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TLDR CRYPTO 2024-11-14

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01MARKETS & BUSINESS

BITCOIN SURGES TO NEW RECORD OVER $93K AS STRONG U.S. DEMAND CRUSHES RESISTANCE LEVEL

Bitcoin surged past $90,000 and reached $93,000 during US trading hours. The Coinbase Premium Index has hit its highest level since April, indicating strong US demand. BlackRock's IBIT was the fourth most-traded ETF, with $1.2 billion in volume within the first hour of trading. Spot trading volumes indicate a fundamentals-driven rally. Bitcoin is up more than other major cryptos like ETH and SOL.

coindesk.com2 min read

TRUMP PROMISED CLEAR CRYPTO REGULATIONS, BUT THE SEC MIGHT NOT BE PREPARED TO GIVE THEM

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce expressed concerns that the agency lacks the preparation for new crypto-friendly policies under Trump, who has pledged clearer crypto regulations and potentially a new SEC chair more favorable to the industry. Peirce says there is a need for thoughtful crypto rule-making now to facilitate swift action if Trump's administration pushes for more transparent guidance in the sector.

unchainedcrypto.com4 min read

02INNOVATION & LAUNCHES

ALTLAYER UNVEILS 'AUTONOME,' A PLATFORM TO CREATE AND DEPLOY AUTONOMOUS AI AGENTS

AltLayer has unveiled Autonome, a no-code platform for creating and deploying autonomous AI agents with a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). Autonome is designed to advance the “Verifiable Agentic Web,” where AI agents have access to onchain interactions. The platform will include a Build Studio that leverages Coinbase Developer Platform's AgentKit, allowing developers to create model-agnostic AI agents that can autonomously manage assets, adapt to market conditions, and interact with decentralized protocols.

links.tldrnewsletter.com4 min read

BLACKROCK LAUNCHES NEW BUIDL SHARE CLASSES ACROSS MULTIPLE BLOCKCHAINS TO EXPAND ACCESS AND POTENTIAL OF BUIDL ECOSYSTEM

BlackRock has expanded its tokenized USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) to multiple blockchains, including Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon. The move allows BUIDL to offer on-chain yield, real-time transfers, and dividend distribution, while enabling developers to integrate the fund into blockchain-based financial products with flexibility in custody and ecosystem choice.

securitize.io3 min read

03GUIDES & TUTORIALS

HOW MEMECOINS COULD BRING BACK THE RETAIL INVESTOR IN CRYPTO

The Midwest Blockchain Conference at the University of Michigan brought together students from major universities with industry professionals. The conference highlighted the potential for memecoins to drive retail investor engagement through the “TikTok-ification of finance.” The University of Michigan's representatives expressed interest in crypto investments and DePIN. The conference highlighted the promising pipeline of crypto-native talent at US universities.

links.tldrnewsletter.com3 min read

THE ZEREBRO PLAYBOOK: BAYC OF ONCHAIN AGENTS

This post explores the rise of Zerebro, a new "agentic protocol" on-chain AI project that combines autonomous digital agents with innovative memory and search features, allowing the AI to evolve with user interactions across multiple social platforms. Zerebro is pioneering a blueprint for "agentic" on-chain projects through rapid community-building strategies, token launches, and cross-chain NFT projects, highlighting a shift from simple AI bots to full-stack, decentralized community managers.

x.com13 min read

04MISCELLANEOUS

ETHEREUM NEEDS TO DREAM BIGGER

Ethereum has lost its ambitious vision amid development challenges and competing blockchains. It needs to return to its original goal of being a global compute platform for solving coordination problems. There are four major technical objectives for the next five years: implement 1-second block times, achieve single-slot finality, increase throughput beyond 1,000 TPS, and introduce multiple concurrent proposers (MCP). MCP could enable real-time censorship resistance and align Ethereum's market microstructure with its vision of credible neutrality. High fees and centralized block proposition are limiting Ethereum's potential.

x.com3 min read

A DEEP DIVE INTO WORLD'S STRATEGY

World, formerly known as Worldcoin, is pushing forward with ambitious plans to create a global identity and financial network. It has onboarded 7.5M users through incentives like $WLD airdrops and deployed 900 biometric Orbs worldwide. World aims to tackle challenges around AI, transparency, and fair governance while navigating regulatory hurdles with the launch of a redesigned Orb, the World App “Super App,” and World Chain as a dedicated Layer 2.

threadreaderapp.com3 min read