Happy Friday lads and ladettes! 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: $3.60T
Gold: $2643.11
Oil (WTI): $73.70
US 10Y Treasury: 4.569%
Biggest Price Movers
(From @coingecko top 1000, by 24 hour change)
Spotlight
Take note friends! @Cod3xOrg is at the forefront of the AI x crypto synthesis that is revolutionizing the online economy and global financial rails!
We have been helping raise awareness about everything they are rolling out, such as:
-Their fast-growing contributions to the AI Agent space, including their first flagship economic agent on Twitter @BigTonyXBT
-Their stablecoin and associated composable stablecoin infra $cdxUSD
-Their massive contributions to defi infra + tooling
-And much more!
Cod3x is the work of @0xBebis_- well-respected defi veteran and a long-term good friend of ours!
He recently released the below article on AI x Crypto, the AI agent meta, and what the future holds in regards to these developments and blockchain + AI and the global online economy in general!
It is extremely interesting and we highly recommend reading it in full!
Biggest TVL Movers + Else
Chains are mixed today. Only top 50 chain up at least 20% on the weekly is Cardano (#16).
Protocols are also mixed. Top 100 protocols up at least 20% on the weekly include StakeStone (#48), and Resolv (#84).
Here’s The Top 12 Fastest-Growing Chains By TVL On The Weekly With At Least $20M TVL (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top 12 Fastest-Growing Protocols By TVL On The Weekly With At Least $20M TVL (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top 12 Entities By 24 Hour Revenue Generation (from @DefiLlama):
Bitcoin Fear/Greed Index:
(from @BitcoinFear)
Chart Of The Day
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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!)
-Something called @siames_net. Twitter bio states “Open-source web-based world for Onchain Agents. Join waitlist.” Followed by 7 of our mutuals. h/t @AresLabs_xyz:
-Something new called @incu_AI. Twitter bio states “The Incubator for AI Agents, build on @solana”. Followed by 11 of our mutuals. h/t @AresLabs_xyz:
Top Stablecoin Yields
(note: these are the top Stablecoin Yields, sourced from @DefiLlama (single-exposure, no-IL, $1M+ TVL only) - 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
-@DaanCrypto on Q1:
-Market thoughts from @BobLoukas:
-Ticker/narrative watchlist from @TheDeFinvestor:
-Ongoing dovish headlines from China continue to elicit excitement in crypto, h/t @Cryptovestor77:
-Fears over ‘Dollar Wrecking Ball’ also continuing to generate attention however:
-Ethena generating a lot of attention today, h/t @WuBlockchain:
-Bond market thoughts from @fejau_inc:
-Increasing focus on 2021 ‘Main Character’ @danielesesta’s dive back into the arena, h/t @Pasta_Capital:
-More Binance Alpha info, h/t @WuBlockchain:
-AI Agent meta continues to generate massive discussion, sample from @cryptopunk7213 below:
-Recap of Bitwise’s predictions for 2025:
-New overview of top crypto stories from @BanklessHQ:
-New @0xMughal video on more AI Agents to watch:
-New interview from @santiagoroel at @theempirepod with Sam Hogan re: AI/GPU/etc stuff in crypto:
-New @0xResearch video on market sentiment, REV, Sui, AI, and more:
-Parting crypto-applicable wisdom from @TheRealEstateG6:
Conclusion
Happy Friday good degens! Stay alert out there!
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