The Daily Index — Thursday, January 30, 2025 · TLDR Index

MARKETS & BUSINESS

TLDR Crypto

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FED HOLDS RATES STEADY AMID 'ELEVATED INFLATION,' WHILE BITCOIN CONTINUES TO TRADE FLAT

The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady at 4.25%-4.50%. Bitcoin remains flat at around $100K, but analysts predict that two or more rate cuts could push BTC past $110K and potentially up to $200K by year's end. Bitcoin's near-term movement remains cautious despite Trump's pro-crypto stance and institutional interest, but there are expectations of a potential summer breakout.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 3 min

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PHANTOM ROLLS OUT BETA SUPPORT FOR SUI

Phantom has added Sui support alongside Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Base. It is currently a beta feature that needs to be switched on.

threadreaderapp.com · 1 min

TLDR Crypto

INTRODUCING KRAKEN PAY

Kraken Pay is a new payment service that enables instant, free transfers of 300+ crypto and fiat assets globally, with automatic cross-asset conversion capabilities during transfers. The product has paylinks, which allow users to send crypto payments via any messaging service, and customizable Kraktags that serve as unique identifiers. The service is now live for all Kraken clients.

threadreaderapp.com · 1 min

TLDR Crypto

ETHEREUM PECTRA HARD FORK EXPLAINED

Ethereum's upcoming Pectra hard fork, scheduled for March, aims to improve scalability by doubling data availability blobs from an average of three to six (max of 9 per block), though experts believe this will only suffice until late summer. The subsequent Fusaka upgrade is expected to implement Peer Data Availability Sampling (PeerDAS), similar to peer-to-peer torrenting, which could further increase efficiency and scalability.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 10 min

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WHY HAS THIS CRYPTO CYCLE BEEN SO HARD?

This crypto cycle has been especially difficult due to factors like PTSD from past market crashes, regulatory crackdowns, a lack of major innovation, and a shift towards short-term trading and financial nihilism. With BTC attracting new institutional buyers while altcoins struggle, success now requires a more strategic approach, whether through fundamentals-driven investments, active trading, or niche plays like airdrop farming.

x.com · 10 min

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PROGRAMMABLE IP IN THE AI AGE

Programmable intellectual property (IP), enabled by Story Protocol, leverages smart contracts to streamline IP management, turning intellectual property into a liquid asset class (IPFi) with royalty-based earnings, potentially revolutionizing the $61T IP market much like real estate or bonds in traditional finance.

threadreaderapp.com · 1 min

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THORCHAIN'S ICE AGE

THORChain's experimental lending protocol froze $200M in user funds as validators scrambled to prevent a death spiral triggered by its flawed leverage model. While its core DEX remains operational, the protocol now faces a 90-day race to restructure debt and salvage trust, exposing yet another DeFi experiment gone wrong.

rekt.news · 5 min

TLDR Crypto

AI AGENT PLATFORM AI16Z OFFICIALLY REBRANDS TO ELIZAOS

The most prominent crypto AI agent platform and investment DAO, ai16z, is rebranding to ElizaOS following trademark concerns from Andreessen Horowitz.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 2 min

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JEROME POWELL SAYS BANKS CAN SERVE CRYPTO CUSTOMERS

Jermone Powell, US Fed chair, states that banks are perfectly capable of serving crypto customers as long as they can manage the risks.

threadreaderapp.com · 1 min

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UFC INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT HACKED, PROMOTES FAKE TOKEN

Hackers compromised UFC's Instagram account to promote a fake UFC memecoin, which has already reached a $3M FDV.

threadreaderapp.com · 1 min

TLDR Crypto

COINBASE ADDS TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER, EX-SENATOR AND TWO OTHERS TO ADVISORY COUNCIL

Coinbase has expanded its Global Advisory Council with four strategic appointments, including Trump's 2024 co-campaign manager Chris LaCivita, former Senator Kyrsten Sinema, ex-NY Fed President Bill Dudley, and former Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Moreno.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 2 min