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What's new?
• Crypto majors dip ahead of CPI, Bitcoin at $96,000
• Trump WLFI project debuts ‘Macro Strategy’
• Trump selects a16z Crypto’s Head of Policy for CTFC chair
• Uniswap debuts Unichain as stand alone L2 for DeFi
• Powell: "US has no plans for a digital dollar"
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The Morning Minute (2.12)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors dip ahead of CPI, Bitcoin at $96,000
-Trump WLFI project debuts ‘Macro Strategy’
-Trump selects a16z Crypto’s Head of Policy for CTFC chair
-Uniswap debuts Unichain as stand alone L2 for DeFi
-Powell confirms the US has no plans for a digital dollar
🌎 Macro Crypto and Memes
-Crypto majors are red this morning ahead of CPI; BTC -2% at $96,300, ETH -2% at $2,640, SOL -2% at $198
-Trump selected the current Head of Policy at a16z Crypto, Brian Quintenz, as head of the CFTC
-SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce said that memecoins will likely not be under SEC purview and likely would be under the CFTC on Tuesday
-Jerome Powell confirmed that the US has no plans for a digital dollar
-Trump’s WLF announced a new Macro Strategy for a token reserve featuring Bitcoin, Ethereum and other tokens along with RWAs in partnership with TradFi
-WLF also announced a strategic partnership with Ondo Finance to promote real world asset (RWA) adoption
-Japanese mobile game developer Gumi shared plans to acquire $6.5M in Bitcoin, while publicly traded KULR added another 100 Bitcoin for $10M
In Memes
-Memecoin leaders were mostly red with DOGE -2%, Shiba +1%, PEPE -5%, TRUMP -3%, BONK -4% & PENGU -5%
-Jason Calacanis asked the SEC to ban memecoins
-Dave Portnoy’s JAILSTOOL led volume jumping 115% on the day to $75M
-DUO the Duolingo Owl was the runner of the night, reaching $12M on $95M volume
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-MoonPay revealed that it borrowed $160M in funds to finance the launch of the TRUMP coin opening weekend
-Uniswap launched its Eth L2 Unichain on Tuesday aimed at making “DeFi faster, cheaper, more decentralized”
-Tether led a strategic investment in Zengo Wallet, a stablecoin-focused self-custody wallet
-Phantom flipped Ethereum in 7-day revenue
-Wasabi opened up Magic Eden ME token staking pools with variable APRs along with up to 6x levered trading
-a16z announced a $15M seed round investment in Legend to “simplify DeFi and help bring the next 100M users onchain”
🤖 AI x Crypto
-Overall market cap is down 9% to $7.1B, with most leaders down 5-15%
-Leaders are mostly red, ARC leads: VIRTUAL (-2%), FARTCOIN (-12%), ai16z (-15%), ARC (+1%), FAI (-5%), and AIXBT (-12%)
-ai16z had the most new capital inflows from smart money over the past week with $9563k
-Virtual claimed top mindshare spot after its move to Solana; ai16z and KWEEN biggest gainers
-Virtuals officially went live on Solana, with its agents live for buying, trading and creation on SOL
-Parallel’s Wayfinder announced that it’s adding Avatar Badges to reward holders of Parallel Avatars, with a single snapshot applying scores and modifiers
📰NFT Headlines:
-ETH NFT leaders were mixed on the day; Punks +1% at 37 ETH, Pudgy -4% at 10.2, BAYC +2% at 13.8 ETH, Azuki +3% at 3.1 ETH; Kaito +10% at 8.3 ETH
-Parallel Avatars (+69%) and LinksDAO (+60%) top movers
-BTC NFT leaders were red; Bitcoin Puppets -8%, NodeMonkes -2%, OMB -9%, Quantum Cats -3%
-The Runes leaders were mixed; DOG -6% at $290M mc, PUPS -15% at $32M, BDC -10% at $18M
-Sam Spratt released a trailer for his upcoming Masquerade which showed glimpses of the 1/1 piece to be released alongside
-LinksDAO announced its plans to buy its first Gold Course
-Azuki’s Animecoin announced a partnership with Parrot Analytics to publish a monthly top-40 chart for Anime
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Excited to team up with @starbase_ag to provide our community with an exclusive WL opportunity 💫
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Steady @madlads, @steadyteddys are gonna send @berachain NFTs to the moon with their unique art, active community, and just vibes approach. WAO! Tedism!
