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Redacted Group announces the launch of its native token $RDAC this week. The company intends to launch its public fundraise on MocaList, as per the official release. Web3 accelerator Redacted Group confirms the launch of its native crypto token — Redacted Coin ($RDAC)  — on MocaList, the co-branded token launchpad powered by Mocaverse and CoinList.

As confirmed, $RDAC is set to be launched via the community sale on March 13, 2025 at 17:00 UTC. After a 7-day window, the sale will conclude on March 20, 2025 at 17:00 UTC on the launchpad.

Crucial Info on the Upcoming $RDAC Token Launch Notably, the Redacted team has allocated 4.3% of RDAC’s total supply — 43 million tokens — for the sale on the launchpad. As per the press release, the token will launch at $0.07 on the sale, potentially marking a fully diluted valuation (FDV) of $70 million. 

Tokens purchased in the sale will be partially released at TGE (token generation event). Meanwhile, the rest will be locked for a 1-month cliff period before being unlocked progressively over the next 2 months. 

Furthermore, the company also hinted at planning for a public fundraise through the co-branded MocaList. Moreover, the company also hinted at planning for a public fundraise through the co-branded MocaList. Redacted Co-founder and CEO Shanjan Kumar (Shan) stated, “Our listing on MocaList marks an exciting step forward in expanding the reach of Redacted and our ecosystem. We’re thrilled to see how MocaList will help bring Redacted and the RDAC token to more users and wallets, furthering our visions for a more connected web3 space.”

What’s the Buzz Behind the “Entertainment Datasphere”? Seemingly, the community isn’t forgetting the 10-hour sky networking event or the viral “don’t get rekt, get redacted” marketing campaign that featured the industry’s top voices. The platform prominently flexes a line of key backers, such as Animoca Brands, Spartan Group, Polygon Ventures, Saison Capital and so on. Does its utility validate the hype? Redacted is projected as a blockchain and AI-powered ecosystem exclusively for gamification and entertainment products in the Web3 arena.

With a collective volume surpassing $500 million, more than 10 products form a core part of the Redacted ecosystem. The platform’s young product lineage includes RampX a.k.a crypto’s SuperApp (chain abstraction bridgeless token swap platform), Multifarm (reward aggregation platform), Maxis (gamified crypto/NFT marketplace), Biptap (crypto-centric banking solution), iAgent Protocol (AI agents) and others.

Ultimately, the platform serves as an ecosystem where users and degens can play, trade, watch, and earn rewards. Upcoming $RDAC token’s utility within this ecosystem will include primary access, governance, and incentives.

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RDAC, the native token of Redacted, a Web3 startup accelerator and ecosystem supporting early-stage blockchain projects, is set to be listed on Binance Alpha following an exclusive TGE campaign hosted through the platform.

In a May 12 official announcement, Binance revealed that RDAC will be available for trading on Binance Alpha, a spotlight section within crypto exchange Binance designed to highlight early-stage or trending crypto projects to users on May 13, 2025, at 10:00 AM UTC.

Prior to the listing, the exchange will hold an exclusive TGE campaign hosted through Binance Alpha where Alpha users who meet a certain Alpha Points threshold will receive their airdrop within 10 minutes after trading starts. 

However, Binance has not publicly disclosed the total number of RDAC tokens earmarked specifically for this airdrop. The exact amount of tokens distributed per user depends on individual Alpha Points balances and the specific eligibility criteria set for this campaign. The eligibility threshold will be announced before the trade opens, per the announcement.

Binance will be debuting a new Alpha Points consumption system for the RDAC airdrop, where a certain number of Alpha Points will be deducted from users who successfully participate in the exclusive TGE or claim the airdrop.

While a listing on Binance Alpha does not automatically mean Binance will list the token, projects featured on Alpha often gain significant exposure, and if they demonstrate strong community interest, trading volume, and sustainability, they stand a higher chance of being fully listed on Binance in the future.

According to its tokenomics, RDAC will have an initial circulating supply of 111 million tokens at TGE or 11.1% of the established maximum cap of 1 billion.

Following its Binance Alpha listing, RDAC will also be available to trade on Bitget Launchpool and MEXC. The token was listed for pre-market trading on MEXC on May 12.

According to Oriole Insights, an on-chain prediction platform, the majority of bettors believe RDAC will launch at an initial price of around $0.07, with a market cap close to $12 million.

They also noted that the majority of predictors expect the token to gain 1x to 2x once the token is available for trading.

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What is Redacted? Redacted is a Web3 startup accelerator that helps launch and grow early-stage crypto projects across areas like DeFi, gaming, AI, SocialFi, and payments. Instead of building just one product, Redacted co-creates a range of projects that all connect back to its main token, RDAC.

A key feature is data staking, where users can lock in data or take part in governance tasks to earn rewards. 

The RDAC token powers the ecosystem, used for governance, incentives, and accessing various features across Redacted’s network of apps.

In 2025, Redacted raised $10 million from big-name investors like Spartan Group, Polygon Ventures, Animoca Brands, and Saison Capital. It also has backing from builders and execs who’ve worked at places like Tesla, Kraken, and LEGO.

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Redacted Startup Accelerator Launches RDAC Airdrop On Binance Alpha

PANews reported on December 1 that, according to PANews' monitoring, Yearn has recovered $2.4 million by destroying the pxETH held by the hackers. An equivalent amount of pxETH has been reminted and returned to the Redacted Cartel multisignature wallet.

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LUNC News: Terra Luna Classic community has approved a key proposal to update the IBC client between Terra Classic and Kujira (from 07-tendermint-178 to 07-tendermint-246), allowing the connection between the two chains to work again. This will open up liquidity while free up frozen funds, improving the Terra Classic revival effort.

