❌️ More than 600 bitcoin ATMs have been taken offline worldwide in 2 months.

Authorities are searching for and shutting down crypto ATMs that are frequently involved in extortion and scams.

According to data from Coin ATM Radar, the global Bitcoin ATM network lost 435 and 182 machines in July and August.

Losses from ATM scams exceeded $110 million in 2023.
These scams typically involve fraudsters persuading victims to transfer their funds using Bitcoin ATMs under deceptive or fraudulent promises.

💥🇨🇦 Canada cuts rates by 0.25% for the third time in 2024

🇨🇦 Canada - Rate reduction of 0.75%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom - Rate cut of 0.25%
🇪🇺 European Union - Rate reduction of 0.25%
🇨🇳 China - Rate reduction of 0.25%
🇩🇰 Denmark - Rate reduction of 0.25%

🇺🇸 The FED is next on the list... 09/18/24

SagaDAO proposes launching a Solana validator in partnership with Phase Labs and Solana Foundation, strengthening its position as the top Mobile x Web3 hub in the Solana ecosystem.

After weeks of eager anticipation, Lavarage has finally launched its generous rewards program. Offering DeFi traders a more efficient way of navigating onchain markets, Lavarage adds a new dimension to permissionless margin trading by leveraging spot assets, rather than the synthetic perpetual assets used across the Solana ecosystem.

With the launch of Tephra, the protocol’s dynamic points program, Lavarage brings renewed enthusiasm to Solana’s margin markets and re-stokes the flames ahead of a future airdrop.

THE TEPHRA POINTS SYSTEM - MISSION 1 NOW LIVE
Rewarding dedicated traders and community members alike, the Tephra points system aims to provide fair opportunities for all ‘Lavanauts’. By using the Lavarage trading platform and engaging in community-building activities, Lavanauts earn Tephras, which will be directly correlated to an eventual airdrop.

Users earn Tephras every time they execute an action in the Lavarage platform. Whether you’re opening positions, paying interest on borrowed assets, or staking SOL for lstSOL (Lavarage’s native liquidi staking token), users are actively earning Tephras. The team has also hinted that users can boost Tephra generation by holding Lava Rock Alpha NFTs.

Profitable traders stand to generate even more rewards. Encouraging skilled traders to use the platform, points are also being distributed based on the profitability of individual trades. Making point generation accessible to those with smaller wallets, Tephras can also be earned through community-building activities.

Adding an additional layer of intrigue to the Tephra program, Lavarage proposes diversified missions. With each mission lasting two weeks, the Lavarage team will adapt rewards based on the protocol’s strategic goals. While this keeps the rewards program dynamic, it also works as a countermeasure against bots and airdrop farmers seeking to game the system.

Mission 1 is currently live. Lavarage users can easily track their Tephra points tally through the app. Lavarage’s earliest users and supporters can now verify rewards accumulated during the ‘OG Mission’.

WHAT IS LAVARAGE?
Designed to improve capital efficiency in DeFi trading and boasting a streamlined user experience, Lavarage offers a creative approach to margin trading on Solana. Unlike the network’s vast range of perpetual DEXes, Lavarage contracts use spot assets.

This means that the platform offers more accurate pricing and liquidity than perpetual markets and allows traders to buy and sell the underlying assets.

Lavarage usage has erupted in recent weeks. Since the end of June, the platform has facilitated over 5,000 spot-margin positions at an average leverage of 3x. Boasting over 500 assets, Lavarage has attracted over 1,000 unique users with a retention rate of over 60%.

Beyond trading, Lavarage also manages to provide generous yield to its liquidity providers. According to the platform, SOL stakers have earned over 40% APY through Lavarage since the protocol’s inception.

WHAT'S NEXT?
With the Tephra points program officially underway, the Lavarage team has hinted that the upcoming TGE “might not be too far off”.

Regardless, Tephra is expected to boost the platform’s growing user base and volume, helping Lavarage grow towards becoming a key player in Solana’s flourishing DeFi Landscape.

⚠️ ATTENTION: Cardano #ADA has just FALLEN BELOW the Top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization after correcting 25% in the last month!!️ 👀

So nice to see our buddies at ADAonSOL (https://x.com/ADAonSOL) name a rescue dog after $POPDOG and then to see its face in real life! ❤️🐶

The rules of this universe are very simple, adapt or lose.

