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🇺🇸 The unemployment rate in the United States falls to 4.1%, while forecasts were for 4.2%.

In total, nearly 254,000 jobs were created

📅 **Weekly Outlook Sep 30 - Oct 6** 📅
Stay updated with key news & events in finance and crypto! 🧵👇

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📰 **News/Sentiment:**
- FED tracking econ data for rate cuts 📊
- Neutral stance, less dovish than expected 🕊️
- Eyes on Sept Jobs, ISM Manufacturing, Jobless Claims 📈
- Investors expect continued rate lowering 💸
- Goldman: Stocks pricier on ROE premium 📉
- BofA forecasts a soft landing 🌤️

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📅 **Events This Week:**

**Monday:**
- 🇬🇧 UK: GP
- 🇩🇪 GER: CPI
- 🇺🇸 US: Powell Speaks 🎙️

**Tuesday:**
- 🇪🇺 EUR: Core CPI, CPI
- 🇺🇸 US: PMI, Fed GDP Now, Job Openings
- 📈 Earnings: NKE 👟

**Wednesday:**
- 🇪🇺 EUR: Unemployment 📉

**Thursday:**
- 🇺🇸 US: Jobless Claims
- 🇨🇳 CNY: CPI 🇨🇳

**Friday:**
- 🇺🇸 US: Labor Participation, Nonfarm Payroll, Unemployment Rate 📊

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⚖️ **Risk Appetite:**
- Truflation: 1.5% 📉
- Market Fear/Greed: 75 🤑 Extreme Greed
- Market Breadth: Extreme Greed 🚀
- Put/Call: Extreme Greed
- Junk Bond vs. Investment Grade: Fear ⚠️
- AAII Sentiment: 3% off 1yr bullish 📈
- Crypto Fear/Greed: 50 Neutral 🪙
- High Yield Bond Premium: 3.68% 🔺
- High Yield Effective Yield: 7.8% 🔺

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📊 **Market Breadth:**
- % of $SPX > 200D MA: 62% ↔️
- % of $SPX > 50D MA: 65% ↔️
- % of $SPX > 20D MA: 68% ↔️
- NASDAQ New Highs - Lows: 57
- SPY 52W Highs - Lows: -44
- SPY New H/L: Monthly 147; Weekly 19 📉

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🔍 **Other:**
- Fed Rate Monitor: 30% chance of 50bps, 70% chance of 25bps 📉🔮

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Stay informed and make savvy moves this week! 💰🚀 #Finance #crypto #MarketUpdate

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It’s here — a crypto game for mass audiences.

Everything you need to know about
@solana
's new mobile shooter -- FTW 🔫👇

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jungle_xyz’s FTW is a fast-paced mobile shooter where players can play casually or win real rewards by competing in tournaments and PVP wagering matches.

While FTW has multiple ways to play—Free-for-Alls, Team Deathmatches, and Extractions (akin to capture the flag)—its main mode is Showdown, where 10 players face off in a 3-minute Battle Royale. Here, players spawn with randomized load-outs of different heroes, weapons, and gadgets and can respawn during the first 2 minutes, battling to rack up points and buffs.

After this, the playing zone starts closing and respawns are disabled until the last player standing claims victory. Along the way, players can pick up new weapons and equipment scattered across the map. These come in four rarity levels: White, Blue, Purple, and Yellow, each offering increased power for an edge as the match progresses.
⚔️ Qualifiers (Mon-Fri): During weekdays, you can play Showdown matches for free and collect points to prepare for the weekend Finals. This mode helps you accumulate upgrades, currencies, and tickets, which will be crucial for weekend competition.

🎖Finals (Sat-Sun): The weekend Finals require one ticket per match, and only these games count toward the leaderboard for prizes. Players can win $USDC , $SOL , in-game rewards, and whitelist spots for Jungle’s Genesis mint — though you must connect your wallet and Discord to be eliglible.

