❕ Nike is being sued over the shutdown of its crypto division RTFKT

NFT buyers claim they suffered losses after RTFKT’s closure in December 2024 and are seeking over $5 million in damages, citing consumer protection violations. Nike has not yet commented.

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⏬ Arbitrum Foundation exits Nvidia’s Ignition AI Accelerator program

Arbitrum announced it is leaving Nvidia’s Ignition AI program, despite earlier reports claiming their application was rejected.

• Arbitrum aimed to be Ethereum’s exclusive partner in the program.
• Nvidia bans crypto-related projects from participating.
• The Foundation called the exit a “smart business decision.”
• Aptos Foundation still secured a partnership with Ignition AI.

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❓ When asked who Satoshi is, CZ replied:
Satoshi Nakamoto is an AI from the future.

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⏫ Bitcoin’s rise in short-term trader balances signals renewed speculative demand, potentially marking the start of a broader uptrend rather than just a relief rally.

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⚡️ DePAI is another emerging narrative and potentially one of the most promising sectors today.

Strong AI concepts like robotics could move into the spotlight over the coming months.

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🪙 EigenLayer ($EIGEN) is bringing Bitcoin into restaking.

The project announced a partnership with Lombard Finance ($LBTC) to integrate $BTC into the EigenLayer restaking ecosystem.

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❕ A $5,000 tournament by My Pet Hooligan and Neo Tokyo, supported by $SUPER, kicks off on May 3.

The event will run through Neo Tokyo’s Discord with 16 Anarchy Mode matches and $150 awarded per win (one win per participant).

Hype around the tournament could boost $SUPER’s price — added to watchlist.

#call

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⚡️ Vanar ($VANRY) is now an official sponsor of the Binance Clubhouse event in Dubai.

The company will support the two-day gathering, which will take place during the peak of Token2049.

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🌱 Pendle – the future of tokenization?

Pendle is a DeFi protocol that lets users trade and manage the yield of crypto assets by splitting them into two parts:

• PT (Principal Token) – the asset without future yield (like buying a tree without apples).
• YT (Yield Token) – the future income from the asset (buying the apples the tree will produce).

💡 Who needs Pendle and why?

• Traders – to profit from yield changes.
• Investors – to lock in future returns and reduce risk.
• Crypto holders – to boost profits by separately managing risk and yield or depositing assets into LPs.

🗓 2024: A breakthrough year for Pendle

• TVL grew from $230M to $4.4B (20x).
• Daily trading volume surged 100x to $96M.
• Pendle became a major DeFi player for yield and liquidity.

🎯 Pendle's 2025 roadmap

• Upgrades to V2: easier market creation, dynamic fee management, expanded vePENDLE features.
• Expansion beyond EVM: launches on Solana, TON, Shariah-compliant markets, TradFi products for institutions.
• Launch of Boros – a new platform for trading crypto funding rates (floating to fixed swaps).

📈 Pendle’s metrics show steady growth

• Average $PENDLE lockup: 1.31 years.
• Net inflows to $vePENDLE: 40% of circulating supply (60M $PENDLE).
• TVL remains above $3B despite market volatility.
• Funds like Pegasus Capital and Amber Group bought $30M+ worth of $PENDLE via OTC deals.

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🔥 When Bitcoin becomes “official,” it’ll already be too late.

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This is inevitable.

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$PENGU

Decoupled from ETH and heading for moon 🚀

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🚀 Rice Robotics is launching the $FLOKI Minibot M1 – a custom AI-powered companion robot integrated into the decentralized RICE AI protocol.

The robot will assist with daily tasks, adapt to its owner’s personality, search for information, send shopping reminders, and even tell bedtime stories.

At the same time, the $RICE token is launching:

• Launching via the TokenFi ($TOKEN) Launchpad.
• Minibot M1 owners can earn $RICE by actively using the robot.
• $FLOKI and $TOKEN holders and stakers will receive a $RICE airdrop.

Rice Robotics already partners with major players like Nvidia, SoftBank, Dubai Future Foundation, Mitsui Fudosan, and 7-Eleven Japan.

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There’s serious activity in crypto.
We’re seeing biggest inflows of the past 5 months.

Tether is minted new USDT.
Whales are aggressively accumulating BTC and ETH. Buying pressure is building up.

If they collect enough liquidity in futures, they’ll send it flying upwards.

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⚡️ Mastercard is expanding its support for stablecoin payments, working with Circle, Nuvei, and Paxos.

The company is also partnering with OKX to launch the "OKX Card."

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Melania’s memecoin team sold $1.5 million worth of tokens over past three days after #MELANIA gained 21% in value

MELANIA is still trading 96% below its ath.

$TRUMP and Melania teams are same. Weird.

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❓ Most crypto launchpads might look great on paper, but how are they actually doing?

All of them may be able to brag about ATH ROI, but current ROI tells a different story. Hype against reality.

Only 3 out of the 10 top launchpads are in the green over the past year

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💰 Yesterday, 1 billion USDT was minted on the TRON blockchain and sent to Tether’s treasury.

Back on April 22, a similar $1B issuance preceded an 8% BTC rally.

Historically, USDT activity on TRON signals strong buy-side pressure.

Will we see a repeat this time?

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❕ Warning: Scammers are targeting Ledger users.

Fake emails are being sent en masse, posing as Ledger and urging users to complete a “security update” by entering their seed phrase.

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🥷 Someone made $250M profit on Bitcoin buying $3M at 2017 and recently just got drained and lost $330M

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