Blockfolio is launching in-app zero-fee crypto trading. Blockfolio is cryptocurrency portfolio tracker app with more than 6M active users. The new functionality will be powered by FTX's trading systems. FTX exchange has acquired Blockfolio for $150M USD in August 2020.
Moonrock Capital and Morningstar Ventures released joint incubation startup, Polkamarkets. Both funds are known for their work with Polkastarter and Exeedme teams. Polkamarkets is a gamified prediction market on Polkadot that aims to deliver MVP in Q1 and release the product in Q2 this year. @polkamarkets
Clover partners with BoringDAO to empower Polkadot DeFi ecosystem. BoringDAO, a decentralized asset bridge, will boost the efficient circulation of dApp assets on the Clover platform across multiple chains. Meanwhile, Clover will provide convenient infrastructure for BoringDAO, assisting BoringDAO’s integration into the Polkadot ecosystem.
Blockpass partners with EasyFi to provide seamless on-chain Digital Identity data for money markets. According to the blog post this collaboration incorporates ‘Identity Quad’ for Layer 2 DeFi with Blockpass, Chainlink, Matic & EasyFi in its lending/borrowing products.
Injective will collaborate with Acala to integrate the aUSD stablecoin into Polkadot-based derivative products. Injective has already begun the process of integration of aUSD to Solstice Pro network. Acala’s testnet has already managed to lock up $52 million in value.
Binance will offer Litentry (LIT) farming on Binance Launchpool as of January 29. Users will be able to stake their BNB, BUSD and DOT into separate pools to farm LIT tokens over 30 days. Binance will list LIT into the innovation zone on February 4th and open trading with LIT/BTC, LIT/BUSD and LIT/USDT trading pairs.
Nord Finance (NORD) will get listed on BitMax on January 28. NORD/USDT trading pair will go live at 9:00 a.m. EST. On the same day NORD pre staking will be launched with up to 81% APR.
Flow (FLOW) trading has started on Kraken. Flow is currently trading around $8.0 per FLOW. Only staking rewards are tradable at this stage. CoinList will distribute first portion of staking rewards later this month. ICO price: $0.1 Auction price: $0.38 Current ROI for ICO participants: 80x
UNION (UNN) to launch its products on Avalanche. UNION is bringing cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) protection to Avalanche users by deploying collateral optimization instruments and bundled insurance coverage for DeFi applications on Avalanche. UNION is beginning the integration immediately and plans to test its products on Avalanche’s testnet with anticipated launch on Avalanche mainnet in Q2 2021.
Coin98 Ventures announces $5M Solana Ecosystem Fund. Coin98 Ventures, the investment arm of Coin98 Finance, established a new fund to nurture the Solana developer ecosystem in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on Vietnam. Funding is available effective immediately.
Flow (FLOW) will have a primary listing on Kraken on January 27 and on CoinList Pro as of next week. Trading on Kraken will go live at 15:30 UTC. Around 20M FLOW out of 1.3B total supply will be available for trading. Only staking rewards will be transferable at this stage.
OKEx will list Props Token (PROPS) on January 27. PROPS/USDT trading will go live at 08:00 am (UTC). PROPS/ETH trading pair will be available at 09:00 am (UTC).
Binance will list Trust Wallet Token (TWT) on January 27. TWT/BTC, TWT/BUSD and TWT/USDT trading pairs will go live at 8:00 AM (UTC) in the innovation zone.
Oddz Finance will release a gasless transactions of its option trading platform in February on testnet. Oddz Finance is a multi-chain options protocol building on Binance smart chain, Ethereum and Polkadot. It aims to rollout testnet of its product in February this year.