"The Governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, vetoed a bill prohibiting the state from implementing a central bank digital currency issued by the Federal Reserve.

He said the bill was too "premature, vague and reactionary" to be signed into law.

Although the veto can be annulled by legislators, some criticize this decision as politically motivated. #CBDC #CarolineDuNord”

https://cointelegraph.com/...

📉 The #cryptomonnaies market is suffering, after the chaos brought by #Bitcoin  

The $XRP did not escape the decline and recorded a decline of 50% since the peak in March.

It will be necessary to stay beyond the support at.42. If buyers defend the support, a return to the bearish institutional bias (EMA 9/EMA 18) around.53 is possible.

On the other hand, a loss of support could send the XRP to the next support at.32.

For those hoping for a new ath for XRP, I wish you the best of luck.

This guy bought around $20K $Billy , sold $100K and got around $2M left

Which celebrity coin do you think has a chance to stay around ?

So far nearly every one that has came out has been a rug / to take liquidity

Will it be Jason’s that stays?

Iggys?

Who u think

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

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And could wrap around the Milky Way 20,000 times

ROLLBIT

Rollbit is a gambling and trading platform based on the Ethereum blockchain, launched in 2020. It quickly established itself as the undisputed leader of GambleFi with more than one million registered users.

How does Rollbit work?

At the heart of Rollbit is a diverse and interconnected ecosystem, offering a complete gaming and trading experience. The platform is structured around four main pillars (casino, sports betting, NFT and crypto trading) all linked by the native RLB token.

The token serves as both a means of payment and as a reward. Rollbit has set up a unique progressive rewards system, where RLB holders benefit from increasing advantages: rakeback on betting, access to exclusive lotteries and discounts on trading fees.

Rollbit also launched an innovative "Buyback and Burn" program in August 2023. Every hour, part of the platform's revenue is used to buy back and destroy 90% of the RLB tokens purchased, creating deflationary pressure. The remaining 10% are redistributed to Rollbot NFT holders who stake them.

Rollbit thus positions itself as a leader in the GambleFi sector, merging gaming, trading and blockchain technology into a complete user experience.

🤝 Fidelity International and Sygnum partner with Chainlink to provide onchain data for Fidelity International.

“Fund tokenization is probably the biggest digital asset trend happening today, and it’s a big confirmation that global asset management companies are entering this growing market”
says Sergey Nazarov, Co-founder of Chainlink.

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Daily Memecoin Recap - July 2

Did you cook today?

Mao Takeover
$mao -> hit $7 .8m, absolutely insane community token, CTO'd multiple times, "cat" in Chinese
$gou -> hit $600k , "dog" in Chinese, beta play to $mao

Sydney Sweeney Hacked
$sweeney -> hit $3 .75m,
- Multiple tweets were posted on her account with a contract address
- The tweets were then deleted
- It has since been CTO'd (idk how you CTO a celebrity token lol)

Sean Kingston Launch
$king -> hit $10m ,

Khamzat Chimaev
$smash -> hit $8 .7m,

- Not confirmed to be his token
- He posted a vid asking what tokens he should buy (teasing at a launch)

Billy ATH
$billy -> $54m to $128m (2.37x from recent low), community continues to grow
$aro -> hit $1 .25m, $billy 's mom
$bif -> hit $480k , $billy + $wif

Cat Memes
$itty -> $190k to $1 .4m (7.36x), CTO
$manifest -> hit $850k , CTO
$silky -> hit $650k , $michi derivative
$kyun -> hit $540k , based on $wif 's owner's cat
$pumpcat -> hit $480k
$nubby -> hit $475k , $nub derivative

Dog Memes
$dilly -> $280k to $4 .5m (16x)
$winston -> hit $1 .27m
$boon -> hit $600k

Other Plays
$kama -> $3m to $11m (3.67x), based on KamalaHarris

$donkee -> $975k to $3 .67m (3.76x)
$landlord -> hit $1 .4m, launched on moonshot, good team

What do you think the next meta will be?

