Spencer Ventures Daily Newsletter Tuesday, February 11th

Daily Market Movers

News & Current Events

• Crypto Markets Sell Off Ahead of U.S. Inflation Data

  Bitcoin falls back to $95K as markets chop before CPI data tomorrow

• SEC Acknowledges Several More Solana ETF Filings

  SEC acknowledges SOL ETF filings from Canary, VanEck, 21Shares, & Bitwise

• SEC Commissioner Says Most Memecoins Likely Don’t Involve SEC

  Hester Peirce says most memecoins don’t fall under SEC’s current oversight

• Crypto’s AI Sector Rebounds Off Local Lows

  AI tokens see relief as total market cap bounces 10%+, led by ARC & AI16Z

• Binance & SEC File Joint Motion To Pause Legal Battle

  The pause will last 60 days as SEC’s new crypto task force may get involved

• Jerome Powell Confirms No Central Bank Digital Currency Will Be Created

  The Chair of the Federal Reserve has now committed to never issuing a CBDC

• World Liberty Financial Unveils Strategic Token Reserve

  WLFI announces their Macro Strategy to support Bitcoin, Ethereum, & more

• Binance Seemingly Begins Selling Portions of Crypto Reserves

  Binance notes “an adjustment in treasury’s accounting process” amid claims

• Hong Kong Recognizes BTC & ETH As Proof of Investments

  HK visa program now accepts Bitcoin & Ethereum as proof of investments

• Uniswap’s Layer 2 Blockchain Goes Live

  The DeFi-focused L2, Unichain, has officially launched on mainnet Ethereum

• Dave Portnoy Trashes Crypto Community After Memecoins Fall

  $JAILSTOOL rebounds to $80M after token falls from $200M+ to sub $40M

• Animecoin Announces Monthly Global Top 40 Anime Chart

  Animecoin partners with Parrot Analytics to list top anime titles each month

• World Liberty Financial Partners With Ondo For RWA Adoption

  Trump’s WLFI has teamed up with Ondo Finance to drive adoption of RWAs

• Single Wallet Suspiciously Profits Millions Off Recent Memecoins

  A wallet has made $13M+ on TRUMP, MELANIA, JELLYJELLY, & HARRYBOLZ

• Lido Introduces V3 For Advanced Ethereum Staking

  Lido’s latest update offers flexibility & customized setups with staking Vaults

• Virtuals Protocol Launches on Solana

  Virtuals is live on Solana as users can now buy, trade, & create AI agents

• Jason Calacanis Calls To Ban Memecoins

  Angel investor & podcast host calls memecoins stupid & asks SEC to ban them

Mints, Claims, Upcoming Events, & More

• U.S. Inflation Data Set To Be Released This Week

  CPI reports come out tomorrow with PPI & Unemployment data on Thursday

• Story Protocol To Launch Mainnet & Token Claims on February 13th

  $IP hits pre-markets as claims & checker will drop alongside mainnet launch

• Coinbase To Hold First Ever Live Spaces

  Coinbase & CEO Brian Armstrong go live February 18th to answer questions

• Vibes To Host Satellite Event Around Consensus in Hong Kong

  Vibes TCG will have exclusive promos at their event on February 20th

• Magic Eden’s Bonus Airdrop Takes Place February 14th

  Unclaimed $ME from launch will be distributed to $ME stakers on February 14th

• MegaETH Begins Day 1 of NFT Mint

  Free & guaranteed mints are open as RNG whitelist mints begin tomorrow

• Sam Spratt’s Masquerade Allows Invitees To Begin Minting

  Guests can now RSVP and claim their Mask of Luci for 2.56 ETH

• More Projects Include Social Supporters In Airdrops

  Top yappers for Berachain & ANIME are eligible to claim respective tokens

• Otherside Makes Another Attempt To Break World Record

  Otherisde looks to break record for players in a FPS battle on February 22nd

• Kraken Prepares To List Virtuals For Trading Tomorrow

  Kraken beats Coinbase to Virtuals listing even with projects original ties to Base

• Goblintown Confirms Upcoming Game Will Be on Abstract

  Goblintown’s freshly teased driving game will “have an abstract layer to it”