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Defi.money integrates LayerZero as interoperability solution

Defi.money integrates LayerZero as interoperability solution

Chain-agnostic stablecoin protocol defi.money has integrated LayerZero to bring omnichain liquidity to its network.

LayerZero (ZRO) is an interoperability solution that offers a foundational layer for omnichain applications and blockchains. The LayerZero team announced the integration in a post on X on Sept. 26.

The integration comes as defi.money’s stablecoin MONEY implemented the omnichain fungible token, also known as OFT.

The OFT Standard is a token standard that allows for cross-chain token transfers. Users can send, receive, and deploy assets across blockchains. With this implementation, defi.money is now natively omnichain.

Growing stablecoin market

Stablecoins are increasingly critical to the web3 ecosystem, and cross-chain transfers are helping to drive more activity in key projects. Many of the beneficiaries are layer-2 networks, which, beyond eyeing scalability, see an interconnected ecosystem as a major step toward decentralization.

LayerZero’s collaboration with defi.money aims to bring this era into reality with the decentralized stablecoin MONEY.

With the stablecoin market valued at over $173 billion as of Sept. 26, 2024, two companies stand out – Tether and Circle. Tether (USDT) is the largest, with over $119 billion of the total market cap while USD Coin (USDC) ranks as the second-largest, at over $36 billion.

However, other players such as First Digital USD (FDUSD) and PayPal USD (PYUSD) are seeing traction.

Also notable is the entry of Ripple, which has begun testing its RLUSD stablecoin on the Ethereum and XRP Ledger.

BitGo, a leading crypto custodian, is also eyeing a dollar-backed stablecoin and similar plans are reportedly on U.K-based digital bank Revolut’s table.

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Avalanche announces $40m grant program for L1 developers

Avalanche has announced a new grant program that will reward developers building on the blockchain’s mainnet.

The Avalanche (AVAX) ecosystem will benefit from this new $40 million grant program through the ‘Retro9000’ initiative introduced by the Avalanche Foundation on Sept. 26.

A $40 million grant program

Retro9000 is a retroactive rewards program designed to incentivize developers to contribute to the blockchain platform’s ecosystem growth via layer-1 chains built and deployed on the Avalanche mainnet.

The program is part of ‘Avalanche9000’ upgrade, which is set to reduce the costs associated with layer-1 blockchain deployment and maintenance on the mainnet. A key feature of the upcoming upgrade is making it economically feasible for projects to launch within the growing subnets ecosystem.

“L1 validators will no longer have to stake high amounts of AVAX for entry, giving thousands of projects access to a custom, interoperable blockchain built on a battle-tested tech stack at a low cost,” Martin Eckardt, director of developer relations at Ava Labs.

Luigi D’Onorio DeMeo, chief operating officer at Ava Labs, stated that the grant is an initiative aimed at bootstrapping the layer-1 ecosystem of Avalanche. Retro9000 provides early developers with incentives that will drive the further growth of their products.

Retro9000 encourages developers to build their projects publicly, earning them community support. Projects can then test their products before launching to earn rewards.

Avalanche’s DeFi ecosystem

In recent months, the Avalanche DeFi community has benefited from the BOOST program. Among partners bringing these rewards to the community is DeFi protocol Aave (AAVE). Others are Benqi Finance, Delta Prime and GMX.

The Avalanche community is also set to benefit from the launch of SolvBTC to the network. SolvBTC is a yield-bearing Bitcoin (BTC) token also currently available on Ethereum(ETH) and other chains.

Solv Protocol’s SolvBTC integration brings the project’s decentralized Bitcoin reserves to Avalanche. Users within the ecosystem can now earn staking rewards on their Bitcoin holdings.

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BlackRock and Securitize back Ethena’s new stablecoin 

Ethena Labs is launching a new stablecoin project fully backed by BlackRock’s Ethereum-based tokenized fund and Securitize.

Synthetic dollar issuer Ethena (ENA) unveiled its UStb fiat stablecoin product, which is supported by the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, known as BUIDL, and private market lender Securitize. UStb was designed to operate identically to a traditional stablecoin, with BlackRock and its fund distributor Securitize managing collateral for the new fiat-pegged offering.

Ethena’s Sept. 26 statement announcing UStb hinted that community concerns about Ethena USDe (USDE), the protocol’s existing stablecoin, spurred the creation of this BlackRock-backed asset.

Concerns were raised regarding how USDe might respond to negative funding rate situations. Figures like Fantom developer Andre Cronje questioned systemic risks, likening the asset to the defunct TerraUSD.

Ethena noted that these fears were never realized in over six months of USDe trading, despite bearish market conditions that typically result in negative funding. Introducing UStb serves as another cushion against perceived risks should funding rates plummet, according to the team’s statement on X.

