Sophon has announced upcoming SOPH Airdrop for Ecosystem token holders
Sophon announced a $SOPH token airdrop for ecosystem token holders in Q3. Users will be able to stake certain assets to qualify for a $SOPH airdrop. The first asset announced is $BEAM, the native token of the Beam network. Other details about airdrop process will be announced soon.
Sophon has already collected over 20.8K $WETH (worth about $60M at current rate) via node sale on Impossible Finance, with 123.5K nodes (62%) already 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.
Drift Protocol will launch DRIFT token with Initial Airdrop on May 16th
Drift Protocol is launching its native token $DRIFT on May 16th. 12% of total supply (120M $DRIFT) will be airdropped to 180K Drift's users based on their activity on the platform. The initial airdrop allocation is available at launch, and the bonus unlocks linearly over 6 hours.
Users will be available to claim their tokens on May 16th here 👉 drift.foundation
Drift Protocol is an open-sourced, DEX built on the Solana ($328M 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.
🔗 twitter.com/DriftFDN/status/1790141570685051034
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Top 10 Ethereum LSDs by Total Value Locked
Recently, for the first time, liquid staking derivatives have surpassed DEXes in total value locked, according to DefiLlama.com. Regarding $ETH LSDs, Lido (stETH) is still the top liquid staking protocol with $27.7B of TVL. Rocket Pool (rETH) is the second with $3.4B locked, and Binance staked ETH (bETH) is the third with $2.65B.
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Zest Protocol has raised $3.5M in a Seed funding round backed by Binance Labs
Zest Protocol has secured $3.5M in a seed funding round led by Draper Associates. Other investors in the round include Binance Labs, Flow Traders, Asymmetric, Gravity Fund, DeSpread, Hyperithm, Elixir Capital and Trust Machines. Zest Protocol utilizes the Nakamoto upgrade by Bitcoin layer 2 Stacks and bridging asset sBTC to create a lending experience fully native to the world's largest blockchain network. Users will be able to use sBTC to send Bitcoin to fund their balance on Zest Protocol and afterwards engage in lending or other yield-generating activities.
🔗 twitter.com/ZestProtocol/status/1790015192904212549
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BounceBit [BB] has conducted initial listing on Binance, KuCoin, Gate, and MEXC
BounceBit $BB has been initially listed on Binance, KuCoin, Gate, and MEXC today, May 13th, at 10:00 UTC. Meanwhile, BounceBit launched its airdrop checker and distributed the Premium Yield rewards. BB points airdrop has been automatically distributed to every eligible wallet. Current $BB price is $0.4. Current market cap is $163.8M. Current FDV is $840M.
Previously, BounceBit announced the launch on Binance Megadrop, with 168M $BB tokens (8% of total supply) distributed among participants.
zkLink Nova [ZKL] has crossed the milestone of $800M in TVL
zkLink Nova $ZKL has achieved a TVL of over $860M, with more than 510K cumulative wallet addresses. Previously, zkLink Nova and Binance Web3 Wallet have launched campaign with 1M ZKL tokens as prize pool. The campaign is active until May 15th, 23:59 UTC. zkLink Nova is a Layer 3 ZK rollup network that aggregates the fragmented liquidity across Ethereum L2 rollups, fostering a unified, interoperable rollup ecosystem.
Previously, zkLink raised $18.5M in two funding rounds backed by Coinbase Ventures, Ascensive Assets, Arrington Capital, Morningstar Ventures and others. It has also conducted token sale on Coinlist, and launched Aggregation Parade – a campaign to celebrate the launch of zkLink Nova.
To join zkLink Aggregation Parade campaign, you can use our invite code - 12768C.
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 Dragonfly, Founders Fund, Hashkey Capital, Animoca Brands, Polychain Capital and others.
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Persistence has launched XPRT Liquid Staking on pStake
Persistence launches $XPRT liquid staking on pStake. $XRPT holders can now liquid-stake their XPRT to mint stkXPRT on pSTAKE and convert staked XPRT into a stkXPRT/XPRT LP position on Dexter using Superfluid LP. Moreover, stkXPRT holders will earn rewards, and retain liquidity of their assets to use elsewhere in DeFi.
Persistence is a cosmos app chain for liquid staking and restaking that aims to offer a one-stop shop for liquid staking for PoS users and enable developers to build innovative applications around LSTs. Current $XPRT price is $0.23. Current FDV is $49.1M.
