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TLDR CRYPTO 2025-01-09

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01MARKETS & BUSINESS

SOUTH KOREA SEEKS TO LIFT BAN ON INSTITUTIONAL TRADING OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES: REPORT

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) is expected to lift its ban on institutional cryptocurrency trading, starting with non-profits, as part of a gradual approach to grow the local crypto sector. This aligns with President Yoon Suk-yeol's crypto-friendly agenda and includes efforts to establish regulatory frameworks for stablecoins, exchanges, and token listings while introducing shareholder screening for virtual asset service providers.

links.tldrnewsletter.com2 min read

CHINA TO LEVERAGE BLOCKCHAIN FOR NATIONAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE GOALS BY 2029

China aims to develop a national data infrastructure by 2029 that uses blockchain for data asset standardization, traceability, and trust as part of a broader push to unify its data market. China has embraced permissioned blockchain applications despite banning crypto trading and mining. The initiative is expected to attract $54.5B in annual investments, totaling $272.7B over five years.

links.tldrnewsletter.com2 min read

02INNOVATION & LAUNCHES

HOLOWORLD LAUNCHPOOL

Holoworld Launchpool empowers early $AVA stakers with exclusive access to groundbreaking AI project token distributions, starting with Spore.fun's autonomous evolution initiative. This platform fuels agent innovation by connecting projects with engaged communities and offering priority benefits to early supporters.

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INTRODUCING APPTOKENS: INFINITELY PROGRAMMABLE TOKEN SMART CONTRACTS

Apptokens are a new class of programmatic token smart contracts. They're designed for comprehensive onchain gaming economies with features like app-linked requirements, task completion verification, hooks, and customizable trading parameters. Limit Break, the team behind the announcement, also released TokenMaster, a protocol for creating and managing ERC20-C tokens through programmable pools that support standard, stable, and promotional configurations with customizable features like fee structures and spend mechanisms.

threadreaderapp.com3 min read

03GUIDES & TUTORIALS

HOW MONEY MOVES ONCHAIN

This post explains how money moves onchain, covering the processes of onramping fiat into crypto, swapping tokens within the same blockchain, bridging tokens across blockchains, and using offramps to convert crypto back into fiat. It highlights Privy's role in offering user-friendly solutions which abstract the complexity of onchain interactions.

privy.io7 min read

5 CATEGORIES TO WATCH FOR IN CRYPTO X AI AGENTS (+ EXAMPLES)

Even though most current AI agents are not innovative, frameworks might be here to stay since they achieve value accrual from any agent speculation or creation, just like pump.fun. The next innovation for agents will be by giving them crypto wallets and interacting with DeFi. Attention-based agents will remain important, and will become more complex and have greater interactivity. DAOs are poised for a comeback, this time led by multi-agent systems.

x.com11 min read

USING CHAINS, TAMING MINDS

This post delves into the parallels between AI and historical shifts like the agricultural revolution, exploring how autonomous agents are reshaping crypto, culture, and commerce. It examines the profound implications of AI's growing agency in shaping human systems, from Truth Terminal's billion-dollar market moves to creative entities like Zerebro.

decentralised.co30 min read

04MISCELLANEOUS

D/ACC: ONE YEAR LATER

Vitalik Buterin's update on the d/acc (decentralized/democratic differential defensive acceleration) movement highlights its growing integration with blockchain, particularly in areas like prediction markets, ZK-SNARKS, and public goods funding mechanisms like deep funding. The philosophy has expanded beyond its original defensive focus to include “thrive” technologies, like longevity and solar energy, and has been adopted by crypto communities due to aligned values in decentralization and censorship resistance. Buterin emphasizes the role of blockchain in developing robust funding mechanisms for public goods, with particular emphasis on new approaches combining human and AI judgment.

vitalik.eth.limo30 min read

A LETTER TO THE HYPERLIQUID CORE TEAM

Chorus One, a major node operator, has highlighted challenges with Hyperliquid's blockchain infrastructure, which include closed-source code, dependency on a centralized API, and an unclear validator selection process that leads to a black market for testnet HYPE tokens. 81% of HYPE tokens are controlled by foundation notes, while external validators face sustainability challenges with low rewards and high staking requirements. This thread recommends improvements meant to enhance decentralization, like open-sourcing the code and redistributing foundation stake.

x.com10 min read