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perpetual contract platform RWAperp has announced the completion of $2 million in financing, with a post-investment valuation of $50 million. Participants in the round include Lime co-founder Brad Bao, Cresta AI co-founder Tim Shi, Tesla Autopilot team member Phil Duan, Crux members William Freiberg and Charles Ferguson, as well as members of the a16z and Sequoia Scout networks.RWAperp is a decentralized perpetual contract protocol for traditional financial assets. It is currently live on OKX X Layer and has opened 19 markets, covering BTC, ETH, SOL, Korean and U.S. stocks, the S&P 500 Index, the DRAM Index, gold, silver, and WTI crude oil. Users can settle in USDC, USDT, or USDG and gain leveraged long and short exposure to stocks, indices, commodities, and crypto assets without needing to hold, custody, or tokenize the underlying assets.RWAperp primarily designs its trading, pricing, liquidity, and risk management systems around the trading characteristics of the stock market, and handles situations such as market closure periods, overnight gaps, trading halts, and corporate actions. The platform uses a multi-issuer composite oracle and provides a professional order book trading terminal.RWAperp is also developing Agent Mode. This AI feature is designed to understand natural language trading instructions, analyze market conditions, and gradually support trading execution operations such as opening positions, position management, and closing positions. (The Block)
According to an official announcement from DeFi Development Corp., Nasdaq-listed company DFDV announced that its total SOL treasury holdings have increased to approximately 2.389 million SOL (up by roughly 55,000 SOL from August 27, representing a month-over-month growth of approximately 2%). The company also announced a $300 million at-the-market (ATM) offering plan for CHAD (Variable Rate Series C Perpetual Preferred Stock), with proceeds primarily intended for continued SOL acquisitions. The company stated that the CHAD issuance price will not fall below the $10 par value per share, with R.F. Lafferty & Co. appointed as the exclusive sales agent. Year-to-date, SOL has outperformed the Nasdaq 100 index by 39%, while DFDV’s returns have been double that of SOL. CEO Joseph Onorati stated that the launch of the CHAD ATM will further advance the company’s “fundraising — coin accumulation — yield generation — compounding” capital flywheel strategy.
Odaily News: Well-known trader Bonk Guy responded on X to the STONK community's questioning of his purchase of EMBER, saying that some community members believed his buying another Launchpad token meant he was trying to challenge STONK's industry position, a reaction he called "extremely exaggerated." He pointed out that STONK's second-largest holder had previously bought EMBER at a $2.8 million market cap and remained bullish for several days without being questioned, while after he bought EMBER at a valuation about 6 times that holder's entry price, he was treated as "the villain," which clearly reflects a double standard.Bonk Guy emphasized that he remains bullish on STONK and had publicly praised STONK even when he held no position, with that post now having over 400,000 views. He said that support for STONK from core teams in the Solana ecosystem is one of the biggest reasons he shifted back to a bullish outlook after being broadly bearish on the Solana ecosystem for months prior, and he believes that if one is bullish on STONK's long-term vision, this pullback caused by community controversy may instead be a buying opportunity.Bonk Guy said he has long mainly traded low-market-cap projects because he believes such assets offer a better risk-reward ratio, and he rarely buys large-market-cap tokens even when he is bullish on their future performance. He also said that his purchase of EMBER had no "PvP" (player versus player competition) intent, that STONK and EMBER can absolutely succeed at the same time, and that the view that "only one winner can exist in a sector" actually goes against the essence of the crypto industry.Bonk Guy also said that the STONK community's strong reaction this time actually demonstrates its community cohesion, and that competition and multiple projects winning together are good for the industry.