🔗 blog.persistence.one/2024/05/09/xprt-liquid-staking-is-now-live-with-stkxprt
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Sharpe AI [SAI] has launched Perpetual DEX powered by Orderly Network
Sharpe AI $SAI has rolled out Sharpe Perps, a decentralized perpetual exchange with deep liquidity and lightning-fast execution. Sharpe Perps is now live on Optimism, Arbitrum, Base, and Polygon, offering up to 50x cross-margin leverage, hybrid orderbook model, decentralized liquidations, and other features. Previously, Sharpe AI announced IDOs on Ape Terminal and AIT Launchpad. IDO price is $0.02. Initial market cap is $1.62M.
Moreover, Sharpe Points program which is already live on Sharpe Earn, will also be integrated into Sharpe DEX
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 $49M in TVL, SyncSwap is the leader by locked liquidity, followed by Koi Finance, ZeroLend and others.
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Bladerite has raised $12M in a Seed funding round backed by Hashkey and Solana Foundation
Seeds Labs, the developer of the Web3 game Bladerite, has secured $12M in a seed funding round. Investors in the round include Blizzard Fund, Solana Foundation, Krust, Hashkey Capital, UOB Ventures, Signum Capital, IVC, and Emoote. Bladerite merges the elements of MOBA and Battle Royale gaming with blockchain technology. Bladerite launched its beta version this year and already attracted over 100K users worldwide.
🔗 cointelegraph.com/press-releases/bladerite-game-developer-seeds-labs-raises-12m-seed-funding-strategically-building-on-solana
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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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Nyan Heroes [NYAN] has launched NFT Free Mint on Magic Eden
Nyan Heroes has rolled out NFT Free Mint on Magic Eden. Users can now claim an exclusive OE mint to unlock exclusive perks. Each NFT comes with a unique in-game player icon and a one-time bonus for the Season 2 "Hunt for Catnip" campaign.
Nyan Heroes is a play-to-earn NFT shooter game built on the Solana blockchain $SOL. It raised $13M in three funding rounds, backed by Mechanism Capital, DeFiance Capital, Merit Circle, Sino Global Capital and others.
🔗 twitter.com/nyanheroes/status/1788287002565288170
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Notcoin [NOT] farming will be launched on Binance Launchpool on May 13th
Farming of $NOT tokens will be launched on Binance Launchpool. Users will be able to stake their BNB and FDUSD tokens into separate pools to farm $NOT over 3 days, starting May 13th. 3B $NOT (3% of total token supply) will be offered on Launchpool: 2.6B $NOT in rewards (85%) will be offered to $BNB stakers, 462M $NOT (15%) to $FDUSD.
Binance will list token on May 16th, at 12:00 UTC. Initial circulating supply is 102.7B $NOT (100% of total supply).
KIP Protocol [KIP] has announced a partnership with OKX Wallet
KIP Protocol $KIP teams up with OKX Wallet to integrate decentralized AI and Web3, enhancing the utility and accessibility of both platforms. Through this integration, OKX Wallet’s decentralized wallet services will be connected with KIP Protocol’s AI infrastructure. Previously, KIP has opened community whitelist registration for the sale of AI Checker Nodes.
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.
🔗 kip.pro/blog-posts/okx-wallet-partnership
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Imaginary Ones [BUBBLE] has conducted initial listing on Bybit, MEXC, Gate, HTX and Bitget
Imaginary Ones $BUBBLE has been initially listed on Bybit, MEXC, Gate, Poloniex, HTX and Bitget today, May 14th, at 10:00 AM UTC. $BUBBLE is the utility token driving the Imaginary World, used for gaming, merchandise, and content. Holders of Imaginary Ones, Imaginary Rides, Hugo X IO, and Cmttat Foundation NFTs are eligible to claim $BUBBLE tokens as airdrop rewards.
Imaginary Ones is a vibrant NFT collection featuring 8,888 animated 3D characters on the Ethereum network. Previously, it has closed two funding rounds backed by Animoca Brands, NxGen, Andromeda Capital, Illuminati Capital and others. Current $BUBBLE price is $0.024. Current FDV is $240M.
🔗 twitter.com/Imaginary_Ones/status/1790321162142273961
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Theoriq has raised $6.2M in a Seed extension round led by Hack VC
ChainML has raised $6.2M in a seed extension round and unveiled its agentic base layer - Theoriq. Investors in the round include Hack VC, Foresight Ventures, Figment Capital, Inception Capital, HTX Ventures, HashKey Capital, Alumni Ventures, Hypersphere, IOSG Ventures, Bitscale Capital, Antalpha Ventures and NxGen. Theoriq is a framework for autonomous AI agents to accomplish complex tasks.
