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🟥 Things I’m looking at today 🟥
Hawkish FOMC, altcoins weak, Fartcoin crosses $1bn
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Crypto
* BTC: 102.3k (-3%), ETH: 3700 (-5%), SOL: 210 (-4%)
* Top Gainers: BGB, MOVE, MNT, FTN, ENA
* BTC ETFs: +$275mn, ETH ETFs: +$3mn
* Crypto falls, alts weak following hawkish FOMC
* Fall leads $850mn liquidations
* Fed not allowed to own BTC: Powell
* First nation to print money for BTC will win: Saylor
* DB to develop Ethereum layer-2 blockchain
* SOL sets record with 66.9mn daily transactions
* Ethena Labs partners with Trump’s WLFI
* WLFI swaps cbBTC for wBTC after Sun funding
* Binance plans USD services early 2025
* Trump admin already unlocked new crypto era: JPM
* Judge allows Coinbase to delist wBTC
* Aussie regulator sues Binance over safeguard issues
* HK accelerates crypto exchange licensing
* El Salvador scales back BTC efforts under IMF deal
* CryptoCom pauses SEC lawsuit as CEO meets Trump
Macro & General
* NASDAQ: 19.4k (-4%), Gold: 2633 (-1%)
* Fed cuts rate by 25bps, hawkish FOMC stance
* Stocks have worst day since August
* Yields mixed, after a big spike post Fed decision
* Yen at 5-month low after BoJ holds rates
* BoE now expected to hold rates unchanged today
* Trump rejects bipartisan plan to avert shutdown
* Biden commits billions for EVs
* Russia inflation alarming: Putin
* Russia intends to liberate Kursk region: Putin
* Putin proposes technological duel with the US
* Indonesia to end iPhone ban after Apple’s $1bn offer
Left-Curve Corner
* Hot coins: ARC, Fartcoin, UFD, BULLY
* Hot NFTs: Punks, Cool Cats, Memeland
* Most SOL memecoins down 20-40% on BTC dip
* Fartcoin crosses $1bn as its mention on Colbert
* UFD $150m, follows rally in Fartcoin
* ARC $300m, leads strength in AI coins
* MOG added to Moonpay for payments
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🟥 Things I’m looking at today ��
BTC again hits ATH, Fed today, PENGU settles at $3bn
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Crypto
* BTC: 105.1k (-2%), ETH: 3870 (-3%), SOL: 217 (-3%)
* Top Gainers: BGB, VIRTUAL, TKX, OM, MOVE
* BTC ETFs: +$494mn, ETH ETFs: +$145mn
* BTC another ATH of $108.3k, then retreats
* Trump may sign executive order for BTC reserve
* 2025 will be year of BTC and digital assets: Lummis
* MicroStrategy closes down 5% despite BTC ATH
* MicroStrategy set to enter blackout period in Jan
* Ohio lawmaker introduces BTC reserve bill
* Crenshaw SEC renomination cancelled
* Expect dump around inauguration: Hayes
* US BTC ETFs surpass gold ETFs in AUM
* 18% YoY drop in law enforcement requests: Coinbase
* Tether invests in MiCA compliant StablR
* sBTC launches on Stacks mainnet with 5% APY
* 53% of crypto users were on SOL last month
* Bitwise launches SOL ETP in Europe with staking
Macro & General
* NASDAQ: 20.1k (0%), Gold: 2665 (0%)
* Yields higher with Fed rate decision today
* Dow lower for 9 straight days
* EM currencies continue to fall vs dollar
* Tesla hits local high, up 92% since election
* Trump to rollback Biden EV, emissions policies
* Trump sues pollster Selzer and Des Moines
* US government again heads for shutdown
* Biden proposes ban on congressional stock trading
* UK inflation at highest since March
* SpaceX faces federal reviews on reporting violations
* UK floats letting AI train on copyright works
* Nvidia introduces device aimed at small companies
