VanEck Files for Solana ETF & Crypto Misses Trump-Biden Debate Spotlight!

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In today’s Alpha Bytes👇

VanEck files for Solana ETF in US, following Bitcoin and Ethereum approvals, causing a spike in Solana's price. Also, Solana ETFs could beat Bitcoin gains, be fast-tracked in Trump admin. Meanwhile, Crypto goes completely unmentioned at first 2024 U.S. Presidential Debate and PolitiFi memecoins plunge amid Trump vs Biden televised debate. 

BTC $61, 519 (+1.51%), ETH $3, 450 (+2.48%), SOL $144.96 (+6.89%)

Crypto News 📰 

• $ZYN memecoin founder extinguished legal threat

• Coinbase won't handle AI token merger for users

• South Korean crypto VC Hashed expands presence to Abu Dhabi

• Ethereum price prediction market launches on PancakeSwap—with AI

• Solana will get support for Worldcoin’s World ID

• Vitalik Buterin backs new blockchain MegaETH as it raises $20M at ‘9-figure’ token valuation

• Telegram game Notcoin teases 'Fresh Start' as it gives out millions in NOT

• Bitcoin miner CleanSpeak to acquire Rival GRIID in $155M Deal

• Blast price rebounds after Ethereum Layer-2's massive airdrop

• Kraken founder Jesse Powell donates $1M to Donald Trump

• BVNK launches Layer1 to simplify stablecoin payments for businesses

• State Street and Galaxy Digital launch crypto ETFs aimed beyond Bitcoin.

• Chewy Stock skyrockets after GameStop bull Roaring Kitty tweets cartoon dog

• Marathon Digital expands into altcoin mining to diversify revenue streams post-Bitcoin halving

• Solana DEX Zeta Markets' airdrop goes off with a bang as ZEX token soars

• Bolivia lifts ban on Bitcoin and crypto payments, officially making it legal for financial entities

• Coinbase partners with Stripe to onboard USDC on Base

• Galaxy Digital sees up to $7.5B flowing into ETH ETFs within first five months

• Zerion deploys testnet for Layer 2 rollup developed using ZK Stack

• BlackRock says Bitcoin is a hedge against geopolitical uncertainty and monetary risk.

• Paradigm urges ESMA to reconsider stance toward MEV

• MegaLabs, behind the 'Real-Time' blockchain, raises $20M, led by Dragonfly

• Newly-proposed stacked ETF wants to give investors leveraged exposure to bitcoin and gold

• Bybit sees heavy executive restructuring post Notcoin saga

• Animoca Brands considering public listing in second half of 2025, founder says

• Donald Trump’s odds of winning surges to 63%, Musk Says “Memes” clear winner

Airdrops🪂 

• @ZetaMarkets $ZEX Claim is Live!

• Details about Fantom $S airdrop revealed

• Metal L2 Airdrop

Project Updates 🔥 

• Optimism introduces SuperFest

• Introducing @sympiexyz_io from @magpiexyz_io team

• @QiDaoProtocol introduces $mMAI

• @VitalikButerin backs new blockchain MegaETH

• @Bluefinapp reveals tokenomics

• @Mint_Blockchain announces Mint Forest 2.0

• @dydx introduces staking

• @Oresupply v2 updates

• Privy launches Cross-app wallets

• RariMe goes live

• Alchemy x Worldcoin 

• Nillion x Virtuals Protocol

• Immutable x MARBLEX

• Kakarot Farms live next week 

Threads 🧵 

• @Matt_Hougan shares his Ethereum ETP analysis

• Why you should start building a position in @coinbase $COIN - @belizardd

• Top Arbitrum LTIP + STIP.B Grantees - @PinkBrains_io

• Our Thoughts on the ETH ETF - @Kairos_Res

Launches 🚀 

• Zeta Markets TGE & Claims

• Market Compass AI IDO (degen)

• Starship LBP 

• Gigabuds Mint

• $GM Pre-Markets 

• Influence

• Borpa TGE 

• Ring Protocol TGE 

• RariMe 

• TeleportDAO TGE 

Fundraise 💰

• @redactedcoin (Blockchain Infrastructure) - $10M led by @TheSpartanGroup

• @FenixFinance (DeFi) - $300K Seed led by @orbs_network

• @anchorzero (Blockchain Service) - $8M Seed led by @BainCapCrypto @sparkcapital

• Ora raises $20M from Polychain and others

• Rebar raises $2.9M to build MEV products

Videos 🎥

• @Cryptocito - Cosmos Crypto News: Celestia, Osmosis and Cosmos Hub ATOM Price Potential

• @vmwarspod - Modular Expansion, Modern Chain Infrastructure, and the future of Roll Ups with nickwh8te for Episode V of VM Wars

Analysis 📊

• Bitcoin Roadmap

• SOLANA - Top In Place! Down We Go.

That's a wrap for today!

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