ChainML is a Web3-enabled AI research and development startup aiming to decentralize AI access. In 2022, it raised $4M in a seed funding round backed by IOSG Ventures, SNZ Holding and HashKey Capital.
🔗 twitter.com/theoriqai/status/1790090952637337852
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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 $ARB, $STRK, $SEI, $UNI, $MERL, $IMX and $MANTA according to CryptoRank.io.
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BridgeM [BDGM] has launched Bonanza Airdrop campaign
BridgeM $BDGM has rolled out the Bonanza airdrop campaign with vBDGM points as rewards. Users can now participate in the campaign by completing social tasks to receive points (which will be converted into $BDGM tokens on TGE). $BDGM TGE is expected in early June. Previously, BridgeM launched a public sale IDO event. Total IDO hardcap is $800K. IDO price is $0.0008.
Backed by Poolz Ventures, BridgeM builds a decentralized interoperability protocol powered by Manta Network and Merlin Chain, that seamlessly connects Ethereum Layer 2 and Bitcoin Layer 2 networks. $BDGM is the governance and equity token for BridgeM, offering benefits such as fee dividends, $BDGM staking, and cross-chain restaking among others.
🔗 medium.com/@BridgeM_io/details-of-bridgem-airdrop-bonanza-a0a78079a186
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Cross The Ages [CTA] farming will be launched on Bybit Launchpool on May 15th
Farming of $CTA tokens will be launched on Bybit Launchpool. Users will be able to stake their $CTA, $MNT or $USDT tokens into separate pools to farm $CTA starting May 15th, 8:00 AM UTC. 5M $CTA will be offered on Launchpool. Moreover, Cross The Ages launched a startup pool event on Gate with 260K $CTA as a reward.
Cross the Ages is a trading card game built on the Immutable X blockchain that features digital cards as NFT. In 2022, it raised $12M in a seed funding round backed by Animoca Brands, Morningstar Ventures, Polygon Ventures and others. Previously, Cross The Ages launched $CTA farming on KuCoin BurningDrop.
🔗 announcements.bybit.com/en/article/bybit-launchpool-stake-cta-usdt-or-mnt-to-earn-a-share-of-5-000-000-cta--blt8d936d67d7ab3607
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Top Upcoming Events of the Next Week
We compiled a list of top important upcoming events of the next week (May 13th - May 19th) among blockchain projects, including BounceBit $BB, NuLink $NLK, KIP Protocol $KIP, CARV $CARV, Notcoin $NOT, Imaginary Ones $BUBBLE, Victoria VR $VR, MixMob $MXM, LifeForm $LFT, zkLink $ZKL, ZeroLend $ZERO, and peaq $PEAQ. Stay tuned!
EigenLayer has opened claims for EIGEN Airdrop alongside Staking launch
EigenLayer has initiated the genesis $EIGEN airdrop. The tokens are non-transferable yet, with a transfer functionality expected to go live by September 30th. Users can now stake and delegate $EIGEN to operators of Eigen’s native data availability solution. Moreover, holders can stake $EIGEN with Renzo and receive 100 ezPoints for every 100 $EIGEN staked.
$EIGEN token will have a total supply of 1.67B tokens at launch. Season 1 Airdrop starts with 6.05% of the initial supply ready to claim today, and Season 1 Phase 2 will bump that to 6.75% in mid-June. In total, Season 1 includes approximately 113M $EIGEN.
ZAP will distribute 30K Blast Gold to community on May 17th
ZAP has announced a distribution of 30K Blast Gold to community on May 17th. ZAP Vault holders need to complete the new ZAP Vault Mission to verify ownership of their vaults and earn XP and the largest share of the Gold distribution. Moreover, users can go to ZAP Drops now and start completing missions to qualify for future Blast Gold distribution.
Users can earn ZAP Points in order to increase their allocation of Blast Gold Airdrop, as well as getting an allocation of ZAP when it will launch.
Arch has raised $7M in a Seed funding round led by Multicoin Capital
Arch has secured $7M in a Seed funding round led by Multicoin Capital. Other investors in the round include Portal Ventures, OKX Ventures, Big Brain Holdings, CMS Holdings, Cypher Capital, ABCDE, Newman Capital and Tangent. Arch built a Bitcoin-native application platform, bringing "bridgeless" trading directly to the Bitcoin blockchain. Arch rollout is a public devnet in the coming weeks, followed by its mainnet launch sometime in the second half of this year.
🔗 twitter.com/ArchNtwrk/status/1788605929765945799
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XION is integrating Chain Abstraction to Saga [SAGA] Chainlets
XION partners with Saga $SAGA to bring Chain Abstraction across Saga’s ecosystem of chainlets. By leveraging XION's Generalized Abstraction, the integration will enable ease of user onboarding across ecosystems through familiar Web2 methods and across all devices, unlock seamless ecosystem interoperability, and facilitate application composability.
