Pluid Weekly Roundup #18

Nike's web3 project RTFKT to shut down operations Virtual surpasses $1bn in market cap, driving surge in AI Agents in the ecosystem XRP surpasses $150bn market cap and flips Solana HyperLiquid's $HYPE airdrop sets a new record as the largest in crypto history Bitwise submits filings for 10 crypto index ETFs with the SEC Grayscale files for Solana ETF with NYSE Decrypt and Rug Radio to launch public beta of MYRIAD Coinbase enables purchases of crypto via Apple Pay The US Government transfers $1.92bn in Bitcoin to a new wallet address Company Enron set to relaunch and start to use "Decentralised Technology" Michael Saylor delivers 3-minute presentation to Microsoft advocating for BTC adoption Rachel Conlan, Binance's CMO says the "listing process will focus on community feedback" Hong Kong to exempt crypto taxes for hedge funds, private equity, and family offices Trump administration reportedly plans to eliminate taxes on crypto from U.S. companies Magic Eden announces SEI network integration MOG gets added to Coinbase' listing roadmap, driving a 20% surge Viral hippo MOODENG pumps 100% after Coinbase listing announcement AIXBT flips Zerebro in market cap after AIXBT launches $CHAOS on Base Magic Eden's $ME eligibility checker goes live on December 4 vvaifu introduces a feature enabling AI Agent launches without requiring a token Virtuals holders get airdropped tokens from partner projects like Pond Solana memecoin CHILLGUY gets shilled on Fox Business The total memecoin market cap reaches a record high Over 1,000 AI agents deployed on Virtuals in a single day Top ETH NFT collections see green across the board AIXBT becomes the leading AI agent on Base with top on-chain mindshare Justin Sun eats the $6.2M banana artwork taped to a wall Art Blocks moves to become fully onchain Sol Sniper launches 'SniperX', a memecoin trading bot for X Seedphrase secures the largest onchain loan in history with CryptoPunk #8348 for $2.75M Big Time launches new PvP feature Neo Tokyo announces collectible NFT mint 'The Day of Consecration' on December 19 Illuvium releases Beyond Wave 3 with a G-SHOCK partnership Fableborne kicks off their second P2A leaderboard event with a prize pool Xai Network introduces tiny Sentry Keys The Sandbox collaborates with Attack on Titan for a new game launch Ember Sword opens for early access

Tornado Cash wins case against US Treasury as judge blocks smart contract sanctionsPhantom wallet announces support for Base chain Metamask now allows token swaps without needing ETH Chinese court rules Bitcoin and crypto ownership legal SEC Chairman Gary Gensler to resign on January 20th Donald Trump's team consider creating the first ever White House crypto role Kraken to shut down their NFT marketplace Brazil files proposal for establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve The UK are set to officially regulate Cryptocurrency by 2026 Justin Sun purchases $30M worth of Trump's project (WLFI), becomes an advisor Rumble, a streaming platform, announces 'Bitcoin Treasury Strategy' of up to $20M Binance publishes AI x Crypto report, spotlighting GOAT, Virtuals and daos.fun Hong Kong's largest digital bank, ZA Bank, introduces Crypto trading Bitcoin records its highest weekly close ever of $97k Trump's favoured pick for SEC Chair, Teresa, posts: "Make Crypto Great Again." Solana hits a new all-time high market cap at $122B Sui signs a strategic partnership with Franklin Templeton FTX to start distributions no later than March 2025 BTC becomes the 12th largest currency in the world Spot Bitcoin ETF assets surpass the $100bn mark Justin Sun wins duct-taped banana auction at Sotheby's for $6.2M Bitwise officially registers its Solana ETF in Delaware Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy ($MSTR) becomes the most traded stock in the US The top 'How to buy' search suggestions on Google in the US are related to crypto MicroStrategy plans to raise another $2.6bn with convertible notes to buy more BTC Clanker, an AI agent and pump.fun rival on Warpcast, gains traction CHILLGUY memecoin hits a new all-time high despite red market CZ posts saying "meme coins are getting a little weird now" New AI Agent BLOB dumps its own coin to support a new BOOB coin Pump.fun shuts down its livestream feature after a suicide threat during stream Pudgy Toys return to Walmart in 2025 for Season 3 Magic Eden's $ME token launch expected on 10th December 2024 RektCoin $REKT goes live, opens at $50M market cap Magic Eden launches Rune Swaps, letting traders swap BTC for any Rune Official CHILLGUY artist intends a takedown of memecoins using his art Moonshot achieves its highest revenue day ever, reaching $300k+, driven by TikTok memes Shaquille O'Neal agrees to $11M settlement over Astrals NFT lawsuit Vader AI announces vision to be the "Blackrock of AI Agents" A kid creates $QUANT and rugs $30k live on pump.fun Sky Mavis teases a new game while cutting 21% of its workforce Floki Valhalla mainnet launch delayed to Q1 2025 Zentry releases whitepaper, to create a full-stack "Game of Games" Axie Infinity's 'Wings of Nightmare' goes live Fableborne Season 3 goes live InfiniGods launches crypto webstore Seedworld unveils pre-alpha game footage