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Bitcoin & Ethereum Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) Spotlight
On February 25, spot crypto ETFs experienced record outflows totaling $987.9 million, with approximately 10,250 BTC and 19,940 ETH sold. Leading sellers included BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale, and Ark 21Shares.
Raise secured $63 million in funding to build a crypto platform for gift cards
Haun Ventures led the funding round. Other investors include Paper Ventures, Selini Capital, GSR as well as Raj Gokal, the co-founder of the blockchain Solana. Latest round brings Raise's total funding to over $220 million, building on prior investments from Accel, Paypal, and others.
👉 x.com/RaiseApp/status/1894756965534007477
Top-15 DEXs by Trading Volume growth in the last 30 days
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DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.03T (+1.25%)
BTC Price: $88,510 (-1.15%)
BTC Dominance: 57.9% (-1.20%)
Fear & Greed Index: 21 (Extreme Fear)
Total Value Locked: $154B (-1.58%)
Fеtch.аi introduces ASI-1 Mini, the first Web3 LLM, designed for Agentic AI
ASI-1 Mini represents a next-gen AI architecture built for complex agentic workflows. ASI-1 Mini is the first major product from the ASI Alliance’s innovation stack, marking the beginning of the ASI. ASI-1 Mini is now available as a tiered freemium product for FET holders.
👉 fetch.ai/blog/fetch-ai-inc-introduces-asi-1-mini-the-world-s-first-web3-llm-designed-for-agentic-ai
Top-15 Dapps by Total Fees Generated this winter
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.
Foresight VC committed $25M to support BNB Chain initiatives
The funding to BNB Chain's Incubation Alliance for 2025 provides strategic support, mentorship, and financial backing to early-stage startups within the ecosystem. Additionally, the alliance will host global events to showcase incubated projects.
👉 x.com/ForesightVen/status/1894035696349823485
Liquidations by CEXs in the past 24 hours account for $1.34 billion!
In the past 24 hours, 362,502 traders were liquidated. The largest liquidation happened on Binance - BTC/USDT valued at $20.8M.
Data source: coinglass.com
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $2.99T (-10.1%)
BTC Price: $89,201 (-6.88%)
BTC Dominance: 59.1% (+1.00%)
Fear & Greed Index: 25 (Extreme Fear)
Total Value Locked: $156B (-8.10%)
The biggest Fundraising Rounds conducted in the last 7 days
Projects that received the most funding are Blockaid ($50M), a Web3 security startup, Cygnus ($20M), a modular real yield layer and first Web3 Instagram App Layer, and Kinto ($20M), an Ethereum L2 with built-in compliance mechanisms.
Strategy (MSTR) has acquired 20,356 BTC for ~$1.99 billion
The average purchase price per one BTC is ~$97,514. The total Bitcoin holding is 499,096 BTC acquired for ~$33.1 billion at ~$66,357 per Bitcoin.
👉 x.com/saylor/status/1894010574494687441
Top-15 tokens by Current ROI launched this winter
Among the top performers are MyShell, a platform that enables to build, share, and own AI apps, Vameon, a Web3 game development studio, and Sonic SVM, a first atomic SVM Layer 2 for gaming.
Bybit has restored ETH stocks 1:1 after a $1.4 billion hack
According to Lookonchain, Bybit recovered 446,870 ETH through various means, including OTC purchases, exchange buys, and loans.
However, concerns remain as institutional investors may hesitate due to North Korea’s alleged involvement, raising questions about how and when the $1.4 billion in stolen funds will be laundered.
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.27T (-2.85%)
BTC Price: $95,793 (-0.82%)
BTC Dominance: 58.1% (+0.10%)
Fear & Greed Index: 49 (Neutral)
Total Value Locked: $176B (-2.36%)
The SEC agreed to dismiss its lawsuit case against OpenSea
U.S. SEC ended its OpenSea probe weeks after the NFT platform confirmed its SEA token airdrop, hinting at a possible shift in the SEC’s stance on crypto enforcement.
👉 x.com/dfinzer/status/1893086281300582772
Ondo Finance (ONDO) joined Mastercard Multi-Token Network (MTN)
Ondo's Short-Term U.S. Government Treasuries Fund (OUSG) investment product will be available to businesses on Mastercard's Multi-Token Network (MTN), giving them access to yield via tokenized assets.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2025/02/26/ondo-finance-to-bring-rwas-to-mastercard-network
SEC has dropped its investigations against Uniswap Labs
The move comes just days after the agency ended similar probes into other major players in the crypto industry, such as Coinbase, OpenSea, and Robinhood. Last April, the agency alleged that Uniswap DEX acts as Uniswap Labs’ unregistered securities exchange and broker-dealer.
