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3. US Stock Market Opens with Crypto Concept Stocks in a General Decline, BMNR Down 2.7%
4. TrueBit Suspected of Attack, Approximately $26.4 Million Loss
5. US Bank Upgrades Coinbase Stock Rating to 'Buy'
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Over the past 24 hours, the crypto market has shown parallel evolution in multiple dimensions. Mainstream discussions have focused on the re-exposure of security events and fairness disputes, including attacks on trading bots, bot occupation of pre-deposit mechanisms, triggering discussions on the credibility of infrastructure; in terms of ecosystem development, Solana continues to advance application landing around hardware and token incentives, Ethereum strengthens its infrastructure positioning through robust parameter upgrades and institutional product expansion, and the Perp DEX track accelerates competition in incentive design and new exchange listings.
2. "Token Rights or Equity? The Real Question Was Asked Wrong"
As the boundary between tokens and equity becomes increasingly blurred, the dual structure of token + equity is becoming a common choice for application-layer projects. As observed by institutions such as Delphi Digital, equity is moving onto the blockchain, and tokens are also becoming more equity-like. Mike Dudas points out in the article that the success of this hybrid model ultimately depends on alignment of incentives and continued commitment — which is emerging as a watershed for application-layer projects in the next cycle.
Market Data
Daily overall market funding heat (reflected by funding rate) and token unlocks
Data Source: Coinglass, TokenUnlocks
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Token Unlocks
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