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Othentic has raised $4M in a Seed funding round co-led by Breyer Capital and Finality Capital
Othentic has secured $4M in a seed funding round co-led by Breyer Capital and Finality Capital. Other investors in the round include Coinbase Ventures, HashKey Capital, Robot Ventures, Collider Ventures, Bankless, Everstake, and Punk DAO. Othentic enables the creation of novel and distributed computation services by providing a self-deploy infrastructure to spin up systems with underlying shared security.
🔗 twitter.com/0xOthentic/status/1782378684369739781
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Humans AI-incubated Y8U [Y8U] has announced closed funding rounds
Y8U #Y8U has closed its funding rounds. Investors in the rounds include Morningstar Ventures, Ape Terminal, LetsGoFund and Banter Capital. Y8U, incubated by Humans AI $HEART, is a native decentralized protocol built on top of the Humans that combines content-addressable storage with smart contract-based consent management.
Y8U announced initial listing on Gate and MEXC tomorrow April 23rd, at 14:00 UTC. Previously, it conducted IDO on Ape Terminal. IDO price is $0.02 ($20M valuation). IDO hardcap is $100K. Initial market cap is $491K.
🔗 twitter.com/y8udotai/status/1782378913877881151
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Magpie [FLY] has partnered with Drip to launch Magpie Drop Pool
Magpie $FLY has partnered with Drip, a platform for supercharged launchpools to Ethereum and Arbitrum, to launch pre-TGE campaigns - Magpie Drop Pool. Users can stake $WETH or $USDC into a pool and earn points which will be converted into the $FLY token at TGE. Magpie’s Launchpool will start at 15M points to be distributed to those who stake their assets and cap at 0.8% of $FLY total supply.
Magpie is a decentralized liquidity aggregation protocol for cross-chain swaps aiming to provide deals on any asset across blockchains without directly bridging assets. In 2022, it has raised $3M in a seed funding round backed by Jump Crypto, ParaFi Capital, Republic, GSR and others.
🔗 medium.com/@Magpieprotocol/magpie-and-drip-protocol-96fd4d7b3f33
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BTC restaking infrastructure BounceBit [BB] has reached over $1B in TVL
BTC restaking infrastructure BounceBit $BB has crossed the milestone of $1B in Total Value Locked. Previously, BounceBit announced the launch on Binance Megadrop, a new Binance-powered token launch platform with airdrops and Web3 quests. 168M $BB (8% of total supply) will be offered via Megadrop. Initial circulating supply will be 409.5M $BB (19.5% of total supply).
BounceBit's Water Margin (Points Paradise) and East-to-West (BIT Incentive Program) will conclude when Binance Megadrop goes live. Users still can earn points by depositing BTC, USDT and other tokens, and inviting referrals. To join the program you can use our referral link
Humans AI-incubated Y8U [Y8U] will conduct an initial listing on Gate on April 23rd
Y8U #Y8U will be initially listed on Gate on April 23rd, at 14:00 UTC. Y8U, incubated by Humans AI $HEART, is a native decentralized protocol built on top of the Humans that combines content-addressable storage with smart contract-based consent management. It is backed by Morningstar Ventures, Ape Terminal, LetsGoFund and Banter Capital.
Previously, Y8U has announced IDO on Ape Terminal. IDO price is $0.02 ($20M valuation). IDO hardcap is $100K. Initial market cap is $491K.
🔗 twitter.com/y8udotai/status/1781361243619533220
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Top Upcoming Events of the Next Week
We compiled a list of top important upcoming events of the next week (April 22nd - April 28th) among blockchain projects, including XSwap $XSWAP, Gull Network $GULL, Zap, Defispot $SPOT, Renzo, Safe $SAFE, Ultiverse $ULTI, io.net $IO, and others. 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 Brevan Howard Digital, Electric Capital, Pantera, Hashed, OKX Ventures and others.
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Aethir [ATH] has announced a partnership with Astra Nova [RVV]
Aethir $ATH teams up with with Astra Nova $RVV, a Web3 MetaRPG. Through this partnership, Aethir will be the exclusive GPU-as-a-service provider for Astra Nova. Aethir's DePIN GPU will provide Astra Nova's gaming project with the raw GPU power needed to facilitate low-latency premium cloud gaming experiences.