👉 theblock.co/post/343353/sec-drops-uniswap-labs-investigation-as-agency-continues-crypto-friendly-push-wsj
Hemi mainnet launch is scheduled for March 12
The launch will follow a successful testnet phase with over $300M in TVL and numerous ecosystem partners. Hemi is a modular Layer 2 designed to enhance scalability, security, and interoperability by unifying Bitcoin and Ethereum into a single supernetwork.
👉 hemi.xyz/blog/hemi-to-launch-mainnet-on-march-12/
Bitwise completed a $70 million round of funding from financial institutions and tech investors
Investors in the round include Electric Capital, Haun, ParaFi, MIT, MassMutual, Highland Capital, General Catalyst, among others. Bitwise stewards $12B in client assets, with 30+ investment solutions spanning index funds, non-custodial staking, ETFs, ETPs.
👉 x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1894389259752341811
Top 15 Gainers by Total Fees Generated in the last 30 days
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Babylon (BABY) has opened registration for its airdrop
Registration will end at 8:00 UTC on March 15th. Eligible participants include Phase 1 stakers, Phase 1 finality providers, and contributors to GitHub repositories. Previously, Babylon raised $96M in funding backed by Paradigm and Polychain Capital among others.
👉 babylon.foundation/blogs/airdrop-registration-announcement
RedStone (RED) will be the 64th project on Binance Launchpool!
Launchpool Rewards: 40,000,000 RED. Users will be able to stake BNB, FDUSD and USDC tokens into separate pools to farm RED tokens over 2 days. Binance Pre-Market will then list RED on February 28th, 10:00 UTC. RedStone is a cross-chain oracle provider.
👉 binance.com/en/support/articles/5e1eb05676a0492f889db144
OKX (OKB) affiliate has settled a U.S. DOJ investigation
OKX agreed to pay an $84 million penalty and forfeit ~$421 million in fees earned from U.S. customers, who constituted a small percentage of its global user base. OKX is a crypto exchange known for its advanced trading tools, deep liquidity, and Web3 innovation.
👉 okx.com/learn/aux-cayes-fintech-resolves-investigation
Crypto Events Recap, February 22-24
👉 cryptodiffer.com/feed/analytics/crypto-events-recap-february-22-24-2025
YZi Labs announced an investment in crypto-AI startup Vana, focused on data ownership
As part of the investment, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has joined Vana as an advisor. YZi Labs' investment comes shortly after Vana launched its Mainnet and token last December.
Vana's Layer 1 blockchain allows users to pool their data into Data DAOs, earn rewards, and retain ownership in AI models built from their contributions.
👉 theblock.co/post/342999/yzi-labs-crypto-ai-vana-cz-joins-advisor
Ethena (ENA) has raised $100M to fund finance foray
Investors in this round include Franklin Templeton and F-Prime. Funding will support the introduction of dollar-pegged coin token aimed at traditional financial institutions. Ethena is a creator of a yield-bearing stablecoin, USDe.
👉 news.bloomberglaw.com/crypto/ethena-crypto-project-raises-100-million-to-fund-finance-foray
pump fun is reportedly testing its own AMM feature
pump fun's AMM feature, allowing to trade tokens within its platform, aims to enable in-platform token trading, reducing reliance on Raydium and capturing more volume. RAY token experienced a 25% decline after an on-chain analyst "trenchdiver" shared evidence.
👉 x.com/trenchdiver101/status/1893814646718730393
Infini neobank has been hacked for $49.5 million
The attacker converted stolen funds into DAI using Tornado Cash and later used them to purchase 17,696 ETH to obscure the trail of illicit transactions. Following the hack, Infini’s co-founder has assured customers that they would receive their funds back.
👉 x.com/CertiKAlert/status/1893863045861879928
Projects by Diluted Valuation launched this week
Let's discover the latest projects making waves in the space. Leading the list are Pi Network, a project that enables users to mine crypto using smartphones, Kaito, an AI-powered search engine, and Quai Network, a fully scalable and programmable Layer-1.
MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS IN FEBRUARY-MARCH!
A full list of Major Upcoming Events, to be updated
👉 https://cryptodiffer.com/events
