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Top Arbitrum Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in Arbitrum $ARB is around $2.7B, according to DefiLlama.com. Let’s compare the top DeFi-protocols on Arbitrum by current TVL in USD, in order to evaluate their adoption scale.
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Sling Money has raised $15M in a Series A funding round led by Union Square Ventures
Sling Money, a stablecoin-based global payment app, secured $15M in a Series A led by Union Square Ventures. Other investors in the round include Ribbit Capital and Slow Ventures. Sling Money allows people to quickly send money globally and is enabled by the Pax Dollar or USDP stablecoin. Previously, it has raised $5M in a seed funding round led by Ribbit Capital. Slow Ventures also participated.
🔗 theblock.co/post/311223/sling-money-a-stablecoin-based-global-payment-app-raises-15-million-in-series-a
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Rhinestone has raised $5M in a Seed funding round led by 1kx
Rhinestone, a startup building out modular smart accounts infrastructure, has secured $5M in a seed funding round led by 1kx. Other investors in the round include CoinFund, Lattice, Heartcore, Circle Ventures, Alchemy Ventures, Daedalus, zkSync and Cyber.
Rhinestone provides tools for developers to augment smart account features via self-contained modules, with the ultimate goal of improving smart contract interoperability, security and other features.
TON Foundation alumni have raised $40M to launch TON Ventures
TON Foundation $TON members, Ian Wittkopp and Inal Kardan, have launched TON Ventures, a for-profit venture capital firm, with an inaugural fund of $40M. With their new fund, the duo aims to invest in startups building on TON blockchain. Wittkopp declined to name the fund's investors or limited partners but said they are mainly individual private investors who want to support the long-term growth of the TON ecosystem.
TON Ventures has already backed over a dozen startups, including Catizen, Tradoor and Evaa Protocol. Current price is $7.05. Current FDV is $36.05B.
🔗 theblock.co/post/311103/ton-foundation-alumni-40-million-fund-ton-ventures
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MetaMask launches blockchain-based debit card developed with Mastercard and Baanx
MetaMask announced the pilot launch of its self-titled MetaMask Card — powered by Mastercard and fintech platform Baanx. The card allows the crypto wallet's users to spend cryptocurrency for everyday purchases. The card is limited to a few thousand digital-only cards available to users in the European Union and the United Kingdom in its current phase. Moreover, users must hold their crypto on-chain on the Linea network.
MetaMask's card is similar to other Baanx-powered crypto debit cards, such as the CL Card, which allows Ledger users to spend their crypto wherever Mastercard is accepted. Meanwhile, other crypto debit cards connected to centralized, custodial platforms — such as Coinbase Card and Crypto.com Visa Card — allow for similar spendability.
🔗 consensys.io/blog/metamask-mastercard-and-baanx-unveil-revolutionary-way-to-pay-with-crypto-pr
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Sahara AI has raised $43M in a Series A round led by Binance Labs, Pantera Capital, and Polychain Capital
Sahara AI, a startup integrating blockchain and artificial intelligence, has secured $43M in a Series A round led by Binance Labs, Pantera Capital, and Polychain Capital. Other investors in the round include Samsung Next, Matrix Partners, dao5 and Geekcartel.
Sahara AI aims to reward the users, data sources, and AI trainers crucial to the success of generative AI through its decentralized blockchain platform.
Aethir [ATH] has conducted listing on Bithumb and Upbit today, on August 14th
Aethir $ATH has been listed on Bithumb and Upbit today, on August 14th. Recently, Aethir announced the Edge Early Adopter Bonus Program launch on September 1st. During the program period until October 31st, active Edge GPU devices will earn a 60% bonus on top of their base $ATH rewards. Current $ATH price is $0.071. Current FDV is $3B.
Aethir is a decentralised GPU cloud infrastructure, positioned as an enterprise-grade AI-focused GPU-as-a-service provider, tailored for AI and gaming. Backed by Framework Ventures, Merit Circle, Hashkey, Animoca Brands, and others, Aethir has raised over $32M for its ecosystem. Moreover, it raised around $111M via Node sale on Impossible Finance.
