✍️ Hercules Weekly Digest - 11

Gm Gm Gm!

Once again, we bring you all the latest major happenings in #Crypto, #DeFi, & on #$Metis over the past week!

Here are all the headlines! 👇
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💹 Global News Related to BTC/ETH:

🟠 #Bitcoin ETF had a net positive flow of $1.1 Billion this past week.

🟠 #Ethereum ETF had a net positive flow of $85 Million this past week.

🟠 #Binance founder CZ has officially been released from prison.

🟠 $BTC reclaims 66k level after 59 days

🟠 "The most powerful people in finance are allocating to crypto." says Bitwise Chief Investment officer

🟠 VanEck tips Solana to reach 50% of #Ethereum's market cap.

🟠 #BlackRock has now purchased over $23 Billion worth of Bitcoins since Jan. 2024.

🟠 Gary Gensler, SEC’s chair, says #Bitcoin is not a security.
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📰 News About L2s:

🟠 #zkSync TVL increased the most over the past 7 days w/ an increase of 76.3%, amongst the top 20 L2s. #Taiko TVL suffered the most, -10.97%.

🟠 #Coinbase cbBTC set to launch on #Arbitrum also.

🟠 #Base kickoffs regional buildathon across Africa, LatAm, India, and southeast Asia.

🟠 #Blast launches Blast’s Global Deposit Layer - allowing users to deposit to any Blast address or dapp from any Cex or any fiat onramp by simply sending the assest to the Blast wallet Ethereum address.

🟠 #Scroll network now supported on #Ledger hardware wallet.

🟠 #Optimism tech now supports users trading with funds from any of the L2 chains in the superchain without switching chains of bridging.
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🌐 $Metis Ecosystem:

Top Highlights:

🟠 @DefiKingdoms Colosseum PVP combat game set to launch exclusively on #$Metis on October 2nd.

🟠 @HerculesDEX & @AlchemixFi kickstart new Nitro Campaign. $1000 rewards to be earned.

🟠 @HerculesDEX surpasses $1 million in cumulative fees.

🟠 @MetisL2 Quadratic Funding round 1 on @gitcoin has ended.

🟠 19,000 #$Metis tokens allocated to @thriveProtocol to reward builder and creators on $Metis 👉 https://t.co/KC1mOdKFm7

🟠 @bullishs_io, @YetiApes, @VestaDAO, and @Gm2Social have all passed CEG vote and are now Community Verified Projects on Metis.

🟠 Over 6% of $Metis token circulating supply has been locked up to secure the network. Liquid staking TVL at $15.44M.

🟠 @snzholding becomes the 2nd Independent Decentralized Sequencer Node Provider on $Metis
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🗳️ Ecosystem Spaces / Governance:

💭 Hercules Hangout #9
👉 https://t.co/cadkWFxns1

💭 $Metis🌿 x Gitcoin x Thrive - Empowering Builders & Creators w/ @MetisL2 & @thriveprotocol
👉 https://t.co/Tu4kCmVfeq

💭 MetiSpaces: Building Local Communities Worldwide w/ @MetisFdn, @Quantic___, @MetisAfrica, @Norbeegh, @henryroo_eth
👉 https://t.co/MCOks7S5KS

💭 $Metis🌿 QF #1 Shill Sesh w/ @Strawf1sh, @TheHerculesDEX, and @SpaceWhaleDex
👉 https://t.co/FZ8brQNfSl

💭$Metis🌿 QF #1 Shill Sesh - LSTs & ReFi Roundtable w/ @stakedotlink, @velixprotocol, and @refistarter
👉 https://t.co/C7aNw5E8EV

💭 Prepare Your Legions: DeFi Kingdoms⚔️ PvP Coming Exclusively to $Metis🌿w/ @Defikingdoms, @josefabregab, @DreamerDFK, and @SunBear312
👉 https://t.co/oFEw9merUf
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👬 Hercules Pair of the Week:

V3: WMETIS - m.USDC

Having a 7-Day volume of $11.6M
🌱 APR - 375.86%

V2: WMETIS - CACA @Lacacacash

Having a 7-Day volume of $404k
🌱 APR - 8.6%
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📖 Article of the week:

Hercules X Alchemix Nitro Campaign 👉 https://t.co/OYyXAItFGO
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And that’s all the major highlights for this week! Do well to follow and keep a tab as we build $Metis biggest DEX and bring you all the major cryptocurrency news weekly.

Happy weekend! ☘️