Original | Odaily Planet Daily ( @OdailyChina )
Author｜Nan Zhi ( @Assassin_Malvo )
According to statistics and disclosures by @layerggofficial , dozens of projects will have TGE or launch mainnets in the first quarter of 2025, including top projects such as Berachain, Linea, and OpenSea.
However, according to Odaily’s investigation, most of the TGE/mainnet times disclosed for these projects were not actually backed by official announcements. Most of them were just community rumors or even had no relevant information at all.
So which key projects are explicitly or implicitly about to be launched? What are the important developments or opportunities for participation in these projects in the near future? Odaily will review and summarize them in this article.
Berachain
Launch time: May be Q1 2025, but there is no official announcement.
Financing amount: Series B - US$100 million, valuation of US$1.5 billion; Series A - US$42 million, valuation of US$420 million.
Recent developments: Conducting pre-deposit activities with multiple projects and providing early rewards, including Ethena , StakeStone, etc. As of January 8, the cumulative deposit amount reached 1 billion US dollars.
Monad
Launch time: It is rumored that the public test network will be launched in Q1, but there is no official announcement.
Funding: Undisclosed round – undisclosed amount (OKX Ventures); Undisclosed round – $225 million, valuation $3 billion; Seed round – $19 million.
Recent developments: The testnet was launched in phases in November , and the Monad Foundation was established on December 17. A series of posts in early January hinted at the occurrence of events .
Abstract
Funding Amount: Undisclosed round – $11 million.
Recent developments: You can participate in social media tasks, or conduct NFT casting, test network interaction and other operations in the near future. For details, please see How to plan the Abstract airdrop closely related to Fat Penguin? Fat Penguin is about to issue a coin, can PENGU, Abstract, and OpenSea kill three birds with one stone?
Nillion
Launch time: Clearly announced that the mainnet will be launched in February 2025
Funding Amount: Undisclosed round – $25 million; Series A – $20 million, valuation $400 million.
Recent developments: Staking and validator node interaction are available, see Interaction Guide: Nillion, the “global blind computer”, raises another $25 million . Collaboration with a large number of AI projects, including Build On Nillion , Thales_ai , Four Pillars , etc.
Story
Launch time: Official statement hints that the mainnet may be launched in the near future
Funding amount: Series B - $80 million, valuation $2.25 billion; Series A - $25 million; Undisclosed round - $29.3 million.
Recent developments: Joint tasks with Binance Wallet were launched for three weeks, with token rewards. Other interactive content includes testnet water collection, ecological project sign-in, NFT purchase, etc. Readers can find detailed operation tutorials through social media.
Initia
Online time: It is rumored that the mainnet will be launched in Q1, but there is no official announcement on this date. The latest official mainnet-related announcement was released on December 19, 24 , which stated that the mainnet progress was 78% and a security audit was underway.
Funding amount: Community round - US$2.5 million, valuation of US$250 million; Series A - US$14 million, valuation of US$350 million; Seed round - US$7.5 million; Undisclosed round - amount not disclosed (Binance Labs).
Recent developments: Testnet- related activities are still ongoing, including four modules: XP, Swap, Sake, and VIP. Readers can find detailed operation tutorials through social media.
OpenSea
Online time: Not yet clear
Financing amount: Series C - US$300 million, valuation of US$13.3 billion; Series B - US$100 million, valuation of US$15 billion; Series A - US$23 million; Strategic financing - US$2.1 million; Seed round - US$2 million.
Recent developments: On December 20, the OpenSea Foundation’s official Twitter account was launched and the first tweet was released: “ocean enters the chat” . On December 28, a spokesperson for the OpenSea Foundation responded to rumors of issuing coins : “More information will be announced soon”, and there has been no further information since then.
StakeStone
Launch time: Rumor has it that it will be in Q1 TGE. StakeStone officially responded to Layergg’s launch time form.
Funding Amount: Undisclosed round – $22 million; Undisclosed round – Undisclosed amount (Binance Labs).
Recent developments: Partnered with Berachain to launch the beraSTONE deposit campaign, clearly stating that participants will receive STO (StakeStone tokens) rewards.
Particle Network
Launch time: The product is already online, and V2 may be launched soon. TGE has no official announcement.
Funding: Undisclosed round - undisclosed amount (Binance Labs); Series A - $15 million; Strategic financing - undisclosed amount; Seed round - $7 million, valuation $150 million; Pre-seed round - $1.5 million, valuation $30 million.
Recent developments: The trading platform UniversalX was launched on December 4, and the product will be upgraded to V2 in the near future .
Lens
Online time: The official announcement said that the mainnet will be launched soon , but the specific date has not yet been released.
Funding Amount: Undisclosed round – $31 million; Seed round – $15 million; Undisclosed round – Amount not disclosed.
Recent developments: Apart from the announcement of the upcoming mainnet, there are no other important developments.
Orbiter Finance
Release time: Rumor has it that it will be released in Q1 TGE. On January 14, the official Twitter account released a tweet with the number 20, but it is not yet clear whether it is a countdown or something else.
Funding amount: Series A - Amount not disclosed, valuation $200 million; Seed round - $3.2 million, valuation $40 million.
Recent developments: No important developments.