XION, built by Burnt, is an L1 chain purpose-built for consumer adoption. Burnt has raised $36M in three funding rounds (last at a $500M valuation) backed by Multicoin Capital, Animoca Brands, Sfermion, HashKey Capital, Arrington Capital, Circle Ventures and others.
🔗 xion.burnt.com/blog/xion-powering-chain-abstraction-to-saga-chainlets
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Imaginary Ones [BUBBLE] will conduct an initial listing on Bybit on May 14th
Imaginary Ones $BUBBLE will be initially listed on Bybit on May 14th, at 10:00 AM UTC. $BUBBLE is the utility token driving the Imaginary World, used for gaming, merchandise, and content. Holders of Imaginary Ones, Imaginary Rides, Hugo X IO, and Cmttat Foundation NFTs will be avaible to claim $BUBBLE tokens as airdrop rewards.
Imaginary Ones is a vibrant NFT collection featuring 8,888 animated 3D characters on the Ethereum network. Previously, it has closed two funding rounds backed by Animoca Brands, NxGen, Andromeda Capital, Illuminati Capital and others.
🔗 twitter.com/Imaginary_Ones/status/1788541008570990702
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Binance Labs-incubated UXUY has raised $7M in a Pre-A funding round
UXUY, a decentralized multi-chain trading platform, has secured $7M in a Pre-A funding round. Investors in the round include Binance Labs, UTXO Management, JDI Ventures, Bixin Ventures, SWC Global, Matrix Partners, CMS Holdings, Dewhales Capital, Comma3 Ventures, Satoshi Labs, GBV Capital, Web3Vision, Pentos Ventures, NGC Ventures, GSR and others.
UXUY is a decentralized multi-chain trading platform dedicated to providing users with a seamless trading experience across various blockchain networks. Previously, UXUY has secured $3.2M in a seed funding round backed by Kucoin Ventures, Bixin Ventures and others. Moreover, it has participated in Season 6 of the Binance Labs Incubation Program.
🔗 globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/05/09/2878722/0/en/Binance-Labs-Incubated-UXUY-Secures-7M-Pre-A-Round-Fundraising-Surpasses-10-Million-Total-Funding-Milestone
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Aethir has launched Aethir Cloud Drop Round 2 with ATH tokens as Airdrop rewards
Aethir has rolled out $ATH Cloud Drop Round 2, including introducing Aethir Cloud Drop badges for several additional Web3 communities. Moreover, Aethir will introduce badges for several additional DePIN and AI communities and special treats for memecoin enthusiasts. Users can qualify by purchasing Aethir Checker nodes, engaging on social media, participating in quizzes, referring to friends, as well as being part of specific NFT/token communities, including Azuki and others.
Aethir Checker Node owners, as core contributors to its ecosystem and early adopters of Aethir's decentralized cloud infrastructure, are eligible for special airdrop rewards.
Arcium has raised $5.5M in a strategic funding round led by Greenfield Capital
Arcium, a parallelized confidential computing network, has secured $5.5M in a strategic funding round led by Greenfield Capital. Other investors in the round include Coinbase Ventures, Heartcore Capital, Longhash VC, L2 Iterative Ventures, Staking Facilities, Smape Capital, Everstake and angel investors such as Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana co-founder) and Keone Han (co-founder of Monad). Arcium implements Multiparty Computation Execution Environments (MXEs) that combine MPC, homomorphic encryption and zero-knowledge proofs.
🔗 blog.arcium.com/arcium-raises-a-5-5m-strategic-funding-round
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Nakamoto Games [NAKA] and Outlanders [LAND] have joined NVIDIA Developer Program
Nakamoto Games $NAKA and Outlanders $LAND have announced joining the NVIDIA Developer Program. Together with Nakamoto Games, Outlanders will utilize NVIDIA’s repository of tools, programs, and training to enhance the products within its MMORPG ecosystem. Nakamoto Games is a major play-to-earn gaming ecosystem. Current $NAKA price is $1.54. Current FDV is $276M.
Outlanders is an MMORPG in the Nakamoto Games $NAKA ecosystem, that combines GameFi and Move2Earn. Previously, it conducted IEO on Kanga and IDO on Synapse Network, and announced IDO on Poolz Finance. IDO price is $0.012. IDO hardcap is $300K. Initial market cap is $600K.
🔗 twitter.com/PlayOutlanders/status/1788226091418878417
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