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Sophon [SOPH] has already raised over $62M via Node Sale on Impossible Finance
Sophon $SOPH has collected over 20.8K $WETH (worth about $62M at current rate) via node sale on Impossible Finance, with 123.5K nodes (62%) already sold. The sale offers 200K nodes for purchase in total, with a tiered pricing mode. Along with community, several Sophon seed round investors participated in the node sale, such as Maven 11, Paper Ventures, Spartan Group and SevenX Ventures.
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. Node holders may receive potential airdrops from ecosystem participants. Network launch and node activation are expected in Q3 2024.
Owlto Finance has raised $8M in Strategic round led by Bixin Ventures and CE Innovation
Owlto Finance has secured $8M in Strategic round led by Bixin Ventures and CE Innovation. Other investors in the round include Presto, Hailstone Labs, Blocore, SNZ Capital, BESTO, Kroma, Coinseeker.cо, X21 Digital, GSR, ChainCatcher, etc.
Owlto Finance provides seamless cross-chain bridging services, enabling users to transfer assets across various blockchains effortlessly. The raised capital will primarily be allocated towards accelerating Owlto’s AI Intent Interoperability Protocol development.
🔗 owlto-finance.medium.com/owlto-finance-raises-8m-in-strategic-round-237565864b9a
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Clearpool Prime's new $10M loan has been initiated by Flow Traders
New $10M loan on Clearpool Prime $CPOOL has been initiated by Flow Traders, which have chosen Clearpool Prime as their preferred platform for accessing on-chain credit. Previously, Flow Traders joined a roster of institutions onboarded to Clearpool, including global trading house Jane Street Group.
Clearpool Prime represents the next evolution of pools specifically designed to cater to the growing demand from institutions. Current $CPOOL price is $0.14. Fully diluted market cap is $143M.
🔗 twitter.com/clearpoolfin/status/1788192056483225631
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Arbelos Markets has raised $28M in a funding round led by Dragonfly Capital
Arbelos Markets, a crypto principal trading firm, has secured $28M in a funding round led by Dragonfly Capital. Other investors in the round include Room40 Ventures, Selini Capital, Breed VC, FalconX, Circle Ventures, Paxos, P2 Ventures, Deribit, Chorus One, StarkWare and Immutable. Arbelos Markets is a trading firm providing principal liquidity across crypto derivatives markets, ranging from high-touch to programmatic.
🔗 coindesk.com/business/2024/05/08/crypto-principal-trader-arbelos-markets-raises-28m-led-by-dragonfly-capital
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NATIX [NATIX] has unveiled tokenomics ahead of upcoming token launch
NATIX Network $NATIX has introduced its tokenomics. $NATIX total token supply is 100B, and the token has several functionalities: $NATIX 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. $NATIX token launch is expected in Q2 with an airdrop of 1B tokens.
NATIX Network is the AI-powered dynamic map supercharged by the DePIN and driver community. Previously, it raised $9.4M in total backed by Borderless Capital, Tioga Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Blockchange Ventures, TechStars, Plug and Play, Mulana Capital and others.
🔗 natix.network/blog/natix-economy-unwrapped
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KIP Protocol [KIP] is going to launch Checker Nodes Sale soon
KIP Protocol $KIP has opened community whitelist registration for the sale of AI Checker Nodes, which will play a pivotal role in monitoring services and identifying bad actors within KIP ecosystem. Operators will require Checker Node License NFTs on Arbitrum to run nodes and earn rewards. Node operators will be compensated with $KIP tokens for their contributions (20% of token supply distributed over 3 years). There will be a total of 50,000 nodes, to be sold through 33 tiers.
To register in community whitelist, you need to fill out the form
Ethernity Chain [ERN] has unveiled its Ethereum Layer 2 with enhanced AI-driven security
Ethernity $ERN has introduced its Ethereum Layer 2 with enhanced AI-driven security. Using the Ethernity product suite and plug-and-play toolkit, projects can build next-gen Web3 applications on the Ethernity chain spanning Web3 games, digital collectibles, RWAs, and interactive media. Ethernity ecosystem will be powered by $ERN that will act as the foundation of all future projects on the Ethernity L2.
