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Symbiotic launched mainnet of its restaking protocol
Unlike leading restaking protocol EigenLayer, Symbiotic is designed for greater flexibility by allowing users to deposit any ERC-20 token in its security model. Previously, it has closed a $5.8M seed funding round co-led by Paradigm and Cyber Fund.
👉 x.com/symbioticfi/status/1884266642416492713
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.63T (-1.12%)
BTC Price: $102,660 (-0.11%)
BTC Dominance: 56.0% (+0.20%)
Fear & Greed Index: 72 (Greed)
Total Value Locked: $186B (-2.98%)
YZi Labs (form. Binance Labs) has announced its investment in Sign
Sign is an on-chain infrastructure for token distribution and credential verification. The company plans to launch its native token to strengthen its ecosystem and expand partnerships with centralized exchanges and governments.
👉 fortune.com/crypto/2025/01/28/billionaire-binance-cz-founder-jumps-back-into-crypto-with-16-million-investment-in-token-airdrop-service-sign
The biggest Fundraising Rounds conducted in the last 7 days
Projects that received the most funding are SOON ($22M), a rollup stack powered by decoupled SVM, Humanity Protocol ($20M), a digital identity blockchain with a new recognition technology, and SignalPlus ($11M), an Institutional-grade trading tools developer.
Coinbase has announced the listing of Venice ai (VVV)
VVV token, launched on January 27, achieved a diluted valuation exceeding $1B within hours of its debut. 50% of the total 100M VVV supply allocated to airdrops. Venice is an AI platform that offers private and uncensored alternatives to popular AI applications.
👉 x.com/CoinbaseAssets/status/1884019977784561767
KuCoin (KCS) has pleaded guilty to U.S. criminal charges
The company agreed to pay over $297M in fines and forfeitures. As part of the settlement, KuCoin will cease its U.S. operations for at least two years. The U.S. Department of Justice highlighted that KuCoin facilitated billions of dollars in suspicious transactions.
👉 bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-27/kucoin-pleads-guilty-in-crypto-case-agrees-to-pay-300-million
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.65T (+2.58%)
BTC Price: $102,708 (+3.78%)
BTC Dominance: 55.8% (-0.20%)
Fear & Greed Index: 72 (Greed)
Total Value Locked: $191B (+3.25%)
Pudgy Penguins-linked Ethereum L2 Abstract goes live on Mainnet
The network works using ZKsync’s ZK stack and offers native account abstraction, which allows wallets to operate as smart contracts and provides user-friendly features such as email or social logins, recovery mechanisms, and passkey support.
👉 theblock.co/post/337120/pudgy-penguins-linked-ethereum-layer-2-abstract-launches-on-mainnet
Mode launches Synth Subnet on Bittensor to build decentralized AI for crypto price predictions
Synth will use Bittensor’s decentralized architecture and develop AI capabilities to model the volatility of asset prices. Synth will serve as a resource for querying future price probability distributions, targeting use cases in options trading and portfolio management.
👉 theblock.co/post/337156/mode-launches-synth-subnet-on-bittensor-to-build-decentralized-ai-that-predicts-crypto-prices
❗️Dear community, CryptoDiffer will hold an AMA with GOAT Network on January 27th at 1:00 PM UTC in the CryptoDiffer Telegram Chat!
The reward pool for the best questions is $100 USDT!
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Projects by Diluted Valuation launched this week
Let's discover the latest projects making waves in the space. Leading the list are Plume Network, a modular chain focused on RWAfi, SoSoValue, a one-stop financial research platform, and Animecoin, an Azuki-backed project onboarding fans of anime to Web3.
Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) expands to the Solana blockchain
Virtuals has also introduced Meteora Pool and established a Strategic SOL Reserve by allocating 1% of transaction fees to SOL to support and reward agents & creators. Virtuals is building the co-ownership layer for AI agents in gaming and entertainment.
👉 x.com/virtuals_io/status/1883107553183162507
MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS OF THIS WINTER!
A full list of Major Upcoming Events, to be updated
👉 https://cryptodiffer.com/events
Quai Network (QUAI) announced the launch of its Mainnet on January 29
During the Mainnet rollout, Quai will focus on migrating Testnet apps, growing number of holders, and supporting its developer ecosystem. As part of Mainnet launch, Quai will distribute QUAI tokens to key stakeholders, including Testnet participants, ecosystem developers, and early supporters.
👉 qu.ai/blog/quai-network-mainnet-launching-january-29th
An Overview of MicroStrategy’s Latest Bitcoin (BTC) Acquisitions
Over the past 3 months, MicroStrategy has significantly increased its Bitcoin holdings. The company now owns 461,000 BTC, purchased for approximately $27.6 billion at an average cost of $63,610 per Bitcoin.
