The Morning Minute (10.3)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors fall again, BTC leads at $61k
-SEC appeals ruling in Ripple case
-SWIFT to begin digital asset pilot in 2025
-Kalshi cleared to offer election markets
-New XCOPY collection 1/1/250 coming on Shape soon
📰NFT Headlines:
-Ethereum led NFT trading volume with $3M on the day; Solana was next with $1.6M, and then Bitcoin with $1.59M
-ETH NFT leaders were mostly red down another 1-4%; Punks -4% at 27 ETH, Pudgy -1% at 10, BAYC even at 10.75, Azuki -1% at 5.2
-Mittaria Genesis (+31%) and Project AEON (+30%) were other notable top movers
-BTC NFT leaders were red down another 2-6%; NodeMonkes -4% at 0.167 BTC, Puppets -6% at 0.107 BTC, OMB -2% at 0.168, Quantum Cats even at 0.245
-The Runes leaders were also red; DOG -8% at $340M mc, RSIC -7% at $69M mc, PUPS -5% at $63M and BILLION DOLLAR CAT -12% to $43M
-Solana NFTs were mixed; Mad Lads -1% at 47.8 SOL, SMB Gen 2 even at 23, DeGods +3% at 16.7 SOL, Claynos -1% at 11.1
-Lamborghini shared new details for its Fast ForWorld collab with Animoca, featuring digital Lamborghini Revuelto cars unlocking ecosystem access and more
-XCOPY announced a new 1/1/250 collection coming to Shape L2 soon, with more details to come
-Doodles dropped their latest Certified Viral piece "Bize-sized" on Zora
-Seedphrase is set to sell his full set of Autoglyphs for $2.5M-$3.5M next week at Sotheby's
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-PayPal's PYUSD became purchaseable on MoonPay from all supported countries except Canada
-Kalshi was officially cleared by federal courts to offer election markets
-Worldcoin announced updates to its grant program featuring continuous applications and rolling reviews
🌎 Around Crypto and Web3
-Crypto majors are down 1-5% with BTC holding mostly strong; BTC eve at $61,000; ETH -3% at $2,370, SOL -5% at $148; Aptos was a top alt mover +12%
-Memecoin majors are red down 1-7%; DOGE -1%, SHIBA -2%, PEPE -6%, WIF -8%, BONK -5%, POPCAT -1%, and MOG -4%
-New meme POCHITA dominated Solana volume with $110M+, reaching a $24M market cap in early trading
-The Swift network will begin live trials of digital asset transactions with banks in 2025
-OpenAI announced a $6.6B raise at a whopping $157B valuation, while FTX auctioned off 22.3M Worldcoin (worth $38M) with a daily unlock schedule through 2028
-The SEC has appealed the Ripple case ruling, citing conflict with precedent
-SEC's enforcement director Gurbir Grewal is leaving the agency after overseeing $20B in penalties in his 3-year tenure and over 100 enforcement actions against crypto
-Franklin Templeton launched its onchain money market fund (FOBXX) on Aptos
-An Indiana man pled guilty to "cyber intrusion" after hacking into Sioux Falls and stealing $38M in crypto from 571 victims
🚀 Memecoin Movers
$POCHITA (+48,000% to $24M market cap, SOL)
$SOLDENG (+700% to $16M market cap, SOL)
$SPX (+30% to $190M market cap, ETH)
$AURA (+30% to $12M market cap, SOL)
$JOE (+19% to $23M market cap, ETH)
🗓Today's Mints:
Mongrel (11:00 a.m. ET)
Argo The Puppy (12:00 p.m. ET)
Naime x Highlight x Shape (12:00 p.m. ET)
Eternal x Foundation - Immutable (5:00 p.m. ET)
The Morning Minute (10.4)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors rebound 1-2%, BTC at $61,500
-GIGA soars past $300M, leads memes
-Grayscale adds AAVE Trust (+6%)
-HBO Documentary claims to know Satoshi identity
-PayPal executes 1st business transaction using PYUSD
📰NFT Headlines:
-Ethereum led NFT trading volume with $3.2M on the day; Bitcoin was next with $2.4M, and then Solana with $1.69M
-ETH NFT leaders were mixed; Punks +4% at 28 ETH, Pudgy -1% at 9.9, BAYC -1% at 10.65, Azuki +3% at 5.4, Milady +3% at 2.92