In 2022, Ethernity has raised $20M in a seed funding round backed by Ripple, Morningstar Ventures, Polygon Studios and others. Current $ERN price is $5.18. Fully diluted market cap is $155M.
🔗 twitter.com/EthernityChain/status/1787846808187875595
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Top Blast Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in Blast is around $1.5B, according to DefiLlama.com (and over $2.3B according to Blast site). Let’s compare the top protocols on Blast by current TVL in USD, including Juice Finance, Thruster, Hyperlock Finance, Renzo, Ring Protocol, Orbit Protocol, Particle, Wasabi, Pac Finance and SynFutures.
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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 $1.3B 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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Galaxis has raised $10M in a funding round backed by Chainlink and others
Galaxis has raised $10M in a funding round ahead of its token launch. Investors in the round include Chainlink, Taisu Ventures, Moonrock Capital, Rarestone Capital and Nick Johnson (ENS co-founder). The funding included gains from the company's node sale of more than 11,000 "Galaxis Engines".
Incubated by CoinMarketCap, Galaxis allows individuals or brands with a community to create engagement and reward mechanisms for their communities through NFTs by removing the need for any third-party engagement tools with a built-in economy.
🔗 twitter.com/Galaxisxyz/status/1787497136319353242
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AutoLayer [LAY3R] has integrated with Kelp DAO on Arbitrum
AutoLayer $LAY3R is integrating with Kelp DAO, a liquid restaking solution ($815M in TVL) for blockchain networks. Through this integration, AutoLayer provides access to two different products linked to Kelp DAO, including restaked rsETH and DeFi strategies. Users can now acquire rsETH tokens to receive Kelp Miles, AutoLayer, and EigenLayer 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/1787487883189698810
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Top 10 Centralized Futures Exchanges by Volume in last 30 days
While users are gravitating towards derivatives DEXes lately, futures’ trading volume on centralized exchanges is still massive. Let’s compare the top 10 centralized futures exchanges by trading volume in the last 30 days, according to CryptoRank.
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Ponder [PNDR] has announced a partnership with Cookie3 [COOKIE]
Ponder $PNDR teams up with Cookie3 $COOKIE, a suite of MarketingFi tools with an AI Data Layer that unlocks value for Web3 users, creators, and businesses, with over 170 dapps such as Kyber Swap, Mantle, Polkastarter, etc. Through this partnership, Ponder Engine will be integrated into the Cookie3 MarketingFi ecosystem.
Ponder builds a solution providing a fully integrated comparison tool for crypto-based operations. Previously, it announced IDOs on Ape Terminal and WePad.
🔗 twitter.com/Ponder_One/status/1787487036842164669
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AutoLayer [LAY3R] rolls out first DeFi strategies built on Camelot DEX and Gamma
AutoLayer #LAY3R launches first DeFi strategies built on Camelot DEX $GRAIL and Gamma $GAMMA. Using this strategy, users can earn staking rewards, EigenLayer Points, Kelp Miles, AutoLayer Points, and GRAIL/esGRAIL emissions. 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/1786703477323821240
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Binance-backed restaking protocol Puffer Finance will launch Mainnet on May 8th
Puffer Finance will roll out mainnet of its restaking protocol on May 8th. Previously, Puffer Finance has been running a five-stage points program that gives points to those depositing their assets and interacting with the platform. Users can now receive 5x Puffer points until mainnet launch.
Puffer is a native liquid restaking protocol ($1.42B in TVL), which is a combination of ETH liquid staking and native restaking on EigenLayer. It has raised $24.27M in five funding rounds backed by Lemniscap, Faction, Animoca Brands and received a strategic investment from Binance Labs.
🔗 twitter.com/puffer_finance/status/1787316108397367655
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Sharpe AI [SAI] Overview
Sharpe AI $SAI is an AI-powered institutional-grade crypto superApp, serving as a unified frontend for intelligence, tracking and investing in digital assets.
Previously, Sharpe AI has conducted its Public Sale on Ape Terminal and AIT Launchpad. IDO price was $0.02. Initial market cap is $1.62M.
Lagrange Labs has raised $13.2M in a Seed funding round led by Founders Fund
Lagrange Labs, a ZK cryptography startup based on EigenLayer, has raised $13.2M in a seed funding round led by Founders Fund. Other investors in the round include Archetype Ventures, 1kx, Maven11, Fenbushi Capital, Volt Capital, CMT Digital and Mantle.
