Top 10 NFT Collections by volume in last 30 days
NFT trading is heating up again: Moonbirds leads with $65.6M in 30-day volume (+75%), followed by CryptoPunks and Courtyard. Even smaller collections like Checks and Doodles saw triple-digit growth, hinting at renewed market momentum.
NFT trading is heating up again: Moonbirds leads with $65.6M in 30-day volume (+75%), followed by CryptoPunks and Courtyard. Even smaller collections like Checks and Doodles saw triple-digit growth, hinting at renewed market momentum.
Cryptomarket Check-In. Major Events and Headlines
This snapshot covers key updates, including Yield Basis Initial Listing, Enso Mainnet, Monad Airdrop Claim Page, Limitless Predictions on Oriole Insights, alongside news from other notable projects. Humanity Protocol, Tether Gold, BNB, and Soon, hit new all-time highs.
This snapshot covers key updates, including Yield Basis Initial Listing, Enso Mainnet, Monad Airdrop Claim Page, Limitless Predictions on Oriole Insights, alongside news from other notable projects. Humanity Protocol, Tether Gold, BNB, and Soon, hit new all-time highs.
Dropee released gamified airdrop hub - Dropee Arcade
Dropee Arcade blends InfoFi quests, social engagement, and referrals allowing users to complete tasks, earn points to receive DROPEE rewards. Dropee powers autonomous AI applications with 1.4B+ app downloads, 60M players, and 50+ published games.
👉 x.com/dropee_app/status/1976682651734917147
Dropee Arcade blends InfoFi quests, social engagement, and referrals allowing users to complete tasks, earn points to receive DROPEE rewards. Dropee powers autonomous AI applications with 1.4B+ app downloads, 60M players, and 50+ published games.
👉 x.com/dropee_app/status/1976682651734917147
Price Discovery Board: yieldbasis (YB)
YB set to launch on October 15th at 11:00 UTC, backed by $7.5M in public funding. This board benchmarks potential FDV scenarios using comparable DeFi projects like DYDX, APEX and Raydium.
YB set to launch on October 15th at 11:00 UTC, backed by $7.5M in public funding. This board benchmarks potential FDV scenarios using comparable DeFi projects like DYDX, APEX and Raydium.
Tracking top Wallets ahead of Metamask (MASK) TGE
With MASK on the horizon, we benchmark top wallets on non-financial strength. Our board stacks number of users, networks, and audits to see who leads ahead of Metamask token listing.
With MASK on the horizon, we benchmark top wallets on non-financial strength. Our board stacks number of users, networks, and audits to see who leads ahead of Metamask token listing.
Momentum (MMT) launches Title Deed Nomination Wave
The campaign will distribute 15K Deed NFTs, 10K to key contributors (Genesis Deed phase, WAGMI Competition, top creators) and 5K via community nominations. Powered by Momentum, each Deed doubles as a VIP pass to long-term ecosystem rewards.
👉 x.com/MMTFinance/status/1978430965761327441
The campaign will distribute 15K Deed NFTs, 10K to key contributors (Genesis Deed phase, WAGMI Competition, top creators) and 5K via community nominations. Powered by Momentum, each Deed doubles as a VIP pass to long-term ecosystem rewards.
👉 x.com/MMTFinance/status/1978430965761327441
Wormhole Enters the $6.5 Trillion DEX Market with Portal Swap
Wormhole launches Portal Swap, powered by Mayan, turning Portal from a cross-chain bridge into a fully featured decentralized exchange.
Now, users can swap tokens across chains or within the same chain directly from their wallets — all in one seamless interface.
👉 x.com/wormhole/status/1978446061980238240
Wormhole launches Portal Swap, powered by Mayan, turning Portal from a cross-chain bridge into a fully featured decentralized exchange.
Now, users can swap tokens across chains or within the same chain directly from their wallets — all in one seamless interface.
