Arcadia develops a card-based role-playing game that is free to access on mobile devices and will include the in-game cryptocurrency ARCA. 🔗 theblock.co/post/313824/web3-game-developer-legend-of-arcadia-raises-4-million-in-seed-funding Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X