NEAR Protocol

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Bitcoin broke out above $70k during the overnight hours, now floating above $72k, marking another new ATH. This price action was closely mirrored by $ETH's resurgence above $4k, currently trading around $4050. $AVAX is outperforming on the day, following the announcement that South Korean game publisher Nexon Group will transition its popular MMO RPG, MapleStory, onto the Avalanche network as MapleStory Universe. Meanwhile, $NEAR also continues to outperform, likely fueled...

Leading cryptoassets are experiencing a significant breakout this morning, with $BTC finally surpassing the $53k mark after roughly two weeks of consolidation between $50k and $52.5k. Despite a pullback in ETHBTC this morning, $ETH has continued its upward trajectory, reaching new YTD highs above $3.1k. $STX is also witnessing a notable rise, climbing nearly 10% today, aligning with its pattern of performing as high beta relative to BTC. Among other...

Equity indices reacted positively to the release of the U.S. Treasury’s funding schedule this morning, with the SPY and QQQ both rising over 0.60%. The Federal Reserve Committee is set to meet today and announce a decision on interest rates at 2 pm EST. The market is not expecting any surprises as interest rates will likely be held at current levels. Crypto markets are mixed ahead of the Fed meeting,...

SEC EMPTIES THE CHAMBER It’s only Wednesday, but the SEC has pulled out the big guns. Conveniently following the release of a rather comprehensive crypto oversight bill by the House Financial Services Committee on Friday, the SEC dropped their mightiest hammer to date on the crypto industry. On Monday, the SEC took legal action against Binance, accusing the exchange of offering unregistered securities to the public. The SEC's lawsuit alleged...

Crypto and traditional markets had a choppy morning before continuing their move higher ahead of tomorrow's CPI release. Holders of risk assets such as crypto are hoping for a soft CPI print to signal inflation easing. $BTC and $ETH are currently up 0.21% and 0.17%, respectively, while SPX and NDQ are up 0.83% and 1.17%. Many altcoins that experienced aggressive short squeezes earlier this week have pulled back at the...

Crypto prices increased last night and this morning, with $BTC up 1.20% and $ETH up 3.43%. The ETH/BTC ratio, which has seen volatility compress over the past couple of weeks, has moved to the upside, rising 2.65%. Prices consolidated amid JOLTs job openings coming in higher than expected (Actual: 10.458MM, Expected: 10.050MM). SPX is currently up 0.40%, and NDQ is up 0.15%. Several tokens have experienced significant short squeezes in...

Crypto and traditional markets slid lower today, with $BTC and $ETH falling 1.37% and 1.03% and SPX and NDQ falling 0.85% and 1.23%. Altcoins continue to decline relative to Bitcoin and Ethereum as investors have a "flight to quality" into year-end. $AVAX, $SOL, and $NEAR for example are down 2.64%, 1.76%, and 3.93% at the time of writing. This rotation into bitcoin and ethereum is seen in BTC and ETH...

Crypto and traditional markets each turned higher today. $BTC and $ETH are up 0.79% and 1.91%, while SPX and NDQ are up 0.75% and 1.16%. This comes as the dollar (DXY) continues to fall - down 0.31%. Most altcoins have lagged today compared to bitcoin and ethereum. For example, alt-layer ones $NEAR and $AVAX are down 0.15% and 0.89%, and $SOL is up just 0.59%. An exception to this is...

Funding had one of its best weeks of the past couple of months, with funding increasing 81% from last week to $574M. This increase was almost entirely due to an outstanding week from infrastructure – which accounted for $482M of funding and consisted of 8 deals. The largest of these deals was a raise for Mysten Lab’s Sui Blockchain, which we delve deeper into in the Deal of the Week section. This...

FIGURE: $GHO LAUNCHING AMIDST THE BLOWUPS AROUND IT Seeing the CeFi realm blowing up around us, it is perhaps pertinent to reflect and hammer the lessons into our collective crypto consciousness. Drawing from CeFi, DeFi and Everything in Between, it is clear now that Celsius, BlockFi, and Voyager Digital function as ‘CeDeFi,’ similarly to TradFi banking entities and are prone to the same weaknesses such as position opacity and human...