👇Bitcoin ETF Flows Evaporate

The Defiant's daily newsletter recaps all of the hottest news across web3 on Feb. 8.

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Bitcoin ETF flows are at a record low, with just $106M worth of assets moving through spot BTC exchange-traded funds on Feb. 6.

Ethereum's Dencun upgrade passed its final testnet deployment, with onlookers describing the Dencun Holesky fork as "uneventful." The price of ETH also tagged a two-week high after Ark amended its Ether ETF filing amid speculation that spot ETFs investing in ETH could receive regulatory approval come May.

Airdrops continue to capture the imagination of web3 users, with 100M PYTH set to be distributed amid the second phase of Pyth's token drop. Wormhole, the popular cross-chain bridge, also announced plans to drop a token to early adopters.

Plus, Ondo will launch its treasury-backed stablecoin USDY on Sui, while ERC-404 tokens push past a $170M market cap.

✍️ In today’s newsletter:

BTC ETF activity recedes
Dencun live on Holesky
ETH rallies amid ETF hype
Pyth launches second airdrop phase
Wormhole unveils upcoming airdrop
Ondo's USDY comes to Sui
ERC-404 tokens rally

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