Project "Crypto": When the SEC Decided Not to Be an Enemy of Progress
The Securities and Exchange Commission, the very same SEC that previously chased crypto projects like a crazed parking inspector in New York, suddenly decided… to help. Welcome to Project Crypto, or as it is already called in the corridors of Wall Street, "Project: how not to fall behind the rest of the world".
The latest creation of the crypto universe that will turn your inner Twitter writer into a top earner on Square. And now pay attention, here's the funniest part: Binance pays you for what you already do for free. You post, write, joke, participate in debates over someone else's scam, and even show off about 'global decentralization'. Only now you get real tokens for it, not just '+1 to karma'.
The zombie wallet awoke after 12.4 years of lethargic sleep. And it didn't just wake up, it transferred 306 BTC, that is, $35 million, into the world of the living. Question: who is this crypto-Lazarus? The answer: nobody knows. But he is definitely not a poor guy. 12 years? Why so long? 2013. What was happening at that time?
SEC, Jito, and Liquid Staking: Solana steps into Wall Street
Before our eyes, something that seemed impossible just a couple of years ago is happening. Wall Street, battered by time and regulations, is preparing to let not just some Solana in, but also liquid staking tokens. Did you hear that? LST in ETF! Guess who is asking the SEC again? Have you ever heard how the word 'decentralization' sounds when pronounced by a VanEck lawyer? No? It sounds like 'We would like to marinate some JitoSOL and LsSOL in our ETF, sir, if you don't mind.'
Bitcoin falls below $118,000 And - It's wonderful!
Today marks another 'crash' of Bitcoin. Yes, it has dropped again. Just think: Bitcoin has broken the psychologically important mark of $118,000! And here the crowd of commentators, as if on cue, started rolling their eyes: 'Oh no! Bear market! Where's my cold wallet?' But wait. Up by 0.23% in 24 hours? This is a disaster... for those who keep their money in the bank at 2.5% annual interest and consider themselves economic geniuses.
The dYdX Fund decided to distribute $2.3 million. Not to the poor. Not to veterans. Not even to the rescuers who took a cat down from a tree. But to 25 projects that, for some reason, believe that the crypto infrastructure is not overloaded enough. "Grants for the benefit of the ecosystem" They call it 'support for the ecosystem'. How sweet. We used to hear such words from those who would close your bank account if you decided to buy bitcoin in 2017. Now it's 'ecosystem'. And importantly, tools for traders. Like 'a tool that will warn you when you are liquidated at 95% later than it should have been.'
XRP is in danger! Or how one co-founder crashed the market
About ingenious ways to crash the cryptocurrency market without resorting to shorts or hacking attacks. All you need is to be Chris Larsen and have 175 million dollars in XRP. It's simple. There you have the magic of decentralization! When a whale decides to 'move a little'... You, a co-founder of Ripple, and you have a little extra — let's say, 175 million dollars in XRP tokens. What do you do?
Crypto Carnage: 268 Million Dollars in Liquidations
Today in the crypto world can be described in one word: 'WOW!', because $268 million disappeared into the liquidation abyss, like a trader's hopes for Dogecoin in 2021. According to fresh data from Coinglass, the platform you usually Google right after it hurts, the crypto market had a massive cleanup in the last 24 hours, liquidating hundreds of millions in positions. And here's the kicker: 63.7 million - that's longs, and 204 million - that's shorts. Yes, shorts are 3 times more. Poor bears. Wanted to short Bitcoin on the bounce?
In an era when the world's leading economists argue about what will save the economy, the printing press or a tax on air, the Japanese nail salon chain Convano Inc solved the issue... by buying bitcoin. Not an investment bank. Not a sovereign fund. But a network company where nails are painted and glitter gel is made. These people, armed with files, UV lamps, and a sense of beauty, decided: bitcoin is more reliable than yen, dollars, or any financial 'stability' in a world where inflation eats into retirement savings faster than TikTok grabs a teenager's attention.
Tron Inc. — a company with a name seemingly borrowed from 80s sci-fi Stocks soared by 14.58%, and if you think that's 'little', then you're probably only holding Treasury bonds, or worse, monkey NFTs. APPLICATION TO SEC: BUREAUCRACY CAN BE SEXY What did Tron Inc. do? They filed an application with the SEC. Not for setting up a lemonade stand. No. For 1 billion dollars. Just like that, modestly… in the spirit of 'we just want to have the ability to issue stocks, warrants, debts, options, and maybe tickets to Mars.'
