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BTC $96,420 +2.34% ETH $3,280 +1.82% SOL $185.40 -0.92% BNB $642.50 +0.45% XRP $2.18 +3.12% DOGE $0.082 -1.50% ADA $1.05 +0.80% AVAX $42.10 +1.15%
BTC $96,420 +2.34% ETH $3,280 +1.82% SOL $185.40 -0.92% BNB $642.50 +0.45% XRP $2.18 +3.12% DOGE $0.082 -1.50% ADA $1.05 +0.80% AVAX $42.10 +1.15%
03/22/2025

Weekly Hot Topics 01. The BSC Craze

* "How to 'ape into dog coins' on BSC: Tools and combined strategies" * "Meme heat on BNB Chain: Can it become Solana's number one rival?" 02. Trump Pressures the Fed * "Trump pushes the Fed: Can monetary policy extend the crypto market's lifespan?" 03. The Infini Hack Unraveled * "Earned millions but got hooked on futures: Did an insider orchestrate the $50M theft?" 04. Project Watch * "Exploring Nillion: Messari's comprehensive research report" * "Converge overview: Ethena and Securitize's compliance-first blockchain"

Weekly Hot Topics 01. The BSC Craze
  • "How to 'ape into dog coins' on BSC: Tools and combined strategies"
  • "Meme heat on BNB Chain: Can it become Solana's number one rival?"

02. Trump Pressures the Fed

  • "Trump pushes the Fed: Can monetary policy extend the crypto market's lifespan?"

03. The Infini Hack Unraveled

  • "Earned millions but got hooked on futures: Did an insider orchestrate the $50M theft?"

04. Project Watch

  • "Exploring Nillion: Messari's comprehensive research report"
  • "Converge Overview: Ethena and Securitize's compliance-first blockchain"
  • "Crossmint Development Platform: Raises $23.6M, subscription revenue up 1,100% in one year"

05. Industry Perspectives

  • "Decoding crypto customer acquisition costs: Just how expensive is a crypto user?"
  • "From financial freedom to total wipeout: 3 lessons from a KOL across market cycles"
  • "Bloomberg: How is Wall Street sizing up mainstream crypto adoption?"

01. The BSC Craze

After Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund MGX poured $2 billion into Binance and CZ's (Changpeng Zhao) influence spread further, the meme ecosystem on BSC exploded. As the market watched moves from the Middle East and Binance, sharp investors leveraged analytics tools to find the next opportunity.

🔹 Tools & Strategy:

  • Follow CZ and He Yi on Twitter to catch early signals.
  • Prioritize memes with strong narratives; pick the highest-market-cap token within the same ecosystem.
  • Monitor KOLs and VCs to gauge credibility.

🔹 Middle East Memes & the CZ Effect:

  • On March 19, CZ changed his X avatar to an image of himself in a white Islamic robe. This sent ALLAH up 40x in one hour, while CZ — despite surging 1,600% — crashed 80% because it had no connection to Middle Eastern culture.
  • Within 24 hours, MUBARAK (meaning "blessed" in Arabic) launched, and when CZ posted a meme about it, the price spiked.
  • Terms like Mashallah and Inshallah were also "tokenized," triggering a strong wave of speculation.

📖 Related article:
👉 "BNB Chain Memes are heating up: Can they dethrone Solana?"

02. Trump Pressures the Fed

Trump repeatedly called on the Fed to cut interest rates on Truth Social, arguing that lower rates would help reduce the cost of servicing the U.S.'s $36 trillion national debt.

🔹 Impact on crypto:

  • On March 12, news of MGX's $2 billion investment into Binance boosted BNB and the broader BSC ecosystem.
  • On March 19, BSC DEX trading volume hit $26.64 billion, surpassing Ethereum's $13.56 billion.
  • On March 19, news that the SEC dropped its appeal against Ripple pushed XRP up 11.46%. Ripple's CEO also hinted at the possibility of an XRP ETF launching by end of 2025.

📖 Related article:
👉 "Trump pushes the Fed: Can monetary policy extend the crypto market's lifespan?"

03. The Infini Hack Unraveled

🔹 On March 20, the Infini platform discovered it had lost 49.51 million USDC. The perpetrator was Chen Shanxuan, an engineer based in Guangdong, China.

🔹 How it was done:

  • Chen had written the smart contracts, secretly retained admin access, and quietly drained the funds.
  • The money was laundered through Tornado Cash, then used to buy 17,696 ETH and dispersed across multiple wallets.
  • Chen had a severe gambling addiction and showed signs of significant debt.

📖 Related article:
👉 "Did an insider orchestrate the $50M theft?"

04. Project Watch

🔹 Nillion — Decentralized MPC Network

  • Enables data to be transmitted without decryption, making it well-suited for private AI and sensitive data security.
  • Blind Compute technology processes data without exposing the underlying information.

📖 Related article:
👉 "Exploring Nillion: Messari's comprehensive research report"

🔹 Converge — A Compliant Blockchain for Traditional Finance

  • Supports digital USD transactions, enforces KYC/KYB compliance, and features permissioned validator nodes.

📖 Related article:
👉 "Converge Overview: A compliance-first blockchain"

🔹 Crossmint — The Platform Making Blockchain Accessible for AI and Enterprises

  • Supports wallets, tokenization, payments, and on-chain credentials with just a few lines of code.

📖 Related article:
👉 "Crossmint Overview: Raises $23.6M, 1,100% growth"

05. Industry Perspectives

🔹 Crypto Customer Acquisition Cost (CPW)

  • In Q1 2024, CPW in the U.S. was $5.87, but by Q3 it had nearly quadrupled to $22.81.
  • In Western Europe, CPW surged 27x, climbing from $1.18 to $32.79.

📖 Related article:
👉 "Decoding crypto customer acquisition costs"

🔹 KOL Lessons from the Last Bull-Bear Cycle

  • 2016: Startup failed due to a flawed fundraising approach.
  • 2017: Launched a crypto blog, attracted 150,000 visits.
  • 2020–2021: Leveraged reputation to trade, but got swept up in FOMO and gave back most of the gains.

📖 Related article:
👉 "From financial freedom to total wipeout: 3 lessons from a KOL"

🔹 Wall Street and Crypto

  • Bloomberg analyzes how major funds are approaching the crypto market.

📖 Related article:
👉 "Bloomberg: How is Wall Street sizing up crypto?"

📌 Takeaway:
The Web3 market never stops moving, but opportunity always exists for those who know how to stay on top of the news.