Lagrange Labs is the creator and distributor of a new Zero-Knowledge Coprocessing protocol that enables verifiable computations at big data scales across various blockchains. In 2023, it raised $4M in a pre-seed funding round backed by Lattice, Maven 11 Capital, Daedalus and others.
🔗 twitter.com/lagrangedev/status/1788195228211659002
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Top Base Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in Base is around $1.6B, according to DefiLlama.com. Let’s compare the top protocols on Base by current TVL in USD, including Aerodrome, Uniswap, Extra Finance, Beefy, Moonwell, Overnight Finance, AAVE, BunnySwap, Compound and Seamless Protocol.
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theum [ITHEUM] has announced a partnership with Arcana Network [XAR]
Itheum $ITHEUM, a cross-chain data brokerage platform on MultiverseX, teams up with Arcana $XAR, a UX-focused PoS app chain with a suite of products for developers and users. Through this partnership, Itheum will leverage Arcana’s Auth SDK to bolster the implementation and enhancement of its Omni-chain data brokerage protocol. Current $ITHEUM price is $0.008. Current FDV is $8.63M. Current $XAR price is $0.076. Current FDV is $76.1M.
🔗 itheum.medium.com/accelerating-omni-chain-data-brokerage-innovation-itheum-and-arcana-forge-strategic-partnership-05fbd14bb917
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Top 10 Layer 2 Projects by Number of Transactions in last 30 days
Let's compare the top 10 Layer 2 projects by the number of transactions in the last 30 days and total value locked, according to L2BEAT.
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Lava has raised $11M in a funding round backed by Animoca Brands and others
Lava has raised $11M in a funding round ahead of the network's mainnet launch and token airdrop. Investors in the round include Animoca Brands, Gate Ventures, CoinGecko Ventures and Sandeep Nailwal (co-founder of Polygon).
Lava is a modular blockchain network focused on providing data access through remote procedure calls and indexing. Previously, it raised $15M in a seed funding round backed by Jump Capital, Hashkey Capital, Tribe Capital, North Island Ventures, and others.
🔗 theblock.co/post/292935/lava-foundation-token-funding-round-airdrop
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ZKM has raised $5M in a Pre-Series A funding round led by OKX Ventures
ZKM has secured $5M in a pre-Series A funding round as it prepares to launch its Bitcoin-based Layer 2 network. Other investors in the round include OKX Ventures, Amber, Metis Foundation, Crypto.cоm, Polygon Ventures, and Waterdrip Capital. ZKM is a zero-knowledge proof-based network that aims to unify blockchains, creating a settlement layer on Ethereum.
Fresh funds will be used to build ZKM Bitcoin Layer 2 which aims to facilitate cross-chain transfers and other activities, offering native asset security and yield for traders. It will process Bitcoin transfers from its network to blockchains such as Ethereum, Cosmos, Ton and others
🔗 theblock.co/post/292945/zkm-raises-5-million-funding-round
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Marlin [POND] has announced a partnership with NuLink [NLK]
Marlin $POND teams up with NuLink $NLK, a ZK-provable data privacy solution for dApps backed by Binance Labs. This partnership allows projects to set new standards in decentralized computing, powering AI, automation, and more.
Marlin is a verifiable computing protocol featuring TEE and ZK-based coprocessors to delegate complex workloads over a decentralized node network. Current $POND price is $0.02. Current market cap is $176M.
🔗 twitter.com/MarlinProtocol/status/1787429423085441338
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Botanix Labs has raised $11.5M in two funding rounds backed by Polychain Capital and others
Bitcoin development startup Botanix Labs has raised $11.5M in seed and pre-seed funding rounds. Investors in the rounds include Polychain Capital, Placeholder Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Edessa Capital, Curiosity Capital, UTXO Management, XBTO Ventures, Blocmates and ABCDE. Fresh funds will be used to build the Spiderchain, a Bitcoin-native Layer 2 primitive with full Ethereum Virtual Machine equivalence.
