Blast’s Long-Awaited Airdrop is Finally Here & VanEck Plans to Waive Fees for Ethereum ETF!

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In today’s Alpha Bytes👇

Blast Foundation to disperse 17B BLAST tokens in the airdrop. VanEck plans to waive fees for potential spot Ethereum ETF at the outset and files Form 8-A as path towards a spot Ethereum ETF presses on. US Congressman Matt Gaetz introduces bill to allow federal income tax to be paid with Bitcoin. And US spot Bitcoin ETFs score $31M in net inflows after outflow streak. 

BTC $61, 712 (+1.26%), ETH $3, 395 (+0.88%), SOL $137.57 (+1.62%) 

Crypto News 📰 

• RWA platform Swarm Markets to offer tokenized gold via NFTs as MiCA stablecoin rules begin

• Ava Labs eyes web3 integration in South Korea’s booming K-Pop industry

• German Government entity moves $24M Bitcoin to Kraken, Coinbase

• Solana adds 'Blinks' and 'Actions' so users can trade crypto on their favorite Social Apps

• Bybit surpasses Coinbase to become second largest crypto exchange by volume 

• Aave DAO evaluates joining Lido Alliance to boost staked Ethereum market

• EigenLayer AVS Ava Protocol acquires blockchain data startup Openstory

• Netmarble’s Marblex migrating to Ethereum L2 immutable zkEVM with $20M fund

• Metallica’s official X account was presumably hacked to promote now-collapsed token launched via pump.fun

• Former CEO of crypto project Hydrogen sentenced to over three years for securities fraud

• Bitwise CIO predicts spot Ethereum ETFs will attract $15B of net inflows in 18 months

• PoliFi tokens return to business after proof of DJT-Trump link fails to materialize

• Bybit Card becomes available on Apple Pay

• Grayscale Bitcoin ETF marks $30M outflows amid spring back

• Louisiana signs bill to ban CBDCs, protect right to self-custody and mine crypto

• Ripple’s upcoming stablecoin will ‘compliment’ XRP, says Ripple President Monica Long

• Lawyers debate FTX’s reorganization plan in bankruptcy court as creditors gear up to vote on next steps

• Bitcoin DeFi app ALEX Lab links $4M exploit to Lazarus Group

• Paradigm, Haun Ventures co-lead $37M round in Conduit

• Cardano unfazed by failed DDoS attack targeting staked ADA

• AssangeDAO token surges over 80% after Julian Assange leaves UK’s Belmarsh Prison

• Renewed bullishness expected after Bitcoin, Ether's $10B options expiry on Friday

• Robert Kiyosaki decodes Bitcoin’s “Banana Zone”, contrasts with Fiat Currency

Project Updates 🔥 

• @Dexscreener launches pump.fun competitor called "Moonshot"

• @Solana introduces Actions and Blinks

• Introducing @JupiterExchange v3 Metropolis

• Introducing @ValantisLabs design architecture

• @Opyn_ introduces opyn markets

• Introducing Nektar's LRT Vaults

• Arbitrum live on Chainflip

• Introducing Valantis: The Modular Exchange

• Particle Network: Implementing Chain Abstraction 

 Airdrops🪂 

• PlayFi Launches the PlayFi Airdrop Platform to Enhance Community Engagement

• @Aevoxyz distributing $AZUR airdrop for eligible users

• @Blast_L2 airdrop on June 26 at 10 AM EST

• Second wave of $ZK claims live 

Threads 🧵 

• Puff The Dragon: Overview - @eli5_defi

• Crypto x AI framework from @balajis - @sandraaleow

• $BLAST tokenomics is out

Launches 🚀 

• Sanctum Profiles

• Infinex Crate Season

• Ionet Block Rewards

• Illuvium Open Beta

• Biturbo LBP

• Sweepr LBP

Fundraise 💰

• Colosseum (Solana-Focused) raises $60M to invest in early-stage projects 

• @playonshaga (GameFi) - $1M Angel led by @arca 

• EnsoFinance secures additional $4.2M from Ideo Ventures, Hypersphere, and Angels

• @Hut8Corp (Blockchain Service) - $150M Strategic investment from @coatuemgmt

• Crypto execution-only platform crossover markets raises $12M

Videos 🎥

• @leviathan_news - Berachain’s Ponzi Life w/ @eatsleepyeet

• @Dynamo_Patrick - Are Airdrops Dead?!? How to Airdrop Farm Profitably in Summer 2024

Analysis 📊

• Bitcoin: It's Over

• Bitcoin Roadmap

That's a wrap for today!

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