Terra Classic Proposal To Restore IBC to Kujira Approved Proposal 12099 “Restore IBC to Kujira” is approved by the Terra Luna Classic community, with the proposal receiving unanimous support. The RakoffToken team proposed to re-enable IBC client 07-tendermint-178 connection between Terra Classic and Kujira.

The IBC client 07-tendermint-178 will be upgraded to IBC client 07-tendermint-246 to restore the connection between the chains and free up frozen funds.

The proposal has received 99.99% of the votes in favor from the community, indicating the unanimous support from the community in restoring the lost connection between chains through inter-blockchain communication (IBC). Validators also showed unwavering support with 36 validators including Allnodes, Interstellar Lounge, HappyCattyCrypto, Luna Station 88.

Meanwhile, the community actively looks for a complete solution to resolve risks of peer-to-peer storm attacks. Genuine Labs’ proposal to decrease MaxBlockSize from 5mb to 2mb as an initial security measure to counter peer-to-peer spam.

Read More: Terra Luna Classic Block Size Proposal Officially Passed, LUNC Price Soars 10% USTC 20%

LUNC and USTC Prices Performance LUNC price jumped 1% in the last 24 hours and 6% in a week, with the price currently trading at $0.0001112. The 24-hour high and low are $0.0001063 and $0.0001121, respectively. Moreover, trading volume decreased slightly in the last 24 hours, indicating a rise in interest among traders. The community remains confident on LUNC price hitting $1.

Meanwhile, USTC price is also up 1% after it climbed 20% higher last week, with the price currently trading at $0.0200. The 24-hour low and high are $0.01918 and $0.02036, respectively.

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Key developments within the Terra Classic community are shifting LUNC price prediction positively. After two weeks of market doldrums, the token woke up strongly midweek to trade at $0.0001089 on Thursday. Other altcoins have also been moving in tandem with Bitcoin. The largest cryptocurrency is back above $66,000 and looks to close the gap to $70,000 in May.

Developments like the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) client will ensure interoperability between the Terra Class network and Kujira. Based on the prevailing technical structure, the LUNC price prediction affirms a potentially massive bullish outcome in the next few weeks and months.

Terra Classic Community Developments Could Pave The Way for LUNC Bull Rumor this week is that Coinbase is considering reinstating support for LUNC. As reported in the Terra Classic price analysis, the push for such a move may be motivated by a spike in staking, not to mention the increase in market activity.

Coinbase relisting Terra Classic could build FOMO for the token and accelerate the move above $0.001. LUNC price prediction shows the token hovering at $0.0001022 on Wednesday.

Despite the spike in community, Terra Classic has mirrored the general sluggishness of cryptocurrency assets where major movements are scarce. A 1% loss in the last 24 hours in conjunction with a 10% decline in the trading volume to $20.4 million, underpins decreasing investor interest.

Terra Classic also posted a 3% drop in the market cap to $592 million. The token ranks #111 among other cryptos according to CoinMarketCap data.

Developers recently announced a major upgrade for the LUNC token, expected to ignite a bullish momentum toward the coveted target of $0.001.

Moreover, a vote on overhauling the LUNC burn tax was also passed. The idea is to ensure that the burn tax is optimized via the Oracle Pool and in the end enhance network efficiency.

LUNC Price Prediction: Fighting For A Breakout Terra Classic price has fiercely defended support at $0.0001 as shown on the daily chart. A recovery from this level is gaining strength, with LUNC expected to breach resistance at $0.0001060, highlighted by the 20-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) (the blue line overlaying the chart).

LUNC price prediction chart | Tradingview The Relative Strength Index (RSI) position at 45 and its potential for recovery above the midline, reinforces the growing bullish grip. Should the RSI breach the descending trendline resistance, it could ignite a fire in LUNC paving the way for gains beyond $0.001.

A death cross pattern formed when the 50-day EMA (the red line overlaying the chart) recently flipped below the 200-day EMA (the purple line on the chart), emphasizing that sellers have a say and cannot be ignored, especially with the crypto market still unsure of the direction to take.

Therefore, traders should be ready to DCA if LUNC dips to or below $0.0001 support keeping in mind the double bottom support around $0.00008.

On the upside, a break above the dotted trending might catapult LUNC 66% higher, marking the validation of the double-bottom pattern.

2 mins read August 1, 2024

Kujira token’s price has dropped by over 47% below $0.5. The team is currently facing massive liquidation events on some leveraged LP positions. In a Telegram post, the Kujira team said their positions were being attacked. Cosmos crypto project Kujira is facing a massive liquidation event that has seen its token KUJI tank by over 47% since early Thursday. The team claims their leveraged positions were attacked.

Kujira Foundation is said to have four leveraged LP positions – KUJI/USDC, KUJI/ATOM, KUJI/USK, and USDC/USK – on its Ops wallet. These positions are now being liquidated as prices drop further. The liquidations have led to the wallet balance dropping to $8.7 million from over $12.4 million earlier today.

Kujira still has $5 million debt pending liquidation In a Telegram post, the Kujira team said people are targeting their positions.  

“As a team we thought the best use of a portion of ops funds would be to leverage and deploy across the ecosystem in order to bootstrap liquidity and activity,” the post said. “Sadly this coincided with various attacks. People targetted the team positions, and it’s been a constant fight since these positions were created.”

With over $3 million in KUJI feared to have been liquidated already, another $5 million still remains in outstanding debt pending liquidation, according to the analysis posted by Rarma on X.

KUJI’s price has dropped by 47.9% to $0.4818 from today’s opening price of $0.9251. At the current price, KUJI is down over 91% from its all-time high. A day earlier, Kujira’s stablecoin USK also briefly got de-pegged, dropping to $0.94.

