ChainCatcher news, Layer2 Rollup platform Metis has announced the launch of the Metis Journey DeFi incentive program. This program has a budget of $5 million and aims to promote the development of new and existing DeFi applications on the Metis network, starting with the blue-chip DeFi protocol Aave v3.It is reported that the event will first strategically allocate tokens to Aave v3, with 100,000 METIS tokens designated to incentivize Aave users to trade on Metis LP. This strategic plan aims to attract more users to the Metis platform through Aave's participation.

ChainCatcher news, CMC released the 2023 mid-year review. The report shows that as of the end of the second quarter, the total market capitalization of the global cryptocurrency market reached $1.17 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 48%. Among them, VR/AR (+704%) and artificial intelligence and big data (323%) have been leading the development trend in the market, while blue-chip DeFi projects and infrastructure are also making a strong comeback.In addition, CMC's new coin listing data shows that over 260 new coins have been launched in the "Memes" sector since the beginning of the year, making it the most active industry for newly listed coins. CMC's traffic data indicates that the most popular sectors and coins, as well as the tokens with the highest price increases this year, are concentrated in Meme, new public chains, DeFi, and artificial intelligence sectors. Trends worth paying attention to in the second half of 2023 include: institutional investors entering the market led by Bitcoin ETFs, decentralized public infrastructure networks, real assets on-chain, liquid staking derivatives, re-staking, zkSync, modular blockchains, etc. (source link)