-RCS (+41%) and Yogurt Verse (+38%) were other notable top movers
-BTC NFT leaders were red down another 2-6%; NodeMonkes -4% at 0.167 BTC, Puppets -6% at 0.107 BTC, OMB -2% at 0.168, Quantum Cats even at 0.245
-The Runes leaders mostly chopped; DOG -1% at $337M mc, RSIC -5% at $66M mc, PUPS +3% at $64M and BILLION DOLLAR CAT -2% to $42M
-Solana NFTs were also mixed; Mad Lads +1% at 48.1 SOL, SMB Gen 2 -2% at 22.3, DeGods -5% at 15.9 SOL, Claynos +2% at 11.3
-Azuki announced a new partnership with Flashboots to debut the Bobu Magic Show
-A CryptoPunk sold for 24,000 ETH via a flash loan in a marketing stunt for an upcoming memecoin launch
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-Abstract saw its latest new app announcement with Multiplier, a meme and culture speculation app with a free play option
-Bybit enhanced its MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform by introducing indices trading, allowing users to trade traditional assets such as global indices, commodities, and forex using USDT directly
-Grayscale launched a new AAVE Trust product providing access to DeFi (AAVE +6%)
-Ethena announced that Season 2 rewards are claimable for USDe holders
🌎 Around Crypto and Web3
-Crypto majors are green up 1-2%; BTC +1% at $61,300; ETH +1% at $2,375, SOL +1% at $139; the FTX token FTT was a top alt mover +22%
-Memecoin majors are mixed; DOGE +2%, SHIBA +5%, PEPE even, WIF -1%, BONK -4%, POPCAT -1%, and MOG +4%
-Mark Cuban said that "Every memecoin is a rug pull in the works" in an interview with Farokh, where the pair discussed crypto, NFTs, politics, and more
-A new HBO Documentary “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery” claims to reveal who Satoshi is in the debut Tuesday night at 9 pm ET
-Visa launched a new platform to support banks in testing fiat-backed tokens and smart contracts, with BBVA planning a Visa-backed stablecoin for 2025
-PayPal executed its first-ever business transaction using PYUSD, paying an invoice to E&Y
-Messari introduced a new AI-powered assistant "Copilot" which sources Messari's proprietary data warehouse including market data, fundraising, newsletters, podcasts and more
-Credbull is launching a high-yield private credit facility, LiquidStone, on Plume, aiming to reach $500M in assets by 2025
-The CFTC moved forward with recommendations allowing tokenized shares of money-market funds to be used as collateral in trading
🚀 Memecoin Movers
$MANYU (+45% to $25M market cap, SOL)
$GIKO (+44% to $43M market cap, SOL)
$GIGA (+36% to $316M market cap, SOL)
$FWOG (+26% to $140M market cap, SOL)
$SCF (+23% to $77M market cap, SOL)
🗓 Today's Mints:
FractCATI (10:00 a.m. ET)
Memes by 6529 (11:00 a.m. ET)
MILK - PHOS (1:00 p.m. ET)
Parallax Rendering - Aqua Dream (2:30 p.m. ET)
The Morning Minute (10.5)
-Crypto majors up 1-2%, SOL leads at $144
-WLD and TAO lead alts, up 10-11%
-Eigenlayer faces criticism over "locked" token handling
-POPCAT leads all memes, soars 25% to $1.26B
-Murad memes continue to do well; GIGA, LOCKIN, mini lead
-New Solana meme SASHA (Len Sassaman's cat) runs to $20M on $70M+ volume
-KEYCAT leads Base memes, pumps 37% to $43M
-Murad drops NFT list and includes collection not yet minted; Sprotos jump 70% to 1.18 ETH after getting top spot
-OMB & Pizza Ninjas lead Ordinals, jump 7%
-PUPS soars 69% to $108M, highest level since June
-Fantasy Top upgrades Hero pages, promises payouts next week
The Morning Minute (10.2)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors fall 4-7% on war concerns, BTC at $60,950
-Bitwise files for XRP ETF
-DEGEN gets Coinbase listing, pops 130%
-Fantasy Top launched Presidential Tactics
-Refik Anadol announces first museum of AI art
📰NFT Headlines:
