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Virtuals Protocol is expanding to Solana
Here’s what this means for the Virtuals Nation:
▫️Meteora Pool Launch: it is introducing its very own Meteora Pool on Solana, opening up new opportunities for trading and engagement.
▫️Strategic SOL Reserve (SSR): 1% of trading fees will be converted to SOL, creating a dedicated reserve to support and reward agents and creators within the ecosystem.
▫️Grants of 42K VIRTUAL tokens for projects based on Base and Solana. This initiative is designed to help early-stage builders get on their feet and scale their ideas.
▫️To further inspire innovation, it is hosting the Virtuals AI Hackathon this March, with technical support and mentorship provided by the Solana Foundation.
https://x.com/virtuals_io/status/1883107553183162507
ADSPower security team discovered malicious replacements of some users' crypto wallet extensions.
If you installed/updated wallet extensions between Jan 21, 10:00 UTC, and Jan 24, 10:00 UTC:
1. Reinstall extensions from Chrome Web Store.
2. Transfer tokens to a secure wallet to minimize risks.
https://x.com/AdsPowerBrowser/status/1882983731419570220
World Liberty Financial spent $20M to buy 3,001 ETH and 95 WBTC
Currently, it holds 77,818 ETH ($257M), including 19,403 staked via Lido Finance, and 646.72 WBTC ($67.6M).
https://x.com/spotonchain/status/1882949734211686885
Andreessen Horowitz to close London office in pullback from UK crypto investing
https://www.ft.com/content/b3190da8-c950-47af-9312-0926d6d95ea0
The crypto market is neutral
BTC Dominance - 57.37%
Market Cap - $3.63T
BTC - $104,905.11 (-0.04%)
ETH - $3,305.94 (-1.14%)
XRP - $3.11 (-1.15%)
BNB - $683.88 (-0.56%)
SOL - $251.19 (-2.26%)
INJ - $20.54 (-2.44%)
TON - $5.03 (-1.79%)
TRUMP - $28.64 (-16.01%)
MELANIA - $2.41 (-13.88%)
ONDO - $1.44 (+5.08%)
RUNE - $2.22 (+8.55%)
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MicroStrategy Suddenly Has a Tax Problem, and Needs Help From Trump’s IRS
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/microstrategy-federal-income-tax-unrealized-gains-f60b2c04
BNB Hack 2024 Q4 Winners:
1. Paynova - https://dorahacks.io/buidl/21124
2. Outrun - https://dorahacks.io/buidl/14898
3. AgentArcade - https://dorahacks.io/buidl/21179
4. RhythmMural - https://dorahacks.io/buidl/21043
5. StarBridge - https://dorahacks.io/buidl/20908
6. DoubtEarn - https://dorahacks.io/buidl/21088
https://www.bnbchain.org/en/blog/bnb-hack-2024-q4-winners-a-celebration-of-innovation
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Spot ETF Flow on 23.01: BTC-ETF +$188.65M, ETH-ETF -$14.93M
https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot
Binance Futures Will Launch USDⓈ-Margined VINEUSDT and PIPPINUSDT Perpetual Contracts With up to 25x Leverage
▫️2025-01-24 10:00 UTC: VINEUSDT Perpetual Contract
▫️2025-01-24 10:15 UTC: PIPPINUSDT Perpetual Contract
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-futures-will-launch-usd%E2%93%A2-margined-vineusdt-and-pippinusdt-perpetual-contracts-with-up-to-25x-leverage-75d358bf598e4c8d9b841961d78c14c2
Bithumb will list AERO and SOLV
https://feed.bithumb.com/notice/1646828
World Liberty Finance bought:
- 10.61M TRX for $2.65M USDT
- 3,079 ETH for $10M USDC
https://x.com/OnchainLens/status/1882575186031247482
President Trump signs crypto executive order to create a national digital asset stockpile
Details:
📌The Working Group will be tasked with developing a Federal regulatory framework governing digital assets, including stablecoins, and evaluating the creation of a strategic national digital assets stockpile.
📌The Working Group will be chaired by the White House Al & Crypto Czar David Sacks and include the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the heads of other relevant departments and agencies.
📌The White House Al & Crypto Czar will engage leading experts in digital assets and digital markets to ensure that the actions of the Working Group are informed by expertise beyond the Federal Government.
📌The Executive Order directs departments and agencies with identifying and making recommendations to the Working Group on any regulations and other agency actions affecting the digital assets sector that should be rescinded or modified.
