Spencer Ventures Daily Newsletter Tuesday, February 18th

Daily Market Movers

News & Current Events

• Crypto Markets See More Red Led By Solana

  Solana falls under $165 as Bitcoin continues to range around $95,000

• Recorded Conversation Reveals Crime Within Memecoin Launches

  Leaks show insider buying & backdoor deals from Kelsier Ventures & Meteora

• Kelsier Ventures CEO Stated He “Controls” Argentina President

  Hayden Davis was able to influence Javier Milei by paying the president’s sister

• Meteora Co-Founder Resign Amidst $LIBRA Controversy

  Ben Chow has stepped down for “lack of judgement” on recent token launches

• Dave Portnoy’s Wallet Launches $GREED Memecoin

  Portnoy creates $GREED, then sells holdings & puts funds into JAILSTOOL

• Trump Details Rampant Fraud Throughout U.S. Government

  Trump & DOGE reveal long list of questionable spending by U.S. government

• Hyperliquid Launches EVM Blockchain

  HyperEVM is now live as WHYPE gets introduced for DeFi applications

• Strategy To Raise $2B For More Bitcoin Purchases

  Strategy (MSTR) will offer $2B of convertible notes to fund $BTC purchases

• Abstract Releases Statement After Exploit With Third-Party App

  $400K gets stolen after Cardex on Abstract accidentally reveals private keys

• OpenSea Pauses XP After Farming Complaints

  OpenSea is now reviewing their XP system after traders abuse listings & bids

• VanEck Head of Digital Assets Thinks Jack Dorsey Is Satoshi

  Matthew Sigel provides reasoning for why Jack Dorsey is Satoshi Nakamoto

• Google Looks To Make Bitcoin More Accessible

  Google is “exploring ways to lower entry barriers” for easier use of Bitcoin

• Coinbase Publishes Proof of Reserves For cbBTC

  Coinbase shows reserves for wrapped Bitcoin product with 26,690 BTC ($2.5B)

• FTX Users Begin Receiving Creditor Repayments

  FTX distributions are underway as claims <$50K are starting to be received

• Tether Co-Founder Working on Yield-Bearing Stablecoin

  Brock Pierce plans to tap into yield from U.S. treasuries for upcoming stablecoin

• Artist Behind $FWOG Memecoin Joins Yuga Labs

  $FWOG artist announces new role as Creative Art Lead for Yuga Labs

• Kaito NFTs Fall Hard After Snapshot Gets Taken

  NFTs dropped from a peak of 12 ETH to under 3 ETH after Kaito’s snapshot

• Rumors Circulate Around OTC Deal For Murad Meme Holdings

  Memecoin trader is said to have sold holdings in OTC deal with Galaxy Digital

• Uniswap To Add Wallet & App Support For Monad

  Monad will be integrated with Uniswap as protocol expands to more chains

Mints, Claims, Upcoming Events, & More

• Coinbase Hosts Post-Earnings Q&A

  Coinbase goes live on X to hold Q&A on 2024 financials with community

• Abstract Sends Out Week Three XP Rewards

  Users can go to the ‘Rewards’ tab to view their latest Abstract XP

• Towns Ecosystem Gives Extra Points To Pudgy Penguin Holders

  Blockchain messaging protocol on Base rewards Pudgy holders with points

• Onchain Heroes Introduce $HERO Ahead of NFT Mint Tomorrow

  $HERO gets revealed as Genesis Hero mint starts at 10AM EST tomorrow

• Solana To Hold Multi-Day Event For Crypto Innovation

  Scale or Die & Ship or Die will be featured events in NYC from May 19-23

• Wasabi Teases Future Rewards For Points System

  Wasabi gives update on points system as rewards may be coming soon

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