Gunzilla Games [GUN] has launched Early Access for Off the Grid
Gunzilla Games $GUN has rolled out early access for Off the Grid, a next-gen cyberpunk-styled F2P battle royale game built on the GUNZ blockchain. The game is available on PlayStation 5, XBOX, and PC (users can download it on Epic Game Store).
Gunzilla Games is a game developer behind ‘Off The Grid’, a AAA Battle Royale and gaming-focused blockchain GUNZ. It has raised $76M in two funding rounds backed by CoinFund, Blizzard Fund, Morningstar Ventures, Republic Capital and others.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ1iA9LgQPY&t=1s
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Crypto.cоm has filed suit against the SEC after receiving legal threat from US regulator
Crypto.cоm has filed suit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The exchange wants to protect the future of the crypto industry in the U.S., joining a series of peers who are actively defending themselves and taking action against a misguided federal agency acting beyond its authorization under the law.
Crypto.cоm's decision to sue the SEC follows receipt of a Wells notice from the Commission staff, illustrating that the SEC’s unauthorized and unjust regulation by enforcement campaign continues despite bipartisan indications that the next administration will take a more constructive and effective approach to advancing crypto in the U.S.
🔗 crypto.com/company-news/complaint
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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 $1.47B 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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Scroll [SCR] farming will be launched on Binance Launchpool on October 9th
Farming of $SCR tokens will be launched on Binance Launchpool. Users will be able to stake their BNB and FDUSD tokens into separate pools to farm $SCR over 2 days, starting October 9th. 55M $SCR (5.5% of total token supply) will be offered on Launchpool: 46.75M $SCR in rewards (85%) will be offered to $BNB stakers, 8.25M $SCR (15%) to $FDUSD.
Binance will list token on October 11th, at 10:00 UTC. Initial circulating supply when listed on Binance is 190M SCR (19% of total 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, $NEON, $AGI, $CFX, $MOCA, $WLD and $MASA according to CryptoRank.io.
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ZAP has announced Community Airdrop with 1% of token supply as rewards
ZAP $ZAP announces its community airdrop, of 3.5M $ZAP tokens (1% of token supply). Users will be rewarded based on several criteria including XP accumulated on ZAP chapters, valid bug reports, and testnet activity. The snapshot was taken on October 1st. Previously, ZAP has launched IDO on Bybit Web3 until October 9th. IDO price is $0.042. IDO hardcap is $150K.
Users can claim tokens via ZAP dashboard at TGE 👉 partner.bybit.com/b/zap
Ta-da [TADA] has announced the launch of second phase
Ta-da $TADA is entering Phase 2, where its focus shifts to scaling up user base, stress-testing data models, and advancing the platform to meet the evolving standards of the AI industry. Moreover, Ta-da has outlined multiple Phase 2 milestones, including dashboard, telegram Integration, tokenomics upgrade, and enhanced reward models, among others.
Ta-da, incubated by Morningstar Ventures, is a talk-to-earn Web3 app that connects businesses that need datasets for AI training with individuals who could earn tokens by recording and checking voice data. It has raised $3.5M in two funding rounds backed by Morningstar Ventures, MultiversX Foundation, Spark Digital Capital and others. Current $TADA price is $0.027. Current FDV is $27.6M.
🔗 medium.com/@ta-da/announcing-ta-da-phase-2-a-path-towards-mass-adoption-4cf729e6da91
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Plume Network has partnered with Credbull to launch $500M Private Credit Fund
Decentralized private credit platform Credbull launches a new fixed yield credit facility LiquidStone, with a capacity of up to $500M, on Plume Network. In the first phase, the product debuts with a fixed 30-day 10% annualized yield with daily redemption features on assets and yield, with assets capped at $100M initially. The protocol plans a broader rollout in Q1 of 2025, raising the maximum capacity to $500M and offering a 90-day fixed yield of 15% annualized.
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OKX partners with Axelar [AXL] to launch tech development stacks
OKX is enhancing the crypto developer experience by launching advanced tech stacks that simplify new user onboarding in collaboration with Axelar $AXL. OKX has introduced OKX OS, an open-source suite for building applications across multiple blockchains, while Axelar's Mobius Development Stack (MDS) focuses on cross-chain. The tech stack is offered as vendor-agnostic architecture integrated into popular OpenZeppelin libraries.
🔗 blockworks.co/news/0xresearch-newsletter-cross-chain-interoperability
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Sonic Labs has announced Airdrop of 200M S tokens to early adopters and loyal users
Sonic Labs $S, an EVM-compatible blockchain, plans to incentivize early adopters and loyal users 200M $S airdrop with a unique, inherently deflationary mechanism. As part of the initial distribution, recipients receive 25% of their allocated $S tokens immediately upon the airdrop claim date. The remaining 75% is locked in a vesting schedule over 9 months in the form of ERC-1155 tokens (fungible NFTs).
In June, Fantom Foundation allocated up to 200M $FTM ($122M at current rate) to the Sonic Labs Innovator Fund.
