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1/2/24: The Master Phisherman πŸ πŸ­πŸ’΅

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⌐β—ͺ-β—ͺ 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 6529’s TAP security protocol; it’s simple yet effective.

⌐β—ͺ-β—ͺ 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.

⌐β—ͺ-β—ͺ 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

⛓️ Crypto & DeFi

🏦 Wallstreet & VC

πŸ›οΈ Legal & Regulatory

  • SEC drowning in paperwork amid BTC ETF deadline

  • Grayscale files another amended BTC ETF application

πŸ–ΌοΈ 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

  • Wassies’ new studio ByWassies to launch PILL token on Blast

  • Cath Simard’s β€œDay 1” drop sells out within minutes, generating $72k

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