AI agents platform ai16z (AI16Z) rebranded to ElizaOS
Chris Dixon, managing partner at a16z crypto arm, recently said that a16z had requested that the AI agent platform change its name. In addition to the rebranding, ElizaOS is considering significant changes to its tokenomics and the potential launch of a Layer 1 for AI apps.
👉 x.com/shawmakesmagic/status/1884376511391674742
WalletConnect (WCT) will hold its Public Token Sale on Coinlist
Users submission goes live on Feb 4, 5:00 PM UTC. The WCT sale price - $0.20. Purchase limit - up to $10K with "Filling Up From The Bottom" structure. Diluted Valuation - $200M. Vesting - 100% TGE. WalletConnect enables users to connect crypto wallets to dApps.
👉 x.com/WalletConnect/status/1884277405185171583
Movement Labs unveiled Developer Mainnet ahead of February's Public Launch
Movement Labs has deployed a Developer Mainnet to advance its goal of bringing Facebook's Move Virtual Machine to Ethereum. Movement will also unveil a multi-asset liquidity program to provide the foundation for DeFi applications.
👉 movementnetwork.xyz/article/movement-network-developer-mainnet-has-launched
Layer 1 Network developer Pod raised $10 million in a Seed funding round
A16z CSX and 1kx co-led the round, with participation from Flashbots, Blockchain Builders Fund, and Protagonist. Pod is exploring an alternative approach with its Consensusless Layer 1 Network. Pod is expected to launch Devnet in the coming weeks.
👉 theblock.co/post/337379/pod-layer-1-network-seed-funding
OpenSea launches an OpenSea 2.0 (OS2) featuring a new experience XP points system
The OpenSea 2.0 platform is currently in private beta, with priority access granted to holders of Gemesis NFTs. Recently, it took a snapshot of 49,785 wallets holding Gemesis NFTs as eligible for early access to the OS2 platform.
👉 theblock.co/post/337372/opensea-releases-points-system-for-os2-platform-gives-priority-access-to-gemesis-nft-holders
Fableborne closed a $12.4M Strategic funding round
The funding was led by Delphi Ventures, with participation from Spartan, Sky Mavis, L1D, Arete Capital, Animoca Brands, and YGG. Fableborne is a mobile game developed by Pixion Games that combines ARPG elements with base-building strategy.
👉 fableborne.medium.com/the-future-is-mobile-fableborne-raises-12-4m-to-lead-web3-gamings-mobile-revolution-8f5dadb6132e
Crypto Events Recap, January 26-27
👉 cryptodiffer.com/feed/project-updates/crypto-events-recap-january-26-27-2025
Humanity Protocol raised $20 million in funding at a $1.1 billion valuation
The funding round was co-led by Pantera Capital and Jump Crypto. The protocol allows people to prove they are human without revealing personal details, solving problems like bots, fake accounts, and online fraud.
👉 reuters.com/technology/humanity-protocol-valued-11-bln-after-latest-fundraise-2025-01-27
MicroStrategy has acquired 10,107 BTC for ~$1.1 billion
The average purchase price per one BTC is ~$105,596. The total Bitcoin holding is 471,107 BTC acquired for ~$30.4 billion at ~$64,511 per bitcoin.
👉 x.com/saylor/status/1883848242376650840
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.51T (-8.09%)
BTC Price: $99,087 (-5.64%)
BTC Dominance: 56.0% (+0.40%)
Fear & Greed Index: 71 (Greed)
Total Value Locked: $186B (-5.24%)
Karak Network Foundation has introduced KAR token
KAR token will support its decentralized multi-chain staking protocol that emphasizes risk management. Karak enables the launch of specialized networks without inflation by leveraging shared security and instant, robust validator sets.
👉 blog.karak.network/unveiling-kar/
Performance of the latest projects launched via Polkastarter
The next Polkastarter project to hit the exchanges is AIvalanche DeFAI, the AI Hub offering a wide suite of AI products on Avalanche.
Crypto Events Recap, January 23-24
👉 cryptodiffer.com/feed/project-updates/crypto-events-recap-january-23-24-2025
Latest projects that were listed Binance Futures
Binance Futures is a platform that allows users to trade crypto futures contracts. The list includes Pippin, Vine, VeThor, Official Melania, and Official Trump.
More than $70M was drained from Phemex trading platform
The Singapore-based exchange halted withdrawals earlier on Thursday after being alerted to suspicious activity from several blockchain security firms. Notably, the attackers quickly swapped millions in stolen USDC and USDT, which can be frozen, for ETH.
👉 theblock.co/post/336754/north-korea-hack-group-possibly-behind-70-million-phemex-exploit-experts-say