-Ethereum led NFT trading volume with $3.8M on the day; Solana was next with $2M, and then Bitcoin with $1.8M
-ETH NFT leaders were mostly even on low volume; Punks even at 28 ETH, Pudgy -1% at 10.15, BAYC +1% at 10.75 ETH; Boo Bears (+7%) & Bond Bears (+11%) notable movers
-Pudgy Rogs (+14%) and rektguy (+13%) were other notable top movers
-BTC NFT leaders were red down another 3-10%; NodeMonkes -8% at 0.171 BTC, Puppets -2% at 0.115 BTC, OMB -8% at 0.171, Quantum Cats -2% at 0.245
-The Runes leaders were also red; DOG -5% at $372M mc, RSIC -10% at $75M mc, PUPS -3% at $68M and BILLION DOLLAR CAT -15% to $50M
-Solana NFTs mostly chopped; Mad Lads -1% at 48.3 SOL, SMB Gen 2 even at 23, DeGods +1% at 16.2 SOL, Claynos -3% at 11.2
-Refik Anadol announced the first museum of AI art DATALAND coming to LA in 2025
-mmERCH and Seedphrase launched a new mint featuring luxury hoodies (with chance of Swarovski), limited edition Claire Silver pieces and more
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-Polymarket saw over $2M bet on the VP debate last night, with Vance odds of winning in the post-debate polls up to 72%
-Fantasy Top introduced political Tactics with its first Presidential-themed game, with cards for Trump, Kamala and various high ranking politicians from both parties
-UNFK increased their airdrop pool to $100,000 in SOL for the month of October, going to top points earners, players, memelords and more
-Wasabi added EIGEN leverage trading up to 6.9x, with staking available as well
🌎 Around Crypto and Web3
-Crypto majors are down 4-7% this morning on middle east war concerns; BTC -4% at $60,950; ETH -7% at $2,450, SOL -7% at $146; Wormhole was a top alt mover +22%
-Memecoin majors are more red; DOGE -10%, SHIBA -10%, PEPE -14%, WIF -10%, BONK -11%, POPCAT -5%, and MOG -13%
-EIGEN fell 13% on its first full day of trading to $660M mc ($6B fdv)
-A Bitwise XRP ETF application was confirmed after filing with the state of Delaware
-Jesse Pollack acted fast in his first day on the Coinbase Exec team, getting $DEGEN listed and promising to grow the Base economy (DEGEN +130% to $180M on the news)
-Diddy hired the same lawyer as SBF as he awaits trial for racketeering and sex trafficking charges
🚀 Memecoin Movers
$DEGEN (+130% to $175M market cap, BASE)
$TYBG (+73% to $13M market cap, BASE)
$MANYU (+53% to $31M market cap, SOL)
$PESTO (+40% to $13.8M market cap, SOL)
$DOGINME (+31% to $13M market cap, BASE)
🗓Today's Mints:
MemeFwends (9:00 a.m. ET)
Transient Labs - Collab Cooking 10:00 a.m. ET)
RalenArc - Trace (11:00 a.m. ET)
Lamborghini x Animoca (12:00 p.m. ET)
Collector Crypt - RWA Cards (12:00 p.m. ET)
Yoshi Sodeoka x Verse (1:00 p.m. ET)
The Morning Minute (10.6)
-Crypto majors up slightly, SOL leads at $145
-POPCAT leads all top movers, hit $1.35B
-Murad memes continue to outperform market
-Elon says "I'm dark maga" at Trump rally, DMAGA runs to $10M
-PUPS soars to $123M leading Runes
-SASHA (+54%), THE DONALD TRUMP (+60%) & WADDLE (+20%) lead other Runes movers
-ETH NFT leaders mixed on the day, end week down 1-3%
-Ordinals leaders down 4-10% on week
-Who is Satoshi bet sees over $3.5M bet on Polymarket
The Morning Minute (10.7)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors rally 1-2%, SOL leads at $147
-Memes lead all movers, MOG and WIF outperform
-PUPS jumps 100% on week to $150M, leads Runes
-Meme NFTs dominate led by AEON & Sprotos
-UAE makes crypto transactions tax free
📰NFT Headlines:
-Ethereum led NFT trading volume with $3.2M on the day; Bitcoin was next with $2.6M, and then Solana with $1.5M
-ETH NFT leaders were mixed; Punks even at 27.8 ETH, Pudgy -1% at 9.98, BAYC +1% at 10.98, Azuki -1% at 5.33, Milady +6% at 3.17
-Project Aeon (+98%) and Sproto Gremlins (+38%) were notable top movers
