TLDR CRYPTO 2024-02-15

BITCOIN SPOT ETF NET INFLOWS NOW TOTAL OVER $4 BILLION SINCE LAUNCH

Net inflows to the newly launched spot bitcoin ETFs have reached over $4 billion in the first month since their launch, far surpassing bitcoin issuance rates from mining. This buy pressure has tipped Bitcoin past the $50k mark. The bitcoin halving, just three months away, is set to reduce bitcoin's inflation to 1%. Current investment trends are yielding a daily ETF inflow 4.6 times higher than average bitcoin issuance post-halving, creating even greater buy pressure on the asset.

UPCOMING HIGH-LEVEL EU FINANCIAL POLICY TALKS COULD STEER CRYPTO OVERSIGHT

EU Officials are planning to discuss digital finance, including cryptocurrencies, in an upcoming Financial Services Committee meeting in April. The talks may impact future policy and rules for crypto and a potential digital euro. The committee, which promotes policy coordination among EU states, will seek feedback on priorities and challenges concerning digital finance in the next five years. An informal document suggests that the EU is aiming to be at the global forefront of digital finance.

SP1: A PERFORMANT, 100% OPEN-SOURCE, CONTRIBUTOR-FRIENDLY ZKVM

Succinct Labs has introduced Succinct Processor 1, an advanced zero-knowledge virtual machine that supports the execution of arbitrary programs compiled through Rust or any LLVM-compiled language. The open-source SP1 promises performance improvements over existing zkVMs, with the alpha version already up to 28 times faster for certain programs. It is designed to foster collaboration and aims to transform the current paradigm of specialized teams building their own custom zero-knowledge stacks.

VERTEX EDGE — THE FUTURE OF LIQUIDITY IS SYNCHRONOUS

Vertex is launching Vertex Edge, an upgrade to its trading engine that assembles liquidity from multiple supported blockchain networks. With this, Vertex aims to overcome the fragmentation of liquidity in decentralized finance (DeFi), ensuring efficient trading across multiple chains. The system works by aggregating liquidity on a single decentralized exchange interface, enabling efficient order matching between different chains. Vertex Edge represents a significant departure from traditional cross-chain solutions that divide liquidity across separate platforms.

DYMENSION DEEP DIVE

This thread provides a deep dive into Dymension, a project that facilitates the launch of RollApps. As a delegated Proof-of-Stake blockchain, Dymension offers security, interoperability, and liquidity, drawing on its coin, $DYM. It executed its airdrop well and $DYM’s price has responded positively due to that. Dymension, along with Celestia, is another building block necessary to achieve the modular blockchain architecture vision.

VANECK'S CRYPTO AI REVENUE PREDICTIONS BY 2030

This report from asset management firm VanEck predicts a boom in AI x crypto protocols and applications with projections of revenues hitting $10.2 billion by 2030. The firm anticipates that AI adoption with crypto incentives could enhance AI model security and efficiency. In addition to incentive alignment, the report also predicts that crypto will be instrumental in proving what is authentic in an increasingly AI-content-filled world. AI x crypto has been somewhat of a meme over the past year, but VanEck makes it clear that they see great potential in the use cases it enables over the long term.

STARKWARE CEO DISMISSES STARKNET AIRDROP, TOKEN UNLOCKS CONTROVERSY: 'WE BUILD DIFFERENT'

Starkware CEO Eli Ben-Sasson defended the firm's decision to allow investors and contributors to sell off their STRK tokens less than two months after launch, contrary to typical airdrop rules that enforce a one-year lock-up period. Despite concerns of instability and potential lawsuits, Ben-Sasson affirms faith in his team's commitment to the project, declaring the structure representative of Starkware's unconventional approach. He views the shorter lock period as a deserved reward for core contributors' efforts.

WHY FARCASTER SUCCEEDS

Farcaster has been all the rage lately with much of Crypto Twitter logging in there in the past couple of weeks to try it out. This thread goes over some of Farcaster’s recent metrics, which have been booming as the web3 social app has taken off. It also provides some background on the team and why it may be the web3 social app that succeeds.

THIS GAMING STARTUP TRIES TO SHOW ‘AI + CRYPTO’ IS NOT A FAD

AI x crypto has created the perfect confluence of narratives in the past few months with crypto having a resurgence and the AI market still red hot. This gaming startup wants to prove that AI x crypto is more than just a narrative and unlocks real innovation.

SATOSHI-ERA BITCOIN FUNCTION 'OP_CAT' DUSTED OFF AS DEVELOPMENT FERVOR GROWS

Some bitcoin developers are proposing reviving Bitcoin's early OP_CAT code, which could enable smart contract-like functionality and layer-2 innovations.

JEROME POWELL URGES FOR STABLECOIN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

Jerome Powell is advocating for a legislative framework for stablecoins and CBDCs, emphasizing the Federal Reserve's commitment to regulation and the need for Congressional authorization.

GENSLER SAYS SEC'S APPROVAL OF SPOT BITCOIN ETFS IN JANUARY WAS 'CABINED'

Gary Gensler appeared on CNBC yesterday and made it clear that the Bitcoin ETF approval was very specific and does not mean approval for ETH ETFs are imminent.

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