Spencer Ventures Daily Newsletter Thursday, April 24th

• Crypto Chops As Stock Market Continues Higher

  Price are mixed on the day as stocks are green again & crypto see little changes

• Trump & China Continue To Make Clashing Comments

  China denies negotiations with the U.S as Trump says they spoke this morning

• U.S. Jobless Claims Come in Around Expectations

  Initial jobless claims meet expectations at 222K after rising 6K from last month

• U.S. Housing Market Sees Largest Decline in Home Sales Since 2022

  Existing home sales fell 5.9% in March as buyers hold off on new purchases

• Donald Trump Begins Campaign For 3rd Term

  The president has now started selling “Trump 2028” hats on his official website

• U.S. Tariff Revenue Breaks All-Time High

  Revenue from U.S. tariffs is up 60% in April to a new all-time high of $15B

• Rumors Circulate of Pokémon Coming To Sui

  A new privacy policy shows the parent company behind Sui as new developers

• Federal Reserve Withdraws Banking Guidance on Crypto

  U.S. banks will no longer need approval or require notification for crypto activity

• Securitize Launches $400M Crypto Index fund

  RWA firm raises $400M led by Mantle to provide exposure to top crypto assets

• CME Group Plans Launch of $XRP Futures

  CME joins Coinbase as latest institution to soon offer futures trading on $XRP

• Tether Acquires 10% Stake in Juventus Football Club

  Tether puts profits to use & reveals new stake in popular football club, Juventus

• VC Firm Rockaway Raises $125M To Invest in Solana Startups

  Prague-based VC announces new fund centered around the Solana ecosystem

• Coinbase & PayPal Partner To Expand Stablecoins

  PayPal teams up with Coinbase to further accelerate their $PYUSD stablecoin

• Grayscale Launches Decentralized AI Fund

  Accredited investors can now gain exposure to $NEAR, $TAO, & other AI tokens

• Vibes TCG Begins Spoiler Season For Set 2

  Vibes shares first looks at Set 2: Legend of the Lils with 3 previews of new cards

• RTFKT Clones Show Broken Link To NFTs

  RTFKT has art briefly taken down as Cloudfare warning appears on NFTs

• AT&T Uses Helium’s Decentralized Network To Expand Coverage

  AT&T integrates Helium’s “people-powered” Network to boost cell connection

• ETH No Longer Needed As Gas Token on MetaMask

  MetaMask’s latest update allows users to now choose how they pay for gas fees

• TV Series Looks To Onboard Users Through Blockchain Integrations

  Peaky Blinders will be turned into a blockchain-based video game & ecosystem

• SEC Task Force Meets With El Salvador To Discuss Digital Assets

  U.S. & El Salvador met today to discuss regulation & partnerships around crypto

• Cantor Stock Jumps 100% Off Bitcoin Reserve News

  Cantor Equity Partners gains 130% after announcing Strategy-like company

• Shaquille O’Neal Reaches Settlement in FTX Lawsuit

  Shaq settles after facing a $21B class-action case against celebrities & FTX

• SEC Delays Polkadot ETF Approval

  The SEC has now pushed their decision to June 11th for Grayscale’s $DOT ETF

• NFL Rivals Show Strong Demand on Polkadot

  Blockchain-based NFL game reaches $12M in volume led by NFT quick trades

• Total Stablecoin Supply on Solana Reaches All-Time High

  Stablecoins continues to grow on Solana as current supply now sits over $12.8B

• $TRUMP Sees Massive Trading Volume As Dinner Tickets Hit $400,000

  $TRUMP see $5.5B in daily volume as top 220 holders join president for dinner

• Fidelity Says Bitcoin Supply on Exchange Is At Lowest Levels Since 2018

  Public demand for Bitcoin continues to rise, causing supply on exchanges to fall

• Coinbase Announces Several New Token Listings

  Zora & Mantle gets added to listing roadmap as $PAXG gets futures on May 1st

• Raydium Hints At Potential Airdrop For LaunchLab Users

  Raydium posts airdrop emoji with future rewards coming to LaunchLab users

• NBA Top Shot Says Playoff Moments Are Coming Soon

  Users can soon earn 2025 playoff moments through airdrops, trades, & more

• Claynosaurz Introduces New Interactive Reward System

  Achievements System, v.01. offers staking, quests, & new ways to reward users

• Infinex Teases New Rewards For Social Interactions

  Infinex users can now connect their X accounts with more details coming soon

• Pudgy Gives Sneak Peak At Limited Edition Collectibles

  Luca Netz shares more on Lotte partnership with look at Bellyland collectibles

• Redacted Provides Breakdown of Ecosystem & $RDAC

  Redacted gives new update ahead of TGE with breakdown of allocations & more

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