Bitcoin miner manufacturer Auradine has raised $80M Series B funding round
Several investors joined the Series B round, including StepStone Group, Top Tier Capital, MVP Ventures, Maverick Capital, Celesta Capital, Mayfield Fund, and Marathon Digital.
👉 theblock.co/post/287572/bitcoin-miner-manufacturer-auradine-series-b-halving
Lava Network has announced a partnership with Union
Lava Network will serve as the access layer for Union, enabling fast and decentralized interoperability across the Web3 ecosystem. The launch date for the Lava Mainnet will be announced soon. Lava is a modular blockchain network providing data access through RPCs and indexing.
👉 x.com/lavanetxyz/status/1777375271236292660
ZAP is officially live on Blast L2 Mainnet
Users can launch and invest in the next big project, complete missions to secure allocation and XP and be the first in line for curated launches coming on ZAP Labs. ZAP is a multi-purpose token distribution ecosystem, built on top of Blast.
👉 x.com/zaponblast/status/1777730546069537021
Y8U (Y8U) will hold its IDO on Ape Terminal on April 16th
The subscription period is live until April 16th, 7:00 UTC. The sale token price - $0.02. IDO Hard Cap - $100,000. FDV - $20,000,000. Y8U is a Layer 1 blockchain for AI projects backed by NVIDIA and incubated by Humаns.АI.
👉 launch.apeterminal.io/project/y8u_ai
Mystiko Network (XZK) has launched an airdrop campaign
Users can now join the campaign by joining its Discord and claiming Discord airdrop roles for completing social and on-chain tasks to earn more XZK tokens. Mystiko is the ZK layer of Web3 which provides a universal ZK protocol and a ZK software development kit.
👉 medium.com/@Mystiko.Network/unlocking-the-mystiko-airdrop-campaign-your-guide-to-participation-b471d11f6527
Catamoto (CATA) will hold its IDO on Ape Terminal
The subscription period is live until April 12th, 7:00 UTC. The sale token price - $0.000587. IDO Hard Cap - $200,000. FDV - $11,700,000. Catamoto is a community memecoin project on BNB Chain with the native token, CATA.
👉 launch.apeterminal.io/project/catamoto
NATIX Network (NATIX) released Airdrop Program on Galxe
The campaign provides rewards for participants as they explore NATIX Network, use the Drive& app, engage with community, and support the network growth. NATIX is the AI-powered dynamic map supercharged by the DePIN and driver community.
👉 app.galxe.com/quest/NatixNetwork/GCpLRtTRkM
FuelOnBlast (PAWS) partners with XSwap (XSWAP)
The collaboration with XSwap, a Cross-Chain Swaps Protocol powered by Chainlink, comes after the FuelOnBlast unveiled upcoming public token sale on Ape Terminal. FuelOnBlast offers a platform for creators to easily design and launch their tokens.
👉 x.com/FuelOnBlast/status/1777728186060804300
Gunzilla Games will integrate the GUNZ blockchain into OpenSea
GUNZ is a blockchain for AAA games integrated into Off The Grid and developed by Gungilla Games. Off The Grid players and OpenSea users will be able to trade in-game items natively on the GUNZ chain through OpenSea using the GUN token.
👉 x.com/GUNbyGUNZ/status/1777690309788344622
Web Traffic Spotlight in March: Centralized Exchanges
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DeXe Protocol (DEXE) has announced a partnership with DWF Labs
The DeXe Protocol has entered into a liquidity partnership with DWF Labs to drive decentralized governance and promote the adoption of DeXe technology.
👉 x.com/DexeNetwork/status/1777682917893816438
Venture Studio Thesis unveiled the Bitcoin layer 2 network, dubbed Mezo
Mezo allows BTC owners to hold their tokens while earning yield. A $21M fundraising accompanied its launch. Pantera Capital led its funding with Hack VC, Multicoin, Nascent, and other participating.
👉 fortune.com/crypto/2024/04/09/21-million-series-a-mezo-bitcoin-layer-2-hodl-hodlers/
Monad Labs has closed a $225M funding round led by Paradigm
Other investors in the round include Electric Capital and Greenoaks. Funding will be used to build a layer-1 chain to challenge competitors such as Solana and Sui. Monad’s $225 million funding round represents the largest crypto fundraise of 2024 so far.
👉 fortune.com/crypto/2024/04/09/monad-paradigm-greenoaks-jump-crypto-funding-225-million/
HashKey Group unveiled its Layer 2, dubbed HashKey Chain
The network offers its users low-cost, efficient, and developer-friendly on-chain services and utilizes a native token, HSK, to incentivize ecosystem contributors. HashKey Group is a Hong Kong-headquartered digital asset services provider.
