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Crypto Events Recap, February 4-5
👉 cryptodiffer.com/feed/analytics/crypto-events-recap-february-4-5-2025
Optimism (OP) DeFi Ecosystem Overview
Optimism DeFi ecosystem TVL – $621 million, with a 28.3% loss in the last 30 days. Leading the ecosystem are Aave ($169 million), Synthetixs ($95.7 million), and Velodrome ($54.1 million).
Token trading infrastructure provider Reservoir raises $14 million in Series A funding
Union Square Ventures led the round, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Variant, Archetype, 1kx. The Series A round brings total capital raised to $26 million. The platform expands beyond NFTs, enabling token trading into apps across multiple blockchains.
👉 theblock.co/post/338994/token-trading-reservoir-funding
Berachain (BERA) launches on Binance HODLer Airdrops
Users who subscribed to Simple Earn products on January 22-26 will get the airdrop distribution. Binance will list BERA on February 6 at 1:00 PM UTC. Berachain is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain built on Proof-of-Liquidity consensus.
👉 binance.com/en/support/announcement/introducing-berachain-bera-on-binance-hodler-airdrops-earn-bera
MetaMask has announced the launch of Gas Station
Gas Station feature lets users pay transaction fees with tokens beyond just ETH, enhancing flexibility and making transactions more convenient across various networks. It currently supports USDT, USDC, DAI, ETH, wETH, wBTC, wstETH and wSOL.
👉 metamask.io/news/latest/metamask-feature-update-gas-station
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.33T (-0.11%)
BTC Price: $97,668 (-0.69%)
BTC Dominance: 58.1% (-0.50%)
Fear & Greed Index: 54 (Neutral)
Total Value Locked: $166B (+0.75%)
Bitcoin Ordinals project Taproot Wizards raised $30 million in funding led by Standard Crypto
The round was led by early Taproot Wizards supporter Standard Crypto, with participation from Cyberfund, Collider Ventures, among others. The team is focused on advancing the OPCAT ecosystem, which will expand the functionality of Bitcoin.
👉 theblock.co/post/338805/taproot-wizards-raises-30-million-to-expand-op_cat-functionality-on-bitcoin
Berachain announced the Mainnet launch on February 6
Berachain is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain built on Proof-of-Liquidity consensus. Previously, it completed Pre-Deposit & Boyco campaigns, securing apr. $3.38 billion in TVL. Berachain raised $211 million from Framework, Polychain, Brevan Howard, Animoca Brands, and others.
👉 x.com/berachain/status/1886777450480259265
Monad has announced its testnet launch in February
The Monad testnet will offer developers an environment to explore the platform's features while enabling users to validate their app settings. Monad is a high-performance, EVM-compatible Layer 1.
👉 x.com/monad_xyz/status/1886469163209613678
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.33T (+2.31%)
BTC Price: $98,518 (+2.86%)
BTC Dominance: 58.6% (-0.20%)
Fear & Greed Index: 72 (Greed)
Total Value Locked: $165B (+4.86%)
The biggest Fundraising Rounds conducted in January
Projects that received the most funding are Phantom ($150M), a non-custodial crypto wallet, Komainu ($75M), a digital asset services provider, and Sygnum ($58M), a global digital asset bank.
Largest known Bitcoin hodlers, including CEXs and Individuals
This infographic reveals the largest known BTC hodlers, from exchanges like Coinbase and Binance to major institutions like BlackRock and MicroStrategy.
Cookie DAO (COOKIE) has launched an Agent Cookie
Agent Cookie is an AI-driven trading agent utilizing automated strategies and offering terminal for users to view the agent’s decision-making in real time. Cookie DAO offers real-time data infrastructure for AI agents, indexing 7TB of on-chain.
👉 x.com/agentcookiefun/status/1885401855414431979
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.22T (-9.65%)
BTC Price: $95,710 (-3.66%)
BTC Dominance: 58.8% (+1.50%)
Fear & Greed Index: 44 (Fear)
Total Value Locked: $155B (-19.2%)
Crypto Events Recap, January 30-31
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Freshly launched Solana-based coins you should know about
These coins have already sparked curiosity and engagement in the community and created a true "rags to riches" story for many early holders.
