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Top Solana Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in Solana $SOL is around $6.3B, 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, Meteora, Orca $ORCA, and others in order to evaluate their adoption scale.
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Gelato [GEL] has raised $11M in a Series A+ funding round led by Hack VC
Rollup-as-a-Service platform Gelato has raised $11M in a Series A+ funding round led by Hack VC. Other investors in the round include Animoca Brands, IOSG Ventures and Bloccelerate VC. Gelato claims to support more than 500 applications, including Aave, Sky and Synthetix’s Infinex.
The latest round brings Gelato’s total fundraising to $23.2M, following an $11M Series A token sale round in 2021 led by Dragonfly Capital and $1.2M in earlier seed funding led by IOSG Ventures and Galaxy Digital. Current $GEL price is $0.14. Current FDV is $61.5M.
🔗 theblock.co/post/323265/gelato-raises-11-million-usd-unveils-kraken-layer-2-ink-as-customer
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FTX [FTT] has agreed to drop lawsuit against Bybit in $228M settlement
FTX $FTT has agreed to drop its lawsuit against Bybit in a settlement that would allow FTX to collect around $228M. The settlement will allow FTX’s liquidation estate to reclaim $175M in cryptocurrencies held on Bybit accounts.
FTX will sell Mirana (Bybit's investment arm) over 105M $BIT tokens valued at around $52.7M. Earlier this month, a U.S. bankruptcy court approved FTX’s reorganization plan to repay its creditors.
🔗 theblock.co/post/323199/ftx-agrees-to-drop-lawsuit-against-bybit-in-228-million-settlement
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Top Upcoming Events of the Next Week
We compiled a list of top important upcoming events of the next week (Oct 28th - Nov 3rd), including Hatom $HTM, Grass $GRASS, Ethernity Chain $ERN, Zyfi $ZFI, Aethir $ATH, Elixir Network $ELX, bitSmiley $SMILE, Zyfi $ZYFI, Celestia $TIA, Optimism $OP, Immutable $IMX, ZetaChain $ZETA, and Sui $SUI. Stay tuned!
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KIP Protocol [KIP] has announced a partnership with Seraphnet
KIP Protocol $KIP has partnered with SeraphNet, a decentralized base layer for generative AI apps. Through this partnership, KIP’s robust decentralized base layer with SeraphNet’s privacy-focused generative AI infrastructure. Projects aim to provide both developers and users with stronger data security, effortless scalability, and AI workflow automation.
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.
🔗 www.kip.pro/blog-posts/revolutionizing-decentralized-ai-kip-protocol-partners-with-seraphnet
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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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Top 7 Promising Projects with Anticipated tokens
With evolving blockchain technology and Bitcoin close to all-time high again, enormous amount of upcoming projects aim to reshape the global financial space. We compiled a list of highly anticipated projects, that should enter the market with a token in the near future: Sophon $SOPH, XION $XION, Particle $PARTI, Elixir $ELX, Grass $GRASS, Swell $SWELL and Zircuit $ZRC.
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Ankr [ANKR] has integrated with TON [TON] to help developers build apps for Telegram
Ankr $ANKR, a major Web3 infrastructure provider, has integrated with TON blockchain $TON. Through the integration, Ankr will provide a gateway for developers to build on the TON blockchain, allowing them to build dApps. By using Ankr's API service, developers will no longer need to deploy or maintain their nodes to access on-chain data and will be able to take advantage of an instant connection to TON blockchain. Current $ANKR price is $0.028. Current FDV is $280M.
🔗 theblock.co/post/322883/ankr-announces-ton-blockchain-integration-designed-to-help-developers-build-apps-for-telegram
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Skyfire has raised $1M in Strategic funding from Coinbase Ventures and a16z CSX
Skyfire secured new $1M in strategic funding from Coinbase Ventures and a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX). The fresh contribution increases Skyfire's total seed funding to $9.5M, up from its previous raise of $8.5M. That previous round saw participation from Neuberger Berman, Brevan Howard Digital, Intersection Growth Partners, DRW, Inception Capital, Arrington Capital, RedBeard Ventures, Sfermion, Circle and others.
Skyfire is a financial stack designed for the AI economy, offering an instant, global payment system for AI Agents. It currently runs on Polygon, but the team plans to expand to additional blockchains soon.