Kujira insists this is not a Terra situation The situation has had some people in the crypto space say Kujira project is a “slow rug” and others have dubbed it the next Terra, especially since both projects are based on Cosmos blockchain. However, the Kujira team refuted the speculation, saying “This isn’t a Terra type situation.”

“It’s a contained amount of debt, that will be dealt with one way or another. It is hurting KUJI price which we realise, but can only ‘spiral’ so much,” Kujira said.

It’s worth mentioning that Kujira started off on the Terra Classic blockchain before moving to its layer-one network on Cosmos after Terra imploded.

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The Kujira team says the treasury is not at risk, and proposes the formation of a DAO to manage the treasury and core protocol.

Kurjia’s native token KUJI is plummeting after the foundation was liquidated on its leveraged liquidity positions.

Kujira’s KUJI token is down 42% on the day, and the chain's total value locked (TVL) is down 22% to $38 million in the past 48 hours according to DeFiLlama.

KUJI Price - CoinGeckoThe foundation attributes the liquidations to poor timing, as their leveraged deployments coincided with “exploits, socially engineered attacks and fallouts within the ecosystem” and the rate of selling made defending their positions “impossible,” according to a statement it published on social media.

Kujira is a decentralized finance (DeFi) and fintech-focused Layer 1 blockchain built on the Cosmos software-development kit (SDK). The chain is semi-permissioned, meaning new dApps must be approved by governance prior to their launch. Kujira launched in July 2022, and reached an all-time high TVL on March 8, 2024.

Moving forward, the foundation proposes to create the Kujira Operational DAO, which will take ownership of the remaining treasury and core protocols. They also proposed that the community pool be migrated to the DAO.

The migration process will use Fuzion’s OTC Bonds product, which would offer the community vested KUJI at a discounted rate.

2 mins read August 2, 2024

Kujira is looking for a potential bailout amid a series of losses and bad debts. The team confirmed they have engaged with AADAO and other foundations in the Cosmos ecosystem. KUJI’s price dropped further to $0.39. After seeing its token KUJI crash by more than 50% on Thursday due to overleveraged positions, the Kujira team is now in talks for a bailout to salvage the project.

In a Telegram post on Friday, the team confirmed they were in talks with Atom Accelerator DAO (AADAO) and other foundations for a solution. AADAO is a community-oriented fund for projects building under the Cosmos (ATOM) ecosystem. 

“We had a really good call with AADAO and it’s looking like there’s a good solution,” the team wrote. “We’ve had incredible support from various cosmos teams and foundations and it looks like a bright future is ahead.”

KUJI’s problems started with the liquidation of its leveraged positions The trouble for Kujira escalated yesterday as the team’s overleveraged positions on KUJI got liquidated on the claim that “people targeted the team positions.” The cascade of liquidations that ensued led to KUJI price tanking by over 50% below $0.5 as of August 1. 

At the time of writing, the price of KUJI’s stablecoin, USK has yet to make a full recovery. The stablecoin USK fell to as low as $0.87 before also recovering to $0.91. KUJI fell by another 22% to $0.39 on Coingecko. It had dropped to $0.258 early in the day before slightly recovering to the current price. 

USK stablecoin price chart, Coingecko. Kujira needs a bailout  Kujira needs as much bailout as it can receive, as the situation seems more dire than the project has been willing to let on. USDC lenders on Kujira are currently stuck with their holdings on the protocol.

Oh shit! $KUJI$USDC pic.twitter.com/eBIGQvExvY

— Liquid E.T. (@natlozart) August 2, 2024 Kujira’s USDC treasury has been depleted to the extent that the liquidation engine does not have enough to repay lenders. Currently, there are still millions that need to be repaid. Although the USDC deposit rate has gone up to over 290% APR, it appears too risky for potential investors. Many of them are cautious there is a slim chance they will be able to regain their asset if they lend their USDC. 

If Kujira secures a bailout large enough to cover the USDC borrowed from its treasury, it could help clear the backlog of pending USDC withdrawals by lenders. It could also mark the beginning of a resolution, starting with lowering the utilization and APR rates. This will allow for the loans to be settled without the liquidation bids kicking, which will, in turn, save prices from dipping further.

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The plan involves several critical steps designed to stabilize the platform and position it for future growth. First, the recovery plan focuses on repaying the operational debt through two distinct PILOT sales. The first sale is targeted at clearing the $USDC debt, while the second will address the $USK debt. This dual approach will not only resolve the existing liabilities. Also, it helps in converting the BOW leverage liquidity positions into protocol-owned liquidity, enhancing the platform’s financial stability.

Steps to Resolve Debt and Improve Stability Another significant aspect of this recovery strategy is the opportunity it provides for community members. The PILOT sales will accept bids in both $USDC or $xUSDC for the first sale, and $USK or $xUSK for the second sale. This setup allows participants with funds locked in the GHOST lend vaults to use their xAssets to bid, making the process more inclusive and providing broader engagement opportunities.

Source: X Bidders will be vying for $rKUJI (recovery KUJI) tokens through the PILOT sales. These $rKUJI tokens will be redeemable 1:1 for $KUJI once the necessary balance is freed from collateral and undelegated. This mechanism is designed to ensure that participants who contribute to the recovery effort are compensated with tokens that will have future value as the platform stabilizes.

Details regarding the specific terms of the PILOT sales, including the cliff, vesting schedules, base price, and maximum discount, are still being finalized. The Kujira team has committed to providing further information on these aspects and the overall timing of the recovery process shortly. Here are more info about the recovery plan:

Source: X Additionally, the recovery plan includes significant structural changes within Kujira. These changes will necessitate further discussions and votes from the community. To manage the treasury and ensure transparency, a trusted committee—separate from the founding team—will be established. This committee will likely employ DA0 DA0 tooling for multisig wallets and other essential features to enhance governance and security.

