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Blockchain infrastructure provider Blockdaemon Inc. may pursue an initial public offering in 2026, its founder Konstantin Richter said.
CEO Richter says the firm’s latest valuation is $3.3 billion.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-19/blockchain-firm-blockdaemon-weighs-2026-for-a-potential-listing
MANTRA announces the launch of the MANTRA Chain Mainnet will be coming in October 2024.
https://x.com/mantra_chain/status/1836393641863946632
Spot ETF Flow on 18.09: BTC-ETF -$52.83M, ETH-ETF -$9.74M
https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot
Microstrategy moved 4,922 BTC (~$294m) to three new addresses.
https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/entity/microstrategy
STR is now available to claim
Claim Page: https://app.setter.co/claims
https://x.com/setter_app/status/1836436869271171478
The Ethena domain registrar account was recently compromised.
The protocol is unaffected and funds are safe.
https://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1836450334329155787
Coinbase will list Zetachain (ZETA) on September 19 at 16:00 UTC.
The ZETA price has increased by 16%.
https://x.com/CoinbaseAssets/status/1836437542884807152
Aleo Mainnet is officially live
https://aleo.org/post/announcing-aleo-mainnet/
Synnax announces SynQuest is live on Telegram
SynQuest is just the latest in a lineup of mini apps from Synnax, joining hits like Notcoin, Yescoin, Hamster Kombat, and Catizen.
https://x.com/SynnaxTech/status/1835966962414833715
Revolut, a London-based fintech company that offers cryptocurrency trading, intends to issue its own stablecoin, according to four people who have heard about the plan.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/18/fintech-giant-revolut-said-to-be-planning-stablecoin/
Bitget and Foresight Ventures have made a strategic $30 million investment in The Open Network (TON) blockchain.
This investment aims to enhance the development of Telegram-based projects, focusing on tap-to-earn games such as Hamster Kombat and Notcoin.
https://www.theblock.co/post/316975/bitget-foresight-ventures-invest-30-million-in-ton-blockchain
"The rate cut is a bad idea because inflation is still an issue in the U.S., with the government being the biggest contributor to the sticky price pressures. If you make borrowing cheaper, it adds to inflation," Arthur Hayes said.
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/09/18/fed-rate-cut-could-crash-crypto-markets-but-era-of-central-banks-is-over-arthur-hayes/
1inch introduces Fusion+: a new standard for cross-chain swaps
With Fusion+, users retain full self-custody of their assets, while the architecture ensures transactions are fully completed on the two networks involved in the swap, without relying on third parties.
https://blog.1inch.io/1inch-introduces-fusion-plus/
Wintermute is developing a permissionless smart contract for a new US presidential election prediction market
The market will be accessible across Ethereum, Base, and Arbitrum, supported by Chaos Labs’s Edge Proofs Oracle.
Debuting 2 tokens: TRUMP and HARRIS.
https://x.com/wintermute_t/status/1836049797540880779
Spot ETF Flow on 17.09: BTC-ETF +$186.76M, ETH-ETF -$15.11M
https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot
Blockdaemon’s VP Andrew Vranjes stated that his team is working closely with spot crypto ETF issuers in Hong Kong to develop feasible staking solutions.
The staking feature could be approved this year “within certain constructs,” Vranjes said.
https://www.theblock.co/post/317255/hong-kong-may-approve-ethereum-staking-for-local-spot-etfs-this-year-says-blockdaemon-executive
Donald Trump makes his first bitcoin purchase on a burger at PubKey Bar in New York City
https://www.theblock.co/post/317197/donald-trump-makes-his-first-bitcoin-purchase-on-a-burger-at-pubkey-bar-in-new-york-city
Solana Mobile has introduced the Solana Seeker
▫️At its heart is the Seed Vault, designed for top-tier security;
▫️Seed Vault Wallet;
▫️The updated Solana Mobile dApp Store;
▫️Every Seeker comes with a soulbound Seeker Genesis Token;
▫️Seeker users can use Alethea to generate tokenized AI agents, new or familiar faces, that interact on-chain with programs and the Solana community, unlocking new ways to engage & earn.
https://x.com/solanamobile/status/1836614409613119632
Louisiana state government officially accepts Bitcoin & crypto as a valid form of payment.
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1836529290193613228
The crypto market is growing
BTC Dominance - 56.79%
Market Cap - $2.16T
BTC - $62,096.01 (+2.56%)
ETH - $2,403.21 (+2.99%)
BNB - $559.9 (+2.28%)
SOL - $138.18 (+4.95%)
INJ - $20.39 (+5.12%)
XRP - $0.5855 (+0.75%)
TON - $5.7 (+3.52%)
SUI - $1.37 (+14.67%)
ZRO - $4.57 (+12.55%)
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Gitcoin has announced the GG22, which will run from October 23 to November 6.
https://x.com/gitcoin/status/1835689824453324898
Aleo (ALEO) has started on MEXC.
ALEO is now trading at $3.9.
FDV: ~$5.8B
https://www.mexc.com/exchange/ALEO_USDT
💧 Top Telegram Mini Apps with Potential Airdrop
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MicroStrategy announced the pricing of its offering of $875 million aggregate principal amount of 0.625% convertible senior notes due 2028.
MicroStrategy plans to buy more Bitcoin and redeem outstanding Notes.
https://x.com/saylor/status/1836375366903939246
Clearpool Finance has introduced Oxygen (O2): The RWA Liquidity Layer driving the growth of Ozean.
O2 combines tokenized treasuries, RWAs, major crypto assets and yield-bearing tokens into a unified asset basket, supporting critical functionalities like swaps, lending, and collateralization on Ozean.
https://x.com/ClearpoolFin/status/1836359684003106851
Chromia Announces $20M Data and AI Ecosystem Fund and Upcoming ‘Asgard’ Mainnet Upgrade
https://chainwire.org/2024/09/18/chromia-announces-20m-data-and-ai-ecosystem-fund-and-upcoming-asgard-mainnet-upgrade/
Phantom has introduced Usernames
You can now create your own username to replace long and complicated wallet addresses.
You can decide which wallets will be synchronized.
The feature is currently only available for early adopters.
https://x.com/phantom/status/1836062324047880657
⚡️ Early-Bird Phase is Now Open!
Big news today – we’re rolling out early access to the MiniApp👀
Want to start farming $DPS? All you need is an invite 🎟
Invites will be shared through public channels and our social media. We’ll also release lists of KOLs (influencers and bloggers) who will be distributing invites.
LayerZero Foundation is launching lzCatalyst, a program dedicated to connecting the best builders with the best venture capital firms in crypto.
As lzCatalyst launch partners, a16z Crypto, Animoca Brands, Atrum, Delphi Ventures, Faction, Franklin Templeton, King River, Lightspeed, PayPal Ventures, and Spartan have the option to invest up to $300M to support the development of novel omnichain applications built on LayerZero.
The lzCatalyst initiative is designed to empower developers with access to significant capital and resources. Participating funds are incentivized to directly invest up to $300 million into projects integrating LayerZero, but will independently maintain their respective diligence and investment processes. Projects that receive meaningful investment from one partner fund or participation from 2+ partner funds in a given round will be eligible to receive additional strategic capital investment directly from the LayerZero Foundation.
https://x.com/layerzero_core/status/1836037465884577894
BlackRock and Microsoft have announced that they are planning to launch a $30 billion fund to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
https://watcher.guru/news/blackrock-and-microsoft-to-launch-30-billion-ai-investment-fund