Chung Daily Note📒

2026/7/9 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • Fed says a few officials back raising interest rates • Sony Bank wins OCC approval to issue a dollar-backed stablecoin in the US • Russia's Alfa Bank plans to offer crypto services and become a digital depository • 10% of fees from Robinhood chain and other Arbitrum L2s go to Arbitrum ecosystem • Beijing weighs tighter control over its domestic AI labs • Meta to start making its own AI chip, Iris, in September 👍 Good Reads • @GuarEmperor - B20 Base • @insights4vc @rebeccakaden - Data At The Edge 🔔 New Protocols • @trasiaxyz • @loadoutprotocol 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @PrimeIntellect (AI) - 130m Series A led by @radicalvcfund 💵 Airdrops • @hibachi_xyz Open is live on Arbital, 7 days to climb for up to $8,000 in prizes with a 50% point boost on all pairs 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @notthreadguy - MARKET OPEN: Memory stocks are back. ChatGPT bottomed the market. Robinhood chain & Crypto. • @ycombinator - Solving the Blank Canvas Problem: Gusto's AI Co-Founder — chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/7/8 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • U.S. military strikes 80 targets across Iran, including air defenses, radar systems, missiles, and IRGC boats • Robinhood CEO says its crypto blockchain is "great for memes" • Paradigm raises $1.2B fund to invest in AI • Kraken seeks a banking license in Europe • Trump administration lifts restrictions on OpenAI's GPT-5.6 • China expected to produce 100K+ humanoid robots this year 👍 Good Reads • @milesdeutscher - How To Invest In Robotics (Full Guide) • @Melt_Dem - The World as Model 🔔 New Protocols • @ArrowFinanceio • @tacitfi 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @KorProtocol (Social) - 100m Series A 💵 Airdrops - 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @Jesseeckel - The Setup For Crypto Is Quietly Changing • @AtomsNotBits - @GoingBallistic5 Interview — chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/7/7 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • White House says it's working to structure the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and crypto stockpile • BonkDAO treasury drained of $20M via an unnoticed governance proposal • Meta to launch its first AI image generation model, Muse • China considers restricting overseas access to advanced AI models 👍 Good Reads • @NikoMcCarty - A Reading Guide to Chinese Biotech • @thejessezhang - Everyone is wrong about open source AI in the enterprise 🔔 New Protocols • @usewisp_io • @layerv_official 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @markets_edx (Exchange) - 76m Series C led by @SBI_DAH • @m1xglobal (RWA) - 5.5m Seed led by @paradigm • @MercadoBitcoin (Exchange) - 20m Strategic investment from @tether 💵 Airdrops - 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @jvisserlabs - Momentum Is Crashing, Bitcoin Is Bottoming, AI Agents Are Rising • @Cryptocito - Bitcoin Crash: The Forced Sellers Behind the Sell-Off (VanEck) | Double Down — chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/7/6 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • Strategy's Bitcoin holdings drop by 3,588 BTC to 843,775 BTC • Tom Lee's BitMine buys 42,197 ETH worth $73M • Ripple secures MiCA license, enabling crypto services across all 30 EEA countries • Russia’s Largest Bank Sberbank plans to launch a crypto wallet by December • Leaked Anthropic docs reveal plans for 1.4GW of AI capacity in Australia 👍 Good Reads • @jonrussell - Robotics startups are emerging from Southeast Asia, with Singapore at the centre • @TacticzH - A Beginner's Guide to Physical AI 🔔 New Protocols • @obsessedapp • @Shillz_Official 💰 Crypto Fundraising - 💵 Airdrops • @mztacat warn to withdraw funds from @cascade_xyz amid exit rumors and lack of team activity 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @theallinpod - AI Sovereignty Wars, Palantir-Nvidia Deal, SCOTUS Birthright Ruling, Newsom’s CA Budget Lie • @_choppingblock - 140 Companies Just Declared War on Circle — chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/7/5 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • SEC Chair Atkins says the agency is modernizing rules to bring U.S. markets onchain • @saylor hints at another Bitcoin buy • Amazon to launch satellite internet service to rival SpaceX Starlink • Revolut to delist USDT for 50M users by Aug 31 👍 Good Reads • @thedankoe - The most profitable skill of the 21st century (not AI) • @StockSavvyShay - 10 Ways to Play Robotics in 2026 🔔 New Protocols • @trylastpack • @mirendil 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @IonicDigital (Mining and Compute) - 400m led by Attestor, Sachem Head Capital Management, and Oaktree Capital Management • @extendedapp (DeFi) - 12.5m Strategic led by @eToro • @Thea_AI (AI) - 8m Strategic led by @TheSpartanGroup @hack_vc @Maven11Capital @manifoldtrading @fisher8cap 💵 Airdrops • @grvt_io TGE set for July 21 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @theempirepod - What’s Circle’s End Game, Robinhood Launches A Chain & Venice Raises $65M • @Bankless - The Biggest Crypto Week in Months — chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/7/2 🇪🇸 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • U.S. June jobs miss expectations as payroll growth slows and prior months are revised lower • Markets now expect the Fed to raise rates this year • Metaplanet buys 2,823 Bitcoin • Forward Industries adds 500K+ SOL • Binance Stock Trading surpasses $1B in AUM within 30 