Additionally, there is a Monthly Leaderboard on FTW’s Jungle Discord, where your Finals scores accumulate throughout the month. Players who perform well can qualify for boosted rewards.

How to Get Started:

Additional Features:

🎯 Auto-Aim: FTW lets you choose between manual and auto-aim in its settings. While it may burn through your bullets, personally I’d recommend auto.

💥 Hero Ultimates: Each hero has a unique ultimate ability like airstrikes, poison gas, or shock blasts, which charges up as the match goes on and you rack up more stats.

🧰 Hero and Weapon Upgrades: XP will be earned as you play, alongside crates offering unique boosts which can be used to upgrade your heroes and weapons, increasing traits like their resilience, precision, and speed.

How to Earn:

FTW’s tournaments are where the money’s made, and these events are split into Qualifiers and Finals:

📲 Download FTW: The game is available on the iOS App Store and Google Play in early access worldwide.

✅ Sign Up: Once downloaded, create your account through your email or Google.

🔗 Link Your Account: To qualify for rewards, join the Jungle Discord and complete your profile under the profile channel by linking your FTW account (a code will be provided in the app) and Solana wallet.

🏆 Join Tournaments: Participate in weekly Qualifiers to earn points, and use tickets to join the weekend Finals for a shot at the prizes.

And that's all it takes to get started here!

With mobile games feeling ripe for crypto adoption by augmenting their casual gameplay with onchain rewards, Jungle looks to be flying under the radar as a studio to watch.

Move quickly, though! The last Qualifiers for this first “Play-to-Mint” tournament end on September 27th, though we can expect more down the line.

✍️ by wmpeaster

Will rate cuts restart crypto's bull run? 🐂

Here's what could happen next 👇
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In 2022, the Fed raised interest rates to tackle high inflation, which made borrowing more expensive and led to falling asset prices, resulting in a bear market. However, with lower interest rates, many expect monetary easing that could gently guide the global economy into a "Soft Landing."

If inflation doesn’t spike again and rate cuts help keep unemployment stable, central bankers could achieve something incredible—removing major economic uncertainties and delivering a level of global economic stability we haven’t seen in decades!

Although the Fed's latest economic projections seem to favor more future rate cuts, they also reflect how uncertain things are, with inflation forecasts being lowered, flat GDP estimates, and non-trivial upticks in unemployment expectations.

The greatest economic risk has shifted from higher inflation to falling employment, as shown by the decision to cut rates. Even though Federal Reserve members and other central bankers are confident they can manage these risks with further rate cuts, any continued economic decline could rapidly devolve into serious recession concerns.

Global bond yields that had been increasing since Tuesday dropped only slightly after the rate cuts were confirmed, suggesting the market had already factored this in with earlier moves downwards since July. While Bitcoin briefly jumped about 2% right after the rate cut news, markets started selling off soon after, erasing those gains before the day ended.

While the initial excitement around the rate cuts was clear, investors are now carefully watching how the economy reacts to these changes, with hopes pinned on a smooth transition but wary of potential bumps ahead.

Whether this will truly ignite the next crypto bull market or trigger deeper recession concerns remains to be seen as the balancing act between inflation, employment, and growth continues to unfold.

Analysis by JackInabinet

What is Hana Network?
Hana Network is a blockchain platform that integrates with EigenLayer and Babylon to enhance security and functionality. It allows users to stake assets on EigenLayer and Babylon while taking advantage of their advanced security protocols. Hana Network uses cryptographic techniques to ensure transaction security and preserve user privacy. It also supports multi-party group broadcasts and anonymous routing protocols. With these integrations, Hana Network aims to offer reliable and secure decentralized solutions for various applications, making blockchain technology more accessible and efficient. #SnoopDogg #Solana #crypto #SOL #Blockchain #coinmarketcap #USDT #HashCEX #SoundCloud #Ethereum #TRON #BinanceSmartChain #retardio

After the euphoric highs of Q2, fear and doubt have crept back into crypto markets in recent months.