🇩🇰 Denmark - Rate cut of 0.25%
🇨🇦 Canada - Rate cut of 0.25%
🇪🇺 EU - Rate cut of 0.25%
🇨🇳 China - Rate cut of 0.25%
🇬🇧 UK - Rate cut of 0.25%

🇺🇸 US - September

Fall in rates = fall in the dollar = increase in values ​​at risk = #Bitcoin pump

The SEC has withdrawn its request that the court label tokens such as $SOL and $ADA as securities in its case against Binance.

⚖️ The SEC has notified Binance that it intends to seek leave to amend its complaint, including “third-party crypto asset securities” as defined in the Motion to Dismiss.

As a reminder, the SEC sued Binance, defining SOL, ADA, MATIC, FIL, ATOM, SAND, MANA, ALGO, AXS and COTI as securities. This amendment could modify these definitions.

Colosseum announced the Solana Radar Global Hackathon, which was put in place majorly to help participants kickstart new crypto projects and gain exposure within the Solana community.

September 2 - October 8

Good Morning America! (From Canada)

AN IN-DEPTH REPORT ON THE STATE OF SOLANA.

The Q2 TLDR? Builders kept building. Here’s some highlights you won’t want to miss:

1. The institutions are coming
Stripe demoed their upcoming payments solution on Solana using Phantom, and PayPal issued their PYUSD stablecoin on Solana. PayPal cited token extensions as a key reason for expanding to Solana — one extension, transfer hooks, enables developers to add custom programmable logic to each transfer.

2. PayFi has arrived
Helio's Solana Pay Plugin on Shopify saved Solana Labs over $1 million in fees for Chapter2 sales compared to traditional payment methods. Now, it's even more versatile: Users can pay in their preferred token, near-instantly swapping to the merchant's preferred currency via Jupiter.

3. Solana is coming to you (not the other way around)
Have a Google account? Congrats, you now have a Solana wallet thanks to TipLink’s Wallet Adapter. No downloads, no seed phrases, no fuss.

And if that wasn’t enough, blinks connected Solana to the entire internet, bringing Solana to millions of active X users. Now, you can vote, mint, swap, and donate directly from your feed. Growth is accelerating: Messari reported blinks for over 20 dApps like Helium, Sphere, and Tensor at publication, while Dialect’s registry shows nearly 100 blinks today.

If you’re looking to build with blinks, Solana Foundation is offering $400k in grants, while Dialect and Superteam have $1k microgrants available.

4. The ecosystem is working hard on scaling solutions
ZK compression, pioneered by Light Protocol and Helius Labs, went live on testnet and drops the state cost for 1M addresses by ~99.9% by storing data via the ledger.

MagicBlock unveiled MagicBlock Engine, which enhances SVM customizability and performance without sacrificing composability. It implements ephemeral rollups: temporary runtimes that mirror programs and accounts from mainnet to improve efficiency before settling state back on Solana. The best part? It's all abstracted away from the user.

5. Solana DeFi is happening, led by LST growth
Liquid staking rate jumped from 5.2% to 6.4%, with Sanctum's LST market share exploding 3,700% QoQ.

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All in all, I think Forgotten Runes is one of the most impressive communities in NFTs, and Ronin is one of the most impressive teams in crypto gaming, so to see them link up in bringing the Runiverse to life is something I’m excited to track

Keep this one on your radar

Canada just scored lol 2-1

IP remains stuck in an outdated legal system that makes it difficult to license, monetize, & trade effectively

That's where StoryProtocol comes in -- a new blockchain that aims to transform IP into liquid, programmable, & ownable digital assets

A 101 Explainer👇

What is Story Network?

Story Network was created specifically for bringing IP onchain, making it easier to manage and monetize.

On Story Network, IP is represented as onchain assets called IP Assets, which are NFTs. These NFTs carry detailed metadata about the underlying IP and serve as its digital representations. They can be linked to existing NFTs, e.g. a CryptoPunk, or be issued to represent offchain items.

Each IP Asset is linked to an IP Account, a specialized smart contract that manages interactions and data related to the IP.

Also at the heart of Story Network is its Proof-of-Creativity (PoC) Protocol, which facilitates the creation and management of IP Assets, enabling use cases like permissionless licensing and automated royalty payments.

Another key pillar here is the Programmable IP License (PIL), a legal framework that bridges the onchain world with traditional legal systems, ensuring that the digital representation of IP on Story Network is enforceable in the real world.

How is Story Network designed?