Left-Curve Corner
* Hot coins: PENGU, Fartcoin, AI16Z, AIXBT
* Hot NFTs: Punks, Cool Cats, Memeland
* PENGU settles at $3bn FDV amid some claim issues
* Pudgy Penguins drop under $70k after PENGU
* Binance lists FARTCOIN, AI16Z, AIXBT for Alpha program
* Moonshot breaks 1-day on-ramp record
* ETH NFT daily volume hits $100m
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The Morning Minute (12.19)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors dip after Powell's hawkish comments
-Solana daily transactions hit ATH on back of PENGU
-Jupiter launches Jupiterz with gasless swaps & 0 slippage
-ARC team shares plans for Rust-based AI agent launchpad
-Stephen Colbert does FARTCOIN segment, sends it to $1.10
📰NFT Headlines:
-Ethereum led NFT trading volume with $41M on the day; Solana was next with $4M and then Bitcoin with $3.4M
-ETH NFT leaders were mostly green; Punks -1% at 40.2 ETH, Pudgy +2% at 18.3, BAYC +2% at 18.4 ETH, Azuki +6% at 10.15 ETH
-Oh Ottie (+110%), Regulars (+110%) & HV-MTL (+80%) led notable top movers
-BTC NFT leaders were mostly red; Bitcoin Puppets -5%, NodeMonkes -1%, OMB -3%, Quantum Cats -2%
-The Runes leaders were very red; DOG -10% at $750M mc, PUPS -13% at $135M, BDC -10% at $66M, GIZMO -15% at $20M
-New 9dcc Black Boxes sold out in minutes and instantly doubled on the secondary market to 0.12 ETH
-A Gold Claynosaurz sold for 500 SOL on Wednesday ($104,000)
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-Jupiter launched Jupiterz as a new model enabling gasless swaps and 0% slippage via a toggle
-Trump's World Liberty Fi has entered a strategic partnership with Ethena Labs
-MoonPay announced MOG can be purchased directly in app via traditional payment rails
🤖 AI x Crypto
-Overall market cap is fell 15% to $9.8B, with most leaders down 10-20%
-Stephen Colbert did a segment on FARTCOIN with the tagline "Silent but wealthy" which helped propel it to $1.10
-ARC was the top mover, jumping 46% to $200M after they did a spaces talking about their Rust-based AI agent launchpad based in $ARC tokeFARTCOIN, AIXBT and VIRTUAL see biggest mindshare growth
🌎 Macro Crypto and Web3
-Crypto majors are red this morning after Powell's hawkish comments; BTC -3% at $102,000, ETH -5% at $3,700, SOL -4% at $208, XRP -6% at $2.38
-Bitcoin's down move was largely driven by Jerome Powell's comments at the FOMC, where rates were cut as expected but future cuts seem less likely given Powell's hawkish tone
-Memecoin majors are more red than majors; DOGE -5%, SHIBA -6%, PEPE -9%, WIF -10%, BONK -10%, MOG -8%, PENGU -9%
-Solana's daily transactions hit a new ATH on Wednesday on the back of the PENGU launch
-Coinbase was approved to delist Wrapped Bitcoin by the judge in their case against Bit Global
-The new US government Stopgap bill meant to avoid a shutdown has a crypto impact via the Deploying American Blockchains Act which requires the Dept of Commerce to advise the President on crypto matters
🚀 Memecoin Movers
$LI (+10,000% to $10M market cap, SOL)
$MEMEAGENT (+5800% to $13M market cap, SOL)
$UFD (+500% to $250M market cap, SOL)
$andy70b (+250% to $29M market cap, SOL)
$ARC (+46% to $184M market cap, SOL)
The Morning Minute (12.18)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors fall 2-4% ahead of FOMC today, Powell's comments
-Strategic Reserve chatter heightens among US politicians
-PENGU debuts with $2.8B in volume, 6th biggest memecoin at $2.5B mc
