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Aptos (APT) DeFi Ecosystem Overview
Aptos DeFi ecosystem TVL – $1.31 billion, with a 15.5% loss in the last 30 days. Leading the ecosystem are Aries Markets ($306 million), Echo Protocol ($244 million), and Amnis Finance ($193 million).
Binancе US restores fiat deposits and withdrawals for the first time since 2023
Сustomers can deposit and withdraw dollars on the platform for the first time in almost two years. Fiat functionality was suspended in June 2023 after the SEC sued Bіnаnce US, alleging violations of securities laws.
👉 theblock.co/post/341730/binance-us-restores-fiat-deposits-withdrawals
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.
Latest projects that were listed on the Bithumb exchange
Bithumb has just listed Gnosis (GNO) on its crypto exchange under the Korean Won (KRW) trading pair. Let's take a look at its previous listings on Korean markets and the details behind them.
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.27T (-0.15%)
BTC Price: $95,681 (+0.25%)
BTC Dominance: 57.9% (-0.10%)
Fear & Greed Index: 44 (Fear)
Total Value Locked: $165B (-0.68%)
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
Universal Protocol announced the closure of $9 million funding round led by a16z
Other investors include Coinbase Ventures, Four Cities Capital, and Data Tech Fund. Universal introduces uAssets, a 1:1-backed wrapped token that lets users trade native assets without leaving the selected chain. The app is live on Base, Polygon, and Arbitrum.
👉 x.com/universaldotxyz/status/1892220117578133517
Kaito (KAITO) launches on Binance HODLer Airdrops
Kaito AI is building an AI-powered InfoFi network that enables the market to redistribute attention and capital more efficiently while rewarding all participants. KAITO listing is expected to occur on multiple exchanges on February 20th, 1:00 PM UTC.
👉 binance.com/en/support/announcement/introducing-kaito
Strategy is launching a $2B convertible note offering
The offering allows investors to convert debt into equity. This approach enables Strategy to expand its BTC holdings without immediately selling company stock. The notes mature on March 1, 2030, unless repurchased, redeemed, or converted earlier.
👉 strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-proposed-private-offering-of-2b-of-convertible-senior-notes_02-18-2025
Caldera introduced native token of its ecosystem - ERA
ERA token is designed to support its growing rollup ecosystem. It will play a key role in governance, staking, and incentivizing, further decentralizing the platform. Caldera is a deployment platform that enables the launch of high-performance rollups.
👉 mirror.xyz/calderafdn.eth/oogpCYcH1yVGqsmkQ_Uw-k-Nmi-kHM-xp9xppNeGipA
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.
