DapDap Intern's Market Alpha #53: Navigating the Ethereum & EVM Ecosystem

Top Highlights

  1. @movementlabsxyz: REX-Osprey files for MOVE ETF

  2. Fidelity files to add staking for ETH ETF

  3. @binance: Received $2B investment from @mgx_ai

  4. @durov: Telegram founder released from prison in France

  5. @HyperliquidX: Now require 20% margin requirement on "Margin Transfers"

  6. @Coinbase plans to launch 24/7 BTC & ETH futures for US traders

  7. @bankrbot: Clanker helps launch the first token suggested by Grok

Ecosystem News

Arbitrum

  1. @OffchainLabs: Plan to buyback $ARB

  2. @arbitrum: Arbitrum Portal new update

  3. @massdotmoney: New grant receiver from Arbitrum Foundation

  4. @sparkdotfi: $USDC Vault is now live with 6.5% APY

  5. @own_xyz: Partners with Arbitrum to power purpose-built L2 blockchain

Base

  1. @cbventures: Coinbase Venture launch the Base Ecosystem Group on @echodotxyz

  2. @circle: CCTP V2 is now available on Base

  3. @veerabrowser: Now supports Base

  4. @base: EURC is now on Aave's @base market

  5. @nzddcoin: New Zealand stablecoin from @easycrypto is now available on Base

Mantle

  1. @Mantle_Official: Hardfork upgrade to activate EigenDA

  2. @FunctionBTC: $FBTC now supported on Bybit

  3. @worldlibertyfi: Transferred $3.6M to Mantle Network

Hyperliquid

  1. @HyperliquidX: Updated margin ratio after user 0xf3f4’s controversy trade

  2. @hyperlendx: Officially integrates Aave

  3. @TholosApp: Now live on HyperEVM

Sonic

  1. @SonicLabs: Fee Monetization is live

  2. @SuperlendHQ: Integrates Sonic

  3. @growcompound: To launch on Sonic

  4. @DeriProtocol: Now live on Sonic

  5. @XPRESSprotocol: Now live on Sonic

Monad

  1. @monad_xyz: Launches Break Monad event

  2. @GluexProtocol: Launches new faucet for Monad testnet

  3. @fantasy_top_: The F2P app on Monad is back online

Berachain

  1. @berachain: Bepolia testnet is live for PoL testing

  2. @Berally_io: Private key was hacked

  3. @InfraredFinance: Infrared auto-compounding vaults from @beraborrow are live

  4. @henlo: Henlodrop 2 started

  5. Why Hack VC Led the Series A for Berachain

Linea

  1. @1inch: Now live on Linea

  2. @LineaBuild: Confirms TGE on Q2 2025

  3. @LynexFi x @AbacusFi: abcLYNX goes live on March 20th

  4. @malda_xyz: Malda (ex Mendi Finance) Awakening Testnet is now live

zkSync

  1. @ZKsyncIgnite: Stops Ignite incentive program

  2. @VenusProtocol: zkETH by @Dinero_xyz is now supported

  3. @LC: Passed the ZKsync vote for inclusion in the Elastic Network

Memecoins

  1. @bubblemaps: Deep-dive in Hayden Davis’s launch of $WOLF token, related to Jordan Belfort, aka the Wolf of Wall Street

  2. DebtReliefBot & DRB, the name suggested by Grok

  3. @0xDeployer: Good experiment on $BNKR

Good Reads

  1. @chameleon_jeff: Shares more about HyperCore + HyperEVM

  2. @kelxyz_: 52 Trading Mistakes to Avoid

  3. @BinanceResearch: The Future of Bitcoin #4: DeFi

Fundraisings

  1. @worldlibertyfi: Donald Trump’s backed project raised $250M in a second public sale at a $5B FDV.

  2. @meshconnectap: Asset management and payment platform raised $82M in a Series B funding round led by Paradigm

  3. @axelar: Cross-chain interoperability protocol raised $30M in a token round from Arrington Capital, Distributed Global, Electric Capital and more

  4. @RedotPay: Crypto payment and wallet platform raised $40M in a Series A funding round led by Lightspeed

  5. @TemplarProtocol: Decentralized Bitcoin-backed lending platform raised $4M in a Pre-seed funding round from Robot Ventures, DACM, Proximity Labs, NEAR Protocol and more

  6. @VestExchange: Decentralized perpetual futures platform raised $5M in a funding round from Jane Street, Selini Capital, Amber Group and more

  7. @VoltixAI: Decentralized AI compute network raised $10M in a funding round from BLCK Labs

  8. @TsubasaRVonTG: Blockchain soccer TG mini-app game raised $5M in a funding round from Keisuke Honda

  9. @MYX_Finance: Crypto derivatives protocol raised $5M in a Strategic funding round from D11-Labs, Hashkey Capital & Metalpha

  10. @Obol_Collective: Decentralized operator ecosystem for blockchains raised $3M in a Public sale round at a $125M FDV on CoinList

New Products

  1. @aave: Introducing Project Horizon

  2. @3janexyz: Introducing the 3Jane Whitepaper

  3. @bubblemaps: Introducing Bubblemaps Intel Desk

  4. @LidoFinance: CSM V2 revealed

  5. @MezoNetwork: Introduces mUSD

  6. @MetaDAOProject: Introduces new launchpad

  7. @biconomy: Annoucning Biconomy Network

  8. Nuffle rebrands to @Moremarketsxyz

  9. @Ethena_Labs USDe now usable as collateral on @DeribitExchange

  10. Binance Wallet Exclusive TGE

  11. Chaos Labs Introduces Chaos AI

New Chains

  1. @movementfdn: Launches mainnet beta

  2. @initia: Loading 90% to mainnet

New Token Launches

  1. @bubblemaps: $BMT TGE

  2. @navigate_ai: $NVG8 TGE

  3. @DefinitiveFi: TGE details & Eligibility check

  4. @Runbot_io: $RBOT TGE

  5. @RumbleKongs: $FAME TGE


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