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Top 7 Projects with Potential Airdrop backed by Binance Labs [Part 2]
There are active discussions about projects which have a high chance of launching their own token and rewarding early adopters through an airdrop, like Arbitrum, Optimism, Starknet, AltLayer, ether.fi, or Jupiter did. Let’s take a look at some promising protocols with a potential retrodrop in the future, backed by Binance Labs: Renzo, Ultiverse, BounceBit, Lifeform, Puffer Finance, Babylon and dappOS. |Part 1|
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XSwap [XSWAP] has announced details of IDO on Ape Terminal
XSwap $XSWAP revealed the details of its upcoming IDO on Ape Terminal. Subscription period for IDO is now live and will last till April 22nd, 7:00 UTC. IDO price is $0.05 (at $17.5M valuation). IDO hardcap is $200K. Initial market cap is $1.99M.
XSwap builds a secure protocol for cross-chain messages and token transfers, offering defence-in-depth security and a unified developer interface for seamless and scalable execution across blockchains. XSwap is part of the Chainlink Build program and receives marketing and tech support directly from the $LINK team
🔗 twitter.com/xswap_link/status/1780596235705229583
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Polychain-backed Ethereum L2 Scroll launched a points program - Session Zero
Scroll has introduced Session Zero, its loyalty program to reward community with Scroll Marks for participation and engagement in the Scroll ecosystem. Users can obtain Scroll Marks by bridging $ETH and #wstETH via the native bridge, and $STONE using LayerZero to Scroll. Users who have deployed assets on Scroll Mainnet since its launch on October 10th, 2023, will also get points retroactively.
Scroll is a zkEVM-based zkRollup on Ethereum that enables native compatibility for existing Ethereum applications and tools. It has raised $83M in multiple funding rounds (last at $1.8B valuation), backed by Polychain Capital, Sequoia China, Variant and others.
🔗 scroll.io/blog/introducing-scroll-sessions
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Usual Labs has raised $7M in a strategic funding round co-led by IOSG and Kraken Ventures
Usual Labs, a startup building out the USD0 stablecoin ecosystem, has raised $7M in a strategic funding round co-led by IOSG and Kraken Ventures. Other investors in the round include GSR, Mantle, Starkware, Flowdesk, Avid3, Bing Ventures, Breed, and Hypersphere.
USD0 is a stablecoin backed by real-world assets (RWA). Usual Labs intends to use the funds to support USD0's launch on the Ethereum mainnet in Q2 of 2024.
🔗 twitter.com/usualmoney/status/1780601633095000332
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Aark Digital [AARK] has raised $6M in a Seed funding round
Aark Digital $AARK has secured $6M in a seed funding round. Investors in the round include HashKey Capital, Arrington Capital, Cypher Capital, Morningstar Ventures, IVC, and Metavest.
Aark Digital builds a 'Leverage Everything' perpetual DEX for professional traders and LPs. It provides delta-neutral yields for LRTs, which in return provide liquidity for traders. Previously, Aark closed pre-seed funding round backed by Delphi Digital, OKX Ventures, Big Brain Holdings and Keyrock.
🔗 chainwire.org/2024/04/17/aark-raises-6m-funding-to-accelerate-lrt-liquidity-integration-for-high-leverage-trading
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Merlin Chain [MERL] will conduct initial listing on OKX, KuСoin, Gate, and Bitget on April 19th
Merlin Chain $MERL will be listed on OKX, KuСoin, Gate, and Bitget on April 19th, at 10:00 UTC. Merlin Chain is a Bitcoin Layer 2 ($3.2B in TVL) that integrates the ZK-rollup network, decentralized oracle network, data availability, and on-chain BTC fraud-proof modules. It is backed by Spartan Group, Amber Group, OKX Ventures, ABCDE Capital, Foresight Ventures, KuCoin Ventures, MH Ventures and others.
Moreover, Merlin Chain has announced $MERL airdrop – 420M $MERL (20% of total supply) will be distributed to users who staked in Merlin's Seal.
Users can check Airdrop eligibility and allocation here 👉 airdrop.merlinchain.io
🔗 okx.com/help/okx-to-list-merlin-chain-merl-for-spot-trading
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Polyhedra Network [ZK] has joined forces with Google Cloud
Polyhedra Network $ZK has teamed up with Google Cloud to address the surging demand for ZK technologies in both the Web3 and Web2 environments. This collaboration leverages Polyhedra's cutting-edge research and proprietary algorithms, which are now accessible to developers worldwide through ZK-as-a-service, enabled by Google Cloud.