Odaily News - Bastion Trading Limited, a shareholder holding 9.99% of Solana treasury company SkyAI, stated in an SEC filing that it plans to vote against all five current directors at the annual shareholders' meeting on September 18. Bastion expressed deep concerns over the company's amendments to its charter that weaken shareholder rights, the board's implementation of a poison pill without shareholder vote, and related-party transactions. Independent director Annemarie Tierney resigned in December 2025, having previously raised issues regarding potential conflicts of interest and related-party transactions with management. SkyAI, formerly Sharps Technology, established its Solana treasury in August 2025 through a PIPE financing round raising over $400 million. The company currently holds approximately 2 million SOL, with a current market value of around $59 million. Its stock price has declined approximately 86% over the past year.
: Lily Liu posted on the X platform, stating that capital, assets, and ownership are migrating toward 24/7 internet infrastructure, forming a long-term "token supercycle." Tokenization is not just about moving assets onto the chain—it also transforms the assets themselves, enabling value to be issued, held, financed, and traded in a market that never closes. She noted that stablecoins have proven capital can flow globally on-chain, financial institutions are pushing assets onto the chain, blockchain infrastructure is beginning to meet the speed and cost demands of real economic activity, and AI economic agents require programmable money. When these factors converge, any form of value with clear ownership could be tokenized, gaining broader access to distribution, financing, and trading channels.Over the past year, RWA trading volume on Solana has reached hundreds of billions of dollars, covering tokenized U.S. Treasuries, equities, and private credit. During the same period, stablecoin transfer volume exceeded $4.7 trillion. Liu stated that tokenization can also enable more investors to overcome geographic, minimum investment, and accreditation barriers, while allowing held assets to be used as collateral or generate yield. Although the current on-chain market size remains far below traditional markets, the related infrastructure could eventually reach 5.5 billion internet users globally.
According to The Block, Nasdaq-listed Solana treasury company DeFi Development Corp (ticker: DFDV) announced plans to publicly offer up to $20 million in Variable Rate Series C Perpetual Preferred Stock, with a par value of $10 per share, an initial annual dividend rate of 13%, and the first dividend payment date set for October 1, 2026. The company plans to use the proceeds to purchase additional SOL and other crypto-related assets. Currently, the company holds approximately 2.33 million SOL, having increased its holdings by around 19,000 at an average price of $98.14 last week. DFDV shares rose 8.03% on Monday to $5.38, posting a cumulative gain of 110% over the past month; SOL appreciated approximately 41% during the same period, currently trading at $103.3.
Odaily News: A Fox Business crypto reporter posted on X that US House Republican Whip Emmer told Kristin Smith at the Solana Institute summit that he is concerned about the amendments to the BRCA. Emmer said: "I don't like the fact that you've essentially given up the safe harbor on the criminal liability side. I do worry that local district attorneys will generally turn it more into a weaponized tool." Emmer was the original proposer of the BRCA and first introduced the bill in the House in 2018.
Solana Mobile stated that its third-party marketing email service provider Brevo experienced a security incident, resulting in unauthorized access to its Brevo account. To date, no emails have been sent through the account, and the company is currently investigating the scope of information that may have been accessed.
According to Cryptopolitan, the latest data from Token Terminal indicates that the total supply of euro-denominated stablecoins reached $848.1 million on September 7, reflecting a year-to-date growth of approximately 22.6%, or a net increase of around $156 million. During the same period, US dollar stablecoins saw a net increase of merely $159 million; however, their base stands at $298.5 billion, making it 350 times larger than the euro stablecoin market. Regarding market concentration, EURC and EURCV collectively account for 82% of the euro stablecoin supply. EURCV, issued by SG-Forge—a digital asset subsidiary of Société Générale—holds a MiCA-compliant license and represents 19.6% of the market, marking it as the first stablecoin primarily backed by a licensed European bank subsidiary. On-chain distribution shows that Ethereum captured approximately $125 million in new issuances year-to-date, claiming a 69.4% market share, while Solana added around $30 million, securing 14.7%. Combined, these two chains accounted for nearly all annual growth. Conversely, Base witnessed a contraction, declining from $73.9 million to $58.7 million. Analysts point out that the expansion of euro stablecoins is predominantly supply-driven by issuers rather than demand-pulled by users. Liquidity for euro pairs within DeFi lending pools and perpetual contracts remains sparse, indicating that the supply-demand imbalance has yet to be resolved.
