💰 MANTRA to Launch OM Buyback and Burn Program After Price Crash

Following a severe liquidation event that wiped out over 90% of OM’s value, MANTRA founder JP Mullin has outlined emergency measures to restore trust and stabilize the ecosystem.

• A detailed post-mortem will be released within 24 hours, covering the incident with on- and off-chain data.
• MANTRA will initiate an OM token buyback and supply burn program to show long-term commitment.
• JP Mullin reaffirmed the team’s promise of transparent, timely communication going forward.
• Strategic partners like Shorooq Partners and Laser Digital continue to support the project.

“We may be down, but we are CERTAINLY not out,” Mullin said.

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❕ Sonic SVM Launches Airdrop Campaign With 2.4M $SONIC Pool

Sonic SVM has launched an airdrop campaign featuring a total reward pool of 2.4 million $SONIC.

To participate, users must complete tasks on Galxe as well as on the official Sonic platform.

The deadline for completing all requirements is May 8 at 16:00 UTC.

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🗣️ Nansen: Babylon Could Be the Most Undervalued Bet in Bitcoin DeFi

Nansen highlights Babylon chain as a standout in Bitcoin DeFi, calling it possibly the most undervalued project in the sector.

• Babylon enables native BTC staking without using wrapped tokens or bridges.
• Stakers earn rewards via BABY token inflation—8% annually, split between BTC and BABY stakers.
• The model allows Bitcoin holders to earn yield without giving up custody.
• BTC DeFi TVL hit $8B in late 2024, showing 500%+ YoY growth despite recent pullbacks.

With a growing ecosystem and strong fundamentals, Babylon may be a major player in Bitcoin’s next DeFi phase.

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🗣️ Robert Kiyosaki: The Dollar Is Dying — “Listen to Gold, Silver, and Bitcoin”

Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki warns the “giant crash” is here, claiming central banks are wiping out savers through inflation and manipulation.

He urges followers to protect themselves by holding gold, silver, and Bitcoin, calling them the only escape from a “sinister” global banking cartel.

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❕ Memes Lab Announces Upcoming $LAB Airdrop with TON-Based Meme Trading App

Memes Lab has unveiled the details of its future $LAB token airdrop. The project, which raised $2.3M from investors including Animoca Brands, OKX Ventures, GSR, Mirana Ventures, and Amber Group, is building within the TON ecosystem.

The team recently launched a Telegram-based app where users can create, trade, and earn points through meme tokens. These points will determine eligibility for the upcoming $LAB airdrop.

To drive activity, Memes Lab allocated 50M $LAB tokens (5% of total supply) to the campaign, with plans to increase the pool based on user engagement—potentially up to 12–20%.

Memes Lab functions similarly to a meme launcher like Blum, offering a high-risk, high-reward farming opportunity within TON. Unlike traditional trading, users can also earn points by launching tokens, which may be a safer route for some.

How to participate:

• Connect your TON wallet in the bot (search: MemesLabBot → Wallet tab).
• Acquire TON tokens for gas and trading fees (available on major exchanges).
• Use the Launcher tab to buy meme tokens or create your own (similar to pump.fun).
• Once the bonding curve reaches 15%, a Telegram group is auto-created for token holders.

In addition to the main airdrop, Memes Lab runs weekly leaderboard contests with rewards including Early Passes, WL spots, and stablecoins.

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❕ Detailed breakdown of the $OM crash: It all happened on Binance.

Analyst ltrd shared a deep dive into the $OM collapse, highlighting key observations:

On April 14, $OM lost nearly 95% of its value in just a few hours — with almost 90% wiped out in a single hour. This wasn’t a “normal” correction, even by crypto standards. It was a massive, chaotic wipeout that liquidated countless participants.

• The crash was not related to OKX, despite initial accusations.
• A large player aggressively dumped $OM “like there’s no tomorrow.”
• It all started from a wallet that began staking $OM 448 days ago.

How the crash unfolded:

• It began around 19:30 UTC on Binance futures.
• Every price move originated on Binance, with other exchanges lagging behind.
• $1M trades hit the books every 5 seconds, dropping price by 5%+ instantly.
• Each time the market stabilized for a second, another impulse hit.

What does this mean?

Classic signs of a high-frequency trading (HFT) attack:

• Huge market orders.
• Instant price impact.
• Liquidity gaps across exchanges.
• Repeated aggressive cycles.

All signs point to a single major player intentionally tearing through Binance liquidity, leaving no room for others to react.

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🚀 Towns Protocol Announces TOWNS Token Launch in Q2

Towns Protocol has officially revealed that its native token, TOWNS, will launch in the second quarter of 2025.

• Total supply: 10 billion TOWNS
• Community allocation: 5.7 billion TOWNS (57%)
• Investors and team: 3.5 billion TOWNS (35%)
• Node operators and delegators: 800 million TOWNS (8%)

The team aims to empower decentralized communities and reward ecosystem contributors through this token model.

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🥷 Vitalik Buterin: Privacy Is the Key to Fighting Centralization

Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin has called for urgent improvements in blockchain privacy, warning that centralized data collection poses a growing threat—especially in the AI era.

In a new essay, Buterin backs tools like ZK-SNARKs and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) as essential for freedom and resilience. He argues transparency dogma has failed, and says privacy must become a core layer-one priority in Ethereum’s future.

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$AERGO — Binance’s next short playground?

– Delisted from spot in March
– Did nearly a 10x in 3 weeks
– Now listed on futures with 15x leverage

This isn’t organic.
It’s engineered.

Remember when a Binance listing was bullish?
When CZ actually let us make money?

Yeah… good times.

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New Projects on BNB Chain (April 1 - April 7)

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$AERGO down 50% since our post.
The short was as predictable as it gets.
Binance doing Binance things.
Crime szn.

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⚡️ Pionex Watchlist for April 16: $LAYER, $ALCH, $FARTCOIN

Singapore-based exchange Pionex has added $LAYER, $ALCH, and $FARTCOIN to its watchlist for April 16.

The platform notes that this is not financial advice, but rather a subjective assessment of tokens with high growth potential.

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🔥 Raydium has introduced LaunchLab, a token launch panel designed to streamline pool creation.

The platform charges a 1% transaction fee, distributed as follows:
• 50% to the community pool
• 25% for $RAY buybacks
• 25% to support project infrastructure and operations.

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⚠️ MicroStrategy Buys BTC Near Weekly Top, Faces Investor Backlash

MicroStrategy spent $285.8M on Bitcoin last week—at an average price of $82,618, near the top of the trading range.

Traders mocked the buy, noting most of the week BTC traded below $80K. The firm’s average purchase price remains $67,556, but this latest move sparked frustration as cheaper opportunities were missed.

Saylor shrugged off criticism, sticking to his "buy the top forever" thesis.

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🔹 Appeal in SEC vs. Ripple Case Put on Hold

The court has granted a joint motion from both parties to pause the appeals process in the SEC vs. Ripple case. According to the order, the SEC must file a status report within 60 days of the ruling.

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Santiment: Top 10 DeFi Projects by Developer Activity Over the Past 30 Days

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What it's actually like to HODL Bitcoin.

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Recent Funding Rounds Backed by Top-Tier Angels

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VanEck is proposing buying more Bitcoin to refinance U.S. $14 trillion debt.

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Coinbase distances its blockchain network Base from a memecoin it shared that surged to $17.1M market cap before crashing 90% in just 20 minutes.

A Coinbase spokeswoman said, “This is not an official Base token, and Base did not sell this token. Base posted on Zora, which automatically tokenizes content.”

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