-BTC NFT leaders were very green; NodeMonkes +5% at 0.178 BTC, Puppets +13% at 0.142 BTC, OMB +3% at 0.179, Quantum Cats even at 0.259; Wizards outperformed +31% to 0.1
-The Runes leaders were even more green; DOG +8% at $396M mc, PUPS +23% at $151M, RSIC +11% at $76M mc, and BILLION DOLLAR CAT +20% to $60M
-Solana NFTs were mostly red; Mad Lads -1% at 47 SOL, SMB Gen 2 -1% at 21.5, DeGods +1% at 14.8 SOL, Claynos -1% at 11.3
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-Eigenlayer faced criticism over "locked" token handling for some of its investors
-Fantasy Top upgraded its Hero pages showing better social metrics, payouts and more
-9dcc highlighted that NFL player Breece Hall was repping a 9dcc shirt and jacket, along with Rimowa luggage to his game on Sunday in London
-Polymarket's "Who Is Satoshi?" bet saw over $3.5M in volume ahead of Tuesday night's documentary
🌎 Around Crypto and Web3
-Crypto majors are green up 1-2%; BTC +2% at $63,000; ETH +1% at $2,450, SOL +2% at $147; SUI and TAO are top alt movers up 11-12%
-Memecoin majors are very green; DOGE +2%, SHIBA +4%, PEPE +10%, WIF +16%, BONK +10%, POPCAT +14%, and MOG +19%
-The UAE has made crypto transactions tax free, with the change taking effect Nov 15 and acting retrospectively through Jan 2018
-The first ever memecoin ($SMART) that can only be claimed and traded by Smart Accounts was created this weekend by Joseph.eth, deployed on Base
-Donald Trump has re-flipped Kamala Harris 51-48 on Polymarket with the election now less than 1 month away
🚀 Memecoin Movers
$MOODENG (+85% to $36M market cap, ETH)
$MANYU (+62% to $25M market cap, SOL)
$NEIRO (+48% to $608M market cap, ETH)
$SPX (+48% to $365M market cap, ETH)
$FWOG (+35% to $180M market cap, SOL)
🗓Today's Mints:
Velocity Pass 2.0 (10:00 a.m. ET)
Memes by 6529 (11:00 a.m. ET)
K4 Rally (11:00 a.m. ET)
Seedphrase - Sotheby's Auction (2:00 p.m. ET)
The Morning Minute (10.8)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors fall after Monday rally; BTC $62,600
-FTX Judge approves cash repayments plan, most getting 118% of value
-Who Is Satoshi bet sees over $16M as leaders jostle
-Abstract announces partnership with LayerZero
-ACK announces new collection "Piano Blossoms"
📰NFT Headlines:
-Ethereum led NFT trading volume with $3.5M on the day; Bitcoin was next with $2.2M, and then Solana with $1.6M
-ETH NFT leaders were mostly red down 1-3%; Punks even at 27.8 ETH, Pudgy -3% at 9.73, BAYC -1% at 10.85, Azuki -3% at 5.18, Milady even at 3.17
-Deep Black (+28%) and Sproto Gremlins (+19%) were notable top movers
-BTC NFT leaders were also red down 4-10%; NodeMonkes -4% at 0.169 BTC, Puppets -9% at 0.129 BTC, OMB -5% at 0.17, Quantum Cats even at 0.259; Oordzaar outperformed +39% to 0.014
-The Runes leaders were mixed; DOG -2% at $386M mc, PUPS -5% at $143M, RSIC +2% at $77M mc
-Solana NFTs were mostly red; Mad Lads -1% at 47 SOL, SMB Gen 2 -1% at 21.1, DeGods even at 14.8 SOL
-A Pudgy Penguin Arcade Game "Polar Challenge" was spotted at a Chuck-e-Cheese in Dallas
-ACK announced his newest collection "Piano Blossoms" which includes 6 1/1s and an edition of 30, with auctions taking place for the 1/1s on Oct 17-20 and the edition ranked auction to begin on Oct 20
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-Abstract announced a partnership with LayerZero to become their primary cross-chain messaging protocol, allowing builders to build cross-chain apps across 90 chains
-Phantom is rolling out beta support for Base, offering access to its DeFi, NFTs and of course tokens
-Mintify unveiled its vision for a digital asset ecosystem, which includes a digital asset order book, liquidity protocols, Mintify Apps, and the Mintify token.
