Sponsor: Mantle — Mass adoption of decentralized & token-governed technologies.
- 🚔 German Police Seize $2.1B in BTC. Police seized 50,000 BTC amid an investigation into an illegal file-sharing network.
- 😔 Jack Dorsey's Block layoffs. Layoffs have been hitting tech hard. Now, Jack Dorsey's Block is laying off 10% of its team.
- 🔴 TreasureDAO to Optimism?
Optimism wants web3 game developer group TreasureDAO to ditch 
Arbitrum and join the Optimism Superchain.
📊 Restaking-led renaissance. 
Pendle had an epic January, and the token's price has reflected its success; PENDLE is up 138% on the month! What trending narrative has unleashed a wave of Pendle demand?
| Prices as of 6pm ET | 24hr | 7d |
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Crypto $1.67T | ↗ 0.7% | ↗ 8.4% |
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BTC $43,418 | ↗ 0.6% | ↗ 10.0% |
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ETH $2,370 | ↗ 2.5% | ↗ 6.5% |
AI + Crypto is a topic we've spent a good amount of time with here at Bankless. It seems to be what Vitalik has been thinking about lately, too.
His latest article discusses the potential intersections between these two technologies. Today, we're giving you the tl;dr, but as always, the full thing is worth a read! See Vitalik's latest thoughts 👇👇👇
Mass adoption of token-governed technologies. With 
Mantle Network – an Ethereum rollup, Mantle Treasury, and a token holder governed roadmap for products and initiatives.
It's Airdrop Season! STRK is coming, and a number of popular dapps are looking to get in on the airdrop action! Starknet's Ekubo decentralized exchange has an active points program, and we've added five quests for it to Airdrop Hunter. Check them all out! 👇
Many Bankless Citizens who completed the Jito quests in our Airdrop Hunter app just earned five-figure airdrop paydays!
It's airdrop season, and plenty of other protocols are preparing to reward early users. Get on their lists. Start hunting!