🔗 x.com/AethirCloud/status/1823570932209774799
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Essential has raised $11M in a Series A funding round led by Archetype
Essential has secured $11M in a Series A funding round led by Archetype. Other investors included IOSG Ventures, Spartan Group, Mirana Ventures, Amber Group, Maven 11, Heartcore Capital, Selini, DCLM, and Big Brain Holdings.
Moreover, Essential has unveiled Pint, its programming language for developing intent-centric or declarative blockchain applications.
Toncoin [TON] farming will be launched on Binance Launchpool on August 15th
Farming of $TON tokens will be launched on Binance Launchpool. Users will be able to stake their $BNB and $FDUSD tokens into separate pools to farm $TON over 20 days, starting August 15th. 7.65M $TON will be offered on Launchpool: 6.5M $TON in rewards (85%) will be offered to $BNB stakers, 1.15M $TON (15%) to $FDUSD.
Binance is also excited to announce Binance Super Earn, a new way for users to earn a
special APR with selected newly listed tokens right after listing. Users can lock TON in Simple Earn Locked Products to enjoy the special APR.
Apeiron [APRS] has launched early PVE access for Godlings
Apeiron $APRS has rolled early PVE access for Goldings, the holders of the planet NFTs, that will last until August 22th. Apeiron will reward players with a $ANIMA farming boost and a free Apostle mint item. Moreover, top 100 at the end of the testing leaderboard will get 1x Doodelic Wing (free apostle mint item).
Apeiron is the NFT-based P2E game, that features God Game and RPG battle modes through which you can collect, trade, and battle with unique digital assets. It raised $13.5M in two funding rounds Hashed Fund, Spartan Group, Morningstar Ventures, DeFiance Capital and others. Current $APRS price is $0.26. Current market cap is $26.9M. Current FDV is $261M.
🔗 x.com/ApeironNFT/status/1822963656042438859
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Sharpe AI will distribute 13% of SAI token supply across multiple Airdrop seasons
Sharpe AI will allocate 130M $SAI (13% of token supply), which will be divided across multiple seasons. The snapshot date for the Season 1 airdrop is set for August 25th at 12 AM UTC. Users' eligibility and allocation will be based on your activity and holdings of Sharpe Points as of this date and time. Sharpe Points will be converted to $SAI tokens on a pro-rata basis.
Previously, Sharpe AI conducted IDOs on Ape Terminal and AIT Launchpad and rescheduled its initial listing on Gate and MEXC to August 27th. IDO price is $0.02. Initial market cap is $1.62M.
Symbiotic has launched its devnet ahead of a planned mainnet release later in Q3
Restaking protocol Symbiotic has launched its devnet on the Ethereum Holesky test network ahead of a planned mainnet release later in Q3. Symbiotic allows users to deposit funds to support third-party protocols through a shared security model, positioning itself as a competitor to EigenLayer. It sets itself apart by supporting a variety of ERC-20 tokens beyond just ether and specific derivatives.
Symbiotic is a shared security protocol with around $1B in TVL that provides a flexible, permissionless coordination layer, allowing network builders to control and adapt their restaking and staking implementations. Previously, it has raised $5.8M in a seed funding round co-led by Paradigm and Cyber Fund.
🔗 theblock.co/post/310451/eigenlayer-competitor-symbiotic-launches-devnet-mainnet-q3
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AutoLayer [LAY3R] has announced a partnership with Nektar Network
AutoLayer $LAY3R has teamed up with Nektar Network, a multi-layered restaking network built on Ethereum with a comprehensive incentives system. Through this partnership, users will be able to restake on Nektar through AutoLayer and receive rewards at the same time.
AutoLayer is the LRTfi hub on Arbitrum, which offers one-click liquid restaking and staking along with other DeFi strategies and incentives. Previously, AutoLayer announced its IDO on Poolz Finance. IDO price is $0.65, at $20.8M valuation. Initial market cap is $435K.
🔗 x.com/AutoLayer/status/1821914216418119747
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Zesh [ZESH] has announced a partnership with Cluster Protocol
Zesh $ZESH, an AI-powered SocialFi suite of tools, leveraging its zkML, has partnered with Cluster Protocol, a decentralized infrastructure for AI and DePINs. Through this partnership, projects will provide a powerful, efficient, and secure environment for building and growing genuine Web3 communities.
