Crypto News Weekly Recap #190 📣
— Total crypto market cap reaches $2 trillion
— Starknet will airdrop STRK tokens on February 20th
— BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF IBIT surpasses 100,000 BTC under management
— Ethereum mainnet Dencun upgrade will go live on 13 March 202
— Taurus partnered with Lido to offer liquid staking on Ethereum via Swiss banks
— Court rules Genesis can sell over $1.3 billion worth of GBTC shares
— MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin holdings top $10 billion
— Ripple plans to acquire digital asset platform Standard Custody
👉 https://cryptorank.io/news
Top 10 Gainers of the Week 📈
Livepeer $LPT +136%
Nervos Network $CKB +133%
PAAL AI $PAAL +131%
enqAI $ENQAI +121%
VeThor $VTHO +119%
WEN $WEN +117%
Worldcoin $WLD +115%
Orion $ORN +113%
Troll $TROLL +99%
Delysium $AGI +97%
👉 https://cryptorank.io/performance
Top 7 Token Unlocks of the Upcoming Week
The following tokens with the largest unlock amount will be unlocked next week:
AltLayer - $228.07M
Immutable - $87.78M
GT-Protocol - $85.39M
dYdX - $55.34M
Alpine F1 Team Fan Token - $40.28M
Ribbon Finance - $23.64M
SPACE ID - $21.99M
👉 https://cryptorank.io/token-unlock
Top 10 Spot Bitcoin ETFs by Assets Under Management
Nearly a month following its launch, the landscape of Bitcoin ETFs has experienced subtle shifts. Grayscale's assets under management (AUM) have seen a decline, in contrast to other ETFs which have witnessed growth in their AUM.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/performance
Top 10 Liquid Restaking by 7D TVL Growth
Swell Liquid Restaking +56.9%
ClayStack ETH +44.4%
ether.fi +34.3%
Renzo +29.0%
Kelp DAO +27.1%
InceptionLRT +25.1%
Puffer Finance +21.9%
Genesis LRT +20.8%
Eigenpie +18.1%
Prime Staked ETH +16.7%
👉 https://cryptorank.io/tags/restaking
📈Market Overview
Bitcoin trades below $52K. The top-10 cryptos are traded in different directions:
Cardano +5.33%
BNB +4.64%
Solana +4.54%
Market capitalization: $2.05T (+0.72%)
The BTC dominance: 49.87% (-0.8%)
Fear & Greed Index: 72 (Greed)
👉 Top Gainers
VeThor (VTHO) +67.3%
Taki (TAKI) +55.5%
Orion (ORN) +45.9%
👉 Today's Token Unlocks
Uniswap (UNI): $62.73M
LimeWire (LMWR): $6.96M
ZTX (ZTX): $5.85M
👉 Recent Funding Round
MetaStreet $25M funding with participation from gmoney, Andrew Kang, and others
Lava Network $15M Seed round led by HashKey Capital, Jump Capital, and Tribe Capital
Helika $8M Series A round led by Pantera Capital
BTC Futures
Aggregated Volume — $73.4B
Aggregated Open Interest — $14.9B
👉 Derivatives Market Analytics
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Holdings Top $10 Billion
After the recent Bitcoin's price rise, MicroStrategy's holdings, estimated at 190,000 BTC as of Q4 2023, are now worth $10 billion.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/price/bitcoin
Bitcoin Halving Is 2 Months Away 🔜
Less than 10,000 blocks left before the next Bitcoin Halving. Will this be the catalyst for Bitcoin to reach an all-time high?
Most CryptoRank users expect the price of BTC to rise after the halving. What are your thoughts? Share them in the comments!
👉 https://cryptorank.io/price/bitcoin/halving
📈Market Overview
Bitcoin trades above $51K. The top-10 cryptos are traded in green zone:
Avalanche +5.33%
XRP +4.64%
Ethereum +4.54%
Market capitalization: $2.03T (+4.21%)
The BTC dominance: 50.23% (+0.36%)
Fear & Greed Index: 72 (Greed)
👉 Top Gainers
Nervos Network (CKB) +68.1%
AIT Protocol (AIT) +60.8%
GROK (GROK) +53.4%
👉 Today's Token Unlocks
Sei (SEI): $111.95M
CyberConnect (CYBER): $19.54M
My Neighbor Alice (ALICE): $4.21M
👉 Recent Funding Round
Analog $16M funding round led by Tribe Capital
FORDEFI $10M funding round led by Electric Capital
Architect $12M funding round led by Blocktower Capital and Tioga Capital Partners
BTC Futures
Aggregated Volume — $96.4B
Aggregated Open Interest — $15.0B
👉 Derivatives Market Analytics
Polygon Leads Account Abstraction Adoption
Among various blockchains that support ERC-4337, Polygon has the highest number of smart account addresses, significantly surpassing other blockchains.
