Last day of the week frens! Data/alerts/new protocols/etc at top and all sorts of crazy news/articles/etc at bottom!
Market Update
Overall crypto market cap: +3.4% to $0.994T
$BTC: +5.7% to $21,654.59 and a market cap of $413.35B.
$ETH: +3.4% to $1,226.91, and a market cap of $146.96B.
For tradfi:
S&P 500: +1.47%
Dow Jones: +1.14%
Nasdaq 100: +2.14%
Gold: $1,739.80
Oil (WTI): $102.50
Biggest Price Movers
(From @coingecko top 500)
Up:
-VIDT Datalink $VIDT +65.2%
-BTC Standard Hashrate Token $BTCST +51.1%
-DFI Money $YFII +28.8%
Down:
-IX $IXT -15.6%
-Celsius $CEL -14.6%
-Wrapped NXM $WNXM -14.1%
Biggest TVL Movers
Chains were relatively green today. Biggest gainers on the weekly with at least $1M TVL are Acala, Terra2, Thundercore, and Kadena.
Protocols were quite green today. The biggest weekly gainers with TVL of at least $1M are Omni Protocol (EVM, lending), Maple Finance (EVM, real world assets), Torches (EVM, lending), Surfswap (Kava, Dex), Ram Protocol (EVM, lending), and Euphoria $WAGMI (Harmony, reserve currency).
Here’s The Top 12 Chains By TVL (from @defillama):
Here’s The Top 12 Protocols By TVL (from @defillama):
Other Data Points
Bitcoin Fear/Greed Index:
(from @BitcoinFear)
Ethereum Fear/Greed Index:
(from @EthereumFear)
New Protocols/Yield Farms
(note: this is checked via a variety of sources (listed below when used) and general Twitter research - note: this excludes Tomb forks and reflection tokens and tries to only include at least semi-legitimate defi-oriented stuff, but DYOR)
-A new protocol called @galileoprotocol just did their protocol announcement/website launch. Twitter bio states “Galileo is a multichain protocol that tokenizes physical assets into NFTs, enabling more liquid and reliable transactions.” (via general Twitter research)
-A stablecoin protocol called @axiom_protocol for @zksync is building towards a coming launch. (via @punksZK)
-@UltiBets says their mainnet launch is “imminent”. Twitter bio states “The First Multichain Betting Protocol”. (via @Cryptotv5)
-@official_kpio, a “decentralized multilayer carbon credit protocol” launched on BSC this week, selling $2.3M worth of its $KYOTO token. (via @CoinCodex)
-@routerprotocol has released a cross-chain bridging app called Voyager. (via general Twitter research)
-A new protocol called @_HurricaneMoney is working towards launching on TerraV2 and Near. Twitter bio states “A fully decentralized protocol for private transactions on Multichain with an Analysis tool in realtime and NFT trading.”. (via general Twitter research)
-Previously mentioned @klapfinance has soared to $102M TVL in its first week live (on Klaytn chain).
Rug Pulls/Exploits/De-Peggings/Liquidation Alerts
-@certiKAlert released hacking alert re: Discord of @CryptobiliaNFT.
@Wallet_Guard released an alert that a fake version of @UnculturedNFT called @UnculturedETH is involved in an impersonator/phishing scam.
-An @zachxbt impersonator attempted a phishing scam on Twitter:
Top Stablecoin Yields
(note: these are the top Stablecoin Yields, sourced from @defillama ($1M+ TVL only) and @stable_fish)
Other News And Analysis
(key news, twitter threads, articles, videos, etc from last 24 hours)
-@AaveAave has announced its intention to launch a stablecoin called $GHO:
-Celsius is being sued by a former partner/vendor who alleges that it effectively devolved into something akin to a ponzi scheme sometime in 2021. Here is a good thread summarizing the most interesting parts of the lawsuit, which also links to the original thread from @0x_b1:
-@cz_binance has stated that Binance may be investing in/bailing out several projects:
-Aztec Connect, a privacy oriented ‘VPN’ for Ethereum transactions, has launched:
-In ‘wallet watching’ news, infamous crypto icon @cryptohayes continues to accumulate $GMX:
-@coinbureau released a video on potential Bitcoin miner capitulation and its effect on the market:
-@Montana_Wong released an excellent thread on recent trends on NFT hacks/phishing/etc and how to avoid them:
-A new @FTMAlerts livestream aired today, featuring @0xBebis_, @NickDrakon, @cryptohamm, and @crypto_klay:
Conclusion
Have a great day fellow degens!
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