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Atticus, currently in stealth-mode, could get a valuation of between $1.5 billion to $2 billion and become this year's first stablecoin unicorn.
Eternis AI is developing Freysa AI and has raised $30 million from Coinbase Ventures, Selini Capital, and others.
Cobie's Echo has launched Sonar, a new ICO platform, with Plasma as its first project, which is offering 10% of its XPL token supply.
The LA token will be used to pay for proof generation fees, staking, and to help subsidize the cost of running a prover subnetwork.
Synthetix and Derive mutually canceled a $27 million acquisition deal under which Synthetix would have acquired Derive.
Real-time proving is vital for Ethereum's roadmap, helping to scale the network without sacrificing decentralization.
Microsoft onboards its "first web3 data provider," Space & Time, providing developers access to Bitcoin, Ethereum and other blockchain data.
Succinct will launch the PROVE token as the native asset of its Ethereum-based prover network for zero-knowledge proofs.
Earlier this year, Echo called out VC "hostility." Now, top funds like Paradigm and Coinbase Ventures are leading groups on the crowdfunding platform.
Anonymous developer "Tyler Durden" has launched @MRKT, a new TON-based NFT marketplace, inside Telegram for trading digital collectibles.
JPMorgan's blockchain unit Kinexys, Chainlink and Ondo Finance teamed up to test cross-chain settlement of a tokenized U.S. Treasuries fund.
Synthetix aims to integrate Derive's treasury and products — including options, perpetuals, and structured products — into its ecosystem.
PumpSwap introduced a revenue-sharing program that allocates 50% of its trading revenue to token creators.
The acquisition coincides with Mountain Protocol’s decision to sunset USDM, which has seen its supply constrict to $50 million.
T-Rex aims to reward individuals consuming content online, such as on X, TikTok, or YouTube, with cryptocurrency rewards.
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Aztec's L2 on public testnet offers developers programmable privacy for decentralized applications on Ethereum while maintaining the blockchain's transparency.
"The timing is right: infrastructure, talent, and user behavior are finally aligned," Re7 Capital's Luc de Leyritz told The Block.
The solution went live in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Ireland, Italy and Belgium, with plans to expand across the EEA, UK and U.S.
Miden's seed round, structured as a SAFE with token warrants, was co-led by a16z crypto, 1kx and Hack VC, said Miden co-founder Azeem Khan.
Paradigm has led a $50 million Series A round for decentralized AI startup Nous Research, bringing its token valuation to $1 billion.
Theo, builds trading infrastructure for institutions, announced it raised a total of $20 million in financing across two rounds.
Up to 75% of the fund's capital is expected to go toward Solana-based projects, RockawayX's Samantha Bohbot told The Block.
The points will convert into the Infrared token expected to launch in Q3, pseudonymous co-founder and CEO Raito Bear told The Block.
Paradigm-backed Symbiotic has raised $29 million to expand from restaking into a broader "universal staking" platform.
Crypto lender Block Earner defeated claims that its Earner product broke securities laws, overturning a previous verdict in favor of the ASIC.
The collaboration aims to leverage Bleap's technology to enable other wallet providers to integrate with Mastercard's payments network.
Treehouse Finance has raised fresh funding at a $400 million token valuation to expand its DeFi fixed-income platform.
Spot bitcoin ETFs saw $127 million in net outflows and the Bitcoin life insurance firm Meanwhile raised $40 million in Series A financing.