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TLDR CRYPTO 2025-02-27

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01GENERAL

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02MARKETS & BUSINESS

COINBASE'S Q4 MIRRORS A CHANGING CRYPTO MARKET AS INSTITUTIONS DOMINATE

Coinbase's Q4 2024 report highlights a shift toward institutional dominance, with institutional trading volume reaching $400B while retail participation dropped to 21% ($94B), down from 36% in 2021. This trend, along with the SEC dropping its case against Coinbase, illustrates growing institutional adoption of crypto, with expanding interest beyond BTC and ETH into higher-risk digital assets.

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BITCOIN SLIDES FURTHER BELOW $85,000; ANALYST POINTS TO BASIS TRADES UNWINDING

Bitcoin dropped below $85,000, hitting a low of $83,600—its weakest level since November 2024—amid a broader crypto market slump driven by institutions unwinding basis trades. The sell-off coincided with record $1 billion outflows from U.S. Bitcoin ETFs and declining altcoin prices, with analysts noting weak macro indicators and stagnant CME basis metrics as key concerns. Despite optimism around Trump-era crypto policies, market volatility and fading speculation suggest a challenging near-term outlook before any potential recovery.

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03INNOVATION & LAUNCHES

AVALANCHE LAUNCHES THE AVAX CARD

The Avalanche Foundation, in partnership with Rain, has launched the Avalanche Card, enabling seamless crypto payments anywhere Visa is accepted, with a focus on underbanked regions. By bridging decentralized finance with real-world transactions, the card enables users in Latin America, Nigeria, and Southeast Asia, to name a few, to access stable, borderless financial solutions without reliance on traditional banking.

avax.network3 min read

BANK OF AMERICA TO LAUNCH USD-PEGGED CRYPTO STABLECOIN

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan has announced plans to launch a USD-pegged crypto stablecoin, contingent on favorable legislation under the Trump administration's pro-crypto policies. Moynihan likened stablecoins to money market funds or bank accounts, emphasizing their utility as a natural evolution in digital payments. The bank's potential entry into the stablecoin market aligns with its annual $4 billion investment in new technologies, signaling a strategic push into the evolving crypto sector.

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04GUIDES & TUTORIALS

HYPERLEAKAGE: A CRITICAL VULNERABILITY IN HYPERLIQUID'S MOBILE LINKING FEATURE

Hyperliquid, a top decentralized exchange, faces a critical security flaw in its mobile linking feature, where QR codes transmit users' trading private keys via URL parameters to an AWS CDN—exposing them to potential insider access. Although the keys lack withdrawal permissions, attackers could exploit them to manipulate trades, risking user funds and platform stability. Hyperliquid's co-founder downplayed the issue despite a $1,000 bounty awarded for its disclosure. This vulnerability underscores the urgent need for stronger security protocols in DeFi to protect user assets and maintain trust in decentralized systems.

takebot.io3 min read

5 DEFI APPLICATIONS POSSIBLE ONLY ON EIGENLAYER

EigenLayer's AVSs enable novel DeFi applications by allowing offchain computation to blend with onchain security. Five specific innovations made possible include exchange volume-based fee tiers, dynamic asymmetric fees for AMMs, advanced options pricing for derivatives, compliant privacy mixers with policy enforcement, and AI-powered yield rebalancing protocols. These applications utilize AVSs like Lagrange, Brevis, Oracle, Reclaim Protocol, and Hyperbolic Labs to perform offchain computations cheaply, integrate trusted external data, and automate sophisticated financial strategies.

links.tldrnewsletter.com8 min read

BYBIT RELEASES AUDIT REPORT

Bybit's audit report revealed that the recent hack targeting its cold wallet stemmed from compromised servers at infrastructure partner SAFE, not Bybit itself, with attackers injecting malicious JavaScript code into Gnosis SAFE's UI.

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05MISCELLANEOUS

MEMECOINS ARE NEVER COMING BACK

Memecoins on Solana are effectively dead, with high-profile rugpulls like LIBRA and MELANIA ruining investor confidence. Unlike utility tokens or even NFTs, memecoins lack dedicated holders who believe in an underlying project, making them purely momentum-based investments that collapse rapidly with dwindling excitement. Nearly $4B has been extracted through trading fees, MEV, and insider profits — comparable with last cycle's NFT boom.

links.tldrnewsletter.com6 min read

PHANTOM ACQUIRES SIMPLEHASH

Phantom has acquired SimpleHash, a leading token data platform, to enhance its wallet with real-time pricing, NFT metadata, and advanced spam detection across 80+ blockchains. This marks Phantom's third acquisition in eight months, aligning with its goal to build a user-friendly, data-driven crypto platform. Existing SimpleHash services will be phased out as its team integrates with Phantom to deliver faster, more reliable asset tracking and security features for millions of users.

phantom.com2 min read