Crypto Canary: Your Daily Crypto Rundown 🚀

December 12, 2024

🟢 Alpha Offerings

  • Shagacember: Complete the campaign, create your Shaga account, and stack your $GLOB points to get closer to the legendary Globmas Gift Box. Potential: $400-$700. Claim here

  • Kaito AI | Early Bird Badge: Early adopters can earn $700-$1000 by experiencing the platform and claiming testnet Points. Claim here

⚖️ Hall of Fame / Hall of Shame

  • Hall of Shame: SEC charges three people for impersonating securities brokers in a $2.9M Bitcoin-related scam 💀. Read more here

  • Hall of Shame: Crypto user loses $7.8M in SolvBTC as phishing scams surge on social media 🛡️. Read more here

📊 What Moved in the Crypto World Today

  • Vancouver City Council passed a motion to make the city “Bitcoin-friendly.” Read more here

  • Sports Illustrated Tickets and New York Red Bulls partner to launch blockchain-powered ticketing. Read more here

  • Alchemy Pay plans to launch its own layer-1 blockchain. Read more here

🔧 Project Updates

  • Synthetix acquires TLX in a token-for-token deal. Read more here

  • Decentralized gaming project Treasure launches mainnet after DAO-approved ZKsync migration. Read more here

💼 Funding Announcements

  • Exabits: Decentralized AI and computing infrastructure raised $15M in a Seed funding round led by Hack VC. Read more here

  • CAT Labs: Crypto asset technology company raised $5.4M in a Seed funding round led by M13. Read more here

  • Kast: Stablecoin-powered crypto card raised $10M in a Seed funding round led by Peak XV Partners and HongShan. Read more here

🐋 Whale Movements

  • Blockchain Capital deposited the first 16,964 AAVE ($5.06M) to FalconX after two years of inactivity. More details here

  • Whale bc1pg withdrew another 201.783 BTC ($20.31M) from Binance at $100,632. Txn details here

🔓 Token Unlocks

  • Oasys (OAS): $5.30M

  • DIMO (DIMO): $5.13M

🎙️ Coinversation Street

  • @threesigmaxyz shares insights about Dino Coins & DeFi OGs 🔥. Check it out here

  • @DiogenesCasares thread on Ethena & Hyperliquid 🧐. Check it out here

📅 Upcoming Events

  • Mallorca Blockchain Days 2025: Jul 10-13, 2025, Mallorca, Spain. Buy tickets here

  • The Science of Blockchain Conference 2025: Aug 4-6, 2025, Stanford, US. Buy tickets here