Spot Ethereum ETFs Set to Launch, BlackRock CEO Hails Bitcoin as ‘Digital Gold,’ & Trump’s Victory Odds Surge on Polymarket!

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In today’s Alpha Bytes👇

Spot Ethereum ETFs are expected to launch on July 23, following SEC approvals and recent regulatory filings. Larry Fink reiterates Bitcoin is ‘digital gold’ and a hedge against economic uncertainty. Donald Trump's Vice President pick Pro-Crypto Ohio Senator J.D. Vance owns over $100K in Bitcoin and Trump’s victory odds surge on Polymarket. 

BTC $63, 806 (+1.45%), ETH $3, 431 (+2.41%), SOL $156.70 (+2.70%)

Crypto News 📰 

• Elon Musk says he will commit $45M per month to a super PAC working to elect Donald Trump as President

• Mt. Gox moves nearly $2.7B in Bitcoin ahead of anticipated payouts

• BlackRock plans to apply to MakerDAO's $1B tokenized treasury investment plan

• Bitcoin ETF helps propel BlackRock to record $10.6T assets under management

• Plaintiffs file new, slimmed down complaint in class action lawsuit against Tether

• Bernstein says 'Goldilocks scenario' is emerging for bitcoin miners amid 'Trump factor'

• Celsius to liquidate tokens, hundreds of NFTs following settlement with KeyFi founder

• Spain National Fan Token slides 20% after UEFA Euro 2024 win

• Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed permitting crypto trading on licensed exchanges

• US spot Bitcoin ETFs see $300M inflows on seventh consecutive day of positive flows

• Tether blacklists $14M from Lazarus-connected DMM Bitcoin hack

• Cambodian payments firm received $150K from North Korean hackers Lazarus Wallet: Reuters

• Founder's Gambling 'Struggles' spur crippling loss at crypto casino backed by Galaxy

• North Korean hackers penetrate crypto companies via job postings

• Crypto advocacy platform founder Paul Brigner becomes head of Coinbase Institute

• Coinbase narrows its subpoena for Gary Gensler’s emails and communication to only during his time as SEC chair

• Coinbase, Ripple, a16z to attend Republican and Democratic National Conventions

• Japan’s Metaplanet buys additional $1.2M worth of Bitcoin, shares surge 26%

Airdrops🪂 

• @infinex_app Craterun - @NFTNate_

• Verida Airdrop Claims 

Project Updates 🔥 

• @Minterest exploited for about $1.4M

• @RDNTCapital launching on @Base soon

• @Hyperliquid validator node requirements revealed

• @Pancakeswap reveals Q3 roadmap and teases v4

• Updates on proposals surrounding @Ethena_Labs

• Drift Protocol launches Drift Earn

• Balancer x Cow Protocol Strategic Partnership Proposal

Threads 🧵 

• Future blue-chips backed by Paradigm - @belizardd

• A Promising L1 Contender in the Evolving Blockchain Landscape: @Chromia $CHR - @arndxt_xo

• Top important DeFi news to pay attention to this week - @PinkBrains_io

• Telegram: A Faux Narrative or What - @bryantamagucci

• List of resources for builders on Base L2 - @davidtsocy

• Fluid DEX: Efficient Liquidity Incentivization - @bougie0x

Launches 🚀 

• Ironclad Finance TGE 

• Pudgy Penguins Pudgy Wizard Collectible 

• Music Protocol TGE 

• Scroll Canvas 

Fundraise 💰

• Bitcoin-backed stablecoin developer Bima Labs raises $2.25M seed round

• Caliza (CeFi) - $8.5M led by @Initialized

• @akedofun (GameFi) - $TBD investment from @topdotco

• @HarukoTech (Blockchain Service) - $6M Series A led by @WhiteStarCap @MMC_Ventures

Calendar 🗓️

• 15 July : $STX - Nakamoto Upgrade

• 16 July : $DNX - $0xDNX Release

• 16 July : $AGI - Lucy Beta + PancakeSwap

• 19 July : Coinbase - COVAL·RAI·wAMPL Delisting

• 19 July : AGIX·FET·OCEAN - ASI Merger (Phase 2)

• 19 July : $LDO - Community Staking Module testnet (Permissionless)

Videos 🎥

• @thedailygwei - ETH ETFs are coming, EthPillar overview and more - The Daily Gwei Refuel #794 - Ethereum Updates

• @KevinWSHPod - The Sandbox Co-Founder: How Crypto Will Make Gamers Rich In 2024 | E78

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