Chung Daily Note - 2025/4/11
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Some highlights from today's note
🔸Trump open to new China trade deal, says White House
🔸Trump signs resolution overturning IRS DeFi crypto rule
🔸Grayscale updates its “Assets Under Consideration” list, adding tokens like $APT, $ARB, $TON, $FET, and Monad, plus several unclassified assets under review
Read More Below 👇
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📰 News
• Trump open to new China trade deal, says White House
• Trump signs resolution overturning IRS DeFi crypto rule
• Grayscale updates its “Assets Under Consideration” list, adding tokens like APT, ARB, TON, FET, and Monad, plus several unclassified assets under review
• New Hampshire House passes Bitcoin Reserve Bill
• c0ffeebabe.eth frontrunned $2.6M MorphoBlue frontend exploit
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📖 Good Reads
• @eli5_defi - @KaiaChain Breakout Year
• @0xMughal - 10 Cutting-Edge DeFi Protocols Redefining On-Chain Innovation
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🎉 New Protocols
• @QuoteChain_AI
• @zkdeltacom
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💰 Crypto Fundraising
• @bugscoin_bgsc (Social) - 12m Series A
• @OpenZkNetwork (Chain) - 6m
• @APXLending (CeFi) - 20m investment from Cypress Hills
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💵 Airdrops
• @Earndrop_io - Weekly Earndrop Recap (11 Apr 2025)
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💡 Videos & Podcasts
• @0xSteadyLads - Trump Tariff Madness! w/ Ben Hunt & Jonah Van Bourg
• @BanklessHQ - Weekly Rollups: Trump’s New Tariffs: Genius Move or Risky Political Gamble?
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😇 Opportunity
The @Aptos ecosystem is booming with partnerships like @LayerZero_Core, native $USDT, $USDC, $USDe, a $10M fund from @OKX_Ventures, and @BitwiseInvest’s S-1 for an Aptos ETF. Shoutout to @AmnisFinance, @EchelonMarket, @EchoProtocol_, @AptosMonkeys, and @guiinuonaptos!
That's all!