DeFi Data
1. Total market value of DeFi tokens: $70.65 billion
DeFi total market value Data source: coingecko
2. The trading volume of decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours was $3.66 billion
The transaction volume of decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours. Data source: coingecko
3. Assets locked in DeFi: $84.628 billion
The top ten rankings of DeFi projects with locked assets and locked-in amounts. Data source: defillama
NFT Data
1. Total NFT market value: $23.278 billion
NFT total market value, top ten projects by market value Data source: Coinmarketcap
2. 24-hour NFT trading volume: $2.428 billion
NFT total market value, top ten projects by market value Data source: Coinmarketcap
3. Top NFTs in 24 hours
Top 10 NFTs with the highest sales growth in 24 hours Data source: NFTGO
Headlines
Binance founder CZ faces new class-action lawsuit in Seattle federal court
Golden Finance reported that according to U.Today, former Binance CEO CZ and Binance were accused of being involved in a new class action lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in the Seattle Federal Court, accusing Binance of laundering money for criminals through its platform, harming the interests of consumers. The plaintiff claimed that Binance, as a "cryptocurrency money laundering empire", allowed hackers, thieves and other criminals to launder illegal gains on the platform and make huge profits in this way. The lawsuit also accused Binance of violating the RICO Act by committing illegal extortion. Previously, CZ had pleaded guilty to money laundering violations in November last year and was sentenced to four months in prison in April this year.
NFT Hot Spots
1. AI META CLUB will launch the AMCxWUKONG series of NFTs to pay tribute to the oriental classic IP
On August 21, AI META CLUB specially invited the famous designer Nicolas to design 10,000 AMCxWUKONG series NFTs to pay tribute to the oriental classic IP "Wukong". These unique digital collections will be airdropped to builders, evangelists, believers in the community, as well as partners Plant of Hares, Metaone, RIF (retail fund), UGG Guild, etc. Through this airdrop, it aims to strengthen community unity, spread classic IPs, and jointly explore the infinite possibilities of Web3.
2. Azuki releases new animated short film, including female characters and Beanz
According to news on August 20, Azuki released a new animated short film on its official social platform with the text "It is a trap!". The video includes female characters and Beanz, and was created by animation producer Yasuda Feng.
DeFi Hotspot
1. Vitalik: I am optimistic about the experimentation of pluralistic philosophy on blockchain, social media and local government
Golden Finance reported that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published an article titled "Plurality in a nutshell", which explored the concept of plurality and how it deals with the tension between freedom and coordination in modern society, especially in the field of cryptocurrency and the development of digital technology. He also expressed his optimism for pluralism to be experimented in three places: social media, blockchain ecosystem, and local government.
2. Nillion has launched Arbitrum and introduced privacy and security features to Arbitrum
Golden Finance reported that the privacy and security computing network Nillion has announced that it has launched Arbitrum. This integration aims to introduce Nillion's privacy and security features into the Arbitrum ecosystem and improve the storage and processing of sensitive and high-value data. DApps in the Arbitrum ecosystem can request private computing or storage through the Nillion network.
3. YieldNest launches its first liquidity re-staking token ynLSDe
On August 21, YieldNest, a liquidity re-staking protocol that supports EigenLayer, announced the launch of its first liquidity re-staking token (LRT) token ynLSDe. ynLSDe aims to maximize users' ETH staked assets. Users can re-stake ETH that has been staked on platforms such as Lido, Frax, Mantle and Origin. By holding ynLSDe, users will receive additional rewards in the future, including EigenLayer points, YieldNest seeds, AVS income, and even AVS airdrops.
4. Starknet has launched parallel transaction function on the test network
Golden Finance reported that according to official news, Starknet has released a testnet update. Version 0.13.2 of the network is now online on the testnet. The latest update brings a new feature called "parallel execution" that allows transactions to be processed simultaneously instead of sequentially. The project's developers said that with this update, Starknet can now "execute multiple transactions at the same time," adding that there is no need to wait for each transaction to be completed individually. It is expected to be finally launched on the mainnet in a week.
5. Yesterday, AAVE’s daily active addresses surged to the highest level in 1 year
According to a report by Golden Finance, IntoTheBlock posted on the X platform that AAVE’s daily active addresses surged to a one-year high of 1,730 yesterday.
6. Theoriq joins Google Cloud Startup Program and plans to launch mainnet by the end of the year
Golden Finance reported that Theoriq, a modular and composable AI agent base layer, announced that it has joined the Google Cloud Startup Program to develop its proprietary AI agent platform. The Google Startup Cloud Accelerator will help Theoriq scale up, and Theoriq will also gain access to Google Cloud services, with a maximum usage quota of $350,000. Theoriq revealed that it is currently accelerating into the testnet phase. According to the roadmap on its website, the company expects to launch the mainnet of its services by "the end of 2024."
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