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The Funding: Crypto VC Recap 2024

Venture capital investment in crypto and blockchain increased by 28% in 2024, driven by market optimism and strong early-stage funding, despite remaining below previous highs.

theblock.co • 29/12/2024 - 18:07 PM

AIRDROP ASSETS DEXS PROTOCOLS SOLANA

Jupiter DEX aggregator to distribute 700 million tokens in January airdrop

Jupiter, a Solana DEX aggregator, announces airdrop of 700 million tokens with incentives based on trading volume, aiming to broaden its user base and enhance community engagement.

theblock.co • 27/12/2024 - 07:11 AM

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Smart contracts get smarter: How AI agents are changing the blockchain space

Recent shifts in AI-driven blockchain projects focus on creating “agents”— AI-powered bots capable of performing autonomous tasks like trading, investment management and user interaction. AI agents have the advantage of continuously updating their models to improve decision-making, a capability traditional software bots lack.

theblock.co • 25/12/2024 - 14:01 PM

DERIVATIVES PROTOCOLS

Hyperliquid sees record outflows following North Korea hack concerns

Hyperliquid faced $249.1 million in net outflows after allegations of DPRK hackers on its platform surfaced, prompting concerns about security and token volatility.

theblock.co • 24/12/2024 - 09:43 AM

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The Daily: World Liberty Financial teams up with Ethena, Polygon rejects $1.3 billion stablecoin proposal and more

World Liberty Financial, the fledgling DeFi project supported by President-elect Donald Trump, announced a “long-term collaboration” with synthetic dollar project developer Ethena Labs, starting with the implementation of sUSDe as a collateral token on the WLFI protocol. Polygon community members rejected a recent preliminary proposal to deploy $1.3 billion in stablecoins from the PoS Chain bridge for yield generation, citing security and user consent concerns. Ethereum Name Service (ENS), which simplifies address resolutions on blockchains, selected Consensys-backed Linea’s zkEVM technology to build its Namechain Layer 2 network as part of the ENSv2 upgrade. The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

theblock.co • 18/12/2024 - 19:53 PM

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The Daily: Pudgy Penguins' PENGU token goes live, LastPass exploiters drain millions of dollars in crypto and more

Pudgy Penguins launched its PENGU token while LastPass breach-related hacks continue. Lido phases out Polygon staking, and Tether invests in StablR for European stablecoin adoption.

theblock.co • 17/12/2024 - 19:11 PM

LIDO FINANCE PROTOCOLS STAKING

Lido begins phasing out staking service for Polygon PoS chain

Lido has phased out its staking services for Polygon PoS due to low adoption and challenges while emphasizing a shift towards Ethereum-focused initiatives and user needs.

theblock.co • 17/12/2024 - 08:13 AM

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The Daily: Bitcoin hits new all-time high, Ripple's RLUSD set to launch, MicroStrategy's latest BTC acquisitions and more

Ripple will launch its U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin RLUSD on Tuesday, initially available on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum networks. Business intelligence firm and corporate bitcoin holder MicroStrategy has acquired another 15,350 BTC for $1.5 billion, raising its total holdings to 439,000 BTC worth over $46 billion. Aave contributor Marc Zeller has proposed phasing out its decentralized lending services on Polygon’s PoS chain due to perceived risks from Polygon’s recent proposal to use over $1 billion in bridge stablecoins for yield generation. The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

theblock.co • 16/12/2024 - 18:38 PM

PROTOCOLS SMART CONTRACTS TOKENS

Ethena’s much anticipated USDtb stablecoin, backed by BlackRock’s BUIDL token, goes live

Ethena is launching a new stablecoin backed by BlackRock’s BUIDL fun. The token, USDtb, is part of the project’s effort to diversify its offerings.

theblock.co • 16/12/2024 - 14:08 PM

AVALANCHE BLACKROCK DECENTRALIZED INFRASTRUCTURE DRAGONFLY CAPITAL INVESTMENT FIRMS PROTOCOLS SOLANA TOKENIZATION

The Daily: BlackRock recommends 1-2% bitcoin allocation, Step Finance plans tokenized stocks on Solana and more

BlackRock, the world’s largest investment firm with $11.5 trillion in assets under management and issuer of the largest spot Bitcoin ETF, recommended allocating up to 2% of multi-asset portfolios to bitcoin in an institutional investor report on Thursday. DeFi platform Step Finance acquired early-stage startup Moose Capital, aiming to bring tokenized stock trading of major companies like Nvidia and Tesla to Solana, targeting a Q1 2025 launch. Avalanche announced it raised $250 million in a locked token sale led by Galaxy Digital, Dragonfly and ParaFi Capital to support its Avalanche9000 upgrade. The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

theblock.co • 12/12/2024 - 19:08 PM

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