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The Morning Minute (2.13)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors reverse on Tariff concerns, Bitcoin back at $96,000
-21shares files for ETH staking ETF in significant change
-Story Protocol launches its mainnet and IP token, opens at $1.8B FDV
-MegaETH completed its 5,000 NFT sale, raising $13M
-Sam Spratt sells latest 1/1 “X. Masquerade” for $3,000,000
🌎 Macro Crypto and Memes
-Crypto majors gave back recent gains on more Tariff concerns; BTC -1% at $95,800, ETH +1% at $2,660, SOL -3% at $192
-CAKE (+40%), SONIC (+19%) and XCN (+17%) lead alts
-Jerome Powell confirmed in front of Congress that they “don’t want to get in the way of banks serving perfectly legal” crypto customers
-21Shares proposed staking for its Ethereum ETFs, a significant change if approved
-Metaplanet completed a $26M bond raise to finance more Bitcoin buys
-Robinhood reported 700% year-over-year growth on its crypto revenue
-FTI launched its tokenized money market fund (FOBXX) on Solana
-The VanEck team speculated that the 20+ State-level Bitcoin Reserves could bring in $23B in buying pressure
-Vitalik Buterin said “Make Communism Great Again” on X, leading to backlash
-New Mexico became the latest state to file for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
In Memes
-Memecoin leaders were mixed with DOGE -1%, Shiba +1%, PEPE +1%, TRUMP +6%, BONK -1% & PENGU -1%
-CZ Binance teased launching a memecoin tied to his dog, with more details to come today
-BNB (+9%) and CAKE (+40%) soar on Binance meme speculation
-Coinbase announced spot listings for PENGU and POPCAT coming Feb 13 (today)
-FULLSEND was the runner of the night, soaring 30,000% to $20M
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-Story Protocol launched its mainnet and IP token airdrop today, opening at $450M mc ($1.8B fdv)
-Sui partnered with OKX Wallet to expand its distribution for users
-Solana trading bots Bonkbot and Gmgn passed Ethereum in 7-day revenue
-Tether selected Arbitrum for its infra behind its cross-chain project Legacy Mesh
-Ronin has opened up its gaming network to any dev to come build decentralized games and apps in an “Open Ronin” push
🤖 AI x Crypto
-Overall market cap is up 3% to $7.3B, with ARC leading the way
-Leaders are mixed, ARC leads: VIRTUAL (-4%), FARTCOIN (-10%), ai16z (-6%), ARC (+17%), FAI (-3%), and AIXBT (-6%)
-SNAI (+27%), KEKE (+18%) and BNKR (+18%) were other top movers
-Fartcoin claimed top mindshare spot; MyShell and ARC biggest gainers
-ARC announced its Agent Launchpad FORGE along with their first project AskJimmyAI, their AI trading platform, along with the AskJ token launching today at 9 am ET
-Kraken listed VIRTUAL for trading on Wednesday (ahead of Coinbase)
📰NFT Headlines:
-ETH NFT leaders were mixed on the day with Doodles leading; Punks even at 37 ETH, Pudgy +1% at 10.32, BAYC +3% at 14.1 ETH, Azuki -6% at 3.1 ETH; Doodles +16% at 4.4
-Doodles are up overnight after speculation of a token + new NFT collection coming today
-BTC NFT leaders were mixed; Bitcoin Puppets +12%, NodeMonkes -3%, OMB -7%, Quantum Cats even
-The Runes leaders were mostly red; DOG -3% at $280M mc, PUPS +1% at $33M, BDC -4% at $17M
-Sam Spratt’s 1/1 “X. Masquerade” sold for $3M (1,158 ETH) to Kanbasl, marking one of the biggest digital art sale in years
-MegaETH completed its 5,000 NFT sale for its soulbound Fluggles, raising over $13M
The Morning Minute (2.10)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors green despite tariff concerns, BTC leads
-Japan's Financial Service Agency to revise crypto policy
-Metaplanet shares plans to buy 21,000 BTC
-Saylor buys another 7,633 Bitcoin worth $742M
-Solana stablecoin TVL flips its memecoin market cap
📰NFT Headlines:
-ETH NFT leaders were mostly green on the day; Punks +3% at 36 ETH, Pudgy +4% at 10.25, BAYC +9% at 14.2 ETH, Azuki -2% at 3.1 ETH
-BTC NFT leaders were also very green; Bitcoin Puppets +7%, NodeMonkes +5%, OMB +12%, Quantum Cats +13%
-The Runes leaders were mixed; DOG +14% at $336M mc, PUPS -11% at $37M, BDC -1% at $20M
-NFTfi offered $400k in pre-sale lending for Refik Anadol’s upcoming Machine Hallucinations auction, a new lending model for NFTs
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-Pumpfun is reportedly planning to launch a token and may adopt a Dutch auction model, according to the Wu Blockchain account
-Myriad set smashing new records with 25k sign-ups and 82k unique visitors on Sunday ahead of upcoming USDC markets
-Hyperliquid set a new local high in Perps market share over the weekend, passing 50%
🤖 AI x Crypto
-Overall market cap is even at $6.9B, while most leaders are up 5-15%
