DapDap Intern's Market Alpha #72: Navigating the Ethereum & EVM Ecosystem

Top Highlights

  1. SEC launches "Project Crypto" initiative to modernize securities rules and shift markets on-chain

  2. @10XCapitalUSA : CEA Industries and 10X Capital plan $500M raise to build the largest public $BNB treasury

  3. @SuiNetwork : Nasdaq-listed Mill City Ventures earmarks $441M toward SUI treasury

  4. @pumpdotfun : Pivoted to 100% revenue to buyback

  5. @coinbase x @Chase : Announce new partnership with JP Morgan Chase to accelerate crypto adoption

  6. @MicroStrategy : Closes $2.52B STRC IPO, buys 21,021 BTC at $117K using proceeds

  7. @PayPal : Allows U.S. merchants to accept payment in crypto

  8. @eToro : To launch tokenized U.S. stocks on Ethereum, enabling 24/7 trading and DeFi integration

Ecosystem News

Arbitrum

  1. @infinex: Arbitrum is now live on Infinex Connect

  2. @arbitrum: ULTRA, the tokenized U.S. Treasury Fund now live on Arbitrum

  3. @vsntoken: Now live on Arbitrum via Chainlink’s CCIP

  4. @boopthecoin: Game is now live on Arbitrum

  5. @superbridgeapp: Now supports Arbitrum

Base

  1. @degentokenbase: Proposes of burning $DEGEN

  2. @Calderaxyz: The Metalayer and Caldera Bridge will be coming to Base

  3. @Butler_Agent: Now live on X

  4. @GammaSwapLabs: gETH is now live on Base

  5. @Omni_Exchange: Now live on Base

Berachain

  1. @squidrouter: Now supports Berachain

  2. @InfraredFinance: Introduces Infrared v1.7

  3. @Dolomite_io: Now supports sBERA as collateral

  4. @DiracFinance: Schiff vaults are now live

  5. @UV_Money: Introduces uvBGT

  6. @0xberatown x @deepname99: far removed from reality (@miberamaker333 spaces)

  7. @BrownFidex x @0xoogabooga: [integrated on Berachain mainnet](https://x.com/0xoogabooga/status/1952353538480148849?s=46 https://x.com/0xoogabooga/status/1952353538480148849?s=46)

Linea

  1. @LineaBuild: $LINEA tokenomics is live

  2. @LineaBuild: Introduces Etherex, Linea's next-gen liquidity hub

  3. @MyriadMarkets: USDC Prediction Markets on Linea are now live

  4. @LineaBuild x @Layerswap: Free bridging event is now live

Mantle

  1. @Mantle_Official: Joins the Strategic ETH Reserve with 101,867 ETH in treasury

  2. @Mantle_Official: Mantle Tide event is live

Hyperliquid

  1. @USDC: Coming to HyperEVM

  2. @pendle_fi: Now live on HyperEVM

  3. @ventuals_: Introducing Ventuals, the marketplace to trade startups pre-IPO

  4. @kinetiq_xyz: Introduces Launch as the first "Exchange-as-a-Service" (EaaS) platform built on Hyperliquid's HIP-3 protocol

  5. @pear_protocol: Now live on Hyperliquid

  6. @Balancer: To launch on Hyperliquid

Sonic

  1. @paint_swap: Order Book Trading is live

  2. @QuickNode: Now supports Sonic

  3. @TheHedgehog_io: Hedgehog’s Liquidity Bootstrapping Program is now live

Monad

  1. @_jhunsaker: Monad mainnet client is officially in audit

  2. @theblessnetwork: Now support Monad network

  3. @cultdottrade: Launches its first token

  4. @mondanabaddies: Now publicly available

ZKsync

  1. @zksync: ZKsync Era is now connected to ZKsync Gateway

  2. @heurist_ai: Introduces Heurist Chain, a new ZK layer 2

Memecoins

Good Reads

  1. @ahboyash: Type of Token Listings on Binance (new version)

  2. @base: The (New) Creator Economy

  3. @castle_labs: An Introduction to Berachain PoL V2

Fundraisings and M&A

  1. @krakenfx: Set to raises $500M at $15B valuation

  2. @FGNexusio: Institutional Ethereum treasury protocol raised $200M in a funding round from Galaxy Digital, Kraken & Hivemind

  3. @billions_ntwk: Human & AI identity identity verification protocol raised $30M in a funding round from Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures & more

  4. @stable: L1 stablecoin payment blockchain raised $28M in a Seed funding round led by Bitfinex, Hack VC & USDT0

  5. @Subzero_Labs: Startup building internet-scale blockchain raised $20M in a funding round led by Pantera Capital

  6. @manifoldlabs: Decentralized AI compute infrastructure raised $10.50M in a Series A funding round led by OSS Capital, with participation from DCG

  7. @gaib_ai: The economic layer for the AI and compute future raised $10M in a funding round led by Amber Group

  8. @ston_fi: Cross-Chain DEX with its own security protocol on TON Blockchain raised $9.50M in a Series A funding round led by Ribbit Capital & CoinFund

  9. @D2X_Official: EU-regulated crypto derivatives trading platform raised $5M in a Strategic funding round led by Circle Ventures & CMT Digital

  10. @TACEO_IO: Encrypted collaborative compute protocol Taceo raised $5.50M in a Seed funding round led by Archetype

  11. @pear_protocol: On‑chain pair trading protocol raised $4.10M in a Strategic funding round led by Castle Island Ventures

New Products

  1. @MeteoraAG: Point Checker Season 1 is live

  2. @binance: Introduces RWUSD, a principal-protected Earn product which aims to benchmark yields in RWA such as tokenized US Treasury Bills

  3. @ethena_labs: Introduces Liquid Leverage

  4. @eigen_da: Launches EigenDA V2 with 100 MB/s throughput

  5. @sovereign_labs: Introduces the Sovereign SDK - the first rollup framework that executes 99% of transactions under 10 ms

  6. @orca_so: Introduces Wavebreak, a launchpad that removes the activity of bots

  7. @kinetiq_xyz: Introduces Launch as the first "Exchange-as-a-Service" (EaaS) platform built on Hyperliquid's HIP-3 protocol

  8. @defidotapp: Season 2 of the KaitoAI Leaderboard is live

  9. @PolynomialFi: Launches Polynomial Fusion

  10. @MeteoraAG: Introduces Dynamic Positions, unlocking positions across 1,400 bins

  11. @symbioticfi: Introduces Slashing Insurance Vaults (SIVs)

  12. @Alchemy: Introduces Cortex - the world’s first intelligent blockchain engine

  13. @notthreadguy x @macdegods: Introduces @CounterPartyTV

New Chains

  1. @ikadotxyz: Mainnet is live

  2. @heurist_ai: Introduces Heurist Chain, a new ZK layer 2

New Token Launches

  1. @SuccinctFND: $PROVE airdrop

  2. @rhea_finance: $RHEA TGE

  3. @SpheronFDN: $SPON TGE

  4. @DeFiTuna: $TUNA TGE

  5. @etherexfi: $REX TGE on Aug 6th

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