Chung Daily Note - 2025/4/17

Happy Thursday! Great things take time—trust the process and keep believing! 🙌

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Some highlights from today's note

🔸President Trump says the US will strike a deal with China

🔸Several unnamed governments and sovereign wealth funds have approached @binance to help set up crypto reserves

🔸@initia mainnet goes live on April 24, and it's launching on Binance

Read More Below 👇

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📰 News

• President Trump says the US will strike a deal with China

• Several unnamed governments and sovereign wealth funds have approached Binance to help set up crypto reserves

• Initia mainnet goes live on April 24, and it's launching on Binance

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📖 Good Reads

• @fejau_inc - Bitcoin - the trade after the trade

• @zerototom - @KaitoAI sKAITO yield strategy

• @CipherResearchx - @OstiumLabs explained simply for dummies

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🎉 New Protocols

• @nuvolari_ai

• @bigmachinesAI

• @wakehacker_ai

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💰 Crypto Fundraising

• @neutrl_labs (DeFi) - 5m Seed led by @stix_co @Accomplices

• @getoro_xyz (Blockchain Service) - 6m Seed led by @a16zcrypto @Delphi_Ventures

• @embr_labs (DeFi) - 1.8m Pre-Seed led by @robotventures @lattice_fund

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💵 Airdrops

• @atoms_res - @townsxyz Full Airdrop Guide

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💡 Videos & Podcasts

• @Unchained_pod - Crypto Needs Fewer Morals, More Builders - The Chopping Block

• @KevinWSHPod - Why Crypto and your Digital Identity Will Replace Your Passport - @WalletConnect Founder | E117

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😇 Opportunity

gsvm, @EclipseFND is an SVM-based L2 on Ethereum, combining Ethereum security, SVM speed, @Celestia DA, and @RiscZero ZK proofs. With projects like @AstrolFinance & @invariant_labs and a snapshot taken, TGE could be near

That's all!