HBAR in the treasury! Immutable Holdings turns corporate reserves into a digital kingdom
Did you think corporate reserves were boring papers, dusty safes, and dreary bank reports? Ha! Welcome to 2025, where they store not gold, not dollars, but HBAR, a digital currency that some still think is an abbreviation for 'Hot Bacon And Ramen'. Immutable Holdings is not just some nano-company from the crypto underworld. It's a public company. Their stocks are traded on the exchange, and now their corporate treasury is filled with HBAR — over 48 million tokens, to be exact. This is no longer an investment. This is a statement. This, excuse me, is a new chapter in corporate monetary policy. Federal Reserve? Sleep tight. Now there's Hedera.
Another masterpiece in the field of 'how to spend millions of DAO money so that no one understands what for.' dYdX Grants Ltd., a company with a name reminiscent of a legal buffer between a fund and common sense, is officially asking for $8 million. Not a pathetic $80,000 for bug bounty, not a couple of hundred for a Gitcoin hackathon in the basement, but 8 million. In DYDX tokens. From the community treasury.
One Asian billionaire and self-proclaimed crypto overlord burst onto Wall Street with a plan that looks like MicroStrategy, but different. His name is Justin Sun. And he is not joking. TRON is entering Nasdaq. With a smile. With millions of TRX behind it. Last week, Justin Sun appeared at the Nasdaq opening ceremony. The very Nasdaq where Apple, Nvidia, and other boring corporations whose stocks for some reason are called shares are traded. But here's the catch. TRON Inc. (now it’s a company, not just a blockchain) announced: we are taking TRX, our token, and turning it into a strategic reserve asset.
Altcoins are moving again. Open interest is rising. So… awakening? Ethereum, Solana, Ripple, are coming back to the arena like the trio from the Bible of Web3. Open interest in futures is rising again. Do you know what that means? It means that people are betting again. And when people are betting, it means someone knows which way the wind is blowing, or at least pretends to know.
BNB BROKE $800: WHAT IS THIS, IF NOT A CRYPTO-REVOLT?
BNB has just crashed into the elite club of '800+ dollars', this is not just some digital asset sneezing in the glass. No. This is the cryptocurrency elite starting to breathe deeply, and with each breath, someone's shorts are burning. Here are the bare numbers: +2.57% in 24 hours, $800.78 on Binance. As they say, we are not like this, the market is like this. And you know what? This is not just another candle on the chart. This is a signal.
If NFTs were dead, then who just spent 35 million dollars on pixelated little people? Pretend death of NFT Remember how everyone claimed that NFTs were dead? That JPEGs for millions were a joke, and now we live in a world of common sense and economic logic? Well, bad news for those skeptics: NFTs are back in business.
Solana is taking over the world. Ethereum is still thinking. And BNB Chain is just making money
It's the Wild West of Web3: Solana is running around like a teenager on energy drinks, Ethereum is politely explaining that it needs to think a little more, and BNB Chain is calmly taking out cash like it's another Tuesday at Changpeng Zhao's. Solana: 28 million active addresses Solana is like the TikTok of blockchains right now. Fast, cheap, fun, and full of trash. 28.18 million active addresses in a week. Let's be clear: in a week. What are they doing? Someone is releasing another memecoin, someone is flipping JPEG toads, someone is launching projects overnight. And all of this is almost free. Does this sound like anarchy? Maybe. But anarchy works.
Memes, millions, and manipulations: the SPX token (and what is really happening?)
Let’s talk about SPX6900, a token that apparently was created somewhere between schizophrenia and genius. And yes, almost 2 billion dollars have been poured into it. Welcome to the digital drug comedy, where the joke is you if you didn’t get in at $0.01. Meme or messiah? What makes SPX special? Nothing.
Bitcoin in 'Futurama': Why cartoons know more about money than the Federal Reserve
About 'Futurama' and crypto. This is not just a cartoon. It's a documentary filmed a thousand years ahead of time. And if you've ever watched this masterpiece, you know: there is more common sense there than in the meetings of the Federal Reserve and in Joe Biden's speeches combined. Bitcoin? Yes, they knew. Even back in 2013.
INJ: The crypto that fries fees, burns tokens, and bursts into Web3
Today we're talking about a coin that not only trades, but it shatters the boring DeFi monopoly. INJ. Or as I call it: 'the injector of common sense' in a blockchain world where most projects have more promises than a democratic campaign. What even is this? INJ is not just three letters. It's the Injective Protocol. Layer-1, cosmic, wildly optimized for finance blockchain. Kind of like the Fed, but with math.