Odaily News - Prediction market platform Polymarket launched its perpetual contract product, Polymarket Perps, on September 3. The initial offering covers 10 contracts including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, HYPE, Gold, Silver, WTI Crude Oil, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and a contract tracking SpaceX stock, expanding to 67 markets within hours.The product has no expiration date, with contract prices continuously tracking the underlying assets. It maintains anchoring to spot prices through funding rates settled hourly, with funding rate caps at 4% per hour in both directions. Cryptocurrencies, the S&P 500, crude oil, gold, and silver support up to 20x leverage, while individual stocks and other real-world assets support up to 10x.U.S. traders are unable to place Perps orders and will be directed to Polymarket US, which is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This arrangement stems from Polymarket's 2022 settlement with the CFTC, in which the company was fined $1.4 million for operating an unregistered swap execution facility and was required to cease related non-compliant contracts. (Decrypt)
According to an official Coinbase blog post, Coinbase has officially launched regulated derivative contracts through its subsidiary Coinbase Financial Markets (CFM) for qualified Canadian traders, becoming the first major cryptocurrency platform to offer native crypto futures in Canada. The product lineup includes 23 perpetual and term futures covering assets such as Bitcoin, ETH, and SOL; five commodity futures such as gold, silver, and crude oil; and COIN50 index futures, with leverage of up to 10x. All contracts are provided by CFM, a CFTC-registered futures commission merchant, with limited-time fees as low as 0.02% per trade plus $0.11 per contract. Previously, Canadian investors lacked access to regulated cryptocurrency derivatives channels and had long relied on offshore or unregulated platforms.
Oracle protocol Switchboard issued a statement disclosing a report of a potential overnight attack. The Switchboard team has partnered with relevant projects and security agencies to take measures, suspending its network services on the Aptos, Sui, IOTA, and Movement chains. Currently, there are no similar reports indicating a comparable intrusion attack on the Solana chain. However, for security reasons, official channels recommend that users migrate to alternative oracle solutions as soon as possible, at least temporarily, during the investigation period. The team continues to investigate the incident and will release further details subsequently.
Odaily News: According to Arkham monitoring, Alameda Research transferred approximately $9.47 million worth of SOL to Coinbase Prime last night, the latest in its asset distribution that has continued for over two years. Currently, Alameda Research still holds approximately $270.15 million worth of SOL on-chain.
three U.S. Dogecoin ETFs have collectively attracted just over $12 million in inflows over the past 10 months, compared to XRP funds which pulled in $12.29 million in a single day on September 9. Since their debut in November 2025, XRP funds have accumulated $1.7 billion in net inflows, while Solana funds have drawn $1.36 billion since launching in October 2025—both more than 100 times the total for Dogecoin funds.Previously, Bitwise announced it would shut down its Dogecoin ETF BWOW, which held only $687,713 in assets as of September 9, with trading expected to cease on October 14. Data shows that across 199 trading days, the three Dogecoin funds recorded net inflows on only 28 days, with zero net flows on 166 days. MyDoge founder Jordan Jefferson believes that accessibility has never been the biggest bottleneck for Dogecoin; whether institutional demand can be unlocked depends on whether investors can find underwriting value beyond price appreciation. (CoinDesk)
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale transferred all funds to Coinbase within one hour after withdrawing from Binance.
Odaily News: Trader loshmi stated that he closed all positions on September 13, realizing $327,400 in profits from 30 days of public trading. He said he began buying when STONK had a market cap of approximately $1 million over a month ago and continued to add to his position as the price declined.Stonkfun is a Solana token launch platform that went live on August 3, allowing creators to pair new tokens with tokenized stocks. STONK is the platform's native token.loshmi disclosed that his portfolio once rose from $5,000 to over $25,000 before falling back to $4,000; during this period, he also lost over $6,000 due to a hack. He cited fatigue from intensifying competition in recent market trading as the reason for closing his positions. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to crypto trader Ansem, the Solana ecosystem meme coin ZCAT can be considered another way to participate in the ZEC trend. ZCAT and ZEC form a trading pair, with a 3% token transfer tax funding the reward mechanism. However, this higher trading friction also implies elevated spot risk.
