DapDap Intern's Market Alpha #58: Navigating the Ethereum & EVM Ecosystem

Top Highlights

  1. @RaydiumProtocol: Launches LaunchLab, the direct competitor to Pump.fun

  2. @jp_mullin888: Mantra’s CEO announces plan to burn all their team’s $OM allocation after the dumping incident

  3. @synthetix_io: Launches the 420 pool to save sUSD after the depegging

  4. @zksync: $5M in unclaimed airdrop ZK exploited

  5. @cz_binance: Binance chain burned 1.97M BNB ~ $916M in the quarterly burn

  6. @JupiterExchange introduces Juno

  7. @zora: $ZORA Token to launch on April 23

  8. Bybit hack updates: Total hacked funds of USD 1.4bn around 500k ETH. 68.57% remain traceable, 27.59% have gone dark, 3.84% have been frozen

  9. Binance (and some other CEXs) experience downtime and suspend withdrawals during network interruption in AWS Data Center

Ecosystem News

Arbitrum

  1. @arbitrum: Timeboost is now live on Arbitrum One and Nova

  2. @convergeonchain: Converge will be deployed as an Arbitrum chain

  3. @BleapApp: Trading is live on Arbitrum

  4. @monerium: EURe is live on Arbitrum

Base

  1. @base: Base is for everyone, part of Base’s latest marketing strategy

  2. @brian_armstrong: Base’s Q2 Roadmap

  3. @Moca_Network: $MOCA is now live on Base

  4. @virtuals_io : Virtual Genesis is now live on Base

  5. @PondGNN: Pond Agent Chat is live

  6. @perpdotfun: Autopilot is live

Berachain

  1. @berachain: RFRV Batch 3 is live

  2. @berachain: Last Week on Bera

  3. @Berajibears: Beraji-KO is live on Berachain

  4. @pendle_fi x @Dolomite_io: $dBERA to live on Pendle

  5. @kettle_shop: Launching on Berachain in April 21st

  6. @Dolomite_io: Announces $DOLO TGE on April 24th

  7. @BeratoneGame: Pre-mint on Berachain

  8. @0xberatown x @capnjackbearow: BERA DeFi Strategies 101

  9. @SmokeyTheBera: shouts out projects with cool mechanism designs

  10. @camiinthisthang x @berachain: How BGT flows through the system | PoL

  11. @0xberatown: Mayor's Beratown v1.1 Roundup: What’s New in da Town?

  12. @steadyteddys x @ApiologyDAO: 888 teddys have been transferred

Mantle

  1. @mETHProtocol: Q2 Outlook

  2. @eigenlayer: Slashing is live on mainnet, giving mETH Protocol more AVSs

  3. @HyperPlayGaming: Partners with Mantle for the upcoming Mantle Games Fest

Mode

  1. @modenetwork: Mode trade is live

  2. @modenetwork: Epoch 7 Rewards are claimable

Hyperliquid

  1. @chameleon_jeff: Hyperliquid had zero downtime verus Binance

  2. @LiquidLaunchHL: LiquidSwap Beta is live on HyperEVM

  3. @garden_finance: Now support HyperEVM

  4. @chrisling_dev: Chris (NLH) introduces Wrapped HL USDC

Sonic

  1. @arkham: Now support Sonic’s data

  2. @defidotapp: Now supports Sonic

  3. @unizen_io: Expands Sonic’s routes to @SilverSwapDex & @MetropolisDEX

  4. @ProjectZeroIO: Now supports Sonic chain

Monad

  1. @monad_xyz: Native USDC will live on Monad mainnet day 1

  2. @monad_xyz: Monad Testnet reaches 1B txs

  3. @turnkeyhq: Now free to use on the Monad testnet

  4. @fwxfinance: FWX Permissionless is live on Monad testnet

Linea

  1. @LineaBuild: Winners of the Feb/March Linea DevCookOff

  2. @efrogs_on_linea x @fraxfinance x @NileExchange: Migrating liquidity to a new frxETH/CROAK pool on Nile

  3. @LynexFi: Epoch 61 is started

zkSync

  1. @zksync: $5M in unclaimed airdrop ZK exploited

  2. @carv_official: S2 snapshot is completed

Good Reads

  1. @threesigmaxyz: “How Stablecoins Profit From U.S. Debt & Interest Rates” Article

  2. @VitalikButerin: “Why i support privacy” Article

Fundraisings

  1. @LayerZero_Core: Omnichain interoperability protocol LayerZero raised $55M in a token round from a16z crypto

  2. @Auradine_Inc: Bitcoin miner manufacturer raised $153M in a Series C funding round led by StepStone Group

  3. @plastic_labs: AI identity & cognition infrastructure platform Plastic Labs raised $5.35M in a Pre-seed funding round led by Variant Fund, White Star Capital & Betaworks Ventures

  4. @get_optimum: High-performance blockchain memory infrastructure raised $11M in a Seed funding round led by 1kx

  5. @ResolvLabs: Delta-neutral stablecoin and yield platform raised $10M in a Seed funding round led by Cyber Fund & Maven 11 Capital

  6. @glider_fi: Crypto investment startup Glider raised $4M in a funding round led by a16z CSX

  7. @getoro_xyz: Decentralized AI data monetization platform raised $6M in a Seed funding round led by a16z CSX & Delphi Ventures

  8. @neutrl_labs: Altcoin arbitrage yield protocol Neutrl raised $5M in a Seed funding round led by Stix & Accomplice Blockchain

  9. @embr_labs: Meme-centric application on Initia raised $1.80M in a Pre-seed funding round led by Robot Ventures, Lattice Fund

New Products

  1. @megaeth_labs: Introducing Crossy Fluffle, the first real-time onchain game

  2. @convergeonchain: Introducing Converge's technical specification & roadmap

  3. @DefiLlama: Introducing Token Unlocks Calendar

  4. @opensea: Solana token trading is live on OS2

  5. @movementlabsxyz: Parthenon V2 live

  6. @RainFi_: Introducing Liquid, a staking solution for $JUP on Solana

  7. @eigenlayer: Slashing goes live on mainnet

  8. @KaitoAI: Introducing new utility for Yaps & $sKAITO - Alignment

  9. @RealmsOfAlurya: Now live on Ronin

  10. @PrimeIntellect: INTELLECT-2 is live

  11. @EverclearOrg: Launches full mainnet, now suporting Solana

  12. @farcaster_xyz: Snapchain is live

  13. @Optimism: SuperStacks launching

New Token Launches

  1. @TownsProtocol: Introducing $TOWNS

  2. @Dolomite_io: Announces $DOLO TGE on April 24th

  3. @MaplestoryU: Introducing $NXPC

  4. @superformxyz: Introducing Superform Foundation & $UP

  5. @LorenzoProtocol: $BANK TGE through Binance Wallet

  6. @GOTPAWSED: $PAWS TGE


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