Happy Thursday good degens! It appears the bull market euphoria has resumed :)
Let’s dive in!
As always… 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 @CryptoBubbles):
Total Crypto Market Cap: $3.81T
Gold: $2725.80
Oil (WTI): $70.26
US 10Y Treasury: 4.271%
Biggest Price Movers
(From @coingecko top 1000, by 24 hour change)
Spotlight
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Biggest TVL Movers + Else
Chains are quite green today. Top 50 chains up at least 15% on the weekly include Hyperliquid (#8), Sui (#9), and exSat (#49).
Protocols are also very green today. Top 100 protocols up at least 50% on the weekly include Babylon (#12), Hyperliquid (#17), Hashnote USYC (#46), Usual Money (#47), and Synthetix (#63).
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)
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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!)
-New project called @gridix_fi. Twitter bio states “World's first AI-driven multichain grid trading protocol built on #Base. Auto-buy low, sell high, and earn DEX fees 24/7. 📈”. Followed by 4 of our mutuals.
-New project called @ump_eth. Twitter bio states “Building a universal market protocol. Privately buy and sell goods for cryptocurrency without intermediaries!” Followed by 2 of our mutuals. h/t @AresLabs_xyz and @nostrad0xmus:
-New yield aggregator on ETH Mainnet called @nucleusearn has been added to @DefiLlama. Twitter bio states “The Default Yield Provider for Networks. Visit Nucleus to earn while exploring new ecosystems... Live on mainnet.” Followed by 34 of our mutuals.
Top Stablecoin Yields
(note: these are the top Stablecoin Yields, sourced from @DefiLlama (all types, $20M+ TVL only) - note: these lists are just raw data, make sure to always DYOR before interacting with any/all protocols)
Security Alerts
-No security alert today.
Important News And Analysis
-Trump defi project buys of AAVE and LINK are generating massive attention, h/t @lookonchain:
-”Defi Season” appears to finally be upon us, h/t @NPC_68:
-NFT’s are surging and Pudgy Penguins are now in six-figure territory, h/t @danielgothits:
-Recap of last two weeks from @thedefivillain:
-Coinbase volumes update, h/t @Yield_Guy:
-Prospective Meteora airdrop on Solana generating attention, h/t @MingoAirdrop:
-@fraxfinance is engaging in a number of large updates/changes, including changing the name of its governance token from FXS to FRAX, see quote-tweeted thread from @tomwanhh below:
-A bunch of our smartest mutuals are tweeting out reflinks for @_kaitoai’s new ‘Yaps’ program, example from @alpha_pls below:
-‘Coinbase Premium’ continues to generate much attention, h/t @deltaxbt:
-Very interesting thread of 2025 predictions from @RasterlyRock:
-More interesting 2025 thoughts, from @dunleavy89:
-Another episode of ‘The AI Rollup’ from @BankesslHQ:
-An additional new @BanklessHQ video on AI - this one an interview with @shawmakesmagic the creator of ai16z and the Eliza framework:
-New Q&A from macro gigabrain and Bitcoin evangelist @LukeGromen:
-New interview with @SamKazemian from @fraxfinance via @FlywheelDeFi:
-Parting wisdom from @Pentosh1:
Conclusion
Have a great Thursday friends and stay hypervigilant out there!
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