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Pump.fun Launches Direct Investment, Spending $3 Million to Buy 12 New Memes

Pump.fun, a leading Meme token launch platform, has announced the creation of its investment arm, Pump Fund. The fund will launch its first initiative, the Build in Public (BiP) hackathon, this month. With a total allocation of $3 million, it plans to invest $250,000 into each of 12 new tokens launched on its platform, valuing each project at $10 million. Beyond funding, selected projects will receive mentorship from Pump.fun’s founders and additional resources. This marks Pump.fun’s first direct financial endorsement of specific Meme tokens, signaling strong support for promising new projects. The platform, known for its substantial revenue—reportedly over $954.8 million historically—aims to reinvest in the ecosystem beyond token buybacks. The BiP hackathon encourages founders to publicly build products after launching a token on Pump.fun. Key requirements include retaining at least 10% of the token supply and maintaining active communication with supporters via social media and live streams. Project selection will prioritize organic user growth, genuine market appeal, and long-term sustainability over hype. Applications opened on January 19 and will run for 30 days. The first winning projects will be announced on February 18, though the program will continue indefinitely. For those tracking potential opportunities, new tokens on Pump.fun—especially those tagged with Pump Fund or BiP—are worth monitoring closely in the coming weeks.

marsbit01/20 04:06

Pump.fun Launches Direct Investment, Spending $3 Million to Buy 12 New Memes

marsbit01/20 04:06

Weekly Funding Roundup | 11 Projects Secured Investments, Total Funding Reaches $232 Million (Jan 12-18)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, from January 12 to 18, 2025, the global blockchain sector saw 11 funding rounds, a slight increase from the previous week, though the total funding amount decreased to $232 million from $332 million. The largest single funding round was secured by fintech infrastructure provider Alpaca, which raised $150 million in a Series D round led by Drive Capital, achieving a valuation of $1.15 billion. The second largest was a $20 million investment in Project Eleven, a crypto security startup focused on protecting cryptocurrencies from quantum attacks, valuing the company at $120 million. Other notable funding includes: VelaFi, a stablecoin financial infrastructure provider, raised $20 million in a Series B round; Singapore-based crypto financial platform Veera raised $10 million; Noise, building a prediction market information platform, raised $7.1 million; and stablecoin service provider Meld raised $7 million. Additional investments were made in BeatCoin ($5 million), Neuramint ($5 million for a Web3 AI agent platform), Slips ($3.5 million for a decentralized prediction market), Titl ($2.5 million for blockchain real estate tech), and AGGX ($2 million for AI and GPU infrastructure).

marsbit01/19 08:25

Weekly Funding Roundup | 11 Projects Secured Investments, Total Funding Reaches $232 Million (Jan 12-18)

marsbit01/19 08:25

Hiring Plummets by 80%, Is the Crypto Talent Market Saturated?

The cryptocurrency job market in early 2026 has seen a significant slowdown, with an 80% year-on-year decline in new job postings during the first two weeks of January compared to the same period in 2025. Only 85–90 new roles were detected across major crypto-focused job platforms, excluding direct corporate pages. Despite this sharp drop, the market isn't entirely saturated. Most openings (60%) are technical or engineering roles, with a strong preference for experienced professionals—65% of positions target mid-to-senior level candidates, often requiring 5+ years of experience (7+ for management roles). Key hiring is concentrated in infrastructure, stablecoins, and fintech/payment startups, with growth-stage companies (Series A and beyond) leading recruitment efforts. A notable shift is the rising competition for talent between ecosystems, particularly Solana’s growing challenge to Ethereum’s long-standing dominance. In 2024, Solana attracted a larger share of new developers (22%) than Ethereum (16%) for the first time since 2016, fueled by increased funding and ecosystem growth. The author suggests that 2026 will favor projects with strong fundamentals, real users, and sustainable revenue models, as the industry moves away from speculative token launches and focuses on tangible value creation.

比推01/19 05:13

Hiring Plummets by 80%, Is the Crypto Talent Market Saturated?

比推01/19 05:13

Cardano under pressure as whales buy 210 mln: Breakout or fake out, what’s ahead?

Cardano (ADA) shows signs of potential stabilization as large holders accumulated over 210 million tokens while prices traded below $0.40. Despite whale activity, ADA remains confined within a multi-month descending channel, with price compressing near the $0.38–$0.39 support level. On-chain and derivatives data indicate reduced selling pressure, modestly positive funding rates, and a strong long bias among top Binance traders. However, trend strength remains weak, and a decisive breakout above channel resistance is needed to confirm upward momentum. Until then, the market favors patience, as current conditions suggest accumulation may be positioning for a future move rather than driving immediate expansion.

ambcrypto01/19 00:02

Cardano under pressure as whales buy 210 mln: Breakout or fake out, what’s ahead?

ambcrypto01/19 00:02

Crypto Bank Anchorage Digital Targets $400M Funding Ahead Of IPO

Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto bank, is seeking to raise $200–$400 million in new funding as it prepares for a potential public listing. This move aims to strengthen its business and position it among the few regulated crypto-native companies to go public. The firm, last valued at over $3 billion, leverages its federal charter to offer custody services perceived as safer for institutional clients. Anchorage is also expanding its stablecoin offerings and exploring new partnerships to broaden its product suite. Market observers note growing institutional demand for regulated crypto services, with a possible IPO as early as next year. The successful funding and listing would signal confidence in crypto firms with bank-style oversight.

bitcoinist01/18 14:01

Crypto Bank Anchorage Digital Targets $400M Funding Ahead Of IPO

bitcoinist01/18 14:01

Crypto Startups Raise $588M in Early 2026 as Institutional Investment Returns

In the first two weeks of January 2026, crypto startups raised $588 million, signaling strong institutional interest in the sector. Major investors like Arthur Hayes, Paradigm, and YZi Labs are directing capital toward scalable, low-risk infrastructure rather than speculative projects. Funding is concentrated in areas such as payment systems, trading platforms, and privacy technology, with a focus on developing institutional-grade tools for banks and financial firms. Key beneficiaries include Rain, a stablecoin payments startup that raised $250M; Alpaca, a trading API provider that secured $150M; and ICEx, an Indonesian exchange that raised $70M. The trend highlights growing demand for privacy solutions and regulated services, underscoring a shift toward practical infrastructure over hype-driven investments.