If governance deems it necessary and appropriate in negative funding conditions, Ethena can close hedging positions and re-allocate those backing assets to UStb to further ameliorate risk associated with negative funding rate environments.

Ethena Labs

Ethena’s UStb is one of the first stablecoin projects BlackRock has partnered with. BlackRock’s BUIDL operates as the largest tokenized treasury fund on any blockchain and runs atop Ethereum (ETH).

According to DefiLlama, BUIDL has amassed over $522 million in deposits, calculated as total value locked in crypto terms.

BlackRock may be testing the waters in fiat-pegged token markets as the firm integrates more crypto-related investment vehicles. The $10 trillion asset giant also issues spot exchange-traded funds for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether.

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BABYDOGE surges 120% in 10 days, further gains or correction ahead?

BABYDOGE rallied over 120% in ten days after Binance listed the memecoin, with upcoming products and features further fuelling bullish momentum.

Based on the Binance Smart Chain, the memecoin has surged 17.6% in the past day and over 120% in the last ten days, now trading at $0.0000000023—levels not seen since April. Over this period, Baby Doge Coin’s (BABYDOGE) market cap soared from $158 million to $357 million, reflecting an influx of investor interest.

Key developments 

Most of this impressive rally was sparked by the Binance listing on Sept. 16, which sent the token soaring nearly 100%, with its price climbing from $0.000000001047 to $0.000000002058 within just a few hours.

Since then, the project has secured listings on centralized platforms like Tokocrypto, ZKE, LBank, and CoinDCX, while also expanding into perpetual trading on HTX Global and Bitrue, along with several decentralized exchange listings, boosting its global presence.

Meanwhile, the project is working on several new offerings under the hood. One of the most anticipated projects is puppy.fun a memecoin launcher rivaling Solana’s Pump.fun and Tron-based Sun.Pump

Baby Doge developers are also set to introduce BabyDoge PAWS, the native wallet for the Baby Doge ecosystem.

However, the latest rally in the token came after the project revealed that Binance has added BABYDOGE to its yield-earning offering named ‘Binance Earn.’ 

Within hours after the announcement, the Baby Doge team unveiled BabyDoge explorer, a multichain search tool that will be integrated into all Baby Doge products including puppy.fun and Baby Doge wallet app.

The success and price action of a memecoin is often based on the hype around it and the strength of its community. For Baby Doge, the recent developments have clearly played a key role in sustaining its price rally, as each new announcement and listing added to investor confidence and kept the momentum going.

Social sentiment around the project remains positive at press time, with community members on X and the project’s Telegram group excited about the upcoming launches. This optimism could drive the price higher, particularly given the token’s relatively small market cap, which leaves plenty of room for growth.

Correction soon?

Technical indicators suggest that BABYDOGE is currently on an upward trend, having broken above the upper Bollinger Band, supported by a surge in volume, which is up 393.40% over the past 24 hours. However, the Relative Strength Index at 100 indicates a highly overbought scenario, suggesting a potential correction could be on the horizon.

BABYDOGE Price, Bollinger Bands and RSI chart | Source: crypto.news

Adding to this bearish outlook, BABYDOGE’s weighted funding rate has turned negative at -0.0881, while its open interest has dropped 5% to $580.67k. This dip in open interest signals reduced market participation and hints at a shift in trader sentiment towards bearish positions, possibly anticipating a pullback.

Currently, the memecoin is trading between the support level of $0.000000001586 and resistance at $0.000000002738. 

If buying pressure continues and the price breaks through the resistance, we could see a push toward new highs. However, if the price fails to hold the support level, especially with the RSI indicating overbought conditions, a correction could potentially drive the price lower.

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SEAM spikes 64% as Base plans to scale up gas limits

SEAM surged 64% in the past day after Base announced plans to scale its capacity by increasing gas limits.

At press time, SEAM (SEAM) was trading at $1.99, its highest level since Aug. 5 when the crypto and stock markets crashed, and the global crypto market saw over $1 billion in liquidations. The cryptocurrency reached an intraday high of $2.55, up over 104% from its weekly low of $1.25.

As SEAM’s price continues to climb, its market cap has exceeded $52 million, and daily trading volume spiked by 2,254% to around $11.4 million, based on CoinGecko data.

Seamless Protocol, launched in September, is a fork of Aave v3, an Ethereum-based DeFi lending platform. It operates on Base, the Layer 2 Ethereum network incubated by Coinbase. The protocol was founded by contributors and advisors from prominent firms such as Coinbase, Uniswap, CertiK, and Seashell.

According to DefiLlama, Seamless Protocol is currently the 14th largest app on the Base network by total value locked and ranks third among native Base-based platforms, with approximately $22.22 million in assets locked.

