📬 Inbox Dump #98

Sometimes announcements here didn’t meet the bar to become a news story, sometimes they may have slipped through the cracks, or they came late and we haven’t had a chance to cover.

At The Defiant we cover the most important DeFi-related news and developments but we know many of you are hunting for projects before they are fully developed and before they are newsworthy. Our goal with this installment of the newsletter is to help you find them. Look at this as the starting point to DYOR.

We also include a compilation of DeFi and crypto funding rounds in the past week so you have these in one handy place.

Keep in mind these have been unedited. With that—here we go!

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Crypto Bot “ATPBot” Dubbed the ChatGPT of Quantitative Trading Launches

Singapore, April 14th — ATPBot, a platform focused on quantitative trading strategy development and services, has launched. It develops and implements quantitative trading strategies for its users with the advantages of AI. This has resulted in ATPBot being dubbed the ChatGPT of crypto trading.

Conflux to Bring Uniswap v3 and Curve to China’s Public Blockchain

Conflux, the only regulatory-compliant blockchain in China, has proposed deploying Uniswap v3 on its network alongside CNH (offshore Chinese Yuan) stable currency, and joining the Curve Wars with its mainnet token CFX bridged to Ethereum mainnet, known as eCFX.

Aptos giving $20 million to artists willing to create on its blockchain

Aptos’ investment in artists could help increase the number of people and developers engaging with its blockchain. Competition is stiff among blockchains and scaling solutions. The $20 million to be awarded will be on top of $3 million Aptos has already disbursed.

The Gitcoin Grants Beta Round

We are excited to announce the Gitcoin Grants Beta Round as the second set of Gitcoin Grants Quadratic Funding test rounds that will run on the new decentralized Gitcoin Grants Stack. Planned for April 25th to May 9th, this round will include core rounds decided on by GTC token holders and core community members.

ELON/USDC trading pair launch celebrates new mission

Methuselah Foundation, the largest holder of ELON, is inaugurating an ELON/USDC trading pair in the amount of $1 million to recognize the organization’s latest initiative. The ELON/USDC trading pair will be listed on Uniswap v3, one of the most popular cryptocurrency decentralized exchanges (DEXs).

tokenproof Teams Up With Brands Like Adidas, GQ, 9dcc to Power NFT.NYC As The Gold-Standard Token-gating Solution

April 12th – As the indisputable leader in the growing world of token-gating, tokenproof is enabling traditional industry giants like Adidas, 9dcc and GQ to pave the way for their respective industries to unlock the power of web3 by ushering their fans into the future of consumer loyalty.

‘Bitcoin Stamps’ NFTs Are Gaining On Ordinals

The creator of the new protocol claims it is the “most permanent” means of inscribing data on the Bitcoin blockchain.

Blocto Partners with South Korean Gaming Unicorn NPIXEL’s Web3 Arm METAPIXEL to Bring Blockchain Gaming to the Masses

Blocto, a leading cross-chain wallet application and multi-chain Web3 ecosystem, has announced a strategic partnership with METAPIXEL, a web3 gaming ecosystem that focuses on developing high-quality web3 games that compete with traditional games.

OKX to Sponsor Consensus 2023-Affiliated Hackathon ‘Web3athon’

OKT Chain (OKTC), the EVM and Wasm-compatible chain backed by OKX, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced its sponsorship of the upcoming Web3athon event taking place in conjunction with Consenus 2023.

Magic Eden Forms Web3 Games Collective with YGG, Game7, and Fenix Games

Magic Eden, a multi-chain NFT marketplace, is taking a deeper dive into Web3 gaming by forming the Web3 Games Collective (W3GC) with several leading guilds and communities. Its goal is to accelerate the mass adoption of blockchain gaming by leveraging its combined expertise and resources.

MERCURYO PARTNERS WITH SIMPLEDO TO MAKE BUYING CRYPTO EASY FOR TURKISH USERS

Mercuryo, the all-in-one cryptocurrency platform, is proud to announce its partnership with Simpledo, an emerging crypto provider in Turkey. This partnership is aimed at expanding Mercuryo’s global presence and enhancing its services for customers in Turkey.