Aethir is a decentralised GPU cloud infrastructure, positioned as an enterprise-grade AI-focused GPU-as-a-service provider, tailored for AI and gaming. Backed by Framework Ventures, Merit Circle, Hashkey, Animoca Brands, Maelstrom, Mirana Ventures, and others, Aethir has raised over $32M for its ecosystem. Moreover, it raised around $100M via Node sale on Impossible Finance.
🔗 aethir.com/blog-posts/aethir-will-power-astra-novas-web-3-0-rpg
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Binance-backed Renzo has crossed the milestone of 1M Restaked ezETH
Renzo has reached the milestone of 1M restaked ezETH in the protocol. Moreover, Renzo launched Renzo Rush campaign, which will last until April 23rd, 16:00 UTC. Users need to deposit $stETH or $wBETH on mainnet to receive a 100 points boost.
Renzo is an Ethereum $ETH restaking protocol and strategy manager based on EigenLayer framework with around $3.1B in TVL. Previously, it raised $3.2M in a seed round at a $25M valuation backed by Maven 11, OKX Ventures, Paper Ventures, Figment Capital. It has also received a strategic investment from Binance Labs.
🔗 twitter.com/renzoprotocol/status/1781083081853546689
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Avail will be airdropping 600M native AVAIL tokens to over 350K wallets
Avail has announced a 600M $AVAIL token airdrop to 354K wallet addresses. Out of 600M token airdrop supply, 90M are allocated to blockchain ecosystem developers, 49.5M to testnet users, 380M to rollup users on various blockchains such as Arbitrum One, Optimism, Polygon zkEVM, Starknet and zkSync Era, 70M to Polygon stakers and 10.5M to community contributors. $AVAIL token launch date will be announced soon.
Airdrop checker is live and users need to verify their claim by May 4th here 👉 claim.availproject.org
Sharpe AI [SAI] has announced a partnership with eesee [ESE]
Sharpe AI $SAI teams up with eesee $ESE, a gamified liquidity solution and marketplace for digital assets, tokens and RWAs on Blast. Through this partnership, Sharpe AI will integrate Eesee's data into its platform. 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/1780952466101789153
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Nibiru Chain [NIBI] launches $15M Nibiru Builder Grants Program
Nibiru Chain $NIBI allocates $15M in developer grants for building on its blockchain. Of the $15M, $5M will be dedicated exclusively to projects based out of Asia. The money will be paid through $NIBI tokens, with grants ranging from $5K to $50K. In addition to the grants, successful applicants will receive mentorship support from Nibiru’s VCs, which include Tribe Capital, NGC Ventures, ArkStream, and others. Previously, Nibiru conducted a $NIBI token sale on CoinList. Token sale hardcap was $6M.
Developers can apply for Nibiru Builder Grants through its website
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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Blast-based DEX Thruster has raised $7.5M in a Seed funding round led by Pantera Capital
Thruster has secured $7.5M in a seed funding round at a $70M valuation led by Pantera Capital. Other investors in the round include OKX Ventures, Mirana Ventures, ParaFi Capital, Manifold Ventures, and Arche Fund.
Thruster Finance is a decentralized exchange protocol built on Blast, an Ethereum L2 with native yield and $2.7B in TVL. Thruster was launched in March and already has gathered over 100K users who have collectively traded nearly $2B of volume.
🔗 theblock.co/post/289647/blast-dex-thruster-crypto-seed-funding-valuation
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1INTRO [INTRO] trading is now live on Orca, Jupiter, and 1DEX
1INTRO $INTRO token is now live on Orca, Jupiter, and 1DEX. Project has conducted an LBP public sale on its platform, raising 90.6K $SOL ($11.7M). Moreover, 1INTRO allocated airdrop of 20% of all $INTRO tokens sold during the LBP to participants who purchased and held onto their tokens. Current $INTRO price is $0.056. Current FDV is $56.2M.
1INTRO aims to redefine the DeFi ecosystem on Solana $SOL, with a smart platform that uses AI to improve LBP, DEX, and token deployment, elevating both the user experience and operational efficiency. With 1INTRO, users can seamlessly create, launch, and trade tokens all within a single platform.