Previously, Zesh launched its Telegram Mini App - To The Moon. Users can access the To The Moon mini-application via Telegram, complete tasks, invite friends, and grab a share of the $ZESH airdrop.
🔗 x.com/ZeshApps/status/1822619134804234356
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Top Upcoming Events of the Next Week
We compiled a list of top important upcoming events of the next week (Aug 12th - Aug 18th) among blockchain projects, including Aleph Zero $AZERO, Aptos $APT, Immutable $IMX, The Sandbox $SAND, Flow $FLOW, QORPO World $QORPO, ZeroLend $ZERO, Cronos $CRO, bitSmiley, Starknet $STRK, Efinity $EFI, Uniswap $UNI, and Arbitrum $ARB. Stay tuned!
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Renzo [REZ] has unveiled first Solana’s LRT on Jito Network - ezSOL
Renzo $REZ will launch $ezSOL, a Solana liquid restaking token (LRT), on Jito Network $JTO. Users will be able to mint $ezSOL using $JitoSOL as the underlying staked asset, leveraging Jito's MEV-enhanced validator network. Renzo plans to launch $ezSOL next month, allowing users to utilize $ezSOL across lending platforms, AMMs, and aggregators while retaining exposure to restaking.
Renzo is an Ethereum restaking protocol and strategy manager based on EigenLayer framework with $3.15B in TVL. Previously, it raised $20.2M in a three funding round backed by ConsenSys, Brevan Howard Digital Maven 11, OKX Ventures, Paper Ventures, and Figment Capital. It has also received a strategic investment from Binance Labs. Current $REZ price is $0.044. Current FDV is $443M.
🔗 x.com/RenzoProtocol/status/1823746177885450506
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XION has introduced XION Foundation and utility token XION
XION has unveiled the XION Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to guiding the XION ecosystem and upholding its core values. Meanwhile, XION introduced $XION, the utility token powering the XION Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network that establishes a solid foundation for a flourishing, self-sustaining ecosystem. The details on token distribution and release date will be announced soon.
XION Foundation supports teams building secure, open-source, and decentralized applications within the ecosystem, and its primary aim is to ensure that Web3 is universally accessible through XION.
Top Blockchains by Commits and Development Activity in last 7 days
Let’s compare the top blockchains by GitHub commits and active developers in last 7 days, according to artemis.xyz, in order to evaluate their current development activity.
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Parfin has raised $10M in a Series A funding round led by ParaFi Capital
Parfin, a crypto infrastructure company building a permissioned Ethereum Layer 2, secured $10M in a Series A led by ParaFi Capital. Other investors in the round include Framework Ventures, L4 Venture Builder and Núclea.
Parfin is a developer of Rayls, a permissioned EVM blockchain geared to enterprise use cases like tokenization, CBDCs and intra-institution transactions. The company says it has raised $38M in total funding to date.
🔗 theblock.co/post/311159/parafi-capital-leads-10-million-series-a-into-permissioned-ethereum-layer-2-developer-parfin
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Coinbase is going to launch tokenized Bitcoin product - cbBTC
Coinbase teased the launch of an apparent tokenized Bitcoin $BTC product named cbBTC. This product appears to be named similarly to Coinbase’s Ethereum staking derivative product, cbETH. Coinbase's upcoming product could potentially allow for holding bitcoin on Ethereum and Layer 2 chains, acting as a source of liquidity for users and within Base, the blockchain incubated by Coinbase.
🔗 theblock.co/post/311063/coinbase-teases-upcoming-launch-of-apparent-tokenized-bitcoin-named-cbbtc
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Clearpool [CPOOL] has conducted listing on Kraken and Kraken Pro
Clearpool $CPOOL has been listed on Kraken on August 13th. USD and EUR trading pairs are now tradeable on both Kraken and Kraken Pro. Previously, Clearpool has launched on Arbitrum $ARB, a Layer 2 blockchain. Moreover, Clearpool has also received a grant in $ARB tokens from Arbitrum Foundation to support the protocol’s growth and technical development.
