Spencer Ventures Daily Newsletter Friday, January 24th

Daily Market Movers

News & Current Events

• Crypto Market Continue Volatile Swings

  Bitcoin returns to $107K then gets rejected as prices fall back down

• Grayscale Files For Solana & Litecoin ETFs

  ETF filings are flooding in now as Solana & Litecoin are latest from Grayscale

• IShares Files To Make Bitcoin ETFs Redeemable For $BTC

  IShares files for in-kind redemptions making ETF shares redeemable for $BTC

• Trump’s New Crypto Czar Says NFTs & Memecoins Aren’t Securities

  David Sacks goes on recent interview and clarifies collectables vs securities

• a16z Looks To Refocus Crypto Investments From U.K. To U.S.

  Major VC firm, a16z, will close their London office with a new focus on the U.S.

• Fidelity Posts New Opening On Solana Job Board

  $5.8T asset manager is now looking to hire a Principal Blockchain Engineer

• Ledger Co-Founder Gets Kidnapped With Bitcoin Ransom

  David Balland & wife were recently freed as kidnappers demanded 100 BTC

• NFT Floors Drop As Attention & Liquidity Move Elsewhere

  NFTs get hit hard as top collections on Ethereum fall 10-20% on the day

• CNBC Says Wall Street CEOs Are Ready For Crypto

  Wall Street CEOs are “ready to go bigger in crypto” as new regulations emerge

• Walmart’s X Account Posts Pudgy Penguins

  Walmart’s latest post features a Pudgy Toy with link included to purchase them

• Blast Reveals New Mobile App With 50% APY on USDC Staking

  Blast Mobile allows users to deposit USDC to earn yield through liquid $BLAST

• Abstract Partners With Celestia To Power Consumer Crypto

  Powerhouses collide as Abstract announces it will be built on top of Celestia

• Ethereum Founder Posts Blog on Scaling L1 & L2s

  Vitalik’s blog includes looking to make ETH the core asset on mainnet & L2s

• Yuga Updates Punks Marketplace After Users Accepts $0.01 Bid

  Website updates include new price warnings and hiding bids under 1 ETH

• Major Solana Unlocks Coming In Next Few Months

  Nearly $4B worth of $SOL will be unlocked to sell over the next three months

• Azuki Founder Reveals Almost 80% of $ANIME Has Been Claimed

  The majority of $ANIME claims are complete as Zagabond say ~20% remains

• Wasabi Launches Integration For Base

  Wasabi users can now long, short, & earn assets across the Base ecosystem

Mints, Claims, Upcoming Events, & More

• Azuki Introduces Avatar Creation With Traits & Sticker Packs

  Users can visit anime.com to create their avatar & buy digital mystery cans

• Magic Eden Gives Reminder To Claim $ME Before February 1st

  Eligible wallets have until February 1st to claim their $ME allocations

• Kraken Reveals Upcoming Token Listings

  ACT, ZEREBRO, & GRASS will list 1/27 with ME, SIGMA, & PENGU on 1/28

• $BLAST Airdrop Goes Live As Part of New Mobile Release

  Wallets can now claim their $BLAST using the airdrop page on desktop website

$PENGU Claims Tracker