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DeFi
Balancer V3 Launches on Arbitrum with Aave Integration
Balancer V3 uses 100% boosted liquidity pools, deploying idle capital on yield-generating platforms like Aave.

Podcast
Kain Warwick on Infinex, Synthetix, and the Future of DeFi UX and Stability
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix and Infinex, discusses the evolution of DeFi and the trade-offs required to improve user experience while maintaining decentralization.

TradFi & Fintech
Crypto Donations Surpass $1 Billion in 2024, Marking Major Growth
The Giving Block’s report highlights both a surge in crypto donations and growing institutional adoption.

TradFi & Fintech
Solana ETF Increasingly Likely After the SEC’s Unprecedented Step
The Securities and Exchange Commission started the clock on a Solana ETF approval period this week.

Research & Opinion
VanEck Predicts Solana Could Hit $520 in 2025
The asset manager projects Solana’s market share among smart contract platforms will grow to 22%, driving a $250B market cap.

Blockchains
Story Protocol Reveals Tokenomics Ahead of Mainnet Launch
Backed by a16z and Polychain Capital, the intellectual property management protocol plans a staking fair launch beginning in March.

CeFi
Crypto Exchange Volumes Drop for First Time In Four Months: CCData
Centralized exchanges recorded a 20% drop in trading volume in January amid market uncertainty.

Markets
Memecoins Lose $47 Billion in Market Capitalization Since TRUMP Launch
The memecoin sector is down 40% since Trump launched his official memecoin on Jan. 17.

Markets
Crypto Market Wavers as US Jobs Report Signals Slowing Economy
Bitcoin gains 1%, Ethereum slips, and XRP rises amid macroeconomic uncertainty.

Research & Opinion
Arthur Hayes is Against a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
The BitMEX founder argues that a Bitcoin reserve will serve little long-term purpose and that crypto regulation will likely favor rich centralized businesses.