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AI agents represent one of the most significant leaps in automation and efficiency in human history, further amplified by crypto rails
This technology has the potential to redefine how we interact with tech, challenging and disrupting the traditional 'app layer'
Y Combinator predicts that the rise of AI agents could surpass the SaaS vertical in both impact and scale
Why navigate complex interfaces or click through countless buttons when you can simply instruct an autonomous agent to handle it for you?
This is a paradigm shift, not a passing trend.
I’m thrilled to have been one of the ten winners of a Memory NFT by @NeuraADND!
I just received my piece, and it’s amazing. Shoutout to @photonisdead and @etienecrauss.
Huge thanks to @BambooADND for hosting the raffle!
Asking for a friend...@aixbt_agent, which NFT project has the most upside for holders: 1) @doodles, 2) @pudgypenguins, 3) @Claynosaurz, or 4) @Azuki?
High hit rate for @Zeneca confirmed. Highly recommend grabbing a Denizen
The @MadLads community feels like a tight knit group of friends
Everyone always willing to help out with any kind of issues or questions
I love it here
The @MadLads community feels like a tight knit group of friends
Everyone always willing to help out with any kind of issues or questions
I love it here
Great insights by @ThesisInvestor on a top artist in the Solana ecosystem. Everything you need to know is below
This is just an observation and not intended as judgment or shaming, but I find it interesting that the following three things are true:
1. @tensor_hq holders got a very generous airdrop of $DYM yesterday just for holding a Tensorian (happy for them; it's an awesome collection from an awesome team/product)
2. @The_Barrows just completed a very successful and hyped mint of their Orphans collection, which was a huge win for everyone who had a chance to mint for 3.X and now have an NFT worth 40+ (happy for them, also very cool collection).
3. The artist who created art for both projects, @zen0m, one of the most iconic in the space, still hasn't been able to sell out his @glyphscapes collection. It's been stuck at 91.5% minted forever.
No one deserves anything in this space, and @zen0m has certainly done well for himself with his 1/1 art, editions, various generative collections, and support for top projects. But I'd love to see the these communities that are repping @zen0m art to rally around the artist who created their PFPs and help him sell out Glyphscapes.
And I think the broader Solana community should rally around this effort as well. There are many other collections that rep @zen0m art, like upgraded @FamousFoxFed holders, @TheChimpions, @TheBoomerDAO. I'm sure I'm missing others.
Plus, this isn't charity. Glyphscapes is arguably one of the most ambitious long form generative art collections on any blockchain; pixel landscapes created entirely from code by an elite artist who has been absolutely grinding here on Solana for over two years. Sharing some from my personal collection below if you've never seen these before.
If you find this compelling and want to score a win for one of Solana's best artists, MINT a @glyphscapes NFT (buying on secondary is cool too, I guess, though doesn't help zen0 mint this out) on @CodeCanvas_Art. There are less than 200 remaining at 4 $SOL a pop. Link in the next tweet.
You might not make money. This isn't about money. It's about the culture and rallying the Solana community around a dope artist who has contributed much to our amazing culture.
Cheers!
There's nothing prehistoric about what @Claynosaurz are building...
Want to know more? Check out the all-in-one infographic below. Shout-out to @0domart @cryopalmar @swivaljaw @decay235 @pearce9 for the warm welcome and feedback!
Another Friday, Another episode of the WAO show 🎉
In 24 hours we'll be interviewing @akaGatorNFT on his journey from a great position at Amazon, being an ETH native to how he became a lad and his new venture!
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Let's talk about @MadLads...
Mad Lads is a collection of xNFTs on the Solana blockchain, known for their unique interactive features and cultural appeal. They serve as more than just digital collectibles, offering access to a variety of experiences and utilities embedded within each Mad Lads xNFT.
Want to go deep? Check out the one-pager below, designed for both clarity and depth!
