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Spot Ethereum ETFs Set to Launch, BlackRock CEO Hails Bitcoin as ‘Digital Gold,’ & Trump’s Victory Odds Surge on Polymarket!
M6 Labs Alpha Bytes 🚨: 16th July
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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.
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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🪂
Project Updates 🔥
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 🚀
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)
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