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Decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol THORChain experienced a price surge of 14% on Aug. 14 morning, making it one of the leading gainers in the crypto market.

With a one-day trading volume above $272 million, THORChain (RUNE) gained nearly 13.6% and exchanged hands around $3.70 at the time of writing. RUNE allows crypto users to exchange digital tokens across several blockchains, including Bitcoin.

RUNE 24-hour price chart — Aug. 14 | Source: crypto.news This recent uplift in THORChain‘s market performance is partly due to its new partnership with Kujira, which aims to enhance the liquidity within Kujira’s suite of decentralized finance applications. This collaboration seeks to bolster growth and stability for both platforms.

A distinctive feature of their partnership is the community-driven token raise, which contrasts with traditional fundraising methods by allowing wider community involvement. The initiative is designed to manage existing financial obligations and synchronize the economic interests of both the Kujira and THORChain communities, fostering a stronger interconnection and resilience within their ecosystems.

Additionally, the partnership encompasses strategic and operational adjustments to mitigate similar financial issues in the future.

THORChain has also formed alliances with SwapKit and Noble to integrate stablecoins into the THORChain AppLayer. Noble will facilitate this integration by providing native USDC issuance, enhancing the user experience by simplifying deposits into the AppLayer with single-click functionality.

These collaborative efforts are indicative of a larger trend in the defi space, where platforms are joining forces to improve liquidity, user engagement, and overall financial stability.

Additionally, Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent surge past the $61,000 mark on Aug. 13 likely played a significant role in THORChain’s upturn. BTC, the largest cryptocurrency, rose by over 3%, with trading volumes around $29.2 billion.

BTC’s market cap also increased by 3.14% to $930 billion as of press time. This surge in Bitcoin’s metrics came a day after spot BTC exchange-traded funds experienced net positive flows, which were more than five times greater than those of spot Ethereum ETFs.

Meanwhile, the global crypto market cap also saw a 2.3% increase in the last 24 hours, standing at $2.14 trillion at the time of writing.

Kujira team to build new THORChain app layer following ‘Rujira’ merge

The Kujira team has announced a new merger with fellow DeFi ecosystems called the Rujira alliance.  The alliance also plans to merge the respective ecosystems’ tokens into one $RUJI token. DeFi projects have become quite huge in number in the past few months. Partnerships between different web3 ecosystems are a cornerstone of DeFi advancements. Recently, the DeFi project Kujira has announced a partnership with three other ecosystems to build the layer 2 THORChain app. 

Notably, the ThorChain is utilized by Kujira as a Layer 2 shifting from its initial L1 due to several issues. The recent alliance aims to build a THORChain app according to the Wink Hub’s official announcement. Additionally, the partnership includes Wink, Unstake, and Fuzion, the other DeFi ecosystem projects of Kujira in the Rujira alliance. 

Furthermore, the Rujira alliance also aims to launch a new token called the RUJI that will be issued on the THORChain. Kujira team’s detailed article also stated the partnership will include web3 protocol Levana in the coming months. It stated that the alliance will attempt to combine the tokens of the aforementioned projects – $KUJI, $FUZN, $WINK, and $NSTK into the $RUJI token. 

Moreover, the Kujira partnership with THORChain occurred on August 9, after the project faced issues in its L1 blockchain. Separately, the Kujira team discussed how the Rujira partnership would aid them in addressing liquidity issues that they faced previously. They also highlighted other benefits that they expect from the partnership. 

How will the Rujira Alliance Operate?  The official announcement states the Rujira project shares for each ecosystem and the RUJI tokenomics in detail. It states that for the Project allocation, KUJI will receive 45.57% of RUJI supply. Meanwhile, FUZN, NSTK, and WINK will receive 1.56%, 1.44%, and 1.43% respectively. 

On the other hand, the team has allocated the remaining 50% of RUJI for acquisitions, ecosystem funds, operations, and new investors. Meanwhile, the Kujira ecosystem will receive 91.1% weight of the market cap. 

Finally, in the last few days, other DeFi projects also announced advancements. Relatedly, BounceBit announced the launch of its CeDeFi V2 in September. 

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Viberate is a unique blockchain project that is trying to bring all the participants of the global music industry together on one platform.

Viberate is an Ethereum-based project focused on the talent present in the global live music scene. It brings together the management agencies and event organizers with the artists and fans and bypasses the large organizations that have controlled the music industry for so long.

While ambitious, can the project realistically break into the industry?

In this Viberate review, I will attempt to answer that and give you everything you need to know about the project. I will also take a look at the long term use cases and adoption potential of the tokens.

How Viberate WorksViberate works with both businesses and consumers in its aim to integrate the many different segments of the music industry. Because there are so many aspects of the business model it can be somewhat hard to comprehend, but suffice it to say that if it involves live music then Viberate is involved in some manner.

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With Viberate smaller, up-and-coming artists are able to put themselves forward and connect with the agencies and venues looking to work with them. In short, Viberate wants to shake up the music industry and make it fair for everyone.

Business to Consumer (B2C)The first thought you might have is how Viberate will work to connect the fans (consumers) with artists, venues, and events (business). Basically, the team has come up with two B2C use cases.

Ticket Sales & BookingThe primary model for business to consumer markets is offering tickets for live events, festivals, concerts, and other music venues. Viberate has created affiliate partnerships with ticketing agencies such as Ticketmaster and generates revenues from the sale of tickets.

Future plans are for Viberate to create its own ticketing agency. Billed as the Digital Ticket Exchange (DTX) it will allow fans to buy tickets using cryptocurrencies and will send the tickets directly to their wallets as an ERC-20 token.