-Marathon-incubated Anduro has launched a platform for issuing and investing in real-world assets (RWAs) on Bitcoin
🌎 Around Crypto and Web3
-Crypto majors are red down 1-2% after a rally yesterday; BTC -1 at $62,500; ETH -1% at $2,430, SOL -2% at $144
-APTOS and FANTOM are top alt movers up 5%
-Memecoin majors are also red; DOGE -3%, SHIBA -2%, PEPE -6%, WIF -5%, BONK -6%, POPCAT -13%, and MOG -2%; NEIRO flipped MOG, now at $730M mc
-A new Ethereum upgrade proposal EIP-7781 would boost throughput by 50%
-Trump is eyeing Robinhood's Chief Legal Officer Dan Galagher for head of the SEC is he wins the presidency
-The U.S. Supreme Court denied a hearing for a case concerning the ownership of the Silk Road Bitcoin (69,730 BTC worth $4.4B), seemingly opening up the U.S. to sell it
-BlackRock claimed that crypto is being adopted faster than the internet and mobile phones from a pacing perspective
-VanEck's Head of Digital Assets shared their $MEMECOIN index which holds 11% WIF, behind Shiba (33%), Doge (27%) and PEPE (17%)
-The National Bank of Bahrain ($15B in AUM) created its first Bitcoin fund
-The Polymarket bet on Who Is Satoshi? saw wild action yesterday with Other/Multiple now the resounding favorite at 65% with over $16M bet
🚀 Memecoin Movers
$MOODENG (+93% to $79M market cap, ETH)
$CSI888 (+82% to $12M market cap, ETH)
$WOJAK (+40% to $72M market cap, ETH)
$SPX (+32% to $484M market cap, ETH)
$NEIRO (+20% to $735M market cap, ETH)
🗓Today's Mints:
Taproot Puppets (10:00 a.m. ET)
Jovanic x Galerie x fxhash - The Anatomy of Frature (11:00 a.m. ET)
Ed Fornieless x Verse - 8 Ball Sages (11:00 a.m. ET)
Chimpers - Dojo Legends (12:00 p.m. ET)
Beeple x Avant Arte - The Tree of Knowledge (1:00 p.m. ET)
The Morning Minute (10.9)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors chop ahead of CPI; BTC at $62,150
-HBO Documentary "reveals" Satoshi as Peter Todd, over $40M bet
-Jupiter launches mobile app with no fees and easier onramping
-Memecoins soar led by SPX, mid-tier SOL memes
-Meme NFTs see huge green, led by Aeons & Sprotos
📰NFT Headlines:
-Ethereum led NFT trading volume with $3.7M on the day; Bitcoin was next with $2.1M, and then Solana with $1.7M
-ETH NFT leaders mostly chopped while meme NFTs led; Punks even at 27.6 ETH, Pudgy -2% at 9.5, BAYC even at 10.85, Azuki -3% at 5.18
-Project AEON (+100%) and Sproto Gremlins (+32%) were notable top movers, along with Mog Auras (+700%)
-BTC NFT leaders were mostly red besides Puppets; NodeMonkes -1% at 0.166 BTC, Puppets +7% at 0.138 BTC, OMB even at 0.17, Quantum Cats -4% at 0.24
-The Runes leaders were mixed; DOG -1% at $380M mc, PUPS +10% at $158M, RSIC +2% at $79M mc
-Solana NFTs were mixed; Mad Lads -1% at 46.6 SOL, SMB Gen 2 -1% at 21, DeGods +1% at 14.9 SOL
-Pudgy Studio announced the first collab with Plooshies, offering banners created by Froggy Cyborg for holders of Big and Lil Pudgy's
-Artist 0xdeafbeef announced he's dropping a "cheap" edition next week
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-Jupiter launched its mobile app, offering no fees, one-tap swaps, dynamic slippage and easy onramping via their partnership with Moonpay
-Scroll announced plans to launch a token on Binance Launchpad in its path to decentralization, along with sharing some initial tokenomics
-Abstract announced a partnership with Goldsky to enhance data indexing, allowing devs to query blockchain data and create apps on Abstract more easily
-Layer3 went live on Solana, aiming to bring top protocols to its vertically integrated app
-Bitlayer, a Bitcoin Layer 2, raised a $3M extension at a $300M valuation led by Polychain Capital and Franklln Templeton
-Native USDC officially launched on SUI making it the first Move-based L1 to partner with Circle
🌎 Around Crypto and Web3
-Crypto majors are red down 1-2% ahead of CPI today; BTC -1$ at $62,150; ETH even at $2,440, SOL -1% at $143; EIGEN is the top alt mover up 12% to $750M mc
-Memecoin majors mostly chopped; DOGE +2%, SHIBA even, PEPE even, WIF +1%, BONK -2%, POPCAT -4%, and MOG -5%
-SPX was the big winner, jumping another 25% past $600M mc as the "Murad Memes" continue to grind up
-The KFC Espanol X account featured the WIF meme in a post late Tuesday
