๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ #1 ๐งฑ
Wagwan folks!
The first actual edition of The Block Gist is here.
Crypto moves ridiculously fast. New narratives, new launches, new numbers, and new drama every single day.
So twice a month, weโll be cutting through the noise and bringing you some of the stories worth paying attention to.
๐๐๐ง๐โ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐
- Bitcoin is making noise again๐
Bitcoin has had a rough few months.
After spending much of July around the $60Kโ$66K range, BTC has made a strong comeback in August, pushing above $79K.
Institutional demand is also picking up, with U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs seeing around $1.6B in net inflows over four days this week.
The big question now:
Is this the start of another Bitcoin run, or just another bounce?
Either way, the big fish is moving again๐
- โฝ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ก๐ ๐พ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง
The World Cup wasnโt just a win for football fans.
It was a massive moment for prediction markets.
Kalshi and Polymarket saw billions of dollars in trading activity around the tournament, with June alone bringing roughly $44.8B in combined volume across major prediction-market platforms.
Thatโs a serious number.
For years, traditional sportsbooks have owned sports betting.
Now prediction markets are showing that there may be another way to bet on what happens next.
The interesting part?
Will people stick around now that the World Cup is over? I guess we'd find out๐
- ๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ
Robinhood Chain launched with a big focus on bringing real-world assets onchain.
But, as usual with crypto, things didnโt go exactly according to plan.
Memecoins and stablecoins quickly became a major part of the early activity.
Now the chain is growing, with TVL climbing above $540M and stablecoins becoming a major driver of liquidity.
Tokenized stocks and RWAs are growing too, but they still represent a much smaller part of the ecosystem.
Itโs early days, though.
The question is whether RWAs eventually become the main attraction, or whether stablecoins and speculation continue to lead the way.
- ๐ค๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐ก๐ค๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐ค๐ก๐๐จ?
Quite a lot.
Weโre continuing to expand Blocktropolis beyond community, NFTs and collaborations.
Weโre building more utility for Web3 communities.
Our first AI product, RAG-B, is an AI-powered Discord FAQ bot that uses a projectโs own documentation to answer community questions instantly.
Think of it as having a knowledgeable mod available 24/7.
Less repetitive work for moderators.
Faster answers for community members.
A better experience for everyone.
Weโre also excited to be collaborating with projects from Robinhood Chain, as we explore more AI-powered solutions for Web3.
And weโre only getting started.
Thatโs the gist for now.
The market keeps moving.
Web3 keeps building.
And so do we. ๐งฑ
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