DeFi Data

1. Total market value of DeFi tokens: $88.758 billion

DeFi total market value Data source: coingecko

2. The transaction volume of decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours was US$3.515 billion

The transaction volume of decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours. Data source: coingecko

3. Assets locked in DeFi: $100.993 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: $35.43 billion

NFT total market value, top ten projects by market value Data source: Coinmarketcap

2. 24-hour NFT trading volume: $1.796 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

Solana chain's DEX transaction volume in the past 30 days exceeded Ethereum for the first time

Golden Finance reported that Ryan Connor, a researcher at Blockworks Research, wrote on the X platform that the Solana chain has surpassed Ethereum for the first time in terms of decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume in the past 30 days.

NFT Hot Spots

1. The treasury address of NFT fragmentation protocol NFTX has destroyed 252,000 NFTX and 36,000 FLOOR

Golden Finance reported that according to Arkham monitoring, the treasury address of the NFT fragmentation protocol NFTX: 0xaA…B93D has transferred 252,000 NFTX and 36,000 FLOOR to the destruction address for destruction, with a total destruction value of approximately US$7.07 million. It is worth noting that according to the XIP-56 proposal, NFTX will merge with the NFT market-making protocol FloorDAO to become a new NFT liquidity protocol ƒlayer, and the NFTX and FLOOR tokens owned by the treasury will be destroyed, and the tokens held by community users will be transformed into a new token FLAYER at the end of the third quarter. In October 2023, FloorDAO forked due to internal chaos.

2. Many blue-chip NFTs have fallen by more than 90% from their highest floor prices

Golden Finance reported that according to DefiLlama data, many blue-chip NFTs have fallen more than 90% from their highest floor prices, including: BAYC (93.33% retracement from high point); MAYC (94.41% retracement from high point); BAKC (97.62% retracement from high point); CloneX (98.24% retracement from high point); Doodles (91.91% retracement from high point); Moonbirds (99.07% retracement from high point).

DeFi Hotspot

1. Decentralized exchange D8X plans to launch Polymarket contract leverage trading tools in August

Golden Finance reported that decentralized exchange D8X is developing leveraged trading tools, which are scheduled to be launched on the mainnet in August, allowing users to trade Polymarket contracts on leverage. Co-founder Caspar Sauter said in an interview that leverage is the missing part of the prediction market economy, which can improve market efficiency and increase potential returns. D8X was launched on Polygon's zkEVM in January 2023, completed a $1.5 million seed round of financing, and expanded to OKX's X Layer and Arbitrum in May and June, respectively. Sauter explained that D8X's system obtains Polymarket's spot price through an oracle, similar to the traditional perpetual contract method.

2. Hemi Labs announces the launch of the modular Layer2 network Hemi Network

On July 24, Hemi Labs announced the launch of Hemi Network, "a modular Layer 2 blockchain network focused on achieving scalability, security, and interoperability between Bitcoin and Ethereum." According to the team: "Hemi Labs was co-founded by early Bitcoin core developer Jeff Garzik and blockchain security expert Max Sanchez, the latter of whom is the main developer of Hemi's Proof-of-Proof consensus protocol, which inherits Bitcoin's unique security features."

3. Ethereum Rollup deployment platform Caldera completes $15 million Series A financing

Golden Finance reported that Ethereum Rollup deployment platform Caldera completed a US$15 million Series A financing round, led by Founders Fund, with participation from Dragonfly, Sequoia Capital, Arkstream Capital, Lattice and others. As of now, the company's total financing amount has reached US$25 million. The company completed US$10 million in financing last year.

4. Galaxy CEO: The launch of Ethereum ETF further confirms that ETH is not a security

Golden Finance reported that Michael Novogratz, CEO of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd., a digital asset financial services company, wrote on the X platform that the Ethereum ETF has changed the cryptocurrency industry, not only opening up new channels for Ethereum, but also providing much-needed regulatory clarity, confirming that ETH is not a security.

5. AgriDex completes first agricultural transaction on Solana blockchain

On July 24, AgriDex completed its first agricultural transaction on the Solana blockchain, assisting in the transportation of two hundred bottles of extra virgin olive oil and several boxes of wine from a farm and vineyard in South Africa to London, and charging both parties a fee of 0.15%.

Game Hotspot

1. Blockchain gaming ecosystem Panda Titan completes $3 million in financing

Golden Finance reported that the Metaverse blockchain game ecosystem Panda Titan has completed a $3 million financing, with Archer Capital participating in the investment. This round of financing will accelerate Panda Titan's pace in technological innovation and market expansion. The new funds will support Panda Titan in developing more games, applications and improving game launchers, while expanding its community and partners.

2.Oh Gamers announced a $1 million strategic investment in Web3 game Space Nation

On July 24, the Web3 gamer organization Oh Gamers announced a strategic investment of one million US dollars in the Web3 MMORPG game Space Nation. The investment was mainly made through game assets and ecological construction. Oh Gamers CEO Roy Ding said, "Oh Gamers provides full support for Space Nation in the upcoming product matrix of GamerID, OhGamers Market and TapDap through token investment and game asset allocation in Space Nation." Earlier, Oh Gamers received a total of US$3 million in angel round investment from Axia8 Ventures and several angel investors.

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