-Coinbase announced support for sending Bitcoin from its platform to Taproot addresses
-Crypto dot com sued the SEC over "unauthorized and unjust" crypto regulation in response to the SEC sending them a Wells Notice
-Canary Capital filed with the SEC to offer an XRP ETF
🚀 Memecoin Movers
$supercycle (+600% to $12M market cap, SOL)
$SIGMA (+75% to $60M market cap, SOL)
$AURA (+70% to $34M market cap, SOL)
$nub (+60% to $33M market cap, SOL)
$CHUD (+55% to $25M market cap, SOL)
📈 NFT Floor Price Increase (ETH)
Mog Auras (700%, 0.16 ETH)
Blips (360%, 0.06 ETH)
Sprotoladys (150%, 0.06 ETH)
GLHFers (119%, 0.09 ETH Floor)
Project Aeon (100%, 1.8 ETH)
🗓Today's Mints
Johnson Tsang x Avant Arte - The Moment (9:00 a.m. ET)
Memes by 6529 (11:00 a.m. ET)
OP_CAT_IS_COMING (11:00 a.m. ET)
Toshi (12:00 p.m. ET)
BeraClan (1:00 p.m. ET)
The Morning Minute (10.10)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors fall 1-2% ahead of CPI
-Stripe relaunches crypto payments across the globe
-DOJ brings charges against 4 market makers for fraud, manipulation
-Trump family moves forward with WLF proposal on Aave
-XCOPY 1/1 sells for 800 ETH, highest sale in years
📰NFT Headlines:
-Ethereum led NFT trading volume with $3.5M on the day; Solana was next with $1.7M, and then Bitcoin with $1.6M
-ETH NFT leaders mostly chopped; Punks even at 27.6 ETH, Pudgy -1% at 9.4, BAYC +2% at 11.1, Azuki even at 5.18
-SMOWL (+50%) and PROOF Collective (+32%) were notable top movers
-BTC NFT leaders were mixed; NodeMonkes -3% at 0.162 BTC, Puppets +2% at 0.141 BTC, OMB -2.5% at 0.165, Quantum Cats -1% at 0.237; Bitcoin Wizards jumped 25% to 0.126
-The Runes leaders were mostly green; DOG +5% at $392M mc, PUPS +7% at $167M, RSIC -2% at $75M mc, BDC +23% to $81M
-Solana NFTs were mixed; Mad Lads -2% at 45.5 SOL, SMB Gen 2 -3% at 20.4, DeGods +9% at 16.2 SOL
-An XCOPY 1/1 "Chatbot and Chill?" sold for 800 ETH, the highest sale since Dec 2021
-A memecoin launched on the new art-focused L2 Circle and ran to $15M after being featured in a Beeple Everyday
-rektguys launched a new "rektcoin" X page, leading to speculation around a potential token launch
-Claynosaurz launched a new Plushies line
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-Trump’s World Liberty Financial has proposed launching on Aave, promising 20% of protocol fees to AaveDAO if approved along with 7% of tokens
-Abstract officially launched their Abstract Global Wallet SDK, allowing users social and one-click logins with no extensions
-NFTfi introduced Flexible Loans, where borrowers only pay interest on duration of loan vs fixed
-Swell introduced its airdrop checker for its ETH restaking platform
-Coingecko integrated Arkham Intel to provide additional onchain insights to users
🌎 Around Crypto and Web3
-Crypto majors are red down another 1-2% ahead of CPI this morning; BTC -2% at $61,150; ETH -1% at $2,400, SOL -2% at $140; UNI is the top alt mover up 10% to $4.8B
-Memecoin majors were also red; DOGE -2%, SHIBA -2%, PEPE -4%, WIF -7%, BONK -4%, POPCAT +1%, and MOG -11%
-The U.S. DOJ brought charges against Gotbit, ZM Quant, CLS Global, and MyTrade, alongside 14 individuals, accusing them of manipulating the crypto market and "pump and dump" schemes
-Stripe officially began accepting USDC and USDP payments with Solana
-ETH seized from the PlusToken scheme was moved to exchanges after being dormant since 2021, with 7k of the 542k ETH ($1.3B) moved
-VanEck launched a new $30M venture fund to invest in crypto and AI startups
-Blockworks introduced a new advisory practice to help protocols grow based on lessons learned and data captured via their site
🚀 Memecoin Movers
$MIHARU (+4700% to $6M market cap, ETH)
$SILLY (+86% to $17M market cap, SOL)
$mini (+50% to $57M market cap, SOL)
$r/snoofi (+32% to $14M market cap, SOL)
$SKBDI (+27% to $36M market cap, SOL)
🗓Today's Mints:
-CPI (8:30 a.m. ET)
-Florian Zumbrun - Becoming (11:00 a.m. ET)
-DARK (11:00 a.m. ET)
-Ryan Bell x Art Blocs - And Yet We Dance (1:00 p.m. ET)
-Dario Lanza - Ariadna (1:00 p.m. ET)
The Morning Minute (10.11)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors rebound, BTC back at $61,150
-Uniswap introduces Unichain as new L2
-SEC charges Cumberland as unregistered securities dealer
-TON passes 100M holders after gaming explosion
