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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 GMX, dYdX, Hyperliquid, Jupiter, Drift Protocol, Vertex, ApeX, Aevo, Parcl and SynFutures according to DefiLlama.com.
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Aark Digital [AARK] has announced a partnership with TRALA
Aark Digital $AARK has teamed up with TRALA, an all-in-one blockchain gaming platform. Through this partnership, Aark Digital and TRALA have launched an incentivized campaign on Galxe that will last until May 19th. Users can receive points and OG NFT for completing X (Twitter) and Discord tasks.
Aark Digital builds a 'Leverage Everything' perpetual DEX for professional traders and LPs. It has raised over $6M in two funding rounds backed by HashKey Capital, Arrington Capital, Cypher Capital, Morningstar Ventures, Delphi Digital, OKX Ventures, IVC, Metavest and others.
🔗 twitter.com/Aark_Digital/status/1790311618422927792
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Nyan Heroes [NYAN] will conduct an initial listing on Bybit on May 21st
Nyan Heroes $NYAN will be initially listed on Bybit on May 21st, at 8:00 AM UTC. Previously, Nyan Heroes has rolled out the second season of the Airdrop Campaign. Users can earn points for completing in-game missions and X (Twitter) tasks.
Nyan Heroes is a play-to-earn NFT shooter game built on the Solana blockchain $SOL. It raised $13M in three funding rounds, backed by Mechanism Capital, DeFiance Capital, Merit Circle, Sino Global Capital and others.
🔗 twitter.com/nyanheroes/status/1790653441825763468
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Humanity Protocol has raised $30M in a Seed funding round led by Kingsway Capital
Humanity Protocol has secured $30M in a seed funding round at a $1B valuation led by Kingsway Capital. Other investors in the round include Animoca Brands, Blockchain Cоm and Shima Capital. Humanity is building a blockchain-based identity system that recognizes individuals by using scans of people’s palms. Previously, it closed a strategic funding round backed by Hashed, Mechanism Capital, Foresight Ventures, Cypher Capital, and others.
🔗 bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/humanity-protocol-becomes-crypto-s-new-digital-identity-unicorn
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Ultiverse and OKX Wallet launched Cryptopedia campaign with ULTI prize pool
Ultiverse $ULTI in partnership with OKX Wallet launched Cryptopedia Season 17 campaign that will last until May 20th. During the campaign period, participating in and verifying interactive tasks related to Ultiverse will give users a chance to share a prize pool of 6.66M $ULTI tokens.
Ultiverse $ULTI is an AI-powered one-stop platform for Web3 gaming production and publishing, with an VR-compatible virtual world. Previously, it raised $13.5M in three funding rounds backed by Binance Labs, Sequoia, IDG Capital, Animoca Brands, Polygon Ventures, Morningstar Ventures, and others. It also participates in BNB Chain’s Airdrop Alliance Program.
🔗 okx.com/help/okx-wallet-to-launch-cryptopedia-season-17
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Top Arbitrum Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in Arbitrum $ARB is around $2.6B, 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.
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NATIX [NATIX] has announced upcoming token sale on CoinList
NATIX Network will conduct a $NATIX token sale on CoinList. $NATIX total token supply is 100B, and the token has several functionalities: it would be utilized to reward validators of xNodes, staking and voting power for system governance and In Drive& app utilities. 5B $NATIX (5% of total supply) is allocated for public sale. Other details of token sale and TGE will be announced soon.
NATIX Network is the AI-powered dynamic map supercharged by the DePIN and driver community. Previously, it raised $9.4M in funding rounds backed by Borderless Capital, Tioga Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Blockchange Ventures, TechStars, Plug and Play, Mulana Capital and others.
🔗 twitter.com/NATIXNetwork/status/1790336260713627814
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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 $890M 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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Sophon has announced upcoming SOPH Airdrop for Ecosystem token holders
Sophon announced a $SOPH token airdrop for ecosystem token holders in Q3. Users will be able to stake certain assets to qualify for a $SOPH airdrop. The first asset announced is $BEAM, the native token of the Beam network. Other details about airdrop process will be announced soon.
Sophon has already collected over 20.8K $WETH (worth about $60M at current rate) via node sale on Impossible Finance, with 123.5K nodes (62%) already sold. By running a node on Sophon, users will be eligible to earn a share of up to 20% of $SOPH token emissions over 3 years. Node holders may receive potential airdrops from ecosystem participants.
