The Insider #73

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January 08, 2024

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PROOF’s The Talons Marketplace is open for browsing. Moonbirds holders will be able to purchase items on Tuesday, January 9th. The store has physical items, experiences and digital goods. It is said to be built for rewarding loyalty with the added flexibility of choosing your own rewards. The sentiment around Moonbirds has declined substantially during last months. We’ll witness together if this new endeavour succeeds in bringing some happiness & satisfaction to loyal Moonbirds supporters. (source)
Polygon NFT volume has hit an ATH in December 2023. The reason was Gas Hero, a strategy & social game native to web3. The increasing volume happened on Mooar, almost entirely because of Gas Hero. The gaming narrative seems to be going strong regardless of the chain, which is delightful news. (source)

The Talons Marketplace Opens Tomorrow !

Celsius Network, a bankrupt crypto yield platform, is waiting to unstake approximately 470.000.000$ worth of Ethereum. It is highly likely for Celsius to sell half a billion $’s worth of ETH, so there might be a couple red days ahead. On the other hand, it can also be regarded as an opportunity to DCA into ETH amidst increasing bullish sensation all throughout the market. (source)
Expectations for Bitcoin ETF approval are increasing every day. Experts have outlined a 5% chance of SEC rejection. Picture below shows the approval & deadline dates. To reference that, we can say that January will indeed be a ride if you’re invested in crypto currencies ! (source)

Bitcoin ETF Approval & Deadline Dates

Advertisers on X will now be able to target premium subscribers when setting up ad campaigns. This is huge news for X ads because it provides the opportunity to target a “paying” group of individuals which can be looked as a customer avatar that has the necessary spending power. I expect to see X Advertisement Revenue increasing throughout this year. (source)

New Audience Targeting Mechanism For X Advertisers

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