Learn more about Account Abstraction in our latest article:
👉 https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/account-abstraction-path-to-mass-adoption
The Latest Breaking News 📣
— Starknet will airdrop STRK tokens on February 20
— Ether options open interest on CME on track to hit fresh all-time high
— Crypto gaming platform PlayDapp loses $290M worth of tokens in two exploits
— Ripple plans to acquire digital asset platform Standard Custody
— Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund invested $200 million in bitcoin and ether last year
👉 https://cryptorank.io/news
📈Market Overview
Bitcoin trades below $50K. The top-10 cryptos are traded in red zone:
Avalanche -3.44%
Cardano -1.11%
Solana -1.09%
Market capitalization: $1.95T (-0.48%)
The BTC dominance: 50.02% (-0.32%)
Fear & Greed Index: 74 (Greed)
👉 Top Gainers
Selfkey (KEY) +47.7%
WEN (WEN) +45.3%
Stronghold Token (SHX) +41.7%
👉 Today's Token Unlocks
The Sandbox (SAND): $84.71M
Alethea AI (ALI): $5.98M
Optimism (OP): $3.96M
👉 Recent Funding Round
Analog $16M funding round led by Tribe Capital
FORDEFI $10M Seed round led by Electric Capital
Watches $1.9M Pre Seed round led by Lemniscap
BTC Futures
Aggregated Volume — $73.1B
Aggregated Open Interest — $14.2B
👉 Derivatives Market Analytics
Account Abstraction Projects Landscape
Account abstraction (AA) is one of the most intriguing developments in crypto over the past year. Account abstraction was released on the Ethereum mainnet almost a year ago, and it is believed to be the feature that will drive mass adoption of the cryptocurrency.
Learn more about Account Abstraction and how it changes the crypto world in our latest article!
👉 https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/account-abstraction-path-to-mass-adoption
The Latest Breaking News 📣
— Bitcoin hits $50,000 as BlackRock leads best ETF launch in 30 years
— Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $1.1 billion of inflows last week
— Franklin Templeton takes initial step for spot Ethereum ETF with new SEC filing
— Ethereum mainnet Dencun upgrade will go live on 13 March 2024
— New York expands fraud case against DCG to $3 Billion
👉 https://cryptorank.io/news
JUST IN: Bitcoin Hits $50,000 🚀
BTC is up 3.5% today 🔥
👉 https://cryptorank.io/price/bitcoin
📈Market Overview
Bitcoin trades above $52K. The top-10 cryptos are traded in green zone:
Ethereum +4.83%
Solana +3.72%
BNB -0.39%
Market capitalization: $2.08T (+2.45%)
The BTC dominance: 49.46% (-0.79%)
Fear & Greed Index: 75 (Greed)
👉 Top Gainers
Forta (FORT) +54.4%
XANA (XETA) +48.9%
Openfabric AI (OFN) +47.3%
👉 Today's Token Unlocks
Optimism (OP): $4.13M
Levana Protocol (LVN): $2.20M
PlayZap (PZP): $2.08M
👉 Recent Funding Round
Lava Network $15M Seed round led by HashKey Capital, Jump Capital, and Tribe Capital
Ethena $14M Strategic round led by DragonFly Capital and Maelstrom
DePHY Seed round with participation from Waterdrip Capital and Foresight Ventures
BTC Futures
Aggregated Volume — $49.9B
Aggregated Open Interest — $14.9B
👉 Derivatives Market Analytics
📈Market Overview
Bitcoin trades below $52K. The top-10 cryptos are traded in green zone:
Cardano +8.29%
Ethereum +1.17%
Avalanche +1.09%
Market capitalization: $2.04T (+0.81%)
The BTC dominance: 49.81% (-0.6%)
Fear & Greed Index: 72 (Greed)
👉 Top Gainers
Asterix Labs (ASTX) +52.5%
IoTeX (IOTX) +42.2%
Whales Market (WHALES) +31.9%
👉 Today's Token Unlocks
Manta Network (MANTA): $41.57M
Lido DAO Token (LDO): $24.94M
Fusionist (ACE): $24.26M
👉 Recent Funding Round
Lava Network $15M Seed round led by HashKey Capital, Jump Capital, and Tribe Capital
Ethena $14M Strategic round led by DragonFly Capital and Maelstrom
DePHY Seed round with participation from Waterdrip Capital and Foresight Ventures
BTC Futures
Aggregated Volume — $55.2B
Aggregated Open Interest — $14.7B
👉 Derivatives Market Analytics
📈Market Overview
Bitcoin trades below $52K. The top-10 cryptos are traded in different directions:
BNB +0.84%
Avalanche -1.71%
Solana -1.51%
Market capitalization: $2.04T (+0.12%)
The BTC dominance: 50.01% (+0.31%)
Fear & Greed Index: 76 (Extreme Greed)
👉 Top Gainers
Honk (HONK) +52.5%
Delysium (AGI) +42.2%
Siacoin (SC) +31.9%
👉 Today's Token Unlocks
ApeCoin (APE): $25.25M
The Graph (GRT): $13.64M
Optimism (OP): $3.85M
👉 Recent Funding Round
Lava Network $15M Seed round led by HashKey Capital, Jump Capital, and Tribe Capital
Ethena $14M Strategic round led by DragonFly Capital and Maelstrom
DePHY Seed round with participation from Waterdrip Capital and Foresight Ventures
BTC Futures
Aggregated Volume — $51.6B
Aggregated Open Interest — $14.8B
👉 Derivatives Market Analytics
DN-404: Advancing Beyond ERC-404
The ERC-404 standard, released in early February, quickly attracted a lot of attention. However, it turned out not to be efficient enough. Later, the developers unveiled the improved version of the standard, DN-404. Let's break down the differences and advantages!
