​​Web traffic to crypto exchanges in April 2024. According to the data from SimilarWeb in April a cumulative web traffic to cryptocurrency exchanges has decreased by 19%.

​​OKX will offer Notcoin (NOT) farming on OKX Jumpstart as of May 13. Users will be able to stake their TON on OKX App to farm NOT tokens till May 16. 1.25% (1.28B NOT) of the total token supply to be offered on the platform. NOT trading will go live on May 16.

​​Binance will offer Notcoin (NOT) farming on Binance Launchpool as of May 13. Users will be able to stake their BNB, FDUSD to farm NOT tokens over 3 days. 3% (3B NOT) of the total token supply to be offered on the platform (85% of the tokens for BNB stakers). Binance will list NOT on May 16.

​​Peaq Network (PEAQ) will have a token sale on CoinList stating May 9. Users can apply for allocation till May 16. 252M PEAQ (6% of the total supply) to be offered at $0.079 per token at $333M fully diluted valuation. Vesting: 15% at TGE + 6 months vesting. Peaq Network is building DePIN-focused L1 blockchain.

​​Some of the recent private fundraising events among blockchain startups you should know about. May 2024, part 2.

​​Solana-based perpetual futures DEX Drift will airdrop its token DRIFT on May 16. According to the recent tweet the total airdrop supply: 12% (120M out of 1B DRIFT tokens). Token release date: May 16, 12:00 PM UTC.

​​Engines of Fury (FURY) will have a primary listing on May 15th. FURY token will become available for trading on KuCoin, Gate, MEXC, Bitget, HTX, PancakeSwap at 11:00 AM (UTC). Engines of Fury is F2P post-apocalyptic shooter. It has closed its public sale round recently.

​​Initia Network announced incentivized public testnet release on May 14th. The program will run for 8 weeks. Initia is building a L1 network and aims to support modular rollups. The startup raised $7.5M from Binance Labs, Delphi Digital and others.

​​NATIX Network (NATIX) will have a token sale on CoinList stating May 16. Users can apply for allocation till May 23. 5B NATIX (5% of the total supply) to be offered at $0.001 per token at $100M fully diluted valuation. Vesting: 25% at TGE + 6 months linear release. Natix Network aims to build a blockchain-based camera network that creates a real-time map of the world.

​​Subsquid will have a primary listing of its token SQD on May 17. ByBit, Gate, KuCoin, MEXC and Coinlist will enable trading at 8:00 AM (UTC). Subsquid has raised $6.2M at $126M FDV via CoinList platform in January this year.

​​Web3 gaming studio ​​Gunzilla launched its testing program on May 17. Users will have an opportunity to play pre-release versions of the Off The Grid game by Gunzilla Games on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S before the public release.

​​zkSync will launch its token in June 2024. According to the recent tweet Ethereum L2 that utilizes the ZK-rollup technology will make a final irreversible step towards decentralisation in June. The startup has raised more than $450M across multiple rounds.

​​Nyan Heroes (NYAN) will have a primary listing on May 21. Bitget, Bybit, HTX, Gate, MEXC, Backpack will list NYAN token at 8:00 AM (UTC). Nyan Heroes is building ​​Solana-based P2E shooter.

​​Cross-chain interoperability protocol deBridge introduced its token DBR. According to the blog post the total supply is set at 10B tokens while initial circulating supply will be 1.8B DBR. 20% of the total supply will be used for “Community and Launch”. 10% (out of 20%) of DBR will be unlocked at TGE and 10% is subject to 3 year quarterly vesting, starting 6 months after TGE.

​​ZkSync is aiming at around June 13 for the airdrop. According to The Block, ZkSync is planning a token generation event this week with a total token supply of 21 billion tokens. The token launch, including an airdrop, will follow within the next 30 days after the TGE. The token ticker is still in discussion as ZkSync wants the ticker ZK.

​​Decentralized social network Farcaster raises $150 Million in a Series A round. Farcaster’s valuation stands at $1 billion as a result of the funding round led by crypto investment firm Paradigm, with a16z crypto, Haun, USV, Variant, and Standard Crypto as backers.

​​Bitget Wallet will have a public sale round of its token BWB on May 23. The BWB subscription will open at 18:00 on May 23rd (UTC+8), divided into two rounds: a whitelist round and a public round. Eligibility for the public round requires participants to have completed a total transaction of over $200 on Bitget Swap from May 1st, 2024. To be sold 1M BWB out of 1B BWB total supply. Token sale price: $0.10 (at $100M FDV). Fundraising goal: $100K. Token will be released in June.

​​Binance will offer Lista (LISTA) farming on Binance Megadrop. Users are required to have Binance Web3 Wallet and will get allocations based on the score earned via BNB staking, different quests and activities. 10% (100M LISTA) of the total token supply to be offered on the platform. Dates and listing time TBA.

​​Ethereum L2 Taiko will airdrop 5% of its 1B TKO token supply ahead of its mainnet launch. According to the blog post Taiko testnet users, proposers, provers, Galxe points holders, developers, GitHub contributors are eligible for the airdrop.

​​Some of the recent private fundraising events among blockchain startups you should know about. May 2024, part 3.