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Arrakis Finance’s HOT AMM is Now Live
HOT is an MEV-aware, intent-centric AMM built on Valantis, it is developed to empower LPs and make on-chain markets more sustainable.
Source: https://mirror.xyz/0x929fCf268A62e684221f1e39B8b6ddA2f0dA4AeC/Q5IQ05cUEokyXi9gZ0BvEEq4t_9x6s9_QJKurgYcIqQ
goodalexander: The Why of AI crypto cults
This post explores the emergence of AI-focused crypto cults as a response to perceived failures in traditional currency systems
> It argues that future AI-driven currencies will replace traditional government-backed money, with AI cults offering both religious and economic frameworks for this shift.👇
Source: https://x.com/goodalexander/status/1848329532203208919?s=46&t=2q9OLMlaobNlHLewOXT4uA
October 20th~ Rollup
🐚 Research and Ideation 💡
- Blockworks Research: Unlocking Institutional Ethereum Staking - A Survey of Industry Leaders
- Billy Gao: Uniswap Fails to Carry DAO Delegates Along in UNIChain’s Launch
- Bravos Research: Soft Landing Expectations
- Eda: Blockchain Interoperability & Building with Hyperlane
- 3rd Street Capital: Nillion and the Future of Secure Computation in Machine Learning
- goodalexander: on AI Meme Coins
- Shaughnessy119: On Crypto x AI Value Accrual, AI Memecoins, and The Future
🐚 Podcast 🎙️
- Taiki Maeda Pod: Rise of $GOAT and AI Cult Coins w/ Alex Good
🐚 News 📕
- Stripe Acquires Stablecoin Platform “Bridge” for $1.1 Billion
🐚 Project Updates 🔔
- Pump.Fun Launches Pump Advanced, Its Trading Terminal
- Apecoin $APE Has surpassed $1B in Market Cap
Shaughnessy119: On Crypto x AI Value Accrual, AI Memecoins, and The Future
He explores the intersection of AI and crypto, focusing on how AI memecoins are quickly gaining value and attention in the current landscape.
Source: https://x.com/Shaughnessy119/status/1847752020973048039
Zaddycoin: Takeaways from this Read
> AI meme coins are like lab-produced (covid19) tokens that evolve quickly, replicate and adapting to feedback.
> They can "reshape their own or existing narratives" and influence human behavior more efficiently than traditional memes 24/7.
> “Financial AGI" emerges when AI makes money autonomously, reinvesting in itself and accelerating its own growth.
Source: https://x.com/zaddycoin/status/1848170974992023620?s=46&t=txFAbiSPTdLLDlAYj9X_AA
Eda: Blockchain Interoperability & Building with Hyperlane
This piece covers:
> The current state of the multi-chain ecosystem
> The need for permissionless interoperability
> How Hyperlane enables permissionless, secure communication between chains
Source: https://mirror.xyz/edatweets.eth/ZEDMwvOg4ZsIBZh0TtDOXELKlU2I6SlHuytKhpa2hxw
Stripe Acquires Stablecoin Platform “Bridge” for $1.1 Billion
Source: https://x.com/arrington/status/1848060479727435967?s=46&t=MKFmdrqpu0ZO3RbNj3y5pQ
Apecoin $APE Has surpassed $1B in Market Cap
went up with 100+% overnight
> Fueled by the successful launch of ApeChain and the announcement of their automatic yield for holding APE on ApeChain
Source: https://x.com/cirrusnft/status/1848034820938432676?s=52&t=txFAbiSPTdLLDlAYj9X_AA
October 19th~ Rollup
🐚 Project Updates 🔔
- Pumpdotfun "Planning To Launch A Token In The Future
- Kalshi Introduces 4.05% APY on Cash and Open Positions
Pump.Fun Launches Pump Advanced, Its Trading Terminal
Source: https://x.com/pumpdotfun/status/1847730806334378287?s=46&t=Epo2C7qkg-CKjyMhGIBBuQ
Pumpdotfun "Planning To Launch A Token In The Future
Source: https://velo.xyz/news
futuretinkerer: The Viral Empire—AI’s Recursive Dominance and the Rise of Exclusion Zones
The viral empire is a world where AI agents equipped with crypto wallets control both digital and physical realms, shaping reality through memetic warfare and cryptoeconomics.
> This article examines how these self-perpetuating architectures govern without human intervention, influencing culture, economy, and governance, while human agency fades in relevance.
Source: https://x.com/futuretinkerer/status/1847368161621930146?s=52&t=txFAbiSPTdLLDlAYj9X_AA
Terminal of Truth Has Become First AI in History to Become a Millionaire
Source: https://x.com/aisafetymemes/status/1847312782049333701?s=52&t=txFAbiSPTdLLDlAYj9X_AA
It Appears Coinbase Ventures Just Locked 2M $AERO worth $2,76M
Total veAERO position now crossed $10M
Source: https://x.com/slappjakke/status/1847373599151444088?s=52&t=txFAbiSPTdLLDlAYj9X_AA
Bridge is Joining Forces with Stripe
“Together, Bridge and Stripe will accelerate the adoption & utility of tokenized dollars and, in doing so, make money easier to move, store, and spend for everyone, all around the world”
Source: https://x.com/stablecoin/status/1848390039975469094?s=52&t=txFAbiSPTdLLDlAYj9X_AA
Titania Research: How to Become a Cross-chain Filler?
what is necessary to become cross-chain filler on Across👇
Source: https://titaniaresear.ch/how-to-become-a-cross-chain-filler
Jupiter’s Active Staking Rewards are Now Live!
