Happy Monday friends! Eventful times we are living in! :)
Stats/alerts/etc at top and tweets/news/links/videos/etc at bottom as always!
Market Update
Crypto:
Gold: $1,875.80
Oil (WTI): $77.15
Stocks: N/A
Biggest Price Movers
(From @coingecko top 1000)
Spotlight
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Biggest TVL Movers
Chains are extremely green on the daily. Top 30 chains up at least 10% today include Tron (#3), Optimism (#6), Kava (#12), Cardano (#20), and Ronin (#26). Heco (#33) is apparently down 34.13% on the daily.
Protocols are are also extremely green today. Some notables include Synthetix (#21) at +33.72% on the daily, Morpho (#43) at -31.50% on the weekly, and ParaSpace (#50) at +57.90% on the weekly.
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 And Greed Index
(from @EthereumFear):
Crypto Volatility Index
(from @CVIdaily)
New Protocols
(note: this includes new protocols we find through combing Twitter each day, and we also include every (newly launched) protocol added by @defillama and @debank (excluding Tomb forks/reflection tokens/etc) - hence disclaimer: these are not pre-vetted by us so make sure to DYOR!)
-Something launching soon called @sarcophagusio. Twitter bio states “A decentralized dead man's switch built on Ethereum and Arweave.”
-Previously-mentioned Fantom protocol @skullswapdex has been added to @DeBankDefi. Again, Twitter bio states “Building the future on the #Fantom network. #SkullSwap brings Concentrated Liquidity, providing better capital efficiency and deepening Fantom liquidity #crypto”.
-New project @EggsCare has been added to @DeBankDefi. Twitter bio states “Simply protec eggs.”
-Something called @blaster_cash on Solana. h/t @AresLabs_xyz:
Top Stablecoin Yields
(note: these are the top Stablecoin Yields, sourced from @DefiLlama (all types, minimum $5M+ TVL) and @stable_fish - note: these lists are just raw data, make sure to always DYOR before interacting with any/all protocols)
Other News And Analysis
(key news, twitter threads, articles, videos, etc from last 24 hours)
-Authorities stepped in Sunday to prevent further contagion in US banking:
-Crazy weekend ends on a green note, h/t @jake_pahor:
-The remaining well-known ‘crypto bank’ Signature was closed today as well:
-Weekend macro action prompting bond volatility and a range of predictions re: future rate hikes:
-Arthur Hayes is bullish:
-Gigabrain trader @OuroborosCap8 more hesitant:
-Nice balanced take from @NickDrakon:
-CZ tweet suggests some major buy pressure, h/t @NorthRockLP:
-@lemiscate on $CRV and $AAVE:
-Excellent thread on Arbitrum, some of its top projects, and some new projects launching on it, from @Slappjakke:
-Update on First Republic:
-Some whale wallet alfa from a thread by @lookonchain:
-Interesting thread from former Fed insider Joseph Wang @FedGuy12 expressing criticism of the authorities’ intervention:
-Update from @jerallaire on $USDC:
-List of token-specific potential catalysts from @_FabianHD:
-Good thread from @ayyyeandy:
-Interesting Real Vision interview with Mike Green @profplum99:
-Parting wisdom from @thedefiedge, @DeFiMann, and @defi_naly:
Conclusion
Let’s get after it degens! But stay alert out there!
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