📢Macro
⚫️The NASDAQ dropped by 1%, and gold prices are down by 2%.
⚫️Stock markets are experiencing a minor downturn.
⚫️The biggest technology disruption ever has impacted Microsoft's systems.
⚫️The CEO of Crowdstrike confirmed that their systems were not breached.
⚫️Inflation in Japan has increased to 2.6%.
⚫️Meta is discussing a potential purchase of a major eyewear company.
⚫️OpenAI has released a smaller version of GPT-4.
💰 Crypto
⚫️Bitcoin's price is slightly down by 1% at $64.1k, Ethereum is down by 2% at $3,400, but Solana is up by 2% at $163.
⚫️The cryptocurrencies with the biggest gains include MNT, SOL, TAO, WBT, and POPCAT.
⚫️Bitcoin funds saw an increase of $85 million.
⚫️Solana is performing well, especially with an upcoming Ethereum-based fund.
⚫️Tickets to a Trump discussion about Bitcoin are selling for $845,000.
⚫️Polymarket, a betting platform, has reached a record trading volume of $20 million.
⚫️Tornado Cash has seen a resurgence in trading volume of $1.9 billion.
⚫️New types of security threats are increasing in the cryptocurrency space.
⚫️The co-founder of Messari faced criticism over his opinions.
⚫️Raydium has partnered with Moonpay to improve transaction processes.
⚫️Tencent has led a major funding round for Chainbase, a blockchain company.
⚫️ZA Bank is collaborating with issuers of stablecoins.
🌟 Web3 & NFT
⚫️Trending cryptocurrencies in niche markets include BANANA, MIGGLES, LOCKIN, and PONKE.
⚫️Popular NFT collections are SMB, Retardio, and Azuki.
⚫️MIGGLES, a meme coin, has reached a market cap of $80 million on Base.
⚫️LOCKIN and PONKE have reached new all-time highs on Solana.
⚫️BANANA has gained popularity due to a Binance airdrop.
⚫️Moonshot now allows purchases of meme coins using Apple Pay.
⚫️SMB is leading the NFT volume charts.
⚫️Yuga Labs has formed a partnership with Pixel Vault and Reboot.
⚫️Otherside, a prominent NFT project, has launched Project Dragon.