Key Market Intelligence on April 18th, how much did you miss out on?
Top News
1. MANTRA DAO Initiates Survey Vote to Solicit Feedback on Team Token Burn Mechanism
4. KiloEx: Assets Stolen in Previous Security Incident Fully Recovered
5. Stablecoin Protocol Falcon Finance's Reserve Assets Exceed $1.3 Billion
Trending Topics
Source: Overheard on CT (tg: @overheardonct), Kaito
EIGENLAYER: EigenLayer has become a focal point of discussion due to its activated slashing mechanism on the mainnet, marking a milestone for the protocol's functionality. This update is seen as a significant achievement, enabling programmable slashing conditions to protect any application, thereby achieving true accountability and trust in the ecosystem. The community is excited about EigenLayer's potential to transform Ethereum into a security layer for the entire internet, with profound implications for AI agents and decentralized applications. The discussion also highlights its broader impact on the blockchain space, with many optimistic about the future developments and applications that EigenLayer's slashing feature will unlock.
FARTCOIN: FARTCOIN has become a trending topic on Twitter, focusing on its status as a leading Solana meme coin primarily held by Ethereum users. The coin has experienced significant price volatility, with some predicting potential sell-offs due to internal wallet activity. Nevertheless, FARTCOIN remains a standout in the AI agent market, leading in both visibility and trading volume. The community is divided, with some considering it a speculative asset and others seeing it as a potential long-term hold. Its humorous name and meme status have contributed to its popularity, drawing comparisons to other meme coins like Pepe and Titcoin.
BASEISFOREVERYONE: BASEISFOREVERYONE has gained significant attention on Twitter recently due to price volatility and issuance controversy. The token's market cap, associated with the Base blockchain, surged to $21 million at one point, then plummeted by 90%, only to rise again. This has sparked discussions about the token's legitimacy, with some users profiting from the volatility while others criticize the project's practices. The token's trend status has been further amplified by its tokenization of content on the Zora platform and its viral marketing strategy.
Featured Articles
1. "Stock Market Injects 'Bitcoin Fentanyl'"
Imagine this scenario: when your company is facing a crisis of bankruptcy, all you need to do is issue more shares to buy in, or simply announce that Bitcoin will be held as an asset reserve, to easily defeat the annoying short sellers, turning from the brink of failure back to the center of market attention. If this were true, would you do it? Following $MSTR's resurgence as a hot topic in the investment community, Bitcoin is rapidly taking over the balance sheets of global corporations. In this new capital game around Bitcoin, some are chasing trends, some are clumsily imitating, and some are discovering new business opportunities, transforming into the orchestrators behind the "price miracle."
2. "a16z Launches Its Own Launchpad, Will the First Project on auto.fun Be Another Gold Dog?"
Eliza Labs launched an account called auto.fun last month, and Eliza Labs' core member Shaw announced on social media X that this project will go live this week. Before this, he mentioned the possibility of creating a launchpad or community product linked to the $a16z token. Can the emergence of auto.fun change the current downturn of Eliza-linked tokens, and which upcoming projects on auto.fun should we pay attention to?
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On-chain Fund Flow on April 18

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