2026-01-18 10:31:56

Recently, several upcoming projects truly have some real skills, with impressive funding scales and technical solutions.

Infinex secured $65.3 million in funding. It is a new type of DeFi application developed by the Synthetix team. The idea behind this platform is quite interesting—using a unified interface to allow users to seamlessly connect with various on-chain protocols and applications. Users can switch protocols without frequent jumping between platforms. The architecture adopts a non-custodial model, utilizing on-chain smart accounts and key systems to ensure security. Notably, Infinex was originally a decentralized perpetual contract protocol. Whether this transformation is an upgrade or a strategic adjustment remains to be seen.

OpenSea has a larger funding scale—$425.1 million, with a valuation reaching $15.5 billion. As a well-known NFT marketplace, this platform aggregates the full suite of features for discovering, collecting, and selling NFTs. Judging by the funding scale, the market still has confidence in the infrastructure of the NFT space.

Satori raised $10 million and is a DeFi derivatives platform deployed across multiple L2 chains (Polygon zkEVM, zkSync, Scroll). The highlight of this project is its order book model—collaborating with multiple market makers to provide liquidity and asset exposure. Even more interesting is their architectural design, which adopts a "off-chain aggregation, on-chain settlement" approach, combining the speed of centralized exchanges with the transparency of decentralized exchanges. This hybrid solution is still relatively unexplored in the derivatives field.

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ResearchChadButBroke

· 2h ago

Infinex's transformation is something to watch out for; I always feel it might end with a whimper rather than a bang. OpenSea's $15.5 billion valuation has collapsed; NFTs still need to recover. The off-chain aggregation and on-chain settlement system that Satori is playing with is indeed interesting, but whether it can be implemented in practice is another matter.

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NotFinancialAdvice

· 3h ago

Infinex's non-custodial mode does have some substance, but I'm worried that after launch it might turn into the old story of "technically perfect community bankruptcy." OpenSea's funding scale... feels a bit inflated; NFT still depends on subsequent market sentiment. Satori's hybrid solution is interesting, but the biggest concern with off-chain aggregation is the risk of centralization.

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OffchainWinner

· 3h ago

Infinex has undergone such a thorough transformation, switching from perpetual contracts to an aggregator, it feels like changing to a different track. OpenSea's valuation is outrageous, even in the NFT bear market, it's still so valuable. Satori's hybrid model definitely has some potential, but is off-chain aggregation reliable?

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ReverseTrendSister

· 3h ago

The infinex endorsed by the Synthetix team does have some substance, but shifting from perpetual contracts to this cross-chain aggregation approach feels a bit like riding the trend. That 15.5 billion valuation of OpenSea... Honestly, with the current bear market in NFTs, the aggressive funding makes me a little uneasy. Satori's hybrid model is worth paying attention to—combining off-chain aggregation with on-chain settlement. I wonder if it will perform as smoothly as the promotional hype suggests when actually implemented.

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