📈 Markets pump and OpenSea releases token launch date

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Metaplex's Genesis TGE platform has stormed onto the scene this year with some of the most successful product launches. Launches for Portals, Collector Crypto, and Play Solana have all had successful sellouts, with many concluding after just a few minutes. Tomorrow marks another major launch as Matrica is launching their FUN token on Genesis which will power their new DM.FUN protocol. This protocol aims to unify memecoin communities in an easy to use and manage interface.

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Top Stories

BTC $111,033 (3.1%) | ETH $4,040 (3.0%) | SOL $192 (1.7%)

• Base and Coinbase experience network degradation as AWS experiences outages — Solana stays operational

• OpenSea CEO releases details on SEA token including a Q1 2026 launch date

• Meteora’s MET token is launching this Wednesday

• Solana teases a major announcement coming today

• Lighter flips Hyperliquid in 24 hour perps volume

• Ethereum core contributor Dankard Feist leaves to join Tempo, Stripe’s upcoming blockchain

• Tether mints another $1B USDT bringing the total minted to $6B since the crypto crash on October 11

• Hyperliquid founder says ADL ended up making users money

• The US Federal Reserve will host a conference on crypto payments tomorrow

• Alpha Arena platform launches showcasing competing AI trading models

• Vitalik outlines the GKR protocol which optimizes ZK proofs

• Darkpool Humidfi surpasses Meteora to lead all Solana DEXs in 24 hour volume

• Crypto industry executives to sit down with Senate Democrats this week to discuss market structure legislation

• Strategy buys $18M worth of Bitcoin

• X launches “Handles Marketplace” — We secure the @bodoggos handle