Clearpool is the leading DeFi credit and RWA lending protocol. Current $CPOOL price is $0.10. Fully diluted market cap is $103M.
🔗 x.com/ClearpoolFin/status/1823387992654000261
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Aethir [ATH] has announced a partnership with Avalaunch [XAVA]
Aethir $ATH teams up with Avalaunch $XAVA, a launchpad, supportting inovative projects built exclusively for Avalanche ecosystem. Through this partnership, Avalaunch will expand its enterprise-grade GPU infrastructure offerings to the most innovative projects from its network. Recently, Aethir announced the Edge Early Adopter Bonus Program launch on September 1st.
During the program period until October 31st, active Edge GPU devices will earn a 60% bonus on top of their base $ATH rewards.
Top Exchanges by Liquidations in last 7 days
The vast majority of the casualties were long positions last days, with more than $1B liquidated in total. Let’s take a look at the top exchanges by liquidations of longs and shorts within last week, according to Coinglass.com.
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Zesh [ZESH] has announced a partnership with Biconomy [BICO]
Zesh $ZESH, an AI-powered SocialFi suite of tools, leveraging its zkML, has partnered with Biconomy $BICO, a multi-chain transaction infrastructure. Through this partnership, projects will work to evelat UX on Zesh MiniApp.
Previously, Zesh launched its Telegram Mini App - To The Moon. Users can access the To The Moon mini-application via Telegram, complete tasks, invite friends, and grab a share of the $ZESH airdrop.
🔗 x.com/ZeshApps/status/1822978060636860628
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AIT Protocol [AIT] has announced a partnership with Gora Network [GORA]
AIT Protocol $AIT has teamed up with Gora Network $GORA, a multichain compute and machine learning oracle network. Through this partnership, AIT aims to push the boundaries of on-chain AI agents, model building, and decentralized computing via Gora’s multichain compute network. Previously, AIT has introduced its Roadmap for 2024-2025.
AIT Protocol, incubated by PAAL AI $PAAL, is a Web3 data platform specializing in data annotations and AI model training, using blockchain technology to create a decentralized labour market. Current $AIT price is $0.083.
🔗 x.com/AITProtocol/status/1823011572840530096
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Ion Protocol has raised $4.8M in a funding round led by Gumi Capital Cryptos
Ion Protocol, a liquidity protocol for staked and restaked assets with over $9M in TVL, has secured $4.8M in a funding round led by Gumi Capital Cryptos. Other investors in the round include Portal Ventures, SevenX Ventures, Bankless Ventures, Finality Capital, Manifold, Robot Ventures, Maelstrom, NGC Ventures, and Breed.
The fresh capital will be used to support and develop a native yield primitive called Nucleus, designed to help address monetization problems for rollups and appchains, potentially helping to foster new decentralized application use cases in their ecosystems.
Top 10 Layer 2 Projects by Number of Transactions in last 30 days
Let's compare the top 10 Layer 2 projects by the number of transactions in the last 30 days and total value locked, according to L2BEAT.
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Top 7 Biggest Token Unlocks in the Next 7 Days
Monitoring of vested tokens and future unlock events is an important step to make more cautious and, in the end, better trading decisions. Let’s take a look at this and some other biggest unlocks coming in the next 7 days, including $APT, $ARB, $UNI, $SAND, $STRK, $CYBER and $ROSE according to CryptoRank.io.
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Outlanders [LAND] is going to launch its mobile game in Q1 2025
Outlanders $LAND has announced the launch of its mobile game on IOS and Android in Q1 2025, making it available for users to download via App Store and Google Play. Other details will be announced soon. Moreover, Outlanders has rolled an airdrop of 450K $LAND in collaboration with Gate that will last until August 16th.
Outlanders is an MMORPG in the Nakamoto Games $NAKA ecosystem, that combines GameFi and Move2Earn. Current $ATH price is $0.013. Current FDV is $26.7M.
🔗 x.com/PlayOutlanders/status/1822146956145131756
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Top 7 Crypto Fundraising Rounds of the Week
Let’s take a look at the top 7 biggest private crypto fundraising rounds completed in the previous week, backed by crypto venture investors including Dragonfly, Sequoia, Binance Labs, Spartan, Wintermute and others.
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