🔗 theblock.co/post/322742/coinbase-ventures-and-a16zs-csx-bring-skyfires-total-funding-raised-to-9-5-million
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Kraken plans to launch its blockchain next year
Crypto exchange Kraken plans to launch a blockchain early next year for dApps that allows for trading, borrowing and lending of tokens without intermediaries. The new digital ledger will use similar technology to Coinbase’s Base. Testnet where developers will be able to try apps for Ink, will start later this year, and the blockchain is expected to become open to retail and institutional users in the Q1 of 2025.
🔗 bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-24/crypto-exchange-kraken-plans-to-launch-its-own-blockchain-early-next-year
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Variational has raised $10.3M in a Seed funding round co-led by Bain Capital Crypto and Peak XV Partners
Variational has secured $10.3M in a seed funding round co-led by Bain Capital Crypto and Peak XV Partners. Other investors in the round include Coinbase Ventures, Dragonfly Capital, North Island Ventures, and Hack VC.
Variational is an Arbitrum-based peer-to-peer crypto derivatives trading protocol. Variational's public mainnet is expected in the Q1 of 2025. The protocol's token is also scheduled for release next year.
🔗 theblock.co/post/322653/arbitrum-crypto-protocol-variational-funding
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Top BNB Chain Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in BNB Chain $BNB is around $4.65B, 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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zkLink [ZKL] has announced the upcoming launch of magicLinks
zkLink $ZKL announced the release of a new set of account abstraction tools as part of its latest development roadmap. magicLinks allows users to seamlessly initiate on-chain transactions in a single click of jumping between DApps, wallets, and networks.
These magicLinks can also be shared by KOLs on various platforms to their followers to foster Web3 usage and cross-chain DApp exploration.
Plume Network has joined Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA)
Plume Network joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), a member-driven organization that brings together leaders from various industries, including, startups, and blockchain projects. Alliance serves as a platform for organizations to collaborate and share best practices to develop open, enterprise-grade Ethereum technology. By joining this alliance Plume can collaborate with Chainlink, ConsenSys, Microsoft, Ernst and Young, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Accenture, Hacken and Trail of Bits.
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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 $1.05B 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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Alchemy Pay [ACH] plans to launch Layer 1 blockchain - Alchemy Chain
Alchemy Pay $ACH unveiled its launch plan for its Layer-1 blockchain built on a scalable Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) - Alchemy Chain. Alchemy Chain will integrate advanced Layer-2 solutions that enable seamless account mapping and data synchronization, minimizing redundant data storage and optimizing scalability. The launch of Alchemy Chain will also introduce two tools meme launchpad and meme Telegram bot.
$ACH will serve as the utility token of Alchemy Chain, allowing users to pay gas fees. Current $ACH price is $0.019. Current FDV is $192M.
🔗 xinwen.alchemypay.org/news-and-press/alchemy-pay-unveils-alchemy-chain-launch-plan-a-transformative-layer-1-blockchain-for-the-future-of-payments
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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 $TIA, $SUI, $OP, $IMX, $MAV, $PORTAL and $PRIME according to CryptoRank.io.
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bitSmiley [SMILE] has raised $10M in Round 2 funding
bitSmiley $SMILE has secured $10M in Round 2 funding. Investors in the round include NxGen, IBC Group, Pragma Ventures, Zephyrus Capital, MH Ventures, KuCoin Ventures, Cypher Capital, NewTribe Capital, Aegis Ventures and others.
Previously, bitSmiley conducted a public sale on People’s Launchpad. Token sale hardcap is $1,000 (for 210M $BIT, 1% of total supply). Token sale price is $0.0004762, at a $100K valuation.
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 Blockchain Capital, BainCapital, Bitkraft, Wintermute, Peak XV partners and others.
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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.
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Bluesky has raised $15M in a Series A funding round led by Blockchain Capital
Bluesky has secured $15M in a Series A funding round led by Blockchain Capital. Other investors in the round include Alumni Ventures, True Ventures, SevenX, Amir Shevat (Darkmode), and Joe Beda (Kubernetes). Bluesky is building the AT Protocol, a new foundation for social networking that aims to decentralize online platforms. In 2023, it raised $8M in a seed funding round backed by Neo, Protocol Labs, Joe Beda (Kubernetes) and others.
🔗 bsky.social/about/blog/10-24-2024-series-a
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Binance Labs has invested in fitness accountability app - Moonwalk Fitness
Binance Labs has invested in Moonwalk Fitness, a fitness accountability app that combines gamification and financial incentives to promote healthier lifestyles. Moonwalk Fitness encourages users to hit daily step goals by staking USDC, SOL, or BONK. Users must either meet their crew’s step goal or maintain pace with the leader’s highest completed days to win.