Story Network is a Layer 1 (L1) blockchain optimized for handling complex IP data structures efficiently that leans on elements from both the ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and the cosmos
SDK.

Notably, Story Network is EVM-equivalent, meaning it supports the same code execution environment as Ethereum. This compatibility allows developers to port existing applications and smart contracts written in Ethereum's popular Solidity programming language to Story Network with minimal or no changes.

Why tokenize IP on Story Network?

Tokenizing IP on Story Network offers several notable benefits:

🌊 Liquidity — IP can be traded or used as collateral, creating new financial opportunities.

🧱 Programmability — Automated actions like royalty payments can be embedded within IP NFTs, simplifying management.

🔍 Transparency — The underlying blockchain provides a clear and immutable record of IP ownership and transactions.

These are compelling pillars for content creators, but what will the actual use cases look like?

For instance, artists, musicians, writers, and beyond can register their IP as NFTs on Story Network, set licensing terms, and automate royalty payments. This makes it easier to control and monetize their work.

For developers, they can build applications that leverage tokenized IP. Think things like AI model marketplaces, content remixing platforms, and DeFi apps that use IP NFTs as collateral.

Two of the earliest app examples in the Story ecosystem are Magma and Mahojin. The former is a collaborative design tool that uses Story Network to manage and monetize creative works via NFTs, while the latter is a platform for AI training data and models.

Zooming out

How might making IP programmable and liquid influence the interaction between creators and consumers? Will tokenizing and trading IP democratize access to creative works? And how effectively can the PIL system adapt to diverse global legal landscapes, especially as AI-generated content becomes more prevalent?

The answers to these questions remain to be seen, but Story Network is diving in here in unprecedented fashion and looking to revolutionize the future of digital IP through the cryptoeconomy. As the chain evolves and gains traction, its bull case is its potential to redefine IP management to be better in line with the content challenges of the 21st century.

Can Story win out, then? We'll see, but this innovative reach into a new terrain is exciting nonetheless!

By WPeaster

Daily Memecoin Recap - July 10

Volume slowly coming back as $sol stabilizes

Rocky Breaking Records
$rocky -> $6 .7m to $29 .75m (4.44x), pet rock
$papery -> hit $1 .16m, pet paper, beta to $rocky
- Extremely good team
- Organized push

Launch Gone Wrong
$jeb -> hit $29 .5m (now sitting at $1m )
- Pre-Sale
- Heavily sniped launch with KOLs onboard

Hawk Tuah Girl Part 2
$glak -> hit $830k , based on a girl in a viral video, deriv of $hawktuah
$fart -> hit $550k , also based on a viral video

Dog Meta
$buddy -> $720k to $5 .54m (7.69x), CTO team balling out on marketing
$boppy -> $670k to $1 .47m (2.19x), new ATH, CTO
$puka -> $67k to $380k (5.67x)
$popdog -> hit $4m , $popcat but a dog, CTO
$gidi -> hit $1 .85m, cute dog, $billy deriv, second CTO
$vibin -> hit $520k

Slang Meta
$aura -> $17m to $30 .43m (1.79x)
$trenches -> hit $1 .12m
$things -> hit $600k , "hearing things", popular sentence in crypto
$deadass -> hit $375k

Matt Furie
$spike -> $29 .6m to $46 .9m (1.58x), team wants to push

More Cooks
$zack -> $21 .7m to $46m (2.11x),
MrZackMorris's coin
$mongy -> $300k to $4 .3m (14x), monkey meme
$tard -> $56k to $700k (12.5x), cat meme
$fire -> hit $1 .55m, beta to $water (after Messi's promotion)
$high -> hit $1m , good art
$ruy -> hit $490k , redacted RoyCooperN, CTO
$freaky -> hit $373k

Slang & Dog metas are the strongest at the moment

Market is still very PvP on sol, no one wants to hold for long

Daily Memecoin Recap - July 5

$sol bounces off of support, for market to resume its uptrend (short-term), we'd like to see a break of $155

Billy Soars Regardless Of Market Conditions
$billy -> $96 .5m to $164m (1.7x)
$holly -> hit $8 .65m, bundled, rumors that it was ran by the same guys as $billy

Matt Furie Characters
$doggs -> $10 .55m to $24m (2.27x), good team & market makers
$mojo -> hit $2m

Moonshot Launches
$landlord -> $2 .32m to $6 .1m (2.63x), on dexscreene's moonshot
$jacky -> hit $1 .5m, cat meme