SEAM’s rally follows Base’s recent announcement to scale its network by increasing gas limits by 1 Mgas/s per week as part of its broader goal to reach 1 Ggas/s, a crucial step in enabling one billion users on-chain.

The latest initiative seeks to enhance scalability and reduce transaction fees, driving heightened investor interest in SEAM and the Seamless Protocol.

Technical indicators for SEAM indicate that bulls are in control with the Moving Average Convergence Divergence line crossing above the signal line, hinting that the upward momentum would likely continue.

SEAM price and MACD chart | Source: TradigView

Also, on the daily chart, the Aroon indicator shows the Aroon Up at 92.86%, reflecting strong upward momentum. In contrast, the Aroon Down is lower at 7.14%, suggesting minimal downward movement. This divergence generally points to bullish control in the short term.

SEAM Aron and CCI chart | Source: TradigView

However, its Commodity Channel Index spiked to 358.68 following the recent rally, a level well above the overbought threshold of 100. Such elevated readings typically signal the potential for an impending correction, so traders must exercise caution.

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Theta Labs launches tool converting smartphone GPU to mine TFUEL tokens

Theta Labs has launched EdgeCloud for Mobile, allowing users to contribute their smartphones’ GPU power as nodes in its decentralized network and earn TFUEL tokens.

According to a press release shared with crypto.news, EdgeCloud for Mobile aims to harness the computing resources of the roughly 3.9 billion active Android devices worldwide to bolster its decentralized cloud computing network.

Theta EdgeCloud is a DePIN-powered hybrid cloud-edge computing platform that utilizes over 30,000 distributed nodes to offer scalable, cost-effective GPU computing resources. With smartphones becoming increasingly powerful and capable of handling complex computations, the platform aims to capitalize on these capabilities.

According to Mitch Liu, co-founder and CEO of Theta Labs, by allowing smartphones to become a part of its decentralized network of nodes, the platform would be able to “fundamentally transform the scale” at which it operates.

“By growing from 30,000 PC nodes to potentially millions of mobile devices, this move significantly boosts our network’s capabilities. Each device adds to our distributed GPU power,” Liu added.

These devices will assist with AI computations, like video object detection, by running small, parallel tasks. Theta Labs estimates that if a mere 30,000 Android devices contribute their GPU power for just eight hours a day, they can generate 240,000 hours of computational work in a single day.

The EdgeCloud mobile application, already available on the Google Play Store, gives users the flexibility to only share resources when the device is plugged in or connected to a wifi network, ensuring minimal battery drain and data usage while contributing to the network and generating passive income.

Users get TFUEL tokens, the native token of Theta Network, in exchange for committing their resources. At press time, the altcoin was up 98.8% over the past year.

The application will support any Android phone or tablet manufactured after 2020, with no geographic restrictions.

As previously reported by crypto.news, Theta EdgeCloud has already secured several partners in academia that utilize the platform’s resources for advanced AI research across fields like media, healthcare, bioinformatics, and finance. The latest to tap into the DePIN-powered network was the Seoul Women’s University.

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POPCAT hits all-time high as market cap surges past $1b

Solana-based memecoin POPCAT hit an all-time high on Sep. 25 as its market cap shot past the $1 billion mark.

At press time, Popcat (POPCAT) was still up 10% over the past day, exchanging hands at $1.02. The meme coin had surged to its all-time high of $1.07 earlier on the day, and almost 60% higher than its weekly low.

Popcat’s recent price surge has pushed its market cap over $1 billion, landing it in the 82nd spot among cryptocurrencies, according to CoinGecko. Its daily trading volume also jumped by 53%, hitting around $136 million.

Meanwhile, the social sentiment around Popcat has been bullish, according to CoinMarketCap data. Following its recent feat, whales have turned their attention to the meme coin, with one investor scooping up $1.3 million worth of POPCAT at $1 on the same day.

A look at Coinglass data shows POPCAT’s open interest is up 13%, reaching its all-time high of $106 million when writing, pointing to a rise in the number of traders that are engaging with the meme coin driving its rally. Additionally, the weighted funding rate has spiked to a record high of 0.0200%, further supporting the coin’s upward momentum.

The surge has propelled POPCAT close to the upper Bollinger Band, which currently sits at $1.0704. This indicates that the asset will soon reach an overbought zone, though it also reinforces the strong bullish momentum in the short term.

POPCAT price, Bollinger Bands and CCI – Sept. 25 | Source: crypto.news

Furthermore, its Commodity Channel Index spiked to 143.81 following the recent rally, a level well above the overbought threshold of 100. Such elevated readings typically signal the potential for an impending correction, urging caution among traders.

