Happy Thursday friends! Much to talk about!
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: $3.40T
QQQ (Nasdaq 100): $544.92
Gold: $3,329.45
Oil (WTI): $65.82
US 10Y Treasury: 4.267%
Biggest Price Movers
(From @coingecko top 1000, by 24 hour change)
Spotlight
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Biggest TVL Movers + Other Interesting Data
Chains are mixed today. Top 50 protocols green on all three timelines (daily, weekly, monthly) include Sei (#16), and Plume Mainnet (#38).
Protocols are also mixed today. Top 50 protocols green on all three timelines (daily, weekly, monthly) include Spark (#6), Maple Finance (#28), Euler DAO (#35), and Paxos Gold (#47).
Here’s The Top 12 Best-Performing Chains On The Weekly With At Least $1M TVL: (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top 12 Best-Performing Protocols On The Weekly With At Least $1M TVL: (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top 10 Entities By 24 Hour Token-Holders’ Revenue (from @DefiLlama):
Bitcoin Fear/Greed Index:
(from @BitcoinFear)
Top Yield Opportunities
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New Projects
(note: this includes new projects we find through combing Twitter each day and going through newly launched protocols added by @DefiLlama, limited primarily to new projects that have at least some TVL or are followed by at least some of our mutuals… Disclaimer: these are not pre-vetted by us so make sure to DYOR!)
-Something new called @VornProtocol. Twitter bio states “The first on-chain intelligence protocol. Quantify risk, track capital, and auto-optimize yield with AI.” Followed by 3 of our mutuals. h/t @twindoges (make sure to give him a follow!):
-Something new called @omnipair. Twitter bio states “Permissionless leverage on long-tail assets. Futarchy ICO on @metaDAOproject, July 2025”. Followed by 10 of our mutuals. h/t @twindoges:
-Something new called @AutoPilot_xyz. Twitter bio states “veAERO on Autopilot mode. Built for capital efficiency and scale. Coming soon. ✈️ Built on @AerodromeFi & @Base”. Followed by 2 of our mutuals. h/t @twindoges:
-New dex on Hyperliquid L1 called @manadotwin has been added to @DefiLlama. Twitter bio states “Hyperliquid-native launch + trading platform that neutralizes snipers, bundlers, bots and rugs. Spin tokens. Cast TGEs. Deploy AI.” Followed by 2 of our mutuals.
-New dex on Aptos called @TappExchange has been added to @DefiLlama. Twitter bio states “Next-gen DEX on @Aptos ⚡ Built for efficiency, powered by innovation.” Followed by 4 of our mutuals.
Important News And Analysis
-Federal Housing Director @pulte (the same gent we mentioned yesterday who is calling for Jerome Powell to resign) has now ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider crypto holdings as collateral for mortgage approval, h/t morning news from @Tyler_Did_It:
-Lots of people are posting about an airdrop from something called @Moonberg_ai, however there are always security risks for stuff like this, and a number of smart accounts we follow are calling out red flags surrounding this one, so please make sure to be EXTREMELY hyper-vigilant and deliberate about deciding whether to claim it and going about doing so, h/t @phtevenstrong:
-Arbitrum defi incentive program and Fragmetric airdrop and Ethena dex Ethereal are all generating attention - h/t news headlines from @TheDeFinvestor:
-Massive continued focus on when Trump will name a replacement for Jerome Powell, and who he might select, h/t @NickTimiraos and interesting WSJ article in second tweet:
-Total stablecoin market cap is currently at a quarter of a trillion dollars, having 20x’d over the last 5 years, h/t @DefiLlama:
-EulerSwap volumes surging, h/t @tokenterminal:
-CoWSwap volumes also at ATH’s, also h/t @tokenterminal:
-Fascinating data on $BTC drawdowns since 2023, from @thedefivillain:
-@yapyo_arb stuff continuing to generate attention, h/t @MingoAirdrop:
-Interesting current top 7 airdrops list from @DidiTrading, which includes Polymarket, HyperEVM, Kaito, Lighter, Ethos, Infinex, and Opensea:
-Will $BTC and $ETH returns in Q3 follow historical patterns? (it apparently has the lowest average returns of the four quarters historically), h/t @DaanCrypto:
-New episode of NFA Live (aired one hour ago):
-New @Blocmatesdotcom video featuring @Grantblocmates discussing the Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal 3 (HIP-3):
-New defi-focused discussion with @ryanrodenbaugh from @DeFi_Dad and @nomaticcap:
-New roundtable discussion from @theempirepod:
-Very interesting @JackFarley96 interview with Ryan Pachman about the US healthcare system and its current significance to the macro investing climate:
-Parting wisdom from @LouisCooper_:
Conclusion
Happy Thursday and stay alert out there friends!
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