🇨🇦 Canadian Bitcoin miner Cathedra Bitcoin completely changes strategy after seven years of mining BTC.

The company is stopping BTC mining to follow MicroStrategy's strategy: acquiring as much Bitcoin as possible on the open market.

Mining has not delivered enough value to shareholders over the past three years, executives say.

“Meanwhile, other listed companies have adopted an explicit policy of increasing bitcoin per share, including MicroStrategy, and have been rewarded by the stock markets.”

Bitcoin Treasuries data shows that the company currently holds 23 Bitcoin, worth $2 .5 million, making it the 45th largest corporate Bitcoin holder.

https://x.com/cathedrabitc...

🕊️ Changpeng Zhao will be released from prison next week.

Former CEO of #binance to be released from prison next week after serving 4 months on money laundering charges 💸

Although he can no longer hold a senior position at Binance, he remains a majority shareholder and will be able to influence the company's long-term goals.

🇧🇹 The Kingdom of Bhutan owns 13,029 Bitcoin, worth over $750 million.

Unlike most governments, Bhutan's BTC does not come from asset seizures by law enforcement, but from Bitcoin mining operations run by the Kingdom of Bhutan's investment arm, Druk Holdings.

🔴 Coinbase accused of manipulating the price of Bitcoin, its CEO denies it.

Rumors claim that coinbase would issue IOUs instead of actually holding #Bitcoin , which could ease buying pressure on the market 📉

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong highlights the transparency of the audits conducted each year by Deloitte .

Top Bitcoin Miners Are Building Their Own Stash! The Top Miner by MarketCap, Marathon, Holds Over 26,000 BTC! 🤯

Daily Memecoin Recap - September 15

Volume is picking up, today was very decent

SCF Lead Gone Rogue
$scf -> hit $2 .67m, new one
$scf -> $37m to $24 .4m (-34%), OG
- SCF's CTO lead feels betrayed by the team
- He decided to launch his own $scf on moonshot
- He claims he will airdrop all OG $scf holders
- $132k + in LP Rewards
- Read through his tweets for more info: PastorKelby

DeGods Launches A Coin
$degod -> hit $326m , hit a low of $52m , now sitting at $92m
- Heavily sniped on launch
- Degods is simplifying their entire ecosystem into a single asset

Iggy Azalea Come Back
$mother -> $32 .5m to $62 .11m (1.91x), whales have been loading up,

Moonshot Launches
$shawk -> hit $3 .35m, hyped launch, $72k + in LP Rewards
$rollie -> hit $438k , $8k in LP Rewards

Moo Deng Wants More
$moodeng -> $1 .54m to $4 .98m (3.23x), viral hippo

Cat Memes
$tole -> $10k to $615k (61.5x), cat meme launched on July 17, CTO started today
$fade -> $183k to $726k (3.96x), "Don't Fade me"
$yumi -> hit $155k , cat meme

More Cooks
$abcde -> $1 .98m to $3 .72m (1.87x), pushing for ATH
$wog -> $285k to $1 .11m (3.89x), $fwog + dog
$ball -> $70k to $615k (8.78x), "Ball Up Top", viral meme
$immortal -> hit $468k , r

Thoughts on the SCF situation? Hope some of you cooked on the new one 🤝

f you can’t hold you won’t be rich 💵💰

H.O.D.L to your $POPDOG 🐶
Diamond Hand and DCA is the way 💎🙌

Daily Memecoin Recap - September 12

Decent volume today as $sol starts to pick up

$420k + In LP Rewards
$dev -> hit $16 .7m
- Launch by ChartFuMonkey

- He's taking a more transparent angle to the launch
- Promises to disclose all supply allocations to KOLs
- Over $400k in rewards have been distributed to the top 50 holders pre bond

Usher Gets Hacked
$usher -> hit $1 .9m
$usher -> hit $416k
-
Usher got sim swapped, a bunch of fake usher coins came out on pumpfun

Solana's Pepe
$lumi -> hit $1 .59m
$lumio -> hit $1 .41m
- Posted by solana
, good narrative

Murad's Final Pick
$spx -> $7m to $19 .2m (2.74x), on eth
- MustStopMurad posts his final cult on his top 10 highest meme conviction list
- Murad has 2.8% of supply
- Price instantly pumped following his tweet

