Arbitrum derivatives trading protocol Variational raised $10.3 million in a Seed funding round
Bain Capital and Peak XV Partners co-led the round, with Coinbase Ventures, Dragonfly Capital, North Island, Hack VC, and others participating. Variational builds Omni and Pro platforms for retail and institutional traders. Omni is live on Arbitrum Sepolia Testnet.
👉 theblock.co/post/322653/arbitrum-crypto-protocol-variational-funding
Top 15 projects by positive market sentiment on Oriole Insights
Oriole Insights is a gamified prediction platform harnessing collective wisdom. The list of projects by Bullish expectations with a minimum of 50 predictions and 500 ORI pooled.
👉 https://app.orioleinsights.io/projects
Top Polygon dApps by the number of users in the last 30D
The infographic depicts the Top-12 Polygon Layer 2 dApps sorted by the number of Unique Active Wallets interacting or performing a transaction with a dApp's smart contracts in the last 30 days.
Binance to delist KP3R, OOKI, UNFI, and IDRT on November 6
Keep3rV1 (KP3R), Ooki (OOKI), Unifi DAO (UNFI), and Rupiah Token (IDRT) trading to be ceased on November 6, 3:00 UTC. Users will be able to withdraw assets until February 7th. The prices of the respective tokens were hit significantly by the news.
👉 binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-will-delist-idrt-kp3r-ooki-unfi
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $2.42T (-2.58%)
BTC Price: $66,915 (-1.05%)
BTC Dominance: 54.7% (+0.10%)
Fear & Greed Index: 71 (Greed)
Total Value Locked: $143B (-0.44%)
Folks Finance integrates the BNB chain into the xChain Mainnet
BNB markets are now open for cross-chain deposits and borrowing on Folks xChain Mainnet. Among supported BNB Chain assets are BNB, ETH, and BTCB. These assets will provide users with an additional x2 points multiplier for both depositing and borrowing their assets.
👉 x.com/FolksFinance/status/1846536860488650812
Performance of the recent Binance Launchpool projects
Scroll (SCR) trading went live on the Binance exchange following the Launchpool event. Let's have a look and compare the token metrics of the latest projects launched via Binance Launchpool.
Bitcoin L2 solution B² Network has closed a new funding round
The funding was co-led by Spartan Group, Animoca Brands, Alliance and P2 Ventures, with participation from Cypher Capital, Candaq Ventures, TPC, and many more. B² Network is one of the largest Bitcoin scaling solutions with the current TVL over $140M.
👉 x.com/BSquaredNetwork/status/1848370270899515695
Crypto Events Recap, October 19-21
👉 cryptodiffer.com/feed/project-updates/crypto-events-recap-october-19-21-2024
ZEROBASE raised $5 million to build a privacy-preserving prover network
Round investors include Binance Labs, Lightspeed Faction, Dao5, Matrix Partners, IDG, Symbolic Capital, MH Ventures, Oak Grove, Web3 Port, among others. ZEROBASE is developing an open-source ZK library built on a decryption-enabled ZK framework.
👉 coindesk.com/press-release/2024/10/18/zerobase-raises-5m-to-build-privacy-preserving-prover-network
MetaMask and Space ID joined forces to simplify interaction with crypto
The integration will allow users to replace all their public wallet addresses with a single, secure, customizable handle via Space ID domains. This makes it easier and safer for MetaMask users to send and receive crypto on any EVM-compatible chain.
👉 theblock.co/post/322159/metamask-and-digital-identity-firm-space-id-aim-to-simplify-crypto
Nakamoto Games (NAKA) launches Naka Wallet on October 22nd
The Naka Wallet is designed as a user-friendly, multichain wallet. It boasts smooth onboarding via Telegram, Apple ID, or email, and integrates with in-game assets. Nakamoto Games is a P2E gaming infrastructure that offers access to blockchain-based games.
👉 x.com/NakamotoGames/status/1846824779099394106
Zyfi (ZFI) kicks off token sale on Tokensoft today, on October 21st
The sale will last until October 29th. Token sale price is 1 ZFI = $0.04. Sale Hard Cap is $2,200,000, with a 25% unlock at TGE followed by 6 months linear vesting. Zyfi is building the best on-chain user experiences leveraging Paymasters and Intents.
👉 zyfi.org/sales
Stripe acquired stablecoin platform Bridge for $1.1 billion
Bridge provides software tools that help companies accept payments in stablecoins. Bridge had previously raised $58M from top-tier funds including Sequoia and Ribbit. The acquisition aligns with Stripe’s recent aggressive push into cryptocurrency services.
