Binance will list Toncoin [TON] today, on August 8th
Toncoin $TON will be listed on Binance with the seed tag applied today, on August 8th, at 10:00 UTC. Toncoin is a decentralized and open L1 blockchain, created by the community using a technology designed by Telegram. After the announcement, the price of $TON increased by 7%. Current price is $6.39. Current FDV is $32.6B.
🔗 binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-will-list-toncoin-ton-with-seed-tag-applied-abba626aa0974b828f91c166bdc12afd
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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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Andrena has raised $18M in a Series A extension round led by Dragonfly
Andrena has secured $18M in a Series A extension round led by Dragonfly. Other investors in the round include CMT Digital, Castle Island Ventures, Wintermute Ventures, 6th Man Ventures and ParaFi.
The Series A extension round brings Andrena's total funding to $38M. Last year, Andrena raised $15M in a Series A funding round led by Dragonfly.
Ronin [RON] has returned stolen $10M worth of ETH
Ronin $RON, the blockchain network tied to the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity, has returned stolen $10M worth of ETH and expects that the $USDC will be returned later today. Ronin said that it was white hats and that the Bug Bounty Program would reward them with a 500K bounty. Moreover, the bridge will undergo an audit before it is reopened. Remind that yesterday Ronin paused its bridge amid $11.8M in suspicious outflows to MEV bots.
In 2022, Ronin’s bridge was hacked for more than $600M. Current $RON price is $1.43. Current FDV is $1.43B.
🔗 x.com/Ronin_Network/status/1820846361945792751
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Cartridge has raised $7.5M in a Series A funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures
Cartridge has secured $7.5M in a Series A funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures. Other investors include StarkWare, Fabric Ventures, Dune Ventures, Primitive Ventures, and Ergodic Fund. Cartridge is an infrastructure provider for blockchain games and autonomous worlds. The company develops tools and frameworks for creating fully on-chain games, where the entire game logic and state reside on the blockchain.
🔗 blog.cartridge.gg/series-a
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Curio has raised $5.7M in a Seed funding round co-led by Bain Capital and SevenX Ventures
Web3 game development company Curio has secured $5.7M in seed funding co-led by Bain Capital Crypto and SevenX Ventures. Other investors in the round include OKX Ventures. Moreover, Curio publicly launched its preeminent on-chain social strategy game called Duper Season One.
Curio builds composable infrastructure for on-chain games. In 2023, it raised $2.9M in a funding round backed by Robot Ventures, Formless Capital, The Chernin Group and others.
🔗 theblock.co/post/309587/web3-game-studio-curio-raises-5-7-million-in-seed-funding
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Top 10 Protocols on zkSync Era by Total Value Locked
Let’s compare the top 10 DeFi-protocols on zkSync Era L2 by current TVL in USD, according to DefiLlama.com, in order to evaluate networks adoption scale. With over $24M in TVL, SyncSwap is the leader by locked liquidity, followed by Koi Finance, zkSwap and others.
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Binance-backed Zircuit launches Mainnet with ZRC Airdrop
Zircuit, a zero-knowledge rollup with AI-enabled sequencer-level security, launched first phase of mainnet, enabling users to bridge funds to the ZK rollup and test out dapps in its ecosystem. The project also rolled out the first stage of its $ZRC token airdrop claims to reward early users who participated in its staking program. However, while the tokens are claimable from August 5th, they remain non-transferable until the undisclosed TGE date.
Previously, Zircuit has closed mainnet funding round with participation from Binance Labs, Mirana Ventures, Amber Group, Selini, Robot Ventures, Nomad Capital and others. Moreover, it has launched LRT, LST and ETH staking for receiving Eigenlayer and Zircuit points, and reached over $1.94B in TVL.
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Sharpe AI [SAI] has rescheduled its initial listing to August 27th
Due to current market conditions, Sharpe AI has delayed its initial listing of $SAI token. The new listing date is August 27th, 13:00 UTC. Previously, Sharpe AI conducted IDOs on Ape Terminal and AIT Launchpad. IDO price is $0.02. Initial market cap is $1.62M.
Sharpe AI is an institutional-grade crypto superApp, serving as a unified frontend for intelligence, tracking and investing in digital assets. It is backed by Animoca Brands, GBV Capital, Morningstar Ventures, Maven Capital, Metabros, Contango Digital Assets and others.
🔗 x.com/SharpeLabs/status/1820353544471331033
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Top Upcoming Events of the Next Week
We compiled a list of top important upcoming events of the next week (Aug 5th - Aug 11th) among blockchain projects, including Mirada AI $MIRX, Sharpe AI $SAI, Matr1x $MAX, FTX $FTT, Enso $ENSO, ENS $ENS, and Immutable $IMX. Stay tuned!
