The Morning Minute (12.15)Powered by @yeet⏰Top News:-Crypto majors mostly flat over the weekend; Bitcoin at $89,700-SEC issues no-action letter, paves way for tokenized stocks; also shares crypto custody guidance-OCC grants national bank charters to Ripple, Circle and others-Hyperliquid announces portfolio margin soon-Kamino introduces 6 new products in effort to move to full-stack platform🌎 Macro Crypto and Memes-Crypto majors were mostly flat over the weekend; BTC even at $89,700; ETH +1% at $3,150, BNB + ...

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors experienced a pump and dump ahead of the FOMC meeting, with ETH leading the gains at +6% [1] - Bitcoin reached $91,900, Ethereum at $3,320, BNB at $885, and SOL at $137 [1] - ZEC (+11%), ADA (+3%), and DASH (+3%) led the top movers in the cryptocurrency market [1] - Memecoin leaders showed mixed performance, with DOGE +3%, Shiba -1%, PEPE +1%, PENGU +4%, BONK -3%, TRUMP +1%, SPX +2%, and FARTCOIN -4% [1] Regulatory & Institutional Developments - PNC Bank enabled Bitcoin spot trading for Private Bank clients via Coinbase's Crypto-as-a-Service [1] - Senator Cory Booker warned that the Crypto Market Structure bill faces challenges without more Democratic representation [1] - An American Teacher's Union urged the Senate to scrap the crypto-market bill [1] - A proposed "Bitcoin After Dark" ETF aims to provide BTC exposure outside normal market hours [1] ICOs & Token Performance - HumidiFi's WET token soared 220% in its debut, reaching $325 million, a 5-6x increase for presale participants [2] - Rainbow Wallet announced an ICO on Coinlist, selling 3% of the supply at a $100 million FDV [1][2] - Octra announced an ICO at a $200 million valuation on Sonar, selling 10% of its tokens [1][2] - Fogo announced a FOGO presale for 2% of its supply [1][2] NFT Market - NFT leaders showed mixed performance; Punks remained even at 30 ETH, Pudgy -1% at 5.28 ETH, BAYC -3% at 5.35 ETH; Hypurr's +11% at 497 HYPE [2] - Beeple's 'Regular Animals' rebounded 40% to 7.85 ETH [2] - Ton's NFT marketplace Fragment flipped Hyperliquid and Pump Fun in 24-hour revenue with $2.83 million [2]

The Morning Minute (12.3)Powered by @yeet⏰Top News:-Crypto majors pop 7-10% as Vanguard debuts crypto access; BTC at $92,900-Bank of America recommends up to 4% crypto allocation for wealth clients-Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade set to debut today-Kalshi raises at $11B valuation; co-founder Luana becomes youngest female billionaire-Myriad partners with Trust Wallet for first ever in-wallet prediction market🌎 Macro Crypto and Memes-Crypto majors are very green up 6-10% after Vanguard’s crypto debut & news out of ...

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors experienced a slight correction after a weekend rally, with BTC down 1% at $86,000, ETH down 1% at $2,800, BNB down 1% at $840, and SOL down 1% at $129 [1] - Crypto Fear & Greed Index has been in Extreme Fear for 12 consecutive days [1] - Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $238 million amidst the selloff on Friday [1] - Memecoin performance was mixed, with FARTCOIN leading gains at +8%, while other meme coins like DOGE, PEPE, and BONK saw smaller gains around +1% [1] Corporate Actions & Investments - Coinbase acquired Vector dot Fun from TNSR, with the TNSR token turned over to the foundation [1] - Monad's presale was 1.43x oversubscribed, with $269 million committed and 86,000 participants; mainnet and token launch today [1] - Solana will list MON for trading on day one, along with other apps like Fomo [2] - MegaETH is launching a predeposit campaign starting tomorrow with a $250 million cap [2] Protocol Updates & Security - Hyperliquid announced a 'growth mode' initiative for HIP-3 deployers to reduce fees by 90% [1][2] - Cardano's network suffered a "poisoned" transaction attack that triggered a chain split [1] - Aerodrome had its front end compromised over the weekend [2] NFT Market - NFT leaders were mostly flat over the weekend; Punks even at 29.9 ETH, Pudgy even at 5.35 ETH, BAYC even at 5.9 ETH; Hypurr's -2% at 634 HYPE [2] - Pudgy Penguins announced a partnership with Bearbrick and sold out another toy sale [2]

