# Blast's Big Moment

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Jun 25, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/read/blasts-big-moment*

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Blast's Big Moment
    
  

  
  Published on June 25, 2024

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      NEED TO KNOW
    
    
  
  
    
Solana's 'Blockchain Links'

  

 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/06/Group-15--57-.png)](https://www.bankless.com/dashboard)- 🔗 **Solana Debuts 'Blinks' Rich Social Embeds. **Solana teams up with Dialect and leading wallets to ship a more seamless linking UX.
[*Read more on Bankless.com*](https://www.bankless.com/solana-debuts-blinks-rich-social-embeds)
- 🆓 **Assange Freed from Prison Following U.S. Plea Deal. **The WikiLeaks founder is free after five years in a U.K. prison.
[*Read more on Bankless.com*](https://www.bankless.com/assange-freed-from-prison-following-u-s-plea-deal)
- **💸 Rep. Matt Gaetz Introduces Bill to Allow BTC Tax Payments. **The GOP firebrand is the latest high-profile Republican to rally behind BTC.
[*Read more on Bankless.com*](https://www.bankless.com/rep-matt-gaetz-introduces-bill-to-allow-btc-tax-payments)

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    MARKET VIBES

  
  

    Will Memes Bounce Back?
  
   
     
   
     
    
 

**📸 Daily Market Snapshot: ***Crypto markets exhaled with a green day following Monday's selloff. The biggest winners? Memes. BRETT, WIF, PEPE, NOT, and BONK showcased double-digit gains for the day, though most are still far below their June highs.*

Prices as of 6pm ET
24hr
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  **Crypto**
   
          $2.29T
       

  
    
    ↗ 3.1%
    
  

   
    
    ↘ 2.6%
    
  

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  **BTC**
   
          $62,117
       

  
    
    ↗ 3.4%
    
  

   
    
    ↘ 4.7%
    
  

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  **ETH**
   
          $3,411
       

  
    
    ↗ 2.0%
    
  

   
    
    ↘ 1.8%
    
  
  

       ![](https://s2.coinmarketcap.com/static/img/coins/64x64/6535.png)
    

  **NEAR**
   
          $5.45

       

  
    
    ↗ 0.1%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 14.7%
    
  

  

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What to Know About Tomorrow's Blast Airdrop
  
  
   
     
     Bankless Author: 
     
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       Jack Inabinet](https://x.com/JackInabinet)
     
    
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/06/image---2024-06-25T175333.052.png)](https://www.bankless.com/what-to-know-about-tomorrows-blast-airdrop)**It's almost... finally... just about here.**

Ethereum’s Blast L2 has been one of the more innovative protocols when it comes to incentive models for bootstrapping deposits and user activity. They've been very successful thus far, enabling the network to accumulate over $2B in total value locked (TVL) and become the [second-largest L2](https://defillama.com/chain/Blast)!

While Blast has transformed into a Goliath among L2s, the imminence of its airdrop – **scheduled for tomorrow, June 26** – raises undeniable concerns about the network’s future in the aftermath of this much-anticipated event.

*Today, we’re digging into what we know about the airdrop and unpacking the dilemma Blast faces in the post-drop battle to retain existing users and their capital! *👇

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