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VM-agnostic framework builder Altius has raised $11 million to futureproof blockchain performance
Founders Fund and Pantera Capital led the funding round. Among other participants are Archetype VC, Reforge, DCG, No Limit Holdings, and Amber. Altius is designed to optimize blockchain performance through a VM-agnostic execution framework.
👉 bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/ribbit-leads-50-million-investment-in-crypto-security-platform
Top-15 Total Value Locked (TVL) gainers in the last 30 days
Among the top performers are b14g, a Bitcoin Merge Staking platform, SatLayer, a Bitcoin restaking layer, and Dolomite, a decentralized money market and DEX that runs on Arbitrum.
Monad launches its public testnet on February 19th
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/1891549662336676009
Crypto Events Recap, February 15-17
👉 cryptodiffer.com/feed/analytics/crypto-events-recap-february-15-17-2025
Libra memecoin advisor Hayden Davis admits the team sniped tokens at launch
Hayden Davis, an advisor and Libra project facilitator, said the project's team sniped Libra at launch, claiming it was done to deter others from sniping. Davis also admitted that he was part of Melania Trump’s memecoin, where the team sniped its token.
👉 theblock.co/post/341251/libra-memecoin-facilitator-hayden-davis-admits-team-sniped-token-at-launch
Binance to delist AMB, CLV, STMX, and VITE on February 24
AirDAO (AMB), CLV (CLV), StormX (STMX), and VITE (VITE) trading to be ceased on February 24, 3:00 UTC. Users will be able to withdraw assets until April 24th. The prices of the respective tokens were hit significantly by the news.
👉 binance.com/en/support/binance-delist-amb-clv-stmx-vite
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.32T (-2.49%)
BTC Price: $96,120 (-1.39%)
BTC Dominance: 57.4% (-0.10%)
Fear & Greed Index: 51 (Neutral)
Total Value Locked: $166B (-1.68%)
Projects by Diluted Valuation launched this week
Let's discover the latest projects making waves in the space. Leading the list are Story Protocol, a Layer 1 blockchain designed to tokenize intellectual property, B3 fun, a gaming ecosystem on Base L2, and Solayer, a liquid restaking network on Solana.
MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS IN FEBRUARY!
A full list of Major Upcoming Events, to be updated
👉 https://cryptodiffer.com/events
AI-powered search engine Kaito introduced its native token KAITO
KAITO represents its native token and the fundamental building block of the AI-powered InfoFi network. Kaito enables AI-powered market intelligence with its product suite: Kaito Pro, Yaps, and Connect. Moreover, KAITO has been listed on Aevo Pre-Markets.
👉 x.com/_kaitoai/status/1890379872280682548
Top-10 Coins by 24H Trading Volume on PancakeSwap
Recently, PancakeSwap has surpassed $1 trillion in cumulative trading volume on BNB Chain. This achievement coincides with CZ revealing his dog's name as "Broccoli," which has ignited a surge of BNB Chains volume and memecoins inspired by the canine.
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.33T (-0.59%)
BTC Price: $97,012 (+1.05%)
BTC Dominance: 57.7% (+0.10%)
Fear & Greed Index: 48 (Neutral)
Total Value Locked: $169B (+0.75%)
Web Traffic Spotlight in January: Decentralized Exchanges
Web traffic info shows how many users visited a website. The website viewership helps understand the popularity of the website, website audience geography, and other valuable details.
Data provided by similarweb.com
Ethereum Foundation supplied $120 million worth of Ether to DeFi lending protocols
The foundation has transferred a portion of its ETH holdings into DeFi protocols, including Aave, Compound, and Spark. 30,800 ETH ($81.6M) was moved to Aave (Aave Core and Prime), while 10,000 ETH ($26M) was allocated to Spark. These positions may earn an annualized $1.5 million yield based on the 1.5% supply rate.
👉 theblock.co/post/340582/ethereum-foundation-injects-nearly-120-million-worth-of-ether-into-defi-lending-protocols
Story (IP) conducted its initial listing and launched mainnet
Current Price: 1 IP = $2.01. Current Market Cap: $505M. Fully Diluted Valuation: $2.01B. Story is a Layer 1 blockchain designed to tokenize intellectual property. 58.4% of IP supply allocated to the community.
👉 x.com/StoryProtocol/status/1889952908697018688
Crypto security firm Blockaid secured $50 million in Series B funding
Ribbit Capital led the funding round with participation from GV, formerly known as Google Ventures, alongside existing investors including Variant and Cyberstarts. Blockaid plans to use the money to fund operational growth and research and development.
