Happy Friday lads and ladettes! Quite a week its been!
Let’s dive in!
Stats/alerts/etc at top and tweets/news/links/videos/etc at bottom… and all tweets are hyperlinked so just click on them to pull them up on Twitter!
Market Update
Crypto (from @CryptoBubbles24):
Gold: $2466.30
Oil (WTI): $76.69
US 10Y Treasury: 3.949%
Biggest Price Movers
(From @coingecko top 1000, by 24 hour change)
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Biggest TVL Movers + Else
Chains are very green today. Top 50 chains up at least 50% on the weekly include BSquared (#32), and Fantom (#36).
Protocols are also very green today. Protocols with at least $50M TVL up at least 50% on the weekly include Buzz Farming on BSquared, Beethoven X on Fantom + Optimism, and Suilend on Sui.
Here’s The Top 12 Chains By TVL (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top 12 Protocols By TVL (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top 12 Entities By 24 Hour Fee Generation (from @DefiLlama):
Bitcoin Fear/Greed Index:
(from @BitcoinFear)
New Projects
(note: this includes new projects we find through combing Twitter each day, and we also include or re-include every newly launched protocol added by @DefiLlama that has at least some TVL or is followed by at least some of our mutuals - hence disclaimer: these are not pre-vetted by us so make sure to DYOR!)
-Something new called @commonwarexyz. No Twitter bio. Followed by 13 of our mutuals. h/t @AresLabs_xyz and @_patrickogrady:
-Something new called @SundialMirage. Twitter bio states “We create mixed emotions onchain.” Followed by 7 of our mutuals.
-Something new called @predictdotfun. Twitter bio states “💵 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚢𝚒𝚎𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚎𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚝 𝚘𝚗 @blast”. Followed by 25 of our mutuals. h/t @AresLabs_xyz:
-Something new called @PatternFinance. Twitter bio states “Elevating the crypto experience for the next generation | Founded by DeFi natives. Built on @AbstractChain.” Followed by 7 of our mutuals. h/t @AresLabs_xyz:
Top Stablecoin Yields
(note: these are the top Stablecoin Yields, sourced from @DefiLlama ($1M+ TVL only, single-exposure, no-IL only) - note: these lists are just raw data, make sure to always DYOR before interacting with any/all protocols)
Security Alerts
-No security alerts today.
Important News And Analysis
(key news, twitter threads, articles, videos, etc from last 24 hours)
-Crypto prices have been surging, h/t @krugermacro:
-Good summary of the eventful week in markets from @qthomp:
-A new memecoin called $RTR that was potentially connected to or rumored to be connected to Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr crashed yesterday, generating massive attention, h/t @DeFi_Hanzo:
-$SUI price is pumping this week, h/t @CryptoKoryo:
-Donald Trump made some very interesting statements about Jerome Powell and interest rate policy:
-@TeamKujira announces @THORChain integration, h/t @thewolfofdefi:
-Democrat party leaders apparently had an interesting meeting with crypto executives yesterday, h/t @AlexanderGrieve:
-Additional news c/o @blocmatesnews:
-Additional news from @0xSalazar:
-”World Dollar Liquidity” around 50 year low, h/t @PrestonPysh and @LukeGromen:
-Hyperlane airdrop coming up, h/t @MingoAirdrop:
-New @Blockworks_ interview with Brent Johnson @SantiagoAuFund - originator of the ‘Dollar Milkshake Theory’:
-New weekly roll-up video @BanklessHQ just uploaded:
-New interview with natural resources investor Rick Rule for our most hardcore macro fans:
-New video on everything airdrop-related from @KryptoCove:
-Parting wisdom from @MikeAbundoTech:
Conclusion
Have a good Friday and stay alert out there friends!
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