RaaS #620: Kled AI Raised $5.5M!

Aave Oracle Glitch Hits $26M, YZi Labs Warns of Compromised Legacy Account, and Moar!

Mantle just hit another all-time high, crossing $1 billion in DeFi TVL. The L2 continues building momentum as capital flows into its ecosystem, proving that consistent execution still wins in this market.

Jupiter launched native onramp and offramp directly inside Jupiter Global wallet, allowing users to deposit from bank accounts with same-day settlement and withdraw across 15 local currencies. This bridges the fiat-to-onchain gap with local banking rails, exactly what mainstream adoption needs.

MetaMask is now covering gas fees for swaps and interactions on Monad. The move removes a major friction point for users exploring the new chain, making onboarding smoother than ever.

Your daily dose of bite-sized crypto news.

1. Doodles teased AI beta launching March 17 with a tear in the doodleverse.

2. Robinhood Banking crossed $1B in deposits from 65K funded customers.

3. China moves to restrict banks and government bodies from using OpenClaw AI apps on office computers over security concerns.

4. Hyperliquid announced USDH outcome markets live on testnet, with portfolio margin cap increases coming.

5. Wells Fargo filed a trademark for "WFUSD" covering cryptocurrency and digital asset services.

Aave suffered a pricing oracle error that triggered approximately $26 million in wrongful wstETH liquidations across 34 accounts. Affected users are set to be compensated, but the incident highlights how critical oracle infrastructure remains for DeFi security.

Kled AI announced a $5.5M seed round to build the first human data marketplace, bringing total financing to $9 million. Backers include Waymo founder Sebastian Thrun, Bernard Arnault's Aglaé fund, and Golden State Warriors owner Kent Lacob.

YZi Labs is warning users about unusual activity from their legacy Binance Labs X account. The team urges everyone to unfollow the old handle and avoid interacting with any posts, links, or DMs from it. Yzi Labs X account remains the verified source.

Same script, different day, still works.

Top Gainers: XAI, JCT, EURS, COLLECT, QUBIC.

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

1. Jonny Dee reflects on the current Web3 hiring landscape, arguing that broken recruitment processes, endless interview loops, and performative hiring signals point to deeper structural issues across the industry.

2. IOSG Ventures analyzes the onchain yield landscape, noting that stablecoin-backed fixed yields dominate bear markets while DeFi protocols increasingly split into frontend consumer apps and backend yield infrastructure.

3. Qwerty highlights a GitHub repository with 1,000+ free public APIs, showing how traders and builders can replace expensive data tools and build automated information pipelines.

4. Brian Armstrong predicts that by the end of the 2020s, a scalable, privacy-enabled blockchain could reach 1 billion users, driven by crypto-first startups, emerging market adoption, and increasing institutional participation.

5. Jasper BΞll breaks down the core strategies used by professional prediction market traders, outlining foundational concepts beginners can use to approach markets with a strategist mindset.

AgentMail announced a $6M seed round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Y Combinator, Paul Graham, and others. The thesis: every AI agent needs its own email inbox.

Polymarket is partnering with Palantir to monitor suspicious activity on its growing sports prediction markets. Decentralized truth meets enterprise-grade surveillance, an interesting combo for market integrity.

Fantasy Top is catching heat after shutting down its main product while reportedly refusing to refund angel investors. One investor claims they gave ~$50k that they'll never see back, while the team uses the remaining funds for salaries. A harsh reminder of early-stage crypto risk.

xStocks announced xPoints are coming, marking a new chapter for the ecosystem focused on rewarding participation and aligning incentives.

That’s all for today!