Donald Trump has raised $25M at Bitcoin Conference 2024 fundraiser
Donald Trump has reportedly secured $25M for his presidential campaign at the Bitcoin Conference 2024 in Nashville. This event highlights the growing support for Trump within the crypto community, showcasing the financial backing he’s gaining for his re-election campaign. The conference attracted a large number of people of higher profiles and celebrities like Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, Kid Rock, Jake Paul, and Billy Ray Cyrus.
🔗 x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1818361503445336360
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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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Movement Labs has joined Polygon’s AggLayer attracting $160M in TVL via Testnet
Movement Labs joins AggLayer, designed to facilitate interoperability across the Polygon 2.0 network of Ethereum Layer 2 chains. AggLayer is an interoperability layer currently under development by Polygon Labs designed to facilitate unified liquidity and security across the Polygon 2.0 network of Layer 2 chains.
Movement Labs claims the testnet has already attracted $160M in committed total value locked ahead of its mainnet deployment, scheduled for later this year.
Binance Labs has invested in aPriori, a MEV-powered liquid staking solutions on Monad blockchain
Binance Labs invests has invested in aPriori through Incubation Season 6. aPriori’s mission is to decentralize Monad’s network and enhance the user experience by reducing gas fees, optimizing network traffic, and driving sustainable incentives for validators. aPriori will launch the testnet of its platform on day 1 of the Monad testnet and the mainnet of its platform on day 1 of the Monad mainnet.
aPriori is a project focused on Miner Extractable Value (MEV)-powered liquid staking solutions on Monad, a high-performance Ethereum-compatible L1 smart contract platform. Previously, it raised $10M in two funding round backed by Pantera Capital, Consensys, OKX Ventures, CMS Holdings, ABCDE, Gumi Cryptos Capital, Flow Traders and others.
🔗 binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-labs-invests-in-apriori-through-its-incubation-program-to-advance-mev-powered-liquid-staking-5476395444355527254
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Top Exchanges by Liquidations in last 7 days
The vast majority of the casualties were long positions last days, with more than $984M 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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Ta-da [TADA] has launched its mobile app in Apple Store and Google Play Store
Ta-da $TADA mobile app is now live and available on Apple Store and Google Play Store. Users can sign up now and grab a share of a boosted $50K prize pool, while the beta tester will share a $100K private beta airdrop based on XP. Moreover, Ta-da will use every cent of the app's revenue to buy back $TADA tokens from the market.
Ta-da, incubated by Morningstar Ventures, is a talk-to-earn Web3 app that connects businesses that need datasets for AI training with individuals who could earn tokens by recording and checking voice data. It has raised $3.5M in two funding rounds backed by Morningstar Ventures, MultiversX Foundation, Spark Digital Capital and others. Current $TADA price is $0.068. Current market cap is $11.8M.
🔗 x.com/Ta_da_io/status/1817943387930050840
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Mirada AI [MIRX] has announced a partnership with Nakamoto Games [NAKA]
Mirada AI $MIRX has partnered with Nakamoto Games $NAKA, a play-to-earn gaming hub. Through this partnership, $MIRX will be integrated into the Nakamoto ecosystem and $NAKA integrated into Mirada AI's ecosystem. Previously, Mirada AI announced its IDOs on Poolz, Carbon and HyperX Pad on August 5th. IDO price is $0.01. 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/1816108862430199977
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pSTAKE [PSTAKE] has launched Bitcoin liquid staking on Babylon
pSTAKE’s Bitcoin liquid staking on Babylon with a 50 $BTC deposit cap is live. Users can deposit $BTC now to get boosted pSats at the SatDrop Campaign launch in the coming weeks and any other additional rewards. Moreover, a total of almost 45K users have participated, depositing over 40 sBTC into the testnet procedure.
pSTAKE’s Bitcoin liquid staking solution is built on top of Babylon, an innovative security-sharing protocol that brings the security of Bitcoin’s PoW algorithm to PoS chains with trustless BTC staking
Lumia [ORN] has partnered with Linea L2 for exponential RWA growth
Lumia $ORN teams up with Linea, a Consensys-powered Ethereum L2 $ETH scaling network. Through this partnership, Linea's state-of-the-art technology will enhance the liquidity and accessibility of tokenized RWAs. Previously, Lumia launched HyperNodes Sale with over 10K nodes already sold. Currently, price for node is $1K.
