DeFi data

1. Total market value of DeFi tokens: $93.722 billion

Total market value of DeFi. Data source: coingecko

2. Trading volume on decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours: $9.142 billion

Trading volume on decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours. Data source: coingecko

3. Assets locked in DeFi: $109.856 billion

Top ten DeFi projects by locked assets and their locked amounts. Data source: defillama

NFT data

1. Total market value of NFTs: $33.684 billion

Total market value of NFTs, top ten projects by market capitalization. Data source: Coinmarketcap

2. NFT trading volume in the last 24 hours: $6.381 billion

Total market value of NFTs, top ten projects by market capitalization. Data source: Coinmarketcap

3. Top NFTs in the last 24 hours

Top ten NFTs with the highest sales increase in the last 24 hours. Data source: NFTGO

NFT hotspots

1. Former NBA star O'Neal agrees to pay $11 million to settle NFT lawsuit

Golden Finance reports that court documents show former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal has signed a settlement agreement involving his Astrals NFT project and Galaxy tokens launched in March 2022. The settlement amount will be used to pay the plaintiff's attorney fees and compensate NFT and token buyers. The company behind Astrals is also part of the settlement agreement, with $11 million covering the plaintiff's attorney fees and cash payments to NFT and token buyers. Previously, a federal court in Florida filed a class action lawsuit against O'Neal, accusing him of promoting unregistered securities on social media. The SEC had previously made securities-related charges against three NFT projects: Impact Theory, Stoner Cats, and Flyfish Club. The settlement agreement is still pending final approval by the judge.

DeFi hotspots

1. Staking protocol developer Alluvial completes $4.3 million in strategic financing

Golden Finance reports that staking protocol developer Alluvial has completed $4.3 million in strategic financing, led by Variant. Other participants include Ethereal Ventures, Brevan Howard Digital, Fidelity's venture capital F-Prime Capital, and Nascent. This round of financing brings Alluvial's total financing to $22.5 million. Previously, Alluvial completed $12 million in Series A financing in July last year, co-led by Ethereal Ventures and Variant.

2. Bitfinity Network launches Bitcoin L2 network and completes $12 million in financing

Golden Finance reports that Bitcoin L2 solution Bitfinity Network has announced the completion of $12 million in financing, including $7 million from institutional investors such as Polychain Beacon Fund, ParaFi, Draft Ventures, and Warburg Serres, as well as $5 million raised from community OTC token sales. The project will utilize Internet Computer Protocol (ICP)'s Chain Fusion technology to enable the operation of Bitcoin native assets in Ethereum-compatible ecosystems.

3. MARA increases the scale of convertible preferred notes issuance by $150 million to $850 million

Golden Finance reports that Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings (MARA) has increased its previously announced convertible preferred notes issuance from $700 million to $850 million. The company also increased the option amount for initial purchasers to buy additional bonds from $105 million to $150 million. This issuance is expected to conclude on November 20 and is a private placement aimed at qualified institutional buyers. The fundraising is expected to be approximately $833 million, of which $199 million will be used to repurchase MARA's existing $212 million convertible notes due in 2026. The remaining portion will be used for Bitcoin (BTC) acquisitions, asset expansion, and general corporate purposes.

4. Sui mainnet upgraded to V1.37.3 while the protocol was upgraded to version 68

Golden Finance reports that according to official information, Sui mainnet has been upgraded to V1.37.3, and the protocol has been upgraded to version 68. Key points of this upgrade include the introduction of an uncompressed representation of the BLS12381-G1 group element to accelerate addition operations of group elements, the addition of a new protocol version, activation of gas budget-based blocking control features, restoration of the ability to start full nodes in epochs before the random beacon is enabled, and the removal of the discovery protocol for unsigned versions.

5. Solana co-founder releases 'Solana Roadmap': Increase bandwidth, reduce latency

News on November 19, Solana co-founder Toly released the 'Solana Roadmap' on X, which only shows 'Increase bandwidth, reduce latency.'

6. ai16z will utilize the cross-chain protocol Li.Fi to expand to Ethereum and Base ecosystems

Golden Finance reports that ai16z co-founder Shaw announced that the AI agent Eliza is developing integrations with Ethereum and Base, currently in the testing phase. The project uses the cross-chain protocol Li.Fi for this expansion. Jesse Pollak, the head of the Base protocol, welcomed this progress and thanked ai16z for its building efforts on Base. According to the pull request information on GitHub (#406), this update includes adding new plugins for EVM integration, involving high-risk chain and protocol function testing, which is still ongoing.

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