Surging Memecoins, Spot ETH ETF Hints, and Political Tokens Shake the Market!

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In today’s Alpha Bytes👇

Bitcoin memecoins are making waves with a staggering 85% surge in DOG, dispelling fears that Runes are dead. Meanwhile, BlackRock's recent filing hints at a potential spot ETH ETF launch this July. And in a surprising twist, political memecoins are heating up following a historic jury verdict against Trump.

BTC $68,327 (+0.77%), ETH $3,744 (+0.18%), SOL $166.10 (+0.09%)

Crypto News 📰 

• Bitcoin-based DOG token climbs to 9th largest memecoin at $825.66M market cap. Will this hit a Billion?

• Biden campaign ramps up crypto industry outreach in surprising tone 'shift'

• BlackRock files updated S-1 form for its spot Ethereum ETF

• A16z boosts Crypto's Election Fund by another $25M to seek friendly Congress

• Mastercard launches 'Crypto Credential,' allowing users to send and receive crypto

• TON market cap plunges by billions after fixing Inflated Supply Data

• ‘Final Fantasy’ maker Square Enix moves to Arbitrum for Ethereum game NFTs

• Aptos integrates Chainlink's CCIP and data feeds to boost decentralized app development

• Pudgy Penguins mobile game coming to Mythos chain on Polkadot

• Caitlyn Jenner Solana memecoin crashes after launching ethereum token to support Trump

• Terraform Labs, Do Kwon reached a ‘settlement in principle’ with US SEC, according to court entry

• WWSMOT = What would Satoshi make of this

• Kraken experiences largest outflow with $1.6 billion in Bitcoin transactions

• Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin suffers $305m hack

Project Updates 🔥 

• Avail Premarket on Bybit 

• Natix Social Quests are Live

• AUSD, launching on Sui (Agora Dollar)

• Helix 2.0 is live

• @Galxe to launch their L1 @gravitychain in June using Arbitrum Nitro

• @zaarNFT introduces Zaar Chain

• Io Net announces Season 3

• @dydx chain v5.0.0 protocol upgrade notes

• @aoTheComputer reveals $AO token

• Avalanche's FT Arena sets token airdrop plans

• LayerZero connects to Solana

• Eclipse x Carv Node Sale left with  under 3 days

Threads 🧵 

• @VitalikButerin article about L2's as cultural extension of Ethereum

• @NFTSWIMM3R thread on- The state of Onchain Trading

• @binanceResearch thread on Scaling Bitcoin

• Why Memecoins mania on Solana is hurting both Solana and the memecoin narrative by @CryptoKoryo

• @ipor_intern thread about Ipor Fusion

• @redphonecrypto thread about attentionomics

Launches 🚀 

• Kinto L2 

• TAP Protocol IDO 

• DragonSwap

• Qoda Finance LBP

• Fantom Sonic

Fundraise 💰

• Fortunafi raises at $48m - unveils stablecoin protocol Reservoir

• @babylon_chain (Blockchain Infrastructure) - 70m led by @paradigm

• @ApertureFinance (DeFi) - 6.7m Series A led by @BlockchainFF @KrypitalGroup @skylandvc

• @API3DAO (Blockchain Service) - 4m Strategic led by @DWFLabs

• @eldoradoio (Blockchain Service) - 3m Seed led by @cbventures @multicoincap

That's a wrap for today!

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