Amidst the uncertainty Solana’s DeFi ecosystem has shed layers of TVL (Total Value Locked), with the majority of protocol’s losing between 13-18% in USD value on a monthly time frame.

However, despite the market-wide pullback, outperformers have emerged. Which protocols created a liquidity vacuum and expanded their TVL despite ailing markets?

NX FINANCE, LULO LEAD MONTHLY TVL GROWTH
Solana’s DeFi scene has enjoyed newfound momentum and attention throughout 2024. However, the last 30 days indicate a charge in sentiment, with the bulk of Solana protocols suffering significant drops in their TVL.

Despite challenging conditions, several outliers have outperformed the wider market and witnessed continued growth in the face of adversity.

Lending aggregator NX Finance led the charge, enjoying consistent growth in the face of difficult markets. Courtesy of its incentivized rewards program, NX Finance TVL rose 65% in the last 30 days, leading Solana’s top 50 DeFi applications by TVL.

Meanwhile, fellow lending aggregator Lulo Finance continued to rise through the ranks, securing over $30M in Directed Liquidity (DL). With over 92% of its DL, a similar metric similar to TVL, held in stablecoins, Lulo-managed value has increased by 32.27% in the last 30 days.

At first glance, DeFiLlama data suggests that Jupiter’s TVL has risen by 47.22% in the last 30 days. However, this increase is due to the popular analytics platform integrating $jupSOL into Jupiter’s total TVL on August 16, adding approximately $300M worth of funds to the platform.

According to Step Finance data, $jupSOL supply has risen 0.36% in the last 30 days. Coupled with the 2.22% decline in Jupiter perpetual TVL in the same time period, it can be concluded that Jupiter’s total TVL has remained relatively stable in the face of challenging market conditions.

Kamino TVL Climbs Despite Falling Prices
Kamino Finance has been one of Solana DeFi’s most solid performers throughout Q3’s volatility. While lending aggregators like NX Finance and Lulo predominantly hold stablecoins, making them more resilient to market downturn, Kamino accepts deposits from a wider range of more volatile assets.

Despite falling asset prices across the industry, Kamino has emerged as one of Solana’s standout DeFi protocols.

While $SOL price has dropped over 36% since its March 18 high of $202 , Kamino TVL has increased by 12% in USD terms. Denominated in SOL, Kamino TVL has risen by 76% in the same time frame.

JUPITER DOMINATES PERPETUAL TVL ACROSS THE INDUSTRY
Jupiter’s perpetual DEX platform shows no sign of relinquishing its iron grip on derivatives dominance. One of Solana’s largest DeFi protocols, Jupiter’s perpetual DEX is currently the largest onchain derivatives market in the crypto industry.

Boasting over $657M in TVL, Jupiter dominates perpetual market share. According to DeFiLlama data, the Solana-based platform currently accounts for 18.82% of onchain derivatives TVL across the industry.

While Jupiter boasts the highest TVL across all perpetual DEXes, its closest rival still witnesses higher trading volumes. During August, Hyperliquid handled $34 .6B in trading volume compared to Jupiter’s $15 .1B. It’s worth noting that Hyperliquid’s high volume could attributed to its points program, which is expected to influence token allocations ahead of the protocol’s upcoming airdrop

Prices may be down, but Grayscale's making bull market bets if you know where to look.

These are the assets that have caught the attention of Crypto's Wall Street whisperer 👇

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When Grayscale announces a new Trust for a particular asset, the market often reacts with a mix of excitement and skepticism.

It's a bit like a double-edged sword: a signal of saturation for some and a beacon of hope for others.

Some might interpret the launch as a sign that the market for that asset is reaching saturation or at least limited upside potential in crypto terms.

On the one hand, it’s a stamp of approval from a major player in the crypto space. It can lend legitimacy to the asset, potentially attracting institutional investors, and, at the very least, boost media coverage.