Zesh [ZESH] has announced a partnership with Mint Blockchain
Zesh $ZESH, an AI-powered SocialFi suite of tools, leveraging its zkML, has partnered with Mint, an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain for NFT. Through this partnership, projects will work to boost the mass adoption of NFT assets with the help of Optimism Superchain, powered by Optimism and NFTScan.
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/1841839502253330830
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BBVA plans to launch its stablecoin in partnership with Visa in 2025
BBVA is set to launch its stablecoin in partnership with Visa, aiming for a prototype phase by 2025. The bank is still deciding on whether the stablecoin will be backed by deposits, money market funds, or fiat currencies. BBVA's stablecoin is envisioned to be used for settlements on exchanges focused on tokenized assets, primarily in Europe.
The U.S. market is not part of BBVA's immediate plans, as the bank continues to offer cryptocurrency services in Switzerland and Turkey.
🔗 fortune.com/crypto/2024/10/03/bbva-plans-to-launch-stablecoin-in-2025-with-support-from-visa
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LayerZero Labs partners with Eigen Labs to develop CryptoEconomic DVN Framework
LayerZero Labs $ZRO and Eigen Labs have co-developed the CryptoEconomic DVN Framework, enabling DVNs to enhance security with cryptoeconomic guarantees. This framework allows projects to easily bootstrap a DVN on EigenLayer using any tokens, operators, and slashing rules.
The first DVN to utilize this Framework is the LayerZero Labs DVN, which accepts $ETH, $ZRO, and $EIGEN as staking assets. With CryptoEconomic DVNs, applications gain guarantees via restaked assets and slashing conditions that backstop the trust previously placed in a DVN’s verification methodology.
🔗 medium.com/layerzero-official/layerzero-x-eigenlayer-the-cryptoeconomic-dvn-framework-68af27ca2040
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Nibiru Foundation [NIBI] has launched Nibiru Ventures to support development on its blockchain
Nibiru Foundation $NIBI has rolled out Nibiru Ventures to support development on Layer 1 blockchain Nibiru Chain. Along with funding, Nibiru Ventures will provide strategic guidance to ecosystem builders, assisting them with their go-to-market strategies. Nibiru Ventures will look to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage rounds with a shorter time to market, prioritizing projects in the DeFi and RWA spaces.
Nibiru Chain is an L1 blockchain and smart contract ecosystem sporting high throughput and unparalleled security. It raised $20.5M in two funding rounds from NGC Ventures, HashKey Capital, Kraken Ventures, Tribe Capital and others. Current $NIBI price is $0.064. Current market cap is $13.5M. Current FDV is $96.5M.
🔗 decrypt.co/284146/nibiru-foundation-launches-strategic-venture-arm-to-support-web3-innovation
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Top Cross-chain Bridges by Volume in last 30 days
The wide set of reliable cross-chain bridges is an essential requirement to exchange assets, data and value between multiple blockchain networks for crypto users right now. Let’s compare the top cross-chain bridges by volume in last 30 days, according to Defillama.com.
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Clearpool’s L2 Ozean has announced a partnership with Hex Trust
Clearpool $CPOOL has partnered with Hex Trust, a digital asset provider of custody, staking, and trading services, to launch Ozean, a Layer 2 blockchain for RWA yield. This partnership combines Hex Trust’s industry-leading technology and services, top-tier institutional client base, and regulated infrastructure with Clearpool’s RWA lending expertise to position Ozean as the premier blockchain to unlock the power of DeFi for RWAs, powered by the CPOOL token.
Ozean, with its seamless integration of RWAs in a compliant and user-friendly manner, enables users to earn native yield on-chain automatically. Current $CPOOL price is $0.15. Fully diluted market cap is $154M.
🔗 clearpool.medium.com/hex-trust-joins-forces-with-clearpool-to-launch-ozean-the-blockchain-for-rwa-yield-70115ccf01c5
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APRO Oracle has raised $3M in Seed funding co-led by Polychain, Franklin Templeton and ABCDE
APRO Oracle has secured $3M in a seed funding round co-led by Polychain Capital, Franklin Templeton and ABCDE Capital. Other investors in the round include Comma3 Ventures, CMS, Presto Labs, UTXO, and Oak Grove Ventures. APRO is a decentralized oracle network tailored for the Bitcoin ecosystem, providing reliable, fast, and cost-effective data solutions.
Moreover, APRO Oracle has introduced a diverse range of oracle product matrices, including support for Bitcoin L1, Bitcoin L2s, Ordinals, Runes Protocol, LST/LRT, Lightning Network, RGB/RGB++, EVM-compatible chains, Ton, and more.
🔗 x.com/APRO_Oracle/status/1843313910067364316
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Moonray Studio has raised $4.75M in a funding round backed by Animoca Brands
Moonray Studio, a multiplayer battle arena game, has secured $4.75M in a funding round. Investors in the round include Animoca Brands, P2 Ventures, and Cardano Foundation. In 2021, Moonray Studio raised $3.5M in a seed funding round backed by Animoca Brands, GBV Capital, Sfermion, LD Capital and others.
