SoSo Daily Jul 3
Let's turn our attention to today's overall Crypto market situation.
As of 11:59 PM New York time on July 2, 2024, according to sosovalue, the total market cap of the crypto market stands at 2.42 trillion US dollars, witnessing a decrease of 0.6% compared to yesterday; the total trading volume is 59.60 billion US dollars, marking a decline of 14.8% from the previous day.
According to sosovalue, the price of $BTC is 62,135 USD, a decrease of 1.22% from yesterday. The market cap of $BTC is 1.23 trillion USD, accounting for 50.6% of the total market cap; $BTC's 24-hour trading volume is 20.28 billion USD, making up 34% of the total trading volume.
The price of $ETH is 3,421.3 USD, down 0.606% from yesterday; the market cap of $ETH is 411.22 billion USD, representing 17% of the total market cap; $ETH's 24-hour trading volume is 8.55 billion USD, comprising 14.3% of the total trading volume.
The combined market capitalization of $BTC and $ETH accounts for 67.6% of the total cryptocurrency market cap, and their combined trading volumes constitute 48.3% of the total trading volume.
After reviewing the overall crypto market situation, let's shift our focus to the top 5 token gainers of the day:
As of 23:55 Hong Kong time, according to sosovalue, the top five gainers are:
Top 1 gainer is Holograph Utility Token (HLG). As of 23:55 today, its market cap is 5.87M, with a coin price of 0.0038490 USD, witnessing a 24-hour increase of 93.5%.
The second is Petals (PTS). As of 23:55 today, its coin price is 0.00082970 USD, with a 24-hour increase of 85.1%.
The third is MUMU THE BULL (MUMU). As of 23:55 today, its coin price is 0.000025520 USD, showing a 24-hour increase of 41.9%.
In fourth place is Cirus (CIRUS). As of 23:55 today, its coin price is 0.010630 USD, with a 24-hour rise of 31.6%.
In fifth place is XDEFI (XDEFI). As of 23:55 today, its coin price is 0.083600 USD, increasing by 30.4% over the last 24 hours.
Moving on, let's take a look at the sector performance in the crypto market.
According to sosovalue, out of 16 sectors, 9 are up and 7 are down. Notably, SocialFi and Layer1 sectors are worth mentioning.
SocialFi sector has risen 4.38% relative to the UTC 0 time, led by gains in PTS (86.9%), MOON (7.41%), and TON (4.87%).
Layer1 sector has increased 2.05% relative to UTC 0, with TARA (15.7%), CHR (9.18%), and PHA (7.45%) leading the rise.
Let's go through the Crypto news worth paying attention today according to sosovalue:
The first is:Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, along with Pantera Capital and Framework Ventures, has invested $85 million in Sentient Labs, a new AI startup co-founded by an executive from Polygon blockchain. The investment marks a significant seed funding round for the company, which has not disclosed its valuation.
Next news: Robinhood Markets is planning to launch Bitcoin and Ether futures in the U.S. and perpetual futures for Bitcoin and other tokens in Europe, leveraging Bitstamp's licenses. Despite receiving a Wells notice from the SEC, Robinhood aims to expand its crypto operations, with a significant increase in crypto trading and an upcoming acquisition of Bitstamp for $200 million. The acquisition will introduce Robinhood to institutional crypto clients and is expected to close in the first half of 2025. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev expressed disappointment with the SEC's regulatory approach but emphasized the importance of defending their stance and advocating for customer access to crypto assets.
Next news: A Texas judge has approved an expedited schedule for the SEC's case against Consensys, a blockchain software firm. The legal proceedings are set between July 29 and November 26, with a potential decision by the end of the year or early 2025. The case focuses on whether the SEC has the authority to regulate MetaMask, a product of Consensys, as a securities broker and issuer. This follows allegations by the SEC that Consensys violated securities regulations through its MetaMask Staking and MetaMask Swaps services, which involve the staking of $ETH and MATIC and the exchange of cryptocurrencies, respectively.
Next news: Former executives from Apple, Google, Meta, Tesla, and X have joined the Worldcoin project, led by Sam Altman. Worldcoin, developed by Tools for Humanity, uses an eyeball-scanning system to distribute a global digital currency fairly by verifying individuals' uniqueness. The project aims to address privacy and security challenges in the age of AI and develop a just economic system. New hires include Rich Heley as Chief Device Officer, Damien Kieran as Chief Privacy Officer, Adrian Ludwig as Chief Information Security Officer, and Ajay Patel as Head of World ID.
Next news: Vitalik Buterin made remarks on social media, stating that prediction markets and Community Notes are the two flagship social cognitive technologies of the 2020s. He emphasized that the purpose of these technologies is to seek truth and democracy, based on open public participation rather than pre-selected elites. Vitalik expressed his desire to see more development of such technologies.
Next news: Circle predicts non-compliant stablecoins will disappear from the EU market as the MiCA regulation takes effect, aiming to standardize crypto regulations across the EU. Key implementation dates are set for June 30 for stablecoins and December 30 for crypto asset service providers. Circle's strategists liken MiCA's impact to that of GDPR on privacy, expecting it to transform the European crypto market significantly. They anticipate more compliance announcements from crypto exchanges and believe that the regulation will foster a more localized, institutionalized, and professional market environment. Circle has already obtained a digital asset regulatory license in France under MiCA, positioning itself as a compliant stablecoin issuer in Europe.
Next news: Singapore’s largest bank, DBS Group Holdings Ltd., has partnered with Paxos Trust Co. to custody stablecoin reserves and offer related cash management services. This marks the first time DBS is engaging in such a service. The collaboration follows Paxos’ local unit receiving a license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, highlighting DBS’s expanding role in the digital-asset ecosystem.
Next news: Polychain Capital leads a $16 million seed funding round for the Bitcoin restaking platform Lombard, with participation from multiple investors including BabylonChain, dao5, and Franklin Templeton. Lombard plans to use the funds to expand the Bitcoin restaking ecosystem in collaboration with Babylon, a Bitcoin staking protocol. The platform issues a liquid and yield-bearing token, LBTC, representing staked Bitcoin to enhance liquidity. Lombard also aims to integrate LBTC across Ethereum DeFi protocols later this year.
Next news: The startup Pi Squared, led by a computer science professor from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has raised $12.5 million. The company focuses on developing a 'Universal ZK Circuit' using zero-knowledge technology, which facilitates trustless remote computing and supports various blockchain applications, including artificial intelligence.
Next news: RedStone, a blockchain oracle provider, has successfully raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Arrington Capital. The round, which also saw participation from several other investors including Kraken Ventures, White Star Capital, and Spartan Group, was structured as a simple agreement for future tokens (SAFT) with no equity component. This funding brings RedStone's total capital raised to approximately $23 million. The company, which offers a modular oracle design for quicker network launches and flexible market adaptation, is planning a token launch later this year with the ticker 'RED'. RedStone is currently the fifth-largest blockchain oracle, securing a total value of around $3.5 billion.
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