The Insider #79

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January 16, 2024

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A single wallet has swept over 1.000.000$ worth of NFTs in Pudgy Penguins ecosystem. It bought 27 Pudgy Penguins, 83 Lil Pudgies and 30 Pudgy Rods. Pudgy Penguins have been developping their IP for a while now. We can definitely say that Pudgies are the most mainstream NFT project with plushie toys sold worldwide. This mega sweep strengthens the idea of Pudgy Penguins being on the right track. (source)
Solana Mobile plans to launch a second smartphone at a cheaper price point and different hardware. Their first phone release, Solana Saga has been a success with all phones being sold out. There has also been a massive marketing plot with other NFT & Token projects in Solana ecosystem announcing airdrops for all Solana Saga owners. (source)

A Wallet Swept +1m$ Worth of NFTs from Pudgy Ecosystem

Solana based trading platform Jupiter Exchange announces their second $JUP airdrop. Jupiter will do 2 major test launches before the main airdrop. $JUP airdrop & launch will happen next week. (source)
The CEO of BlackRock says he perceives the introduction of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs as crucial milestones in the journey towards tokenization. BlackRock and other massive investment firms are marketing & legitimizing cryptocurrencies. With the approval of Spot BTC ETF and the positive sensation around ETH, Spot ETH ETF’s are highly likely to be approved throughout 2024. (source)

BlackRock CEO says ETFs Are Crucial for the Tokenization Journey

X received Money Transmitter License in Utah, adding it to a long list of states that have already approved it (Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire and Rhode Island). Elon Musk says they have already applied in California and New York as well but they take the longest for approval. Another step in X’s journey to be “the Everything App”. (source)

X Received Money Transmitter License in Utah

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