# Almost Time to Blast Off?

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Feb 13, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/es/almost-time-to-blast-off*

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     Almost Time to Blast Off?
  
  

  
  Published on Feb 13, 2024

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   ETF Buyers Accumulate
  
  

  

 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/02/Group-14--32-.png)](https://www.bankless.com/dashboard)- **💰 Spot BTC ETFS see $1.1B in inflows. **Bitcoin price action is pushing institutional buyers toward ETFs in droves, according to a [report from CoinShares](https://x.com/TheBlock__/status/1757221579962847491?s=20).
- 👩‍⚖️ **CZ sentencing postponed.** The former Binance CEO’s sentencing has been moved from [later this month to April 30](https://x.com/Techmeme/status/1757254747848105985?s=20). 
- 🥷 **PlayDapp exploited for $290M. **The crypto gaming platform behind the PLA token was hit by an exploit that led a hacker to [mint 1.79 billion tokens](https://x.com/mcasto_/status/1757448627574763644?s=20).

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      TODAY IN MARKETS
    
    
  
  
    
    Inflation Deflates BTC
  
  

  

 
 

📊** Not so fast. **One day after surging to set a new cycle high above $50k, Bitcoin spent the day bouncing around, falling as low as $48,500. *What is causing markets to tank?*

[Get Today's Full Market Analysis](https://www.bankless.com/inflation-deflates-btc)

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  **Crypto**
   
          $1.86T
       

  
    
    ↘ 1.0%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 12.0%
    
  

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  **BTC**
   
          $49,408
       

  
    
    ↘ 1.1%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 14.5%
    
  

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  **ETH**
   
          $2,630
       

  
    
    ↘ 1.1%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 10.6%
    
  

  

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    ANALYSIS

  
  
    
   
  5 Blast Projects Ready to Take Off
  
  
  
  
   
     
     Bankless Author: 
     
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       David C.](https://twitter.com/davewardonline)
     
    
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/02/image---2024-02-13T135009.199.png)](https://www.bankless.com/5-early-blast-projects-ready-to-take-off)The Blast L2 already has a fairly *contentious* aura surrounding it, but it's hard to argue with $1.5 billion in TVL.

But as the L2 gears up for its much-hyped launch at the end of the month, attention has shifted to some of the projects being built for its [developer-focused Big Bang competition](https://blast.io/en/bigbang). Blast has already attracted a host of projects looking to be the first to plant their flag in this controversial ecosystem.

***Let’s dive in to 5 promising projects*** 👇

[Read the Full Analysis](https://www.bankless.com/5-early-blast-projects-ready-to-take-off)
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