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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 Coinbase Ventures, a16z, Framework, Polychain Capital, CoinFund and others.
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Top Ethereum Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in Ethereum $ETH is around $56B, according to DefiLlama.com. Let’s compare the top DeFi-protocols on Ethereum chain by current TVL in USD, in order to evaluate their adoption scale.
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Polymarket crosses $1B in cumulative volume, driven by US political bets
Polymarket, a decentralized prediction markets platform, has surpassed $1B in cumulative trading volume since its inception. Polymarket's cumulative volume stood at $663M in June and surged about 58% to reach $1B in July. The surge in trading volume is closely tied to an increasing interest in U.S. political events.
The platform’s user base has seen a large rise, with the number of monthly traders soaring to over 44K from approximately 4,000 in January. Previously, it raised $74M in three funding rounds backed by Vitalik Buterin, Founders Fund, Polychain Capital, DragonFly Capital and others.
🔗 theblock.co/post/309061/polymarket-crosses-1-billion-in-cumulative-volume-driven-by-us-political-bets
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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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Nakamoto Games [NAKA] has introduced its Android mobile app - 8BallNext
Nakamoto Games $NAKA has launched 8BallNext, a mobile app. 8 Ball Next is a pool game that offers exciting gameplay, allowing users to challenge friends or players from around the globe. Currently, the game is available for download on Google Play.
Nakamoto Games is a major play-to-earn gaming ecosystem. Current $NAKA price is $0.91. Current market cap is $59.6M. Current FDV is $165M.
🔗 x.com/NakamotoGames/status/1818652565170798866
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Binance Labs has invested in Solana restaking protocol Solayer
Binance Labs invests in Solayer, a Solana $SOL restaking protocol. Built natively on Solana, Solayer leverages the economic principles of proof-of-stake to extend the security of Solana's base layer towards other decentralized systems and dApps.
This innovative approach enables users to participate in a decentralized validator network, contributing to the security and liveliness of the Solana ecosystem. Users can stake assets to decentralize Solana, earn native yields through MEV-boost, and yield from delegated Actively Validated Services (AVS).
🔗 binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-labs-invests-in-solayer-to-drive-the-solana-restaking-ecosystem-forward-1538252395823419824
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Zesh [ZESH] has announced a partnership with TrustFi Network
Zesh $ZESH, an AI-powered SocialFi suite of tools, leveraging its zkML, has partnered with TrustFi, a community-driven incubator for crypto startups. 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/1820807766430101631
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Top Blast Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in Blast is around $847M, according to DefiLlama.com (and over $1.4B according to Blast site). Let’s compare the top protocols on Blast by current TVL in USD, including Thruster, Ring Protocol, Juice Finance, Particle, Hyperlock Finance, Wasabi, Blitz, Orbit Protocol, Ambient and SynFutures.
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Blocklords [LRDS] has added in-game influence vote mechanic on its Dynasty app
Blocklords $LRDS has added the first in-game influence vote mechanic on Dynasty, a companion app on Base, an Ethereum L2 blockchain. Players can use their $LRDS and Influence to vote in Dynasty's fusing and burning items. Seamlessly integrated with the Blocklords Portal, Dynasty allows players to transfer assets across Polygon, Immutable X, and Base.
Blocklords is a player-driven MMO medieval grand strategy game with GameFi activities, developed by MetaKing Studios. It raised $15M in a seed funding round backed by Makers Fund, Bitkraft Ventures, Delphi Digital, Animoca Brands, Shima Capital, WW Ventures, Spartan Group, Huobi Ventures, and others. Current $LRDS price is $0.85. Current FDV is $85.5M.
🔗 twitter.com/BLOCKLORDS/status/1820756042768097677
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Ronin [RON] has paused its bridge amid $11.8M in suspicious outflows to MEV bots
Ronin $RON, the blockchain network tied to the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity, has paused its bridge amid $11.8M in suspicious outflows to MEV bots. The initial transaction involved the transfer of more than 3,996 $ETH ($9.8M). A further transaction involved the transfer of nearly $2M worth of $USDC.
In 2022, Ronin’s bridge was previously hacked for more than $600M. Current $RON price is $1.44. Current FDV is $1.44B.
🔗 theblock.co/post/309707/ronin-bridge-pauses
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Top Exchanges by Liquidations in last 7 days - over $2.5B liquidated in total
The vast majority of the casualties were long positions last days, with more than $2.5B 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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Projects to participate in Season 7 of Binance Labs Incubation Program
Binance Labs has unveiled the second 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 Aarc, FluxLayer and TonTon Games.
Previously, Binance Labs has unveiled the first batch of projects admitted into Season 7 Incubation Program including Astherus, Cycle Network, DILL and EigenExplorer.