Grayscale has been adding new investment products at a faster clip, showcasing their conviction that we’re in the middle innings of a crypto bull market fueled by a grand slam of bullish signals: #Bitcoin ETF inflows, the long-awaited $ETH ETF launch, increasing stablecoin adoption, and steady growth in TVL across DeFi.

As a quiet giant in the industry, investors continue to watch what Grayscale is backing and what that says about their impressions of which direction the industry is headed. What assets have caught their attention lately? Let's find out. 👇

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Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund (FIL, NEAR, RNDR, LPT, TAO)

Grayscale Bittensor Trust (TAO)
Bittensor envisions a world where AI isn't a tool in the hands of a few corporations but a resource democratized for all. It aims to create an "Internet of AI" where everyone can contribute and benefit from AI models. $TAO incentivizes participants to contribute to the network by providing rewards for tasks like validating models and running AI computations.

As the AI race among big tech companies heats up, Grayscale believes that Bittensor offers a compelling alternative approach towards AI development, one that encourages a wider range of participants and ideas.

Grayscale SUI Trust (SUI)
$Sui boasts a novel blockchain design that prioritizes scalability and user experience. It allows for parallel processing, tackling multiple transactions simultaneously.
SuiNetwork
's competitive edge comes down to its custom-built programming language, Sui Move, which streamlines smart contract development and execution.

As the need for blockspace and faster execution in crypto increases, Grayscale believes that Sui opens the door to a new wave of decentralized applications that were previously limited by existing blockchain infrastructure.

The Grayscale Effect
Overall, the impact of a Grayscale Trust launch is highly subjective to the specific asset. By no means does it signify that the asset is destined for greatness. Take the Grayscale Decentraland Trust (MANA), for instance.

The key takeaway is that Grayscale's bullish outlook on crypto is evident in its recent product launches. They believe we're currently in a bull market and are positioning themselves accordingly.

Analysis by arjunnchand

BullVerse Update

BullPad
There have been numerous inquiries regarding BullPad, and we would like to address them. After careful consideration, the team has decided that launching BullPad at this time would not be beneficial. The market sentiment remains highly bearish, trading volumes across financial markets are low, and overall uncertainty persists. Furthermore, Pump.fun’s volume has decreased by 95% from its all-time high. All signs indicate that this is not the ideal time to release a launchpad. However, we remain fully committed to launching it when market conditions are more favorable.

BullPay
BullPay is currently in beta (available at bullpay.fun). As well-needed solution in the space, it is connected to a lot of upcoming features inisde the platform. BullPay will serve not only as a marketplace but also as a crypto payment gateway, like Stripe or PayPal for crypto transactions. We developed an API kit allowing our partners to get paid from their website or mobile app.

Activity Rewards & User Experience
We are still working on developing a sustainable, more gamified and automated solution for activity rewards. Once this is finalized, we will announce it, and automated payouts will resume.

The BullVerse Ecosystem
It’s important to note that BullVerse is a long-term project. We are continually enhancing user, partner, and community engagement. As with any major project, development will unfold progressively rather than all at once.

Communication
The team is working tirelessly behind the scenes to improve the BullVerse ecosystem daily. Many individuals are involved, and significant resources have been invested in this project. Our commitment is unwavering, and we continue to expand our network by forming strategic partnerships, which are crucial for long-term growth. The vision is clear and we are enjoying the journey.

Teasers
Our primary focus has been on laying a strong foundation by creating a stable platform that incorporates both incentives and crypto utilities. Our main goal is to deliver a clear and practical use case that attracts the visibility BullVerse deserves. As a utility project, we view this as a key driver of our success: BullVerse should not just be about content, but also a hub where crypto enthusiasts can speculate, win, lose, be rewarded, and find their community. Something exciting is coming very soon..

Bullish times are ahead,
The BullVerse Team

WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST OBSTACLES TO DePIN GROWTH??
In a recent appearance at ETHToronto, Frank Mathis highlights the next steps for DePIN’s future.