Cat Memes
$milly -> hit $3 .2m, CTO, this meme has been done twice previously
$relax -> hit $1 .8m, pushed by KOLs, same dev as $chill that hit $1m
$omni -> hit $660k , CTO

Dog Memes
$buddy -> hit $1m , CTO by a $billy whale
$dolly -> hit $575k , dog version of $dolly
$boppy -> hit $520k , CTO

More Cooks
$otti -> hit $1 .88m
$grass -> hit $1 .65m, "Touch Grass", CTO
$nothing -> hit $400k

Lately everything is a "CTO"

Any project where dev is still in is lowkey bearish nowadays lmao

Easy to be bearish, but we still have many bullish catalysts:

• BTC ETF continued inflows
• ETH ETF launch soon
• Regulatory pivot
• Interest rates at all-time highs, with the EU and Canada already decreasing
• Stocks at all-time highs
• Gold close to ATH
• Stablecoin supply at ATH
• Circle's stablecoins compliant with MiCA, boosting integration in finance and commerce
• Stripe integrating stablecoins
• Paypal's newly launched $PYUSD growing ($405m issued)
• Blackrock pushing for asset tokenization
• Newly issued altcoins already down ~80%, resetting valuations
• Polymarket gaining traction beyond crypto natives
• Blockchains finally starting to scale

Finally, when Germany, the US government, and Mt. Gox are done, it will clear the last overhang.

Usually, sellers are easy to spot, but new buyers are obscure.

***CREDITS: Ignas defi research***

What if the bull run started sooner than expected and we're now back on track with the original timeline?

Based on previous cycles, Delphi predicted BTC hitting its previous ATH in Q4 2024 after a two-year bear market.

Yet, we passed it in Q1'24 thanks to the BTC ETF!

If that's the case, expect BTC to rally again and hit a new ATH by Q4 2025.

This prediction is based on previous cyclical patterns (more on it in the comments).

Plus, BTC halvings and prices have historically aligned with global liquidity.

However, interest rates in the US are expected to change later this year, while in the EU and Canada, they have already been decreased.

If this all plays out, it's a tough situation for those who missed the initial rally and bought in at local highs.

Selling now, fearing the bull run is over, could lead to more regret if BTC follows its usual cycle and bounces back.

***CREDITS: Ignas defi research***

Despite uncertainty across the wider crypto markets, the Solana ecosystem continues to reward its loyal users with a wealth of liberal incentives and airdrops.

Which rewards programs and incentives should you have on your radar?

JUPITER ASR (ACTIVE STAKING REWARDS)
Ever since the $JUP TGE supporters and community members have been able to stake JUP tokens within Jupiter’s platform and vote on decentralized governance proposals that shape the direction and future of the protocol.

All voters and contributors, regardless of how they cast their votes, are eligible for a share of around $60M in Jupiter ASR (Active Staking Rewards). Allocations are calculated based on an individual account’s voting power and will be comprised of:

50M JUP

7.5B WEN

7.5M ZEUS

7.5M UPT

750,000 SHARK

These highly anticipated Active Staking Rewards are expected to be distributed before July 10, with an official allocation checker scheduled to go live sometime on July 5. It’s important to note that JUP claimed during the event will automatically added to your wallet’s staked amount.

SANCTUM $CLOUD AIRDROP
Following the success of its gamified LST loyalty program, Wonderland, Sanctum’s initial $CLOUD airdrop is slated to go live in mid-July. Attracting over 300,000 participants and amassing over $1B TVL (Total Value Locked) in early June based on DeFiLlama data, Sanctum’s CLOUD airdrop is one of the ecosystem’s most eagerly awaited events.

Sanctum's CLOUD airdrop introduces a novel approach to token distribution. With 10% of the total allocated to the event, the Sanctum has made the decision to split reward users based not only on their Wonderland XP, but also on their 'Earnestness'.

An official date for the CLOUD airdrop is yet to be announced, but it expected to go live sometime in mid-July.

MARINADE SEASON 3
One of the largest DeFi applications by TVL in the Solana ecosystem, Marinade’s Season 3 Rewards program is well underway.

