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Crypto Events Recap, December 17-18
👉 cryptodiffer.com/feed/project-updates/crypto-events-recap-december-17-18-2024
Top Arbitrum dApps by the number of users in the last 30D
The infographic depicts the Top Arbitrum 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.
Sonic Labs (S) announced the launch of its public Mainnet
FTM holders can now upgrade their tokens to S on Sonic on a 1:1 basis using the upgrade portal on MySonic. The Sonic Gateway is set to launch within the next 24–48 hours.
Sonic (formerly Fantom) is an EVM L1 blockchain providing 10,000 TPS, sub-second finality, and a native decentralized gateway to Ethereum.
👉 x.com/SonicLabs/status/1869387277753086347
Tokenized RWA platform Plume Network raised $20 million in Series A funding round
Investors in the Series A round included Brevan Howard Digital, Haun, Galaxy, Lightspeed Faction, Superscrypt, Hashkey, Laser Digital, A Capital, 280 Capital, SV Angel, and others. Plume Mainnet is expected to launch in Q1 2025.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2024/12/18/rwa-focused-network-plume-raises-20-m-from-brevan-howard-and-others-ahead-of-mainnet-launch
HashKey (HSK) has launched mainnet of its Layer 2
HashKey Chain, powered by OP stack, offers full EVM compatibility and is built for speed, low fees, and seamless developer experiences. HashKey is an end-to-end digital asset financial services company.
👉 x.com/HashKeyHSK/status/1869200916492021999
Binance to delist AKRO, BLZ, and WRX on December 25
Kaon (AKRO), Bluzelle (BLZ), WazirX (WRX) trading will be ceased at 3:00 UTC. Users will be able to withdraw assets until February 25. The prices of the respective tokens were hit significantly by the news.
👉 binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-will-delist-akro-blz-wrx
ENS Labs partners with Linea to build Namechain, its Layer 2 rollup for scaling ENS
This partnership will combine Linea's advanced zkEVM architecture with ENS's upcoming ENSv2 protocol to create a scalable infrastructure for the decentralized identity system. The launch of Namechain is scheduled for 2025.
👉 blog.ens.domains/post/ens-picks-linea
BVNK raised $50 million in Series B funding at around $750 million valuation
Haun Ventures led the Series B funding round with participation from Coinbase Ventures and existing investor Tiger Global. BVNK is a UK-based stablecoin infrastructure company. In 2022, it raised $40M from Tiger Global, Kingsway Capital, Nordstar, and Avenir.
👉 fortune.com/crypto/2024/12/17/exclusive-stablecoin-bvnk-750-million-series-b-bridge-stripe-haun
Glacier Network (GLS) will hold its initial listing on December 18, 10:00 UTC
GLS will be available on KuCoin, Gate, and Uniswap. GLS token initial price is $0.0333. Initial Market Cap is $2.61M. Diluted Valuation is $33.3M. Glacier is building a modular and scalable infrastructure for agents, models, and datasets, supercharging AI at scale.
👉 x.com/Glacier_Labs/status/1867519734113349966
Avalanche (AVAX) has activated its major Avalanche9000 upgrade
The upgrade consists of seven improvement proposals, aimed at lowering transaction fees, operating validators, and building applications on the network. Among the biggest changes that were implemented are a new type of validator, and a base fee cut.
👉 x.com/avax/status/1868710879535214878
Crypto Events Recap, December 13-16
👉 cryptodiffer.com/feed/project-updates/crypto-events-recap-december-13-16-2024
Binance has announced Simon's Cat and Pudgy Penguins on the HODLer Airdrop Portal
Users who subscribed their BNB to Simple Earn products from December 9 to December 12 will get the airdrop distribution. Binance will then list CAT & PENGU on Dec 17. HODLer Airdrops token rewards: 1.14T CAT (12.7% of total supply), 2.66B PENGU (3%).
👉 binance.com/en/support/announcement/introducing-simon-s-cat-cat-and-pudgy-penguins-pengu-on-binance
Apeiron (APRS) Mobile is now live on IOS and Android
Users in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Japan can now download Apeiron on their mobile devices. The launch also introduced new feature for the Season 4 leaderboard. Apeiron is the NFT-based P2E game, that features God Game and RPG battle modes.
👉 blog.apeironnft.com/p/apeiron-mobile-debut
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.87T (+0.49%)
BTC Price: $104,706 (+2.68%)
BTC Dominance: 53.5% (+0.20%)
Fear & Greed Index: 83 (Extreme Greed)
Total Value Locked: $225B (+4.23%)
Projects by Diluted Valuation launched this week
Let's discover the latest projects making waves in the space. Leading the list are Movement, a network of modular Move-based blockchains, Magic Eden, a multi-chain NFT, Inscriptions and Runes Marketplace, and Bluefin, a decentralized orderbook exchange.