🔗 binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-labs-invests-in-moonwalk-fitness-to-gamify-fitness-5853342758592100899
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GnosisDAO [GNO] is launching a $40M venture fund targeting RWA, crypto infrastructure and payments
GnosisDAO $GNO is launching a $40M venture fund to support early-stage projects under the Gnosis 3.0 roadmap. The GnosisVC fund has three areas of focus: real-world assets (RWA), crypto infrastructure and payment rails. For its part, GnosisDAO will invest $20M in the fund while the remaining half will come from external LPs.
The fund, which will be partially governed by GNO token holders, has already made preliminary investments in platforms like Monerium, the developers of the EURE fiat infrastructure — and decentralized AI startup Naptha AI. Current $GNO price is $215. Current FDV is $646M.
🔗 theblock.co/post/322895/gnosisdao-is-launching-a-new-40-million-venture-fund-targeting-real-world-assets-crypto-infrastructure-and-payments
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Genius has raised $6M in a Seed funding round led by CMCC Global
Genius, a non-custodial decentralized trading platform, has secured $6M in a seed funding round led by CMCC Global. Other investors in the round include Arca Fund, Ava Labs, SALT fund, Flow Traders, Psalion VC, Cadenza, Public Works, and others. Genius uses a protocol-managed liquidity model that ensures competitive rates and flexible swap sizes across multiple networks, including EVM-compatible chains, Solana, Bitcoin, Cosmos, and TON.
🔗 x.com/GeniusTerminal/status/1849105492754452559
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Party Icons has raised $9M in a Seed funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures
Party Icons, a Web3 mobile gaming platform with three playable modes, has secured $9M in a seed funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures. Other investors in the round include IDG Capital, Gam3Girl Ventures, Leap Capital, Mantle Network, King River Capital, Mask Network, Yield Guild Games, Zentry, 32-Bit Ventures, Ed3n Ventures, and Palm Drive Capital. With this round, Party Icons' total funding has reached $20M.
🔗 x.com/PartyIconsOGX/status/1849316208287375435
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Fluid Protocol has raised $3.9M in a Seed funding round backed by Animoca Ventures
Fluid Protocol has secured $3.9M in a seed funding round to launch USDF, the native stablecoin of Fuel network, a modular execution layer. Investors in the round include Bloccelerate, Animoca Ventures, CMS Holdings, Maelstrom, Veil VC, Builder Capital, Infinity Ventures, RockTree Capital, Wise3 Ventures, Stake Capital, Relayer Capital, and others.
Fluid Protocol is an over-collateralized, decentralized borrowing platform specifically built for Fuel Network. In addition to the seed capital, Fluid previously secured a direct investment and a grant from Fuel Labs.
🔗 x.com/Fluid_Protocol/status/1849082951574700366
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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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Azura has raised $6.9M in a Seed funding round led by Initialized
Azura launched its platform after raising $6.9M in a seed funding round led by Initialized. Other investors in the round include Volt Capital, Winklevoss Capital, Alliance DAO, and angels such as Solana cofounder Raj Gokal, Stephane Gosselin and Meltem Demirors. Azura is a full-stack decentralized platform offering a non-custodial trading app for DeFi assets.
🔗 fortune.com/crypto/2024/10/22/exclusive-defi-platform-azura-launches-after-raising-6-9-million-from-initialized
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0G Labs will launch AI Alignment Node Sale on November 11th
0G Foundation has announced an AI Alignment Node Sale on November 11th. The 0G AI Alignment Node Sale is distributed across 32 tiers, starting at 0.05 ETH. 0G's nodes will offer evolving utility, rewarding participants with emissions for securing the network and contributing to the ecosystem’s growth.
Up to 15% of the total $0G ecosystem supply is allocated to node holders to build and maintain the ecosystem.
Sophon [SOPH] has announced a partnership with Avail [AVAIL]
Sophon $SOPH has partnered with Avail $AVAIL, a Web3 infrastructure layer that allows modular execution layers to scale and interoperate. This partnership aims to enable users and developers to access near-instant transactions with subsecond completion times and low, predictable fees. Sophon has collected over 20.8K $WETH (worth about $54.4M at current rate) via node sale on Impossible Finance, with 123.5K nodes (62%) 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.