HyperNode benefits will include daily LUMIA rewards, power rewards for active participation, enhanced staking rewards for delegating or staking, and qualification for ecosystem and partner airdrops.
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 $ALT, $SUI, $OP, $ZETA, $WLD, $DYDX and $PORTAL according to CryptoRank.io.
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ZAP has revealed Zap Value Index built in partnership with Nansen
ZAP has introduced Zap Value Index (ZVI), built in partnership and with support from Nansen, a major blockchain analytics platform. The Zap Value Index creates the building blocks for a wallet-based reputation score. Using data powered by Nansen, ZAP can assign scores to wallets based on user commitment and contributions, tracking engagement and on-chain activity and updating in real-time.
ZAP builds a reputation-based token distribution protocol on Blast, an Ethereum L2 with native yield and $1.94B in TVL. It raised $15.1M in total funding via vault sale and two rounds backed by Rarestone Capital, Cypher Capital, Sharding Capital, and others.
🔗 x.com/zaponblast/status/1816867236487004618
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Outlanders [LAND] will conduct initial listing on Gate on July 30th
Outlanders $LAND will be initially listed on Gate tomorrow, on July 30th, at 11:00 AM UTC. Moreover, Outlanders launched a startup pool event on Gate with 4.16M $LAND as a reward. Outlanders is an MMORPG in the Nakamoto Games $NAKA ecosystem, that combines GameFi and Move2Earn. Previously, Outlanders conducted IEO on Kanga and IDOs on Synapse Network and Poolz Finance. IDO price is $0.012. Initial market cap is $600K.
🔗 gate.io/announcements/article/38181
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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 Consensys, Pantera Capital, Hashed, Founders Fund and others.
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Roxom has raised $4.3M in a Pre-Seed funding round led by Draper Associates
Roxom has secured $4.3M in a pre-seed funding round led by Draper Associates. Other investors in the round include Borderless Capital, Kingsway Capital, Cadenza Ventures, Newtopia VC, and 2TM. Roxom is an exchange that offers stock, commodities, and futures trading priced and denominated in Bitcoin. It allows users to view global markets in Bitcoin terms and trade them using Bitcoin.
🔗 x.com/roxomxyz/status/1816159916794733039
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Itheum [ITHEUM] has announced a partnership with Numbers Protocol [NUM]
Itheum $ITHEUM teams up with Numbers Protocol, an open and decentralized network for all digital media created by humans and AI. Under this partnership, the projects will address the challenges of provenance and authenticity of the data. Incubated by Morningstar Ventures, Itheum is a cross-chain data brokerage platform, firstly introduced on MultiverseX. Current price is $0.0054. Current FDV is $5.41M.
🔗 itheum.medium.com/itheum-and-numbers-protocol-partner-for-data-provenance-authenticity-the-future-of-ai-028197eb075e
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Modular blockchain Lava Network launches Mainnet with 55M LAVA Airdrop
Lava Network rolls out public mainnet and airdrops 55M $LAVA tokens, starting with $2M in incentives to pay out to network participants. Filecoin Network, Starknet Foundation, and Cosmos Hub, along with many other previously announced partners, are supporting a modular blockchain startup. The project is experimenting with its tokenomics by starting with a high token float and a capped supply.
Lava is a modular blockchain network focused on providing data access through remote procedure calls and indexing. Previously, it raised $26M in two funding rounds backed by Animoca Brands, Gate Ventures, Jump Capital, Hashkey Capital, Tribe Capital, North Island Ventures, and others.