Some of the Tickets on Sale at Viberate

Ticket fees will be held in escrow by smart contracts, allowing fans to get refunds in the event a concert doesn’t go off as planned. There are also plans to include functionality that will permit users to resell their tickets if they aren’t able to use them for some reason.

Event CrowdfundingAnother B2C plan is to create a platform that allows fans to crowdfund a performance. This will allow fans to create a crowdfund that brings their favorite artists to them. It will work by having a group stake VIB tokens and when a certain threshold is reached the crowdfunding campaign is automatically sent to social media platforms for promotion.

If the crowdfunding raises enough the donors will receive digital tickets in their wallets. The artist will be asked to perform and if they agree they get their share of the funding. If the threshold isn’t reached all the VIB tokens are refunded to the donors.

Business to Business (B2B)Viberate is really nothing more than a database of five different subsets within the music industry. The databases are updated by users of the Viberate app, who are compensated for adding new artists, events and venues.

The database also tracks booking agents and event organizers, but these sections are not public facing. Instead, they are kept separate for business users. The platform allows for interactions between different groups in a variety of ways and the VIB token is the incentive for interaction.

Matching Artists with OrganizersViberate performs a function similar to that of a booking agent by matching musicians with event organizers, but on a much larger scale. And smaller musicians, who may not be able to afford a booking agent, are able to get matched with venues, benefiting both the artists and the venues.

Connecting Artists with Event Organizers

Smart contracts are used to hold fees and payments in escrow, and these fees are paid in either VIB or ETH tokens. There is a small commission charged by the Viberate platform as a booking fee, but it is far smaller than the fees charged by traditional booking agents.

The platform also makes it possible for merchandisers or other business interests to obtain the manager or agent details of the artists listed. There is a premium fee charged for this detail, with the premium paid in either VIB or ETH.

The platform also makes it possible for other types of connections. One case would be event organizers, who can use Viberate to search for available venues for an event they are planning.

Viberate IncentivesEvery user of the Viberate platform is able to earn rewards from the daily VIB bounty pool. These rewards are based on the activity of the user, with rewards for adding to the database, maintaining listings, referring friends and other activities. Both consumers and businesses can receive these rewards.

The VIB bounty pool was made up of a fixed 10 million VIB tokens. Five percent of those were issued during the ICO and the remainder are released at a rate of 5,000 per day for the first 2,000 days the platform is in existence.

How to contribute to the Viberate Database

Once all 10 million bounty tokens have been released it is unclear how the bounty pool will be refilled. The whitepaper states that it can be refilled from other token streams and that no new coins will be issued. We can assume that the bounty tokens will come from the fees collected by the Viberate platform.

The Viberate TeamViberate was started in 2016 and came from the success of the Topdeejays.com website that was begun back in 2013. Viberate 1.0 was not a blockchain project, but soon after the creation of Viberate, the founders saw the benefits of putting the project on a blockchain and so hired developers to do just that. Viberate 2.0 was launched several months later.

The founders of Viberate are three Slovenian friends with a passion for music. None of them have any background in blockchain, but they all have extensive experience in the music industry.

Matej Gregorcic is the CEO of Viberate and one of the three founders. He also co-founded the blockchain commerce platform Eligma. He got his start in business when he began a marketing agency as a teenager. That agency eventually grew to be the largest marketing agency in Slovenia.

The second co-founder and COO of Viberate is Vasja Veber, who has over 10 years in the music industry. He is also the manager of the third co-founder and ambassador for the Viberate platform, Uroš Umek. Also known as DJ Umek, he is credited with kickstarting Slovenia’s techno music scene.

The Founding team of Viberate

The technical side of the project is handled by Slovenian developers Bostjan Zakelj, Rok Bavec, and Rok Babic.

There are other blockchain projects in the music industry, but the Viberate platform is unique in its creation of connections between all areas of the industry. There’s also Ceek VR, but it is looking to provide fans with virtual reality live music broadcasts. And then there’s Soundcoin and Musicoin, but both of those are focused on royalty payments for artists.

Something else that is really important for a project to grow is that there is a strong and enthusiastic community behind it. This is especially the case with Viberate as their entire ecosystem is built around users submitting data for the VIB tokens.

So, I decided to take a look into the extent of the Viberate community.

Firstly, they have an official Twitter account that has just over 32k followers. They seem to be quite active there and are constantly keeping the community up to date with the latest announcements to come out of the project.

They also have a Telegram channel with just over 4k members. I dived into it to see what was going on in there. Despite the admins being quite responsive and welcoming to the users, there was not much community discussion going on. Not the ideal ecosystem for fostering adoption.

Limited Telegram Activity

For those who still use Facebook, Viberate has over 100k likes on their official page. However, this is not kept as up to date as their Twitter account. Finally, there is also a reddit subreddit for Viberate but this is also quite silent with not that much community interest in the posts.

Based purely on the community interest in the project on their social channels, it does appear as if Viberate needs to do a better job of spreading awareness. There needs to be more emphasis on the benefits of contributing data and using their event marketplace.

VIB TokenViberate held an ICO soon after migrating to the blockchain, raising $12 million in a single day (September 5, 2017) as they sold 120 million VIB tokens at $0.10 each. The price of the tokens nearly tripled on the release day, but quickly dropped back and traded between $0.15 and $0.20 over the next few months.

After dipping nearly to the ICO price in December the token got caught up in the cryptocurrency bull market of December 2017 / January 2018. It hit its all-time high of $0.718929 on January 4, 2018, and after spending about a week at and near that level it began the long decline that would take place over the remainder of 2018.

By June 2018 the token was trading below its ICO price, and it continued declining until reaching a low of $0.020143 on December 14, 2018. The token bounced modestly off that low but remained below the $0.03 level until March 2019. A month later it topped the $0.04 level and as of May 2019, it was trading above the $0.05 level. It hasn’t moved much above that, and so remains nearly 50% off its ICO price.