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors are green, with Bitcoin reaching a new all-time high (ATH) of $125,950 on Monday [1] - Bitcoin ETFs experienced $1.19 billion in net inflows on Monday, marking their highest day since November 7, 2024 [1] - Gold also hit a new ATH at $4,000 [1] - BNB hit a new ATH at $1,290, a 50% increase for the month, flipping XRP to become the 3rd largest crypto asset by market cap [1] - Memecoin leaders are mostly green, led by PENGU & Fartcoin [2] Investments & Partnerships - Polymarket is nearing a deal with the NYSE parent company to receive a $2 billion investment [1] - Cathie Wood's ARK Venture Fund invested approximately $10 million into Securitize, a BlackRock-backed tokenization company [1] - Bee Maps (formerly Hivemapper) raised $32 million to expand Solana DePIN mapping [3] Corporate Actions & Regulatory Scrutiny - BitMine (BMNR) increased its Ethereum treasury to roughly $14 billion, adding $823 million last week [2] - Grayscale Ethereum ETFs introduced staking, a major first for yield-generating digital assets [2] - Swiss regulator Gespa opened a preliminary probe into FIFA's "right-to-buy" World Cup ticket tokens, examining whether Avalanche-based collectibles amount to gambling under local law [1] NFT Market - NFT leaders were slightly red; Punks -1% at 48.2 ETH, Pudgy -1% at 10, BAYC +1% at 8.97 ETH [3] - Punk Strategy fell 35% on the day to $180 million after a whale one-clipped out $2.83 million; Punk Strategy did acquire 3 Punks in the volatility, now holding 27 [3]

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors mostly rallied post-FOMC [1] - Bitcoin increased by 1% to $117,300 [1] - Ethereum increased by 2% to $4,580 [1] - XRP increased by 3% to $3.11 [1] - Solana jumped 5% to $247 [1] - BNB crossed $1,000 for the first time [1] - Memecoin leaders are mostly green post-FOMC [2] ETF & Regulatory News - Bitcoin ETFs saw $51 million in net outflows [1] - SEC approved a generic listing standard which will greatly accelerate the approval process for crypto ETFs [1] - NYDFS told banks to adopt blockchain analytics for AML/sanctions controls [1] Partnerships & Integrations - Moneygram is embracing stablecoins in partnership with Crossmint [1] - Kraken and Circle are partnering to expand stablecoin access with USDC & EURC integration [1] Token & Protocol Developments - ASTER soared to $0.47 and a $750 million market cap ($3.75 billion FDV) [2] - Project X announced its Phase 2 allowing any coin from any chain to be trading directly on their platform with 0 aggregator fees [2] - Token Works and PNKSTR announced perpetual machine rollouts for 5 new NFT collections [1][2] - Bio Protocol raised $6.9 million in seed funding [3] NFT Market - ETH NFT leaders were mostly green after the TokenWorks news [3] - Punks floor price decreased by 1% to 48.3 ETH, Pudgy increased by 2% to 10.5 ETH, BAYC increased by 2% to 9.3 ETH [3]

Market Overview - Crypto majors experienced an overnight selloff, with BTC down 1% at $115,000, ETH down 2% at $4,520, XRP down 2% at $2.99, and SOL down 4% at $236 [1] - Total3 (total crypto market cap minus BTC and ETH) reached a new all-time high of $1.12 trillion over the weekend [1] - The overall AI x Crypto market cap decreased by 6% to $13.6 billion [2] ETF and Treasury Investments - BTC ETFs saw net inflows of $642.4 million on Friday, totaling $2.32 billion in the past week [1] - ETH ETFs experienced their biggest day in weeks with $405 million in net inflows on Friday [1] - Galaxy Digital facilitated Forward Industries' treasury push by purchasing over $700 million in SOL [1] Memecoin and NFT Trends - Memecoin leaders were significantly down, including DOGE (-8%), Shiba (-6%), PEPE (-8%), PENGU (-6%), BONK (-10%), TRUMP (-4%), SPX (-8%), and FARTCOIN (-10%) [1] - ETH NFT leaders showed mixed performance; Punks increased by 3% to 48.3 ETH, while Pudgy decreased by 2% to 10.2 ETH, and BAYC decreased by 3% to 8.9 ETH [2] - A grail Pokemon card was sold for $4 million over the weekend [2] Token and Protocol Developments - Polkadot DAO approved a referendum to cap DOT tokens at 2.1 billion to reduce emissions and increase scarcity [1] - Punk Strategy bought 6 Punks, causing the PNKSTR token to soar to $30 million (now $15 million) [1]