Odaily News: Crypto trader Bonk Guy posted on X platform responding to recent controversy surrounding his purchase of EMBER and explaining his position-building logic. Bonk Guy stated that he first noticed the project when EMBER's market cap was around $3 million but did not buy in. After observing for a day, he revisited his research due to the platform's rapid data growth and bought in from around a $7 million market cap all the way up to a $20 million market cap.Bonk Guy said that EMBER is a major Launchpad built on Meteora, supporting SOL, USDC, and over 150 tokenized stocks as pairing assets for token issuance. It utilizes Meteora Dynamic Bonding Curve technology and offers features such as token fee distribution, Daily Jackpots, and DAO governance.According to his disclosure, Ember has recorded approximately $51.7 million in trading volume, $561,000 in fees, and has cumulatively issued 2,041 tokens within 3 days of launch, with over 41,800 unique holder addresses and 149,000 Solana transactions. BonkGuy compared his Ember purchase to his previous PONS trade, noting that he first saw PONS when its market cap was below $1 million, similarly ignored it for a full day, and then started buying at around a $4 million market cap. Rather than whether a trending token has already emerged, what matters more is observing the real usage data underlying the Launchpad.Additionally, Bonk Guy stated that both Robinhood Chain and BNB Chain have multiple successful Launchpads, while Solana's Meme trading ecosystem has been developing for a longer time, so there is no reason to believe that Solana can ultimately only accommodate one successful Launchpad. He also stated that his trades are not based on market consensus. Some of his most successful trades in the past often came from discovering opportunities before the market formed a consensus; by the time everyone agrees, the asymmetric upside potential has usually already been significantly reduced.Regarding the recent controversy, Bonk Guy said that the claim of "EMBER having over 50% Bubblemaps address clusters" has been clarified by Bubblemaps; his earlier statement that Ember was "launched by Meteora" was also inaccurate—a more precise description is that Ember is built on Meteora-related infrastructure and has now been listed on Meteora's ecosystem page. Bonk Guy emphasized that he has no relationship with the Ember team, and EMBER is a personal trade for him.
Odaily News: Trader loshmi stated that he closed all positions on September 13, realizing $327,400 in profits from 30 days of public trading. He said he began buying when STONK had a market cap of approximately $1 million over a month ago and continued to add to his position as the price declined.Stonkfun is a Solana token launch platform that went live on August 3, allowing creators to pair new tokens with tokenized stocks. STONK is the platform's native token.loshmi disclosed that his portfolio once rose from $5,000 to over $25,000 before falling back to $4,000; during this period, he also lost over $6,000 due to a hack. He cited fatigue from intensifying competition in recent market trading as the reason for closing his positions. (Bitcoin.com News)
Solana Mobile stated that its third-party marketing email service provider Brevo experienced a security incident, resulting in unauthorized access to its Brevo account. To date, no emails have been sent through the account, and the company is currently investigating the scope of information that may have been accessed.
