🌐 DeFAI: The next big narrative? Link.

DeFAI (DeFi + AI) aims to significantly improve the DeFi user experience by using AI agents that can execute complex tasks on behalf of the users.

Author: The DeFi Investor

#review


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🎳 Did "altseason" already happen? Link.

To kick off 2025, we’re sharing our views on “altseason,” as well as our current thinking on the macro setup for the year ahead.

Author: Michael Nadeau | The DeFi Report

#research


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📷 Protocol in focus: Almanak. Link.

The ultimate platform for DeFAI Era.

Author: 100y.eth

#review


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🕹 Is 2025 the year of gaming x AI? Link.

The momentum is building, with $370M+ raised by companies building AI-powered dev tools since 2022 and major studios experimenting with AI-driven NPCs, gaming has become the perfect sandbox for AI innovation.

Author: Delphi Digital
Chart: Token Terminal

#research


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🥇 Top projects from Solana AI Hackathon by FDV. Link.

Note: FDV is the total value or market capitalization of a cryptocurrency if all issued tokens were in circulation.

Author: DropsTab

#top


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🌐 Weekend with “Curated Crypto”: DeFAI Era

DeFAI (DeFi + AI) aims to significantly improve the DeFi user experience by using AI agents that can execute complex tasks on behalf of the users.

• DeFAI: The next big narrative?

• DeFAI Analysis

Chart: DeFAI tokens by holder count

#DeFAI

Spend your weekend usefully! 🙌🏻


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🔑 The single large-amount unlocking in the next 7d. Link.

The total unlocking value exceeds $2.927B.

Author: Tokenomist

#unlocks


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❤️ Retail interest and altcoin dominance. Link.

Quote: The consistent growth in altcoin trading volume on Binance reinforces confidence in the potential for an altcoin bull market in 2025.

Author: Burak Kesmeci | CryptoQuant

#forecast


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👛 New wallets in projects. Link.

Some crypto projects have seen the strongest growth in networks for the week.

Author: Santiment

#trends


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Daily Dose of News 📺
January 13, Monday


General:

• FTX to begin distributing $1.2B to creditors after Trump inauguration. Link.

• Singapore blocks Polymarket, following Taiwan and France. Link.

• Millions of OpenSea user emails leaked in 2022 now fully public. Link.

• Kenya drafts legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies. Link.

• North Dakota considers crypto reserve as state bitcoin treasuries gain momentum. Link.

Product updates:

• World announces 10 million users verified on World Network. Link.

• Grayscale considers adding BNB, Dogecoin and Tron to its investment instruments. Link.

Listing:

• MEXC & Gate io have announced that Koii Network (KOII) will be listed on Monday. Link.

• Bithumb to list Zerkit ZRC. Link.

Fundraising:

• Helio, a crypto checkouts solutions for e-commerce in Web3, has been acquired for $175M by MoonPay. Link.

• Nevermined, a decentralized AI payments protocol, has raised $4M. Link.


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💾 DeSci ecosystem map (December 2024). Link.

Quote (yesnoerror): Last night, as an experiment, we started contacting scientists and PhDs letting them know about the errors in their papers discovered by our AI agent framework.

Note: Be sure to refresh your memory with this article.

Author: Messari

#research


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🌟 Local tops. Link.

What makes the market go up and down.

Author: Tulip King

#research


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🚘 BlackRock’s BUIDL enabled as collateral for enhanced yield strategies. Link.

The tokenized treasury product was used as collateral in a basis trade via QCP, yielding an 18% APY.

Author: The Defiant
Chart: RWA.xyz

#yield


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🎧 In today’s attention economy, mindshare → influence → value-accrual. Link.

Quote: Attention is finite & more scarce than you might think.

Author: Cheeezzyyyy

#research


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🕹 New AI protocols. Link.

Who to look out for in January 2025.

Author: Stacy Muur

#review


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🏆 Top 10 chains by revenue in 2024. Link.

Be sure to revisit our past two articles on Substack and refresh your memory on the 2024 totals in other categories.

Author: CryptoRank

#top


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📣 Top public sales & launchpools calendar. Link.

Definitely worth marking these dates!

Author: DropsTab

#events


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💱 2024 CEX annual report. Link.

Spot trading volume increased by 139% compared to 2023; derivatives trading volume increased by 91%

Author: Wu Blockchain

#research


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🎦 9 catalysts to watch this week. Link.

10 major upcoming crypto events, new tool for tracking narratives and 6 alpha threads.

Author: The DeFi Investor

#research


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Daily Dose of News 💿
January 14, Tuesday


General:

• Tether moves HQ to Bitcoin-friendly El Salvador. Link.

Product updates:

• Uniswap Labs to integrate API with Ledger Live for DeFi swaps. Link.

• World rival Humanity inches closer to mainnet with foundation launch. Link.

Release:

• Sony’s public blockchain platform Soneium launches on mainnet. Link.

• Solana launches Roam, a decentralized roaming WiFi network. Link.

• Bubblemaps, a blockchain-based data visualization platform, will launch a BMT token. Link.

Listing:

• Coinbase to list PNUT. Link.

• Bithumb to list A8, DRIFT. Link.

Incentives:

• Polygon community grants program announces season 2 with 35M POL. Link

Fundraising:

• ​​Alterya, a project focused on preventing payment fraud, has been acquired for $150M by Chainalysis. Link.

• Sygnum, a globally operating Digital Asset Bank, has raised $58M. Link.


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📰 Weekly Market Pulse: The Calm Before the Storm

The ultimate weekly digest for traders, investors, and airdrop seekers—packed with market insights and key updates.

👉 Read it on Substack 👈

Here’s what you’ll learn:

Market Sentiment: Retail activity in Bitcoin has dropped 21.7%, hinting at a shift toward accumulation, while Ethereum’s institutional appeal remains strong due to high developer activity and ETF integration. Meanwhile, altcoin trading dominance on Binance hit 78% in January 2025, suggesting growing retail interest and a potential altcoin bull market.

Yield Opportunities: BlackRock uses its tokenized treasury BUIDL for 18% APY, while Berachain’s SolvBTC.BERA offers Bitcoin holders enhanced yield, with over $1B in pre-deposits.

New Airdrops: Azuki has partnered with Hyperliquid for an ANIME airdrop to HYPE stakers. Berachain launched its BERA airdrop for ecosystem projects, with participating projects offering tokens. Derive announced its DRV token airdrop, allocating 5% of the supply to ENA stakers.

Upcoming TGEs and Token Sales: The upcoming Q1 2025 public sales and listings include CORN, SOON (Jan 14), XYRO, NC, SYNTH (Jan 14), DRV (Jan 15), LAYER (Jan 16), TIME (Jan 17), and SOLV (Jan 17), offering early investment opportunities in emerging projects.

Key Developments: New Solana proposal aims to fix scalability issues with ‘lattice’ system; Starknet releases SN Stack for appchain development.

Special note: Top Programmable Cryptography Projects by fundraising.


Look for the full version on our Substack 👉


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