days of launch • Standard Chartered and Circle launch integrated USDC minting and redemption • @RobinhoodApp Chain mainnet is live • OpenAI proposes a 5% stake for the U.S. government • Anthropic in talks with Samsung on custom AI chips • Drift rebrands to Velocity ahead of its relaunch and upcoming private beta 👍 Good Reads • @milesdeutscher - How to Use Claude Fable 5 Without Going Bankrupt • @WazzCrypto - Looks like everyone's getting turned on by robotics 🔔 New Protocols • @LambdaRobo • @WaterX_app 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @arcus_xyz (Exchange) - $TBD Strategic investment from @RobinhoodApp 💵 Airdrops • @grass stage 2 checker 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @KevinWSHPod - This Crypto Strategy Is So Simple You Won't Believe It Makes Money - Haseeb Qureshi | E177 • @therollupco - Saylor Still In Trouble?! What Next? LIT & HYPE Leading! VirtualBacon, Metamask & Veda Join — chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/7/1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • Trump discloses over $100M in crypto holdings, including Bitcoin and Ethereum • Trump reports $635M in royalties from meme coin and NFT licensing deals • JD Vance discloses over $250K in Bitcoin holdings • UAE’s Goldman Lampe Private Bank buys $137M in Bitcoin • U.S. lifts export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 • Taiwan passes law establishing a crypto regulatory framework • OKX launches AI marketplace for agents to work, hire, and earn onchain • @OrnnExchange launches compute forward curves for Nvidia H100, H200, and B200 GPUs 👍 Good Reads • @jords - Counterfeit Congregation • @frontrunvc - robotics VC funding just hit a record. here are 10 companies to know 🔔 New Protocols • @EQ_market • @benchdotmarkets 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @AskVenice (AI) - 65m Series A led by @dragonfly_xyz 💵 Airdrops - 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @SALTConference - Crypto's Best Days Are Still Ahead, Says Fundstrat's Tom Lee • @monad - The Co-Founder of Ethereum Meets the Co-Founder of Monad | Joe Lubin x Keone Hon — chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/6/30 🇳🇴 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • UK unveils crypto rules and eases capital requirements for stablecoin issuers • Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock, Coinbase, and others to launch OUSD stablecoin • OpenAI cuts inference costs by 50%+, requiring fewer Nvidia chips 👍 Good Reads • @coingecko - TradFi on Crypto Exchanges Report 2026 • @lacey_wisdom - Robotics — The new arms race? 🔔 New Protocols • @tryoddsfun • @clawpumptech 💰 Crypto Fundraising - 💵 Airdrops • @hi_vecna - 25+ Airdrops That Could Print in 2026 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @virtualbacon - Saylor Plans to sell $1.25B of Bitcoin. Good or Bad for BTC? • @jvisserlabs - Hyperscalers Are Collapsing. Is the AI "Bubble" Crashing or Consolidating? — chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/6/29 🇧🇷 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • U.S. and Iran agree to cease attacks, Qatar talks set for Tuesday • Tom Lee's BitMine buys 27,084 ETH worth $43m 👍 Good Reads • @JacklouisP - What Makes a Robotics Business Economically Viable • @VitalikButerin - Obfuscation: building the final boss of cryptography (Part I) 🔔 New Protocols • @memeticmachines • @PlayWLS 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @techdollarhq (RWA) - 3m Pre-Seed led by @nolimithodl 💵 Airdrops - 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @josephwang - Markets Weekly June 27, 2026 • @theallinpod - Socialists Sweep NYC, China Catches Up in Coding, AI Memory Crunch, Micron's Blowout Quarter — Crypto, TCG & AI insights → chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/6/28 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • @saylor hints at more Bitcoin buys • Strategy's mNAV drops below 1 for the first time this cycle • SharpLink acquires 5,000 ETH, first ETH inflow in 8 months • Binance to halt services for EU users after failing to secure MiCA license • Kraken in talks to buy a 15% stake in Aave at a $385M valuation • SpaceX to join the Nasdaq 100 on July 7 • Singapore's MAS adds Hyperliquid to its Investor Alert List • Trump administration seeks phased GPT-5.6 rollout with customer-by-customer approval 👍 Good Reads • @Eli5defi - Inside the Silicon Photonics Supply Chain Powering AI • @0xcarlosg - Onchain Banking 🔔 New Protocols • @metalntwx • @OctetProof 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @allscaleio (Payments) - $TBD Strategic investment from @animocabrands • @CNPYNetwork (Infrastructure) - 8.5m Seed • @orthogonal_sh (AI) - 4.3m Seed led by @PanteraCapital 💵 Airdrops - 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @Bankless - Bitcoin Below $60K: Michael Saylor Is Running Out of Moves • @theempirepod - State of The Market, The Prediction Market Wars & Kraken Pursues Aave — Crypto, TCG & AI insights → chungdailynote.com ❤️

Yo! I know the market's been pretty rough lately. Hope everyone's surviving out there so I figured I'd share a small list of sources I actually use every day I scroll through way more crypto Telegram channels than anyone probably should, so you don't have to I put the 10 channels I actually keep notifications on into one folder. It's what I use every day for market research, trading ideas, protocol updates, and degen alpha Grab all 10 in one tap: https://t.me/addlist/jjQLMhQO_Wg1Yjlk btw I'll be at WebX in Japan from Jul 11–17. If you're around and want to meet up, feel free to DM me!