: The G7 cybersecurity working group stated in its latest report that quantum computing poses both a security threat and an economic threat to public and private institutions, and related organizations should immediately begin migrating to post-quantum cryptography (PQC).The working group noted that the migration process could take several years, as attackers can already collect and store encrypted data today and decrypt it once sufficiently powerful quantum computers emerge. Quantum computing could also break digital signatures, leading to identity theft and exposing companies and their supply chains.The report did not mention cryptocurrencies, but similar public-key cryptography is used for blockchain wallets and transaction authorization. Current quantum computers are not yet capable of breaking Bitcoin's cryptography, but developers are considering post-quantum solutions such as BIP-360.Ethereum researchers plan to replace multiple cryptographic components used by accounts, validators, and applications. The Solana Foundation has tested post-quantum signatures on its testnet and launched an optional hash-based vault. The G7 working group also urged governments to support related research, public-private cooperation, and national PQC strategies. (Decrypt)
According to security firm Huntress, hackers are distributing credential-stealing malware to cryptocurrency users through forged Google Docs files, malicious files hosted on GitHub, and cloned Claude.ai pages. Attackers impersonate senior CoinDesk employees on the social platform X, luring victims into opening Google Docs documents containing malicious code under the guise of an online meeting invitation, which then prompts users to manually install the malicious software. Mac users face threats from Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS), which can steal browser passwords, cryptocurrency wallet data, and Telegram files; Windows users are served fake Google API Connector updates that, once installed, deploy NetSupport RAT and counterfeit Ledger hardware wallet applications. Additionally, hackers have placed fraudulent ads on search engines like Bing to lure users to cloned Claude.ai pages where they execute malicious commands; the associated malware, MacSync and SectopRAT, can steal cookies, saved passwords, mnemonic phrases, and payment card information. Security firm Socket also concurrently identified 16 malicious extensions targeting Chrome and Edge, capable of draining EVM, Solana, and Tron wallet assets.
Aquifer, an automated market maker within the Solana ecosystem, suffered losses of approximately $2.5 million after its wallet addresses were compromised. The incident appears to stem from leaked wallet credentials rather than a smart contract vulnerability. The attackers operated across multiple blockchains, including Ethereum and Solana, suggesting potential cross-chain fund transfers. As of now, the specific cause of the wallet access breach and the progress of asset recovery remain unclear.
Oracle protocol Switchboard issued a statement disclosing a report of a potential overnight attack. The Switchboard team has partnered with relevant projects and security agencies to take measures, suspending its network services on the Aptos, Sui, IOTA, and Movement chains. Currently, there are no similar reports indicating a comparable intrusion attack on the Solana chain. However, for security reasons, official channels recommend that users migrate to alternative oracle solutions as soon as possible, at least temporarily, during the investigation period. The team continues to investigate the incident and will release further details subsequently.
perpetual contract platform RWAperp has announced the completion of $2 million in financing, with a post-investment valuation of $50 million. Participants in the round include Lime co-founder Brad Bao, Cresta AI co-founder Tim Shi, Tesla Autopilot team member Phil Duan, Crux members William Freiberg and Charles Ferguson, as well as members of the a16z and Sequoia Scout networks.RWAperp is a decentralized perpetual contract protocol for traditional financial assets. It is currently live on OKX X Layer and has opened 19 markets, covering BTC, ETH, SOL, Korean and U.S. stocks, the S&P 500 Index, the DRAM Index, gold, silver, and WTI crude oil. Users can settle in USDC, USDT, or USDG and gain leveraged long and short exposure to stocks, indices, commodities, and crypto assets without needing to hold, custody, or tokenize the underlying assets.RWAperp primarily designs its trading, pricing, liquidity, and risk management systems around the trading characteristics of the stock market, and handles situations such as market closure periods, overnight gaps, trading halts, and corporate actions. The platform uses a multi-issuer composite oracle and provides a professional order book trading terminal.RWAperp is also developing Agent Mode. This AI feature is designed to understand natural language trading instructions, analyze market conditions, and gradually support trading execution operations such as opening positions, position management, and closing positions. (The Block)
Odaily News: Trader loshmi stated that he closed all positions on September 13, realizing $327,400 in profits from 30 days of public trading. He said he began buying when STONK had a market cap of approximately $1 million over a month ago and continued to add to his position as the price declined.Stonkfun is a Solana token launch platform that went live on August 3, allowing creators to pair new tokens with tokenized stocks. STONK is the platform's native token.loshmi disclosed that his portfolio once rose from $5,000 to over $25,000 before falling back to $4,000; during this period, he also lost over $6,000 due to a hack. He cited fatigue from intensifying competition in recent market trading as the reason for closing his positions. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily reports: Bonk Guy posted on X platform stating that over the past few weeks, multiple developers associated with the Arc ecosystem have proactively reached out to him, hoping to attract Meme coin traders during the network's early launch phase. He believes that the Arc team has recognized that Meme coin trading is one of the ways for a new chain to rapidly boost on-chain activity, and may be borrowing Robinhood Chain's previous ecosystem cold-start playbook.BonkGuy stated that he had not previously paid much attention to Arc, but has recently begun making short-term positioning moves, having already purchased LONG, the native token of Arc's main Launchpad, as well as the top three Meme coins by market cap on that platform. However, he emphasized that his positioning in Arc is merely a short-term high-risk attempt and has not changed his long-term view that on-chain trading activity on Robinhood Chain, BNB Chain, and Solana is more promising.Previous reports indicate that the Arc mainnet will launch on September 16.
