Happy Wednesday and happy CPI day friends!
Stats/alerts/etc at top and tweets/news/links/videos/etc at bottom as always!
NOTE: The Twitter/Substack war continues apparently and we’re still having trouble embedding tweets, so we have screenshotted and hyperlinked them again like yesterday! :)
Market Update
Crypto:
Gold: $2,010.50
Oil (WTI): $81.45
Stocks:
Biggest Price Movers
(From @coingecko top 1000)
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Biggest TVL Movers
Chains are mixed today. The only top 30 chains red on all three timelines (daily, weekly, monthly) are Osmosis (#17), Algorand (#22), and MultiversX (#28).
Protocols are mostly red today. Top 50 protocols red on all three timelines (daily, weekly, monthly) include MakerDAO (#2), Pancakeswap (#7), JustStables (#15), Sushi (#20), Synthetix (#23), Parallel DeFi Super App (#36), UniCrypt (#38), DeFiChain Dex (#39), BendDAO (#41), and VVS Finance (#45).
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 Dex’s By 7 Day Volume (from @DefiLlama):
Other Data Points
Bitcoin Fear/Greed Index:
(from @BitcoinFear)
Ethereum Fear And Greed Index
(from @EthereumFear):
Crypto Volatility Index
(from @CVIdaily)
Fees:
(from cryptofees(dot)info)
New Protocols
(note: this includes new protocols we find through combing Twitter each day, and we also include every (newly launched) protocol added by @defillama and @debank (excluding Tomb forks/reflection tokens/etc) - hence disclaimer: these are not pre-vetted by us so make sure to DYOR!)
-New protocol called @sparrowswapxyz. Twitter bio states “Swap. Farm. Stake. @seinetwork. Live on Sei testnet...”
-Something called @ForeProtocol. Twitter bio states “people-powered predictions: create, predict, and validate the outcomes of any event - and earn rewards for doing so. $FORE token coming soon.”
-Something new called @Rivera_Money_. Twitter bio states “Boosting DeFi liquidity by democratizing innovation of DeFi investment products. MVP live on @BNBCHAIN 🚀”.
-New protocol called @zkaliburDEX. Twitter bio states “eZKalibur is the first ecosystem-focused and community-driven DEX and Launchpad built on @zkSync ∎”. h/t @2lambro:
-New protocol called @zksolid. Twitter bio states “Permissionless ve(3,3) Dex launching on all ZK Rollups, initializing with @zksync”. h/t @2lambro:
-Another new zkSync protocol called @zkeonprotocol. Twitter bio states “Eon - Empower your assets ⏳ Innovative lending & borrowing on #zkSync. Ve (3,3) ✨”. h/t @2lambro:
-Note: Several of the above protocols were discovered via the following thread by @2lambro. Make sure to check it out and give him a follow!
Security Alerts
-@peckshield released the following alert re: an @paribus_io hack:
Top Stablecoin Yields
(note: these are the top Stablecoin Yields, sourced from @DefiLlama (minimum $1M+ TVL, single-exposure, no-IL) and @stable_fish - note: these lists are just raw data, make sure to always DYOR before interacting with any/all protocols)
Other News And Analysis
(key news, twitter threads, articles, videos, etc from last 24 hours)
-Big day today, with newest CPI (inflation) report as well as Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade:
-CPI estimates:
-Expansive thread on CPI implications/overall market sentiments, from @_FabianHD:
-Good threads on all the efferium shenanigans:
-Interesting story re: @maplefinance:
-Good thread on wallets, from @lou_markets:
-Interesting stat from @ThorHartvigsen:
-Interesting thread on multifamily real estate (apartments, etc) in the US:
-IMF growth projections:
-Interesting story re: Lebanon, h/t @etherealtog via @DLNewsInfo:
-Great thread from @0xMughal:
-New interview with Compound Finance founder @rleshner from @theempirepod:
-Parting wisdom from @crypthoem:
Conclusion
Happy Shanghai + CPI day friends! Let’s get after it!
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