IOTA launches the Return of IOTA campaign with 3M IOTA rewards pool
Users can complete tasks to collect NFT and get access to the WAGMI portal. Previously, IOTA unveiled major upgrade – the Rebased, bringing parallelized MoveVM and EVM, 50k+ TPS and <500ms finality, and more. The IOTA Rebased public testnet is live.
👉 x.com/iotalabs_/status/1884293673988333583
Ondo Finance launches tokenization platform for open onchain access to US securities
The Ondo Global Markets, is a new platform designed to open up onchain exposure to US public securities such as stocks, bonds, and ETFs. Ondo GM is expected to solve issues in the current securities investment environment such as high fees, limited access, transfer friction, and lack of interoperability.
👉 theblock.co/post/338975/ondo-finance-launches-rwa-tokenization-platform
Ionic Protocol on Mode L2 suffered an $8.8M exploit
Hackers used fake LBTC (Lombard BTC) as collateral for lending on Ionic. Ionic Protocol is a DeFi platform that allows users to lend, borrow, and earn interest. ZachXBT linked Ionic to the twice-hacked Midas protocol, noting it reused Midas’s outdated 2022 audit.
👉 x.com/ionicmoney/status/1886794417270317159
Olas raised $13.8M to support the launch of agent app store
The app store will let users own and control AI agents directly on-chain for various use cases, such as social media accounts or trading in DeFi. Olas has also introduced Accelerator program, which offers up to $1M in grants and OLAS token rewards to developers.
👉 x.com/autonolas/status/1886822224893743557
Latest Trump’s World Liberty Financial token acquisitions
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), backed by the Trump family, aims to strengthen the US dollar in DeFi. However, today's crypto transfer to Coinbase Prime has sparked community concerns. Let's examine its portfolio and consider what's coming next for WLFI.
Top Optimism (OP) dApps by the number of users in the last 30D
The infographic depicts the Top Optimism 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.
Top 15 Gainers by Total Fees Generated in the last 30 days
In DeFi, protocols charge fees for using services like swaps or lending. These fees, often small, are paid to liquidity providers or directed to a protocol's treasury. With high trading volumes, fees can add up significantly making the projects financially healthy and profitable.
Latest projects that were listed on Coinbase
Coinbase has recently revealed that ether fi (ETHFI) and Bittensor (TAO) will be added to its listing roadmap. Let's take a look at their previous listings and the details behind them.
Crypto Events Recap, February 1-3
https://cryptodiffer.com/feed/analytics/crypto-events-recap-february-1-3-2025
TON Foundation board member launches $100 million VC fund TVM Ventures
The TON Virtual Machine VC will focus on DeFi and PayFi verticals at valuations of $5 to $10M and on farming liquidity to help protocols establish the minimum liquidity needed. TVM Ventures has invested in four startups: Factorial, Torch Finance, Fiva, Memes Lab.
👉 theblock.co/post/338477/ton-foundation-steve-yun-tvm-ventures
Largest known Bitcoin hodlers, including CEXs and Individuals
This infographic reveals the largest known BTC hodlers, from exchanges like Coinbase and Binance to major institutions like BlackRock and MicroStrategy.
Liquidations by CEXs in the past 24 hours account for $2.27 billion!
In the past 24 hours, 746,652 traders were liquidated. The largest single liquidation happened on Binance - ETH/BTC valued at $25.6M.
Data source: coinglass.com
MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS IN FEBRUARY!
A full list of Major Upcoming Events, to be updated
👉 https://cryptodiffer.com/events
Uniswap Labs (UNI) launches Uniswap V4, a customizable DeFi developer platform
Uniswap V4 transforms protocol into a developer platform, bringing hooks – modular plugins that allow developers to build custom logic for pools, swaps, fees, and LP positions. Uniswap v4 is live across 10 chains, and available on all Uniswap Labs products.
👉 blog.uniswap.org/uniswap-v4-is-here