Odaily News: Crypto trader Bonk Guy posted on X platform responding to recent controversy surrounding his purchase of EMBER and explaining his position-building logic. Bonk Guy stated that he first noticed the project when EMBER's market cap was around $3 million but did not buy in. After observing for a day, he revisited his research due to the platform's rapid data growth and bought in from around a $7 million market cap all the way up to a $20 million market cap.Bonk Guy said that EMBER is a major Launchpad built on Meteora, supporting SOL, USDC, and over 150 tokenized stocks as pairing assets for token issuance. It utilizes Meteora Dynamic Bonding Curve technology and offers features such as token fee distribution, Daily Jackpots, and DAO governance.According to his disclosure, Ember has recorded approximately $51.7 million in trading volume, $561,000 in fees, and has cumulatively issued 2,041 tokens within 3 days of launch, with over 41,800 unique holder addresses and 149,000 Solana transactions. BonkGuy compared his Ember purchase to his previous PONS trade, noting that he first saw PONS when its market cap was below $1 million, similarly ignored it for a full day, and then started buying at around a $4 million market cap. Rather than whether a trending token has already emerged, what matters more is observing the real usage data underlying the Launchpad.Additionally, Bonk Guy stated that both Robinhood Chain and BNB Chain have multiple successful Launchpads, while Solana's Meme trading ecosystem has been developing for a longer time, so there is no reason to believe that Solana can ultimately only accommodate one successful Launchpad. He also stated that his trades are not based on market consensus. Some of his most successful trades in the past often came from discovering opportunities before the market formed a consensus; by the time everyone agrees, the asymmetric upside potential has usually already been significantly reduced.Regarding the recent controversy, Bonk Guy said that the claim of "EMBER having over 50% Bubblemaps address clusters" has been clarified by Bubblemaps; his earlier statement that Ember was "launched by Meteora" was also inaccurate—a more precise description is that Ember is built on Meteora-related infrastructure and has now been listed on Meteora's ecosystem page. Bonk Guy emphasized that he has no relationship with the Ember team, and EMBER is a personal trade for him.
Hey Wallet, a Solana-based social wallet, has announced the cessation of its product operations and reminded users to back up their wallets on the official website. Operating since 2021, the project previously supported users in making SOL transfers, tipping creators, minting NFTs, and trading tokens via social platforms such as X, Telegram, and Discord.
Odaily News: In response to the discussion about "why Coinbase would consider Jesse Pollak its onchain savior," Cobie said that although he does not agree with all of Jesse Pollak's views, he believes this assessment is well deserved.Cobie pointed out that Jesse Pollak drove Base's launch from scratch, and argued that Base arguably pioneered the trend of enterprises building their own chains that later followed from companies such as Stripe and Robinhood. Base's development predated the 2023 Solana meme coin wave, and Jesse Pollak kept pushing the project forward through the bear market after the FTX collapse until it launched.Cobie also said that Jesse Pollak has indeed made some mistakes over the past year, but what deserves respect is that even after facing long-term criticism from Crypto Twitter, he still keeps showing up and putting in the work every day.
