RaaS #543: Deblock Raises €30M Series A Round!

Aster Drops Machi Mode, Naver Moves to Buy Upbit, and Moar!

Deblock just pulled in a massive €30M Series A led by Speedinvest, and is now expanding with new tools that make managing crypto and cash easier and more secure. A win for anyone sick of TradFi’s delays and random account freezes!

Aster is launching “Machi Mode” next week, where getting liquidated actually earns you points. Yes… you read that right. It’s a full-on degen feature inspired by Machi Big Brother, who, according to Lookonchain, is the most liquidated trader on Hyperliquid this month (71 times since Nov 1!). Even he reacted to the new mode, and honestly… it fits him perfectly.

Prediction market Kalshi just teamed up with StockX, letting users bet on the future prices of sneakers and collectibles: Jordan 11s, Pokémon cards, Supreme drops, Labubu figures, you name it. If you’ve ever argued about resale prices in a group chat… now you can put money behind it.

Prediction Thursdays are back! Catch Yugi, our Chief Betting Officer, and Asif, our founder, tomorrow at 1:30 PM UTC as they dive into market strategies and try to out-predict the future.

Korea’s internet giant Naver is officially planning to acquire Dunamu, the company behind Upbit, the largest centralized exchange in Korea. After the acquisition, they plan to launch a KRW stablecoin and expand deeper into digital finance. Huge deal in one of the world’s biggest crypto markets.

Can we get Kevin from legal to approve the intern’s post next time?

Jesse Pollak, co-founder of Coinbase, just announced the launch of the JESSE token on Base app. He also warned users to beware of impersonators and that all updates will only come from his verified account on X.

After years of rumors, Kraken has finally filed a confidential US IPO application with the SEC. This is the first real move toward becoming a publicly traded crypto exchange in the US. A big moment for one of crypto’s oldest brands.

Your daily dose of bite-sized crypto news.

1. Jesse Pollak shilled First Dollar, a new project on Base ecosystem with a new signature ID card for X creators.

2. Anchorage has added BTC staking support on Starknet, giving institutions a new way to earn Bitcoin yield on L2.

3. Coinbase confirmed that Aster spot trading will officially go live on November 20, expanding its perp-first ecosystem to major exchanges.

4. Phantom wallet now supports HyperEVM tokens, making it easier for users to manage and trade assets from Hyperliquid’s new EVM stack.

5. Aztec just launched Ignition Chain, the first-ever private-by-default, Ethereum-secured L2 in the network’s history.

Jane Wong, a veteran tech leaker, shared screenshots showing Coinbase testing a prediction market and stock-trading feature, and Coinbase didn’t deny it. Instead, they teased a “new era” coming on December 17. The leaked UI suggests the prediction market will be powered by Kalshi.

NIL token got hammered (-43% in 24h) and traders panicked, but Nillion confirmed no team or treasury tokens moved. Despite the drop, indicators show signs of stabilizing, and the project is still building toward its 2026 Ethereum L2 migration, with a strong AI and privacy narrative behind it.

Update: It went back to $91K.

Top gainers: TNSR, PEPE6900, A8, ETHDAY, GRASS

High-signal reads are worth your time, all in one place.

1. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince released a technical post-mortem, revealing that the outage was caused by an internal config error, not an attack. Prince called it their worst outage since 2019 and laid out plans to harden systems going forward.

2. Hooem from Blocmates breaks down how success comes from clarity, obsessive learning, relentless execution, and monetizing your edge. Most people drift, but with massive opportunities coming in 2026–2027, this is the time to go full berserker mode.

3. Leon Abbound, CEO of Unfungible, argues that a tough market is where real founders are made. Cut the noise, lean into what works, lead loudly, shift messaging to protection over hype, and optimize your funnel. Survive now and dominate next cycle champs.

4. Tushar Khatwani says Web3 has been starving for video creators, and IBW’s UGC campaign has become a playbook for creator-led growth in India, proving that authentic video content still delivers the highest ROI in Web3.

5. Galaxy Research State of Crypto Leverage - Q3 2025 mentioned that crypto-collateralized borrowing hit a record $73.6B in Q3, with most of the leverage coming from DeFi lending.

Irys Airdrop registration is now live. Eligible groups include: Genesis NFT holders, top Discord & Telegram contributors, testnet users, community devs, and Kaito leaderboard participants. The team emphasized that the allocations are based on consistent contribution, not hype.

Bitwise’s XRP ETF is officially trading on the NYSE under the ticker XRP. It has a management fee of 0.34%, which is waived for the first month on the first $500M in assets. The ETF gives direct spot exposure to XRP, aiming to modernize global payments at an institutional scale.

That’s all for today!