Happy Sunday good frogs! The insanity continues! :)
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: $3.79T
Gold: $2740.00
Oil (WTI): $77.88
US 10Y Treasury: 4.623%
Biggest Price Movers
(From @coingecko top 1000, by 24 hour change)
Spotlight
Reminder friends that @vertex_protocol is coming to Berachain!
This is taking place via @brotrade_DEX - who will be using Vertex’s gigabrain omnichain liquidity infra @EdgeLayer to provide perps trading on Berchain when it launches!
This deployment is a perfect example of how the advanced liquidity-provisioning architecture pioneered by the Vertex team via @EdgeLayer is allowing for an explosive rise in Vertex-facilitated volumes…
Both Vertex instances on new chains as well as separate projects such as @brotrade_DEX can utilize Edge to boost liquidity for traders…
This ultimately boosts the value of the VRTX token… as those volumes translate into fees that are paid back to VRTX-stakers via USDC… and via the VRTX ‘buyback and burn program’ as well!
Get started now trading 60+ perps and spot markets and earn some exquisite yields at app.vertexprotocol.com and get more updates by following them on Twitter as well.
Biggest TVL Movers + Else
Chains are mixed today. Only top 25 chain up at least 20% on the weekly is Solana (#2).
Protocols are mixed today as well. Top 50 protocols up at least 25% on the weekly include Jito (#12), Raydium (#15), Jupiter (#16), Kamino (#18), Marinade (#19), Binance Staked ETH (#22), and Sanctum (#24).
Here’s The Top 12 Fastest-Growing Chains By TVL On The Weekly With At Least $10M TVL (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top 12 Fastest-Growing Protocols By TVL On The Weekly With At Least $10M TVL (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top Entities By 24 Hour Revenue 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 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 @corporealai. Twitter bio states “A revolutionary integration of AI, robotics, and live combat. Streaming live in 2025 with real-time prediction markets.” Followed by 6 of our mutuals. h/t @AresLabs_xyz:
Top Stablecoin Yields
(note: these are the top Stablecoin Yields, sourced from @DefiLlama (all types, $1M+ TVL) - 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
-Implications of Trump’s token launch continue to dominate discussions, h/t @dunleavy89 and @RaoulGMI below, both quote-tweeting excellent @jdorman81 thread that went viral:
-More from @jdorman81 thread:
-Total crypto market cap within 5% of all-time high’s (approximately $3.9T), h/t @DaanCrypto:
-$SOL is in price discovery, h/t @DegenerateNews:
-Vitalik generated attention by ceremoniously donning a Milady pfp over the last 24 hours:
-Macro schedule for the week ahead, h/t @KobeissiLetter:
-Crypto watchlist from @TheDeFinvestor:
-Much focus on the massive volumes on Solana and its key projects over course of the weekend, h/t @WuBlockchain:
-More thoughts on this weekend’s Crypto Ball in D.C. from @rleshner:
-Important observation from @DylanLeClair_ regarding the significance of incoming Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attending the Crypto Ball:
-Random alfa and rabbit hole maxxing from @0xGeeGee:
-Important reminder re: the positive macro climate, h/t @RaoulGMI:
-New farms of the month video from @0xMughal:
-Parting thoughts from @redphonecrypto:
Conclusion
Happy Sunday friends! Stay alert out there!
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Note
The team at @silentdao_ continues building hard to create the premier middleware privacy infrastructure for defi!
To quote their new article:
“Our vision is to enable a secure, anonymous, computational access layer.
And this is made up of two components:
-A secure value transfer layer
-An architecture that enables us to interact with an application privately”
Learn more from their new article by clicking below and make sure to follow them on Twitter for more updates!
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***Note On Material: The ‘Spotlight’ and ‘Note’ sections and info on our Official Monthly Sponsor @vertex_protocol are the only parts of The Daily Degen that are sponsored/promotional. Everything else is chosen 100% organically based on what info/stories/etc seem likely to be the most newsworthy/important/valuable to readers.