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors experienced a rally followed by a retracement ahead of PPI data release [1] - Bitcoin reached a new all-time high (ATH) of $124,500 overnight before retracing [1] - Ethereum ETFs saw $729.1 million in net inflows on Wednesday, the second-largest day on record [1] - Memecoin leaders were mostly down, including DOGE (-3%), Shiba (-2%), PEPE (-4%), PENGU (-6%), BONK (-3%), TRUMP (-1%), SPX (-6%), and FARTCOIN (-1%) [1] Partnerships & Developments - MetaMask is reportedly partnering with Stripe to launch a stablecoin mmUSD [1] - Google Play Store briefly introduced and then reversed a policy requiring licenses for crypto wallets, impacting custodial wallets [1] - Coinbase announced a partnership with Mercuryo to lower on-ramping fees for USDC on Base and also partnered with Squads to accelerate USDC adoption on Solana [2] Price Targets & Institutional Activity - Standard Chartered raised its Ethereum price target to $7,500 by the end of 2025 and $25,000 by 2028 [1] - Bullish, a crypto exchange backing institutions, had a volatile IPO debut, soaring 3x from its IPO price of $37 to over $100 before settling at $67 [1] NFT Market - ETH NFT leaders experienced corrections after the ETH rally, with Punks down 2% at 51.5 ETH, Pudgy down 6% at 13.6 ETH, and BAYC down 6% at 12.2 ETH [2] - Azuki introduced a new collaboration with Moser & Cie, offering $25,000 and $75,000 watches [2] AI & Crypto - The overall AI x Crypto market cap was up 3% to $13.6 billion [2]

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors show mixed performance; BTC leads at $118,650 [1] - ETH ETFs see $330M in net inflows on their 1-year anniversary [1] - 84% of GPs/LPs express optimism toward crypto, with 85% planning investments this year [1] - Memecoin leaders are mostly red, led by BONK [1] - AI x Crypto market cap down 8% at $112B [2] Regulatory & Institutional Developments - Crypto Working Group to deliver report of recommendations on July 30 [1] - US Senate releases draft of crypto market structure bill, allowing up to $75M/year in ICO fundraising [1] - KeyBank becomes latest bank to offer spot crypto custody and trading [1] - Square initiates rollout of Bitcoin Lightning payments for merchants, targeting full availability by 2026 [1] - Fidelity updates its spot Bitcoin ETF filing to allow in-kind creations and redemptions [1] Corporate Treasury & Investment Activities - MARA (2nd largest BTC holder) is set to raise $850M to buy more Bitcoin [1] - Tesla's Bitcoin holdings are now valued at ~$12B [1] - MEI Pharma raised $100M to start a LTC treasury [1] - HYLQ announced an $8M private placement to raise funds to buy HYPE [1] Meme Coin & NFT Updates - PUMP token falls to $3B after Alon stream [1] - Bonk announces 1% of all BonkFun total revenue will go to buying back top memes in the Bonk eco [2] - REKT hits a new ATH at $348M, now up 64% on the week [1] - ETH NFT leaders are mostly even; Punks +2% at 488 ETH, Pudgy -2% at 16 ETH, BAYC +1% at 126 ETH [2]

The Morning Minute (7.16)⏰Top News:-Crypto majors rebound swiftly, ETH leads +6% to $3,150-SBET becomes top ETH holder, passing the Ethereum Foundation-Cantor Fitzgerald close to $4B SPAC deal with Adam Back to buy BTC-US DOJ drops investigation into Polymarket-PUMP team does $20M in surprise buybacks, token pumps 15%🌎 Macro Crypto and Memes-Crypto majors were green with ETH leading; BTC +2% at $118,900, ETH +6% at $3,160, XRP +2% at $2.94, SOL +4% at $166-SPX (+24%), BONK (+20%), ENS (+19%) and PUMP (+19%) ...