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1/2/24: The Master Phisherman π ππ΅
Top News
π Crypto wallet founder loses $125k to fake LFG token airdrop
π Steamboat Willie goes CC0, NFT pumps from $2 β $1,000
π΅ SOL flips ETH in 7-day stablecoin transfer volume for 1st time

Specsβ Insights
ββͺ-βͺ β Bill Lou, the founder of a "security-focused" wallet app, just got phished for over $125,000. Yikes.
Bill came clean to the phishing attack on X a few hours ago, mentioning that he was using Metamask instead of his own wallet, Nest Wallet.
I feel bad for Bill, and hate seeing people lose assets like this, but this shows you how easy it is for ANYONE to get hacked. Heck, even Vitalik got SIM swapped last September.
Want to improve your wallet security? Read 6529βs TAP security protocol; itβs simple yet effective.
ββͺ-βͺ β The copyright for "Steamboat Willie" (aka Mickey Mouse) is now in the public domain after 95 years, and creators are going wild.
My favorite work-in-progress is a first-person-shooter game called "Mouse," and the trailer looks stunning.
But that's not all - @ajt launched a $2 mint to celebrate this historic moment in copyright history, which is currently the #1 NFT collection by 24-hour volume, after surging 500x from $2 β $1k.
And of course, to tie it all together, we also have a new meme-coin, $MICKEY.
I wonder how Disney is reacting to all of this internally? Let me know what you think in Specs Chat - you can join below.
BREAKING: @solana FLIPS @ethereum IN 7-DAY STABLECOIN TRANSFER VOLUME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY - BREAKS $100 BILLION
β DEGEN NEWS ποΈ (@DegenerateNews)
11:28 AM β’ Jan 2, 2024
ββͺ-βͺ β Well, Solana just surpassed Ethereum (and every other chain) in weekly stablecoin transfer volume for the first time ever, marking a 612% increase from last month.
Many blockchain experts believe that stablecoins have the strongest product/market fit among all web3 products, and a majority of that activity is now occurring on Solana, rather than Ethereum.
Let's see if Solana can maintain these volumes, or if activity simply returns to Ethereum after things cool off a bit following Solana's significant bull run last month.
As for me - I still haven't dabbled with Solana, lol.

Everything Else
βοΈ Crypto & DeFi
Tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of the BTC Genesis Block
Orbit Chainβs $81.5M in hacked funds remain unmoved
Spirit of Satoshi releases BTC + AI-centric industry report
Jupiter airdrop scheduled for 4th week of January
Parallelized EVM narrative gains traction, SEI gains 75% past week
π¦ Wallstreet & VC
Coinbase & Microstrategy shares surge as BTC approaches $46k
Goldman Sachs expects surge in institutional adoption in 2024
Jim Cramer predicts another weak year for crypto
ποΈ Legal & Regulatory
πΌοΈ NFTs & Metaverse
F1 team Sauber agrees to 2-year deal with crypto casino Stake
Mickey Mouse IP becomes public domain, degens mint MICKEY token
Bitcoin Ordinals hit a record volume of $881M in December 2023
Wassiesβ new studio ByWassies to launch PILL token on Blast
Cath Simardβs βDay 1β drop sells out within minutes, generating $72k