Avalanche Network Freezes

️ On today's Top Picks:

Crypto News

• ⭐️ Starknet revises $STRK token unlock schedule after community criticism.

• Uniswap Foundation proposes rewarding $UNI holders who have staked and/or delegated.

• Sam Bankman-Fried replaces former lawyers ahead of sentencing negotiations.

• Kraken seeks to dismiss SEC lawsuit citing it was politically driven

• Digital Currency Group files objection to NYAG's settlement agreement with Genesis.

• LEJILEX & Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas files lawsuit against the SEC.

Alpha

• Zircuit launches staking allowing users to earn Zircuit points.

• Mind Network launches Mind Partnership 01 quest on Galxe.

• Conduit releases 3 free NFTs commemorating the launch of L3s.

• DeBank launches new $100 Earnings Web3 Badge.

Airdrops

• ⭐️ Starknet DeFi Spring launches on Intract allowing users to earn $STRK.

• Bonk! posts, "Users who bridged $BONK with Wormhole or used the Bonk bridge… stay tuned," on X.

• zkSync Airdrop Hunting by Crypto Snooper.

• Linea Web3 Gaming Campaign by mztacat.

Finance News

• Reddit files to list IPO and invests excess cash into Bitcoin $BTC & Ethereum $ETH.

• FTX request to sell 7.84% stake in Anthropic granted by a court.

• NVIDIA $NVDA surpasses $2 trillion market capitalization.

Security and Exploits

• ⭐️ Aave’s risk adviser Gauntlet parts ways citing inconsistent guidelines and unwritten objectives.

• ZachXBT posts evidence alleging Tyronejkd is connected to the $1M 0xCrystals/0xCube scam and 3PEACE account.

• US State Department offers up to $15M for information on LockBit ransomware leaders.

Token Unlocks

• Acala / 4.66M $ACA / ~$466K / FEB 24

Funding

• ⭐️ EigenLayer, an Ethereum restaking protocol; raises $100M in funding from a16z crypto.

• Flare, a blockchain for data; raises $35M in Private funding from Kenetic Capital & Aves Lair.

• Helius, a Solana infrastructure firm; raises $9.5M in Series A funding led by Foundation Capital.

• Meso Network, a payment platform; raises $9.5M in Seed funding co-led by Solana Ventures & Ribbit Capital.

• Superfluid, an asset streaming protocol; raises $5.1M in Strategic funding led by Fabric Ventures.

• Crystal Fun, a decentralized gaming ecosystem & studio; raises $5M in Seed funding.

• Nest Wallet, a multi-chain wallet built for traders; raises $3.6M in Seed funding.

• Startale Labs, a Web3 tech company; raises $3.5M in Seed Extension funding from UOB Venture Management & Samsung Next.

• Citrea, a Bitcoin ZK rollup; raises $2.7M in Seed funding led by Galaxy.

• Clave, an account abstraction wallet; raises $1.6M in Pre-Seed funding led by Matter Labs.

• Januar, a financial infrastructure partner for crypto businesses; raises $1.6M in Seed Extension funding.

• Renzo, a liquid restaking token & strategy manager for EigenLayer; raises an undisclosed amount in funding from Binance Labs.

• Honeypot Finance, a DeFi Hub on Berachain; raises an undisclosed amount in funding led by AC Capital & DEXT Force Ventures.

• Tornado Blast, a Blast-native bot to trade & snipe tokens; raises an undisclosed amount in Strategic funding.

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