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Top 10 Perp DEXs by Valuation: ATH vs Now Valuations tell only half the story - seeing where projects stand vs their ATH reveals how much ground the market still needs to recover. Here's how the current leaderboard looks: • $HYPE: $29.8B (ATH: $59.2B | -50%) • $ASTER: $5.6B (ATH: $19.2B | -71%) • $JUP: $1.1B (ATH: $19.9B | -94%) • $LIT: $1.01B (ATH: $3.7B | -73%) • $MYX: $305M (ATH: $18.9B | -98%) • $AVNT: $152M (ATH: $2.62B | -94%) • $APEX: $137M (ATH: $3.82B | -96%) • $DRIFT: $79M (ATH: $2.36B | -97%) • $DYDX: $76M (ATH: $4.51B | -98%) • $GMX: $64M (ATH: $1.2B | -95%) 🔘Hyperliquid isn't just leading – $HYPE worth roughly 3x all other perp DEX tokens combined. At $29.8B valuation and $4.56B in daily volume, it's in a category of its own. Even so, it sits at roughly 50% of its ATH. 🔘As #3 perp DEX by volume and OI, Lighter $LIT is sitting at just $1B valuation. While the most recent contender – Paradex $DIME – hasn't made it into the top 10 yet with tiny $43M FDV. 🔘Jupiter, Avantis, MYX, dYdX, Apex, Drift, GMX – all down over 94-98% from highs. The perps wave isn't slowing down – Variational, Extended, edgeX, Grvt, and others are all pushing into the market with fresh approaches to on-chain derivatives. More competition, more fragmentation. We'll see if the market can absorb it all. Check these and other perps ontop7markets.xyz/perps🫡 @TOP7ICO

Zcash Open Development Lab raises $25M in Seed Funding The raise includes participation from Paradigm, a16z crypto, Winklevoss Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Cypherpunk Technologies, Maelstrom, Chapter One, Balaji Srinivasan, David Friedberg, Haseeb Qureshi, James Nicholas, and a group of leading angels across crypto and technology. ZODL was founded by Josh Swihart, former CEO of Electric Coin Company (ECC). Under his leadership, ECC launched the flagship Zcash wallet Zodl (formerly Zashi), setting a new standard for Zcash usability. Earlier this year, the entire ECC team, including the product team behind the wallet, joined Zcash Open Development Lab to continue building the primary user interface for Zcash. That work centers on developing Zodl as an open, self-custodial private financial platform designed to expand ecosystem interoperability through partnerships and bring shielded ZEC transactions to the global mainstream. 🔗zodl.com/zodl-raises-25m-in-seed-funding @TOP7ICO

Yellow has conductedYELLOW TGE and listing on its platform $YELLOW is now live for trading on Yellow.pro. Token will play a key role across the entire ecosystem – powering transaction fees, clearing, network access, staking, and broker collateral. Yellow is an ecosystem dedicated to real-time, non-custodial cross-chain trading, powered by state channels, $YELLOW token, and a next-gen SDK for builders. At its core, Yellow solves crypto's liquidity fragmentation problem - connecting brokers and exchanges across any blockchain without bridges, intermediaries, or latency. The project raised $10M in a private round led by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, with participation from Consensys, GSR Capital, and other notable backers. Meanwhile, on the recent AMA, team has shared that they have refunded most of the VCs, substantially decreasing future sell pressure. Yellow also ran a U.S. regulated public sale on Republic on August 25, 2025, with $1M raised at a $120M valuation. 🔘Current YELLOW price: $0.024 🔘Current FDV: $240M 🔗x.com/Yellow/status/2030623848647823657 @TOP7ICO

Top Crypto Funding Rounds - February 2026 Crypto projects raised $850M+ across major funding rounds in February, highlighting continued investor interest in infrastructure, DeFi, and blockchain services. Flying Tulip $FT - $206M Whop - $200M Anchorage Digital - $100M Novig - $75M TRM Labs - $70M Jupiter $JUP - $35M Bluff - $21M Opinion $OPN - $20M Relay Protocol - $17M Kresus - $13M Based $BASED - $11.5M Newity - $11M Bullshot - $7.5M Levl - $7M Leading the month was Flying Tulip, which secured $206M through a public sale. Close behind, Whop raised $200M with backing from Tether, while Anchorage Digital secured $100M, also supported by Tether. The data shows continued capital inflow into DeFi, blockchain services, infrastructure, and emerging Web3 applications as the market prepares for the next growth cycle. @TOP7ICO

