Geopolitical Uncertainty Fuels Mass Fear 😱

The Essential Weekly Crypto Briefing ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌       [CoinMarketCap Logo](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRo4is5P0QraHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS8_bGlkPWkwOGZ1MXBiMGJselcDc3BjQgpm-Dqm_2YXcwAkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAxw~) 04 Oct 2024 08:20 UTC CMC Market Pulse: The Essential Weekly Crypto Briefing Welcome to this week’s CMC Market Pulse newsletter! We'll serve up a concentrated dose of alpha that cuts right to the chase in under 5 minutes. No fluff - just straight facts and analysis on the crypto markets. Let's dive into this week's action!   TL;DR: - Bitcoin tumbles 7.3% and Ethereum falls 11.2% as market fears escalate over geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. 📉 - Daily crypto liquidations spike in October with over $530 million wiped out. Can the markets rebound? 💥 - PayPal makes its first $PYUSD stablecoin transaction with Ernst & Young. 💳 - US lawmakers propose a national Bitcoin reserve. Could this propel the US into a crypto leadership role? 🇺🇸   MARKET OVERVIEW 📈 [Bitcoin] Bitcoin $61,385.13 --------------------------------------------------------------- % CHANGE 7D ▼6.41% 30D ▲8.25% [Ethereum] Ethereum $2,383.22 --------------------------------------------------------------- % CHANGE 7D ▼10.58% 30D ▼0.55% The crypto market’s momentum has reversed following recent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Bitcoin is down 7.3% over the last week, while Ethereum has dropped 11.2%. Over $530 million in liquidations occurred on October 1st alone, most of it in long positions. Here are some key insights: - Bitcoin funding rates have dropped to 8%, while Ethereum’s is at 4%, signaling some cautious optimism. - $1 billion in open interest has been wiped from Bitcoin, and TOTAL3 is down 5.6%, erasing two weeks of growth. On the bright side, a few tokens like Wormhole and Sui managed to resist the broader market downturn. 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[Read the full story!](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRo4is5P0R0aHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9hY2FkZW15L2FydGljbGUvY21jLW1hcmtldC1wdWxzZS1nZW9wb2xpdGljYWwtdW5jZXJ0YWludHktZnVlbHMtbWFzcy1mZWFyP2xpZD1ncndmaTB2NXc5N2JXA3NwY0IKZvg6pv9mF3MAJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMc)   MAJOR PROJECT UPDATES 🗓️ - Ethereum competitor Sui unlocked 64.19 million tokens, increasing its circulating supply by 2.3%. - Eigenlayer's token EIGEN is now tradeable and listed across major exchanges. - The Trump-backed DeFi project, World Liberty Financial, launched its KYC process ahead of the token sale. - Asset manager Bitwise filed an S-1 for an XRP exchange-traded product (ETP), receiving mixed reactions. These updates highlight how expanding token supplies and DeFi adaptation to regulation are shaping market dynamics. [Read the full story!](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRo4is5P0R0aHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9hY2FkZW15L2FydGljbGUvY21jLW1hcmtldC1wdWxzZS1nZW9wb2xpdGljYWwtdW5jZXJ0YWludHktZnVlbHMtbWFzcy1mZWFyP2xpZD0xNnQ5MGtrOWdydGZXA3NwY0IKZvg6pv9mF3MAJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMc)   DEFI BRIEF 🏦 - TRON reports a 43% increase in Q3 revenue compared to Q2, bringing in $1.66 billion in the last year. - Solana's DeFi scene continues to grow, with five $1 billion+ TVL protocols now on the network. - SoLayer Labs introduces a yield-bearing stablecoin on Solana backed by U.S. Treasury bills. Ethereum's dominance in DeFi is being challenged, with platforms like Solana, BNB Chain, and Sui seeing TVL growth in September. [Read the full story!](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRo4is5P0R0aHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9hY2FkZW15L2FydGljbGUvY21jLW1hcmtldC1wdWxzZS1nZW9wb2xpdGljYWwtdW5jZXJ0YWludHktZnVlbHMtbWFzcy1mZWFyP2xpZD03Z3FreGRnMmo2YjNXA3NwY0IKZvg6pv9mF3MAJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMc)   MEME COIN MADNESS 🚀 Price 24H% [Dogecoin] [Dogecoin](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRo4is5P0QuaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9jdXJyZW5jaWVzL2RvZ2Vjb2luL1cDc3BjQgpm-Dqm_2YXcwAkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAxw~) $0.11 ▲4.43% [Shiba Inu] [Shiba Inu](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRo4is5P0QvaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9jdXJyZW5jaWVzL3NoaWJhLWludS9XA3NwY0IKZvg6pv9mF3MAJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMc) $0.0 ▲4.37% [Pepe] [Pepe](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRo4is5P0QqaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9jdXJyZW5jaWVzL3BlcGUvVwNzcGNCCmb4Oqb_ZhdzACRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADHA~~) $0.0 ▲1.37% [dogwifhat] [dogwifhat](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRo4is5P0QvaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9jdXJyZW5jaWVzL2RvZ3dpZmhhdC9XA3NwY0IKZvg6pv9mF3MAJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMc) $2.17 ▲4.34% [Bonk] [Bonk](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRo4is5P0QraHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9jdXJyZW5jaWVzL2JvbmsxL1cDc3BjQgpm-Dqm_2YXcwAkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAxw~) $0.0 ▼2.63% - Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes promotes the cult-like meme coin Smoking Chicken Fish ($SCF), now at a $71 million market cap. - Moo Deng is down 42% from its peak, currently at a $195 million market cap. - $POCHITA, once a $16 million meme coin, crashed to under $1.2 million in under 24 hours.   VC FUNDRAISES AND AIRDROPS 💰 - AI and XR Metaverse platform SecondLive raised $12 million in a private sale led by Crypto.com Capital. - MeshMap, a token-incentivized mapping platform, raised $4 million from a16z and others. - Mind Network, focused on encryption layers, raised $10 million in pre-Series A funding. - TRON’s Justin Sun sold his EIGEN airdrop tokens at an average price of $4.03. - Keyrock’s research finds that airdrops have an 11% success rate, with deep liquidity and fair distribution models key to long-term success. - The Humanity Protocol launched its incentivized testnet, with speculation about a future airdrop. [Check out the full list of fundraisers and airdrops here.](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRo4is5P0R0aHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9hY2FkZW15L2FydGljbGUvY21jLW1hcmtldC1wdWxzZS1nZW9wb2xpdGljYWwtdW5jZXJ0YWludHktZnVlbHMtbWFzcy1mZWFyP2xpZD1jaHZjbTB4d3R1ZTJXA3NwY0IKZvg6pv9mF3MAJFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMc)   TWEET OF THE WEEK 📝 [Tweet of the week] The meme coin market never sleeps, always ready with the next viral sensation.   Thank you for reading this week’s edition of CMC Market Pulse. 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