-Binance Alpha teases several AI leaders
-NFT volume hits $100M though most leaders red, Punks at 40 ETH
📰NFT Headlines:
-Ethereum led NFT trading volume with $104M on the day; Solana was next with $4.8M and then Bitcoin with $4.8M
-ETH NFT leaders were mostly red; Punks +2% at 40.5 ETH, Pudgy -47% at 17.5, BAYC -3% at 18.1 ETH, Azuki -12% at 9.4 ETH
-Pudgy Penguin NFTs did fall from ~32 ETH floor to 17.5 ETH floor after the PENGU airdrop (~$60k at current prices); Lil Pudgy's are back to 1.84 ETH and Rogs are at 0.8
-LOVE Tennis (+120%), goblintown (+32%) & VeeFriends (+26%) led notable top movers
-BTC NFT leaders were mostly red; Bitcoin Puppets -9, NodeMonkes -6%, OMB -4%, Quantum Cats -4%
-The Runes leaders were mixed; DOG -7% at $830M mc, PUPS -14% at $160M, BDC even at $75M, GIZMO even at $23M
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-PENGU went live for trading, seeing $2.5B+ in volume and holding now at $0.036 ($3.23B FDV) with over 400,000 holders
-Nifty Island's ISLAND token went live as well, now at $45M FDV
-FUEL announced a token airdrop for its 200k eligible users (wallets)
-Kraken soft-launched its new L2 Ink with its stated goal of enabling "access to DeFi from a trusted OG"
-Moonpay announced that Moonshot broke its single-day onramp record
🤖 AI x Crypto
-Overall market cap is up 10% at $10.8B, with most leaders slightly green
-Binance Alpha showcased FARTCOIN, AI16Z & AIXBT in their new product, leading to speculation of potential listings in the future
-ZODS was the top mover, jumping 100% to $15M; NIKITA, AIMONICA, GRIFT, MEMESAI & ARC all jumped 20-40%
-FARTCOIN, AGENT & AIXBT see biggest mindshare growth
🌎 Macro Crypto and Web3
-Crypto majors are red this morning ahead of Powell's comments; BTC -2% at $104,900, ETH -4% at $3,860, SOL -4% at $217, XRP -5% at $2.55
-BGB, VIRTUAL, MOVE led top alts, up 5-10%
-Memecoin majors are more red than majors; DOGE -5%, SHIBA -6%, PEPE -9%, WIF -11%, BONK -11%, MOG -4%
-Senator Cynthia Lummis says "2025 will be the year for Bitcoin and Digital Assets," vowing to work with Crypto Czar David Sacks to help make a legal framework for the crypto industry and a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve happen
-The US Senate Banking Committee has abandoned its efforts to advance anti-crypto Caroline Crenshaw for SEC Commissioner
-Ohio Representative Derek Merrin introduced the Ohio Bitcoin Reserve Act yesterday, aimed at creating a Bitcoin fund for the state
-Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey says $250k Bitcoin is "One signature away" after drafting a potential strategic reserve bill for the President
-Bitwise launched a Solana staking ETP in Europe for $BSOL
🚀 Memecoin Movers
$UFD (+28,000% to $28M market cap, SOL)
$TEMA (+95% to $24M market cap, SOL)
$ZODS (+95% to $15M market cap, SOL)
$SS (+94% to $14M market cap, SOL)
$TRUST (+70% to $44M market cap, SOL)
What's new?
• $PENGU launches, currently at ~$3B FDV
• Ripple soars after RLUSD stablecoin launch
• FTX re-org to come Jan 3, repayments to follow
• $HYPE hits another ATH of $28bn FDV
• ByBit to shut operations in France
What's new?
• Crypto majors fall 2-4% ahead of FOMC today, Powell's comments
• $PENGU debuts with $2.8B in volume, 6th biggest memecoin at $2.5B mc
• NFT volume hits $100M
• Binance Alpha teases several AI leaders
• Ohio lawmaker introduces BTC reserve bill
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