According to the official website, OKX Web3 wallet now supports Manta New Paradigm. Users can participate in New Paradigm through the OKX Web3 wallet plugin or on the OKX App. New Paradigm is an income product launched by Manta Network using the Blast mode. It has been online for three days and the total locked value exceeds 58 million US dollars. Users can pledge ETH and USDC to Manta Pacific, invite friends to participate, and get five-fold returns, including fixed returns of ETH and USDC, NFT rewards that can be exchanged for MANTA tokens, combinable rewards obtained by participating in DeFi, SocialFi, GameFi, and other activities in the Manta Pacific ecosystem, additional rewards provided by Manta Pacific ecosystem projects for users, and Restaking rewards provided by Eigenlayer. OK Web3 Wallet is a one-stop Web3 entrance that supports 80+ public chains. The app, plugin, and webpage are unified, covering five major sections: wallet, DEX, DeFi, NFT market, and DApp exploration. It also supports Ordinals market, MPC and AA smart contract wallets, gas exchange, connection to hardware wallets, and more.

Circle Developers has announced the public beta launch of its programmable Web3 wallet platform for USDC stablecoin issuer Circle. The platform allows developers and merchants to integrate Circle's programmable wallet and customize it based on the user experience of their application. They can also choose suitable wallet security and control configurations, and build services on the platform for consumers to send, receive, and store cryptocurrencies, including Circle's USDC and NFT.

Web3 cloud computing platform "4EVERLAND" completed a $2 million financing round, with participation from institutions such as Arweave, WaterDrip Capital, Bing Ventures, Forward Research, Web3.com Ventures, Arweave SCP Ventures, GTS Ventures, Hillstone, and others.4EVERLAND is a Web3.0 infrastructure driven by blockchain technology, integrating various DePIN protocols to provide developers with convenient, efficient, and low-cost storage, networking, and computing capabilities. It is committed to helping developers smoothly transition from Web2.0 to Web3.0 and building a user-friendly Web3.0 cloud computing platform.Before this round of financing, 4EVERLAND had already received grant funding from ecosystems such as Polygon, Protocol labs, Dfinity, and Arweave. 4EVERLAND previously completed a $1.5 million seed round of financing with participation from Bixin Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, FBG Capital, Mint Ventures, Random Capital.

Across the landscape, founders are adding offchain points programs to their applications, from Rainbow wallet giving users points for using Ethereum, to Friend.tech building its engagement loop around points, to NFT marketplace Blur’s new L2 Blast incentivizing users with Blast Points for bridging funds (over $800 million TVL since November). In some instances, these points allude to a future fungible token with real economic value; in other instances, users have made that leap of faith themselves. This trend comes amidst a broader search for product-market fit in crypto and ways to engage users in the middle of a bear market.

The music-tech market is hotter than ever — so hot that it might be reaching a boiling point. While music and tech have always been tightly intertwined throughout history, the concept of music-tech as a vital investment category has emerged only in the last two decades, with significant momentum bubbling up in the last five years. We can break down this evolution into three stages:

The ecological token TOX of the well-known Web3 social application INTO was officially launched on the top ten global exchanges Gate.io on December 19th at 20:00, and the TOX/USDT trading pair was opened. Users can trade, purchase, convert and deposit/withdraw TOX on Gate.io.It is reported that INTO, as a Web3 social application, integrates encrypted wallets, SocialFi, SoulBound Token (SBT) and AI-assisted Web3 community operation management tools and other functions, committed to providing users with an open, free, efficient, secure and compatible decentralized social environment. Official data shows that INTO's current number of users has exceeded 4 million, and SBT users have exceeded 400,000, and has successfully entered more than 50 countries and regions.

Fiat Republic, a web3 advocate for encryption platforms, has raised $7 million in a delayed seed funding round. This round of financing received Kraken Ventures' first investment (supporting Shield and Rally), Fabric Ventures, Arca, Inovo.vc, and Pretiosum Ventures, as well as existing investors Speedinvest, Credo Ventures, and Seedcamp.This funding will drive its development and expansion, as well as key initiatives such as strategic recruitment, strengthening bank partnerships, and expanding into new areas.It is reported that Fiat Republic is building a cryptocurrency platform alliance to gain strong representation in regulatory agencies, lead the development of asset class standards, and change the traditional financial institutions' perspectives.

On December 18th, according to official sources, Web3 game Layer2 COMBO announced the official launch of its mainnet, meeting the high-performance and low-fee requirements for game development, and building a convenient Web3 game development, deployment and operation ecosystem for developers.

Enigma Fund, a Web3 venture capital firm, announced that FTX's $240 million worth of cryptocurrency was sold yesterday.

The issuer of the US dollar stablecoin USDC, Circle, has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with digital asset infrastructure provider Fuze, aimed at expanding the adoption of USDC stablecoins in the Middle East and North Africa region. The goal is to extend USDC to institutions such as banks, fintech companies, traditional enterprises, and Web3 companies in the relevant regions.