Moonshot Launches
$tmn -> hit $350k , Trumpmoon
$clique -> hit $337k , $25k in LP Rewards

Hyped Launches
$woofie -> $167k to $1 .64m (9.8x), dog meme
$dwolf -> hit $3 .49m, "Dark Wolf"
$towd -> hit $262k , toad meme

Fwog Art
$luci -> $8m , $99k in LP Rewards, launched on moonshotdotcc

$bwull -> hit $697k , $fwog + bull
$holi -> hit $240k

Slow Cooks
$abcde -> $840k to $4 .37m (5.2x), was going straight up for the past few weeks, seeing more of it on the timeline
$autism -> $389k to $1m (2.57x), launched on July 16, ATH $7 .3m
$gm -> $93k to $402k (4.3x), cat meme, launched 2 months ago, pushed today

More Plays
$moodeng -> $200k to $959k (4.8x), baby hippo
$fc -> hit $757k , Fishcopter, fish + helicopter, CTO, good volume
$stacy -> hit $600k , $giga stacy
$zaboo -> hit $483k , Zaboomafoo
$minmori -> hit $369k , dog meme, posted by gireumee

$cc -> hit $267k , "CubCat"

I'm personally a fan of this moonshot meta w/ LP rewards. Will be interesting to see how if they're able to update the top 50 holders post merge

Lock in🔒

The bears are tough, but Temi’s tougher. We’ll cut through the noise and rise above it all. Hold tight, we’re just getting started! 🔥🕊️

🚨 The $1 .5 million CryptoPunks 2386 just sold for just $23 ,000 in a stroke of genius.

To put this into context, you should know that this CryptoPunk was split into 10,000 ERC20 tokens on 09/26/2020, and distributed among 257 holders, via a platform now out of service called Niftex.

Indeed, this NFT being very rare, it had been split in order to become more affordable and to allow everyone to own a part of a Punks.

But with the platform closed, it became difficult to sell or buy a fragment of this Punk.

However, the smart contract linked to the NFT remained valid on the blockchain, and an individual activated a buyback feature to ultimately take possession of the NFT for a fraction of its current value.

"Any shareholder can propose a buyout price, and if no one counters, he can buy the asset after 14 days."

So the offer was 0.001 ETH per share, or 10 ETH for the 10,000 shares. And the countdown that almost no one could see began.

After the 14 days, the individual got his hands on the NFT for a pittance.

Developer 0xQuit calls the operation the "theft of the century."

Crypto markets have suffered noticeable pullbacks following September 10’s highly anticipated presidential debate.

In the wake of self-proclaimed ‘Crypto President’ Donald Trump’s performance, scales have tipped in favor of Kamala Harris, with prediction markets illustrating renewed support for the Democrats.

Crypto Markets Tumble as Republican Confidence Wanes
The presidential debate had a resounding effect on the digital asset market. Following the event, $SOL price has dropped 5.1%, sliding from September 10’s high of $137 .9 to currently trade hands at $130 .84.

Beyond asset prices, CoinMarketCap’s Crypto Fear & Greed Index also dropped from a neutral 46.72 to a fearful ranking of 31.6.

The crypto market’s slide is expected to be due to the wider industry’s assumption that a Trump presidency will be favorable for the blockchain industry.

Commentators argue that Trump’s pro-crypto stance will greatly benefit the sector, with many analysts proposing that the approval of a spot SOL ETF hinges on a Republican victory. Meanwhile, some Solana community members expressed that regardless of who emerges triumphant in November, it will make little difference.

Over the past four years, the Biden administration has loomed large over the crypto industry. Gary Gensler and the S.E.C. (Securities and Exchanges Commission) have been widely criticized by the crypto community for their regulation-by-enforcement approach, which has seen the agency hand out a litany of lawsuits to crypto businesses throughout its time in office.

Volume Spikes on Drift Protocol’s Prediction Market
While Trump and Harris clashed heads on camera, traders took their chance to hit the prediction markets. Drift Protocol’s BET platform, a marketplace enabling users to trade the outcomes of real-world events, enjoyed an impressive surge of trading volume during the debate.

According to Dune Analytics, Drift Protocol’s BET protocol witnessed over $851k in daily trading volume. While falling short of market leader PolyMarket’s $14M daily volume, BET’s dramatic volume spike represented a 1,287% increase over the previous day’s trading.

