VanEck’s $52M Bitcoin Prediction by 2050, Ethereum ETF Outflows, & Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Advocates Bitcoin for U.S. Treasury!

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In today’s Alpha Bytes👇

Bitcoin price could skyrocket to $52M by 2050, says VanEck. US spot Ethereum ETFs see $152M in net outflows on third day. Meanwhile, Donald Trump raises over $4M in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency campaign donations. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he'd make the government buy $615B in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Miner Marathon buys $100M BTC.

BTC $67, 015 (+4.39%), ETH $3, 268 (+3.20%), SOL $177.16 (+3.66%) 

Crypto News 📰 

• BitcoinOS claims first Zero-Knowledge proof verified on Bitcoin mainnet

• Marshall becomes first US senator to walk from controversial crypto bill he co-Sponsored

• Kamala Harris offers ‘Fresh Opportunity’ to make inroads with democrats, says Blockchain Association CEO

• Bitfarms adopts new ‘poison pill’ shareholder rights plan after Riot’s initial tribunal win

• Bitcoin and tech stock continue tumbling after strong US GDP data

• Polymarket’s july trading volume surpasses $275M, hits record high

• Jito releases open-source restaking service for Solana

• WazirX finds no evidence of compromised devices, blames Liminal security

• Arbitrum Foundation’s proposal to deploy Orbit chains beyond Ethereum opens for initial vote

• Solana protocol Solend rebrands as ‘Save’, launches new stablecoin and token

• X platform removes Bitcoin emoji from hashtag

• TON blockchain gasless transactions go live following launch of new smart wallet standard

• Jersey City pension fund amends regulatory documents to include Bitcoin ETF exposure

• Aave proposal considers activating fee switch and buying back tokens from open market

• EigenLayer outflows of $2.3B signal restaking sector slide

• Coinbase's CBPL fined $4.5M by UK regulator for money laundering lapses

• Yona Network integrates Solana and Ethereum features into Bitcoin ecosystem

• Celebrity memecoins tank following june debut as interest fades

• StarkWare is working to integrate Cosmos’ IBC protocol into Starknet

• Monad liquid staking platform aPriori hits $100M token valuation with seed funding

Airdrops🪂 

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Project Updates 🔥 

• SynFutures has become the #1 perpetual DEX on Base

• Aethir launches User Portal 

• Illuvium Ethereum Games launch on Epic Store

• Core Chain launches Dual Staking model to boost Bitcoin yields

• Solend introduces Dumpy.fun

• Atari launches Ethereum Retro Arcade on Base

• Privy launches on Solana

• Shadow introduces univ3.xy

• Unibot introduces UnibotFun

• Morpheus goes live on Arbitrum

• Velocore shutting down and liquidating treasury

• Skatechain bringing Polymarket on Telegram 

• Hemi Labs announces 'Hemi' as Modular L2

• Secret Network integrates their Compute Layer with Polygon

• Polynomial releases retro points checker

• Introducing WovenX

• Othersidemeta introduces the Hub

• LayerZero Foundation distributed tokens to sybil hunters

• RuneKek shares more about Maker Endgame

Threads 🧵 

• @Sorta_Finance exit scam expose - @zachxbt

• ETH ETFs vs BTC ETFs D1 analysis - @Jseyff

• @MystikoNetwork creating fake data/insider trading - @defioasis

• Account Abstraction is the future of crypto - @0xCygaar

• Aptos Keyless - @0xSushiKev

• Article by @FoliusVentures about Chinese dealflow - @PonderingDurian

Launches 🚀 

• Illuvium Zero Beta is now live on Mainnet

• Crust Finance LBP is live

• Dar Open Network $DAR Token & LandStaking 

Fundraise 💰

• @Calderaxyz (Blockchain Infrastructure) - $15M Series A led by @foundersfund

• OpenSocial Protocol raises $6M from Framework Ventures and North Island Ventures

• Monad-based on-chain orderbook exchange Kuru raises $2M in seed funding

• AI Layer2 @network3_ai raised $5M in a Seed funding round from @iotex_io, @snzholding, @waterdripfund, BingVentures.

• Brevan Howard Digital joins Monad liquid staking protocol Kintsu’s $4M seed round

• Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy secures $113M for crypto-focused venture fund

• OpenSocial Protocol raises $6M in funding from Framework Ventures and North Island Ventures

Videos 🎥

• @Cryptocito - Cosmos Crypto News on MANTRA, Babylon, Akash Network, Stride, Noble and More!

• 2024 Nashville Day 1 livestream!

That's a wrap for today!

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