Chung Daily Note - 2025/7/30

Happy Wednesday! You’re halfway there! Stay focused and keep moving forward! 💯

💡@yeet biggest player and streamer event launches August 4 with over $100K in prizes!

Top 5 Mindshare on @arbusai

1. @ethereum - 4.07%

2. @KaitoAI - 2.30%

3. @opensea - 2.15%

4. @grok - 2.00%

5. @AbstractChain - 1.69%

Some highlights from today's note

🔸FED holds interest rates steady

🔸Traders dial back expectations for a Fed rate cut in October

🔸JPMorgan partners with Coinbase to simplify crypto purchases

Read More Below 👇

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📰 News

• FED holds interest rates steady

• Traders dial back expectations for a Fed rate cut in October

• @MicroStrategy closes $2.52B STRC IPO, buys 21,021 BTC at $117K using proceeds

• SEC approves in-kind creation and redemption for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs

• BTCS Inc. to raise up to $2B to buy more $ETH for its treasury

• JPMorgan partners with Coinbase to simplify crypto purchases

• @krakenfx aims to raise $500M at a $15B valuation

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📖 Good Reads

• @castle_labs - A Comparative Ecosystem Analysis of @arbitrum Positioning in DeFi

• @Eugene_Bulltime - High-Yield BTC Strategy Using @Lombard_Finance

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🎉 New Protocols

• @Butler_Agent

• @EremosCore

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💰 Crypto Fundraising

• @gaib_ai (Blockchain Infrastructure) - 10m led by @ambergroup_io

• @ston_fi (DeFi) - 9.5m Series A led by @coinfund_io @RibbitCap

• @AskBillyBets (Blockchain Service) - 1m

• @due_network (Blockchain Service) - 4m Extended Seed (Total 7.3m) led by @speedinvest

• @FGNexusio (CeFi) - 200m

• @RD_Technologies (CeFi) - 40m Series A led by Zhongwan International

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💵 Airdrops

• @OlimpioCrypto - Airdrops, Checkers, & Points you can claim this week, Roundup 28 Jul 2025

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💡Videos & Podcasts

• @ethereumfndn - 10 Years of Ethereum Livestream

• @ForwardGuidance - Breaking Down The FOMC Meeting

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😇 Opportunity

@infinex integrates HyperEVM, unlocking tokenless DeFi access, new yield opportunities, and seamless Swidge support across major ecosystem tokens

That's all!