Drift Protocol will launch DRIFT token with Initial Airdrop on May 16th
Drift Protocol is launching its native token $DRIFT on May 16th. 12% of total supply (120M $DRIFT) will be airdropped to 180K Drift's users based on their activity on the platform. The initial airdrop allocation is available at launch, and the bonus unlocks linearly over 6 hours.
Users will be available to claim their tokens on May 16th here 👉 drift.foundation
Drift Protocol is an open-sourced, DEX built on the Solana ($328M in TVL), enabling transparent and non-custodial trading. Previously, it has raised $27.3M in a two funding rounds backed by Polychain Capital, Ethereal Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Jump Capital and others.
🔗 twitter.com/DriftFDN/status/1790141570685051034
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Top 10 Ethereum LSDs by Total Value Locked
Recently, for the first time, liquid staking derivatives have surpassed DEXes in total value locked, according to DefiLlama.com. Regarding $ETH LSDs, Lido (stETH) is still the top liquid staking protocol with $27.7B of TVL. Rocket Pool (rETH) is the second with $3.4B locked, and Binance staked ETH (bETH) is the third with $2.65B.
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Zest Protocol has raised $3.5M in a Seed funding round backed by Binance Labs
Zest Protocol has secured $3.5M in a seed funding round led by Draper Associates. Other investors in the round include Binance Labs, Flow Traders, Asymmetric, Gravity Fund, DeSpread, Hyperithm, Elixir Capital and Trust Machines. Zest Protocol utilizes the Nakamoto upgrade by Bitcoin layer 2 Stacks and bridging asset sBTC to create a lending experience fully native to the world's largest blockchain network. Users will be able to use sBTC to send Bitcoin to fund their balance on Zest Protocol and afterwards engage in lending or other yield-generating activities.
🔗 twitter.com/ZestProtocol/status/1790015192904212549
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BounceBit [BB] has conducted initial listing on Binance, KuCoin, Gate, and MEXC
BounceBit $BB has been initially listed on Binance, KuCoin, Gate, and MEXC today, May 13th, at 10:00 UTC. Meanwhile, BounceBit launched its airdrop checker and distributed the Premium Yield rewards. BB points airdrop has been automatically distributed to every eligible wallet. Current $BB price is $0.4. Current market cap is $163.8M. Current FDV is $840M.
Previously, BounceBit announced the launch on Binance Megadrop, with 168M $BB tokens (8% of total supply) distributed among participants.
zkLink Nova [ZKL] has crossed the milestone of $800M in TVL
zkLink Nova $ZKL has achieved a TVL of over $860M, with more than 510K cumulative wallet addresses. Previously, zkLink Nova and Binance Web3 Wallet have launched campaign with 1M ZKL tokens as prize pool. The campaign is active until May 15th, 23:59 UTC. zkLink Nova is a Layer 3 ZK rollup network that aggregates the fragmented liquidity across Ethereum L2 rollups, fostering a unified, interoperable rollup ecosystem.
Previously, zkLink raised $18.5M in two funding rounds backed by Coinbase Ventures, Ascensive Assets, Arrington Capital, Morningstar Ventures and others. It has also conducted token sale on Coinlist, and launched Aggregation Parade – a campaign to celebrate the launch of zkLink Nova.
To join zkLink Aggregation Parade campaign, you can use our invite code - 12768C.
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 Dragonfly, Founders Fund, Hashkey Capital, Animoca Brands, Polychain Capital and others.
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pSTAKE [PSTAKE] launches liquid staking solution for Bitcoin in collaboration with Babylon
pSTAKE Finance $PSTAKE partners with Babylon to roll out its liquid staking solution for Bitcoin $BTC. pSTAKE intends to be a catalyst to spur BTCfi growth by providing a direct route to earning a yield for $BTC deposits with Babylon.
pSTAKE is a liquid staking protocol unlocking the liquidity of staked assets built by Persistence $XPRT. Current $PSTAKE price is $0.079. Current FDV is $39.7M.
🔗 blog.pstake.finance/2024/05/15/pstake-finance-to-launch-btc-liquid-staking-in-collaboration-with-babylon
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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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Sonne Finance [SONNE] is hacked - around $20M in assets stolen
Sonne Finance $SONNE, a native decentralized lending protocol on Optimism $OP, resulted in losses amounting to approximately $20M. The project said in a post-mortem report that it was exploited due to a vulnerability in Compound v2 forks. Sonne added that while they aren’t able to save the funds, the investigation into the exploiter’s identity is still going on.
