The global crypto market cap is $2.22T 1.60%▼ with a 24-hour market volume of $91.38B 20.93%▼. Bitcoin's dominance is currently 40.66% 0.35%▼. CURRENT PRICES BY MARKET CAP | # | Name | Price | 24h % | | 1 | Bitcoin BTC | $47,832.26 | 2.23% ▼ | | 2 | Ethereum ETH | $4,005.09 | 0.62% ▼ | | 3 | Binance Coin BNB | $531.59 | 1.25% ▼ | | 4 | Solana SOL | $181.34 | 2.11% ▲ | | 5 | Cardano ADA | $1.26 | 4.19% ▼ | Source: CoinMarketCap, 5:30 EST
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 Melania Trump launched an NFT platform featuring the inaugural “Melania’s Vision” NFT, available for 1 SOL. Trump plans to regularly release NFTs, including a “one-of-a-kind auction of historical importance” scheduled for Jan. 2022. More: - A representative from Solana Labs stated that it plays no role in the project, and Trump’s decision to use the Solana (SOL) blockchain was entirely her own.
- The announcement stated that the NFT platform will be powered by the social media platform Parler.
- Parler was removed from most app stores and banned from hosting platforms after the Jan. 6 insurrection for its failure to act on content related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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TOP NFT COLLECTIONS (24hr Volume) | # | Name | 24h Volume | 24h % | | 1 | Axie Infinity ETH, RONIN | $9.43M | 5.63% ▼ | | 2 | CloneX ETH | $8.27M | 45.98% ▼ | | 3 | Bored Ape YC ETH | $5.48M | 41.03% ▲ | | 4 | CryptoPunks ETH | $4.77M | 30.16% ▲ | | 5 | The Sandbox ETH | $3.53M | 52.02% ▲ | Source: DappRadar, 5:30 pm EST
TOP ETH NFT COLLECTIONS (Floor Cap) | # | Name | Floor Price (ETH) | 24h % | | 1 | CryptoPunks | Ξ 61.42 | 0.94% ▼ | | 2 | Bored Ape YC | Ξ 50 | 1.36% ▼ | | 3 | VeeFriends | Ξ 9.39 | 0% | | 4 | Mutant Ape YC | Ξ 6.35 | 4.27% ▲ | | 5 | Autoglyphs | Ξ 150 | 0% | Source: NFT Price Floor, 5:30 pm EST
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 Bitwise launched an index fund tracking the top 10 largest NFT collections. Bitwise Blue-Chip NFT Fund will purchase the top 10 NFTs based on floor prices, rebalanced every quarter. More: - The first 10 NFT projects include CryptoPunks, Bored Ape YC, VeeFriends, Autoglyphs, Cool Cats, and others.
- The fund will solely focus on art and collectibles and won’t invest in other NFT areas like virtual land or in-game items.
- Investments made in the fund can only come from accredited investors and start at $25,000.
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 🍋 Fresh Funding 🍋 HEIR, Web3/Community: $10M ⮕ The seed funding round was led by Thrive Capital and participated in by Solana Ventures, Lonzo Ball, Alexis Ohanin, and others. More: - HEIR is a community platform for membership experiences with athletes co-founded by Michael Jordan and his son Jeffrey Jordan.
- The platform and HEIR token are expected to launch on the Solana (SOL) blockchain sometime in 2022.
- HEIR is the first product of HEIR, Inc., the product’s holding company founded by Jeffery Jordan, Daniel George, and Jeron Smith.
Hubble Protocol, DeFi/Stablecoin: $3.6M ⮕ The seed funding round was participated in by Three Arrows Capital, CMS, DeFi Alliance, Jump Capital, Spartan, Delphi Digital, and others. More: - Hubble is a DeFi protocol on the Solana (SOL) blockchain, offering borrowing, lending, and stablecoin services.
- The startup offers “zero-interest” trading with its USDH stablecoin, which is stabilized by user deposits.
- Hubble plans to move toward a DAO model and raise additional funding through a public token sale sometime in 2022.
Nansen, Analytics: $75M ⮕ The funding round was led by Accel and participated in by a16z, Tiger Global, Coinbase Ventures, Mechanism Capital, and others. More: - Nansen is a crypto analytics platform that provides data on blockchain wallets.