-Runes volume surges, market caps soar
NFT Headlines:
-Ethereum led NFT trading volume with $3.2M on the day; Bitcoin was next with $1.75M, and then Solana with $1.7M
-ETH NFT leaders mostly chopped; Punks even at 27.8 ETH, Pudgy -1% at 9.33, BAYC even at 11.14, Azuki even at 5.18
-Mog Auras (+40%) and Auntieverse (+24%) were notable top movers
-BTC NFT leaders were mixed; NodeMonkes -2% at 0.158 BTC, Puppets +2% at 0.145 BTC, OMB -2% at 0.162, Quantum Cats -1% at 0.234; Billy Cats and FTW jumped 150% each
-The Runes leaders were mostly green; DOG +5% at $392M mc, PUPS +7% at $167M, RSIC -2% at $75M mc, BDC +23% to $81M
-Magic Eden teased that its Runes Swaps are coming soon, while also noting that Runes volume doubled this past week
-Solana NFTs were mixed; Mad Lads -2% at 45.5 SOL, SMB Gen 2 -3% at 20.4, DeGods +9% at 16.2 SOL
-Yuga Labs sold off 10KTF, which was acquired by Possible to form a new company Kagami
-Ubisoft is launching its first web3 game "Champions Tactics" on Oct 23, featuring NFTs that players can collect as they battle other players
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-Trump’s World Liberty Financial is reportedly raising $300M at a $1.5B valuation for its Aave-based DeFi protocol; there will be an initial sale of tokens next week, though the token will be non-transferable for 12 months
-Uniswap introduced Unichain as its own L2, offering a faster and more interoperable version of its product giving more utility to its $UNI token
-Abstract announced a partnership with Dune Analytics to offer real-time analytics
-ArtRun announced its new platform powered by Base and Zora for creating "artcoins," teased as a combination of memecoins and NFTs
-In raise news, crypto gaming developer PiP World raised $10M to launch a blockchain-based game just months after acquiring a Roblox stock simulator, and Yala raised $8M for a Bitcoin-backed yield-earning stablecoin
🌎 Around Crypto and Web3
-Crypto majors are slightly green up 1-2%; BTC even at $61,150; ETH +1% at $2,420,, SOL +2% at $142; TIA is the top alt mover up 8% to $1.1B
-Memecoin majors were also green up 2-6%; DOGE +2%, SHIBA even, PEPE +2%, WIF +7%, BONK +4%, POPCAT +6%, and MOG +8%
-A recent Schwab survey showed that crypto was the #2 most likely asset class for ETF investors to participate in, and the #1 asset class for millennial investors
-The SEC sued Cumberland for allegedly operating as an unregistered securities dealer tied to its crypto sales and promotions
-Justin Sun was elected as prime minister of a small crypto-focused micronation called Liberland
-Over 100M wallets now hold TON amidst the gaming boom on Telegram this year, up from 4M at the beginning of year
-Sonic X has launched as a tap-to-earn game on TikTok thanks to Solana's Sonic SVM tech
🚀 Memecoin Movers
$GOAT (+14,000% to $7.5M market cap, SOL)
$MIHARU (+470% to $14M market cap, SOL)
$morud (+400% to $7M market cap, SOL)
$MSTR (+485% to $17M market cap, ETH)
$USA (+35% to $34M market cap, SOL)
🗓Today's Mints:
-PPI (8:30 a.m. ET)
-Memes by 6529 (11:00 a.m. ET)
-taprootmaxibiz (12:00 p.m. ET)
The Morning Minute (10.14)
-Crypto majors rally 3-4%; BTC $65k, SOL $153
-Ethena (+20%) and Worldcoin (+14%) lead alts
-Trump WLFI token sale begins tomorrow, launch spaces 8 am ET today
-Monochrome to launch first ETH ETF in Australia CBOE
-Meme majors are up 3-8%, PEPE leads +8% to $4.4B
-GOAT is top mover, jumps 40% to $108M on big volume; SLERF also pops back over $100M
-Murad memes mostly red, MOG leads +11% to $820M
-EPIK rallies 15% to $33M after gaming kickoff
-ETH NFT leaders are mixed, as Pudgy falls 5% to 8.9 ETH, BAYC chops at 11, meme NFTs jump
-SMOWLs (+150%) and Derags (+140%) are top NFT movers; Milady +10% to 4.69 ETH
-Ordinal leaders are red after recent rally; Puppets -5% to 0.165 BTC, Nodes 0.166; Based Angels jump 93%
-GZMO leads Runes, jumps 60% to $19M; PUPS +10% to $185M
-Solana NFTs are mixed; Mad Lads +10% to 46 SOL, Retardio even at 38, DeGods -3% at 19
-Web3 gaming has major break through as top streamer @shroud touts the blockchain over Steam while playing Avax's "Off The Grid"
The Morning Minute (10.17)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors fall 1-2%, memes red across board