Read our latest article on DN-404
👉 https://cryptorank.io/insights/analytics/dn-404-advancing-beyond-erc-404
The Latest Breaking News 📣
— Bitcoin ETFs account for about 75% of new investments
— MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin holdings top $10 billion
— Citibank tests private equity fund tokenization on Avalanche
— Coinbase beats Q4 estimates as transaction revenue rises to $529 million
— Spanish telecom giant partners with Chainlink for improved SIM security
👉 https://cryptorank.io/news
Account Abstraction: Path to Mass Adoption
Almost one year has passed since the ERC-4337 standard implementing Account Abstraction was deployed on the Ethereum blockchain.
Let’s have a closer look at Account Abstraction performance during the last year to estimate how much progress we've made toward mass adoption.
📖 Full research
👉 https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/account-abstraction-path-to-mass-adoption
Bitget Token Reached All Time High
BGB price showed outstanding growth over the past 24 hours (+11.5%), reaching a new ATH of $0.792. BGB's market capitalization also broke the $1 billion mark today.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/price/bitget-token
The Latest Breaking News 📣
— Total crypto market cap reaches $2 trillion
— BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF IBIT surpasses 100,000 BTC under management
— Taurus partnered with Lido to offer liquid staking on Ethereum via Swiss banks
— Court rules Genesis can sell over $1.3 billion worth of GBTC shares
— Japan’s financial regulator encourages stronger monitoring of ‘unlawful’ crypto transfers
👉 https://cryptorank.io/news
Top 15 GameFi Projects by 30D Active Users
motoDEX leads with 6 million active users in the past 30D, followed by Sweat Economy, Trickshot Blitz, and PlayEmber.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/categories/gamefi
❗️ Total Crypto Market Cap Reaches $2 Trillion
According to data from CryptoRank.io, the total crypto market capitalization reached $2 trillion on February 14. The growth comes with the outstanding performance of Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies over the past 7 days:
Bitcoin +19.3%
Ethereum +16.2%
Solana +21%
The last time this indicator was above $2T was in April 2022, almost 2 years ago.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/performance
Starknet Will Airdrop STRK Tokens on February 20
The total distribution amount exceeds 700 million STRK, and approximately 1.297 million wallets are eligible to claim it, including early users of ecosystem dapps, networks Contributors, Ethereum builders and open source developers.
Check your eligibility
👉https://provisions.starknet.io/
Top 7 Non-EVM Blockchains By 30D DEX Trading Volume
Solana $145B
Thorchain $18.7B
Sui $16.4B
Cardano $13.1B
MultiversX $11.4B
Bitcoin $11.2B
Osmosis $9.2B
👉https://cryptorank.io/categories/chain
Bitcoin is currently the 10th largest asset in the world by capitalization, with an estimated capitalization approaching $1 trillion.
Since October 2023, financial markets have entered a phase of active growth. The S&P index has grown by 18% since the end of October, and Bitcoin, as a more volatile asset, has grown by more than 60% during the same time. This increase has elevated its capitalization relative to other asset classes.
📈Market Overview
Bitcoin trades above $50K. The top-10 cryptos are traded in green zone:
Solana +7.95%
Ethereum +6.25%
Avalanche +6.17%
Market capitalization: $1.96T (+3.96%)
The BTC dominance: 50.20% (-0.14%)
Fear & Greed Index: 79 (Extreme Greed)
👉 Top Gainers
Nervos Network (CKB) +60.5%
NADA Protocol Token (NADA) +51.4%
WEN (WEN) +45.1%
👉 Today's Token Unlocks
Games For A Living (GFAL): $6.74M
Sweat Economy (SWEAT): $6.65M
Optimism (OP): $3.94M
👉 Recent Funding Round
Truflation $6M funding round led by Laser Digital and Red Beard Ventures
The Mystery Society $3M Seed round led by Shima Capital
Hydro Protocol funding round with participation from Quantstamp and SkyVision Capital
BTC Futures
Aggregated Volume — $82.2B
Aggregated Open Interest — $14.7B
👉 Derivatives Market Analytics
Bitcoin Crosses $49,000, Reaches Highest Level Since December 2021
Bitcoin price has recently crossed an important milestone and reaching a new YTD high of $49,140.
Will BTC break $50K this week? Share your thoughts in the comments
👉 https://cryptorank.io/price/bitcoin