Aark Digital [AARK] will conduct listing on Bybit, Bitget, and Gate on June 10th
Aark Digital $AARK will be listed on Bybit, Bitget, and Gate on June 10th, at 8:00 AM UTC. Previously, Aark Digital conducted IDO on Ape Terminal. IDO price is $0.035. IDO hardcap is $350K. Initial market cap is $2.43M.
Aark Digital builds a 'Leverage Everything' perpetual DEX for professional traders and LPs. It has raised over $6M in two funding rounds backed by HashKey Capital, Arrington Capital, Cypher Capital, Morningstar Ventures, Delphi Digital, OKX Ventures, IVC, Metavest and others.
π x.com/Bybit_Official/status/1799018469368988009
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Param Labs [PARAM] has announced a partnership with GAIMIN [GMRX]
Param Labs $PARAM, a game studio specializing in AI and blockchain technologies, has teamed up with GAIMIN $GMRX, a Web3 gaming platform and game launcher powering AI tech. Through this partnership, GAIMINβs IP will come to life in Param's first game, Kiraverse Game, as a playable avatar.
Param Labs raised $7M in a funding round backed by Animoca Brands, Delphi Ventures, Cypher Capital, P2 Ventures, Mechanism Capital, Merit Circle and others. Current $PARAM price is $0.06. $PARAM FDV is $120M. Current $GMRX price is $0.0036. $GMRX FDV is $357M.
π x.com/ParamLaboratory/status/1798820582618014207
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Top 10 Centralized Futures Exchanges by Volume in last 30 days
While users are gravitating towards derivatives DEXes lately, futuresβ trading volume on centralized exchanges is still massive. Letβs compare the top 10 centralized futures exchanges by trading volume in the last 30 days, according to CryptoRank.
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Top Blockchains by Number of Transactions in last 7 days
Letβs compare the top blockchains by number of transactions registered on-chain and average daily active addresses in last 7 days, according to Artemis.xyz, in order to evaluate their current adoption and performance.
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Mountain Protocol has raised $8M in a Series A funding round led by Multicoin Capital
Mountain Protocol has secured $8M in a Series A funding round led by Multicoin Capital. Other investors in the round include Castle Island Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, BanklessVC, Wormhole Ecosystem Fund, The Department of XYZ, and Aptos. Mountain Protocol is the issuer of USDM, the first regulated permissionless yield-bearing stablecoin, backed by US Treasuries.
In 2023, Mountain Protocol raised $4M in a seed funding round backed by Coinbase Ventures, Daedalus, Castle Island Ventures and others. With the new funding, Mountain plans to expand to other EVM chains, such as Avalanche, Polygon zkEVM, Gnosis, Scroll, Linea, and Celo, as well as other non-EVM chains, including Solana, Aptos, Cosmos, and Near.
π x.com/MountainUSDM/status/1798740504911442339
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Top Ethereum Protocols by Total Value Locked
The total value of assets locked in Ethereum $ETH is around $67B, according to DefiLlama.com. Letβs compare the top DeFi-protocols on Ethereum chain by current TVL in USD, in order to evaluate their adoption scale. Particularly, EigenLayer's total value locked has just surpassed $20B for the first time.
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Sandbox [SAND] has raised $20M in convertible debt co-led by Kingsway Capital and Animoca Brands
Sandbox $SAND, a user-generated content metaverse platform, has secured $20M in convertible debt at a $1B valuation co-led by Kingsway Capital and Animoca Brands. Other investors include LG Tech Ventures and True Global Ventures. The funds will improve earning opportunities for creators on its platform by updating its Game Maker and VoxEdit 3D editor tools, introducing new social interactions and abilities for avatars, and expanding gameplay possibilities.
Moreover, Sandbox is developing a version of its decentralized metaverse for mobile devices, expected to launch in 2025. Current $SAND price is $0.485. Current market cap is $1.10B. Current FDV is $1.45B.