Sophon Mainnet goes live alongside the SOPH token launch
Mainnet represents the first-ever Validium on ZKsync to leverage an external data availability layer powered by Avail. The launch comes with $450 million in TVL and partnerships with LayerZero, Beam, Aethir, Stargate, and other industry leaders.
The Mainnet features include bridge, swap, and farm available via the Sophon Portal. The Sophon Farming program moved to Phase 2. Node holders' rewards begin accruing on January 1. The full token transferability will be available in Q1 2025.
👉 x.com/sophon/status/1869427009278914935
Lens Protocol closed a $31 million strategic round led by Lightspeed Faction
Additional participants include Avail, Circle, Consensys, DFG, Fabric Ventures, Foresight Ventures, Borderless, Alchemy, Superscript, Re7, Wintermute Ventures, Bodhi, and other angel investors. Lens is an Ethereum SocialFi network powered by zkSync and Avail.
👉 lens.xyz/news/lens-closes-31-million-strategic-raise
Saga (SAGA) launches Mainnet 2.0 to transform blockchain economics
The major upgrade lays the foundation for the launch of Liquidity Integration Layer (LIL) in Q1 2025. The LIL will build upon Mainnet 2.0’s infrastructure to deliver a solution for unified liquidity across blockchain ecosystems.
👉 medium.com/sagaxyz/saga-launches-mainnet-2-0-to-transform-blockchain-economics
EARN’M (EARNM) will hold its initial listing on December 19
EARNM will be available on Bitget, Uniswap, Gate, and MEXC. EARNM token initial price is $0.01. Initial Market Cap is $1.04M. Diluted Valuation is $50M. Earnm is a deflationary MobileFI and DePIN rewards ecosystem that turns smartphones into EarnPhones.
👉 x.com/EARNMrewards/status/1869296080510484633
Performance of the recent Binance Launchpool projects
Usual (USUAL) 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.
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.83T (-4.38%)
BTC Price: $104,130 (-3.05%)
BTC Dominance: 53.2% (+0.20%)
Fear & Greed Index: 81 (Extreme Greed)
Total Value Locked: $219B (-3.76%)
ZetaChain (ZETA) introduced the Gateway, a cross-chain interface for building Universal Apps
Gateway streamlines the developer experience deploying Universal Apps that operate natively across any blockchain. Universal EVM apps can natively access any blockchain and be accessed directly from those chains without requiring users to switch networks.
👉 blog.zetachain.com/introducing-gateway-your-unified-entry-point-for-building-universal-apps-76b0a2845edb
❗️Dear community, CryptoDiffer will hold an AMA with Bitlayer on December 18th at 1:00 PM UTC in the CryptoDiffer Telegram Chat!
The reward pool for the best questions is $100 USDT!
(Questions from previous AMAs are strictly forbidden and people will be disqualified from participating in the reward distribution.)
CHAT 🗣 https://t.me/joinchat/Brbs51k5cWoRBKtsgmb6Ew
Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) will hold its initial listing today
Binance, OKX, Bybit, KuCoin, Gate, Bitget, Bybit, and MEXC have announced the PENGU listing expected to take place on December 17th, 14:00 UTC. With over 3 million followers across social platforms, Pudgy Penguins has grown into a mainstream digital brand.
👉 x.com/pudgypenguins/status/1868656605899927850
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.95T (+1.95%)
BTC Price: $107,046 (+2.29%)
BTC Dominance: 53.7% (+0.40%)
Fear & Greed Index: 87 (Extreme Greed)
Total Value Locked: $227B (+0.88%)
The biggest Fundraising Rounds conducted in the last 7 days
Projects that received the most funding are Avalanche ($250M), a Layer1 blockchain, Klickl ($25M), a crypto custody and payment provider, and Exabits ($15M), a decentralized AI and computing infrastructure.
Performance of the recent Binance Launchpool projects
Vana (VANA) 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.
❗️Dear community, CryptoDiffer will hold an AMA with PLAY on December 16th at 1:00 PM UTC in the CryptoDiffer Telegram Chat!
The reward pool for the best questions is $100 USDC!
(Questions from previous AMAs are strictly forbidden and people will be disqualified from participating in the reward distribution.)
CHAT 🗣 https://t.me/joinchat/Brbs51k5cWoRBKtsgmb6Ew
Projects that will hold its initial listing next week
Presenting the list of the projects that have already announced their initial listing and plan to enter the crypto market within the next 7 days. The list includes Vana, Over Protocol, Pentagon Games, BitBall, Glacier Network, Usual and Tomarket.
MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS IN DECEMBER!
A full list of Major Upcoming Events, to be updated
👉 https://cryptodiffer.com/events
