CryptoDep - Key Updates and Analytics

⚡ Crypto vs Stocks: Who Won Each Era

The framing of SpaceX's ~$1.77T IPO against crypto is one way to look at it.

Another: era by era since 2013, where did $1,000 actually land, crypto or stocks? Top 3 of each by market cap, measured within each window 👀

⚡ Perp DEX Launch Forecasts on Polymarket

Perp DEX points programs are drawing strong user activity, while Polymarket traders are pricing FDV expectations for upcoming launches such as Variational, QFEX, Extended, Pacifica, and StandX.

⚡ Blockchain.com Targets $500M IPO This Year

Blockchain.com, one of the oldest crypto services companies, is telling investors it wants to go public this year, seeking ~$500M at a $4B–$6B valuation. It filed confidentially with the SEC earlier this year and has been profitable on an adjusted basis for 3 years.

⚡ Coinbase Wins DCO Approval, Completing Its Derivatives Stack

Coinbase has received CFTC approval to register Coinbase Clearing as a derivatives clearing organization, completing its full regulated derivatives stack alongside existing FCM and DCM registrations.

⚡ Crypto News Digest: Key Updates You Need to Know

The current report features updates of Strategy, Chainlink, Coinbase, Ondo Finance, Bitmine, Solana, Tether, Franklin Templeton, RedotPay, Doppler Finance, and Lumia.

⚡ Top Recent Crypto Fundraising Events

Presenting a list of some recent crypto fundraising rounds, backed by well-known investors such as Binance, Coinbase Ventures, Ripple, Visa, Y Combinator, Solana Foundation, and others. Let's take a look!

⚡ AmericanFortress has unveiled ZK Proofs to verify cross-chain wallets

AmericanFortress published Provenance Proofs the same day a $350M exchange hot wallet hack put funds in motion across bridges and venues.

The post-quantum ZK method lets a bridge verify two wallets on different chains share one hidden seed before releasing funds, with users choosing how much to reveal.

👉🏻 https://hackernoon.com/americanfortress-publishes-a-zero-knowledge-proof-that-stops-bridges-paying-the-wrong-wallet

⚡ Citi, a $2.8 Trillion Bank, Partners With Coinbase on Stablecoin Payments

Citi and Coinbase are deepening their partnership, letting Citi's institutional clients accept stablecoin payments and giving businesses fiat accounts that auto-convert into stablecoins.

The rollout starts in the US, reaching 150M+ stablecoin holders worldwide. $COIN

⚡ Chainlink Launches CCIP 2.0 With Institutional Risk Controls

Chainlink, the oracle network behind cross-chain data and asset transfers, has launched CCIP 2.0, adding custom verifiers institutions can run in AWS, Google Cloud, or via operators like Infosys and Nethermind.

CCIP already secures $84B+ in cross-chain value, with $15B+ migrating over, including WBTC, cbBTC, and kBTC.

⚡ Strategy has acquired 1,665 BTC for ~$143M at an average price of ~$85,681, and repurchased $152M of $STRC

The firm now holds 847,666 $BTC acquired for approximately ~$63.95B at an average price of ~$75,437 per Bitcoin, and $6.02B of USD Assets.

⚡ Crypto News Digest: Key Updates You Need to Know

The current report features updates of Ethena, Jumper, Base, Arc, CoinMarketCap, Injective, KelpDAO, Circle, Aero, Arbitrum, and Plume.

⚡ Coins That Have Recently Reached New ATH

⚡ Aave V4 on Base Adds Coinbase Tokenized Stocks as Collateral

Aave V4 on Base has launched an Equities Hub, letting eligible non-U.S. users borrow USDC against seven Coinbase tokenized stocks: Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla.

The equities are collateral-only for now, with Chainlink handling onchain pricing. The market opens with a ~$29M collateral cap, a $32M USDC supply cap, and a $21M USDC borrow cap.

$AAVE has processed $3.6T in cumulative deposits and over $1T in all-time loans.

⚡ Jumper Announces $JUMP Token Sale via Legion on Sep 29

Jumper is an onchain aggregator for swaps, bridging, yield, and perps trading across multiple blockchains.

Sale details:
• Opens: September 29, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC
• Closes: October 2, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC
• Target: $2,000,000
• Hard cap: $3,000,000

Jumper has processed over $41B in lifetime volume, with 100K+ monthly active users.

⚡ CoinMarketCap Acquires Coinglass

CoinMarketCap has acquired Coinglass, the derivatives data platform covering open interest, funding rates, and liquidations across 28 exchanges. Terms weren't disclosed.

Coinglass stays independent under its own brand, with no changes to its site, app, or API.

⚡ Crypto News Digest: Key Updates You Need to Know

The current report features updates of Ondo Finance, Hyperliquid, Variational, Zama, Securitize, Centrifuge, Paxos Labs, DoubleZero, Tether, PancakeSwap, Doppler Finance, and Polygon.

⚡ Assets on Hyperliquid by Open Interest $HYPE

Earlier this week, Hyperliquid’s markets reached new ATH with $18B in Open Interest.

$BTC leads Hyperliquid open interest at $3.23B, followed by ETH at $2.86B and HYPE at $1.96B.

⚡ Ondo Brings BlackRock's Model Portfolios Onchain as Tokenized Assets

Ondo Finance has partnered with BlackRock to tokenize three of its model portfolios, preset investing templates holding baskets of ETFs.

It's the first time these portfolios exist as tradable tokens on the blockchain.

Ondo already runs $1B+ in tokenized stocks and ETFs across 430+ securities, including BlackRock's IVV ETF and its OUSG treasury token. $ONDO

⚡ Variational Sets $VAR TGE for Q4 2026, Reveals Tokenomics

Variational, the Arbitrum-based perps trading protocol, has confirmed its $VAR token launch and plans to take its Omni platform into public mainnet in the final weeks before launch.

Supply breaks down as:
• 32% — Genesis airdrop to points holders, 100% unlocked at TGE
• 18% — Ecosystem reserve
• 50% — Team & investors, locked 12 months, vesting over 3+ years

Weekly drops of 150K points continue until TGE, and the team plans to direct 100% of treasury revenue toward buying back and burning $VAR.

⚡ Binance Lists Hyperliquid

Binance has listed Hyperliquid $HYPE, the token behind one of the largest perpetual futures DEXs in crypto — spot trading is live now.

$HYPE recently hit a fresh all-time high of $97.96 and is up over 14% in the past week, trading near $91.