DapDap Intern's Market Alpha #60: Navigating the Ethereum & EVM Ecosystem

Top Highlights

  1. @movementlabsxyz: Rushi Machine has been suspended from Movement Labs after insider scandal

  2. @Berachain: Boyco is closing, while new doors open to high-yield strategies across the ecosystem

  3. @MastercardNews: Announces end-to-end global stablecoin acceptance

  4. @phantom: Introducing gasless swap

  5. @FIFAcom: To launch a EVM-compatible FIFA Blockchain

  6. The EU is set to ban anonymous cryptocurrencies by 2027 under new AML rules

  7. SEC delays multiple crypto ETFs, including DOGE and XRP

  8. @1inch: Now live on Solana

  9. @zachxbt: 3520 BTC (~$330M) stolen was laundered by swapping to XMR

  10. @etherfi_VC: EtherFi launches a VC arm

Ecosystem News

Arbitrum

  1. @circle: CCTP V2 is now available on Arbitrum

  2. @TheLostGlitches: Now live on Steam, built on XAI

  3. @Common__App: Now live on Arbitrum

  4. @hummusonrails: Ben Greenberg joins Arbitrum as a dev

Base

  1. @base: Achieved Stage 1 Decentralization

  2. @Panoptic_xyz: Now live on Base

  3. @Tunnl_io: Now live on Base

  4. @jaspervault: Jasper Pro is now live on Base

Berachain

  1. @Berachain: RFRV batch 5 approved

  2. @Berachain: Boyco is closing, while new doors open to high-yield strategies across the ecosystem

  3. @sugabera x @berachain: Last Week on Bera (+ a bit of Boyco)

  4. @0xberatown x @DapDapMeUp: Launch personalised Boyco dashboard

  5. @ether_fi: LiquidBera vault depositors can now check their estimated reward allocations

  6. @puffpawfdn: Introducing Puffpaw Foundation

  7. @steadyteddys: rebase flippening will happen

  8. @MadaraSensei_ x @steadyteddys: Gift custom honorary community teddy

  9. @SmokeyTheBera: Shares thoughts around Berachain reception

Linea

  1. @LineaBuild: State Reconstruction is live on mainnet

  2. @FoxyLinea: FOXY world is officially open on @TheNemesis_io

  3. @Laika_ai: Wallet Threat Analysis is live

Mantle

  1. @CoinbaseAssets: MANTLE is listed on Coinbase

  2. @mETHProtocol: Now supports bridging to HyperEVM

  3. @HyperPlayGaming: Week 2 of Mantle Games Fest is live

Mode

  1. @modenetwork: Perps Competition Week 2 has launched

  2. @modenetwork: Epoch 8 Rewards are claimable

  3. @modenetwork: AI Powered Perps Trading via Mode Trade to launch this week

Monad

  1. @0xNADSA: 🛸.˚✧₊˚ loading ˚✧ ゚.🛸

  2. @FireblocksHQ: Will live on D1 Monad Mainnet

  3. @farcaster_xyz: Now supports Monad Testnet

  4. @kizzymobile: MON deposits are live

  5. @0x_Abdul x @fitzyap x @fishmarketacad: supercharging defi frontends spaces (defi/acc)

Hyperliquid

  1. @HyperliquidX: Read Precompiles is live on HyperEVM mainnet

  2. @HyperliquidX: New fee system & staking tiers to start on May 5

  3. @HyperliquidX: To support support builder-deployed perps (HIP-3)

  4. @gelatonetwork: Now live on Hyperliquid

Sonic

  1. @circle: Native USDC is coming to Sonic

  2. @SonicLabs: $SHADOW and $BEETS is whitelisted for Sonic points

  3. @Safura_DAO: Now live on Sonic

  4. @foxifytrade: Migrating to Sonic

  5. @ChainstackHQ: Sonic is now available on Unlimited Nodes

ZKsync

  1. @zkSyncDevs: ZKsync Era will upgrade to Protocol v27 on May 5th

  2. @TenderlyApp: Now supports ZKsync Era

Memecoins

  1. @elonmusk: Now follows @gork’s X

  2. @yua_mikami: Launching $MIKAMI memecoin

  3. @blknoiz06: Ansem is shilling hot sauce coin

  4. @boopdotfun: New memecoins launchpad on Solana from Dingaling

Good Reads

  1. @chamath: A Primer on Stablecoins

  2. @ahboyash: Type of token listings on Binance

  3. @elfa_ai x @shu_bit_: Ethereum rolls out the long-awaited Pectra Upgrade tomorrow! Inferior-ium or Infinite Possibilities?

  4. @Naomi_fromhh: Life is not daijoubu

Fundraisings

  1. @0xMiden: Privacy blockchain raised $25M in a Seed funding round led by a16z crypto, Hack VC & 1kx

  2. @campnetworkxyz: Autonomous IP layer 1 blockchain raised $25M in a Series A funding round led by 1kx & Blockchain Capita

  3. @thru_xyz: RISC-V powered Layer 1 blockchain raised $14.40M in a funding round led by Framework Ventures & Electric Capital

  4. @KaiaChain: Asia-focused L1 EVM blockchain closed funding round led by Blockchain Capital, 1kx, with participation from Galaxy Digital

  5. @DinariGlobal: RWAs protocol raised $12.70M in a Series A funding round led by Hack VC & Blockchange Ventures

  6. @zardotapp: Global USD digital wallet ZAR raised $7M in a funding round led by Dragonfly Capital, a16z crypto & VanEck

  7. @Gata_xyz: Decentralized AI Data infrastructure platform raised $4M in a Seed funding round from YZi Labs, Gate Ventures and more

New Products

  1. @ethereumR1: Introducing Ethereum R1 - The neutral rollup built for Ethereum

  2. @MorphoLabs: Introduces Morpho Lite

  3. @JupiterExchange: Introduces Ultra v2

  4. @Risczero: Introduces Steel 2.0

  5. @Nillionnetwork: Introduces Fission

New Chains

  1. @FIFAcom: To launch a EVM-compatible FIFA Blockchain

  2. @aztecnetwork: Public Testnet is live

  3. @SGBnow: Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) launches SGB Net

  4. @0xMiden: Introducing Miden - the Edge Blockchain

New Token Launches

  1. @eclipseFND: ES is coming

  2. @SuperseedXYZ: SUPR claims live on May 5th

  3. @Bera_Reserve: BRR TGE

  4. @MilkyWayFDN: MILK TGE

  5. @HaedalProtocol: HAEDAL TGE

  6. @BSquaredNetwork: B2 TGE on Binance Wallet via Pancake

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