TheNewsCrypto01/17 11:53

Crypto Startups Raise $588M in Early 2026 as Institutional Investment Returns

TheNewsCrypto01/17 11:53

Encrypted Recruitment Cools: Why is the Solana Ecosystem Defying the Trend in the 'Talent War'?

The crypto recruitment market experienced a significant slowdown in early 2026, with new job postings dropping by approximately 80% compared to January 2025. Only 85-90 new positions were listed in the first two weeks of the year, with 60% being technical/engineering roles and 40% in business development. Companies are prioritizing experienced hires, with 65% of roles targeting senior-level professionals. Despite the overall cooling, growth-stage companies (Series A and beyond) remain active in hiring. Notably, the Solana ecosystem is challenging Ethereum’s historical dominance in talent acquisition, attracting over 22% of new crypto developers in 2024 compared to Ethereum’s 16%. Solana-based projects raised $211 million in Q3 2025, a 70% year-over-year increase, fueling further expansion. Looking ahead, the industry is expected to prioritize projects with strong fundamentals, real users, and revenue generation. The long-term outlook remains optimistic despite current market challenges.

比推01/16 15:13

Encrypted Recruitment Cools: Why is the Solana Ecosystem Defying the Trend in the 'Talent War'?

比推01/16 15:13

Interactive Brokers Enables Stablecoin Funding With USDC Deposits

Interactive Brokers now allows clients to fund brokerage accounts using USDC stablecoins, enabling faster settlements and 24/7 access to deposits. The service, launched in partnership with Zero Hash, supports transfers on Ethereum, Solana, and Base networks. Deposits are automatically converted to USD upon receipt, streamlining the process and reducing costs, particularly for international clients who face delays and fees with traditional wire transfers. The firm plans to expand support to include RLUSD and PYUSD next week. This move is part of Interactive Brokers' broader strategy to integrate cryptocurrency services, reflecting the growing adoption of stablecoins as financial infrastructure.

TheNewsCrypto01/16 12:00

Interactive Brokers Enables Stablecoin Funding With USDC Deposits

TheNewsCrypto01/16 12:00

Sentient Announces Token Economics, How Will the Market Price It?

Sentient, an open-source AI platform focused on building an open, monetized, and verifiable Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) economy, has released the tokenomics for its native token SENT. The total supply is set at approximately 34.36 billion tokens (2³⁵), distributed across five categories: Community Initiatives & Airdrops (44%), Ecosystem & R&D (19.55%), Team (22%), Investors (12.45%), and Public Sale (2%). The SENT will be used for staking, model services, data-related functions, and payments within the platform's ecosystem, particularly for services powered by Artifacts. Unlock schedules vary: 30% of community and ecosystem allocations are unlocked at TGE, with the remainder linearly released over four years. Team and investor tokens are locked for one year post-TGE, then linearly vested over four and six years, respectively. The public sale portion is fully unlocked at TGE. Market expectations are high, with Polymarket prediction data indicating a 99% probability that Sentient’s fully diluted valuation (FDV) will exceed $200 million upon launch. Sentient aims to create a decentralized AGI economy where developers can monetize models, data, and innovations. Its core infrastructure, GRID (Global Research and Intelligence Directory), is a composable network of AI agents, models, and tools. The project has raised $85 million in seed funding from investors including Founders Fund, Pantera Capital, and Framework Ventures. Key advisors include Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon) and Sreeram Kannan (EigenLayer). The team is research-heavy, with core contributors coming from academic and engineering fields. The platform emphasizes transparency and collaboration through its Open, Monetized, Loyal (OML) model and has open-sourced its ROMA (Recursive Open Meta-Agent) framework to support multi-agent task coordination. Over 60 ecosystem partners have been onboarded, covering model collaboration, agents, data providers, and validators.

marsbit01/16 10:12

Sentient Announces Token Economics, How Will the Market Price It?

marsbit01/16 10:12

MegaETH Loses Another Key Player! Noise Shifts to Base After Securing Funding from Paradigm

Noise, an early incubated project of MegaETH, has secured a $7.1 million seed round led by Paradigm, with participation from Figment Capital, Anagram, and others. The platform is a trend-trading marketplace where users can long or short contracts based on the popularity of trends, brands, and ideas, using aggregated social activity data from X (formerly Twitter) to create a transparent attention index. Despite being part of MegaETH’s accelerator program, Noise announced it will launch its mainnet on Base in the coming months, rather than remaining within the MegaETH ecosystem. This move has sparked controversy, with some viewing it as a betrayal, while others argue Base’s larger user base and liquidity may better support Noise’s growth. This is not the first time a key project has left MegaETH; earlier, DEX GTE also departed after raising significant funding, and stablecoin project Cap adopted a dual-chain strategy prioritizing Ethereum. These exits highlight ongoing challenges for MegaETH in retaining ecosystem projects, though they also underscore its ability to incubate high-potential startups.

marsbit01/15 12:08

MegaETH Loses Another Key Player! Noise Shifts to Base After Securing Funding from Paradigm