🔗 lavanet.xyz/blog/eruption
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QORPO World [QORPO] will launch Pre-alpha of AneeMate on August 15th
QORPO World $QORPO announced the pre-alpha release of AneeMate, a Web3 open-world creature extraction shooter with the concept of Pokémon, on August 15th. Users will be avaible to open the portal to the Hidden Islands, collect resources, find Yipeess, fight other players and NPCs.
The game offers extensive customization and utilizes NFTs to impact both player experience and the QORPO token economy. Utilizing NFTs for in-game assets reduces the supply of the QORPO token.
Router Protocol [ROUTE] has launched its Layer 1 blockchain focused on multi-chain dApps
Coinbase-backed Router Protocol $ROUTE launches Router Chain a Layer 1 network designed for the development of decentralized applications that function across multiple blockchains. The network aims to aggregate liquidity and facilitate cross-chain interactions through what’s known as the cross-chain intent framework.
Router Chain is based on proof-of-stake consensus using the Tendermint framework. Furthermore, it utilizes the native $ROUTE token for security, transaction fees and governance. Current $ROUTE price is $2.6. Current FDV is $51.8M.
🔗 theblock.co/post/308245/coinbase-router-protocol-blockchain
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Hyperbolic has raised $7M in a Seed funding round co-led by Polychain Capital and Lightspeed Faction
Web3 AI firm Hyperbolic has secured $7M in a seed funding round co-led by Polychain Capital and Lightspeed Faction. Other investors in the round include Chapter One, LongHash, Bankless Ventures, Republic Digital, Nomad Capital, CoinSummer Labs, and Third Earth Capital.
Hyperbolic aims to reduce AI computing resource consumption by aggregating GPU power. The firm uses blockchain technology to ensure its network runs securely and authentically. In 2022, Hyperbolic raised $725K in pre-seed funding backed by Modular Capital, Samsung Next, Blizzard Fund by Avalanche, and others.
🔗 hyperbolic.xyz/blog/hyperbolic-secures-7-25-million-seed-funding-round
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Projects to participate in Season 7 of Binance Labs Incubation Program
Binance Labs has unveiled the first batch of projects admitted into Season 7 Incubation Program. Throughout the incubation process, the Binance Labs team offered 1:1 coaching to help projects build viable products and conducted in-depth assessments to form a final investment decision. Incubated projects include Astherus, Cycle Network, DILL and EigenExplorer.
Incubation program by Binance Labs is a chain-agnostic program focused on Web3 startup building that helps founders succeed in a dynamic industry environment for long-term growth.
🔗 x.com/BinanceLabs/status/1818209794521702754
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Sharpe AI [SAI] has launched Sharpe Onramp powered by Onramper
Sharpe AI $SAI rolls out Sharpe Onramp, a fiat-to-crypto onramp aggregator powered by Onramper. Sharpe Onramp provides the premier fiat-to-crypto onramp experience by aggregating liquidity from over 17 onramps and over 130 local payment methods across over 190 countries.
Previously, Sharpe AI conducted IDOs on Ape Terminal and AIT Launchpad. IDO price is $0.02. Initial market cap is $1.62M.
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 $SUI, $OP, $ZETA, $WLD, $DYDX, $PORTAL and $BICO according to CryptoRank.io.
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21Shares has integrated industry-standard Chainlink [LINK] Proof of Reserve
21Shares integrates the industry-standard Chainlink $LINK proof of reserve on Ethereum $ETH mainnet to enhance the transparency of the Ethereum reserves backing the 21Shares Core Ethereum ETF (CETH). Through the integration of Chainlink's Proof of Reserve solution, 21Shares offers clear visibility into the underlying ETH reserves of CETH.
In February, 21Shares announced the integration of Chainlink Proof of Reserve to enhance the transparency of the Bitcoin reserves backing the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF. Current $LINK price is $13.7. Current $LINK FDV is $13.7B.
