📦 Join the Avalanche retrodrop. Link

The Avalanche Foundation presents Retro9000, an initiative aimed at boosting innovation and growth within the Avalanche ecosystem.

Author: Avalanche Foundation

#Incentives


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🎺 An age of Cryptographic Renaissance. Link.

Overview of the development of web3 infrastructure innovations

Author: Muhammad Yusuf
Based on: Delphi Digital report

#research


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💵 A very strong support level in BTC is in the range of $98-95K. Link.

A breakdown of this range and BTC fixing below it, in the absence of sudden strong bullish drivers, may lead to a quick and sharp fall straight down to $70,000

Author: Ali
Chart: Glassnode

#research


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💾 Aptos review. Link.

The results of 2024 and the outlook for 2025

Author: Stacy Muur
Chart: Messari

#review


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🎺 10 psychological mistakes of every crypto investor. Link.

Here’re essential mistakes you must acknowledge and avoid!

Author: DeFi Warhol

#psychology


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🏆 Top Binance Alpha projects by FDV. Link.

Binance Alpha, a platform designed to spotlight early-stage projects with potential to grow. Some tokens may be considered for listings on Binance Exchange in the future.

Author: DropsTab

#top


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🔔 Major crypto events this week. Link.

A great addition to the overall calendar for December.

Author: CryptoRank

#events


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🚰 Digital asset fund flows. Link.

Recent price corrections resulted in a $17.7B reduction in total assets under management (AuM) for Digital Asset ETPs, likely in response to the hawkish dot plot released by the FOMC.

Author: James Butterfill | Coinshares

#Research


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🥇Top projects with upcoming TGE. Link.

Pay attention to network stacks

Author: DropsTab

#top


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Daily Dose of News 💿
December 24, Tuesday


General:

• IRS doubles down on crypto staking taxes. Link.

• Hyperliquid net outflows top $250M amid fears over North Korea hackers. Link.

• Russia imposes 6-year ban on crypto mining in 10 regions, citing energy use. Link.

Product updates:

• Crypto-payment provider MoonPay wants to buy Helio for $150M. Link.

• Telegram caps rocky year with profit breakthrough and $500m in cash. Link.

• Aave mulls Chainlink integration to return MEV fees to users. Link.

Release:

• TeraWulf to lease 70 MW to host AI as Bitcoin mining costs jump. Link.

Listing:

• Bithumb will list PENGU. Link.

Fundraising:

• Usual, an RWA stablecoin protocol, has raised $10M in a Series A round led by Binance Labs and Kraken Ventures. Link.

• ESG-focused blockchain Trrue secures $10M investment commitment from GEM Digital. Link.


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📰 Weekly Dose of Alpha: X-Mas Eve Deep Dive

Your one-stop weekly summary of market insights and updates for traders, investors, and those on the hunt for airdrops.

👉 Read it on Substack 👈

Here’s what you’ll learn:

Market Sentiment: The stablecoin market has surged by $30 billion since the election, with daily increases of $750 million, providing significant liquidity. Last week, Bitcoin’s drop to $92,500 triggered panic selling, often a bullish sign. Institutional demand continues to tighten Bitcoin's supply. Meanwhile, Pudgy Penguins NFTs saw a 240% increase, and Ethereum NFT sales reached $304M, signaling growth in the NFT market.

Yield Opportunities: Bitwise launched a Solana staking ETP in Europe, and sBTC went live on Stacks Mainnet, offering a 5% APY on Bitcoin assets.

New Airdrops: Binance added CAT and PENGU to its HODLer Airdrops, and Fuel Network began its 1B FUEL token distribution to 200,000 participants

Upcoming TGEs and Token Sales: Sony's Soneium (Ethereum L2, airdrop on Dec 26), Azuki's Animecoin (mainnet live), Uniswap's Unichain (launching soon), and ConsenSys' Linea (active post-launch).

Key Developments: Ethena rolls out stablecoin backed by BlackRock's BUIDL token; Kraken announces the launch of Ink blockchain on the mainnet.

Special note: Recent funding rounds backed by top tier angels.


Look for the full version on our Substack 👉


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⚡️ HYPE had a higher mindshare than ETH and SOL in the last 7D. Link.

Given the success of the airdrop (and news of North Korean hackers), it's a very natural occurrence.

Author: Crypto Koryo
Data: Dexu

#sentiment #trends


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🛍 Measuring market pain: current VS recent corrections. Link.

Several on-chain metrics allow us to gauge the intensity and dominance of losses during market corrections.

Author: Glassnode

#Research


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♟ Top DeFi projects by social activity. Link.

Reminder: Keep in mind recent retrodrop from Avalanche

Author: CryptoDep

#top


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💬 Opinion: “Everything is signaling towards an AltSeason”. Link.

Quote: So far, everything has happened the exact same way as the last cycle, which means Q1 will be game-changing for Altcoin holders.

Author: Aaron Crypto

#opinion


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🚘 Mainstream adoption in action. Link.

In 2019, stablecoins were 5% of blockchain activity. Today? 50%.

Author: Eco
Data: Artemis

#trends


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🏆 Top 20 crypto narratives in 2024. Link.

A clear confirmation of our past findings.

Note: It's definitely worth refreshing your memory of this study.

Author: CoinGecko

#top


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💵 Bitcon’s sweet spot. Link.

Note: In strong bull markets, corrections of 10-20% from recent peaks can provide investors with an excellent entry point to long bitcoin.

Author: Matrixport

#investments


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🎮 Top 10 pre-TGE projects by Mindshare. Link.

This data can be leveraged to seek potential rewards or to identify undervalued projects that are not attracting much attention.

Author: CryptoRank

#top #sentiment


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Daily Dose of News 💿
December 25, Wednesday


General:

• Turkey introduces stricter crypto AML regulations. Link.

• Six Bitcoin mutual funds to debut in Israel next week. Link.

• Montenegro court rejects Do Kwon’s extradition appeal. Link.

• Over 30% of South Koreans invest in crypto assets. Link.

• Russia is using bitcoin in foreign trade, finance minister says. Link.

Product updates:

• FLOKI team stated that Floki- ETP could be launched in 1Q 2025. Link.

• Deposits at Aave and Lido have exceeded $70B. Link.

Listing:

• Binance Alpha unveils sixth batch of project tokens. Link.

Incentives:

• Glacier Network announced airdrop. Link.

• Linea runs an NFT mint. Link.


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💰 Stablecoin supply in 2024 is up 60% YoY. Link.

Fintechs and stablecoin issuers clearly see the opportunity to monetize and own the end relationship with consumers by launching their own stablecoins.

Author: Artemis

#trends


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