9 big things to watch this week

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GM friends.

Welcome to a new issue of the “Monday Alpha” series.

Here’s what I’ll cover today:

• 9 crypto events I’m watching this week

• 3 free tools for finding unclaimed airdrops

• 5 alpha threads

Let’s dive in👇

Crypto catalysts to watch this week

1. Microsoft’s BTC decision - Microsoft shareholders will vote on whether the company should buy Bitcoin on Dec. 10. There’s a 14% chance of the BTC investment being approved according to Polymarket

2. Frax Finance’s major announcements - Frax will announce a major token upgrade and its new roadmap this month. The founder of Frax Finance revealed this in Frax’s Telegram group

1. Agglayer v0.2 testnet release - Polygon will release the Agglayer v0.2 testnet on Dec. 9. Agglayer aims to solve blockchain fragmentation by allowing any chain to interoperate & connect through Agglayer

2. Sonic mainnet release - Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom) announced that Sonic mainnet app deployment has started. The public launch date will likely be announced in the next few days

1. Macro events - US CPI data will be released on Dec. 11

2. Puffpaw’s Puff Pass Sale - Puffpaw, the first DePIN project on Berachain, announced that its NFT mint will take place between 9 - 13 December. Puffpaw’s goal is to help people quit smoking through token incentives

3. APT token unlock - $165M worth of APT (2.1% of its supply) will be unlocked on Dec. 11. Most of it will go to early investors & core contributors

4. Treasure DAO’s announcement - Treasure DAO, a popular gaming ecosystem, is set to make a major announcement on Dec. 11. The announcement is probably going to be about its migration to zkSync

5. Major token launches - Move and Magic Eden will release their tokens on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10 respectively. Move is the first Move-based Ethereum L2 network while Magic Eden is a popular NFT marketplace

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3 tools for finding unclaimed airdrops🪂

If you use DeFi regularly, there’s a high chance that at some point, you’ll qualify for some airdrops that you didn’t even hear about in the first place.

That’s why I think it’s a good idea to check your wallet addresses from time to time with the following free tools (which are basically airdrops finders).

Those will show you if you qualified for an airdrop that you’re not aware of:

For EVM & Solana wallet addresses:

• DeFillama Airdrop Checker

1. Go to https://defillama.com/airdrops

2. Click on “Check airdrops for address” on the right corner

3. Paste all your wallet addresses there

• Bankless Claimables

1. Go to https://www.bankless.com/claimables

2. Paste your wallet addresses or ENS there and click on ‘Go’

For Solana wallet addresses:

• SonarWatch Airdrop Checker

1. Go to https://sonar.watch/airdrop-checker

2. Paste your Solana network wallet addresses there

5 Alpha Threads

An overview of the AI agents sector

What Ethena and Hyperliquid teach us

How to lose money in a bull market

Some advice for the next few months

How to stay ahead of the curve in crypto

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