The a16z State of Crypto ($)
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- 💰 Italy Plans to Hike Bitcoin Capital Gains Taxes. The plans would increase the capital gains tax on crypto from 26% to 42%.
- 🥷 Radiant Capital Exploited for $51 Million. An apparent multi-sig exploit has drained assets on Arbitrum and BNB Chain.
- 🐙 Kraken Launches ETH Restaking Feature. The new service for users outside the U.S. comes via an EigenLayer integration.
📸 Daily Market Snapshot: Despite largely shrugging off Trump's non-transferable WLFI token sale, crypto traders are still seeming to bid up the market as investors across the board are betting on renewed enthusiasm around the prospects of a Trump win. So, what are traders bidding up most? Memes like DOGE, MOG, BONK, and... FTT.
| Prices as of 6pm ET | 24hr | 7d |
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Crypto $2.32T | ↗ 1.3% | ↗ 9.4% |
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BTC $67,728 | ↗ 1.2% | ↗ 11.6% |
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ETH $2,622 | ↗ 0.9% | ↗ 10.8% |
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DYDX $0.982 | ↘ 1.0% | ↗ 13.7% |
Disruption. Digitization. Financial inclusion. Future-proofing.
What do all of these oft-repeated buzzwords have in common? They’ve all been used by crypto-pilled associates at TradFi firms to pitch their bosses on the exciting upside of blockchain tech. This year, it seems, the executives are listening.
Institutions jumped into crypto more headlong than ever in 2024 with bespoke blockchain integrations, tokenized funds and ETFs, industry partnerships, and research papers. These moves are starting to bridge the gap between TradFi and DeFi. However, this article isn’t focused on why firms are building onchain. Instead, we are focusing on where these funds are choosing to build.
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How is Andreessen Horowitz's crypto arm looking at the world? We sit down with Eddy Lazzarin and Daren Matsuoka to explore the current landscape of crypto and its future.
From all-time high active addresses to the rise of mobile wallet use in developing countries, we discuss the signals for adoption and the massive opportunity for startups. We also dive into the political impact of crypto in 2024, stablecoins’ role in reshaping the U.S. Dollar, the Ethereum fee economy, and whether Crypto x AI is the next wave of innovation.
Don't miss this forward-looking conversation on the state of the crypto industry and what to expect in 2024.
Hear all of the analysis! 👇
- 😅 Memecoin Capitulation - Nuconomy
- 📚 State of Crypto Report 2024 - a16z crypto
- 📈 What Drives Crypto Asset Prices? - Uniswap et al.
- 🗡️ The Dark Knight of Consumer Crypto - YB
- 🔮 Possible Futures of Ethereum Pt. 1: The Merge - Vitalik
- 🪙 How Currencies for Online Games Were Created - Abradeux
- 🌐 Protocol Guild: A Funding Framework for Ethereum Commons - trent.eth
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