👉 theblock.co/post/287214/hashkey-ethereum-layer-2
Primex (PMX) rolled out points-based campaign with CoinList
The campaign is designed for users to earn points through different activities on a bi-weekly basis as Lenders and Traders. Rewards pool is 20M ePMX (2% of total supply). Primex Finance is a non-custodial prime brokerage protocol that connects lenders with traders.
👉 coinlist.co/primex-rewards-campaign
Top-15 Cross-Chain Bridges by volume in the last 30 days
A cross-chain bridge is a type of decentralized application that enables the transfer of assets from one blockchain to another.
MetalCore launched its closed beta on Immutable zkEVM
MetalCore is now the first playable game on the blockchain. The game is in second closed beta period, which limits the number of players, between April 9 and April 22. MetalCore is a combined arms PVP shooter video game.
👉 theblock.co/post/287392/web3-game-metalcore-launches-on-the-immutable-zkevm-blockchain
Top-15 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Coins by Market Capitalization
These digital assets are in the front row of revolutionizing the crypto market by ushering in an era where transactions aren't just secure but smart, thanks to AI-driven smart contracts.
Starship introduces Moonbase, a growth fund for its NFT holders
The Moonbase fund will be used to build a strong treasury via buyback activities and an insurance fund to protect Starship NFT holders in unfavorable situations. The initial step is a dedicated PFP collection for the Starship community.
👉 blog.starship.network/introducing-moonbase-a-growth-initiative-for-starship-nft-holders
Plume Network has announced an integration with EthSign
Integration with Sign Protocol, the next-generation chain-agnostic digital consent protocol, will provide more verifiable data sharing and credentialing across Web3.
👉 x.com/plumenetwork/status/1777787438724698366
EigenLayer rolls out its protocol and EigenDA on Mainnet
EigenLayer will be initially launched in a beta version with a restricted feature set. Moreover, Coinbase and Google Cloud joined EigenLayer as network operators shortly after the mainnet went live.
👉 blog.eigenlayer.xyz/mainnet-launch-eigenlayer-eigenda
Sharpe AI (SAI) will hold its public sale on AIT Launchpad
To join the sale, users must stake AIT tokens in the 56 day pool. Sale Hard Cap is $100K. IDO Price is $0.02. Vesting: 20% at TGE. Snapshot date: April 10th. Sharpe is an institutional-grade crypto App, serving as a unified frontend for intelligence, tracking and investing.
👉 twitter.com/aitprotocol/status/1777406408482336792
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $2.72T (-2.28%)
BTC Price: $69,263 (-0.88%)
BTC Dominance: 50.1% (+0.20%)
Fear & Greed Index: 78 (Extreme Greed)
Total Value Locked: $168B (-3.45%)
ZeroLend (ZERO) has unveiled its TGE on April 29th
ZeroLend, a DeFi protocol and lending market with a focus on LRT and RWA lending, privacy, and account abstraction, has unveiled a ZERO token launch on April 29th.
👉 twitter.com/zerolendxyz/status/1777592295296291056
Mystiko (XZK) has announced a partnership with Merlin Chain
The partnership with Merlin Chain, a native Bitcoin Layer 2 that integrates the ZK-rollups, Oracles, DAs, and on-chain BTC fraud-proof modules, will bring ZK-based scalability to Bitcoin via Mystiko ZK SDK.
👉 x.com/MystikoNetwork/status/1777637492344455563
Ponder (PNDR) has announced a partnership with Hybrid
Ponder partners with Hybrid, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 enriched with specialized data layers for AI, and home to Atlas, its machine learning model (MLL), designed to deliver intuitive AI-driven analytics.
👉 x.com/Ponder_One/status/1777381570388660307
Non-EVM dApps by the number of users in the last 30D
The infographic depicts the top-12 Non-EVM 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.
Nibiru Chain (NIBI) has announced a partnership with XSwap (XSWAP)
Xswap integrates with Nibiru enabling secure cross-chain swapping capabilities using Chainlink's CCIPX. Nibiru users can now easily swap, bridge, stake, and lend with just one click with no need for multiple transactions.
👉 x.com/NibiruChain/status/1777367102552203381
SatoshiVM (SAVM) has announced an integration with Supra
Supra will integrate high throughput price feeds for SAVM/USDT, BTC/USDT, ETH/USDT, ETH/BTC, and USDT/USD pairs on SatoshiVM Alpha Mainnet to provide users and developers with real-time and accurate market data.
👉 x.com/satoshivm/status/1777383063754002802
BounceBit has partnered with Polyhedra Network (ZK)
Through this integration, BounceBit will integrate zkBridge and Bitcoin Messaging & Token Swap protocol to accelerate liquidity growth. BounceBit is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 BTC restaking chain.
👉 medium.com/@bouncebit/bouncebit-partners-with-polyhedra-network-to-integrate-zkbridge-cf4a52da20b6