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🐳 Daily Edition: Hyperliquid soars as 24/7 Pre-IPO markets gain traction
May 19, 2026

🐳 Daily Edition: Hyperliquid soars as 24/7 Pre-IPO markets gain traction

The new SPCX perpetual from Trade.xyz implies a >$2T valuation as price discovery for the biggest IPO in history happens onchain

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🐳 Daily Edition: Circle to Become First Public Company with Network Token
May 12, 2026

🐳 Daily Edition: Circle to Become First Public Company with Network Token

A $222M raise at a $3B valuation for Circle's Arc token hit the headlines today, could they break the bad TGE streak?

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🐳 Daily Edition: Bitcoin Surges, a16z Raises $2.2B for 5th Crypto Fund
May 07, 2026

🐳 Daily Edition: Bitcoin Surges, a16z Raises $2.2B for 5th Crypto Fund

ETF flows are strengthening as the major crypto funds prepare capital to fund verticals like tokenized assets, stablecoins, and agentic payments

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🐳 Daily Edition: Most Anticipated Token Launch of 2026 Hits Coinbase Tomorrow
Apr 30, 2026

🐳 Daily Edition: Most Anticipated Token Launch of 2026 Hits Coinbase Tomorrow

While market conditions aren't super favorable to new tokens, MegaETH has a chance to break the trend

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🐳 Daily Edition: Lazarus Group up to $600M stolen in April, Aave liquidity remains stuck
Apr 21, 2026

🐳 Daily Edition: Lazarus Group up to $600M stolen in April, Aave liquidity remains stuck

This weekend represented a major hit to one of the most battle-tested protocols in DeFi, with no definitive answer on how we'll move forward from here

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🐳 Daily Edition: Trump Catches Fire From WLFI Investors, Alleging Billions in Losses
Apr 14, 2026

🐳 Daily Edition: Trump Catches Fire From WLFI Investors, Alleging Billions in Losses

While many of us have been yapping about it for months into the void, the Trump family's crypto escapades have finally hit the mainstream

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🐳 Daily Edition: Temporary Ceasefire Sends Short Sellers Running
Apr 08, 2026

🐳 Daily Edition: Temporary Ceasefire Sends Short Sellers Running

Trump's announcement of a 2-week ceasefire via Truth Social has returned some life to the market, although the pause is likely temporary

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🐳 Daily Edition: Drift Protocol Hacked for $250M+
Apr 02, 2026

🐳 Daily Edition: Drift Protocol Hacked for $250M+

A compromised admin key allowed attackers to steal hundreds of millions in seconds, over half of all funds held on Drift

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🐳 Daily Edition: Trump Decides War is Over, Markets Rally
Mar 24, 2026

🐳 Daily Edition: Trump Decides War is Over, Markets Rally

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🐳 Daily Edition: Markets See Most Violent Reversal in Years
Mar 10, 2026

🐳 Daily Edition: Markets See Most Violent Reversal in Years

Escalation in Iran led Oil prices on a wild ride, with blockchain-based trading venues bringing in major volumes as one of the only places to trade it on weekends

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🐳 Daily Edition: BTC Rises, Bitcoin OG's AI Platform Steals the Spotlight
Mar 02, 2026

🐳 Daily Edition: BTC Rises, Bitcoin OG's AI Platform Steals the Spotlight

Venice is now the recommended model provider for OpenClaw, leading to its usage skyrocketing alongside the price of VVV

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🐳 Daily Edition: BTC Breaks $65k on Tariff Meltdown
Feb 24, 2026

🐳 Daily Edition: BTC Breaks $65k on Tariff Meltdown

A new 15% global tariff to replace the original Liberation Day rules hit the tapes as Tether bleeds $3B in 2 months

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