👉 x.com/wormhole/status/1978446061980238240
Latest Launches on Binance Alpha. FDV, Points Requirements & Airdrop Highlights
Walrus, Yei Finance, and Enso ranked among the largest projects by FDV, with Yei Finance distributing the highest airdrop and seeing a 450% price surge since its initial listing. Slimex and Coral Finance closed out the top airdrop projects, delivering low returns across the latest airdrops. The next Alpha Airdrop — Zerobase, Oct 17.
Walrus, Yei Finance, and Enso ranked among the largest projects by FDV, with Yei Finance distributing the highest airdrop and seeing a 450% price surge since its initial listing. Slimex and Coral Finance closed out the top airdrop projects, delivering low returns across the latest airdrops. The next Alpha Airdrop — Zerobase, Oct 17.
Top 10 DEX Aggregators by Trading Volume in the last 30 days
DEX aggregator race heats up — Jupiter retains the top spot, while KyberSwap nearly doubled its volume. Growth across the board signals renewed activity & liquidity flow into decentralized markets.
DEX aggregator race heats up — Jupiter retains the top spot, while KyberSwap nearly doubled its volume. Growth across the board signals renewed activity & liquidity flow into decentralized markets.
MegaETH sale registration is now live on Sonar, powered by Echo
The registration runs from Oct 15–27 with KYC required. Participants can opt for a 1-year lockup to get 10% discount & oversubscription may require extra profile info. MegaETH is a high-performance Layer 2 aiming to deliver real-time transaction execution.
👉 x.com/megaeth_labs/status/1978449245931012439
The registration runs from Oct 15–27 with KYC required. Participants can opt for a 1-year lockup to get 10% discount & oversubscription may require extra profile info. MegaETH is a high-performance Layer 2 aiming to deliver real-time transaction execution.
👉 x.com/megaeth_labs/status/1978449245931012439
Binance has acquired South Korean crypto exchange Gopax
The deal expands Binance’s presence in South Korea and strengthens its foothold in Asia. It also offers Gopax users access to Binance’s global infrastructure. Gopax is one of the five South Korean exchanges authorized to handle cash-to-crypto transactions.
👉 x.com/TheBlock__/status/1978636697916014671
The deal expands Binance’s presence in South Korea and strengthens its foothold in Asia. It also offers Gopax users access to Binance’s global infrastructure. Gopax is one of the five South Korean exchanges authorized to handle cash-to-crypto transactions.
👉 x.com/TheBlock__/status/1978636697916014671
YZi Labs leads $50M funding for Better Payment Network
BPN, built on BNB Chain, combines CeFi and DeFi models to enable real-time minting, swapping, and settlement of fiat-backed stablecoins across jurisdictions. Its goal is to dramatically reduce cross-border payment times and cut costs.
👉 x.com/bpn_network/status/1978616248733962416
BPN, built on BNB Chain, combines CeFi and DeFi models to enable real-time minting, swapping, and settlement of fiat-backed stablecoins across jurisdictions. Its goal is to dramatically reduce cross-border payment times and cut costs.
👉 x.com/bpn_network/status/1978616248733962416
Echo launchpad dashboard. Past and upcoming launches
Echo’s launchpad keeps humming: 29 launches, $102M raised, with a current ROI of ~7.2x. This dashboard tracks past hits like Plasma, Anoma, Defi app, Velvet, Corn, Initia, Towns—and highlights upcoming bets: MegaETH, Aligned Layer, Superform, Gasp.
Echo’s launchpad keeps humming: 29 launches, $102M raised, with a current ROI of ~7.2x. This dashboard tracks past hits like Plasma, Anoma, Defi app, Velvet, Corn, Initia, Towns—and highlights upcoming bets: MegaETH, Aligned Layer, Superform, Gasp.
Andreessen Horowitz Invests $50M in Solana Staking Protocol Jito
The deal involves JTO token purchases and strengthens long-term alignment between a16z and the Solana-based protocol. Andreessen Horowitz has made several similar investments over the past year, including $55 million in LayerZero in April and $70 million in EigenLayer in June.
👉 fortune.com/crypto/2025/10/16/andreessen-horowitzs-crypto-arm-invests-50-million-in-solana-staking-protocol-jito
The deal involves JTO token purchases and strengthens long-term alignment between a16z and the Solana-based protocol. Andreessen Horowitz has made several similar investments over the past year, including $55 million in LayerZero in April and $70 million in EigenLayer in June.
