ChainCatcher message, RootData released a chart of U.S. DeFi projects on X, stating: "In the past week, U.S. DeFi projects generally declined, but ONDO stood out with a significant increase, which may be related to Trump's crypto project World Liberty purchasing ONDO.Ondo Finance focuses on enhancing the security, efficiency, and accessibility of financial services through institutional-grade on-chain products. The company is also dedicated to incubating protocols that support the tokenization of real-world assets and traditional crypto assets.Additionally, Trump's World Liberty investment is concentrated in several DeFi projects (such as AAVE, LINK, ENA, ONDO), which has sparked optimistic sentiment in the market towards U.S.-based DeFi projects."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the DeFi project DeFi.app has completed a $2 million seed round financing, with a valuation of $100 million. This round of financing was led by Mechanism Capital, with participation from Selini Capital, North Rock Digital, and about 50 angel investors. The financing was completed through a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) structure, reflecting the fully diluted valuation of DeFi.app's yet-to-be-launched native token HOME.DeFi.app aims to be the Robinhood of the DeFi space, dedicated to simplifying decentralized financial transactions while maintaining self-custody of assets. Users can perform one-click cross-chain transactions, access decentralized derivatives markets and yield opportunities, and are exempt from Gas fees, without the need for bridging or KYC verification.Founder Greer revealed that the platform's public beta will launch this month, with the mainnet and HOME token expected to be released in the first half of next year. Additionally, DeFi.app plans to conduct a token airdrop and expand its team size.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring data from Arkham, the market value of the Trump family's DeFi project World Liberty Fi has surpassed 50 million USD, currently reaching 56,507,264.54 USD. USDC is its largest held cryptocurrency (currently about 33.32 million coins), followed by ETH (currently about 4,740 coins).It is reported that the increase in World Liberty Fi's market value may be related to an investment by Sun Yuchen. Previously, there were reports that Sun Yuchen allegedly used a cryptocurrency wallet belonging to HTX exchange to purchase about 2 billion WLFI tokens, which were bought using USDC on the Ethereum network.

ChainCatcher news, the DeFi project OpenTrade announced the completion of a $4 million seed extension round of financing to build RWA-backed loan and stablecoin yield products. This round of financing was led by AlbionVC, with participation from a16z Crypto and CMCC Global.OpenTrade CEO David Sutter stated: "Stablecoins play a crucial role in the crypto ecosystem, bridging the gap between digital assets and traditional finance. As the crypto ecosystem continues to mature, our technology enables fintech companies and exchanges to offer seamlessly integrated, secure, and fast stablecoin yield products to meet high demand levels."According to RootData, OpenTrade is built on Circle's payment and DeFi infrastructure, allowing regulated asset management companies to create on-chain lending products with yield-bearing capabilities by depositing USDC or EURC into on-chain vaults with specific investment criteria and target yields.

ChainCatcher news, DeFi project Exponent has completed a $2.1 million financing round, led by RockawayX, with participation from Solana Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Mechanism Capital, Robot Ventures, and angel investors Stepan Simkin, Marius C., David Lu, MacBrennan, among others. The funds will be used to build a fixed-rate market for DeFi on Solana.It is reported that the time-locked tokens issued by Exponent can generate fixed income or be used for yield trading. These tokens have an expiration date, allowing users to convert variable DeFi yields into fixed income over a set time span or to expand their exposure to yield volatility risks.

ChainCatcher news, according to the monitoring by Shield, there has been a large amount of fund movement on the ARB chain DeFi project DeltaPrime, suspected to be under attack again.Previous report, on September 16, according to Cyvers Alerts monitoring, the ARB chain DeFi project DeltaPrime was suspected to have been attacked, and the administrator seems to have lost the private key, resulting in a loss of about 4.5 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Trump family's DeFi project World Liberty Financial aims to raise $300 million at a $1.5 billion valuation in next week's token sale.According to the project's roadmap, the $1.5 billion is the fully diluted valuation of the project, and selling 20% of the token supply to raise $300 million indicates that there may be more token sales to come.

ChainCatcher message, the DeFi project World Liberty Financial, supported by the Trump family, has opened KYC verification on its official website. The website was temporarily down for maintenance multiple times on Monday morning.The project homepage states: "More information about World Liberty Financial is available only to those who have completed the KYC process and have been pre-qualified. In the United States, this information is available only to certified accredited investors. This page does not constitute an offer to sell tokens or a solicitation of an offer to purchase tokens in any jurisdiction."