According to BET’s dedicated market, Trump’s chances of winning the presidential election dropped from 54.2% to 49.5% since the debate began.

$TREMP Down, $KAMA Up
Finally, the landmark debate sent waves of volatility through Solana’s PolitiFi memecoin economy.

Unfortunately for $TREMP holders, crypto markets rejected the Presidential hopeful’s debate performance. $TREMP price crumbled under increased selling pressure, plunging 28% from.19 to currently exchange hands at.135, based on Step Finance data.

Meanwhile, the Kamala Harris-inspired $KAMA saw renewed support. $KAMA surged over 34%, rising from 0.007 to currently trade at.0094. Despite $KAMA’s superior performance, the memecoin still has a smaller market cap ($8.3M) than its PolitiFi rival $TREMP ($14.2M).

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

Daily Memecoin Recap - September 8

Moonshot is starting to get attention after Mitch pushes a coin based on the fact that you can get paid LP fees

Get Paid To Hold
$husky -> hit $2 .14m, pushed by idrawline, $212k in LP rewards
$lpdog -> hit $271k , LP Dog, $18k in LP rewards
$rugs -> hit $219k , $6k in LP rewards
$pepe8bit -> hit $141k , $7 .5k in LP rewards
- Memecoin devs & top 50 holders on moonshotdotcc get paid fees from MeteoraAG's LP pool
- The creator of the coin gets 20% of rewards from fees
- The top 50 holders AT THE TIME OF MIGRATION get 70%
- 10% goes to moonshot
- This encourages people to hold & seems to be creating a temporarily new meta

Bullish Tickers - Play On Words
$btc -> $1m to $2 .48m (2.48x), "Big Titty Chicken"
$roi -> hit $679k , "Retarded Online Investment"
$fag -> hit $326k , "Flying Autistic Gummybear", good holder count, patty_fi onboard
$wait -> hit $313k , "Correction Guy"
$ape -> hit $295k , "Ape Life Savings"
$pub -> hit $216k , "pure unadulterated bliss", twitter community

Pepe On Sol Silently Reviving
$pepe -> $1 .46m to $9 .6m (6.57x), originally was heavily pushed by Pauly, his twitter has been suspended

Hyped Launch
$pumpy -> hit $4 .4m, "PUMPY NO DUMPY", KOLs onboard

More Cooks
$d .o.g.e -> $330k to $4 .6m (14x), "Dep of Gov Efficiency"
$r /gustav -> hit $696k , "Reddit Bull", same meta as $r /snoofi
$justcats -> hit $389k , "Cats are always the meta"
$pol -> hit $244k
$pez -> hit $180k , "PEZ Dispenser", nostalgic
$drift -> hit $153k
$bingus -> hit $143k

Market sentiment can flip at any moment - be prepared 🤝

A lil weekly recap on #btc

• Analysts: US Fed rate cut could push Bitcoin down 20%
• Bitcoin price dips to new 1-month low after $57K US jobs data 'fakeout'
• Samson Mow: Bitcoin bears base $40K prediction on 'self induced fear'
• Trump vows to make US ‘world capital of crypto,’ taps Musk for new task force
• Coinbase secures partial victory over SEC in motion to compel discovery
• VanEck to shutter Ethereum futures ETF as investors shift to spot ETHV
• Report: US companies forecast to buy $10 .3B in Bitcoin over next 18 months
• Crypto venture capital funding surges to $633M in August rebound
• Chainalysis says Russia’s crypto infrastructure aims to skirt Western sanctions
• Monochrome confident as it files for Australia’s first ETF to hold Ether directly
• Binance CEO says CZ is banned from managing or operating the exchange
• Outlier Ventures says four-year cycle is dead after bitcoin's 'worst price performance following any halving to date.

Telegram Changes Privacy Policies. A Quiet Concession ?
Is it still safe to hold my tokens in Telegram Bots ?

📆 On September 6, 2021, El Salvador announced the acquisition of its first 200 bitcoins!