π venturebeat.com/games/the-sandbox-raises-20m-in-convertible-debt-at-1b-valuation-for-sandbox-metaverse/
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Xociety has raised $7.5M in a pre-Series A funding round co-led by Hashed and Sui Foundation
Xociety, a third-person shooter game developed by NDUS Interactive, has secured $7.5M in a pre-Series A funding round co-led by Hashed and Sui Foundation. Other investors in the round include Spartan, Neoclassic, Big Brain Holdings, and Krafton. After raising some fresh funding, Xociety is gearing up to launch on Sui later this year. A recent beta test for Xociety accrued over 3K users from 76 countries, who played for over 11K hours in total.
π decrypt.co/234095/xociety-developer-raises-7-5-million-sui-shooter-game
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Humans AI-incubated Y8U [Y8U] has partnered with Nuklai [NAI]
Y8U #Y8U has teamed up with Nuklai $NAI, a Layer 1 blockchain infrastructure provider for data economies. This partnership aims to utilize Y8U Digital DNAs and build monetizable clones with its smart data. Moreover, Nuklai will aim to bring Y8U's content-addressable storage and smart contract-based consent management features to its ecosystem services.
Y8U, incubated by Humans AI $HEART, is a native decentralized protocol built on top of the Humans that combines content-addressable storage with smart contract-based consent management. It is backed by Morningstar Ventures, Ape Terminal, LetsGoFund and Banter Capital. Current $Y8U price is $0.049. Current market cap is $1.22M. Current FDV is $49.8M.
π x.com/y8udotai/status/1798354178261065833
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Robinhood is set to acquire Bitstamp exchange in a potential $200M deal
Robinhood is set to acquire Bitstamp in a potential $200M deal expected to close in the first half of 2025. The acquisition will bring Bitstampβs crypto exchange β with retail and institutional customers in the EU, UK, U.S. and Asia β to Robinhood. Barclays Capital Inc. served as the exclusive financial advisor to Robinhood, and Galaxy Digital Partners LLC served as the exclusive financial advisor to Bitstamp. Founded in 2011, Bitstamp is the oldest running crypto exchange, with over 50 licenses and registrations globally.
π theblock.co/post/298841/robinhood-bitstamp-deal
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Aark Digital [AARK] launches Early Bird Staking program
Aark Digital $AARK rolls out the Early Bird Staking program. The application period for the campaign is now live and will close on June 10th before the TGE announcement. Participants can enable a 50% or 25% staking boost by locking in AARK for 3 months within 1 week from June 10th. Previously, Aark Digital announced IDO on Ape Terminal. IDO price is $0.035. IDO hardcap is $350K. Initial market cap is $2.43M.
Aark Digital builds a 'Leverage Everything' perpetual DEX for professional traders and LPs. It has raised over $6M in two funding rounds backed by HashKey Capital, Arrington Capital, Cypher Capital, Morningstar Ventures, Delphi Digital, OKX Ventures, IVC, Metavest and others.
π aarkdigital.medium.com/aark-early-bird-staking-program-up-to-50-boost-88893bae1ec6
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Particle Network [PARTI] has introduced first wallet booster partners on Particle Pioneer
Particle Network $PARTI has unveiled UniSat, Bybit, and OKX Wallet as the first wallet booster partners on Particle Pioneer. Through this innovation, users can get two multiplying bonuses: one for signing up and another based on their wallets' assets and activity, including up to 150% in extra $PARTI points and POWER.
Particle Network is the intent-centric, modular access layer of Web3, built with modular smart WaaS, confidential zkStack, and omnichain account abstraction. Previously, it raised $8.8M in three funding rounds backed by ABCDE, Animoca Brands, HashKey Capital, GSR, and others.
π x.com/ParticleNtwrk/status/1798339873876701243
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Ultiverse [ULTI] has conducted initial listing on OKX, Bybit, KuCoin, Gate, MEXC and Bitget
Ultiverse $ULTI has been initially listed on OKX, Bybit, KuCoin, Gate, MEXC and Bitget today, on June 6th, at 10:00 AM UTC. Previously, Ultiverse launched $ULTI farming on OKX Jumpstart with 300M $ULTI (3% of total token supply) as a reward. Moreover, Ultiverse has announced details about $ULTI token Airdrop. 800M $ULTI (8% of total supply) is allocated to over 900K eligible users.
