Happy Tuesday friends! Let’s get after it!
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: $3.58T
Gold: $2659.00
Oil (WTI): $74.08
US 10Y Treasury: 4.683%
Biggest Price Movers
(From @coingecko top 1000, by 24 hour change)
Spotlight
Take note! @vertex_protocol is now live on Sonic!
If you didn’t know, Sonic is the re-brand and re-launch of Fantom chain - from defi great Andre Cronje and CEO Michael Kong and the rest of Sonic/Fantom crew!
“Vertex’s full product suite is now available on Sonic, including:
-Onchain spot, perpetuals, and money markets.
-Orderbook liquidity spanning 6 chains.
-Lightning-fast trading.
-Cross-margined accounts.
-Low trading fees…”
There is a major associated airdrop you can qualify for by exploring the Sonic ecosystem, and Vertex is the best place to do this!
And as always- you can trade 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. Top 25 chains up at least 20% on the weekly include Sui (#8), and Cardano (#16).
Protocols are also mixed today. Top 50 protocols up at least 20% on the weekly include Zircuit Staking (#32), and Lista DAO (#49).
Here’s The Top 12 Fastest-Growing Chains By TVL On The Monthly With At Least $50M TVL (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top 12 Fastest-Growing Protocols By TVL On The Monthly With At Least $50M TVL (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top Entities By 24 Hour Fee 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 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 on Sui called @MetaStables. Twitter bio states “Simplifying DeFi on Sui through unified liquidity. Step into the future of stability: welcome to MetaStable.” Followed by 7 of our mutuals. h/t @AresLabs_xyz:
-Something new called @onflowxyz. Twitter bio states “KYC once, KYC everywhere, privately.” Followed by 5 of our mutuals. h/t @AresLabs_xyz:
-Something new called @GoatIndexAI. Twitter bio states “The Data Layer for onchain AI agents.” Followed by 13 of our mutuals. h/t @AresLabs_xyz:
Top Stablecoin Yields
(note: these are the top Stablecoin Yields, sourced from @DefiLlama (all types, $1M+ TVL only) - note: these lists are just raw data, make sure to always DYOR before interacting with any/all protocols)
Security Alerts
-No security alerts today.
Important News And Analysis
-Morning news from @Tyler_Did_It:
-Additional headline curation from @blocmatesnews:
-Interesting catch re: IBIT options from @pythianism and @fejau_inc:
-Gold consolidating sideways, h/t @BobLoukas:
-Random alfa bits from @0xGeeGee:
-Interesting thoughts from @0xkyle__:
-New ‘DeFAI’ narrative combining Defi and AI is gaining steam, with @coingecko now having a DeFAI category page, thread on subject below from @hmalviya9:
-Excellent new article from @TheiaResearch on the overall rise of the online economy and blockchain from a combined macro/crypto/technological lens:
-Another extremely good long-form article, from @TheRealEstateG6, on why white collar 9-5 employees are going to have an extremely tough time over the next 10-20 years and how to benefit from the shifts taking place within the global economy:
-$PRIME and $PROMPT continue to generate lots of attention, example below from @DeFi_Dad with tutorial on $PRIME-staking:
-New interview from @notthreadguy with @goodalexander:
-New episode of @theempirepod with @santiagoroel and @JasonYanowitz going over their 2025 predictions:
-New episode of ‘TAO Talk’ from @blocmatesdotcom:
-New overview of everything AI Agents from @Dynamo_Patrick:
-New crypto/macro livestream from @noahseidman:
-Bullish thoughts from @Prithvir12:
Conclusion
Have a great Tuesday friends and stay alert out there!
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