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pSTAKE [PSTAKE] has announced an integration with Leather
pSTAKE Finance $PSTAKE has integrated with Leather, a wallet for Runes, Ordinals, and the Stacks L2 Ecosystem. With pSTAKE, Leather will offer Bitcoin Yields through Babylon to its user base.
pSTAKE is a liquid staking protocol unlocking the liquidity of staked assets built by Persistence $XPRT. Current $PSTAKE price is $0.051. Current FDV is $25.7M.
🔗 x.com/pStakeFinance/status/1838927085907112016
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Initia has raised $14M in a Series A funding round led by Theory Ventures
Initia has secured $14M in a Series A funding round at a $350M token valuation. Theory Ventures led the round, with Delphi Ventures and Hack VC participating. Initia's public testnet, dubbed The Initiation, concluded last month with over 125M transactions and nearly 3M unique wallets.
The mainnet and token launch are expected within the next two months.
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.
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Daylight has raised $6M in a Seed funding round co-led by USV and 1kx
Daylight, a crypto platform that recommends personalized on-chain actions for users, such as airdrop claims, has secured $6M in a seed funding round co-led by Union Square Ventures and 1kx. Other investors in the round include Framework Ventures, Chapter One, and angels such as Zerion co-founders Evgeny Yurtaev and Vadim Koleoshkin.
Daylight is an "onchain for you" API integrated into major wallets like MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Zerion and OKX Wallet. In 2022, it raised $3M in a pre-seed funding round backed by Framework Ventures, Chapter One, 6th Man Ventures, OpenSea Ventures, and others.
🔗 theblock.co/post/317916/daylight-onchain-for-you-seed-funding
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zkLink [ZKL] will conduct listing on HTX today, on September 25th
zkLink $ZKL will be listed on HTX today, on September 25th, when deposit volume meets the demand of market trading, which will be officially announced in advance. zkLink is the app-specific aggregated rollup infrastructure built for high performance ZK applications. It has raised $18.5M from Coinbase Ventures, Ascensive Assets, Arrington Capital, Morningstar Ventures and others. Current $ZKL price is $0.10. Current FDV is $103M.
🔗 htx.com/support/104981556873888
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Top Exchanges by Liquidations in last 7 days
The vast majority of the casualties were short positions last days, with more than $915M 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.
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Polymarket considers token launch to raise over $50M in new capital
Polymarket, a decentralized prediction markets platform, is considering a token launch of more than $50M to help operate its crypto betting platform potentially. The prediction platform could use the tokens as a way for users to validate the outcome of real-world events. Meanwhile, Polymarket has not decided on tokens and there’s no guarantee of a launch.
Previously, Polymarket raised $74M in three funding rounds backed by Vitalik Buterin, Founders Fund, Polychain Capital, DragonFly Capital and others.
🔗 theblock.co/post/317782/polymarket-considers-token-launch-to-raise-over-50-million-report
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Celestia Foundation has raised $100M in a funding round led by Bain Capital Crypto
Celestia Foundation has raised $100M in a funding round led by Bain Capital Crypto, bringing its total financing to $155M. Other investors in the round include Syncracy Capital, 1kx, Robot Ventures, and Placeholder. Recently, network developers announced plans to scale Celestia to 1-gigabyte blocks.
Celestia is a modular data availability network that enables developers to deploy their blockchain with minimal overhead. Previously, it has raised $55M in two funding rounds backed by Binance Labs, Polychain Capital, Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures and others.
🔗 blog.celestia.org/celestia-foundation-raise
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Ethernity Chain [ERN] launches Grant Program with a $10M fund
Ethernity Chain $ERN announced the launch of the Ethernity Grant Program with a $10M fund to fuel innovation in entertainment. The initiative aims to empower devs, startups, and creators with grants focused on games entertainment, and blockchain infrastructure. The grants will range from $15K to $150K, based on the project's scope and impact.
Alongside funding, grantees receive technical assistance, marketing support, and business development resources to ensure their projects thrive
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 Foresight Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Haun, Binance Labs, Hack VC and others.