Users can claim Airdrop here π rewards.ultiverse.io
Ultiverse is an AI-powered one-stop platform for Web3 gaming production and publishing, with an VR-compatible virtual world. It raised $13.5M in three funding rounds backed by Binance Labs, Sequoia, IDG Capital, Animoca Brands, Morningstar Ventures, and others. It also participates in BNB Chainβs Airdrop Alliance Program. Current $ULTI price is $0.064. Current FDV is $640M.
π x.com/UltiverseDAO/status/1798656590289277369
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
AIT Protocol [AIT] has released new features for Einstein Subnet on Bittensor [TAO]
AIT Protocol $AIT launches new features for its Einstein subnet on Bittensor $TAO. The new subnetβs features include custom model mining, end-user UI, a data engineering pipeline, and a new validator system. Einstein-AIT subnet provides the Bittensor ecosystem with a robust and reliable subnet dedicated to the computation of complex math operations and logical reasoning.
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 $0.24. Current market cap is $20.8M.
π x.com/AITProtocol/status/1798340928756658643
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Aethir will airdrop over 2.5B ATH tokens to 860K eligible wallets
Aethir has announced 2.52B $ATH token airdrop (6% of total supply) to over 860K eligible wallet addresses. Airdrop will be divided into three seasons, with 630M tokens allocated to Season 1 rewards. 74.5% of Season 1 airdrop tokens are reserved for Aethir community members (including Checker Nodes), while 25.5% are allocated to external communities, including APhone, ΡΠΎ.nΠ΅t, CARV, Rivalz Network, Zero1 Labs, and Delabs Games.
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, Maelstrom, Mirana Ventures, and others, Aethir has raised over $32M for its ecosystem. Moreover, it raised around $100M via Node sale on Impossible Finance.
π aethir.com/blog-posts/aethir-cloud-drop-an-airdrop-for-the-community
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Top Blockchains by Commits and Development Activity in last 7 days
Letβs 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.
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Plume Network has opened Waitlist for Incentivized Testnet
Plume Network has rolled out a waitlist for its incentivized testnet. To register in the community waitlist, users need to fill out the form. During the incentivized testnet phase, users will be able to complete various tasks to earn $PLUME miles.
Plume is the first modular L2 blockchain dedicated for all RWAs that integrates asset tokenization and compliance providers directly into the chain. It has raised $10M in a seed funding round backed by Haun Ventures, Galaxy Ventures, Superscrypt, A Capital, SV Angel, Portal Ventures and Reciprocal Ventures.
π x.com/plumenetwork/status/1798151422430822878
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Cross The Ages [CTA] has unveiled its RWA solution - ReVerse
Cross The Ages $CTA has introduced ReVerse, its RWA solution that builds a bridge between the virtual Cross The Ages world and the real one. The solution will help users acquire ownership of real and virtual assets and generate more profits. Current $CTA price is $0.20. Current FDV is $102M.
Cross the Ages is a trading card game built on the Immutable X blockchain that features digital cards as NFT. Previously, it raised $15.5M in two funding rounds backed by Animoca Brands, Morningstar Ventures, Polygon Ventures and others.
π x.com/CrossTheAges/status/1798004507777073419
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Top Cross-chain Bridges by Volume in last 30 days
The wide set of reliable cross-chain bridges is an essential requirement to exchange assets, data and value between multiple blockchain networks for crypto users right now. Letβs compare the top cross-chain bridges by volume in last 30 days, according to Defillama.com.
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
BridgeM [BDGM] will conduct its IDO on Poolz Finance
BridgeM $BDGM has announced its IDO on Poolz Finance. IDO date to be announced soon. To be eligible for the sale, users need to buy and lock $POOLX and complete the whitelist requirement. IDO price is $0.0008. IDO hardcap is $400K. Initial market cap is $417K.
