ETF, Airdrops, AI & some Cross-Chain Updates.
Last Week In The Multi-Chain Ecosystem (12 - 18 Feb '24)
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Bridge Updates
1) Kelp DAO integrates LayerZero, rsETH is now an OFT.
2) Equalizer, Superform, Swell, Wigwam, integrate LI.FI for cross-chain swaps and zaps.
4) Wormhole Foundation, Borderless Capital, and Outlier Ventures Launch The Wormhole Base Camp Cohort.
5) Vertex Edge — a novel Synchronous Orderbook Liquidity layer.
6) Introducing Bitstake: A proof of stake bridge based on BitVM.
7) Introducing cross-rollup swaps by Mangata.
8) Interop project Analog raises token round at $120 million valuation.
9) Introducing USDC Anywhere: Cross-Chain Lending and Borrowing.
Multi-Chain Ecosystem Updates
1) Franklin Templeton files for Spot Ethereum ETF.
2) Linea fees are now cheaper than Base, Arbitrum, Scroll.
5) Starknet dubbed the ‘most ruggish airdrop ever’. Active accounts on the chain are decreasing rapidly.
6) Anyone can deploy a rollup on Conduit.
7) Introducing stTAO — reward bearing TAO LST for Bittensor.
Interesting Reads
1) Introducing the CAKE framework for Chain Abstraction.
2) Entangled Rollup — Trust-minimized multi-chain interop infra.
3) Understanding the Intersection of Crypto and AI.
4) A modern rendition of the "rollup-centric roadmap."
5) AI agents will be the unique catalysts of this bull market.
6) X Livestream — Interoperability For The Modular Future.
7) Union Deep Dive.
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