Moreover, Moonray Studio announced its mobile Autobattler game is coming in Q1 of 2025. Autobattler will leverage the same digital assets as the PC/console version including the $MNRY token enabling players to unlock special content and earn rewards in tournament matches.
🔗 venturebeat.com/games/moonray-studio-unveils-web3-mobile-autobattler-for-next-year
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Top Blast Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in Blast is around $690M, according to DefiLlama.com (and over $1.16B 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, Ambient, Orbit Protocol, Blitz and Blast Futures.
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XION has announced an integration with Mercle
XION has integrated with Mercle, a decentralized identity platform. Through its integration, Mercle is bringing a new dimension of self-sovereign identity management to the ecosystem. Moreover, leveraging XION’s Chain Abstraction, users can now seamlessly carry their digital identities and reputations across various blockchains and applications.
XION, built by Burnt, is an L1 chain that is purpose-built for consumer adoption. Burnt has raised $36M in three funding rounds (last at a $500M valuation) backed by Multicoin Capital, Animoca Brands, Morningstar Ventures, Sfermion, HashKey Capital, Arrington Capital, Circle Ventures, GoldenTree and others.
🔗 xion.burnt.com/blog/xion-ecosystem-mercle-launch
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Top Upcoming Events of the Next Week
We compiled a list of top important upcoming events of the next week (Oct 7th - Oct 13th), including FTX $FTT, CATS $CATS, Kima Network $KIMA, EigenLayer $EIGEN, ZAP $ZAP, Stacks $STX, Ronin $RON, Babylon, Solidus $AITECH, AutoLayer #LAY3R, Gods Unchained $GODS, and Aptos $APT. Stay tuned!
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Layer has raised $6M in a Seed funding round led by 1kx
Layer, an Ethereum scaling solution that utilizes WebAssembly, has secured $6M in a seed funding round led by 1kx. Other investors in the round include Fabric Ventures, Arrington Capital, IOBC Capital and angel investors such as Sreeram Kannan of EigenLayer, Rok Kopp and Mike Silagadze of Ether.fi, and Paul Taylor, formerly of BlackRock. Layer utilizes Web Assembly, which allows developers to write applications in languages like rust, that can run anywhere
Layer’s upcoming product, Layer SDK, allows developers to build new layers on top of Ethereum that run full-stack blockchain-based applications consisting of smart contracts, consensus mechanisms, UI, and verifiable off-chain services.
🔗 crowdfundinsider.com/2024/10/230331-layer-lands-6m-to-extend-ethereum-functionality
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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 $50.5M in TVL, Sygnum Bank is the leader by locked liquidity, followed by SyncSwap, Venus and others.
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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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Top Artificial Intelligence [AI] Projects by Fully Diluted Valuation
OpenAI has just raised $6.6B in a new funding, driving its valuation to impressive $157B. To compare the industries, let’s take a look at top 10 crypto AI projects by fully diluted valuation, according to Cryptorank.io, including Bittensor $TAO, Artificial Superintelligence Alliance $FET, Render $RENDER, Aethir $ATH, Qubic $QUBIC, io.net $IO, Spectral $SPEC, Delysium $AGI, NetMind.AI $NMT, and Sleepless AI $AI.
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Binance Labs has invested in Sophon [SOPH] ahead of its Mainnet launch
Binance Labs has invested an undisclosed sum in Sophon $SOPH ahead of its mainnet launch and token deployment next month. Previously, Sophon has collected over 20.8K $WETH (worth about $48.7M at current rate) via node sale on Impossible Finance, with 123.5K nodes (62%) 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.
Top Ethereum Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in Ethereum $ETH is around $45B, 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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AutoLayer [LAY3R] has conducted initial listing on Kucoin, Gate and MEXC
AutoLayer #LAY3R will be initially listed on Kucoin, Gate and MEXC today, October 3rd, at 8:00 UTC. AutoLayer is a multi-chain hub for LRTfi, 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.
Previously, AutoLayer was launched on KuCoin GemPool until October 10th, at 8:00 UTC. GemPool's total rewards are 230K #LAY3R. Moreover, AutoLayer #LAY3R has conducted its IDO on Magic Launchpad, Poolz, ChainGPT and Ape Terminal. IDO price was $0.65. Current #LAY3R price is $0.72. Current FDV is $21.6M.
🔗 x.com/AutoLayer/status/1841750354213429561
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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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ZAP [ZAP] has launched IDO on Bybit Web3 until October 9th
ZAP $ZAP has rolled out its IDO on Bybit Web3. The subscription period for IDO will start tomorrow October 2nd, at 10:00 UTC and will last till October 9th, at 10:00 UTC. Total supply is 350M $ZAP tokens. IDO price is $0.042. IDO hardcap is $150K.
ZAP builds a reputation-based token distribution protocol on Base and Blast, an Ethereum L2 with a native yield and $1.25B in TVL. It raised $15.1M in total funding via vault sale and two rounds backed by Rarestone Capital, Cypher Capital, Sharding Capital, and others.
🔗 x.com/Bybit_Web3/status/1840673223832203397
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