🔗 twitter.com/1intro/status/1780618018369995072
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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 $RON, $ALT, $AXL, $RBN, $ID, $GT and $YGG according to CryptoRank.io.
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Itheum [ITHEUM] has introduced Data Creator Bonding and Liveliness Scores
Itheum $ITHEUM, a cross-chain data brokerage platform on MultiverseX, has launched Data Creator Bonding and Liveliness Scores. Data Creators is a bonding of $ITHEUM tokens showcasing a creator's commitment to delivering and maintaining their Data NFTs, thus boosting demand for their data assets. Data Consumers is a creator's Liveliness Score signals trust in a Data Creator, thus boosting the volumes of data they procure and trade. Current price is $0.012. Current market cap is $10.9M.
🔗 itheum.medium.com/introducing-bonding-liveliness-scores-on-the-itheum-protocol-f64c5601d7ed
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Sophon [SOPH] Node Sale on Impossible Finance will start on April 27th
Impossible Finance will be a platform for Sophon Node Sale. Total number for sale is 200,000 nodes. Moreover, Impossible Finance secured 3,700 nodes at Tier 3 price ($335 per node) to the special Sophon’s Whitelist campaign for $IDIA stakers. Users need to stake $IDIA tokens till April 26th to have a chance to receive a Whitelist spot. Node sale for Impossible Finance whitelists will start on April 27th, while for public – on April 30th.
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. $SOPH is the native ecosystem token. Moreover, node holders may receive potential airdrops from ecosystem participants. Network launch and node activation is expected in Q3 2024.
Shiba Inu [SHIB] has raised $12M in token round for its new Layer 3 blockchain
The team behind the popular namesake memecoin Shiba Inu $SHIB has raised $12M by selling their unreleased token - $TREAT. Investors in the round include Polygon Ventures, Mechanism Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Shima Capital, Animoca Brands, Morningstar Ventures, Woodstock Fund, DWF Ventures, Stake Capital and Comma 3 Ventures. Fresh funds will be used for developing its new Layer 3 blockchain using fully homomorphic encryption technology from cryptography company Zama.
$TREAT token is the utility and governance token of new privacy-focused Layer 3 blockchain, built on Shibarium, Shiba Inu’s Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain. Current $SHIB market cap is $16.3B.
🔗 theblock.co/post/290068/shiba-inu-funding-treat-token-new-blockchain
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Only1 [LIKE] has raised $1.3M in a Strategic funding round led by Newman Group
Only1 $LIKE has secured $1.3M in a strategic funding round led by Newman Group. Other investors in the round include Folius Ventures, Modular Capital, and PetRock Capital. Only1 is an NFT-powered social platform built on the Solana $SOL, featuring a decentralized payment settlement layer with integrated CRM toolings.
In 2021, it raised $3M in a seed funding round backed by NGC Ventures, GBV Capital, DuckDAO, Satori Research and others. Current price is $0.17 (+12% after the news). Current market cap is $46.2M.
🔗 twitter.com/joinonly1/status/1781942452733231465
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The 4th Bitcoin [BTC] halving has arrived!
Bitcoin $BTC halving is an automatic process that reduces the miners’ rewards by 50% every 210K blocks, affecting the rate at which new coins are released into the network.
Previously, the 3rd halving was conducted on November 5th, 2020 and the coin’s price then surged from around $9K to over $60K in March 2021.
Current $BTC price is $63,645. $BTC market cap is $1.25T.
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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 $35B at the moment, according to L2BEAT. Let’s compare the top Layer 2 projects by current TVL in USD, including Arbitrum $ARB, Optimism $OP, Base, Blast, Mantle $MNT, Starknet $STRK, Manta Network $MANTA, zkSync Era, Linea, Metis $METIS and others.
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Defispot [SPOT] will conduct an initial listing on KuCoin on April 23rd
Defispot $SPOT will be initially listed on KuCoin on April 23rd, at 10:00 AM UTC. 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.
Previously, 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). Also, Defispot launched $SPOT Points rewards program.