At launch, Polyhedra is set to leverage Google Cloud's ability to support high-demand workloads and tasks per day. Moreover, incorporating ZK proofs with capabilities of Google Cloud's Vertex AI could unlock powerful new features in Zero-Knowledge Machine Learning.
BTC restaking infrastructure BounceBit [BB] has introduced Liquid Custody solution
BounceBit $BB introduces its concept of Liquid Custody, enabling staked assets to stay liquid and providing more accessible yield-generating opportunities.
When users deposit their assets (BTC, USD, ETH, etc) on BounceBit, they will receive a derivative token (BBTC, BBUSD, BBETH), which represents their assets in regulated custody on a 1:1 basis, named Liquid Custody Tokens. LCTs such as BBTC can be staked to the dual-token PoS to receive stBBTC, which then can be restaked.
Lumia [ORN] has announced a partnership with Prom [PROM]
Lumia $ORN (rebranded from Orion) teams up with Prom $PROM, a modular ZkEVM Layer 2 that enables interoperability across various chains. This strategic partnership will help to bring CEX liquidity on-chain, enabling users to access major exchange liquidity from Binance, OKX, and others, within dApps building on Prom.
To celebrate the transition from $ORN to $LUMIA, Orion announced an airdrop for $ORN holders, with the snapshot coming soon. Current $ORN price is $1.54. Current FDV is $153M.
🔗 twitter.com/BuildOnLumia/status/1780251370831962391
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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 $3B 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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Apeiron [APRS] will conduct listing on Gate on April 18th
Apeiron $APRS will be listed on Gate, on April 18th, at 5:00 UTC. Apeiron is the NFT-based P2E game, that features God Game and RPG battle modes through which you can collect, trade, and battle with unique digital assets. It raised $13.5M in two funding rounds Hashed Fund, Spartan Group, Morningstar Ventures, DeFiance Capital and others.
Moreover, Apeiron launched a startup pool event with 8,044 $APRS as a reward. Current $APRS price is $0.54. Current market cap is $55.6M. Current FDV is $540B.
🔗 blog.apeironnft.com/p/aprs-coming-to-gateio-and-nova-east
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Top BNB Chain Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in BNB Chain $BNB is around $5.2B, 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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AutoLayer [LAY3R] has integrated with Balancer [BAL] on Arbitrum
AutoLayer $LAY3R is integrating with Balancer $BAL, a decentralized automated market maker (AMM) protocol. AutoLayer users can now provide liquidity to LRT pools on Balancer. Like other AutoLayer products, these pools are boosted with AutoLayer points while generating EigenLayer points and LRT Points. Previously, AutoLayer announced its IDO on Poolz Finance. IDO price is $0.65, at $20.8M valuation. Initial market cap is $435K.
AutoLayer is the LRTfi hub on Arbitrum, which offers one-click liquid restaking and staking along with other DeFi strategies and incentives. It raised $2.5M in a seed funding round backed by Morningstar Ventures, Poolz Ventures, KuCoin Labs, Staked.vс, BlackEdge Capital, Spark Digital Capital and Dewhales.
🔗 twitter.com/AutoLayer/status/1780174579035501033
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Mirada AI [MIRX] has joined Google for Startups Program
Mirada AI $MIRX has been accepted into the Google for Startups program. Through this innovation, Mirada AI will gain access to Google Cloud AI experts, training tools, resources, grant funding, and networking with a global community of startup founders. Previously, Mirada AI announced its IDOs on Poolz and Carbon on April 30th-May 1st. 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.
🔗 twitter.com/miradaai/status/1779098322243821990
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Polyhedra Network [ZK] has partnerd with liquid restaking protocol Kelp DAO
Polyhedra Network $ZK has teamed up with Kelp DAO, a liquid restaking solution ($764M in TVL) for blockchain networks, enhancing liquidity for restaked assets. Through this partnership, Kelp DAO will allocate $300M in staked $ETH to help secure Polyhedra.