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

Automated scalping strategy update #1

➳ Telegram bots (ex: Trojan, Maestro...) have lags when it comes to doing multiple trades a day, sometimes never selling, leaving you without the expected profits. Will upgrade to a reliable custom script.

➳ Because of token volatility, an important stop loss (50% - 60%) can work, as long as you buy the right tokens; not the ones being rugged upon launch.

➳ Currently aiming for fewer trades, but with a higher % of winning ones. Around 20 trades a day.

➳ Criterias to find which tokens to buy will follow in another update...

We're still in the early days of bitcoin. With all the positive economic announcements around bitcoin, its acceptance as a currency, big whales buying through institutions.

History repeats itself again and again, the rich eat first, the poor eat last. For those here today in crypto, building a great empire while people around you are telling you to stop because it's dangerous, it's going to go 0

Of course, stay unemployed and we'll see who needs help in the not too distant future.

📈 The #Bitcoin   is expected to increase in July, if it follows past trends.

The month of July is often synonymous with a strong recovery for BTC, with an average gain of 7.42% after a downward trend in June.

The only downside is the reimbursement of Mt Gox, with around $8 .5 billion in BTC.

The strength of the #BullVerse project and the seriousness of the team are reflected in a truly bullish chart.

This one is almost 2 months old and still undervalued. At the time of the big dump, we had support of around 190k, which shows that we have a lot of holder who believe in the project. When I say a lot, it's obviously in relation to the size of the project and its very low capitalization.

What's even more incredible is that we were able to build a solid base even before the bullpad and the influx of so many people.

The day our beloved #BullVerse turns the market around, no one will really be ready 😉.

4⃣ Mutant Garden Seeder

4⃣ Mutant Garden Seeder
Creator: harmvddorpel

Current Floor: 1.07 ETH

Why It's Undervalued: In my opinion, one of the most exceptional art series to come out of NFTs in 2021 was Mutant Garden Seeder by artist Harm van den Dorpel. In short, each of the 512 pieces in the collection dynamically evolve over time per Ethereum block hashes, making it a really compelling exploration of living art and digital organisms.

All that said, I believe a floor of ~1 ETH is just too low for a collection of this caliber, and I wouldn't be surprised to see these pieces trading around 4 ETH again within a few years as new collectors wise up to Harm's works.

Last few month been real bad for me

Today is sad- need to sell all my cryptos at a crazy loss to cover real life stuff rent food etc :/

Was fun while it lasted maybe I will be able to invest in crypto in the future I hope

Will still be around when I can be tho learning and looking for stuff

For y'all sport fans,

Blockasset built on Solana is bringing you closer to your fav athletes. You can make predictions on sports-centered, free-to-play games to earn tokenized points, which can be used in the Blockasset ecosystem to:

✅ Make wagers on sports events
✅ Get exclusive content from athletes
✅ Attend live events
✅ VIP venue tours
✅ Even athlete training sessions

Fans get access to unique experiences and access; athletes use digital assets to supercharge deep connections to their biggest cheerleaders. Win-win!

It’s working, and not just with current blockchain users. When launching an NFT with MMA fighter Khamzat Chimaev, 35% of all mints were from non-crypto sports fans. After the mint, Chimaev made exclusive content for the Blockasset community that eventually accumulated millions of views.

An early team from the Solana ecosystem – they’ve been around since 2021 – Blockasset has slowly been building a following into the sports world. Soon, they’ll be working with UFC fighters, introducing a whole new audience to unique web3 experiences.

It’s a better experience for everyone

Before asking yourself if a project will make me rich, ask yourself if this project is close to your heart, if I have the courage to put up with the stupidity of others on a negative level, and finally if this project is really useful and will still be around in 10 or 20 years' time. After that, yes, this project will make you rich.

Bullverse meets all these criteria. It's not even about pure finance, it's about adventure. It's not just a social network, it's a success story. If for some people selling is a question of clothes, for me it's this gem that's going to be a runaway success that those who sold at 5% will regret. Thank you for selling it to me to build 99% of my life.

Blast's airdrop is tomorrow

And the stakes couldn't be higher...

Here's what you need to know before tomorrow's drop 👇

It's almost... finally... just about here.