Register at Binance and Buy VIB Tokens

If you want to get some VIB tokens you can get them at Binance, or Bittrex, or UpBit. They’re also available from OKEx. Despite this selection, almost 80% of the volume is currently being traded on Binance on their BTC and BNB markets.

This opens the volume and liquidity up to "key exchange" risk. If VIB is ever to be delisted for whatever reason, there is a risk that the liquidity of the token will collapse. Currently though, there is a reasonable level of volume on these books and there has been no indication of any delistings.

If you have bought VIB tokens or earned them through contributions, then you are going to want to store them in a secure location. VIB are ERC20 tokens which means that you have a pretty good selection of wallets to use. The safest option is the likes of a Ledger Nano although you can also use MyEtherWallet / MyCrypto.

ConclusionWhat Viberate is doing is incredibly far-reaching and ambitious. The music industry is huge, as evidenced by the fact that Viberate now has over 460,000 artists, more than 500,000 events, and beyond 100,000 venues in their database.

The company also has first mover advantage in its niche and is the only blockchain project targeting the entire live music industry. That’s good but could also work against Viberate if they overextend themselves by going after too many subsectors of the industry.

Thus far, putting aside the decline in the price of the VIB token, the project seems to be growing and finding success. What it really needs from the consumer side at this point is the addition of its decentralized ticket broker. That would push the project to the forefront and having more transparency in the ticketing process would certainly benefit the fans.

One final positive about the project is that it is motivated not by money, but by the passion of the founders. This is a group who truly love music and are looking for ways to improve live music for everyone involved in the ecosystem, from fans to musicians to the organizers and venues.

If you want to keep up to date with the latest news from the Viberate team then you can follow their official blog.

Cryptocurrency exchange colossus Binance has again sent shockwaves across the broader market with its plans to delist 4 cryptocurrencies. An official announcement by the CEX on Thursday, April 24, revealed that the following tokens are to be delisted from the platform on May 2, 2025, at 03:00 UTC:

Alpaca Finance (ALPACA) PlayDapp (PDA) Viberate (VIB) Wing Finance (WING) As a result, usual market sentiments about the mentioned crypto prices remain highly bearish as one of the top crypto exchanges discontinues trading support for them.

Binance Delisting News: Here’s Why ALPACA, PDA, VIB, & WING Were Removed According to Binance’s official release, the abovementioned cryptos will be delisted shortly due to a stockpile of risk factors that hamper user experience. Per the announcement, a thorough periodic review by the CEX concluded that these assets no longer meet the level of standards or industry requirements.

In response, the crypto exchange behemoth will delist the 4 tokens mentioned above. Mentioned below are some of the key factors that the exchange took into consideration before delisting the coins.

Commitment of the team towards the project. Level and quality of development activity. Trading volume and liquidity factors. Stability and safety of the network from all types of malicious attacks Level of public communication, community engagement, and transparency. Responsiveness to our periodic due diligence requests. Binance revealed that, based on these vital factors, among many others, the decision to remove Alpaca Finance, PlayDapp, Viberate, and Wing Finance spot trading pairs was taken. Moreover, ‘Trading Bots’ services for the same will also be suspended on the same date and time.

Users can move on to the official announcement for more details on Futures, Margin, Convert, and other related delistings for these assets. Overall, the announcement has dealt a severe blow to the market sentiment for these coins, with traders and investors even speculating about a sustained price crash ahead.

How Are The Coins Performing Today? Binance’s delisting saga appears to have triggered a waning action in three of the four tokens mentioned above. WING price crashed over 30% in the last 24 hours and is currently sitting at $0.8451. Whilst VIB price also took heat, slumping 31.5% over the past day to $0.01530.

PDA price tanked nearly 17% and even hit a low of $0.009517 in the past 24 hours. However, ALPACA price has conversely gained roughly 13% to $0.04953. Crypto market traders and investors continue to monitor the tokens, mainly expecting increased volatility ahead due to the delisting.

In another similar chronicle, Binance recently delisted cryptos ACT, ALPHA, BLUR, CELR, PENGU, POND, and RUNE.

Sat 09 Aug 2025 ▪ 5 min read ▪ by Mikaia A.

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They were thought fit for the digital museum, stored away in the drawers of the 2021 bull market. Yet, NFTs haven’t said their last word. After months of lethargy, the market is regaining color and even surprising crypto players. Better still, they have just overtaken DeFi in number of active users, reversing a well-established trend. Behind this rebound are diverse uses and a strategy that appeals as much to brands as to seasoned investors.

In Brief NFTs recorded $530M in July, with an average price doubled to $105. DeFi reached a record $270B in total value locked, despite fewer users. Brands like Nike and Rolex explore NFTs for authentication and marketing. Hacks cost $132M in July, highlighting the ongoing fragility of the Web3 ecosystem. NFTs Lead the Dance, DeFi Holds the Cash In July, DeFi achieved a feat: $270 billion in total value locked (TVL), a historic record. But this financial triumph masks an unexpected reality: in terms of users, NFTs have taken the lead. 3.85 million daily active wallets interacted with NFT dapps, slightly more than DeFi, out of a total 22 million.

Industry dominance by UAW in the Dapp ecosystem – Source: Dapp Radar The explanation partly lies in the hegemony of Blur, capturing up to 80% of ETH volume, attracting professional traders and loan enthusiasts through its Blend protocol. OpenSea, on the other hand, remains the leader in daily active users (27,000 traders) thanks to a multichain and diversified offering. Zora attracts creators with a low-cost mint via its Layer 2 solution and its $ZORA token.