Polyhedra builds the next-generation infrastructure for Web3 interoperability, scalability, and privacy through advanced Zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology. It raised $45M in several funding rounds (last at a $1B valuation) backed by Polychain, Binance Labs, Animoca Brands, Hashkey Capital and others. Current $ZK price is $1.65. Current market cap is $149M. Current FDV is $1.65B.
🔗 twitter.com/PolyhedraZK/status/1779888698219450387
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Top 10 Recent IDOs on Bybit Web3 by Сurrent ROI
Let’s take a look at the top 10 IDOs on Bybit Web3, conducted since the beginning of 2024, by current return on investment. The top launched projects include Gaimin $GMRX, QORPO World $QORPO, StarHeroes $STAR, Fluence $FLT, GT-Protocol $GTAI, Velar $VELAR, Aether Games $AEG, Lends $LENDS, Dechat $DECHAT and BonusBlock $BONUS.
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AIT Protocol [AIT] will be listed on Gate, MEXC, and Bitget tomorrow, on April 18th
AIT Protocol $AIT will conduct listing on Gate, MEXC, and Bitget tomorrow, on April 18th, at 10:00 UTC. AIT Protocol, incubated by PAAL AI $PAAL, is a Web3 data platform specializing in data annotations and AI model training, using blockchain technology to create a decentralized labour market. It is backed by Morningstar Ventures, Maven Capital, Megala Ventures, Contango, and Momentum 6. Current $AIT price is $0.43. Current market cap is $36M.
🔗 twitter.com/AITProtocol/status/1780079039870550104
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Cross-Chain Swaps Protocol Defispot has introduced SPOT token metrics
Multichain swaps protocol Defispot has released $SPOT token metrics. Total token supply is 1B $SPOT. Initial circulating supply is 102M $SPOT. Public sale will be 4M $SPOT (100% unloсk on TGE). Previously, Defispot launched $SPOT Points rewards program.
Defispot is a cross-chain DEX aggregator powered by Chainlink CCIP, that supports 32 different blockchains, more than 520 liquidity sources across various L1 and L2 chains, encompassing the majority of DeFi liquidity.
🔗 defispot.gitbook.io/dev-documentation/introduction/usdspot
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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 $80B, 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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io.nеt has announced upcoming IO token distribution with Airdrop for community
io.nеt has released details of $IO token distribution that will happen on April 28th. Activity snapshot for upcoming airdrop will be taken on April 25th. Users can get airdrop points through community rewards program, participaiting as Workers, joining Galxe campaign, and gaining Discord roles.
$IO
is native coin of IOG Network, which will be the currency of compute, powering an ecosystem of products and services.
$IO
supply at launch will be 500M tokens, and it will grow to 800M tokens during the next 20 years. The remaining 300M
$IO
will be emitted and paid to suppliers and stakers as rewards.
Centrifuge [CFG] has raised $15M in a Series A funding round co-led by ParaFi Capital and Greenfield Capital
Centrifuge $CFG has secured $15M in a Series A funding round co-led by ParaFi Capital and Greenfield Capital. Other investors in the round include Circle, Spartan Group, Arrington XRP Capital, IOSG, Wintermute, Borderless Capital and Bloccelerate. Centrifuge’s protocol enables real-world assets — such as real estate, consumer credit and invoices — to be tokenized and leveraged within DeFi services.
Previously, Centrifuge raised $18.8M in several funding rounds backed by Coinbase Ventures, Blocktower Capital, Fabric Ventures, BlueYard Capital and others. Also, it raised $15.8M via token sale on CoinList back in 2021. After the announcement, the price of $CFG increased by 14%. Current price is $0.79. Current FDV is $428M.
🔗 twitter.com/centrifuge/status/1780538961468825766
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1INTRO has announced INTRO Airdrop for LBP participants
1INTRO will allocate additional 20% of all $INTRO tokens sold during the LBP to participants who purchased and held onto their tokens. Airdrop will be calculated based on the total amount of $SOL each user has spent. Airdrop will be distributed to eligible wallets within 72 hours after the LBP ends. $INTRO LBP will end today, on April 17th, at 15:00 UTC. LBP supplied tokens are 200M $INTRO (20% of total supply). Current LBP price is $0.091 ($91M valuation).
$INTRO is the governance token of 1INTRO, enabling active participation in both the protocol's governance and the allocation of incentives. Staking $INTRO will qualify holders for participation in 1LBP curation efforts.
