Crypto Valuations and Airdrop Trends

This chapter examines the potential confirmation of a pro-crypto government official and current trends in cryptocurrency airdrops, highlighting a significant decline in project values since launch. The conversation contrasts past investor behaviors with recent market conditions, touching on the influence of meme coins and innovative projects like the MegaEth NFT minting. It also emphasizes the need for creativity in launching new crypto initiatives while advocating for a return to a more engaging and community-driven approach in the NFT space.

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This week’s Weekly Rollup covers Trump’s clash with the Fed over interest rates and the surprising crypto moves from Trump Media. Gauntlet’s Tarun Chitra joins us to unpack the latest developments—from OpenSea’s upcoming airdrop to Arbitrum’s permissionless fault proofs—while we debate whether airdrops are truly over. We also dig into Vitalik’s “communist” joke and Dave Portnoy’s memecoin mania. Tune in for all the drama and alpha happening in the second week of February!

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00:03:33 Trump vs The Fed

http://cnbc.com/2025/02/12/hopes-for-more-fed-rate-cuts-dim-as-powell-notes-hot-cpi-means-were-not-quite-there-yet.html