As DappRadar notes: 

NFT trading volumes surged by 96%, propelling the sector ahead of DeFi in user numbers.

NFT: From Speculative Boom to the Era of Utility July figures speak: +96% trading volume ($530 million) compared to June, but -4% in transactions. Result: an average price doubled, rising from $52 to $105.

Blue-chip collections, like CryptoPunks (+25% in one month), drive this rebound: 9 of the 10 biggest NFT sales in 24 hours were Punks. Brands are not staying behind. Nike teams with EA Sports to launch virtual sneakers, Louis Vuitton and Rolex explore blockchain authentication, while Coca-Cola China tests digital collectibles.

NFT Trading Volume and Number of Sales Use cases are expanding: digital identity, event ticketing, gaming, tokenization of real assets. According to DappRadar: 

NFTs are evolving from a simple trend to utility, shifting from collectibles and culture to identity, ticketing, gaming, and tokenization of real assets.

This shift towards utility marks a strategic change: fewer impulse buys, more integration into digital services.

A Web3 in Permanent Recomposition In the crypto ecosystem, the sector hierarchy changes fast. In July, gaming represented 22.4% of dapp activity, ahead of AI (18.7%) and NFTs (17.5%). DeFi, although declining in users, remains essential for capital: ETH surged 60% in a month – Ethereum’s crypto recently crossed the $4,000 mark -, and staking rewards reached 29.4% APY.

On Solana, Hyperliquid generated 35% of blockchain revenues, managing 60% of daily perpetual volume and $5.1 billion bridged in USDC. But not everything is rosy: exploits and hacks cost $132 million in July, a +16% increase from June.

Figures that redraw the Web3 ecosystem:

$270B: DeFi TVL record as of July 28; $530M: NFT volume in July, +96% month-over-month; 3.85M: daily active wallets on NFT dapps; $132M: losses due to exploits in July. Facing this picture, regulation advances: in the United States, the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act pave the way for smoother integration between decentralized and traditional finance. “Project Crypto”, presented by the SEC, even plans specific standards for DeFi.

NFTs are no longer just a trend: they are establishing themselves as a lever for transformation in the crypto universe. By diversifying their uses, they are creating new bridges between digital assets and traditional markets. A dynamic that could, in the long term, profoundly change how exchanges and trading are organized in Web3.

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Elon Musk’s personal lawyer Alex Spiro will chair a new public company that plans to raise at least $200 million to create a Dogecoin (DOGE) treasury firm.

That’s according to a Fortune report that cited sources familiar with the matter who said the exact launch date and corporate structure of the digital asset treasury company is still unknown. It added that the entity is still in the pitching stage. 

But the initiative also has the endorsement of House of Doge, a corporate entity that was launched in early 2025 by the Dogecoin Foundation, the report said. 

Despite the news, the DOGE price slid over 1% in the past 24 hours to trade at $0.2174 as of 1:50 a.m. EST in line with a broad pullback that saw the crypto sector’s market cap drop over 2% to around $3.77 trillion.

DOGE price chart (Source: CoinMarketCap) 

The meme coin has plunged more than 8% in the past week. 

Number Of Dogecoin Treasuries Is Slowly Growing Up until now, crypto market leaders Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have been the preferred treasury cryptos, but there is growing interest from companies looking to build DOGE reserves. 

In February, a Vancouver-based company called Neptune Digital Assets disclosed that it bought 1 million Dogecoin through a strategic derivative purchase. The average price for this buy was $0.37 per token. The company also bought 20 BTC as part of an effort to diversify its treasury.

In July, a Nasdaq-listed company called Bit Origin also announced that it had raised $500 million in debt and equity financing to build its own treasury around the meme coin. This made it the first US-traded company to openly disclose plans to add DOGE to its treasury. 

Musk’s own electric vehicle company, Tesla, has also disclosed that it has a position in DOGE, without providing details of its holdings. The car manufacturer started accepting DOGE for select merchandise back in 2022.

Musk Has A History With DOGE Musk has a history with the meme coin that started all the way back in 2019, and he has referred to himself as ”The Dogefather.” 

In April 2019, he made his first public comments about DOGE when he said, “Dogecoin might be my fav cryptocurrency. It’s pretty cool.”

Dogecoin might be my fav cryptocurrency. It’s pretty cool.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 2, 2019

In July 2020, he posted the comment “It’s inevitable” on Twitter, as it was then known, with a Dogecoin-themed image that suggested the crypto could become a dominant force in the global financial system. 

When asked to explain DOGE during a “Weekend Update” segment of Saturday Night Live in May 2021, he said it is “the future of currency,” adding that it will “take over the world.”

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Sat 24 Jan 2026 ▪ 7 min read ▪ by James G.

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BlackRock’s 2026 Thematic Outlook positions Ethereum as core financial infrastructure rather than a speculative asset. The report frames the network as a potential “toll road” for tokenized assets—capturing value through issuance, settlement, and transaction fees as real-world assets move onchain. For investors, the central question is whether growth in tokenization activity can translate into durable economic demand for ETH.

In brief BlackRock positions Ethereum as tokenization infrastructure, but avoids linking market share directly to ETH price. Rollups now secure most activity and value, weakening assumptions that tokenization growth boosts ETH fee demand. Filtered stablecoin data shows headline volumes overstate real usage, reshaping how investors assess onchain economics. Multi-chain tokenization via BlackRock’s BUIDL shifts focus from dominance to settlement paths, fees, and demand. According to BlackRock, more than 65% of tokenized assets currently reside on Ethereum. This makes the network the leading base layer for tokenization today. However, the report stops short of drawing a direct link between this share and ETH’s price performance. 

Instead, it emphasizes where economic activity ultimately settles and which networks capture fees as tokenized cash and securities circulate across blockchains.

