Daily Market Update 1/29

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SZN2 Updates

📣 Announcements:

• New Activation! Lifetime Tier Key Holders get 30-Day Access to EAT!

• New Features! Orderbook, Favorites, Transfers, and More.

⏳️ What’s Up Next:

• Mintify ERC721C Marketplace with Listing & Bidding XP

• Creator Leaderboard, Loot Boxes, & more teasers

🎟️ Active Raffles:

NFT Market Recap

💰️ Notable Sales:

• 74.9 Ξ Autoglyphs #140

• 39 Ξ The Captainz #6734

• 11 Ξ Azuki #6095

🎉 Notable Mints (EST):

• 09:00 AM Jimena Buena Vida: 'Nefarious Meditation' on Rarible

• 10:40 AM Meme Card #193: ‘In the Name of the Memes’ by Alexis Olin

• 11:00 AM Dark Frontiers

• 12:00 PM Quantum Cats

⬆️ Top by Volume:

• MATR1X KUKU, floor of 2.34 Ξ (3% ▽)

• Redacted Remilio Babies, floor of 0.61 Ξ (22% ▽)

• Milady Maker, floor of 2.48 Ξ (10% ▽)

⬆️ Top by Sales:

• Orivium King2d, floor of 0.009 Ξ (51% ▽)

• Pudgy Milady, floor of 0.062 Ξ (61% ▲)

• EigenWorlds, floor of 0.012 Ξ (26% ▲)

🪅 Biggest Winners:

• Quaera Genesis Pass, floor of 0.42 Ξ (78% ▲)

• 1337 Skulls, floor of 0.096 Ξ (75% ▲)

• AltLayer OG Badge, floor of 3.04 Ξ (65% ▲)

Other News

Web3 & Blockchain:

• Cristiano Ronaldo: hangs out with NFT holders in Binance-sponsored training event

• Pseudonymous Creator Dav: recreates Diablo III in Nifty Island amid play-to-airdrop event

• Stellar: bug posing “little risk” prompts delay of “Soroban” smart contract upgrade

• Orbiter Finance: launching ZK-proof L2 Orbiter Rollup; no token plans

• MINCL: to shut down, users must transfer NFTs off-platform by Mar. 4

• Socket Tech: to compensate Jan. 16 exploit victims for $3.3M losses

Crypto & Financial Markets:

• “Cords” by Ana Maria Caballero: 0.28 $BTC in first-ever individual poem sale at Sotheby’s

• Bitcoin: could test the “mid-to-high 20s before all is said and done”, Placeholder VC partner Chris Burniske

• Charles Schwab: expected to launch spot Bitcoin ETF in near future

• Spot ETH ETF: 60% chance of approval in May, Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart

• S&P 500: rally attributed to tech industry surge, other segments down from all-time highs

• Inverse Cramer ETF: to shut down posting 15% loss; firm “didn’t have the time” to manage the portfolio amid more successful products

• Solana Jupiter: volume spikes ahead of Wed. JUP token airdrop

AI, Quantum & Emerging Tech:

• George Carlin’s Estate: copyright infringement lawsuit against Dudesy for fake AI-produced comedy special

Government, Policy & Regulation:

• Harvest Global Investments: files for spot Bitcoin ETF in HK, in discussions regarding stablecoin sandbox

• CFTC: warns of exaggerated promises from AI trading scams, bots

Business, Corporate Strategy & Legal:

• OpenSea CEO: open to deals, acquisition, but “no plans” at this time

• Elon’s X: to integrate sports betting stats in partnership with BetMGM

• Google: Bitcoin ETF ads set to begin today

• Finland KRP: traces Monero txs; Experts: faulty operational security can “leak some information,” unrelated to the chain’s privacy features