Launchpad

Launchpads are decentralized platforms that facilitate early-stage fundraising for new Web3 projects through Initial DEX Offerings (IDOs). They provide investors with curated access to token sales while offering startups a community-driven capital injection. In 2026, launchpads have evolved into full-stack incubators, focusing on project quality and long-term sustainability. Follow this tag for the latest in token distribution models, tier-based participation, and the emergence of the next generation of "unicorn" protocols across various blockchain ecosystems.

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Created: 2026/02/02 18:52
Updated: 2026/02/02 18:52
State Street Joins J.P. Morgan’s Blockchain Debt Service With $100M Anchor Deal

State Street Joins J.P. Morgan’s Blockchain Debt Service With $100M Anchor Deal

TLDR: State Street became the first third-party custodian on J.P. Morgan’s Digital Debt Service with a $100M commercial paper deal. The launch used OCBC’s $100M commercial paper, settled on-chain through J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys tokenization platform. The service enables T+0 settlement, smart contract lifecycle management, and digital wallet custody for institutional clients. State Street Investment Management [...] The post State Street Joins J.P. Morgan’s Blockchain Debt Service With $100M Anchor Deal appeared first on Blockonomi.

Author: Blockonomi
Jupiter Lend readies for public beta launch this week

Jupiter Lend readies for public beta launch this week

The post Jupiter Lend readies for public beta launch this week appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. The Solana ecosystem revolves heavily around the aptly named Jupiter protocol, and for good reason. They’re an ambitious team trying to do damn near everything in DeFi. In 2021, Jupiter launched a DEX aggregator on Solana, the dominant venue today for routing order flows to DEXs and prop AMMs. Alongside the aggregator, Jupiter founder meow also launched Mercurial DEX, rebranded today as Meteora. A perps DEX followed in 2023, then a memecoin launchpad in 2024, and then a majority stake acquisition in the Moonshot memecoin trading platform earlier this year. There’s also the upcoming omnichain network “JupNet,” which plans to aggregate liquidity across chains.  But all eyes this week are on Jupiter Lend, the superapp’s first formal foray into the Lending vertical. Jupiter’s lending product is built on Fluid’s liquidity/risk engine. If you’ve never heard of Fluid, it’s a protocol that took the Ethereum world by storm over the past year. To see the promise of Jupiter Lend requires a baseline understanding of how Fluid actually works. It’s not the most straightforward product, but here’s the gist. Fluid (previously Instadapp) is an integrated application consisting of DEX, lending and borrowing. All three draw from a unified liquidity layer, which enables unique features that just aren’t possible on other DEXs or lending protocols. For instance, a borrower on Fluid can denominate their debt to serve as liquidity for Fluid DEX (what the team calls “smart debt”), rather than letting it sit idle as posted collateral. This, in effect, puts a borrower’s debt to “work.” As traders on the DEX side are paying fees to trade, that lets borrowers earn fees to reduce their debt. It’s somewhat unintuitive, for it inverts the logic of how we commonly think of…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
Leading Web3 Full-Stack AI App-Building Infrastructure OpenServ Names Joey Kheireddine as Head of Blockchain

Leading Web3 Full-Stack AI App-Building Infrastructure OpenServ Names Joey Kheireddine as Head of Blockchain

The post Leading Web3 Full-Stack AI App-Building Infrastructure OpenServ Names Joey Kheireddine as Head of Blockchain appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Disclaimer: The below article is sponsored, and the views in it do not represent those of ZyCrypto. Readers should conduct independent research before taking any actions related to the project mentioned in this piece. This article should not be regarded as investment advice. Joey Kheireddine was named Head of Blockchain today by OpenServ, the frontrunner in Web3 full-stack AI app development infrastructure. In order to expedite OpenServ’s on-chain plan, Kheireddine brings enterprise-scale experience at the nexus of agentic AI and crypto to the company from his previous position as Head of Engineering for Eliza Labs. “OpenServ is doubling down on people who ship,” said Tim Hafner, CEO of OpenServ. “Joey has shipped at a pace and quality most teams struggle to match. Since 2017, Joey has shipped a multitude of decentralized applications, including wallets, block explorers, agent frameworks, indexers, NFT and token contracts, while handling a total revenue of over 50M+ USD and a combined volume of 70,000 ETH across marketplaces. He’s the execution engine we want driving our blockchain roadmap.” “I’m joining OpenServ because its versatile and scalable architecture makes agents actually useful in the real world, allowing for endless possibilities,” said Kheireddine. “My mandate is simple: ship faster, harden the stack, and make building on OpenServ the easiest path for teams launching AI-powered apps.” Throughout category-defining Web3 and AI initiatives, Kheireddine has served as the engineering lead. His work on the open-source token launchpad auto.fun, which made extensive use of AI features, at Eliza Labs (ElizaOS / AI16Z) was a perfect fit for OpenServ’s agentic runtime and protocol goals. Before Eliza, he was CTO of FLUF World (Non-Fungible Labs) and then Head of Engineering at Walker Labs, where he shipped developer tools and extensive consumer experiences under real-world pressure. He formerly worked with FUSION…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
Forget XRP And SUI, This Hot Crypto Could Be September’s Biggest Winner

Forget XRP And SUI, This Hot Crypto Could Be September’s Biggest Winner

XRP entered the summer on a wave of excitement, boosted by speculation around ETFs and institutional adoption. However, the buzz […] The post Forget XRP And SUI, This Hot Crypto Could Be September’s Biggest Winner appeared first on Coindoo.