GenesysGo founder Frank Mathis is no stranger to the highs and lows of crypto’s thriving DePIN sector.

Drawing on his years of experience, Mathis joined other DePIN thought leaders at ETHToronto, including Helium COO Scott Sigel, to discuss the future of the sector.

“If DePIN solves that, DePIN is inevitable”
Like many passionate crypto community members, DePIN advocates staunchly argue that DePIN is inevitable. Speaking to hundreds of crypto enthusiasts at ETHToronto, Mathis offered a refreshing point of view.

The GenesysGo founder argues that value creation for contributors is one of the most integral aspects of running successful DePIN networks. Mathis highlighted that, while DePIN promises to reward contributors as decentralized software scales, “it’s shocking how much of that is running on AWS and Google Cloud.”

For example, over 50% of Ethereum node operators are hosted on AWS, Hetzner, and OVH servers.

Reiterating the importance of wealth creation for contributors, Mathis contends “what DePIN really is, is an attempt to take one of the most centralized layers of the stack and decentralize that amongst the people such that they start to participate in the growth and success of these models.”

GenesysGo’s ShdwDrive is one such example. The decentralized storage solution empowers users to earn $SHDW tokens by providing unused mobile storage to a distributed network, directly generating income from a device that lives in their pocket.

Reflecting the ideal DePIN model proposed by Mathis, network contributors benefit from the growth and success of the platform. The GenesysGo founder reinforced this notion, opining “DePIN is only as inevitable as the value that participants in the network get from it… if DePIN solves that, DePIN is inevitable.”

POOR PERFORMANCE “ONE OF THE BIGGEST FAILINGS OF DePIN”
On paper, the benefits of DePINs are obvious. However, in practice, these platforms often sacrifice performance and scalability in favor of decentralization. While this aids in value creation for contributors and increases security, it actually hamstrings performance and growth.

DePIN is often considered the natural evolution of the sharing economy, which delivered iconic businesses like Uber and Airbnb.

Drawing parallels between the pearls of the sharing economy and emerging DePIN projects, Mathis illustrated that “Uber became highly successful, not just because you’re able to share in pieces of things you don’t use everyday.. but because it worked well, it was fast, it was easy to use.”

Mathis argues that for DePIN projects to truly take off, they need to rival the performance standards set by centralized industry leaders. Referencing his experience with GenesysGo, the founder posits “in our case, our first principle [is] decentralized storage needs to be as fast, as secure, as stable, and perform every bit as well as a traditional Web2 cloud service.”

ABSTRACTION IS KEY
The Web3 user experience has long been considered one of the industry’s biggest obstacles to adoption. The complexities of wallet management and security have discouraged newcomers to space for over a decade, and continue to repel potential users today.

Mathis insists that abstracting the end-user experience away from blockchain technology is key to the success of the industry. Reinforcing this belief, the founder affirms “Your end user shouldn’t know that they’re interacting with Web3”

Looking towards the future, Mathis considers DePIN regulation will present a significant obstacle to the sector’s growth. However, instead of taking a chagrined approach to future regulatory concerns, the GenesysGo founder suggests that DePIN projects need to take on some responsibility.

Central and Southern Asia Explore Sustainable Alternatives Following Bitcoin Mining Boom
Once a thriving hub for Bitcoin mining, Central and South Asia’s crypto community pivots to more sustainable networks.

While the Wed3 world focuses on international heavyweights like China and the United States, Central and South Asia (CSA) boasts a thriving and diverse crypto economy.

India and Pakistan enjoy some of the highest crypto adoption rates in the world, while cheap energy costs and regulatory clarity made Kazakhstan a Bitcoin mining hub in 2021.

As the crypto community seeks sustainable alternatives, Solana emerges as a prime candidate to support growing adoption in CSA nations.

Central Asia’s Bitcoin Mining Boom
Following the exodus of Bitcoin miners from China in 2021, Central Asian countries like Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan played host to huge amounts of crypto mining activity.