According to BeInCrypto, Grayscale has launched a model portfolio for financial advisors. The "Next Generation" strategy excludes Bitcoin, primarily allocating to ETH, XRP, and SOL, which together comprise approximately 89%. Specifically, ETH makes up 42.34%, XRP 26.11%, and SOL 21.09%. The portfolio is designed to provide wealth management institutions with exposure to non-Bitcoin cryptocurrency assets.
Odaily News: According to Arkham monitoring, Alameda Research transferred approximately $9.47 million worth of SOL to Coinbase Prime last night, the latest in its asset distribution that has continued for over two years. Currently, Alameda Research still holds approximately $270.15 million worth of SOL on-chain.
Dragonfly partner Haseeb Qureshi posted on X that after Robinhood raised the Gas Limit on Robinhood Chain and lowered user fees, onchain revenue dropped noticeably, but DEX trading volume has remained strong and is now second only to Solana.Haseeb believes this adjustment is not a mistake, but a deliberate strategy by Robinhood. Rather than optimizing for short-term sequencing revenue, Robinhood places greater emphasis on expanding onchain capacity, bringing more tokenized assets onchain, and increasing the scale of economic activity on the blockchain. To achieve this, it must expand network capacity while keeping transaction fees low.
Odaily News: A Fox Business crypto reporter posted on X that US House Republican Whip Emmer told Kristin Smith at the Solana Institute summit that he is concerned about the amendments to the BRCA. Emmer said: "I don't like the fact that you've essentially given up the safe harbor on the criminal liability side. I do worry that local district attorneys will generally turn it more into a weaponized tool." Emmer was the original proposer of the BRCA and first introduced the bill in the House in 2018.
perpetual contract platform RWAperp has announced the completion of $2 million in financing, with a post-investment valuation of $50 million. Participants in the round include Lime co-founder Brad Bao, Cresta AI co-founder Tim Shi, Tesla Autopilot team member Phil Duan, Crux members William Freiberg and Charles Ferguson, as well as members of the a16z and Sequoia Scout networks.RWAperp is a decentralized perpetual contract protocol for traditional financial assets. It is currently live on OKX X Layer and has opened 19 markets, covering BTC, ETH, SOL, Korean and U.S. stocks, the S&P 500 Index, the DRAM Index, gold, silver, and WTI crude oil. Users can settle in USDC, USDT, or USDG and gain leveraged long and short exposure to stocks, indices, commodities, and crypto assets without needing to hold, custody, or tokenize the underlying assets.RWAperp primarily designs its trading, pricing, liquidity, and risk management systems around the trading characteristics of the stock market, and handles situations such as market closure periods, overnight gaps, trading halts, and corporate actions. The platform uses a multi-issuer composite oracle and provides a professional order book trading terminal.RWAperp is also developing Agent Mode. This AI feature is designed to understand natural language trading instructions, analyze market conditions, and gradually support trading execution operations such as opening positions, position management, and closing positions. (The Block)
According to an official announcement from DeFi Development Corp., Nasdaq-listed company DFDV announced that its total SOL treasury holdings have increased to approximately 2.389 million SOL (up by roughly 55,000 SOL from August 27, representing a month-over-month growth of approximately 2%). The company also announced a $300 million at-the-market (ATM) offering plan for CHAD (Variable Rate Series C Perpetual Preferred Stock), with proceeds primarily intended for continued SOL acquisitions. The company stated that the CHAD issuance price will not fall below the $10 par value per share, with R.F. Lafferty & Co. appointed as the exclusive sales agent. Year-to-date, SOL has outperformed the Nasdaq 100 index by 39%, while DFDV’s returns have been double that of SOL. CEO Joseph Onorati stated that the launch of the CHAD ATM will further advance the company’s “fundraising — coin accumulation — yield generation — compounding” capital flywheel strategy.