28105
Top Crypto Projects, IEO, ICO, IDO, DeFi, NFT News and Analytics Official Chat: @top7ico_chat Twitter: twitter.com/top7ico Сontact: @top7dan We are from Ukraine 🇺🇦
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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.
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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|
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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.
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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.
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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.
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.
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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.
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
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
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X