Chung Daily Note - 2025/4/8

Happy Tuesday! Keep the momentum going—small steps lead to big wins! 🔥

💡@Catex_Fi pre-mining hits $1M TVL in a week on Polygon, with more pools and yields on the way!

Some highlights from today's note

🔸104% tariffs on China officially took effect today

🔸@Ripple acquires crypto prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25B

🔸@justz_eth - Q2 2025 stablecoin yields at a glance — top rates, sources, and strategies revealed

Read More Below 👇

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📰 News

• 104% tariffs on China officially took effect today

• Ripple acquires crypto prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25B

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📖 Good Reads

• @zacxbt - top 25 @megaeth_labs ecosystem projects

• @justz_eth - Q2 2025 stablecoin yields at a glance — top rates, sources, and strategies revealed

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🎉 New Protocols

• @defidevcorp

• @CrypTalkNetwork

• @QuoteChain_Labs

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💰 Crypto Fundraising

• @blackbird_xyz (Social) - 50m Series B led by @sparkcapital

• @SatsTerminal (DeFi) - 1.7m Pre-Seed led by @cbventures @drapervc

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💵 Airdrops

• @DeRonin_ - Lens Chain @LC

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💡 Videos & Podcasts

• @mrblocktw - The Historical Bitcoin Bottom Is Here – Topic Discussion (Episode 1167)

• @Cryptocito - Cryptocito Interview with David Tse, Founder of @babylonlabs_io

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😇 Opportunity

@EclipseFND is an SVM-based Layer 2 on Ethereum, combining Ethereum's security, SVM's performance, @celestia's data availability, and @RiscZero’s ZK proofs. The Point System ends soon, the Kaito Leaderboard is live, and projects like @AstrolFinance and @invariant_labs are already building. TGE is approaching!

That's all!