🔗 kucoin.com/announcement/en-defispot-spot-gets-listed-on-kucoin-world-premiere
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bitsCrunch [BCUT] has announced a partnership with ReneVerse [RENE]
bitsCrunch $BCUT has teamed up with ReneVerse $RENE, a Web3-enabled marketing solutions provider for games. This partnership aims to transform in-game advertising with Web3-enabled experiences, deep Gamefi Analytics, and brand-curated product placements in games' playable environments. Current $BCUT price is $0.17. Current market cap is $10.8M. Current FDV is $171M.
bitsCrunch is an AI-enhanced data network that delivers NFT analytics and forensic data. It has raised $6.75M in four private funding rounds (last at a $80M valuation) backed by Coinbase Ventures, Animoca Brands, Chainlink, Polygon Ventures, Morningstar Ventures and others.
🔗 twitter.com/bitsCrunch/status/1780950140314177848
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zkLink Nova and Binance Web3 Wallet have launched promotion with 1M ZKL tokens as prize pool
Binance Web3 Wallet has announced an airdrop of zkLink Nova's $ZKL tokens. 1M $ZKL are divided to different pools with various of activities, including depositing assets to Nova, Aqua Protocol, LayerBank via zkLink Nova, staking into the liquidity pool of zkDX, and swap tokens on iZiSwap or Linkswap via zkLink Nova. The company is active until May 1st, 23:59 UTC.
zkLink is the app-specific aggregated rollup infrastructure built for high performance ZK applications. It has raised $18.5M from Coinbase Ventures, Ascensive Assets, Arrington Capital, Morningstar Ventures and others. Also, zkLink raised $4.7M in token sale on Coinlist. Sale price was $0.15, at $150M valuation.
To join zkLink Aggregation Parade campaign, you can use our invite code - 12768C.
Aethir [ATH] has introduced Aethir Edge, the hardware component of Aethir DePIN
Aethir $ATH has presented Aethir Edge, the hardware component of Aethir DePIN. Aethir Edge is a decentralized solution for pooling GPU power from various idle sources, aiming to power the next generation of GPU cloud computing.
Through Aethir Edge, project is democratizing access to the Aethir ecosystem and inviting users to contribute to DePIN's future as a service provider while earning $ATH token rewards for their services.
MSV GG has launched ‘Beginning the Future Challenge’ with Ultiverse [ULTI]
Morningstar Ventures-powered MSV GG, an invite-only community focused on supporting and investing in early-stage projects, has launched ‘Beginning the Future’ challenge with Ultiverse $ULTI. Participants in the challenge can share $10,000 worth of $ULTI tokens and memberships to MSV GG. ‘Beginning the Future’ will last until April 25th.
Ultiverse is an AI-powered one-stop platform for Web3 gaming production and publishing. Previously, it raised $13.5M in two 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.
🔗 explore.msv.gg/challenges/ultiverse
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Aptos Labs partners with Microsoft, Brevan Howard and SK Telecom to develop institutional platform
Aptos Labs $APT collaborates with Microsoft, Brevan Howard and SK Telecom to build out the institutional platform Aptos Ascend. The product will use Microsoft Azure, a cloud computing platform, as well as Azure OpenAI Service, a large language model that can undergird generative AI applications.
Aptos Ascend will also employ Brevan Howard's market investment expertise to guide financial institutions offering clients digital currency and asset management services. Current $APT price is $9.39. Current FDV is $10.2B.
🔗 theblock.co/post/289551/aptos-labs-pens-deals-microsoft-brevan-howard-sk-telecom-institutional-platform-aptos-ascend
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Top Solana Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in Solana $SOL is around $3.6B, according to DefiLlama.com. Let’s compare the top DeFi-protocols on Solana by current TVL in USD including Marinade $MNDE, Jito $JTO, Kamino, Raydium $RAY, marginfi, BlazeStake $BLZE, Jupiter $JUP, Drift, Meteora, Solend $SLND and others in order to evaluate their adoption scale.
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BTC restaking infrastructure BounceBit [BB] will be launched on Binance Megadrop
BounceBit $BB will be rolled out on Binance Megadrop, a new token launch platform with airdrops and Web3 quests. Users can lock BNB to Locked Products and/or complete tasks in their Web3 wallet for early access to rewards from selected Web3 projects before their tokens are listed on Binance. 168M $BB (8% of total token supply) will be offered on Megadrop. Initial circulating supply is 409.5M $BB (19.5% of token supply).
More details on the Megadrop amount, Web3 Quests, and detailed listing plan will be announced soon.