> 50M JUP and 7.5M CLOUD will be distributed to active voters. Claiming period open till 31st Dec
Source: https://x.com/JupiterExchange/status/1848333574350721034
Rise of $GOAT and AI Cult Coins w/ Alex Good
Crypto Market Wizards Podcast
> They discuss the meteoric rise of $GOAT and why AI Cult Coins have staying power.
> Web2 Investor Acquisition Cost/ crypto trading, how the formula changes with interactive AI agents & increasing use of LLMs vs traditional search
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zevOjE1UGSk
goodalexander: on AI Meme Coins
“If normal meme coins are the flu, then AI meme coins are Covid 19”
> This post explores the rise of AI meme coins as self-replicating, financialized "mind viruses" that leverage LLMs to propagate rapidly, bypass containment, and influence socio-political dynamics.
Source: https://x.com/goodalexander/status/1847673196280983770?s=52&t=txFAbiSPTdLLDlAYj9X_AA
3rd Street Capital: Nillion and the Future of Secure Computation in Machine Learning
As the digital world continues to expand, so do the risks associated with data breaches and the misuse of sensitive information
> This article dive into Nilliion and how it tackles the very challenges that have hindered AI’s broader adoption with its ability to enable secure computation on encrypted data
Source: 3rdStCapital/nillion-and-the-future-of-secure-computation-in-machine-learning-58cc20385b47" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/@3rdStCapital/nillion-and-the-future-of-secure-computation-in-machine-learning-58cc20385b47
Bravos Research: Soft Landing Expectations
1989 Through September 2024
Source: https://x.com/bravosresearch/status/1848047330794385494?s=52&t=txFAbiSPTdLLDlAYj9X_AA
UNIChain’s Launch: DAO Delegates Not Carried Along
a breakdown of what unfolded, why it matters & what’s next?👇
Source: https://x.com/__billygao/status/1847776831782691226?s=52&t=txFAbiSPTdLLDlAYj9X_AA
Blockworks Research: Unlocking Institutional Ethereum Staking - A Survey of Industry Leaders
a comprehensive analysis of institutional token holders' staking behaviors, with a focus on the Ethereum ecosystem.
> This report aims to shed light on the current state of institutional staking, and explore the motivations and hurdles faced by market participants.
Source: https://app.blockworksresearch.com/unlocked/unlocking-institutional-ethereum-staking-a-survey-of-industry-leaders
Prediction Market, Kalshi, Introduces 4.05% APY on Cash and Open Positions
trying to make long-term positions attractive
Source: https://x.com/mansourtarek_/status/1844418791800717642
October 18th~ Rollup
🐚 Research and Ideation 💡
- 1kx: These Are Not the Bots You're Looking For
- 0xLouisT: Phantom Tokenomics, Inside the Obscure Daedalus Labyrinth
- Imran Khan: Lessons for Crypto Founders
- Three Sigma: The Great Return of Options: A New Era for DeFi
- Chain of Thought | Weekly AI Edge: The AI Agent Edition
- Slappjakke: It Appears Coinbase Ventures Locked 2M $AERO worth $2,76M
- knwang: Transacting Over Heterogeneous Trust with Intent Markets
- Nick Tomaino: Largest Crypto M&A Deals of All Time
- futuretinkerer: The Viral Empire—AI’s Recursive Dominance and the Rise of Exclusion Zones
🐚 News 📕
- BlackRock In Talks With Global Crypto Exchanges to Integrate BUIDL as Futures Collateral: BBG
🐚 Project Updates 🔔
- Terminal of Truth Become First AI in to Become a Millionaire
Largest Crypto M&A Deals of All Time
> CoinMarketCap (Binance, $400M)
> FairX (Coinbase, $275M)
> Bitstamp (Robinhood, $200M)
> Earn (Coinbase, $120M)
> Tagomi (Coinbase, $90M)
Source: https://x.com/ntmoney/status/1847381432425197805?s=52&t=txFAbiSPTdLLDlAYj9X_AA
knwang: Transacting Over Heterogeneous Trust with Intent Markets
Heterogeneity of trust across networks has created a fragmented ecosystem, hampering seamless cross-chain interactions
> This article proposes an intent-driven interoperability solution that embraces trust diversity rather than attempting to homogenize it
Source: https://x.com/knwang/status/1847353251928097227?s=46&t=02igJRMsf-GavP6FNhILXA
Chain of Thought | Weekly AI Edge: The AI Agent Edition
This edition covers:
> The Truth behind GOAT
> Luna, the anime goddess AI agent
> Prime Intellect achieves breakthrough in distributed training
Source: https://www.chainofthought.xyz/p/weekly-ai-edge-17-the-ai-agent-edition