Author: Coindoo
Cardano’s Costly Slow Tech Meets a Fresh Challenger Aiming for the Crypto Top 10

Cardano’s Costly Slow Tech Meets a Fresh Challenger Aiming for the Crypto Top 10

Cardano has long been a staple in the top 10 cryptocurrencies, yet its tech has often been criticized for costly, sluggish transaction speeds despite ongoing upgrades. The latest presale of Layer Brett is turning heads, introducing a next-generation memecoin built for speed and scalability on Ethereum Layer 2. With a bold claim that $LBRETT could [...] The post Cardano’s Costly Slow Tech Meets a Fresh Challenger Aiming for the Crypto Top 10 appeared first on Blockonomi.

Author: Blockonomi
Winklevoss’ $21M Bitcoin Donation to Pro-Trump PAC Leads to Market Surge

Winklevoss’ $21M Bitcoin Donation to Pro-Trump PAC Leads to Market Surge

The post Winklevoss’ $21M Bitcoin Donation to Pro-Trump PAC Leads to Market Surge appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Winklevoss twins just dropped more than $21M worth of Bitcoin into a pro-Trump political action committee, and the crypto world is buzzing. The move sent shockwaves through both politics and the market, with traders quick to connect the dots between big money, policy influence, and future profits. For a community that thrives on momentum, this donation feels like pouring rocket fuel on an already hot fire. Bitcoin lovers see it as proof that crypto is no longer on the sidelines of power – it’s playing center stage. And when whales like Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss make waves, new crypto projects often ride the tide higher. Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) is one such new project. Capitalizing on Bitcoin’s momentum and building a Layer-2 for its network, this presale has been getting a lot of retail attention in 2025. Politics Meets Crypto in 2026 Tyler Winklevoss revealed in a post on X that he and his brother contributed 188 $BTC – worth about $21M at the time – to the Digital Freedom Fund PAC. Their stated mission is to back President Trump’s crypto-friendly agenda, with an eye on shaping the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. The twins are no strangers to political crypto influence: in 2024, they gave $2M in Bitcoin to Trump’s campaign and another $5M to Fairshake PAC, a group that pushed hard for pro-crypto candidates in Congress. The symbolism behind this latest $21M donation is hard to miss – it matches Bitcoin’s 21M maximum supply. For investors, the signal is clear: institutional players and political heavyweights are now fully intertwining Bitcoin with mainstream power. And when that happens, markets notice. Spotlight on Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER)’s Presale Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) is a new project promising the fastest Bitcoin Layer 2 ever built. Not just a sidechain, not a watered-down compromise, but…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
Solana ETF Delays Persist – Is Layer Brett’s Ethereum L2 the Real Threat to SOL’s Price?

Solana ETF Delays Persist – Is Layer Brett’s Ethereum L2 the Real Threat to SOL’s Price?

Solana ETF delays frustrate investors as Layer Brett’s $LBRETT presale gains momentum with meme power, staking rewards, and Ethereum Layer 2 speed.

Author: Blockchainreporter
Traders Claim They’ve Found “The Next Shiba Inu” – Here’s What Analysts Say

Traders Claim They’ve Found “The Next Shiba Inu” – Here’s What Analysts Say

Layer Brett presale heats up as traders call it the next Shiba Inu. With L2 speed, staking, and meme power, LBRETT could be the breakout of 2025.

Author: Blockchainreporter
Winklevoss Twins’ $21M Bitcoin Bet on Trump Sends Crypto Buzzing

Winklevoss Twins’ $21M Bitcoin Bet on Trump Sends Crypto Buzzing

The Winklevoss twins just dropped more than $21M worth of Bitcoin into a pro-Trump political action committee, and the crypto world is buzzing.

Author: Brave Newcoin
Here’s the Cheap Crypto Set to Deliver the Big 2025 Gains Investors Hoped to See from Ripple (XRP) and Dogecoin (DOGE)

Here’s the Cheap Crypto Set to Deliver the Big 2025 Gains Investors Hoped to See from Ripple (XRP) and Dogecoin (DOGE)

Ripple (XRP) and Dogecoin (DOGE) have had hype moments in 2025, but the explosive gains many investors expected still haven’t materialized.  While XRP’s price remains tied to long-term adoption narratives and DOGE’s momentum depends heavily on sporadic social media trends, one under-$0.003 token is quietly setting up for a launch that could eclipse both in […]

Author: Tronweekly