🔗 twitter.com/BotanixLabs/status/1787831600064897365
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Truflation integrates Chainlink CCIP to unlock cross-chain TRUF transfers
Truflation $TRUF integrated Chainlink $LINK CCIP, the industry standard for secure cross-chain interoperability, across Arbitrum $ARB, Base, and Ethereum $ETH mainnets. Truflation is leveraging CCIP’s simplified token transfer capabilities to facilitate cross-chain transfers of $TRUF, enabling cross-chain payments for node operators and data consumers.
Truflation is an economic data aggregator that provides independent, unbiased, real-time data both on-chain and off-chain. It has raised $6M in a funding round backed by Laser Digital, Red Beard Ventures, Chainlink and others. Moreover, it received investment from the Base Ecosystem Fund. Current $TRUF price is $0.55. Current market cap is $58.8M. Current FDV is $560M.
🔗 truflation.com/blog/truflation-integrates-chainlink-ccip-to-unlock-cross-chain-truf-transfers-2
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OP Stack-based L2 Mode is going to distribute 550M MODE Airdrop today, on May 7th
Mode, a Layer 2 network developed on the OP Stack, will distribute 550M $MODE tokens (5.5% of total supply) in the initial airdrop phase. The distribution is based on points earned by users during “Mode Sunrise” event — based on users’ past activities across various DeFi applications, NFTs, and other L2 networks. Moreover, Mode plans to continue airdrop distribution with the second phase, spanning from May 5th to September 6th, during which an additional 500M tokens will be allocated.
Users will be available to claim their tokens at 11:00 AM UTC here 👉 claim.mode.network
Mode Network is the modular DeFi Layer 2 (around $500M in TVL), building an on-chain cooperative alongside Optimism $OP. Previously, it has been approved for a grant from Optimism. $MODE listings on Bybit, Bitfinex, MEXC and Gate have been announced. Initial circulating supply is 1.3B $MODE.
🔗 theblock.co/post/292742/op-stack-based-mode-to-begin-initial-distribution-of-550-million-tokens-today
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BounceBit [BB] will launch Mainnet alongside Airdrop distribution on May 13th
BounceBit $BB will complete mainnet launch of its $BTC restaking infrastructure on May 13th. After the launch, BB points airdrop will be automatically distributed to every eligible wallet. Moreover, BounceBit will finish the distribution of LCTs for early access users on BounceBit Chain, BNB Smart Chain, and Ethereum on May 13th. Previously, BounceBit announced the launch on Binance Megadrop. 168M $BB (8% of total supply) will be offered via Megadrop.
Binance will list token on May 13th, at 10:00 UTC. Initial circulating supply is 409.5M $BB (19.5% of token supply).
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 $APT, $MASA, $GMT, $ENS, $DAO, $OAS and $ATA according to CryptoRank.io.
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bitSmiley [BIT] conducts a Public sale on People’s Launchpad powered by Particle Network
bitSmiley has announced $BIT token sale on The People’s Launchpad powered by Particle Network. Registration is now live and will last till May 9th. Token sale hardcap is $1,000 (for 210M $BIT, 1% of total supply). Token sale price is $0.0004762, at a $100K valuation.
Previously, bitSmiley unveiled bitPoint, its point system with a token airdrop reward for user participation within the protocol.
ZeroLend [ZERO] has been initially listed on OKX, KuCoin, Bybit and multiple other exchanges
ZeroLend $ZERO has conducted an initial listing on OKX, Bybit, KuCoin, Gate, MEXC, HTX, Bitget and other exchanges today, on May 6th, at 8:00 AM UTC. Previously, ZeroLend announced $ZERO airdrop, with around 15-17% of total supply to be distributed to community. 5% will be distributed through Zero Gravity campaign, while up to 12% – through earlyZERO points program.
Users can check Airdrop eligibility and claim tokens here (on Linea) 👉 app.zerolend.xyz/rewards
ZeroLend is a leading lending market on L2s, including zkSync Era, Manta, Blast, and Linea, with a focus on liquid restaking tokens (LRTs) lending, RWA lending, and account abstraction. It has raised $3M in a seed funding round, backed by Morningstar Ventures, GBV Capital, Genblock Capital, Blockchain Founders Fund, Crypto Banter, Momentum 6, Newman Capital, Cypher Capital, and received funding from Polygon Ventures. Current $ZERO price is $0.0009. Current FDV is $90M.
🔗 twitter.com/zerolendxyz/status/1787392239729041551
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