3 years to the day, the country holds nearly 5,900 and continues to buy 1 BTC daily 🇸🇻

https://pump.fun/8bPJJ4oEP... seems to be a good cook, fwog and trump narrative, we hold strongly, got bunch of jeets on the road but reaching higher lows

Crypto is attractive because of its potential for fast gains

Utility isn't what's driving the majority of investors; if it were, $DOGE wouldn't hold the 4th highest market cap at $14 billion

When utility is overshadowed by speculation and quick profits, the spotlight naturally shifts to memecoins

If attention and fast gains are what truly matter, then memes will inevitably become the focus of the market

The only variable is how quickly you come to this realization

💥 Another Whales bought 1105 #btc .

It now holds 3823 #Bitcoin worth $223 million.

Address: 1KuPikhUYtHz3fmSQ2UvotpUuN672NuEcm

Warren buffet it’s you ?

🚨 VanEck publishes its predictions for the price of bitcoin in 2050:

Bearish scenario = $130 ,000
Base case = $2 ,910,000
Bullish scenario = $52 ,386,000

By 2050, #Bitcoin could represent 10% of international trade and 5% of local trade gain with central banks holding it as a reserve asset.

Risks to Bitcoin's growth are:
🔹 The growing demand for energy
🔹 Concerted government repressions
🔹 Competition with other digital assets.

"We believe many of these distortions stem from a massive misallocation of capital since the global financial crisis as G7 governments overused the printing press, spending borrowed money on impossible goals.
Bitcoin...is the ultimate hedge against this growing fiscal recklessness"
says Matthew Sigel, head of digital asset research at Van Eck.

🚨 Massive sales threaten Bitcoin!

💥 There are 46k BTC ($2 billion) left from Mt Gox to distribute: of the 100k already distributed, many have been sold.

Governments could join the sales: 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 holds 500k BTC, worth $30 billion...

Marinade Finance, one of Solana’s original staking providers, has found itself in hot water with validator operators.

Validators argue that Marinade’s new Stake Auction Marketplace (SAM) harms the staking landscape, allowing malicious actors to thrive at the expense of honest validators.

Beyond losing stake in the network, chagrined validators suggest that, left unchecked, the SAM model is a threat to decentralization and Solana’s scalability moving forward.

Marinade has dismissed these accusations. Countering claims of apathetic negligence, Marinade argues those who criticize the new system do so out of spite.

Is this a case of willful blindness, or are validators looking for a scapegoat to blame for their own shortcomings?

WHY ARE VALIDATORS UPSET?
Once heralded as a powerful new model that would push staking APY to new heights, the SAM has drawn scorn and skepticism from certain validators. Marinade’s SAM enables validators to bid on network stake, with winners securing stake and passing on elevated rewards to delegators.

To win auctions, validators competitively bid on network stake. However, surging demand for stake has driven validators to bid at potentially unsustainable levels. In previous epochs, winning validators needed to yield over 10% APY to win auctions, a rate considered impossible to achieve through native staking alone.

This has led certain operators to speculate on how these validators can afford such high bids. Suggesting that such yield can only be achieved through malicious activities, like sandwich attacks, private mempools, and off-chain deals, some validators argue that Marinade is turning a blind eye to dishonest validators.

Distressed validators have created analytics dashboards to express their frustrations and support their claims. Hanabi’s ‘Marinade Stake Selling’ dashboard highlights that a number of validators flagged for malicious activity have won stake through the SAM.

Responding to accusations levied by third-party dashboard creators, Marinade CEO Michael Repetny argues “Hanabi lacks any methodology, they only copy labels from other Stakewiz dashboard to call it a day.”

Adding further context to the claims of disgruntled operators, Repetny affirms “Hanabi lost 1M SOL from Marinade so it’s understandable he fights the new system.”

Concerned validators have taken to Marinade’s Discord server to air their grievances. Operators have claimed that, through the SAM, over 2.7M SOL has been staked to questionable validators, including sybils and sandwiches. Disgruntled operators even suggested “Marinade wants you to have side deals, ethical or not.”

Additionally, validators have argued that if “most of the mSOL pool is delegated to unethical validators it’s a really bad look for the Solana ecosystem.”

In an exclusive statement with SolanaFloor, Max Kaplan, Head of Engineering at Edgevana, credits Marinade for trying something inventive that “had never been done before”.