If POPCAT continues to gain momentum and breaks above the $1.070 resistance level, it could push higher, with $1.2 as the next psychological target.

In contrast, failure to maintain current support levels could result in a further decline, with the middle Bollinger Band around $0.7482 serving as the first support zone. Traders should be cautious of potential consolidation or heightened volatility around these critical levels.

Popcat’s latest rise is part of a broader rally in cat-themed meme coins. Cat in a Dog’s World (MEW), another Solana-based cat-themed token, saw an 8% gain in the last 24 hours, while Mog Coin (MOG) and Michi (MICHI) climbed 5.6% and 7.4%, respectively.

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Sei spikes 25%, breaks key resistance as bulls eye $0.50

Sei, the layer-1 blockchain for high-frequency crypto trading, saw its native token’s price jump more than 25% in the last 24 hours.

On Sept. 25, Sei (SEI) rose from an intraday low of $0.366 to hit a high of $0.471 earlier in the day across major exchanges.

This is the highest level the token has been since June 12, with its market capitalization leaping to $1.6 billion, positioning it as the 59th largest digital asset globally, according to CoinGecko data.

The price surge came alongside a 187% rise in its daily trading volume, currently hovering around $523 million. Further, Coinglass data shows that SEI’s daily open interest was up 34.4% to $170.3 million when writing, pointing to heightened investor activity fueling SEI’s ongoing rally.

On the 1-day chart, SEI had broken out of a falling wedge pattern, a technical setup that typically signals further upside potential.

SEI price, Bollinger Bands and RSI chart -Sept. 25 | Source: crypto.news

It has also broken the upper Bollinger Band, which stands at $0.4503, indicating that upward momentum remains strong.

The Directional Movement Index shows increasing bullish momentum, with a rising +DI and a falling -DI, indicating reduced selling pressure. At the same time, the Average Directional Index is climbing, suggesting that the previously weak bullish trend is gaining strength.

SEI DMI – Sept. 25 | Source: crypto.news

Given the current trend, traders should keep an eye on the $0.50 mark, which could serve as the next psychological resistance. A successful breach of this level, combined with strong volume, might push the price toward $0.55 or higher.

However, the overbought Relative Strength Index at 74 signals the possibility of a near-term correction or consolidation. In case of a reversal, the middle Bollinger Band around $0.3224 may serve as a key support level.

Major liquidation levels

Currently, the key liquidation thresholds for SEI are around $0.454 on the downside and $0.475 on the upside, with significant leverage among intraday traders at these levels, according to Coinglass.

Source: CoinGlass

If SEI drops to $0.454, nearly $494.47K in long positions could be liquidated. Conversely, a rise to $0.475 could lead to the liquidation of approximately $3.44 million in short positions.

At press time, bulls seemed to be in control, with the potential to trigger liquidations of short positions at higher levels.

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SEC pushes back Ethereum ETF options decision to November

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed its decision regarding the approval of options trading for spot Ethereum ETFs.

In two separate filings, the SEC said it requires “sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change” that would allow Nasdaq ISE LLC and NYSE American LLC to offer options trading for spot Ethereum ETFs.

Currently, BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA), Bitwise’s Ethereum ETF (ETHW), Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust (ETHE), and Ethereum Mini Trust (ETH) are the funds seeking the commission’s approval.

BlackRock filed for the rule change for its ETHA product in August 2024, while Bitwise and Grayscale followed with their respective filings via NYSE American LLC during the same month. 

Initially, a final decision was expected by September 26 and 27, 2024, but the regulator has extended the review period to Nov. 10 and 11, 2024. 

This is typical under Section 19(b)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act. It gives the regulator more time to consider these decisions and aligns with its cautious approach towards crypto-related ETPs.

Meanwhile, on Sept. 20, the regulator approved options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, allowing Nasdaq to list IBIT options under its continued listing standards. However, the approval came after an almost eight-month review period.

Nasdaq had to refile multiple amendments throughout this process, starting from Jan. 11, 2024, to provide additional information regarding Bitcoin-based ETPs. These amendments were necessary for the SEC’s thorough review, ensuring all regulatory concerns over market manipulation and other risks were addressed before approval.

The SEC’s extension comes amid declining interest in spot Ethereum ETFs, with the nine funds experiencing seven consecutive weeks of outflows. To date, these outflows have exceeded $620 million. In contrast, spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded over $17 billion in inflows since launch.

In other news, BlackRock recently filed an amendment requiring its custodian, Coinbase, to process Bitcoin ETF withdrawals within 12 hours. 

This change came in response to rising concerns among investors about Coinbase’s transparency in handling Bitcoin assets. The quicker withdrawal process is intended to reassure investors that their holdings are being appropriately managed and not through “paper BTC” or IOUs.

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