Blackbird has closed a $50M Series B funding round

The funding was led by Spark Capital. ​Blackbird is an open-source intelligence tool designed to quickly search for user accounts by email across numerous platforms, aiding in digital investigations.

WalletConnect (WCT) will hold its initial listing on OKX

Deposits for WCT will open on April 15 at 10:00 UTC. In February 2025, WalletConnect conducted a sale on CoinList, drawing 18,000 participants from 100+ countries and raising $15.5M. WalletConnect is a Web3 communications protocol.

Babylon (BABY) launches on Binance HODLer Airdrops

The BNB subscribers from March 7 to March 12 will receive a BABY airdrop. HODLers Airdrop Supply - 75M BABY. BABY listing is expected to occur on Binance on April 10, 10:00 AM UTC. Babylon enables secure, native Bitcoin staking for PoS network security.

Binance's second voting for a new listing has concluded

UXLINK led the vote with 26.3%, followed by ATH at 17.1% and BIGTIME at 15.2%. IP, PLUME, and SAFE followed with 11.5%, 9.5%, and 6.9% respectively. The rest, including GRASS, ONDO, VIRTUAL, WAL, ZETA, and MORPHO, each received under 5%.

WalletConnect (WCT) will be the 67th project on Binance Launchpool

Launchpool Rewards: 40,000,000 WCT (4%). Users can stake BNB, FDUSD, and USDC to farm WCT over a 4-day period from April 11th. Binance will then list WCT on April 15th, 11:00 AM UTC. WalletConnect is a Web3 communications protocol.

Top-11 PJTs by open interest leverage ratio (OILR)

OILR is calculated by dividing the amount of dollars locked in open perpetual futures contracts by the Market Cap of the cryptocurrency. The higher the OILR, the bigger the impact of the upcoming long/short squeeze on the cryptocurrency price, providing traders with big possibilities for spot trading.

Top-11 PJTs by open interest leverage ratio (OILR)

OILR is calculated by dividing the amount of dollars locked in open perpetual futures contracts by the Market Cap of the cryptocurrency. The higher the OILR, the bigger the impact of the upcoming long/short squeeze on the cryptocurrency price, providing traders with big possibilities for spot trading.

🤝 OKX has announced a partnership with Standard Chartered

Bybit delisting weekly price gainers

Despite Bybit's delisting and the prevailing bearish sentiment in the crypto market, some projects demonstrated stable growth over the last week. The infographic displays the top weekly price gainers that have been recently delisted from Bybit.

Top-15 Real World Assets (RWA) Coins by Diluted Valuation

Yesterday’s crash of MANTRA’s token (-88.8%) significantly shifted the RWA landscape, pushing MANTRA down from the first place and highlighting market volatility within this growing sector.

Top Fundraising Rounds conducted in the last 7 days

Projects that received the most funding include Blackbird ($50M), a Web3 platform purpose-built for hospitality; Wunder ($50M), a SocialFi platform; Meanwhile ($40M), a Bitcoin insurance startup.

Gnosis Chain (GNO) DeFi Ecosystem Overview

Gnosis Chain DeFi ecosystem TVL – $448 million, reflecting a 16.4% decline over the past 30 days. Leading the ecosystem are RealT ($141M), sDAI ($74.1M), and Balancer ($69.2M).

Top Blockchains by DEXs volume growth in the last 30 days

Over the past 30 days, DEX trading volumes have surged across various blockchains. Among the top performers are Movement, Core, and Unichain, underscoring increased activity within their ecosystems.

Ethena and Securitize to Launch RWA Blockchain Converge, Targeting Q2 Mainnet

The Converge blockchain will leverage Arbitrum and Celestia technologies to deliver fast block times, use USDe and USDtb as gas tokens, and run a validator network secured by staked ENA.

It will support both permissionless DeFi applications and permissioned institutional products, bridging traditional finance and crypto rails on a single chain.

a16z crypto unveiled a $55M investment in LayerZero (ZRO)

The investment in tokens features a 3-year lockup. Previously, a16z led the two rounds of financing of LayerZero from Round A1 in 2022 to Round B in 2023. LayerZero is an omnichain messaging protocol.