Nasdaq partners with Kraken to link tokenized equities with DeFi networks Nasdaq has partnered with Kraken’s parent company Payward to build infrastructure connecting tokenized equity markets with decentralized blockchain networks. Kraken’s xStocks framework will power the permissionless infrastructure layer, enabling tokenized equities to move between regulated markets and onchain ecosystems, the firms said. Nasdaq expects its equity token design and related distributed-ledger services to become operational beginning in the first half of 2027. This collaboration signals a broader industry shift toward an always-on, interoperable financial system where the boundaries between regulated exchanges and decentralized networks continue to blur. 🔗theblock.co/post/392818/nasdaq-partners-with-kraken-parent-payward-to-link-tokenized-equities-with-defi-networks @TOP7ICO

Stablecoin payments firm KAST raises $80M in latest funding round The early-stage fundraising was co-led by QED Investors and Left Lane Capital, which valued the company at $600M. KAST expects its annual revenue run rate to rise to $100M this year, according to the people, who asked not to be identified to discuss confidential information. The funding will be used to fuel the company’s global expansion in key markets across North America, Latin America and the Middle East, as well as for hiring, licensing and product development. Launched in July 2024, KAST is led by co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Raagulan Pathy. He previously served as a vice president for Asia Pacific and Singapore chief for Circle Internet Group. Earn 200 KAST points and 20% off any paid card with our link🔗go.kast.xyz/VqVO/36DE1DNE 🔗bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-09/stablecoin-payments-firm-kast-raises-80-million-in-funding @TOP7ICO

Upcoming Token Unlocks: Over $4.8B in Assets Unlocking Next Week March 9-15, 2026 • $WBT → $4.42B on Mar 13 • $RAIN → $332M on Mar 10 • $PUMP → $19.3M on Mar 14 • $APT → $9.43M on Mar 12 • $SEI → $5.97M on Mar 15 • $STRK → $4.94M on Mar 15 • $MOCA → $4.17M on Mar 11 • $MOVE → $3.37M on Mar 9 • $LINEA → $3.21M on Mar 10 • $HOME → $2.93M on Mar 10 WhiteBIT takes the lead with 81.53M $WBT tokens ($4.42B) being unlocked, representing enormous 25.5% of total supply, while Rain unlocks 37.3B $RAIN ($332M, or 3.25% of supply). @TOP7ICO

Oil Crosses $100 a Barrel - First Time Since 2022 The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has sent global energy markets into a tailspin. Brent crude surged more than 20% on Sunday, at one point topping $114 a barrel, as the conflict entered its second week with no end in sight. Gas prices for American drivers have already jumped roughly 50 cents in a week, climbing from just under $3 to $3.45 a gallon. The Iran war has disrupted about 20% of global oil supply - more than double the previous record set during the Suez Crisis of 1956-57. Moreover, Trump posted on Truth Social: Rising prices are "a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace. ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY! While traditional markets close on weekends, crypto never sleeps. As the Iran conflict escalated, platforms like Hyperliquid, Trade.xyz, Ostium, and Lighter became real-time venues for oil price discovery - 24/7, on-chain, fully self-custodied. Analysts warn oil could reach $150 a barrel by end of March if the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked. @TOP7ICO

Tether co-led a $7.5M Seed Round in Utexo Seed round was co-led by Tether, Big Brain Holdings, and Portal Ventures, with participation from Fulgur Ventures, Alchemy, Franklin Templeton, Paper Ventures, Maven11, Ethereal Ventures, among others. Utexo's technology allows USDT transactions to be settled directly on the Bitcoin network, which includes making it possible for the stablecoin to be used over the Lightning Network. Tether has been on an active investment spree, backing Axiym, Whop,Dreamcash,LayerZero and Anchorage Digital. Tether is clearly positioning itself well beyond stablecoins - as a broad financial and technology investor with global ambitions. 🔗x.com/utexocom/status/2029920504836935920 @TOP7ICO

Kalshi & Polymarket Each Eyeing $20B Valuation For New Fundraising Round Prediction market rivals Kalshi and Polymarket have each held early-stage talks with investors about fundraising at approximately $20B, roughly doubling their prior rounds from late 2025. Kalshi has recently crossed a $1B annualized revenue run rate, with some estimates placing it closer to $1.5B. Moreover, Polymarket plans to fully launch a regulated U.S. version of its platform this year. The fundraising push arrives amid escalating regulatory and political headwinds and mounting insider trading allegations linked to geopolitical contracts. If these $20B fundraising rounds close successfully, it would cement prediction markets as a permanent fixture in mainstream finance - no longer a niche crypto experiment, but a serious, institutionally-backed asset class. 🔗wsj.com/finance/kalshi-and-polymarket-are-each-eyeing-roughly-20-billion-valuations-d7b9c5d8 @TOP7ICO

Top Upcoming Crypto Events in March March 9–31, 2026 March is packed with token generation events, mainnet and product launches. Keep your edge with our refreshed schedule — and never stop doing your researches! On the radar • TGEs: $NEXI $TEA $SEA $EDGE $CHIP $BASED • Products launches: $LINEA $ASTER • Other updates: $DOT @TOP7ICO

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