-VIRTUAL (+2%), FARTCOIN (+10%), ai16z (+23%), FAI (-10%), VVV (+15%), AIXBT (+5%), and ARC (+25%)
-Top movers include CLANKER (+40%), ELIZA (+27%) and DEGENAI (+27%)
-AIXBT regained top mindshare spot; PUNKY and MFER biggest gainers
-Aiccelerate DAO launched their 2025 roadmap with a focus on Building, an Accelerator, Tokenomics & PartnershipToly shared the Whipsers AI product with the tagline “They put crypto into the phone lines?” leading to a surge in the WHISP token (now $14M)
🌎 Macro Crypto and Memes
-Crypto majors are green this morning despite more tariff concerns; BTC +1% at $97,500, ETH -0.3% at $2,650, SOL +1% at $204
-LTC (+9%) and TAO (+8%) led alts
-The Fear and Greed Index hit 35 over the weekend, its lowest level since Sept 6, 2024
-FTX is set to begin repaying customers starting Feb 18
-Metaplanet announced plans to acquire 21,000 Bitcoin worth $2B by 2026
-Klarna to adopt crypto ahead of its IPO (85M customers, 500k merchants)
-Japanese Financial Services shared plans to lift the ban on Bitcoin and Crypto ETFs
-22 US States have now proposed a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill, with Utah furthest along
-The University of Austin bought $5M of Bitcoin, saying “We don’t want to be left behind”
-Solana stablecoin TVL has flipped its overall memecoin market cap
In Memes
-Memecoin leaders were mostly red with DOGE -2%, Shiba -2%, PEPE -1%, TRUMP -5%, BONK -2% & PENGU -2%
-The JAILSTOOL token tied to Dave Portnoy briefly hit $200M before retracing 60% to $80M after the Super Bowl
-The PAIN token traded near $350M on pre-markets over the weekend, meaning a potential 35x for those who contributed
The Morning Minute (2.18)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors red, SOL falls 8% as LIBRA fallout worsens
-Javier Milei faces fraud charges over role in Libra
-Meteora founder resigns due to role in Libra and broader meme scandal
-Hyperliquid stealth launches EVM, introduces WHYPE for DeFi
-OpenSea pivots rewards system due to recent feedback
🌎 Macro Crypto
-Crypto majors are red with SOL falling hard; BTC -1% at $96,100, ETH -2% at $2,700, SOL -8% at $171
-MKR (+10%), MNT (+7%) and LTC (+3%) lead alts
-Meteora founder resigns due to his role in the Libra and broader insider memecoin scandal
-Mysterious wallet burns $1.4M in ETH to deliver message of Chinese brain-computer weapons
-JP Morgan included Bitcoin in its Q4 write up on ETFs
-Google’s Web3 team says its working on ways to integrate Bitcoin more easily into web3
-Texas is set to hold a public hearing on its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill today
In Memes
-Memecoin leaders were red down 4-10% with DOGE -4%, Shiba -4%, PEPE -4%, TRUMP -7%, BONK -9% & PENGU -10%
-Libra briefly pumps 2x off its bottom after Milei retweets guide on how to buy, immediately sells back off after he deletes post
-Avax memes KET and WINK have huge weekend, reaching $400M and $150M market caps respectively
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-Hyperliquid launched its HyperEVM L1 laying the foundation for its future and a new WHYPE token for Hyper DeFi
-Abstract is facing an exploit this morning, with users who played the Cardex game seeing funds drained
-Kaito announced a snapshot for yaps and their NFTs, leading to speculation of TGE soon, along with their next series of pre-TGE launch partners
-Monad announced its testnet will launch on Feb 19
-Jupiter made the surprise announcement that USDC accumulation has begun for JUP buybacks, but actual buybacks will happen “later,” different from promises made just last week
🤖 AI x Crypto
-Overall market cap is down 12% to $5.9B and a new local low, with most leaders down 10-30%
-VIRTUAL (-10%), FARTCOIN (-27%), ai16z (-16%), ARC (-27%), FAI (-2%), and AIXBT (-17%)
-Aimonica (+100%) an NUIT (+42%) were top movers
-ai16z’s ElizaOS shared it product roadmap, focused on evolving DegenSpartanAI for crypto trading, launching a social trading AI autonomous investor and a no-code agent marketplace for tokens and agent creation
-Fresya (FAI) released its Sovereign Agent Framework with a shift towards individual ownership vs corporate
-Cookie DAO’s AI Agent Hackathon completed with winners across 6 tracks
-Agent Tank shared its AI voice integration solution
📰NFT Headlines:
-ETH NFT leaders were mixed on the day; Punks even at 35.5 ETH, Pudgy -1% at 8.9, BAYC +6% at 13.5 ETH, Azuki +1% at 2.98 ETH; Doodles -1% at 3.95
-Band Bears (+48%) and Bit Bears (+25%) led notable top movers
-The Kaito NFTs fell 60% to 4.3 ETH after the snapshot took plac
-BTC NFT leaders were mostly red; Bitcoin Puppets -8%, NodeMonkes -1%, OMB -16%, Quantum Cats -7%