🔗 theblock.co/post/294508/lending-protocol-sonne-finance-faces-20-million-exploit-pauses-markets-on-optimism
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zkLink Nova [ZKL] has announced a partnership with LogX [LOGX]
zkLink Nova $ZKL, a Layer 3 ZK rollup network, has teamed up with LogX $LOGX, a perpetual trading DEX. Through this partnership, LogX brings perps to zkLink Nova and launches the Intract campaign with x2 boost for trading, x1.5 on liquidity provision on Nova Points, and LOGX rewards.
Previously, zkLink raised $18.5M in two funding rounds backed by Coinbase Ventures, Ascensive Assets, Arrington Capital, Morningstar Ventures and others. It has also conducted token sale on Coinlist, and launched Aggregation Parade – a campaign to celebrate the launch of zkLink Nova.
To join zkLink Aggregation Parade campaign, you can use our invite code - 12768C.
Cross The Ages [CTA] will conduct an initial listing on Bybit, Kucoin and other exchanges today, on May 15th
Cross The Ages $CTA will be initially listed on Bybit, Kucoin, Gate, MEXC, HTX and Poloniex today, May 15th, 8:00 AM UTC. Previously, Cross The Ages launched $CTA farming on Bybit Launchpool, KuCoin BurningDrop and Gate Startup. Initial circulating supply is 60M $CTA (12% of total supply). Public sale price is $0.25. Initial market cap is $15M.
Cross the Ages is a trading card game built on the Immutable X blockchain that features digital cards as NFT. In 2022, it raised $12M in a seed funding round backed by Animoca Brands, Morningstar Ventures, Polygon Ventures and others.
🔗 kucoin.com/announcement/en-cross-the-ages-cta-gets-listed-on-kucoin-world-premiere
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Zeta Markets [Z] has raised $5M in a Strategic funding round led by Electric Capital
Solana-based DEX Zeta Markets $Z has secured $5M in a strategic funding round led by Electric Capital. Other investors in the round include Digital Asset Capital Management (DACM), Selini Capital, Airtree Ventures and angels such as Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana co-founder), Mert Mumtaz (Helius co-founder).
Last month, Zeta
announced
its plans to launch its token, conduct an airdrop and release its Solana Layer 2 rollup later this year.
Polymarket has raised $45M in a Series B funding round backed by Founders Fund and Vitalik Buterin
Polymarket has secured $45M in a Series B funding round led by Founders Fund. Other investors in the round include Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin, 1confirmation, ParaFi and Dragonfly Capital. Polymarket is a decentralized prediction market platform built on the Ethereum blockchain that allows users to place bets on world events. Previously, it raised $29M in two funding rounds backed by Polychain Capital, 1confirmation, ParaFi Capital and others.
🔗 coindesk.com/business/2024/05/14/peter-thiels-founders-fund-vitalik-buterin-back-45m-investment-in-polymarket
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zkLink Nova has launched Incentivized Meme campaign – Fusion Dance Parade
zkLink Nova $ZKL has rolled out Fusion Dance Parade, an incentivized meme campaign that will last until June 10th. Users can bridge selected meme coins from Linea, Base, zkSync Era, and Arbitrum to mint Infinity Stone and Chad NFT with exclusive rewards on the zkLink Nova L3. The Chad NFT will serve as proof of early adopters on the zkLink Nova L3 ecosystem.
zkLink Nova is a Layer 3 ZK rollup network that aggregates the fragmented liquidity across Ethereum L2 rollups, fostering a unified, interoperable rollup ecosystem.
To join zkLink Aggregation Parade campaign, you can use our invite code - 12768C.
Imaginary Ones [BUBBLE] has conducted initial listing on Bybit, MEXC, Gate, HTX and Bitget
Imaginary Ones $BUBBLE has been initially listed on Bybit, MEXC, Gate, Poloniex, HTX and Bitget today, May 14th, at 10:00 AM UTC. $BUBBLE is the utility token driving the Imaginary World, used for gaming, merchandise, and content. Holders of Imaginary Ones, Imaginary Rides, Hugo X IO, and Cmttat Foundation NFTs are eligible to claim $BUBBLE tokens as airdrop rewards.