- The 30-person startup has increased its revenue over 1,000x since its launch in 2020 and has quickly reached a valuation of $750M.
- In addition to crypto analytics, Nansen’s smart money dashboard lets users track the activity of specific traders.
Solscan, Analytics/Block Explorer: $4M ⮕ The seed funding round was co-led by Multicoin Capital and Electric Capital with participation from Jump Capital, Alameda Research, Solana Capital, Signum Capital, and CoinGecko.
Lambda256, Exchange/CeFi: $60M ⮕ The Series B funding round was participated in by Daelim, DSC Investments, KB Investments, Shinhan Venture Capital, and others. More: - Lambda256 is the blockchain development arm of Upbit crypto exchange operator Dunamu.
- The fresh funding will be used to further expand the company’s blockchain-as-a-service products.
- Upbit is one of the largest crypto exchanges in South Korea, with an average daily transaction volume of around $4B.
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▲ TOP GAINERS | # | Name | Price | 24h % | | 1 | Yearn.finance YFI | $24,931.59 | 20.01% ▲ | | 2 | Arweave AR | $46.65 | 11.91% ▲ | | 3 | BORA BORA | $1.02 | 11.53% ▲ | | 4 | Celo CELO | $3.87 | 10.18% ▲ | | 5 | Kadena KDA | $8.33 | 8.33% ▲ | ▼ TOP LOSERS | # | Name | Price | 24h % | | 1 | Elrond EGLD | $270.28 | 8.52%▼ | | 2 | Mina MINA | $3.34 | 8.38%▼ | | 3 | Voyager Token VGX | $3.22 | 6.57%▼ | | 4 | Internet Computer ICP | $24.58 | 6.21%▼ | | 5 | Loopring LRC | $2.12 | 6.17%▼ | Source: CoinMarketCap, 5:30 EST
*Limited to cryptocurrencies in the Top 100
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ConsenSys launched Ethereum-based scaling solution “ConsenSys Rollups” with Mastercard. The rollups provide privacy and scalability solutions for any blockchain compatible with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). More: - Systems already running ConsenSys Rollups are reportedly reaching a throughput of 10,000 transactions per second (TPS), up significantly from the Ethereum mainnet’s 15 TPS.
- A ConsenSys representative stated that its new product could be used for CBDCs, decentralized exchanges, private transfers and taxes.
- ConsenSys partnered with Mastercard back in April following a $65M funding round backed by Mastercard and JP Morgan.
- ConsenSys is valued at $3.2B and has developed a variety of popular Ethereum-based tools, including the Ethereum wallet MetaMask and smart contract development platform Truffle.
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 BitDAO and Mirana Ventures announced EduDAO in collaboration with eight major universities. University of California Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, and Oxford University are among those who participated. More: - BitDAO will allocate $11M to EduDAO a year for project grants and academic research on blockchain and Web3 technologies.
- The Harvard Blockchain Club stated that moving funding and information distribution to students and faculty is a major step forward for the university.
- BitDAO is the largest DAO to date, with over $2.5B in assets under management.
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QUICK HITS - An unreleased demo track from Whitney Houston at age 17 sold for $999,999 on OneOf.
- Adidas announced its upcoming “Into the Metaverse” NFT drop, offering NFTs for 0.2 ETH starting tomorrow.
- Nexo launched an NFT lending protocol with Three Arrows Capital that lets users put NFTs up as collateral for loans.
- Banksy’s Wharf Rat featured at San Francisco’s Pier 39 on Fisherman’s Wharf will be auctioned as an NFT starting tomorrow.
- Social token Rally (RALLY) hired Meta’s former head of consumer legal for Novi, Rob Collier, to serve as general counsel.
- Kraken CEO Jesse Powell announced an upcoming NFT marketplace on Kraken.
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 |  | Griffin McShane is a New York transplant currently living in Brooklyn, NY. He is a graduate of Providence College, where he studied both computer science and business, and the University of Maine School of Law, where he earned his JD. Beyond his work at Inside, Griffin has written articles for CoinDesk and is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). |  | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 Ford. | |
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