-The Runes leaders were mixed; DOG -2% at $285M mc, PUPS +1% at $38M, BDC -3% at $18M
-Sam Spratt shared new details for his Masquerade game, including how it will work, the prizes and what happens afterward
-OpenSea makes surprise announcement to change XP system tied to recent user feedback, turning off points for listing and bidding
The Morning Minute (2.19)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors rebound, SOL back to $172
-FTX begins $1.2B in repayments to small claim holders
-Schwab creates Head of Digital Assets Position
-Saylor’s Strategy to raise another $2B for Bitcoin
-Kaito announces TGE for Feb 20, tokenomics to come
🌎 Macro Crypto
-Crypto majors are slightly green; BTC +1% at $96,300, ETH +1% at $2,720, SOL +1% at $173
-APT (+15%), SONIC (+15%), BERA (+12%) and TAO (+10%) lead alts
-FTX began repayments on Tuesday starting with $1.2B in smaller claims
-Michael Saylor's Strategy announced another $2B offering to buy more Bitcoin
-Schwab has created a new “Head of Digital Assets” position as they look to expand into crypto under Trump
-Pro-crypto Howard Lutnick was confirmed as the US Secretary of Commerce
-In the Libra latest, Hayden Davis claimed he could control Argentinian President Javier Milei through payments made to his sister
-Robinhood plans to launch crypto in Singapore in late 2025 following its acquisition of Bitstamp
In Memes
-Memecoin leaders were mostly green with DOGE +1%, Shiba +1%, PEPE -1%, TRUMP +3%, BONK +1% & PENGU -5%
-The overall meme market cap is now at $67B, down over 50% from peak and back to June 2024 levels
-Dave Portnoy launched a new memecoin GREED, saying he wouldn’t sell it “anytime soon,” before selling it just 1 hour later
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-Kaito announced its token launch (TGE) for 7 am ET tomorrow Feb 20, with tokenomics to be released beforehand
-Sui protocol Walrus airdropped NFTs to its eligible users overnight, with those NFTs giving a claim to 4% of the WAL tokens claimable at mainnet launch
-Onchain Heroes announced details for their HERO token, launching exclusively on Abstract, earned via gameplay and 6.9% for OCH Genesis Ring NFT holders
-Uniswap teased a Uniswap Wallet and web app support coming soon
-Wasabi shared more information about its rewards program, stating that points are earned via liquidity providing and perps trading
-Cybersecurity firm Blockaid raised $50M in Series B funding as it expands to real-time detection offerings for blockchain transactions
-Fomo announced a $2M pre-seed raise with investors spanning Raj Gokal, Balaji, Bryan Pelegrino and more
🤖 AI x Crypto
-Overall market cap is flat at $5.9B and a new local low, with most slightly red
-VIRTUAL (-7%), FARTCOIN (-3%), ai16z (-1%), ARC (+7%), FAI (-7%)
-Daige (+260%), ANON (+64%) and SNAI (+28%) were top movers
-FARTCOIN continues to lead mindshare, BOTTO saw biggest increase
📰NFT Headlines:
-ETH NFT leaders were mostly red on the day; Punks even at 35.5 ETH, Pudgy -2% at 8.7, BAYC -3% at 13.1 ETH, Azuki -5% at 2.8 ETH; Doodles +1% at 3.7
-OCH Genesis Rings pump (+20%) after their HERO token announcement
-BTC NFT leaders were mostly red; Bitcoin Puppets -4%, NodeMonkes -9%, OMB -12%, Quantum Cats -5%
-The Runes leaders were mixed; DOG +13% at $322M mc, PUPS -11% at $34M, Magic Internet Money debuted at $60M
-Sam Spratt shared a new teaser video for his Masquerade game, providing a deeper overview of how the game will work
Here is my full interview with @Bryan_Johnson!
It was a pleasure to dive deeper into Bryan's mindset and how he approaches life. Following the interview, I strongly believe he is misunderstood. You don't have to adopt his lifestyle, you just have to better your own one step at a time.
Timstamps:
02:09 - Navigating Social Media: Building a Comfort with the Camera
04:25 - Embracing the Social Media Journey
06:30 - Capitalism vs. Class Warfare: The True Prize of Existence
08:55 - The Cult of Death: Rethinking Life Choices
11:28 - Secrets to a Longer Life and Happiness
13:41 - Confronting the Fear of Death and the Value of Life
15:03 - How To Get Rid of Vices
18:22 - Rejuvenation Olympics and Brian Johnson's Prediction Market
20:35 - Brian Johnson's Unwavering Discipline and Health Philosophy
22:53 - Embracing the 80/20 Rule for a Healthy Lifestyle
25:12 - Overcoming Depression as an Entrepreneur
27:16 - Impact of Crypto on Mental Health
29:41 - The Key to Sustainable Weight Loss: Sleep and Exercise
30:27 - Bryan Johnson's Involvement in Crypto
32:07 - Plans to Tokenize the "Don't Die" Movement
33:03 - Crypto and early Venmo Similarities
34:42 - Embracing Peace and AI Alignment with "Don't Die" Ideology
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