Imaginary Ones is a vibrant NFT collection featuring 8,888 animated 3D characters on the Ethereum network. Previously, it has closed two funding rounds backed by Animoca Brands, NxGen, Andromeda Capital, Illuminati Capital and others. Current $BUBBLE price is $0.024. Current FDV is $240M.
🔗 twitter.com/Imaginary_Ones/status/1790321162142273961
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Theoriq has raised $6.2M in a Seed extension round led by Hack VC
ChainML has raised $6.2M in a seed extension round and unveiled its agentic base layer - Theoriq. Investors in the round include Hack VC, Foresight Ventures, Figment Capital, Inception Capital, HTX Ventures, HashKey Capital, Alumni Ventures, Hypersphere, IOSG Ventures, Bitscale Capital, Antalpha Ventures and NxGen. Theoriq is a framework for autonomous AI agents to accomplish complex tasks.
ChainML is a Web3-enabled AI research and development startup aiming to decentralize AI access. In 2022, it raised $4M in a seed funding round backed by IOSG Ventures, SNZ Holding and HashKey Capital.
🔗 twitter.com/theoriqai/status/1790090952637337852
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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 $ARB, $STRK, $SEI, $UNI, $MERL, $IMX and $MANTA according to CryptoRank.io.
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BridgeM [BDGM] has launched Bonanza Airdrop campaign
BridgeM $BDGM has rolled out the Bonanza airdrop campaign with vBDGM points as rewards. Users can now participate in the campaign by completing social tasks to receive points (which will be converted into $BDGM tokens on TGE). $BDGM TGE is expected in early June. Previously, BridgeM launched a public sale IDO event. Total IDO hardcap is $800K. IDO price is $0.0008.
Backed by Poolz Ventures, BridgeM builds a decentralized interoperability protocol powered by Manta Network and Merlin Chain, that seamlessly connects Ethereum Layer 2 and Bitcoin Layer 2 networks. $BDGM is the governance and equity token for BridgeM, offering benefits such as fee dividends, $BDGM staking, and cross-chain restaking among others.
🔗 medium.com/@BridgeM_io/details-of-bridgem-airdrop-bonanza-a0a78079a186
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Cross The Ages [CTA] farming will be launched on Bybit Launchpool on May 15th
Farming of $CTA tokens will be launched on Bybit Launchpool. Users will be able to stake their $CTA, $MNT or $USDT tokens into separate pools to farm $CTA starting May 15th, 8:00 AM UTC. 5M $CTA will be offered on Launchpool. Moreover, Cross The Ages launched a startup pool event on Gate with 260K $CTA as a reward.
Cross the Ages is a trading card game built on the Immutable X blockchain that features digital cards as NFT. In 2022, it raised $12M in a seed funding round backed by Animoca Brands, Morningstar Ventures, Polygon Ventures and others. Previously, Cross The Ages launched $CTA farming on KuCoin BurningDrop.
🔗 announcements.bybit.com/en/article/bybit-launchpool-stake-cta-usdt-or-mnt-to-earn-a-share-of-5-000-000-cta--blt8d936d67d7ab3607
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Top Upcoming Events of the Next Week
We compiled a list of top important upcoming events of the next week (May 13th - May 19th) among blockchain projects, including BounceBit $BB, NuLink $NLK, KIP Protocol $KIP, CARV $CARV, Notcoin $NOT, Imaginary Ones $BUBBLE, Victoria VR $VR, MixMob $MXM, LifeForm $LFT, zkLink $ZKL, ZeroLend $ZERO, and peaq $PEAQ. Stay tuned!
EigenLayer has opened claims for EIGEN Airdrop alongside Staking launch
EigenLayer has initiated the genesis $EIGEN airdrop. The tokens are non-transferable yet, with a transfer functionality expected to go live by September 30th. Users can now stake and delegate $EIGEN to operators of Eigen’s native data availability solution. Moreover, holders can stake $EIGEN with Renzo and receive 100 ezPoints for every 100 $EIGEN staked.
$EIGEN token will have a total supply of 1.67B tokens at launch. Season 1 Airdrop starts with 6.05% of the initial supply ready to claim today, and Season 1 Phase 2 will bump that to 6.75% in mid-June. In total, Season 1 includes approximately 113M $EIGEN.