🔗 21shares.com/en-us/blog/21shares-integrates-chainlink-proof-of-reserve-to-increase-transparency-of-the-21shares-core-ethereum-etf-ceth
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Renzo has introduced governance utility and staking incentivizes for REZ holders
Renzo has unveiled new governance framework and increased $REZ token utility. Through ezGOV, Renzo’s governance mechanism gives token holders the ability to vote on governance proposals related to the Renzo Protocol. Meanwhile, through ezSTAKE, stakers are eligible to earn ezPoints, enhancing their participation in the Renzo ecosystem.
To facilitate governance, Renzo is introducing Discourse and Snapshot. Discourse will serve as the platform for community discussions. Snapshot will be used for voting, allowing $REZ holders to easily participate in governance decisions.
Polychain-backed SVM L2 Eclipse will launch Mainnet this week
Eclipse, Ethereum Layer 2 powered by the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM), has completed the audit and will launch mainnet this week. Eclipse aims to integrate the high-performance SVM with the deep pools of liquidity on Ethereum, while maintaining the hard constraint of verifiability.
Previously, it raised $65M in three funding rounds backed by Placeholder, Hack VC, Polychain Capital, Delphi Digital, Polygon Ventures, Tribe Capital, Infinity Ventures, Galileo and others.
🔗 x.com/EclipseFND/status/1816848501546057998
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Zesh [ZESH] has announced a partnership with Neurochain AI
Zesh $ZESH, an AI-powered SocialFi suite of tools, leveraging its zkML, has partnered with with Neurochain AI, the L1 decentralized AI-As-A-Service network, that offers a ready-to-use AI infrastructure for developers to create AI-powered dApps. Previously, Zesh launched its Telegram Mini App - To The Moon. Users can access the To The Moon mini-application via Telegram, complete tasks, invite friends, and grab a share of the $ZESH airdrop.
🔗 x.com/ZeshApps/status/1817182803416756351
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Top Upcoming Events of the Next Week
We compiled a list of top important upcoming events of the next week (July 29th - Aug 4th) among blockchain projects, including Matr1x $MAX, pSTAKE Finance $PSTAKE, Layer3 #L3, Optimism $OP, Sui $SUI, Wormhole $W, and Eclipse. Stay tuned!
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Mezo has raised $7.5M in a Strategic funding round led by Ledger Cathay Fund
Mezo, a Bitcoin $BTC scaling network built by venture studio Thesis, has raised $7.5M in a strategic funding round led by Ledger Cathay Fund. Other investors in the round included ArkStream Capital, Aquarius Fund, Flowdesk, GSR, Origin Protocol and Mantle EcoFund. Moreover, Ledger plans to integrate Mezo, the Bitcoin scaling network, into its suite of products. Previously, Mezo raised $21M in a Series A funding round backed by Multicoin, Hack VC, Draper Associates, Parafi Capital and Primitive.
🔗 theblock.co/post/307778/bitcoin-scaling-network-mezo-new-funding
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Top Ethereum Layer 2 Projects by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in Ethereum Layer 2 systems is almost $44B at the moment, according to L2BEAT. Let’s compare the top Layer 2 projects by current TVL in USD, including Arbitrum $ARB, Base, Optimism $OP, Blast $BLAST, Mantle $MNT, Scroll, Linea, zkSync Era $ZK, Starknet $STRK, Manta Network $MANTA and others.
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Sharpe AI [SAI] is participating in IBM AI Startup Program
Sharpe AI $SAI has joined IBM AI Startup Program. With IBM's expert guidance and support, Sharpe AI is set to accelerate innovation at the intersection of AI and crypto. Recently, Sharpe AI announced 2.5M $SAI tokens to Aevo $AEVO traders.
Previously, Sharpe AI conducted IDOs on Ape Terminal and AIT Launchpad. IDO price is $0.02. Initial market cap is $1.62M.