🔗 x.com/BinanceLabs/status/1820474883417280713
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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 $IMX, $ENS, $NEON, $MOCA, $GAL, $GMT and $WLD according to CryptoRank.io.
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Top Exchanges by Liquidations at Weekend - over $1.1B liquidated in total
The vast majority of the casualties were long positions in last 56 hours, with more than $1.14B liquidated in total. Let’s take a look at the top exchanges by liquidations of longs and shorts within the last 56 hours, according to Coinglass.com.
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Sharpe AI [SAI] will conduct initial listing on Gate and MEXC on August 5th
Sharpe AI $SAI will be initially listed on Gate and MEXC tomorrow, on August 5th, at 13:00 UTC. Previously, Sharpe AI conducted IDOs on Ape Terminal and AIT Launchpad. IDO price is $0.02. Initial market cap is $1.62M.
Sharpe AI is an institutional-grade crypto superApp, serving as a unified frontend for intelligence, tracking and investing in digital assets. It is backed by Animoca Brands, GBV Capital, Morningstar Ventures, Maven Capital, Metabros, Contango Digital Assets and others.
🔗 x.com/SharpeLabs/status/1819624581994287277
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Blocklords [LRDS] has reached 1M unique active wallets on its Dynasty app
Blocklords $LRDS has hit 1M unique active wallets and 35M transactions on Dynasty, a companion app on Base, an Ethereum L2 blockchain. The app invites players to dive deeper into empire-building and strategic gameplay. Seamlessly integrated with the Blocklords Portal, Dynasty allows players to transfer assets across Polygon, Immutable X, and Base.
Blocklords is a player-driven MMO medieval grand strategy game with GameFi activities, developed by MetaKing Studios. It raised $15M in a seed funding round backed by Makers Fund, Bitkraft Ventures, Delphi Digital, Animoca Brands, Shima Capital, WW Ventures, Spartan Group, Huobi Ventures, and others. Previously, Blocklords has conducted a listing on Coinbase and KuCoin. Current $LRDS price is $1.21. Current FDV is $121M.
🔗 x.com/BLOCKLORDS/status/1819293587739127997
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KIP Protocol [KIP] is now managing $10M to build Open Campus University [OCU]
The OCP-12 proposal for the Open Campus DAO has been passed, allowing KIP Protocol to fully operate Open Campus University (OCU), an AI-powered education platform to bring decentralized AI learning to the EDU Chain. Through this innovation, KIP Protocol will manage $10M to build OCU, a Coursera-like learning platform. Moreover, $KIP token will be involved in OCU as a currency alongside $EDU.
KIP Protocol is an open-source Web3 framework designed to facilitate the creation, management and monetization of decentralized knowledge assets for AI applications. It is backed by Animoca Brands, Morningstar Ventures, SkyVision Capital, Spicy Capital, Purechain Capital and others.
🔗 x.com/KIPprotocol/status/1818532479084773517
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Aark Digital [AARK] has launched Moon Listing Event with ARB Airdrops as rewards
Aark Digital $AARK has rolled out the first week of the Moon Listing event. Users can now trade BOME, SOL, and XRP with 1000x leverage. The first 50 traders to make over $500 in profits will receive 200 $ARB airdrops. Recently, Aark unveiled Reflective Market Maker (RMM) that mirrors the liquidity of CEXs, ensuring deep liquidity and minimizing slippage.
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. Current $AARK price is $0.014. Current FDV is $14.4M.
🔗 x.com/Aark_Digital/status/1818905843972403688
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OKX Venture and Aptos Foundation have launched a $10M Ecosystem Growth Fund
OKX Venture $OKT and Aptos Foundation $APT launches a $10M Growth Fund. The initiative aims to accelerate the growth of the Aptos blockchain ecosystem and promote widespread adoption of Web3 technologies. The fund will primarily support an accelerator program, operated in partnership with Ankaa, focusing on nurturing quality projects and applications built on the Aptos blockchain. The fund's main focus will be on projects around DeFi, RWA, gaming, social and AI.
🔗 decrypt.co/242710/aptos-foundation-and-okx-ventures-launch-10-million-growth-fund
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Ethernity Chain [ERN] has launched developer Testnet for entertainment-focused Layer 2 chain
Ethernity $ERN launches the developer testnet for its premier entertainment-focused Layer 2 chain. This innovation allows developers to explore, build, and test their app on the Ethernity L2 testnet ahead of the mainnet launch later this year. Previously, Ethernity introduced its Ethereum Layer 2 with enhanced AI-driven security.
Projects can build next-gen Web3 applications on the Ethernity chain spanning Web3 games, digital collectibles, RWAs, and interactive media.