Daily Alpha and Summary. September 18, 2024

DeFi

Google Cloud launch Ethereum-compatible RPC service

LayerZero launch IzCatalyst, a $300M initiative to power omni-chain app development on its eco by connecting teams building on L0 to VCs

Aethir and XAI launch $10M ecosystem grant to onboard AI-powered AAA games and gaming studios

Clearing layer to solve chain abstraction, Everclear is now live on mainnet beta

Privacy chain, Oasis launch Rose token liquid staking In partnership with Accumulated finance

Solana unveils new mobile phone, Seeker to launch next year

1inch unveil Fusion+, a cross chain swap with MEV protection and fast

Chromia, a Data-as-a-Service provider for DApps, announced a $20M Data and AI ecosystem fund to support data-intensive and AI-enabled projects. They also unveiled the Asgard mainnet, offering plug-and-play access to Oracles, AI inference computation, data availability support, and ZKPs.

Ethena front end was compromised yesterday

Light protocol enables zk compression on Solana mainnet beta

Noble and Monerium partner to bring euro backed stablecoin on Cosmos

State of the Market

Bitget signs 8fig deal with LaLiga

US Federal reserve cut rate by 50 BPS

Bullish Q4. Investors can borrow with ez inflated dollar against assets. Weak dollar, bullish assets

Cex.io integrates moneygram to make crypto accessible in 152 countries