👉 bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/ribbit-leads-50-million-investment-in-crypto-security-platform
Hyperliquid (HYPE) launched HyperEVM on mainnet
HyperEVM introduces general-purpose programmability for its ecosystem, enabling developers to build custom dApps while maintaining high-performance trading infrastructure. Hyperliquid is a perpetual DEX built on its own high-performance Layer 1.
👉 x.com/HyperFND/status/1891730068151599464
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.27T (-3.31%)
BTC Price: $95,480 (-0.58%)
BTC Dominance: 58.0% (+0.60%)
Fear & Greed Index: 47 (Neutral)
Total Value Locked: $166B (-0.28%)
The biggest Fundraising Rounds conducted in the last 7 days
Projects that received the most funding are HashKey Group ($30M), an End-to-end digital asset financial services group, Plasma ($20.5M), a high-performance blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins and Legend ($15M), a decentralized finance platform.
Most likely candidates for the next Binance delisting
Following the delisting of AMB, CLV, STMX, and VITE, we analyzed the Binance Monitoring List. We identified Firo, Prosper, Kava Lend, MovieBloc, and Cream as potential delisting candidates due to their low Diluted Valuation and low 30-day trading volume.
Argentine lawyers charge President Javier Milei with fraud
On late Friday, Milei posted on X about the LIBRA token, but after deleting the post hours later, the coin’s value collapsed, causing millions in losses to investors. Dave Portnoy revealed that influencers knew about LIBRA launch and were offered free tokens.
👉 apnews.com/article/argentina-milei-cryptocurrency-fraud-charges-c0321f320a00cdb58edfb365ba8ce0f8
Projects that will hold its initial listing next week
Presenting the list of the projects that already announced their initial listing and plan to enter the crypto market within the next 7 days. The list includes AthenaX9, Quai Network, FORKAST, Pi Network, BAD Coin and Rivalz.
pump fun mobile app is now live on IOS and Android
The mobile app is listed in the “entertainment” category on both app stores, and has generated over 100,000 downloads, with user ratings ~2.5 stars out of 5 on average. pump fun has been responsible for the launch of more than 7 million tokens since its launch.
👉 x.com/pumpdotfun/status/1890416363165909079
Crypto Events Recap, February 13-14
👉 cryptodiffer.com/feed/analytics/crypto-events-recap-february-13-14-2025
HashKey Group secured a $30 million investment from Gaorong Ventures
HashKey previously secured $100 million in a Series A round at a $1.2 billion valuation in 2024 without disclosing the investors. Gaorong Ventures is a Beijing-based venture capital that invests in early and growth-stage tech, internet, and consumer startups.
👉 theblock.co/post/340896/hashkey-group-gaorong-ventures-investment
Ethereum (ETH) Pectra upgrade now live on testnets
Upcoming upgrade aims to enhance network efficiency and scalability. A key feature is EIP-7251, which proposes increasing the validator stake from 32 to 2,048 ETH. This adjustment allows them to reduce operational complexity and improve network performance.
👉 theblock.co/post/340860/ethereum-devs-release-client-software-for-pectra-upgrade-on-testnets-mainnet-launch-expected-in-april
NFT brand Doodles to launch Solana-based token DOOD
The token supply set at 10 billion, with its largest allocations going to Doodles community (35%) and an ecosystem fund (25%). Doodles follows Pudgy Penguins as the latest NFT brand to announce a token airdrop. During February 2 - 9, Doodles trading volume set at $2.46 million.
👉 x.com/doodles/status/1890082282364629239
OpenSea introduced its native token SEA ahead of OpenSea 2.0 public release
The OpenSea Foundation kicks off the SEA native token with support for US customer. Date and details on TGE and claim process will be announced later. Previously, OpenSea rolled out the OpenSea 2.0 Open Beta with a fully reimagined product suite.
👉 x.com/openseafdn/status/1890041091577057522
Latest projects added to Binance Alpha listing pool
Binance Alpha is a pre-listing selection platform enhancing transparency in the token listing process. Tokens showcased on Binance Alpha are handpicked using Binance’s industry expertise and advanced analysis.
MyShell (SHELL) has kicked off its Public Sale via Binance Wallet
The subscription period will end on February 13th at 13:59 UTC. Allocation will be determined, based on the user's subscription amount relative to the total amount deposited. Allocation: 40M SHELL. Price per 1 SHELL: 0.00003175 BNB. Cap per User: 3 BNB.
👉 binance.com/en/events/myshell-subscription-rules