Stablecoin data is critical to that analysis. BlackRock notes that transaction volumes in its materials are adjusted to remove “inorganic activity,” such as bot-driven transfers. The firm references Coin Metrics and Allium data presented through Visa’s Onchain Analytics dashboard. 

This filtering approach highlights a key limitation of raw onchain metrics: headline transfer volumes can significantly overstate real economic use, particularly when investors attempt to infer throughput or fee generation.

Ethereum’s current market share should be viewed as a snapshot, not a permanent outcome. Data from late January shows meaningful variation depending on timing and methodology. RWA.xyz’s directory view lists Ethereum with a 59.84% share of tokenized real-world assets, representing roughly $12.8 billion in value as of Jan. 22. 

A separate networks view from the same platform shows Ethereum leading by value as well, with approximately $13.43 billion excluding stablecoins, based on data time-stamped around Jan. 21.

The gap between these figures and BlackRock’s early January estimate underscores how quickly tokenization data can shift. Issuance is expanding across multiple chains, while reporting windows and asset classifications change from week to week. 

Tokenization Growth Doesn’t Guarantee ETH Fees as Rollups Take Center Stage For ETH holders, institutional adoption alone is not the deciding factor. What matters is whether tokenization activity settles in ways that generate demand for ETH through fees or collateral.

BlackRock’s thesis favors Ethereum as the base settlement layer for tokenized assets. That role, however, becomes more complex as execution increasingly moves off the main chain. Rollups already secure large pools of value while handling most user activity. 

According to L2BEAT, Arbitrum One secures approximately $17.52 billion, and Base about $12.94 billion. Meanwhile, OP Mainnet holds around $2.33 billion, with all three classified as Stage 1 rollups.

This rollup-centric structure complicates the “toll road” analogy in several ways:

Ethereum can remain the final settlement and security layer even if users rarely transact on L1. Fee payment assets vary by rollup, affecting how much value flows back to ETH. Execution costs increasingly accrue to L2s, shifting where day-to-day activity appears. Security is inherited from Ethereum, but revenue capture is not guaranteed. Growth in rollup TVL does not automatically translate into higher L1 fee revenue. Tokenized cash is a potential driver of future transaction volume. Citi’s stablecoin report projects issuance reaching $1.9 trillion by 2030 in a base case and $4.0 trillion in a bull case. Assuming a 50x velocity, Citi estimates annual transaction activity between $100 trillion and $200 trillion. At that scale, even small shifts in settlement share across networks could have meaningful economic implications.

BlackRock and Visa Cast Doubt on Raw Stablecoin Transfer Metrics As volumes grow, measurement becomes increasingly important. Visa has argued that stablecoin transfer data contains substantial “noise.” 

In one example, Visa found that reported 30-day stablecoin transfer volume fell from $3.9 trillion to $817.5 billion after excluding inorganic activity. BlackRock’s reliance on similar filtering methods reinforces its focus on economically meaningful usage rather than headline flow metrics.

If the “toll road” model depends on settlement, then organic demand that cannot be easily replicated elsewhere becomes the key variable. Multi-chain product design weakens any simple connection between tokenization growth and ETH demand. 

Multi-Chain Tokenization Reshapes Ethereum’s Role as Settlement Layer BlackRock’s tokenized fund, BUIDL, already operates across seven blockchains, with cross-chain interoperability provided by Wormhole. This architecture allows other chains to function as distribution and execution layers, even if Ethereum retains an advantage in settlement credibility or issuance value.

Several dynamics now shape how investors interpret tokenization data:

Asset issuance spreading across multiple L1s and rollups. Stablecoin metrics increasingly adjusted to remove bot activity. Rollups altering where fees are paid relative to where security resides. Institutional products reducing reliance on any single platform. Settlement location becoming more important than raw transaction volume. Questions have also emerged around whether institutional tokenization will converge on a single ledger. During Davos week, that idea circulated online following remarks attributed to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. However, World Economic Forum materials released this month emphasize tokenization benefits such as fractional ownership and faster settlement without endorsing the view that all assets will ultimately settle on one blockchain.

Ethereum’s unresolved issue is whether neutrality and decentralization can be maintained as regulated tokenization scales. Claims of transparency depend on resistance to unilateral change and on settlement finality that downstream layers rely on. 

Current data shows rollups expanding under Ethereum’s security umbrella. At the same time, BUIDL’s multi-chain rollout suggests that major issuers are actively hedging against dependence on a single platform.

BlackRock’s “toll road” framing established a clear market-share benchmark above 65% earlier this year. By late January, however, RWA dashboards and new product launches suggested that the near-term debate is less about dominance. Instead, it was more about settlement paths, fee capture, and how organic usage is measured across the tokenized asset ecosystem.

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PANews reported on April 21 that, according to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market saw a slight rebound, with the NFT sector performing particularly well, leading the gains with a 3.80% increase in the past 24 hours. Among them, Blur (BLUR) rose 13.35%, and Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) rose 7.50%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) rose 1.73%, returning above $76,000; Ethereum (ETH) rose 1.28%, breaking through $2,300.

In other sectors, the SocialFi sector rose 5.63% in the last 24 hours, with Toncoin (TON) and Chiliz (CHZ) rising 5.62% and 12.54% respectively; the Meme sector rose 1.66%, with Binance Life rising 10.37%; the Layer 2 sector rose 1.53%, with ImmutableX (IMX) rising 7.38%; the PayFi sector rose 1.42%, with Safe (SAFE) rising 7.91%; the CeFi sector rose 1.39%, with Gate (GT) rising 2.79%; the Layer 1 sector rose 1.16%, with Canton Network (CC) rising 5.06%; and the DeFi sector rose 0.40%, with Curve DAO (CRV) rising 4.10%.