# Is Crypto Dead? Fed Crashes Markets. Bored Ape Land Mint. Hop Airdrop. Solana Down.

*Author: David Hoffman*
*Published: May 6, 2022*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/is-crypto-dead-fed-crashes-markets*

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### **📺 ROLLUP: FIRST WEEK OF APRIL, 2022**
**April 8th, 2022**

#### MARKET
- [BTC Price](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/09/bitcoin-btc-jumps-after-treasury-statement-on-crypto-executive-order.html)

- [ETH/BTC Ratio](https://twitter.com/cburniske/status/1501449852495925248?s=20&t=7AgZNuv4yywprW-yM3G12Q)

- [$BED](https://www.indexcoop.com/bed)

- [TA Candy](https://bankless.ghost.io/is-the-bear-market-over-lite/)

- [The Fed](https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1520048451660226561?s=20&t=WsDzeddLzDPlD__LhyLbbA)

- [Ethereum’s Q1 Results](https://twitter.com/banklesshq/status/1520140178878353410)

[Global Metrics](https://dune.com/hildobby/Ethereum-Overview)

- [Optimism Stimpak](https://twitter.com/optimismPBC/status/1521577143364427777?s=20&t=OPbZKxvvbYFZRDvMbp4wXg)

- [NFTs Booming](https://decrypt.co/99226/nfts-dead-opensea-daily-trading-record-476m-ethereum)

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#### RELEASES
- [Lido Centralization Report](https://scorecard.lido.fi/)
- [ENS Constitution](https://constitution.ens.domains/)
- [Etherscan Heatmap](https://twitter.com/etherscan/status/1521813183346151424)

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#### RAISES
- [Pangea](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-04/crypto-wunderkinds-secure-85-million-to-start-own-hedge-fund)
- [Syndicate](https://twitter.com/SyndicateDAO/status/1521483151406600192)

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#### NEWS
- [Hop Airdrop](https://twitter.com/HopProtocol/status/1520055351931985921)

- [Bored Ape Mint Fiasco](https://coinmetrics.substack.com/p/state-of-the-network-issue-153)

- [Fork Optimism](https://twitter.com/FUCORY/status/1520849858793402368)

- [10k ENS Club](https://twitter.com/10kclubofficial/status/1520903265164091402)

- [Starbucks NFTs](https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/04/starbucks-to-launch-nfts-this-year-offering-access-to-unique-experiences-and-benefits/)

- [Solana Goes Down](https://twitter.com/solanastatus/status/1520508697100926977)

[Centralization Worries](https://twitter.com/nixxholas/status/1520509031751684096)

- [Are We A Broken Record?](https://twitter.com/TrustlessState/status/1521657185654116353?s=20&t=cgCZ5KCih_sZluVjKLjFfA)

- [Warren Buffet BTC](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/warren-buffett-charlie-munger-bitcoin-crypto-cryptocurrency-investing-berkshire-hathaway-2022-4)

- [PoolTogether Lawsuit](https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-savings-lawsuit-puts-principles-of-defi-to-the-test-11642069806)

- [TRIBE Exploit](https://decrypt.co/99103/fei-protocol-offers-10m-bounty-after-80m-rari-capital-exploit)

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#### TAKES
- Parasitic Layer 2s

> [](https://twitter.com/ryansadams/status/1521503349773946882)

Bad Take

> [](https://twitter.com/pgaffney/status/1522038187782254593)

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