-a16z calls 2024 crypto's biggest year yet in "State of Crypto" report
-Vitalik publishes part 2 of blog outlining ETH's future
-Van Eck teases big bet on Parallel and web3 gaming
-Huge day for digital art with 4 marquee mints seeing success
📰NFT Headlines:
-Ethereum led NFT trading volume with $5.4M on the day; Bitcoin was next with $2.35M, and then Solana with $1.9M
-ETH NFT leaders were mixed; Punks -1% at 26.3 ETH, Pudgy +1% at 9.1, BAYC -2% at 10.9; Milady led volume +12% to 4.84 ETH
-Smurfcat (+80%) and Treehouse Squirrels (+65%) led top movers
-BTC NFT leaders were mostly red; NodeMonkes -4% at 0.165 BTC, Puppets -3% at 0.17 BTC, OMB -1% at 0.192, Quantum Cats +2% at 0.249
-The Runes leaders were mostly green; DOG +6% at $562M mc, PUPS -12% at $127M, RSIC +5% at $96M mc, BDC +18% to $92M, GIZMO +22% to $18M, and new mint POOKA hit $2.8M on 23 BTC volume
-Solana NFT leaders were mostly red with Mad Lads -1% at 46 SOL, SMB -2% at 19.2 and RCs -17% at 29.2
-Diewiththemostlikes minted out his Notable Pepes card at 0.069 ETH, opening up at a 0.469 ETH floor
-0xDeafbeef closed his "MOVEABLE TYPE" mint after 100k mints came through on Shape
-mpkoz sold his first 20 Bokeh lamps for $3000 each during his Art Blocks Curated auction on Wednesday, with his other 300 digital pieces to be sold on Oct 21 in a ranked auction
-Gremplin saw over 50k mints on his "Ticker Treat" drop on Base, priced at 0.000666 ETH
-A "CryptoPunks: Free to Claim" book is now available for preorder, costing $100 with shipping beginning in December
-PixelVault teased the return of BattlePlan! alongside a potential prize pool of 50,000 $APE
-Faraway chose Avalanche to build its own L1 to support its gaming ecosystem, including notable Web3 games HV-MTL and Legends of The Mara
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
-Trump’s WLFI token has only seen $12M in presale volume so far, all while his launch video received a Community Note on X, stating that the token can't be transferred until "this 'scheme' see fit to allow it"
-The Arena airdropped a total of 11,000 AVAX across its user base ahead other Arena Uprising starting soon
-Virtuals Protocol launched as a new platform for users to create, collect and trade AI agents, tokenized on Base
-Abstract introduced its newest partner QuickNode to help ensure steady and scalable infrastructure and better performance
-MemeFi announced the criteria for its upcoming airdrop, with ~5% of the supply to be airdropped to web3 participants
🌎 Around Crypto and Web3
-Crypto majors are red down 1-2%; BTC -1% at $67,170; ETH even at $2,610, SOL -2% at $152; FTT was a top alt mover up 15%
-Memecoin majors were also red down 2-4%; DOGE -2%, SHIBA -4%, PEPE -3%, WIF -3%, BONK +2%, POPCAT +1%, and MOG +4%
-A lucky GOAT memecoin trader turned $5,000 into $1.5M during GOAT's run to $300M
-A new memecoin based on Disney Park's new baby tiger "Bakso" was a top mover on Wednesday, running to $10M (now $6M)
-a16z released its "State of Crypto" report, highlighting 7 key developments over the past year
-Vitalik continued his blog outlining his vision for the future of Ethereum with his "part 2: The Surge" piece (featuring an image from @0xBreadguy)
-Radiant Capital was exploited for $50M in its 2nd exploit of the year, this time stemming from its multi-sig
-VanEck teased a long-term bet on Parallel with another web3 gaming investment, with details to be announced soon
-Robinhood will allow BTC futures trading in its app
-PayPal's PYUSD has seen its market cap drop by 40% from its $1B high set in August, largely tied to a reduction in supply on Solana as protocols offer less juicy yield
🚀 Memecoin Movers
$FOREST (+325% to $13M market cap, SOL)
$WYAC (+300% to $30M market cap, SOL)
$JERRY (+50% to $24M market cap, SOL)
$DOLAN (+41% to $63M market cap, SOL)
$AUTISM (+35% to $16M market cap, SOL)
📈 NFT Floor Price Increase (ETH)
-Treehouse Squirrel (70%, 0.25 ETH Floor)
-The Llamas (56%, 0.89 ETH)
-Smurfcat (47%, 0.11 ETH)
-Mutant Garden Seeder (37%, 1.15 ETH)
-Honey Bastards (31%, 0.21 ETH)
🗓 Today's Mints and Events
-Today - Mythic Seeds (10:00 a.m. ET)
-deBridge - DBR token launch (12:00 p.m. ET)
-RJ x Verse - Crash (1:00 p.m. ET)
-ACK - Tempted in the Garden (2:00 p.m. ET)
-Gizmo The Cat (5:00 p.m. ET)