Weekly Deal Updates - February 10, 2025
Deal Meeting Date
Feb 10, 2025
Sponsor
Pond AI
ISO Week
52
Number of Deals
7
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- 📰 Top News 📰
- 📈 Market Data 📉
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Pond is a crypto-native AI model using graph deep learning trained with on-chain data to predict on-chain behaviors and streamline the development of AI-powered crypto-native applications in DeFi, social, trading, MEV, and security sectors.
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💰 New Deals 💰
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- Nexity Network $500k SAFT
Bexity is building the infrastructure for bringing global trade on-chain. Its platform empowers businesses to trade RWAs seamlessly, access liquidity, and manage their operations.
- StrongHodl $900k Pre-seed SAFT
Powered by Babylon, STRONGHODL is a bold and innovative crypto project designed to unlock Bitcoin’s true potential in DeFi. By combining cutting-edge AI, community-driven governance, and an epic lore-inspired framework, STRONGHODL creates a dynamic, user-centric ecosystem that stays true to Bitcoin’s decentralized ethos.
- DePINed $700k Private SAFT
DePINed is a decentralized AI and rendering compute cloud. It allows anyone to earn passively with their computer by installing our one-click App. DePINed intuitively allocates your computer/Internet resources on its $DePIN SuperCloud network as an affordable option for businesses and individuals in need of computing power or data at a fraction of the cost.
- Nexis AI $437.5k Private II SAFT
Nexis AI is a ZK Agentic L1 infrastructure that enables super intelligent, connected, or independent AI Agents that preserve privacy and solve complex problems. Nexis AI separates itself from other L1s by enabling developers and AI agents to reach new benchmarks in task automation and problem-solving capabilities.
- Bracket Labs $3mm Private SAFT
Incubated by Binance Labs, Bracket is building a platform for liquid-staked DeFi that allows for the pooling of LSTs / LRTs to enhance collateral efficiency. Bracket creates high-earning passive opportunities and active trading opportunities to put LSTs / LRTs to work.
- Cryptool.io $375k Seed SAFT
Cryptool is an automated tool for easily managing, raising, investing in, and trading cryptocurrency assets. Its user-friendly platform aims to revolutionize the cryptocurrency investment landscape and address its users' diverse needs.
- ArenaVS $1.1mm Strategic SAFT
ArenaVS is an open platform that allows developers to launch their games, gaming assets, and AI agents effortlessly. Their marketplace offers AI agents specifically designed for gaming and entertainment. Starting with in-house creations like in-game farming assistants, ArenaVS seeks to enhance player experiences. The marketplace will also enable creators to design and list their own AI agents, ensuring they provide clear utility to the ecosystem.
📰 Top Crypto News 📰
Here's the latest scoop from the blockchain, crypto, and Web3 world. 🚀🌐
- 📉 Hedge Funds Are Short Ether CME Futures Like Never Before. Is It Carry Trade or Outright Bearish Bets? - The record short interest is led by carry trades and some amount of outright bearish bets on the second-largest cryptocurrency.
- 🪙 Ether Has Underperformed, but Total Value Locked on Ethereum Is Rising: Citi - Ether has dropped over 20% this year, but fundamentals are improving, the report said.
- 🇺🇸 SEC Requests Pause in Legal Battle with Binance, Adopts Crypto-Friendly Stance - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has requested a 60-day pause in its lawsuit against Binance, reflecting a shift towards a more crypto-friendly approach under Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda.
- 🏦 Federal Reserve Chair Powell Addresses Crypto Debanking Concerns - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed concern over the increasing prevalence of debanking in the crypto industry, indicating that the Federal Reserve is attentive to the challenges faced by crypto firms in accessing banking services.
- 🔗 Uniswap Labs Officially Launches Layer-2 ‘Unichain’ - Powered by Optimism's OP stack, Unichain—like other layer-2s on Ethereum—offers faster and cheaper transactions compared to Ethereum's mainnet.
- 📈 Crypto Exchange Gemini Considers 2025 IPO - Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, is reportedly exploring the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO) later this year, signaling a potential major move in the crypto industry's integration with traditional financial markets.
- 📈Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Said to Weigh IPO as Soon as This Year - The firm is in talks with potential advisers on a listing, although no final decision has been made, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Feb. 11), citing unnamed sources.
- 💡 Stablecoins Key to New Era of AI-Driven Financial Automation - Rune Christensen of Sky Protocol emphasized that stablecoins will be crucial for payments in an economic order composed of AI agents, highlighting their role in facilitating efficient transactions in automated financial systems.
- 🤝 Trump-Supported World Liberty Partners with Ondo Finance to Expand Tokenized Real-World Asset Adoption - World Liberty, backed by President Trump, has partnered with Ondo Finance to accelerate the adoption of tokenized real-world assets. Ondo Finance announced the launch of a new Layer 1 blockchain, Ondo Chain, designed to facilitate this initiative.
- 📊 CFTC Commissioner Asserts Election Event Prediction Markets Are Here to Stay - CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger stated that election event prediction markets are becoming a permanent fixture, despite previous regulatory clashes over their potential impact on electoral integrity.
📈 Market Data 📉
DEX Weekly Transaction Volume by Chain
Top Cryptocurrencies
| Token | February 4, 2025 | February 11, 2025 | % Change |
| BTC | $98,118 | $95,740 | -2.4% |
| ETH | $2,740.38 | $2,603.03 | -5.0% |
| BNB | $573.60 | $643.37 | 12.2% |
| SOL | $207.42 | $197.93 | -4.6% |
| XRP | $2.54 | $2.42 | -4.7% |
Source: CoinGecko Closing Prices.
Significant Gainers and Losers
Criteria: 1) Volume (24h) > US$50,000; 2) Have gained or lost the most in the last 7 days.
- Active Gainers:
| Token | Price | % Price Change(7d) | Volume (24hr) |
| Litecoin (LTC) | $118.02 | 14.10% | $1,818,528,435 |
| Helium (HNT) | $3.81 | 13.84% | $12,140,977 |
| Ronin (RON) | $1.16 | 12.49% | $15,288,950 |
- Active Losers:
| Token | Price | % Price Change (7d) | Volume (24hr) |
| Onyxcoin (XCN) | $0.02066 | -31.32% | $184,628,174 |
| Ethena (ENA) | $0.4318 | -27.37% | $273,067,517 |
| Official Melania Meme (MELANIA) | $1.39 | -17.22% | $49,617,143 |
Source: CoinMarketCap as of February 11, 2025
Market Sentiment and Indicators
- Crypto Fear and Greed Index: During this period, the index value began at 44 (Neutral), experienced a sharp increase at the start of the week, jumped into the Greed Zone, then quickly fell back to the Neutral Zone, ending at 47 (Neutral). The index is recalculated daily to reflect the market's emotional state, which can influence trading behaviors.
Source: Crypto Fear and Greed Index
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