Daily Alpha and Summary. August 21, 2024

Defi

StoryProtocol raise $80M in series B round led by a16z bringing total funding to $140M

Sunpump flips pumpfun in daily revenue

Dex built on Base— BSX raise $6.2M led by blockchaincap

Aave V3 will go live on zksync Era

MakerDAO securer Chronicle is launching its RWA oracle through integration with the M^0, stablecoin minting protocol. Chronicle will serve as an independent validator, verifying M^0's collateral balances by providing real-time information on the off-chain assets used to generate the $M cryptodollar, which is overcollateralized with U.S. Treasures.

Arbitrum Nova integrates Graph Subgraph. Arbitrum Nova mainnet is now available in Subgraph Studio

Optimism introduce SUNNYs— an award ceremony eligible for projects in the Superchain with 540k OP in prizes

Plena tge is close by

State of the market

Vitalik Bull posts Ethereum

Tether to launch UAE Dirham pegged stablecoin