📌The Executive Order prohibits agencies from undertaking any action to establish, issue, or promote central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
📌The Executive Order revokes the previous Administration's Digital Assets Executive Order and the Treasury Department's Framework for International Engagement on Digital Assets which suppressed innovation and undermined U.S. economic liberty and global leadership in digital finance.
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1882524389339738411
The crypto market is neutral
BTC Dominance - 57.21%
Market Cap - $3.60T
BTC - $103,906.25 (+1.6%)
ETH - $3,300.81 (+2.39%)
XRP - $3.12 (-0.9%)
BNB - $682.17 (-0.89%)
SOL - $251.89 (+1.27%)
INJ - $20.42 (-2.47%)
TON - $5.06 (-2.69%)
RAY - $5.52 (-7.98%)
TRUMP - $32.88 (-12.09%)
MELANIA - $2.63 (-23.69%)
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DWF Labs to Launch USDF (Falcon Finance) Next Week
https://x.com/ag_dwf/status/1882449643268932091
Karak Foundation is launching KAR
Karak mainnet is launching soon.
https://x.com/KarakFndn/status/1882830826402107442
Spot ETF Flow on 24.01: BTC-ETF +$517.67M, ETH-ETF +$9.18M
https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot
CoinShares filed registration statements for a "CoinShares Litecoin ETF" as well as a "CoinShares XRP ETF" while NYSE posted a 19b-4 filing for the "Grayscale Litecoin Trust."
NYSE also posted a 19b-4 filing for a Grayscale Solana Trust.
https://www.theblock.co/post/337024/regulatory-filings-flood-in-from-grayscale-and-coinshares-proposing-etfs-tracking-xrp-and-litecoin
Coinbase International will add support for Toshi, Gigachad, and The Graph perpetual futures on Coinbase International Exchange and Coinbase Advanced.
The opening of its TOSHI-PERP, GIGA-PERP, and GRT-PERP markets will begin on or after 9:30 UTC 30 JAN 2025.
https://twitter.com/CoinbaseIntExch/status/1882820774480036122
Tether and Medoo, Vietnam’s decentralized educational ecosystem, announced a strategic collaboration to launch the Blockchain Academy.
https://tether.io/news/tether-and-medoo-collaborate-to-launch-blockchain-academy-in-vietnam/
Lista DAO 2025 Road Map
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The co-founder of French crypto unicorn Ledger and his wife have been rescued after an outlandish Parisian kidnapping attempt resulted in 10 arrests.
Almost all of the cryptocurrency used to pay part of the ransom has been traced, frozen, and seized.
The Parisian prosecutor said 10 people—nine men and one woman aged between 20 and 40—had been taken into custody relating to the kidnapping.
https://fortune.com/europe/2025/01/24/french-military-police-rescue-co-founder-13bn-crypto-startup-ledger-bungled-paris-kidnapping-goes-wrong/
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Bybit Postpones Solayer (LAYER) Listing Again
https://announcements.bybit.com/article/new-listing-layer-usdt-bltef2af46cfc12486f/
Vitalik Buterin introduced a plan to upgrade Ethereum
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/01/23/l1l2future.html
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on social media Thursday that political tokens can lead to "unlimited" bribery.
Buterin notes that certain parts of the industry chafe against each other for their short-term and long-term value, drawing comparisons between “hyperaddictive cellphone games” and chess.
https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1882459101390602338
https://www.theblock.co/post/336658/in-broad-discussion-on-cryptos-future-vitalik-buterin-warns-political-tokens-are-vehicles-for-unlimited-political-bribery
SEC has repealed SAB 121, allowing banks to custody crypto assets.
https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/staff-guidance/staff-accounting-bulletins/staff-accounting-bulletin-122
Analog has decided to extend the TGE timeline to post-Lunar New Year.
https://x.com/OneAnalog/status/1882454458203869245
Cathie Wood says she won’t buy the Trump memecoin because it ‘isn’t going to have any utility’
She said the firm doesn’t know ‘of much utility for this coin’ and will stick to the big three: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana.
https://fortune.com/2025/01/23/cathie-wood-ark-invest-wont-buy-trump-memecoin-no-utility/
Senator Cynthia Lummis appointed as chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets.
She wants to "urgently pass" legislation for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4912
https://x.com/SenLummis/status/1882454483852255605