Happy Sunday friends! And Happy 80k $BTC day!
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: $2.86T
Gold: $2691.70
Oil (WTI): $70.38
US 10Y Treasury: 4.306%
Biggest Price Movers
(From @coingecko top 1000, by 24 hour change)
Spotlight
Things are heating up on @vertex_protocol good anons!
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Biggest TVL Movers + Else
Chains are extremely green today. Only top 50 chains red on the monthly are Tron (#3), Scroll (#18), TON (#22), Mode (#26), Near (#3), and Celo (#40).
Protocols are extremely green today as well. Only top 100 protocols red on the monthly are JustLend (#8), Puffer Finance (#40), Ondo Finance (#47), BlackRock BUIDL (#61), Franklin Templeton (#73), and dYdX (#84).
Here’s The Top 12 Fastest-Growing Chains By TVL On The Weekly With At Least $1M TVL (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top 12 Fastest-Growing Protocols By TVL On The Weekly With At Least $1M TVL (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top 12 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!)
-Something new called @yieldi_xyz. Twitter bio states “Native Crosschain Yield”. Followed by 6 of our mutuals. h/t @AresLabs_xyz and @jpthor:
-Something new called @agent_wip. Twitter bio states “a different kind of agentic artist. coming soon.” Followed by 6 of our mutuals. h/t @AresLabs_xyz and @sorenwrenn:
Top Stablecoin Yields
(note: these are the top Stablecoin Yields, sourced from @DefiLlama (all types, $1M+ TVL only) - note: these lists are just raw data, make sure to always DYOR before interacting with any/all protocols)
Security Alerts
-No security alerts today.
Important News And Analysis
(key news, twitter threads, articles, videos, etc from last 24 hours)
-$BTC briefly hit 80k earlier this morning and is now hovering right under it as we publish this, h/t @cobie:
-Headline curation c/o @Tyler_Did_It:
-Sentiment check c/o @safetyth1rd:
-Some interesting stats from @CryptoKoryo:
-Latest real-time inflation data from @truflation:
-Emissions info from @CryptoStreamHub:
-Very interesting story h/t @0xngmi and @LouisOrigny:
-Defi headlines for the week ahead, h/t @TheDeFinvestor:
-Reports from recent Vitalik talk, curated by @Ceazor7:
-Interesting crypto x AI notes, from @jbrukh:
-Random potential alfa and/or good rabbit holes to dive into, h/t @0xGeeGee:
-Weekly macro overview from Joseph Wang @FedGuy12:
-New crypto/macro livestream from @noahseidman:
-New episode of @0xSteadyLads podcast from yesterday:
-New interview with @Jesseeckel_ from @MilkRoadDaily:
-Parting bullishness from @DegenPing:
Conclusion
Happy Sunday friends and enjoy the positive price action! :)
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