🤝Doodles Surge As McDonald's Teases Collab

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The Doodles NFT collection is rallying after McDonald’s, the global fast food giant, appeared to tease a collaboration with the web3 project.

Bitcoin briefly traded above $93,000 on Wednesday before pulling back. ETH dipped 3.5% while SOL was flat.

Consensys announced that Linea will soon distribute a native token to early adopters as part of its roadmap to decentralization.

The Moonshot memecoin trading app hosted record daily revenue of $130,000 as meme token mania shows no signs of slowing down.

Also, Unichain halted after developer access leak, PayPal USD integrated LayerZero, and Avara launched Lens v3 on testnet.

✍️ In today’s newsletter:

McDonald’s appears to be working with Doodles
Bitcoin ETFs pull in nearly $2 billion in two days
Consensys announces LINEA and Linea Association
Memecoin mania drives record Moonshot revenue
Unichain suffers an ‘accidental’ false start
PYUSD launches cross-chain transfers
Lens v3 testnet live for developers

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🚀Doodles NFTs Soar on McDonald’s Collaboration

Doodles NFTs are rallying after McDonald’s appeared to tease an upcoming collaboration with the project. McDonald’s said it will soon reveal details regarding a “new kind of collab” with something “more niche” than usual alongside an image appearing to depict a Doodles character.

📈Bitcoin Tops $93,000 as ETFs Attract Nearly $2 Billion in Two Days

Bitcoin tagged another all-time high on Wednesday morning, fueled by relentless demand for spot ETFs, which pulled in $817 million on Tuesday. Traders continue to place bullish bets as open interest in Bitcoin futures has surged by over $13 billion in the last ten days.

🪙Consenys' Linea Targets Token Launch by Q2 2025

Linea, the Layer 2 from Consensys, plans to launch a native token in the coming months. The project also unveiled the non-profit Linea Association alongside plans for a multi-tiered governance system.

💰Moonshot Memecoin App Hits All-time High Daily Revenue

Moonshot, a retail memecoin trading platform supporting fiat-based onboarding, hosted record daily revenue of $130,000 as degens continue to converge on low-cap meme tokens. PumpFun, the leading memecoin launchpad, is also performing strong with daily revenue of more than $1 million.

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Humanity Protocol leverages blockchain with non-invasive biometrics data to create its “Proof-of-Humanity” (PoH). PoH serves as a verification system in digital networks without the need to repeatedly divulge sensitive or personal information.

This approach to ID verification offers a modern, decentralized, and efficient approach to identification management in an increasingly digital world and can also mitigate crypto-specific issues like sybil attacks and fraud scams.

Humanity Protocol raised $31.5 million in funding in 2024, and is led by its CEO and Founder Terrence Kwok, and features advisors such as the founder of Animoca Brands, Yat Siu, and Sandeep Nailwal, the co-founder of Polygon.

🦄Unichain Halted After Early Developer Access Gets Leaked

Unichain, the upcoming Layer 2 from Uniswap, was halted after claims from onlookers that the network was live precipitated millions worth of assets flowing to the chain. The incident was attributed to developer access information leaking to the public. “If you want your chain to not be ‘public’ stop hosting them on your public domain,” one onlooker replied.

💵PayPal USD Integrates LayerZero To Unlock Cross-Chain Transfers

PayPal USD integrated support for LayerZero’s Omnichain Fungible Token standard. The move introduces cross-chain functionality for PYUSD, allowing holders to move the stablecoin between Ethereum and Solana.

🔧Lens Launches V3 Testnet For Developers

Developers can now access a testnet deployment of Lens v3, the upcoming iteration of Avara’s social media graph. The new protocol introduces turn-key social features for developers alongside smart contract-powered data storage for users.

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