Happy Saturday friends! Some positive price action we’ve been seeing!
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: $2071.00
Oil (WTI): $74.07
US 10Y Treasury: 4.209%
Stocks (from:@News4Moves):
Biggest Price Movers
(From @coingecko top 1000, by 24 hour change)
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Biggest TVL Movers + Other Data Points + Else
Chains are mostly green today. Only top 20 chains up at least 10% on the weekly are Solana (#7) and THORChain (#15).
Protocols are very green today. Protocols with at least $100M TVL up at least 25% on the weekly include WemixFi, Blast, and Across.
Here’s The Top 12 Fastest-Growing Chains By TVL On The Weekly (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top 12 Fastest-Growing Protocols By TVL On The Weekly (from @DefiLlama - note: this one has a minimum TVL filter so only includes protocols with at least $1M TVL):
Here’s The Top 12 Entities By 24 Hour Fee Generation (from @DefiLlama):
Bitcoin Fear/Greed Index:
(from @BitcoinFear)
Ethereum Fear And Greed Index
(from @EthereumFear):
New Protocols
(note: this includes new defi protocols we find through combing Twitter each day, and we also include every (newly launched) protocol added by @DefiLlama - hence disclaimer: these are not pre-vetted by us so make sure to DYOR!)
-New trading bot project called @FarmbotPro. Twitter bio states “Unleash the power of seamless automation. Built by farmers, for farmers.” h/t @2lambro:
-Something new called @gotartifact. Twitter bio states “Leveling up gamer rewards with universal player profiles. Join the community for the latest info on early access, in-game rewards, drops, and more!” h/t @2lambro:
-New protocol called @perpieio. Twitter bio states “Perpie - Lightning-speed perps trading Telegram bot, powered by ERC4337 🌈 Trade seamlessly 🌟 Skip complex interactions. 🔑 Secured by Social Logins”. h/t @2lambro and @Muz_FE:
-New project called @ocean_mining. Twitter bio states “On a mission to radically decentralize #Bitcoin mining #FutureOfBitcoinMining #MineTheOcean”. h/t @AresLabs_xyz:
-Something called @flexlend. Twitter bio states “The safest way to earn on your crypto…” h/t @toffee248:
-Something curious called @chimera_fi (and followed by a number of our mutuals). Twitter bio states “NUMEROLOGY MEETS WEB3 First ever Numerology and Astrology dApp (Powered by @azuroprotocol ) Mention @chimera_fi MM/DD/AAAA to get a free reading ✨🔮” h/t @toffee248:
Top Stablecoin Yields
(note: these are the top Stablecoin Yields, sourced from @DefiLlama ($10M+ TVL only, single-exposure, no-IL only) and @stable_fish - note: these lists are just raw data, make sure to always DYOR before interacting with any/all protocols)
Important News And Analysis
(key news, twitter threads, articles, videos, etc from last 24 hours)
-Final date re: Bitcoin Spot ETF decision appears to be narrowed down to either Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday in the second week of January, h/t @JSeyff and @SGJohnsson:
-Prices are up and the TL is bullish:
-Gaming, AI, and the Solana ecosystem were the top-performing narratives in November, h/t the excellent research/data below from @thedefivillain:
-Bond market now pricing in an interest rate cut in March and further cuts through spring and summer, h/t @charliebilello:
-Gold getting lots of attention:
-Michael Saylor/Microstrategy bought approximately $600M worth of $BTC in November, h/t @coindesk:
-@fraxfinance announces new innovation called BAMM, h/t @newmichwill and @DeFiDave22:
-Good thread of yield farming opportunities from @0xMughal:
-Excellent macro thread from @WarrenPies:
-Interesting tweet from @jerallaire:
-@matrixthesun published part two of his recent GameFi landscape overview (click to view rest of long-form tweet):
-New episode of The Chopping Block from @Unchained_pod discussing the KyberSwap exploit and defi hacks in general:
-Video of Jerome Powell’s speech/discussion at Spellman College yesterday:
-New discussion from @theempirepod featuring @JasonYanowitz and @santiagoroel:
-Parting wisdom c/o @KeoneHD:
Conclusion
Happy Saturday friends and don’t forget to touch some grass this weekend!
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