Alchemy has released a public version of its platform for Starknet. Investment-management firm Hamilton Lane offers access to the Polygon (MATIC)-based token. Meanwhile, DeFi altcoin project Curve Finance has officially launched the crvUSD stablecoin. And there is more hot news than altcoins.
Breaking news for SOL, MATIC, DOGE and more
Alchemy initiates public support for ZK Rollup Starknet
Providing tools for software developers to develop applications for Blockchains, Alchemy has released a public version of its platform for Starknet, which is seen as a project to watch due to the combination of two hot technologies, zk-cryptography and account abstraction. Meanwhile, Blockchain is the first platform with native account abstraction offered by the Web3 developer platform. It also allows developers to build applications with Alchemy’s infrastructure on Starknet.
Hamilton Lane offers access to your MATIC-based token
Hamilton Lane, an investment-management firm, is providing a second fund with access to your token. He decided to use Polygon (MATIC) for this. Meanwhile, it should be noted that the firm has $824 billion in assets under its management and oversight. Access to this is through a feeder fund from Securitize on the Polygon (MATIC) Blockchain. The nurturing fund is the second of three tokenized funds that Hamilton Lane announced last year. Access to the token was opened for the Hamilton Lane Equity Opportunities Securitize Fund V in January.
Coinbase Ventures backs $10M ZkLink fund
ZkLink, an infrastructure layer that facilitates asset trading across blockchains, has raised $10 million in a strategic funding round from a number of investors, including the venture capital arm of crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN). Fundraising will help zkLink move towards a main-net launch in the third quarter.
Alchemy Ventures backs $4M round for Vibe
Vibe, a new Non-Fungible Token (NFT) platform that provides tools to help creatives customize and manage tokens, has raised a $4 million seed round. Also, investors in the round included Aglaé Ventures, the venture capital arm of Web3 infrastructure giant Alchemy, and P Nation, the music company of K-Pop artist Psy.
Curve Finance officially launches crvUSD stablecoin
DeFi platform Curve Finance has officially launched its stablecoin crvUSD. Market players have been waiting for this for a long time. According to on-chain data, developers have printed 22 million crvUSD so far. Meanwhile, a crypto wallet called Curve.Fi Team created a 1 million crvUSD loan using frxETH in the process.
As many figured – deployment of crvUSD smart contracts has happened!
This is not finalized yet because UI also needs to be deployed. Stay tuned!
— Curve Finance (@CurveFinance) May 3, 2023
Recent data shows 1.001.394 SOL transferred to Binance
Blockchain tracking platform Whale Alert has shared some new data regarding a specific Solana (SOL) transfer. According to the post, an anonymous wallet transferred 1,001,394 SOLs worth approximately $22,194,904 to Binance. Some of the finer transaction details were also included in the Twitter post. For example, this may indicate that the whale has decided to transfer some of its SOL holdings in order to sell it in the next few days.
Uniswap Wallet is among the 75 best finance apps
Meanwhile, DeFi crypto exchange Uniswap has ranked it among the top 75 finance apps in the United States with its newly launched Uniswap Wallet. Accordingly, Uniswap managed to rise to 74th place in Apple’s App Store ranking. Hayden Adams, the face of Uniswap, known as the “King of DeFi Degens”, stated his views on the subject, “Uniswap continues to climb in the App Store rankings. Also, 20,000 new participants were added to the DeFi wallet on Wednesday.”
Injective announces Pyth Main-net integration
Injective, a layer-1 blockchain, has announced the integration of Pyth with the Injective main-net. The move will allow decentralized applications (dApps) to access any of Pyth’s on-chain data for hundreds of markets spanning stocks, commodities and currency pairs in addition to crypto. Injective announced that the integration is a first for the Cosmos IBC ecosystem, positioning Injective as the first IBC-enabled Blockchain to collect Pyth data via Wormhole.
Solana Foundation launches NFT pitch competition
The Solana Foundation invites aspiring creators to submit their ideas for profile picture collections to the company. The Altcoin team aims to strengthen the quality of NFT projects. Also called the “NFT Showdown”, the competition aims to encourage artists to devise comprehensive business plans aimed at creating collections that offer “real world utility” for the fashion, entertainment and gaming industries.
Two new listings from BitMEX: PEPE and SUI
Meanwhile, BitMEX, a leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, announced today the listing of two new perpetual contracts, PEPE and SUI. BitMEX became the first derivatives exchange to list SUI Perpetuals Contracts and the second to list PEPE Perpetuals Contracts. As you follow on Kriptokoin.com, PEPE has recorded a meteoric rise recently. This has raised concerns about liquidity for holders. The market capitalization of the token rose to $137 million in less than a week. However, due to its rapid rise, it is possible that the sale of large positions will have a significant negative impact on the token price. BitMEX offers PEPE Perpetual Contracts, allowing investors to invest in the token without fear of illiquid markets.
Aave is now live on the Scroll Alpha test-net
Layer2 network Scroll has announced that Aave is now live on the Scroll Alpha test-net.
The Sandbox partnered with ERM LABS
Metaverse coin Sandbox has entered into a partnership with Web 3.0 accelerator platform ERM LABS. Thus, it aims to provide a metaverse solution for the virtual reality entertainment industry. At the heart of this partnership is the creation of Escape Room Intellectual Property (IP) in The Sandbox’s 12 x 12 LAND site, Escape Room Metaverse (ERM), which will serve as a virtual hub for the game to provide the most immersive escape room experience. Through the partnership, multiple game studios will collaborate to deliver a world-class experience for the ERM community at The Sandbox by developing digital infrastructure, game puzzles, game logic, architectural design and digital products.
Kava 13 mai-net upgrade delayed
Kava announced on social media that the release of Kava 13 has been delayed until May 17. The upgrade will improve performance through full node software optimization and managed service provider scaling, eliminating downtime. It will also accelerate the demands of processing large volumes of data from protocols and wallets. Thus, it will support the launch of new protocols.
The old Dogecoin address has woken up!
Meanwhile, a dormant address holding 1,556,994 DOGE ($123,155) broke its 9.3 years of inactivity, according to Whale Alert. It is possible that this address purchased the coins shortly after Dogecoin’s launch. This highlights the holding power of such an address over such a long period of time. It’s also possible that the wallet got its lost keys back and then revived the account.
💤 A dormant address containing 1,556,994 #DOGE (123,155 USD) has just been activated after 9.3 years!https://t.co/BpWr0etUk1
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) May 4, 2023
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