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Renzo [REZ] launches ezUSDC token on restaking platform Jito [JTO]
Renzo $REZ will launch ezUSDC on the Jito $JTO, a restaking platform for Solana. This integration will empower stakers to utilize $USDC as stable collateral, Node Consensus Networks (NCNs) to offer emissions in the form of USDC, and DeFi platforms across Solana to leverage ezUSDC as a new restaked asset.
Renzo is an Ethereum restaking protocol and strategy manager based on EigenLayer framework with $1.14B in TVL. Previously, it raised $20.2M in a three funding round backed by ConsenSys, Brevan Howard Digital Maven 11, OKX Ventures, Paper Ventures, and Figment Capital. It has also received a strategic investment from Binance Labs. Current $REZ price is $0.042. Current FDV is $422M.
🔗 x.com/RenzoProtocol/status/1837056111465353482
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Plume Network plans to have about $1.25B of real-world assets tokenized by Q4
Plume Network has announced plans to tokenize about $1.25B of real-world assets. Token holders will be able to earn a yield on different assets including mineral rights, solar farms and Medicaid claims. The yield-bearing assets Plume Network intends to tokenize include $500M worth of private credit fund Credbull, $300M of Plural Energy solar farms, some oil and gas mineral rights and $120M worth of Medicaid claims.
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Aethir [ATH] has announced a partnership with Filecoin Foundation
Aethir $ATH teams up with Filecoin Foundation. Through this partnership, Aethir will explore GPU leasing to Filecoin’s storage providers, thus providing Filecoin’s infrastructure network with a reliable and secure source of GPU cloud computing supplies. In parallel to becoming sealing-as-a-service providers, some of Filecoin’s storage providers can borrow GPU capacity from Aethir if they need excess processing power to seal data onto Filecoin’s network.
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 $0.056. Current FDV is $2.35B
🔗 blog.aethir.com/blog-posts/aethir-and-filecoin-foundation-combining-distributed-gpu-infrastructure-and-decentralized-storage
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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
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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
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Top Solana Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in Solana $SOL is around $5.3B, according to DefiLlama.com. Let’s compare the top DeFi-protocols on Solana by current TVL in USD including Jito $JTO, Kamino $KMNO, Jupiter $JUP, Marinade $MNDE, Raydium $RAY, Sanctum $CLOUD, Drift $DRIFT, marginfi, Orca $ORCA, Meteora, and others in order to evaluate their adoption scale.
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Binance [BNB] has launched a pre-market spot trading service
Binance $BNB has rolled out a pre-market spot trading service, enabling users to take early positions before a token's official launch. Binance is the only crypto exchange to offer pre-market spot trading whereby tokens will be exclusively allocated and generated for users to hold and trade in the pre-market on the Binance platform.
Only selected Binance Launchpool tokens will be available for pre-market trading. With Binance Pre-Market, users can trade these tokens immediately, subject to restrictions like withdrawal, transfer and deposit limits until the official listing.
🔗 theblock.co/post/318063/binance-pre-market-spot-trading
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Meridian has raised $4M in a Seed funding round co-led by ParaFi Capital and Borderless Capital
Meridian, a decentralized liquidity marketplace and liquid staking protocol built on Movement, has secured $4M in a seed funding round co-led by ParaFi Capital and Borderless Capital. Other investors in the round include Amber Group, Saison Capital, Interop Ventures, Oak Grove Ventures, Serafund, and DCF GOD.
Meridian is poised to become the Movement ecosystem's central liquidity and yield hub, enabling partner protocols to build deep liquidity in a capital-efficient manner while offering users secure, productive yield on their assets. The protocol is currently live on testnet and is scheduled to launch on day one of Movement's mainnet.
🔗 prnewswire.com/news-releases/meridian-secures-4m-in-seed-funding-to-revolutionize-defi-on-movement-302256477
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Plume Network has announced an integration with zkMe
Plume Network has integrated with zkMe, a provider of ZK identity verification solutions. With this integration, Plume has recognized zkMe as their first integrated zkKYC solution, highlighting collaboration's role in setting a new standard for secure user verification in daps. The projects aim to introduce zkMe’s advanced on-chain compliance solutions to a broader RWAfi user base, providing a revolutionary identity solution.