However, Kaplan admits that Marinade “went full capitalist… basically, the highest bidder wins. Marinade doesn’t really care if a validator bids for stake and is just gonna lose money on that stake, that’s not their problem… They’re happy to take the money and give that to mSOL holders.”

Experts argue that in current conditions, staking yield over 10% simply isn’t sustainable. Kaplan contends “10% APY is higher than the native staking yield that is paid out on chain. The money has to come from somewhere.”

Without making any accusations, Kaplan theorizes that additional yield could potentially come from a validator’s own “marketing/growth budget” or other sources like “SWQoS / private mempool deals”.

Responding to any accusations, Repetny reinforces Marinade's stance that “SAM provides the best yield on the market for delegators. It is not an active policy maker or opinionated strategy to tweak the network.”

🐋 Wallets holding 100 or more bitcoins reach 16,120 wallets, their highest level in 17 months.

“A net gain of +283 wallets containing at least 100 BTC emerged in just one month.”

AUSTRALIA’S ’s BITCOIN ETF HITS MILESTONE WITH 125 BTC ACCUMULATION

Australia’s pioneering Monochrome Bitcoin ETF continues to make waves in the financial world by consistently accumulating Bitcoin, now holding 125 BTC as of the latest update. This achievement underscores the trust and optimism investors place in cryptocurrency, particularly Bitcoin, within regulated financial products.

As the first Australian ETF that directly holds Bitcoin, the Monochrome Bitcoin ETF offers an accessible way for investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin’s potential in Australian Dollars, without the complexities of direct cryptocurrency ownership. The ETF’s assets under management (AUM) have impressively grown, reflecting the rising investor confidence and the ongoing integration of cryptocurrencies into mainstream investment portfolios.

This marks a significant step forward in bridging traditional finance with the innovative world of digital assets.

Elon Musk Offers to Buy Ripple Labs (Including XRP Holding) for $25 BILLION

CTF Token on the XRP Ledger is along with XRP set to go from.97 to $1482 within weeks if the XRP Ledger Moves $40 Trillion as expected by 2025.

This comes after ELON MUSK reported owns over $11 .7 MILLION WORTH OF XRP!!

🔥 Temi’s exclusive NFT collection just dropped—only 50 available! 🔥

As a holder, you’ll be the first to receive a bundle packed with Temi merch, signed CDs, and more. This is your chance to mint something truly special before the world catches on.

> launchmynft.io/sol/7783

Don’t miss out—grab yours while you still can! 🚀 #TemiNFT

🚨 Telegram reportedly holds $400 million worth of cryptocurrencies on its balance sheet, according to the Financial Times

BTC, Bitcoin's local setup is still holding, holding the local support zone. But still, now the main movement is following a medium-term setup, a medium-term pattern. Now the price is just below the middle of this pattern and below 60,000, there has been no consolidation below. The bulls have literally several days to return the level of 60,000 and go above the local resistance zone. Also, the local key zone is 62,000, where there is an open level. Let me remind you that many major players and traders are waiting for September 11th. US inflation data, which can be used to predict a future rate cut on September 18. Two key days in September! There is minimal time left. A market reversal is more than likely to occur during these dates. But don't expect that one candle will reach the highs in one hour! The altseason is 21 years old, the main part of altcoins went to the historical max. 8 months. And a number of other altcoins were moving towards a historical maximum of +-16 months (for example, LUNA). On this squiz, the whales actively bought Bitcoins and took them off the exchanges while the paper snot whined and sold their bitcoins.

the withdrawal from the exchanges exceeds the input - 40%, 17,000 btc

Altcoins, the month of September will be key, an additional set of altcoins will be closer to September 11th. It is on the dogosrok-the average day. The turnaround will be fast and many will bite their elbows. But there is still time and perhaps one of the last chances. Let me remind you that we are at the beginning of a new cycle!

https://www.tradingview.co.../

BIG SUPPLY, BIG PROBLEMS AS SOLANA’S NFT MARKET REJECTS LARGE COLLECTIONS

Fresh minting mechanics are bringing greater security to Solana NFTs, but new mints and large collections struggle to garner attention and are trading below mint price.

New NFT collections have learned a painful lesson this week. If it wasn’t obvious due to stagnant floor prices and diminishing trade volume, launching a fresh collection in these conditions is a difficult task.