Ethereum’s Blast_L2 has been one of the more innovative protocols when it comes to incentive models for bootstrapping deposits and user activity.

They've been very successful thus far, enabling the network to accumulate over $2B in total value locked (TVL) and become the second-largest L2!

While Blast has transformed into a Goliath among L2s, the imminence of its airdrop – scheduled for tomorrow, June 26 – raises undeniable concerns about the network’s future in the aftermath of this much-anticipated event.

Today, we’re digging into what we know about the airdrop and unpacking the dilemma Blast faces in the post-drop battle to retain existing users and their capital! 👇

What's Happening with Blast?
Many early Blast depositors were shocked when they received a points multiplier instead of liquid tokens at mainnet launched in February, and despite promises to conduct a drop sometime in May, this date was subsequently delayed to June 26 (tomorrow!) for unknown reasons.

Although Blast had not provided complete tokenomics until today, it had committed to setting aside half of the nebulous initial airdrop allocation to recipients of “Points” and the other half to holders of “Gold.”

Further, Blast introduced “Jackpots” to distribute Gold to users; wallets could enter a “deck” of up to eight Blast-native tokens or NFTs into these randomly occurring events to receive Gold if one of their selected items is chosen as the Jackpot winner.

Needless to say, it's been a long, winding road filled with a lot of leaderboards and incentive charades. But now, after all this time, the team finally has to deliver on its airdrop.

$BLAST launches tomorrow at 10AM EST.

Who's Getting Blast's Airdrop?
Blast’s success has primarily hinged on users’ perceptions that interacting with the network will position them to receive lucrative token rewards, making it imperative for Blast to conduct a well-received airdrop to maintain its market dominance.

Although a monster initial airdrop allocation would certainly make users feel valued for their past activities, it would diminish the value of future airdrop incentives and dilute the potency of this airdrop farm. Alternatively, too small of an initial drop risks aggravating users and unraveling the belief that unclear BLAST allocation schemes are worth chasing.

In total, Blast reserved 50% of the total 100B BLAST supply for the community, with 17B of these tokens – roughly one-third of the total community allocation – set to be distributed through the initial, or Phase 1, airdrop.

The top 0.1% of airdrop recipients, about 1k addresses, will have to vest a portion of their airdrop linearly over 6 months and will be subject to minimum monthly Points thresholds based on their Phase 1 activity to fully vest their allocation – a clear effort to keep whales and their capital involved in the network's future.

An additional 8B BLAST subject to a 4-year linear unlock was granted to the recently established Blast Foundation, an organization intended to help the community realize the “Blast Vision,” further details of which are scheduled to be unveiled tomorrow alongside the airdrop.

On the other hand, a successful initial drop would build an outsized aura around the network and likely attract an increased amount of users and capital seeking to farm future incentives to Blast, turbocharging onchain metrics, bolstering the valuation of BLAST, and increasing the attractiveness of this opportunity!

Which future awaits Blast? We'll have a good idea in a few hours!

Written by JackInabinet

You can call Kim Jong Un whatever you like …

But I bet he’s smart enough to never let Biden drive his Mercedes around Pyongyang.

I’m sure of it.

Source? Trust me bro.

Is OP_CAT the missing piece for BTC L2s?

This opcode has everyone talking; what does it do?

A beginner's guide 👇

Bitcoin L2s are the talk of the town, but not much of their promise has been realized yet.

What are Bitcoin's builders waiting for?

One significant proposal could help mature the Bitcoin L2 landscape: the reintroduction of OP_CAT. This opcode, which was disabled early in Bitcoin's history, could unlock new capabilities and pave the way for more sophisticated and trustless Bitcoin L2 solutions.

Let's dig into why this opcode could be so transformative for BTC 👇

What is OP_CAT?
Okay, so why is this seemingly random opcode so controversial? OP_CAT, or "Operation Concatenate" is an opcode in Bitcoin's scripting language that allows for the concatenation of two data elements.

Initially proposed by Satoshi Nakamoto, OP_CAT was disabled in 2010 due to security concerns related to its original implementation, specifically potential denial-of-service (DoS) attacks caused by unbounded memory usage.