👉 fortune.com/crypto/2025/10/16/andreessen-horowitzs-crypto-arm-invests-50-million-in-solana-staking-protocol-jito
Temple raised $5M in Seed funding led by Paper Ventures
Other fundraising participants include YZi Labs, CMT Digital, Sfermion, Halo Capital, Protagonist, Eterna and others. Temple is a company building an infrastructure/technical stack focused on privacy-preserving trading in capital markets, built on Canton.
👉 x.com/temple_ny/status/1978808166801428717
Other fundraising participants include YZi Labs, CMT Digital, Sfermion, Halo Capital, Protagonist, Eterna and others. Temple is a company building an infrastructure/technical stack focused on privacy-preserving trading in capital markets, built on Canton.
👉 x.com/temple_ny/status/1978808166801428717
Daylight Raises $75M to Build a Decentralized Energy Network
Framework and Turtle Hill Capital led the Equity and Development Facility rounds, with notable participation from a16z Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, M13, Escape Velocity, and others.
Daylight is developing a decentralized protocol that enables users to connect energy devices, such as thermostats, batteries, electric vehicles, and solar inverters, to its app and earn rewards.
👉 x.com/daylightenergy_/status/1978802756929438020
Framework and Turtle Hill Capital led the Equity and Development Facility rounds, with notable participation from a16z Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, M13, Escape Velocity, and others.
Daylight is developing a decentralized protocol that enables users to connect energy devices, such as thermostats, batteries, electric vehicles, and solar inverters, to its app and earn rewards.
👉 x.com/daylightenergy_/status/1978802756929438020
Cryptomarket Check-In. Major Events and Headlines
This snapshot highlights key updates, including the MegaETH Public Sale on Echo, Meteora Airdrop Checker, Portal Swap launch by Wormhole, BNB listing on Coinbase, and Oriole Insights’ 1M ORI Incentive Campaign, along with news from other major projects.
This snapshot highlights key updates, including the MegaETH Public Sale on Echo, Meteora Airdrop Checker, Portal Swap launch by Wormhole, BNB listing on Coinbase, and Oriole Insights’ 1M ORI Incentive Campaign, along with news from other major projects.
Uniswap unveils that Solana is now supported its Web App
Users can now connect their Solana wallet and trade tokens directly within the Web App alongside other networks, eliminating the need to leave the platform. Uniswap is a leading automated multichain decentralized exchange with its own governance token, UNI.
👉 x.com/Uniswap/status/1978870926532841896
Users can now connect their Solana wallet and trade tokens directly within the Web App alongside other networks, eliminating the need to leave the platform. Uniswap is a leading automated multichain decentralized exchange with its own governance token, UNI.
👉 x.com/Uniswap/status/1978870926532841896
Top 15 DeFi Protocols by TVL Growth in the last 30 days
Among the top performers are Concrete, an automated DeFi yields on Berachain, Reservoir, an AMM that maximizes capital efficiency, and Zerobase, the first zk-powered staking product on stablecoins.
Among the top performers are Concrete, an automated DeFi yields on Berachain, Reservoir, an AMM that maximizes capital efficiency, and Zerobase, the first zk-powered staking product on stablecoins.
MegaETH Repurchases 4.75% of Company Equity and Token Warrants from Pre-Seed Investors
The buyback was executed at a valuation higher than the seed round, during which MegaETH raised $20 million at a “nine-figure” token valuation (at least $100 million). The move comes ahead of its upcoming mainnet and token launch expected later this year.
👉 theblock.co/post/375090/megaeth-buys-back-equity-token-warrants-pre-seed-investors
The buyback was executed at a valuation higher than the seed round, during which MegaETH raised $20 million at a “nine-figure” token valuation (at least $100 million). The move comes ahead of its upcoming mainnet and token launch expected later this year.
👉 theblock.co/post/375090/megaeth-buys-back-equity-token-warrants-pre-seed-investors