👉 techcrunch.com/2024/10/17/stripe-in-talks-to-acquire-bridge-for-1-billion/
0G Labs will hold AI Alignment Node Sale on November 11
The nodes will be distributed across 32 tiers, starting at 0.05 ETH. 0G's nodes will offer evolving utility, rewarding participants with emissions for securing network. 0G Labs is the first decentralized AI Operating System. Previously, it raised $35M in a Pre-Seed funding.
👉 0g.ai/blog/0g-foundation-ai-alignment-node-sale-101-key-details-and-how-to-participate
Velvet.Capital (VLV) expands its DeFi app to BNB Chain
The Velvet allows users to manage, trade, and create portfolios in a one-singe app. Among the features are also personal, private, and public vault creation, with shared yield for community members. Velvet is a DeFi management platform, backed by Binance Labs.
👉 x.com/Velvet_Capital/status/1848739569379774924
Elixir (ELX) plans to kick off its Mainnet phase 1 on October 31
The Elixir Network is a modular DPoS network enabling users to deploy liquidity to pairs and exchanges to build trustless features to enhance their liquidity. Previously, it raised over $17M in 3 rounds from Hack VC, Maelstorm, Mysten Labs, GSR and others.
👉 x.com/elixir/status/1848780470449770819
Karpatkey closed a $7 million funding round to expand DAO treasury services
Investors in the funding round include AppWorks and Wintermute Ventures, with angel investors such as Joe Lubin (ConsenSys), Stani Kuchelov (Avara), Fernando Martinelli (Balancer Labs). Karpatkey is an on-chain treasury management solutions provider for DAOs.
👉 theblock.co/post/322392/karpatkey-closes-7-million-funding-round-to-expand-dao-treasury-services
Avalanche (AVAX) joined forces with Visa to launch the AVAX Card
Users will be able to spend WAVAX, USDC, and sAVAX assets within both physical and virtual cards. The card will be initially issued in Latin America and Caribbean. Whitelist is now available for public.
👉 x.com/AvalancheFDN/status/1848470963672711543
GPT Wars has unveiled the details of GPTW tokenomics
GPT Wars is the first AAA shooter survival game on TON blockchain. It's initial market cap stands at $320,000 with a diluted valuation of $5M. Previously, it announced a GPTW token sale on Grizzy Launchpad and a partnership with Red Kite.
👉 x.com/GPTWars/status/1826620014776188975
Top-15 Real World Assets (RWA) Coins by Market Capitalization
Real World Assets (RWA) in crypto refers to tokenizing tangible assets from the physical world and issuing digital securities on-chain for retail customers.
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $2.45T (-3.14%)
BTC Price: $67,603 (-1.52%)
BTC Dominance: 54.6% (0.00%)
Fear & Greed Index: 70 (Greed)
Total Value Locked: $144B (-1.97%)
The biggest Fundraising Rounds conducted in the last 7 days
Projects that received the most funding are Praxis, ($525M), a decentralized network state platform, Blockstream ($210M), a Bitcoin-focused blockchain technology company, and Azra Games ($42.7M), an RPG gaming studio.
Clearpool (CPOOL) unveiled WaveMaker, an RWA launcher on Ozean L2
WaveMaker is Ozean’s accelerator and end-to-end solution for tokenizing Real World Assets (RWAs). WaveMaker offers a comprehensive platform that enables tokenization of tangible (Real estate, Art) and non-tangible assets (Financial products).
👉 clearpool.medium.com/wavemaker-the-rwa-launcher-on-ozean-6f72510d32ef
Top 15 projects by positive market sentiment on Oriole Insights
Oriole Insights is a gamified prediction platform harnessing collective wisdom. The list of projects by Bullish expectations with a minimum of 50 predictions and 500 ORI pooled.
👉 https://app.orioleinsights.io/projects
Top-15 Projects by Daily Active Addresses (DAA) growth in the last 30 days
Daily Active Addresses is the number of distinct addresses that participated in a transfer for the given asset on any given day. Each address is counted only once for the day.
0G Labs to become the world’s first decentralized AI Operating System (dAIOS)
dAIOS overcomes the limitations of centralized AI by ensuring data ownership, transparent decision-making, and fair incentives. Its modular components - Storage, Data Availability, Serving - work together to support various AI use cases and industries.
👉 x.com/0g_labs/status/1841870255498412064
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $2.49T (+0.67%)
BTC Price: $68,624 (+0.44%)
BTC Dominance: 54.6% (-0.30%)
Fear & Greed Index: 72 (Greed)
Total Value Locked: $147B (+3.24%)