Daily Market Update 12/20

In Today’s Market Update, We Cover Overworld Points, $FRAME Airdrop, Epic Games Policy Update, Michael Saylor on Bitcoin ETF, and More.

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Jake
December 20, 2023

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Top Stories

Overworld: launches points program leading into Q1 2024 gaming token launch

Epic Games Policy: to “allow games rated AO solely due to the usage of blockchain, NFT technology”

Frame: transfer-locked governance token claim live, mainnet launch Jan. 31

Michael Saylor, Spot Bitcoin ETF: biggest Wall Street development in 30 years, comparable to S&P 500

SZN2 Updates

📣 Announcements:

  • New Raffles! 3x FUTR One, Valhalla #6342, & Otherdeed #79244

  • Listing & Bidding XP, FUTR One, Creators, $ME, and [redacted] teasers

🎟️ Active Raffles:

NFT Market Recap

💰️ Notable Sales:
🎉 Notable Mints (EST):

  • 12:00 PM Bard Ionson: ‘Painting with Fire’ on SovrnArt

  • 01:00 PM Stranger in the Q: ‘Xeno’ on AlbaArt

⬆️ Top by Volume:
⬆️ Top by Sales:
🪅 Biggest Winners:
⛓️ NFT Vol. by Blockchain (24h):

  • ETH: $10.5M (8% ▽)

  • BTC: $36.9M (38% ▽)

  • SOL: $7.6M (24% ▽)

  • MATIC: $1.9M (29% ▲)

  • IMX: $890k (44% ▽)

🪙 Top Tokens:

  • BTC: $43,724 (2.5% ▲)

  • ETH: $2,243 (1.5% ▲)

  • BNB: $258 (3.5% ▲)

  • SOL: $78.83 (6.3% ▲)

  • XRP: $ 0.619 (1.9% ▲)

📊 Market Stats:

  • Global Crypto Market Cap: $ 1.65T

  • BTC Dominance: 53.81%

  • BTC OI: $10.6B

  • Fear & Greed: 74

💹 Indices (Futures):

  • DOW: $37,850 (0.2% ▽)

  • S&P500: $4,810 (0.2% ▽)

  • NASDAQ: $16,980 (0.3% ▽)

  • FTSE100: $9,829 (1.5% ▲)

  • HSI: $2,146 (0.6% ▲)

Other News

Web3 & Blockchain:

  • Axie Infinity: launches Part Evolutions requiring certain levels, materials

  • Access Protocol: airdrops $250 $ACS to all Solana Saga phones, estimated only 3.5k / 20k online

  • Portal Airdrop: expected for Jan. following presale, WME talent signing

  • Immutable Passport: universal sign-on, wallet to simplify gaming access, achievements, identities, & funds

  • Privy: global embedded wallets in early access for an interoperable, self-custody solution

  • Shiba Inu: partners with D3 Global to lobby for first-ever crypto top-level-domain “.shib”

  • WalletConnect: decentralized network roadmap culminating in 2025

  • Lido: “Distributed Validator Technology” to solve centralization issues

  • Ledger: to disable blind signing for EVM dApps by June; refunding exploit victims

  • CertiK, OKX iPhone Users: urgent update required to protect assets

Crypto & Financial Markets:
AI, Quantum & Emerging Tech:
Government, Policy & Regulation:
Business, Corporate Strategy & Legal:

  • Marathon Digital: acquiring mining sites for $179M ahead of Bitcoin halving

  • FTX Bahamas, US Team: reach agreement, paving way for asset pooling & distribution to begin

  • Do Kwon: remains in Montenegro after court orders review of extradition

  • Sony Hackers: leak over 1 TB of confidential data after Bitcoin ransom expires

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