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Top 10 Blockchains by Total Value Locked in DeFi protocols
The total value of assets locked in DeFi-protocols across all the blockchains is around $76B, according to DefiLlama.com. Let’s compare the top blockchains by current TVL in USD, in order to evaluate their adoption scale.
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Smolbound has raised $6M in a Seed funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures
Darkbright Studios, developer of Smolbound, has raised $6M in a Seed funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures. Other investors in the round include Play Ventures, Anthos Capital, King River Capital, Rockaway X, Zentry, Caballeros Capital, Gam3Girl Ventures, and Offchain Labs. Smolbound is an RPG/sim hybrid in a player-driven world with seamless Web3 integration. The studio has initiated closed beta tests for the game, with plans to launch it on the Treasure Layer 2 blockchain next year.
🔗 venturebeat.com/games/darkbright-raises-6m-to-build-life-sim-rpg-smolbound
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W3GG [W3GG] will be initially listed on Gate, MEXC and Uniswap tomorrow, on September 25th
W3GG #W3GG will conduct the initial listing on Gate, MEXC and Uniswap tomorrow, on September 25th, at 10:00 AM UTC. W3GG is a decentralised gaming protocol that transforms the entire gaming experience, offering true digital ownership and rewarding gamers with tangible benefits. It raised $15.5M in two funding rounds backed by Yield Guild Games, HashKey Capital, Circle, Animoca Brands, Solana Ventures and others.
🔗 x.com/w3ggofficial/status/1837297441160450275
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Aethir [ATH] has announced a partnership with Kima Network
Aethir $ATH teams up with Kima Network, a decentralized, blockchain-based money transfer protocol. Through this partnership, projects will work towards a unified vision for growth, technological synergy, global reach and accessibility. Moreover, with Aethir’s globally distributed cloud infrastructure, Kima will be able to expand its reach, bringing its community-building solutions to a wider audience around the world.
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 $0.065. Current FDV is $2.72B.
🔗 x.com/AethirEco/status/1838199673728676091
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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 $WLD, $PORTAL, $YGG, $MAV, $NFP, $RAD and $GTAI according to CryptoRank.io.
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Cross The Ages [CTA] has launched Early Access for its multiplayer action RPG - Arise
Cross The Ages $CTA has introduced early access for Arise, a free-to-play multiplayer action RPG set in the Cross The Ages universe. The game takes place in Artellium and focuses on various points of interest from the saga. Currently, Arise is working on Windows and Mac, other platforms will be available soon.
Cross the Ages is a trading card game built on the Immutable X blockchain that features digital cards as NFT. Previously, it raised $15.5M in two funding rounds backed by Animoca Brands, Morningstar Ventures, Polygon Ventures and others. Current $CTA price is $0.11. Current FDV is $57.1M.
🔗 x.com/crosstheages/status/1837226906858467767?s=46
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Grass has closed Series A round led by Hack VC
Grass, a DePIN focused on verifying internet data, has closed a Series A round led by Hack VC. Other investors in the round include Polychain, Delphi Ventures, Lattice and Brevan Howard Digital. Grass, the flagship product of Wynd Network, revolutionizes internet connectivity by enabling users to monetize their unused network resources. Previously, it raised $4.5M in two funding rounds backed by Tribe Capital, Bitscale Capital, Big Brain Holdings, No Limit Holdings, Mozaik Capital and others.
🔗 x.com/getgrass_io/status/1837497207798616248
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Top Upcoming Events of the Next Week
We compiled a list of top important upcoming events of the next week (Sep 23rd - Sep 29th), including AutoLayer $LAY3R, My Neighbor Alice $ALICE, Eigenpie $EGP, EOS $EOS, Cross the Ages $CTA, Hamster Combat $HMSTR, BNB Chain $BNB, Enjin Coin $ENJ, and Changpeng Zhao. Stay tuned!
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Top BNB Chain Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in BNB Chain $BNB is around $4.6B, according to DefiLlama.com. Let’s compare the top DeFi-protocols on BNB Chain by current TVL in USD, in order to evaluate their adoption scale.
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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
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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
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