Abundant in natural resources, low energy costs, and crypto-friendly laws, the area quickly evolved into a thriving hub Bitcoin mining hub. Crypto mining operations paid as little as.03 per kWh for electricity in Kazakhstan, making it one of the world’s most cost-effective nations for Bitcoin farms.

This led to a surge in crypto adoption rates in Central Asia, with Kazakhstan becoming the world’s second-ranked Bitcoin mining nation in 2021. At its peak in October 2021, Kazakhstan accounted for 18% of the global Bitcoin hashrate. However, Central Asia’s mining utopia couldn’t last forever.

KAZAKHSTAN BITCOIN MINING INDUSTRY OVER TIME

The rising demand for energy put a significant strain on the Central Asian power grid, causing sporadic outages as aging Soviet-era infrastructure struggled to keep up. By May 2023, Kazakhstan’s contribution to the global hashrate had dropped to as low as 4%.

A wrath of regulations have since been implemented to curb crypto mining in Kazakhstan. New mining-specific tax rates have been introduced, and crypto miners in the nation are required by law to sell 75% of their revenue via centralized exchanges.

Meanwhile, neighboring countries like Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are exploring more sustainable energy alternatives, including solar and hydroelectric farms.

IS SOLANA A CONVENIENT SOLUTION Solution?
Courtesy of its hybrid Proof-of-Stake/Proof-of-History consensus mechanism, Solana is one of the most environmentally friendly blockchains in the crypto industry. According to Solana Labs, one transaction requires less energy than a Google search. Additionally, Solana is carbon neutral, having implemented numerous carbon offsetting initiatives.

Don't burn yourself out

The worst thing you can do is waste all your time & energy forcing plays when the market is slow

There's a fine line between trench grinding & forcing plays, learn to be patient

Only a matter of time before $BTC blasts past ATH & your memes will follow

In a move that could significantly reshape the Solana DeFi landscape, Renzo Protocol and Jito Network have joined forces to introduce $ezSOL , the first-ever Liquid Restaking Token (LRT) on the Solana blockchain. This groundbreaking partnership combines Renzo's expertise in liquid restaking with Jito's MEV-enhanced validator network, promising to unlock new levels of capital efficiency and yield optimization for Solana users.

JITO'S RECENT FORAY INTO RESTAKING
This development comes just weeks after Jito, a leading Solana liquid staking protocol, officially entered the restaking market. The protocol released Jito Restaking, an open-source module designed for the Solana blockchain, supporting both staking, restaking, and LRTs. This move signaled Jito's ambition to expand its offerings and capitalize on the growing interest in restaking within the Solana community.

Renzo brings a wealth of experience from successful Ethereum protocols like EigenLayer and Symbiotic, where it currently boasts a TVL of $1 .28 billion, having reached a peak of $4 billion in June.

UNDERSTANDING LIQUID RESTAKING TOKENS(LRTs)
Restaking, a concept gaining traction on Ethereum, allows users to restake their staked assets to secure additional networks and protocols, thereby earning additional rewards. LRTs take this a step further by providing users with a liquid representation of their staked assets, which can be used across various DeFi protocols while still earning staking rewards.

$ezSOL : UNLOCKING NEW POSSIBILITIES
$ezSOL , minted using JitoSOL as the underlying staked asset, leverages Jito's MEV-enhanced validator network to offer users the potential for compounded rewards from staking, restaking, and MEV extraction. This unique combination makes $ezSOL a powerful tool for maximizing yield within the Solana DeFi ecosystem.

Binance Pre-Launch market introduced the Hamster Kombat (HMSTR) token with a maximum supply of 10 billion tokens.

Similar to Notcoin, Hamster Kombat will be released at the end of the season, and in-game coins will be swapped for it during distribution.