Despite commentators claiming these hyped collections will usher in a “new era” and whitelist spots selling at over $50 apiece on open markets, launches from Pathfinders and Hermans have failed to meet expectations.

Will Solana’s NFT market ever witness another successful 10,000 NFT collection? Or are small supplies the only way of conserving value?

ONLY 21% OF PATHFINDER'S RISK-FREE NFTs MINTED

Despite proposing a new, risk-free method of launching Solana NFTs, the Pathfinders collection faces difficulty minting out. At press time, only 2,125/10,000 NFTs have been minted, falling well short of expectations.

Pathfinder’s novel LST-backed NFT collection launched with noble intentions. Providing an alternative mechanic that aims to protect minters, the collection has launched Solana’s first un-ruggable NFTs.

Unlike standard NFT mints, Pathfinders NFTs are minted using pathSOL, the project’s native liquid staking token. Holders reserve the right to redeem their NFT for the underlying pathSOL used to mint the asset, essentially securing the NFT’s value at a minimum of 2pathSOL.

Regardless, Solana’s NFT community has largely ignored the project’s novel approach to minting. Supporters of the new mechanic took to social media to express their disappointment with the NFT community’s apparent apathy. 

Commentators noted that network participants have collectively poured thousands of SOL into extractive and malicious actors, but are unwilling to support builders providing meaningful alternatives.

‘Hyped’ New Mint Immediately Under Floor - Are Presales to Blame?

Boasting a sold-out presale that constituted 55% of the total supply, the Hermans NFT collection suffered a similar fate. Priced at 1.5 SOL per NFT, Hermans struggled to attract interest during the public mint, forcing the team to take drastic action.

Hermans trading on secondary marketplaces like Tensor and Magic Eden was locked until the mint was complete, meaning holders were unable to list their assets. The team took it upon themselves to buy all unminted assets. The Hermans’ treasury now holds over 1,600 NFTs, roughly 33% of the supply.

Almost immediately, the collection began trading beneath mint price as presales and regretful minters clamored to liquidate their holdings for SOL. Hermans currently exchange hands at 0.84 SOL, down 44% from the original mint price.

While poor NFT market conditions are a significant contributor to the recent slew of disappointing NFT launches, social media commentators have argued that NFT presales are also to blame.

Low Supply NFT Collections Retain Value

In recent years, NFT markets have witnessed countless large supply collections suffer devastating downtrends. 

Top Solana collections like Mad Lads, Tensorians (pictured), and Claynosaurs have all endured significant drawdowns, while dozens of less-resilient projects have effectively plummeted to zero.

Comparatively, low supply and 1/1 NFT collections have retained their value remarkably well. Limited supply art collections like Boogles, Dead King Society, and The SixNine are typically only available through OTC deals and have maintained comparatively stable floors, regardless of SOL price fluctuations.

Arguably, this suggests that the most valuable utility NFTs offer is access to exclusive communities. Alternatively, it could also indicate that low-supply collections with low market liquidity create an elite sense of perceived value, which has supported the valuations of these co

Daily Memecoin Recap - August 26

Volume is scattered across $sol & $trx

A Social Experiment
$cabal -> hit $910k , good concept, 10 KOLs were airdropped 2% supply each to see who would dump and who would hold

Youtube Dog
$sdog -> hit $600k , "The first meme coin fully built on top of youtube video"

Vibes Gains Traction
$vibes -> $803k to $8 .4m (10.4x), blknoiz06 tweeted about it, seeing it all over the timeline

So Much Higher
$smh -> hit $2 .8m, bundled, a lot of KOLs on board, experienced team

Sol Payments In GTA 6
$krill -> hit $440k , CTO
- A leak came out
- The leak says that GTA 6 will have an in game currency "skrilla", which will allow users to directly transact with other plays
- The leak claims that it will be powered by the top 10 cryptocurrencies

More Cooks
$deebo -> $180k to $790k (4.4x), "Deebo the Bear", CTO
$degh -> $63k to $630k (10x), redacted dog meme
$dp -> hit $1 .3m, "Daquavious Pork", CTO, based on viral tiktok videos
$euphoria -> hit $550k
$3dog -> hit $545k , "3D Dog"
$sicko -> hit $370k , "Sicko Mode", cat meme
$perro -> hit $325k , dog meme

Did you cook? 🍜