Expected to run for three months, Marinade Season 3 promises to distribute 25M MNDE tokens, currently valued at $2 .7M, to community members who deepen total mSOL liquidity. Users are encouraged to earn bonus MNDE incentives by providing mSOL liquidity in three different ways:

Kamino mSOL/SOL LP Vault - Up to 12.5M MNDE tokens will be allocated to users who provide mSOL/SOL liquidity on Kamino Finance. LP providers will also be eligible for Kamino rewards.

Looping Meteora mSOL/SOL LP Tokens - Up to 5M MNDE tokens will be allocated to users who deposit into mSOL/SOL pools on Meteora and strategically loop their yield through Solend.

Discretionary LP/Partner Rewards - The remaining 7.5M MNDE tokens will be distributed to community members who deepen mSOL liquidity through various other partnerships. These partnerships are dynamic and currently undisclosed.

KAMINO SEASON 2
Another Solana DeFi powerhouse, Kamino’s Season 2 records program is thriving in full force and scheduled to end around the end of July.

Reward allocations are calculated linearly based on points accrued through using the protocol’s various functions, including lending and borrowing markets. By staking KMNO, the platform’s native token, users receive multipliers that boost their point generation.

Kamino’s Season 2 rewards program has been further bolstered by the integration of PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin, which has attracted over $38M in TVL at press time.

DEBRIDGE
A clear winner of Jupiter’s Round 3 LFG Launchpad candidates, Debridge’s ongoing rewards program has attracted over 470,000 unique accounts and transferred over $3 .1B across different blockchains.

Accruing points through Debridge’s rewards program is straightforward, users simply need to transfer funds between chains using the protocol and by referring new users.

PARCL PERPETUAL POINTS SEASON 2
As of July 1st, the Parcl Perpetual Points program has entered its second season. Expected to last for the remainder of 2024, the

It's been just a little over 1,5 month since BullVerse token launch, but it feels like this platform has been there for us for years.

Honestly I fell in love with it since day one. There was no day in which developers weren't actively working on their child. This attitude is really hard to find in people nowadays.

With confidance I can tell you that green candle is about to appear. Bullpad is right behind the corner and gonna be a real danger for pump.fun.

I am securing even more Bull tokens to my wallet - it is not financial advice 😂

Who is paying attantion?

The Legacy of Zuzalu: One Year Later 🌇

Can the ephemeral city experiment inspired by Vitalik live on?

One year ago this week, our very own
TrustlessState shared details about his experience living with some of crypto’s brightest minds in the ephemeral city called Zuzalu.

You can read David's full breakdown of his experience below:

👉 http://bankless.cc/David_Z...

This popup city housed over 200 people from diverse regions and fields for two months. David conducted a number of interviews with fellow attendees during this time on topics spanning zero-knowledge proofs, longevity and biotech, network states, and public goods. You can check out those conversations below.

👉 http://bankless.cc/ZuzaluC...

Inspired and initiated by VitalikButerin, Zuzalu blended structure and spontaneity to construct a successful experiment, but almost immediately after the ephemeral city dispersed, attendees wondered how they could keep the fire of Zuzalu alive and continue to offer places for the ethos of Ethereum to connect with disparate emerging technologies.

Let’s take a look at what they’ve been up to since 👇

🏡 The Rise of Zu-Villages
The success of Zuzalu sparked interest in continuing the concept of crypto pop-up cities called Zu-villages.

Earlier this year, a gitcoin grants program offered 250 ETH in funding for creating Zu-villages and Zu-related technology. The round ran from Jan. 15 to Feb. 15, providing funding for 32 events like JoinEdgeCity, Esmerelda and ZuBerlinCity, which are currently running or have just finished, and 28 tools like ZupassProject and MuseMatrix_, a DeSci research institute.

Many of these tie into Zuzalu City, a community hub for Zu-villages and related software, including a calendar of pop-up cities like the few we've highlighted below:

Edge Esmeralda

The ongoing Edge Esmeralda is a month-long popup village focused on incubating novel technologies and new ways of living, aiming to build a foundation for a permanent new town, Esmeralda, around Healdsburg, CA. With $217K in funding from the Zuzalu grants round, Esmeralda put together a series of events centered around human organization, robotics, artificial intelligence, real-world crypto applications, and health and longevity.

The rise of Zu-villages illustrates the enduring impact of Zuzalu, with these pop-up cities continuing to foster collaboration, technological advancement, and a decentralized way of living across the globe.

These pop-up villages demonstrate a model where individuals can co-live, co-work, and co-create, blurring the lines between professional collaboration and communal living to create atmospheres aligned with personal sovereignty and collective problem-solving. The transient nature of these communities allows for flexibility and adaptability, where new ideas can be tested and refined in real time.

