Spencer Ventures Daily Newsletter Thursday, February 20th

News & Current Events

• Crypto Markets Bounce As Alt Coins Find Strength

  BTC is back over $98K while several popular tokens see big jumps on the day

• SEC Creates Cyber Unit To Combat Crypto Fraud

  The SEC’s new unit will focus on fraud through emerging technology like crypto

• First SEC-Regulated Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Gets Introduced

  Figure Markets reveal $YLDS earning 3.85% yield without staking or lockups

• $KAITO Launches As Token Rebounds 100% After Initial Selloff

  Kaito nears $2B FDV as Yappers & Genesis NFT holders receive 10% of supply

• European Central Bank Plans For Blockchain Payment System

  Central Bank of Europe looks to integrate blockchain with new payment system

• Crossmint Introduces Smart Wallets on Solana

  Solana Smart Wallets feature gasless transactions & removal of seed phrases

• Utah Closes In On First U.S. State Bitcoin Reserve

  Utah gets closer to SBR as bill passes Senate Revenue & Taxation Committee

• Shopify Users Can Now Pay Using $PENGU

  $PENGU has been added to Shopify as Solana Pay shares latest integration

• Michael Saylor Says U.S. Should Buy 20% of Bitcoin Supply

  Saylor urges U.S. government to buy 20% of Bitcoin supply worth ~$410B

• Pump Fun Sends $11M Solana To Kraken

  The memecoin launchpad has now sent a total of 2.3M SOL ($410M) to Kraken

• Orange Cap Games Celebrates Recent In-Person Events

  Vibes TCG makes their rounds as recent events are held in NYC & Hong Kong

• Canary Litcoin ETF Gets Listed on DTCC Website

  The first $LTC ETF may arrive soon as Canary sees signs of potential approval

• Ethereum Leads All Chains In Weekly Net Inflows

  ETH led net flows for first time in awhile after chain sees ~$100M over last week

• NFT Collection on Abstract Impresses After Sell Out

  Onchain Heroes show life in the NFT market as collection trades 3x mint price

• Trump’s DeFi Project Buys $125K of $SEI

  World Liberty Financial expands holding after swapping $125K USDC for $SEI

• MetaPlanet Accomplishes Goal of Holding 0.01% of Bitcoin Supply

  The Japanese company now holds 2,100 BTC after purchasing 69 more today

• Robinhood & Kraken Add Support For Base Network

  Popular crypto exchanges integrate $ETH & $USDC for transfers on Base chain

• Jupiter’s $JUP Buyback Wallet Nears $1.5M

  Jupiter continues to fund their buyback wallet as buying power reaches $1.46M

• Ethereum Founder Shares Displeasure Over Calls For More Casinos

  Vitalik says it’s disappointing that ETH gets a bad rep for not enabling casinos

Mints, Claims, Upcoming Events, & More

• Vibes Previews Upcoming Set 2: Legend of the Lils

  The first pre-orders for set 2 are starting to be taken at select in-person events

• More Users Find Claimable Tokens For Story Protocol

  Several users are finding out their EVM wallets are eligible for $IP token claims

• Colosseum Announces $250K Opportunity For Crypto Founders

  Founders can submit projects for a chance at pre-seed funding & mentorship

• Highly Anticipated Project on Berachain Releases Mint structure

  Steady Teddys have revealed a 4-stage mint priced at $88 with <10K supply

• Wayfinder Welcomes First Wave of Early Access Testing

  Users should check their inboxes as Wayfinder begins AI testing program

• Sam Spratt’s Guest List Is Finalized As The Masquerade Begins Tomorrow

  The public drawing is over as guests will soon be able to add their observations

• Otherside Project Dragon Returns This Saturday

  Project Dragon will attempt to break the world record for largest FPS battle

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