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Notable Funding Rounds of the Past Week⚡️

@IonicDigital — $400M
@bitbank_inc — $288M
@AskVenice — $65M
@AlliumLabs — $40M
@OrnnExchange — $33M
@OnyxOdds — $20M
@extendedapp — $12.5M

$861M raised across 22 rounds this week. @IonicDigital leads at $400M and @bitbank_inc is acquired by @sbigroup for $288M.

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Read the full research report to learn why prediction markets became the narrative of Q2 👇

https://t.co/0YynbrcVty

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1/ Our Researchers Analyzed the Prediction Markets Landscape in Q2 2026

👉 Prediction markets is the hottest category among VCs
👉 Open Interest is up 54% in June amid the start of FIFA World Cup
👉 @Kalshi became the absolute leader, @Polymarket holds strong in the 2nd place
👉 The market is fragmenting by verticals: sports, politics, crypto, and others

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Two people decided to invest $10,000 in crypto ten years ago.

One chose Bitcoin. The other chose Ethereum.

Today: $BTC → $640K. $ETH → $2.17M.

Same money, same decade, but a ~64x vs ~217x difference.

Where would you put $10K today, $BTC or $ETH, for the next 10 years?👇

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No Crypto Narrative Posted Positive Returns in Q2

We analyzed major crypto categories, limited to tokens with 24H volume > $1M. Median returns were negative across every one of them.

The worst performers:
👉 #L2: -24.9%
👉 #DePIN: -24.8%
👉 #L1: -22.8%

More details in our Q2 2026 Market Recap👇

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📉 Crypto Market Recap: Q2 2026

Our research team analyzed the state of the market. Here's what Q2 actually looked like:
👉 82.1% of Top-100 assets declined in June
👉 All 8 key narratives posted negative median returns
👉 On-chain fees fell by 44.6% on average
👉 ETH recorded its first-ever 3-quarter losing streak

Full story 👇
https://t.co/oZ4aCWNr97

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💰Testnet Airdrops Watchlist (Early-Stage Projects)

Our researchers identified 5 early-stage projects with ongoing airdrop campaigns.

Forte (@ForteProtocol)
Canopy Network (@CNPYNetwork)
Fermah (@fermah_xyz)
HertzFlow (@Hertzflow_xyz)
SEKAI (@sekai_fi)

Interact with the projects, complete tasks, and position yourself for potential future airdrops before broader market attention arrives.

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📉 Crypto Market Recap: Q2 2026

Our research team analyzed the state of the market. Here's what Q2 actually looked like:
👉 82.1% of Top-100 assets declined in June
👉 All 8 key narratives posted negative median returns
👉 On-chain fees fell by 44.6% on average
👉 ETH recorded its first-ever 3-quarter losing streak

Full story 👇
https://t.co/oZ4aCWNr97

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📢 NEWS: Bitget Launches US Stock Options Trading

@bitget gives users access to options on leading US-listed companies, becoming the only major crypto exchange to offer US stock options alongside crypto and CFD markets.

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BYDFi in the Spotlight: How an Emerging CEX Measures Up to the Leaders

In this research, we analyze @BYDFi's trading infrastructure, comparing its liquidity, execution quality, and market depth with leading centralized exchanges.

👇 https://t.co/Ru45LfsPdF

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👇 https://t.co/iD24zuaPwV

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⚽️ World Cup Prediction Markets Volume Exploded in June

The volume on major venues raised from $65M on June 1st to $5.4B by June 29th, peaking at $5.6B on Jun 22.

@Kalshi led the surge, which shows how sports events can rapidly drive demand for prediction trading.

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🔓 Top 7 Token Unlocks in July

The following tokens with the largest unlock values are scheduled to unlock in July:

$RAIN — $785.50M
$PUMP — $133.12M
$BEAT — $55.78M
$ADI — $39.34M
$STABLE — $32.46M
$ZRO — $21.19M
$H — $17.92M

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👇 https://t.co/RVJG1OmwMd

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Fear Still Dominates Crypto Markets

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index closed H1 at 15 (Extreme Fear). Across the 181 days, the index spent all but one below the neutral line of 50.

Bitcoin had a few rally attempts, but investor sentiment remained overwhelmingly defensive.

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📉 Public Token Sales: From Peak to Slowdown

Q2 2026 recorded just 47 #ICO, #IDO, #IEO, raising only $40M — the weakest quarter in four years.

Compared to the cycle peak:
• Capital raised: -95.3%
• Public sales: -90.5%

Public fundraising is no longer the primary funding route for crypto startups. Capital is increasingly flowing through private rounds, while public sales have become far more selective.

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Already on v2?

Nothing breaks. Both versions will run in parallel until September 1, 2026, and annual plans will remain on v2 until their current term ends.

📘 Migration guide: https://t.co/qzc0e6kKqo
📕 Docs: https://t.co/zq5R0rN7Ks

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🚀 CryptoRank API v3 is live — built for faster, more efficient data access

We rebuilt the public API around one idea: request exactly the data you need, endpoint by endpoint, and pay only for what you use.

What's new:
• Focused endpoints — funding rounds, unlocks, vesting, funds & teams, each on its own route
• Broader data coverage
• Faster responses
• Interactive docs with live examples

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What’s your most bullish project for July?

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👉 https://t.co/3DKJwhifhc

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📊 Top BNB Chain Ecosystem Gainers in June

Despite the weak market environment, several @BNBCHAIN ecosystem tokens posted strong gains in June.

🥇 $BEAT led the ranking with +139%
🥈 $龙虾: +102%
🥉 $KOGE: +84.5%
🏅 $BAS: +81.4%
🏅 $SENTIS: +30.4%