ChainCatcher news, Oak Grove Ventures announced its participation in the $4 million seed round financing of the Movement ecosystem DeFi project Meridian. This round of financing was co-led by ParaFi Capital and Borderless Capital, with well-known institutions such as Amber Group, Saison Capital, and Interop Ventures also participating.It is reported that Meridian is a decentralized liquidity market and liquid staking protocol platform built on the Movement network. The platform utilizes smart contracts based on the Move language to provide deep liquidity for cooperative agreements while offering users secure and efficient asset yields. Meridian aims to become the central liquidity and yield hub of the Movement ecosystem, bridging the gap between the Move ecosystem and existing EVM and SVM solutions to provide users with broader DeFi opportunities.Additionally, the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that Oak Grove Ventures is an early-stage investment fund focused on cutting-edge fields such as cryptocurrency, having successfully supported over 50 projects and 12 funds.

ChainCatcher news, according to PR Newswire, the decentralized liquidity market and liquid staking protocol Meridian, built on Movement, announced the completion of a $4 million seed round financing, led jointly by ParaFi Capital and Borderless Capital, with participation from institutions such as Amber Group, Saison Capital, Interop Ventures, and Oak Grove Ventures.With this funding, Meridian plans to expand its global team, actively recruiting talent in engineering, product, and marketing. The protocol is currently live on the testnet and plans to launch simultaneously on the Movement mainnet on its launch day.It is worth noting that compared to existing EVM and SVM solutions, the Move ecosystem currently accounts for only a small portion of on-chain liquidity and trading volume. Meridian plans to leverage the security and composability of the Move language to bridge this gap.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cyvers Alerts monitoring, the DeFi project DeltaPrime on the ARB chain is suspected to have been attacked, and the administrator seems to have lost the private key. Suspicious addresses are continuously transferring assets, and so far, the affected liquidity pools are DPUSDC, DPARB, and DPBTCb. The attacker has exchanged USDC for ETH.So far, the estimated total loss is about 4.5 million dollars, the attack is still ongoing, and the total loss may increase.

ChainCatcher news, a Texas federal judge dismissed the securities class action against the DeFi project Bancor protocol operators. Judge Robert Pitman agreed with the opinion of the court, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to prove that U.S. courts have jurisdiction over foreign defendants.The ruling indicates that Bancor's foreign operations are not subject to U.S. securities laws, and the plaintiffs cannot sue Bancor in the U.S. for its suspension of investment protection features. The judge also noted that Bancor and its founders do not have sufficient ties to the U.S., suggesting that the plaintiffs could file a lawsuit in an Israeli court.

ChainCatcher news, Zhu Su posted on platform X stating, "I am writing a script for a crypto short film. North Korean hackers built a DeFi project in Courchevel, France during the winter. Initially, his goal was to work hard, but he fell in love with an unassuming community member (or so he thought), and from that moment on, everything changed."

ChainCatcher news: Penpie, an independent decentralized finance protocol built on Pendle, was hacked this morning, resulting in a customer fund loss of approximately $27 million.Previously, Penpie had suspended all deposit and withdrawal operations, and a Pendle spokesperson confirmed that customer funds are safe, suspending all contracts until the issue is resolved.According to an Immunfi report, over $1.2 billion has been stolen through 154 hacking and exploitation incidents in 2024 alone. Immunefi founder and CEO Mitchell Amador stated that while most vulnerabilities occur in the DeFi space, vulnerabilities in CeFi infrastructure have caused the largest economic losses.A report from PeckShield indicated that losses from hacking attacks in August 2024 exceeded $313 million, with two major attacks stealing approximately $238 million in Bitcoin and $55 million in Dai.A report from Scam Sniffer noted that losses from phishing attacks surged by 215% in August 2024, with a single attack stealing $55 million.

ChainCatcher message, Trump posted a video related to the DeFi project World Liberty on social media, in which Trump stated, "Today I made a plan to make America the crypto capital of this planet. Those people want to strangle you, want to bankrupt you, and we will never let that happen."

ChainCatcher news, the DeFi project Mineral from the Merlin Chain ecosystem announced on platform X that the liquidity LP pool deployed by the project suffered unauthorized access, and all liquidity added by the official has been withdrawn. Mineral has initiated an emergency investigation and reported to the Merlin Security Committee. The project has filed a report, and is collaborating with SlowMist and BEOSIN on-chain to recover assets.Mineral stated that the LP pool that was attacked and stolen primarily came from the official. If any user LP assets incurred losses during this attack, the official will provide full compensation. The project contract and treasury are safe, and all staked assets have not been affected; only the LP wallet was attacked, and the distribution of mining rewards and other assets will not be impacted. The yellow crystal computing power will go live today as originally planned.In addition, Mineral will gradually add liquidity LP after the situation becomes clearer. Currently, the LP pool depth is insufficient, and users are advised not to add liquidity.