Sharpe AI [SAI] has announced an upcoming launch of Perpetual DEX
Sharpe AI $SAI has announced an upcoming launch of Sharpe Perps, a decentralized perpetual exchange with deep liquidity and lightning-fast execution. Previously, Sharpe AI announced 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.
🔗 twitter.com/SharpeLabs/status/1780211867115262300
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BounceBit [BB] Overview
BounceBit $BB builds a $BTC restaking infrastructure that allows Bitcoin holders to earn yield through funding rate arbitrage, and provides a foundational layer for other restaking products. It is secured by the regulated custody of Mainnet Digital and Ceffu.
BounceBit has launched a rewards program - Points Paradise. Users can earn points by depositing BTC, USDT and other tokens, and inviting referrals. To join the program you can use our referral link
Victoria VR [VR] will launch Early Access to its VR metaverse Asugea on May 14th
Victoria VR $VR will roll out early access to its virtual reality metaverse Asugea on May 14th. Asugea will be working on Apple Vision Pro. Victoria VR's metaverse is driven by its $VR token, which will reward its active users and stakers. Previously, Victoria VR announced the integration with Open AI, the creator of ChatGPT.
Victoria VR is a Blockchain-based MMORPG in Virtual Reality built on Unreal Engine. Current price is $0.023. Current FDV is $392M.
🔗 twitter.com/VictoriaVRcom/status/1780225555104747771
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OKX [OKB] launched Mainnet of ZK Layer 2 network - X Layer
OKX rolled out the public mainnet of X Layer, an Ethereum-based zero-knowledge Layer 2 network that utilizes the Polygon Chain Development Kit. X Layer allows users to deposit and withdraw crypto via OKX, with access to over 170 dApps. X Layer will be connected to other networks powered by Polygon CDK via its blockchain aggregation layer. Moreover, OKX confirmed that its platform token $OKB, will serve as X Layer’s native asset to pay transaction fees on the network.
🔗 theblock.co/post/288372/okx-launches-new-layer-2-mainnet-x-layer
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Drift Protocol has revealed its DRIFT token and will airdrop 10% of total supply
Drift Protocol plans to launch a $DRIFT governance token and airdrop the asset to its users within weeks. 10% of total supply (100M $DRIFT) will be airdropped to 180K Drift's users based on their activity on the platform. TGE date and airdrop claim date will be announced later.
Drift Protocol is an open-sourced, DEX built on the Solana ($253M 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.
🔗 theblock.co/post/288648/solana-drift-token-launch-airdrop
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Restaking protocol Puffer Finance has raised $18M in a Series A funding round co-led by Brevan Howard Digital and Electric Capital
Puffer Finance has secured $18M in a Series A funding round at a $200M valuation co-led by Brevan Howard Digital and Electric Capital. Other investors in the round included Coinbase Ventures, Kraken Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Fidelity, Mechanism Capital, Lightspeed Faction, Consensys, Animoca, GSR and Lemniscap. Puffer Finance is a native liquid restaking protocol ($1.18B in TVL), combining ETH liquid staking and native restaking on EigenLayer.
Previously, Puffer raised $6.27M in three funding rounds backed by Ethereum Foundation, Jump Crypto, Animoca Brands and others. It has also received a strategic investment from Binance Labs.
🔗 theblock.co/post/288295/ethereum-puffer-finance-funding-token-valuation
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Top 10 Lending Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in DeFi lending protocols is around $32B, according to DefiLlama.com. Let’s compare the Top lending protocols by current TVL in USD, in order to evaluate their adoption scale.
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SatoshiSync [SSNC] has launched incentivized Supernova Testnet campaign on Photon L2
SatoshiSync $SSNC has rolled out an incentivized Supernova testnet campaign on Photon. Users can now complete various tasks to receive a $PTON token airdrop from the upcoming modular BTC Layer 2 built by SatoshiSync, Photon.
SatoshiSync builds a permissionless chain-agnostic protocol for inscriptions and BTC L2, simplifying the process of making BTCFi liquid. It is backed by Candaq Fintech, MH Ventures, Maven Capital, Covey, and ZBS Capital. Current $SSNC price is $0.12. Current FDV is $122M.
🔗 twitter.com/SatoshiSync/status/1779885112215171093
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