While the exact pricing strategy for Hamster Kombat hasn’t been officially announced, it’s likely based on profit per hour. Exciting times for crypto enthusiasts and hamster fans alike! 🚀🐹

July 19th’s devastating IT outage left hundreds of businesses across the world scrambling to provide basic services. A software bug that was prematurely pushed to production wrought havoc across the globe, temporarily shutting down banks, airlines, and essential services.

Cryptocurrency may not have been a solution to this particular problem, but the event still exposed the vulnerabilities and flaws of our reliance on centralized infrastructure.

What makes DePINs more resilient than centralized alternatives and why is Solana so well-equipped to support decentralized infrastructure?

SECURITY THROUGH DECENTRALIZATION
One of the fundamental staples of the cryptocurrency industry, decentralization is key to avoiding singular points of failure. Drawing resources and infrastructure from distributed sources makes any entity vastly more robust.

Despite detractors arguing that the network is dangerously centralized, Solana has proven its critics wrong, establishing itself as one of the industry’s most decentralized blockchains. A common and admittedly simplified measure of network decentralization, Solana boasts a Nakamoto Coefficient that surpasses the bulk of its rivals.

However, where Solana gains its edge is through the development of alternative validator clients. Barring Ethereum, most Layer One blockchains rely on one sole validator client. Ironically, if a software bug was pushed to production, as was the case with the CrowdStrike outage, these blockchains could also fall victim to a complete network outage.

On the other hand, Solana is on track to eliminate this vulnerability. The network currently hosts two independent validator clients. Solana’s network resilience will go to new heights with the deployment of Jump Crypto’s Firedancer client, which completely rewrites the network into a different programming language from scratch, eliminating the risk of one bug affecting various clients.

Not only is Solana becoming more decentralized by the day, but the network’s thriving DePIN sector is witnessing unrivaled adoption.

SOLANA LEADS REAL WORLD DePIN ADOPTION
Crypto’s DePIN sector is vague. Despite deploying zero infrastructure and offering no proof-of-concept, hundreds of different projects are categorized as DePIN protocols by various blockchain data sites.

For example, CoinMarketCap’s DePIN category features over 140 different DePIN projects but includes Layer 1 blockchains like Internet Computer (ICP). DePinScan, a research tool operated by IoTeX, lists 262 DePin cryptocurrency projects. Other resources, like EV3’s depin.ninja platform, suggests over 300 DePIN protocols are being built on Ethereum alone.

With such ambiguity surrounding what defines a DePIN network, how can we track the manner in which DePINs are actually being deployed and used?

Physical Infrastructure. Among hundreds of supposed DePIN projects, which protocols can individuals see first-hand through real-world devices or Proof-of-Concept?

According to EV3, Solana-based projects dominate their competitors in terms of active node deployments, with projects like Helium, Hivemapper, and Natix each operating hundreds of thousands of devices.

Courtesy of its unmatched scalability and performance, the Solana network is a natural choice for businesses looking to deploy DePINs. In the current blockchain landscape, no other blockchain is adequately equipped to support the data transmission of hundreds of thousands of devices without suffering debilitating latency issues and gas spikes.

Additionally, Solana benefits from the widespread use of mobile devices. Solana Saga, the network’s Web 3 phone, sold out following a collaboration with BONK and the second iteration has been preordered over 140,000 times.

With the future of the internet expected to be driven by mobile-first usage, the Solana network is ideally placed to establish itself as the leading chain for DePIN protocols.