Crypto Expo Asia Partners ABA, ABI, SFA; Announces New Headline Speakers Including Cake DeFi, Mantle Network by BitDAO, and More (7 – 8 June, Singapore)

New speakers include representatives from Cake DeFi, Mantle Network by BitDAO and others, while the 2023 edition marks the debut of the Web3 Expo Asia forum to further NFT and metaverse discourse

Wemade Participates in the World’s Biggest NFT Conference ‘NFT.NYC 2023’ to Introduce NILE

NEW YORK, April 11 — Wemade is participating in the world’s biggest NFT conference ‘NFT.NYC 2023’, held from April 12th to 14th, as a platinum sponsor. It will introduce NEITH Station, the world’s first NFTFi service on its DAO & NFT platform, NILE (NFT Is Life Evolution).

Unus Labs Announces Launch of its Native $VV Token on Pinksale, First Step Towards Building a Digital Central Hub for Individuals Identity

Prague, Czech Republic – April 11, 2023 – Tech company Unus Labs announces it is officially launching its native $VV token, which will be available to buy on Pinksale from April 11th at 14:00 UTC.

European platform E-Gates Ecosystem combines all centralized and decentralized fintech solutions on the market

Lithuania has launched E-Gates Ecosystem, whose products combine centralized and decentralized financial asset management tools. The first four services have been launched: Gateway, AutoKYC, Web3 Wallet and Bridge.

Razer gaming incubator zVentures issues call for Web3 submissions

Razer, a U.S.-Singaporean consumer electronics company best known for its gaming hardware and peripherals, has sent out a call for new Web3 partners and game submissions.

Funding

Bitget Launches $100 Million Web3 Fund to Support Next-Generation Crypto Projects in Asia

As of now, it has received inquiries from VCs including Foresight Ventures, Dragonfly Capital, SevenX Ventures, DAO Maker, and ABCDE Capital for potential partnerships.

Trading-focused blockchain Sei raises $30M, bringing valuation up to $800M

Investors in the new round include Jump Crypto, Distributed Global, Multicoin Capital, Asymmetric Capital Partners, Flow Traders, Hypersphere Ventures and Bixin Ventures.

CryptoGPT Secures $10M in Series-A Round Led By DWF Labs

CryptoGPT, an AI-focused blockchain platform, secured funding of $10 Million at a total valuation of $250 Million. DWF Labs, a multi-stage Web3 investment firm, led the funding round.

Information Protocol RSS3 Raises $10M via Token Sale to DWF Labs

Information protocol RSS3 has raised $10 million via a token sale to prolific Web3 investor DWF Labs. RSS3 aims to be a bridge between blockchain technology and AI, search engines and social media.

absolute labs Announces $8 million Seed Raise to Accelerate Growth of its Groundbreaking Wallet Relationship Management Platform for Marketing in Web3

absolute labs, a Wallet Relationship Management™ platform empowering marketers to intelligently build and flawlessly execute Web3 CRM campaigns, has raised $8 million seed funding with Aglaé Ventures, MoonPay, Near Foundation, Samsung Next, Sparkle Ventures (Animoca Brands) and others.

Xclaim raises $7m for crypto trading platform for assets locked by bankruptcy

Xclaim, which claims to be the only independent trading platform for crypto assets locked by bankruptcy, has reportedly raised $7m in its Series A. The investment was led by venture capitalist Josh Jones.

INTMAX raises $5M seed round to build a stateless zkRollup

About the Investors participating in the round: HashKey Capital, Bitscale Capital, B Dash Ventures, SNZ, Antalpha Ventures, Scroll, Mask Network, Dora Hacks, East Ventures, among others.

Former DOJ Agent Raises $4.3M to Tackle Crypto Crime Head On

Although the project was inaugurated three months ago, it announced a pre-seed round of $4.3 million on Wednesday. The round was led by Nic Carter’s Castle Island Ventures, Brevan Howard Digital, CMT Digital, and RW3 Ventures.