Backed by Poolz Ventures, BridgeM builds a decentralized interoperability protocol powered by Manta Network and Merlin Chain, that seamlessly connects Ethereum Layer 2 and Bitcoin Layer 2 networks. $BDGM is the governance and equity token for BridgeM, offering benefits such as fee dividends, $BDGM staking, and cross-chain restaking among others.
π x.com/Poolz__/status/1798293715833724968
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
M^0 has raised $35M in a Series A funding round led by Bain Capital
M^0 has secured $35M in a Series A funding round led by Bain Capital. Other investors in the round include Galaxy Ventures, Wintermute Ventures, and GSR. M^0 builds an on-chain protocol that allows any institution to mint stablecoins backed by U.S. Treasuries. In 2023, it raised $22.5M in seed funding backed by Pantera Capital, Parafi Capital, Standart Crypto and others.
π fortune.com/crypto/2024/06/05/bain-capital-leads-35-million-series-a-for-m0-a-network-for-minting-digital-dollars
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Binance Labs-backed GoPlus has raised $10M in a Private Financing round
GoPlus has secured $10M in a private financing round. Investors in the round include OKX Ventures, HashKey Capital, Animoca Brands, Undefined Labs, Quantstamp, Fenbushi Capital, Redpoint and Web3Port. Previously, GoPlus has secured investment from KuCoin Ventures, SevenX Ventures, GSR, Mask and received a strategic investment from Binance Labs.
GoPlus is building a permissionless, modular Web3 security layer, designed to be integrated with any blockchain network, to help architects enhance user safety and protection from cyber threats.
π twitter.com/GoPlusSecurity/status/1798314758614986814
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
bitsCrunch [BCUT] has announced a partnership with Truflation [TRUF]
bitsCrunch $BCUT, an AI-enhanced data network that delivers NFT analytics and forensic data, has teamed up with Truflation $TRUF, an economic data aggregator that provides independent, unbiased, real-time data both on-chain and off-chain. Through this partnership, projects will supercharge on-chain data accessibility and fuel the development of NIFTY50.
bitsCrunch has raised $6.75M in four private funding rounds, backed by Coinbase Ventures, Animoca Brands, Chainlink, Polygon Ventures, and Morningstar Ventures. Truflation has raised $6M in a funding round backed by Laser Digital, Red Beard Ventures, Chainlink, and received investment from the Base Ecosystem Fund. Current $BCUT price is $0.099. $BCUT FDV is $99M. Current $TRUF price is $0.494. $TRUF FDV is $494M.
π x.com/bitsCrunch/status/1798060230166958190
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
StarkWare plans to bring ZK scaling to Bitcoin alongside Ethereum
StarkWare, a developer of Starknet, plans to bring its zero-knowledge tech to Bitcoin $BTC, simultaneously scaling the network alongside Ethereum $ETH. The decision follows a technical proposal known as OP_CAT β providing the framework required to bring STARK scaling to Bitcoin. StarkWare plans to use the same Starknet network with the same governance and tokenomics, supporting Bitcoin scaling without requiring a fork.
Moreover, StarkWare has introduced a $1M application-based fund for Bitcoin researchers. Current $STRK price is $1.35. Current market cap is $1.39B. Current FDV is $13.5B.
π theblock.co/post/298398/starkware-plans-to-bring-zk-scaling-to-bitcoin-alongside-ethereum
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Stashh Labs has raised $3.3M in a funding round backed by Animoca Brands and others
Stashh Labs, an NFT marketplace, has raised $3.3M in a fundraising round. The round included participation from Animoca, 6th Man Ventures, Shima Capital, Hashkey Capital and Sfermion. Previously, Stashh Labs launched Stashh 2.0 the second iteration of its SoFi-focused omnichain hub for NFTs. The new marketplace supports encrypted NFTs and offers numerous new use cases including unlockable on-chain private content, access control, identity management, and unwrappable collectibles.
π theblock.co/post/298416/stashh-labs-raises-3-million-2-0-nfts
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X