Daily Memecoin Recap - July 25

Overall slow day

Smoking Chicken Fish Steals The Show
$scf -> $14 .9m to $53 .6m (3.6x), "Church of the Smoking Chicken Fish"
$cfsm -> hit $1 .25m, "Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster", beta to $scf
$crabs -> hit $540k , "Smoking Crabby", "The Holy Church of Bottom Feeders", beta to $scf
- Weird meme, but original
- Ansem bought & helped push this blknoiz06

- First time in a while that we see something that doesn't fit current metas (dogs, cats, matt furie characters, etc.) push this high

Mumu Blasts Through ATH
$mumu -> $82m to $187m (2.28x), Matt_Furie meme
- Whales heavily accumulating
- Someone 1 clip bought $2m worth and started clipping out of their position right after

$ETH whales push Brainlet
$brainlet -> $610k to $20 .8m (34x), popular meme

Mainstream Memes
$aura -> $32 .2m to $52 .3m (1.62x), great team
$manifest -> $2 .16m to $9 .67m (4.47x), CTO, team keeps pushing
$hmu -> $320k to $3 .4m (10.6x), "hit me up"
$omg -> hit $1 .22m, CTO'd
$test -> hit $948k , "testosterone"
$affirm -> hit $933k , same vibe as $manifest
$fml -> hit $265k
$bidness -> hit $260k , "standing on bidnes", CTO, cute cat

Chosen Memes of The Day
$oreo -> hit $1 .35m, dog with oreo-like fur
$usdt -> hit $1 .27m, "Ultimate Supreme Degen Tiger", fire meme, CTO

More Cooks
$karris -> $855k to $4 .7m (5.5x), "Kamela Karris", redacted KamalaHarris

$ikigai -> $1 .43m to $3 .8m (2.65x), wholesome
$meta -> $79k to $1 .56m (19.8x), wizard meme, cult-like community forming
$puppet -> hit $9 .22m, popular meme
$apu -> hit $4m , ran straight to millions, heavily bundled
$god -> hit $820k , "The First Dev"
$ets -> hit $575k , based on ETHEREALSOLS33

$lenny -> hit $540k , CTO, "( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)" meme
$raid -> hit $490k
$visualize -> hit $317k , CTO
$coca -> hit $398k , "Cocaine Shark"
$jesus -> hit $271k , "The First CTO Leader", beta to $god

Once we get back to full bull mode & retail starts coming in, people will stop jeeting for 10% profit

Until then, keep stacking your gains while minimizing risk🤝

Just seven months ago, the solana DeFi ecosystem held less than $1 billion in combined total value locked (TVL) across all protocols.

Today, the ecosystem boasts four individual protocols exceeding $1 billion in TVL, driving the total TVL to nearly $5 billion.

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador continues his Bitcoin initiatives. He regularly acquires BTC to fill the first transparent state treasury in Bitcoin.

The country is also considering setting up a Bitcoin bank, offering financial services in dollars and BTC, with fewer restrictions than traditional banks.

El Salvador has become a major player in the adoption of Bitcoin, attracting the attention of cryptocurrency enthusiasts and even traditional finance players.

🐧🚀 Pengy goes wild on TikTok & Instagram!

PengyOS invites all meme & web3 enthusiasts to the future—the new meta.🌐💻

Back on track, setting sights on the moon & beyond.🌕🚀

Join us & make some waves together! 🌊✨

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The underdog with a resilient, brave team.
Inspiring Web3 and memecoin enthusiasts.

$POS is strong and growing!

Pengy & Degens continue their Euro tour.
Stay tuned for daily adventures! 🚀🌍🐧

🚨 Standard Chartered predicts that bitcoin could hit a record high in August followed by a rise to $100 ,000 by the US presidential election in November.

The prediction from Mr Kendrick, head of currency and digital assets research at Standard Chartered Bank, hinges on Joe Biden remaining in the US presidential race.

The Standard Chartered analyst has modeled a "least likely" scenario in which Biden withdraws from the presidential race at the end of July, saying it could send the price of bitcoin falling to between 50,000 and $55 ,000.

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Game Boy x BullVerse: Partnership Announcement🤝

We’re thrilled to announce a partnership with Game Boy!

To celebrate the partnership we are giving away 50 whitelist spots to GBOY’s upcoming NFT mint.

The WL minting window starts today at 7:00 PM UTC and lasts until June 12th 7:00 PM UTC.

Their account proudly wears our gold checkmark reserved for partners.

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