The introduction of the Taproot upgrade in 2021 has mitigated these original concerns. Taproot enforces a maximum stack element size of 520 bytes, addressing the memory usage issue that led to OP_CAT's deactivation. With this security improvement and resurgent Bitcoin development interest, thanks to Ordinals and Runes, a movement to reintroduce OP_CAT to enhance Bitcoin's scripting capabilities is gaining steam, aiming to put more complex transaction capabilities in reach.

Are Covenants and Smart Contracts Different?
One reason why OP_CAT is so compelling is because it can actualize covenants, i.e. spending conditions, on Bitcoin. Covenants and smart contracts are both mechanisms for controlling the flow of funds in a blockchain network, but they operate in distinct ways.

Covenants:
Purpose: Restrict how funds can be spent in future transactions.
Functionality: Implement specific spending constraints, such as limiting addresses or setting conditions on fund transfers.
Complexity: Generally involves simpler, deterministic logic without loops or complex computations.
Implementation: Can be implemented using Bitcoin Script with enhancements like OP_CAT.

Smart Contracts:
Purpose: Automate a wide range of processes and transactions.
Functionality: Handle complex tasks such as decentralized exchanges, token issuance, and multi-party agreements.
Complexity: Support complex conditional logic, including loops and intricate computations.
Implementation: Commonly implemented on platforms like Ethereum using high-level programming languages.

Why Does OP_CAT Matter for Bitcoin L2s?
OP_CAT would prove crucial for advancing Bitcoin L2 solutions because it enhances the scripting capabilities needed for more complex and trustless Bitcoin infra. First, OP_CAT allows for covenants, enabling the construction of more complex scripts. This is essential for creating advanced transaction conditions and functionalities required for L2 solutions.

Additionally, if OP_CAT is activated, projects like StarkWareLtdare on standby to develop atop it. StarkWare has plans to leverage OP_CAT for bringing zero-knowledge (ZK) scaling to #Bitcoin to enable advanced financial instruments and apps on the network. StarkWare’s involvement here underscores the broader ecosystem's readiness to capitalize on the enhanced capabilities that OP_CAT would introduce.

As such, as the community continues to explore and test the possibilities around this proposal, the future of Bitcoin L2s looks promising and ripe with potential. At this point, reactivating OP_CAT seems like a matter of when not if!

Written by
WPeaster

🛍 Shopify now supports hundreds of tokens with Solana Pay via Helio.

“This allows merchants to bypass traditional payment intermediaries such as banks and card issuers, solving persistent e-commerce problems such as high fees, chargeback rates and slow payments.”

“If we can migrate 10% of e-commerce payments to blockchain over the next ten years, we will save around $500 billion in costs for the more than 25 million websites that sell online.”

STATE COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGY

Solana introduced state compression technology and what this means is that on-chain storage costs would be significantly reduced. This allows the cost of minting 1 million NFTs to drop to around 4 SOL from 1,200 SOL

"Hey crypto fam, Crypto Baba here! 🚀 The $TEDDY pre-sale is right around the corner. Join the wildest meme coin ride and let’s take this teddy bear to the fucking moon! 🌕🧸 #TeddyPresale theteddymeme #CryptoMadness

Sometimes this crypto world can make you forget what’s around you. Take today and thank the ones who stay close to you. Really appreciate them as you never know how long you’ll have with them ❤️

Altseason is just around the corner.

But only 1% of projects will survive and give 100x+ returns.

My bet is on AI and DePIN: the most promising narratives of this bull run.

Here're 10 AI x DePIN projects with the highest potential 👇🧵

Altseason is just around the corner.

But only 1% of projects will survive and give 100x+ returns.

My bet is on AI and DePIN: the most promising narratives of this bull run.

Here're 10 AI x DePIN projects with the highest potential 👇🧵

We have been Blessed to find an "Angel Investor"
2 SOL have been "forwarded" to our project

@bullverse i told you from X i am not playing around

#Solana #SolanaMemcoin #crypto
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How much will Solana be worth in 2025?

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