It highlights a future where governance is more fluid, technology enhances participants' health, and community building is a continuous, evolving process.

By providing spaces for like-minded individuals to come together, Zuzalu and its successors create fertile ground for social experimentation and technological innovation. They embody the spirit of decentralized, autonomous living, further reflecting the broader societal trends towards alternative lifestyles in the digital age. Overall, the legacy of Zuzalu lies in its ability to inspire and enact a vision of a forward-thinking world, where dynamic, transient communities can thrive and innovate, and tech and health exist in harmony.

Written by davewardonline

🚨⁠ The number of crypto ATMs installed worldwide increased by 17.8% over the last 12 months to reach 38,279.

It is closing in on its record of 39,541 from December 2022.

The number of crypto ATMs installed in 2024 is 2,564 ATMs.
It is close to the number of ATMs retired in 2023 which is 2,861 ATMs.

More than 82% of the world's crypto ATMs are in the United States 🇺🇸
7.7% is in Canada 🇨🇦

1,584 crypto ATMs in Europe 🇪🇺

Bitcoin Depot, Coinflip and Athena Bitcoin are the leading crypto ATM operators, with 7,543, 5,057 and 2,756 ATMs respectively.

https://cointelegraph.com/...

Daily Memecoin Recap - June 27

The market is still struggling to find a concrete meta

In this market, the key is to adapt & be versatile

Trump vs Biden Debate
$usa -> $16 .6m to $43m (2.6x from the low)
$usacto -> hit $3m , "America CTO"
$bboden -> hit $583k , POTUS as a redacted baby
$joever -> hit $550k , "It's Joever"
$sloe -> hit $450k , "Sloppy Joe"

Gavin Newsom Replacing Joe Biden
$noosum -> $1 .1m to $9 .2m (8.36x), redacted Newsom
$newsum -> $440k to $3 .4m (7.7x), another redacted Newsom
$newsom -> $91k to $2 .3m (25.5x)
- After Joe Biden's poor performance, people are saying that democrats should replace him with GavinNewsom

Viral Meme "Daddy Chill" Launch
$chill -> hit $4 .75m,

Amber Rose Launch
$muva -> hit $8 .3m,

Kimi Reaches $300m +
$kimi -> hit $330m , heavily bundled, launched on pumpdotfun
$kimi -> hit $1m , "KIMI-burn"

Cat Memes
$sc -> $3 .5m to $9 .9m (2.82x), "Star Cat", strong CTO
$bobby -> $1 .4m to $6 .6m (4.71x), CTO
$tiny -> hit $1 .7m, dev is doxxed, using his own cat

Dog Memes
$spot -> hit $1 .8m, 180+ people in vc
$bullseye -> hit $470k , "Target Dog", CTO

Long-Term Cooks
$popcat -> $220m to $625m (2.84x from the low)
$ponke -> $131m to $232 .9m (1.77x from the low)
$michi -> $44m to $155m (3.52x from the low)

More Plays
$aura -> $4 .9m to $11m (2.24x), good team
$spike -> $595k to $1 .8m (3x), another $spike launched which seemed like a honeypot, people bought into the OG spike for a bounce
$moonwif -> $120k to $420k (3.5x), launched on dexscreener's moonshot
$otty -> hit $1 .8m, Otter Meme, CTO

CTO's are a meta in & of itself.

Most of these CTO coins would not have pumped as much if the dev never sold

Coinbase institutional just announced that it will be the custodian for North America's first Solana ETP, by 3iQ_corp.

As part of the partnership, 3iQ Corp will leverage it's institutional custody infrastructure to introduce Solana staking to Canada's ETP space.

Partnership Announcement🤝

Abracadabra Ya Bish - Magic Internet Money is here!

We’re thrilled to announce a partnership with @MagicInternetMoney ! Their account proudly wears our gold checkmark reserved for partners.

$MIM x $BULL

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FUTARCHY from METADAO has been officially launched and is now live.

FUTARCHY enhances DAO voting by utilizing a form of betting system to understand how the market might feel about a proposal been passed or not.

Magic Eden, initially a Solana-focused NFT marketplace, has now expanded to support Ethereum and other networks like Bitcoin and Polygon. It has surpassed OpenSea in transaction volume as of April 2024.

This shows its rapid growth and adaptability.