2026/6/25 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • SBI Holdings acquires Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank for $288.6M • Uniswap launches a no-code token auction tool 👍 Good Reads • @Delphi_Digital - A Framework For Crypto Neobanks • @0xSammy - The AI Inference Market: A Global Strategy Game 🔔 New Protocols • @river_markets • @magicfingersgg 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @Polysights (Analytics Platform) - 1.5m Pre-Seed led by @yzilabs • @ground_onchain (Infrastructure) - 3.6m Pre-Seed led by @paraficapital @BainCapCrypto • @CambrianNetwork (Infrastructure) - 6m Seed (Total 11.9m) led by @polychain • @Daya_HQ (Payments) - 2.4m Pre-Seed led by @HivemindCap 💵 Airdrops - 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @KevinWSHPod - Why I Moved 100% of My Net Worth Into Bitcoin - Eric Larchevêque, Ledger Cofounder | E176 • @Bankless - Arthur Hayes: The AI Crash That Could Send Bitcoin to $1M — Crypto, TCG & AI insights → chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/6/24 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • Senate may release crypto tax legislation as early as fall 2026 • US Senate passes bill banning a Fed-issued CBDC until 2030 • MicroStrategy falls below $100 for the first time in over two years • Meta reportedly develops Arena prediction market app 👍 Good Reads • @MaelstromFund - $CARDS: Crypto’s Next Breakout Success • @DWFVentures - Tokenization: Who Actually Captures Value? 🔔 New Protocols • @TryCardorable • @DohmFinance 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @OrnnExchange (DePIN) - 33m Seed led by @a16zcrypto 💵 Airdrops • @CapApp goes live on June 26 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @KillaXBT - Bitcoin: We Are Entering the Bottoming Phase • @virtualbacon - The Iran Peace Deal Sent Stocks Ripping. Why Not Bitcoin? — Crypto, TCG & AI insights → chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/6/23 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • Congress sets Clarity Act hearing for July 17 • Five former Ethereum Foundation researchers launch Ethlabs with backing from SharpLink, Bitmine, and Joe Lubin • Ripple gets preliminary MiCA approval in Europe • Trump orders federal agencies to adopt post-quantum cryptography by 2031 👍 Good Reads • @thedankoe - How to survive AI mass replacement (& escape wage slavery) • @168X_Fortune - @nft_hu AI Next-Phase Stock Picks 🔔 New Protocols • @impeccable_ai • @pascaldottrade 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @AlliumLabs (Analytics Platform) - 40m Series B led by @AmplifyPartners • @ant_fun_trade (Exchange) - 5m Strategic led by @mhventures @zerraventure @ZualaCapital @X21_Digital @BeckerVentures • @TurboFlow_xyz (Exchange) - 6m Seed led by @PanteraCapital 💵 Airdrops • @vooi_io full airdrop claim 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @blknoiz06 - Trading Strategies, Positions & Market Outlook • @Jesseeckel - My Crypto AI Portfolio (What I’m Buying NOW) — Crypto, TCG & AI insights → chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/6/22 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • Strategy adds $300M to its reserve and buys another 520 BTC • Bitmine buys another 52,203 ETH • ICE partners with OKX to explore tokenized markets 👍 Good Reads • @junfanzhu98 - Robotics World Models #154: Causal World Models with Biwei Huang • @yuan_han_li - The Art of Arbitrage 🔔 New Protocols • @tcgterminalx 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @fomo (Exchange) - 75m Series B led by @IndexVentures 💵 Airdrops • @Arcium airdrop claim 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @theempirepod - Anthropic's Fable Banned, Will Microstrategy Blow Up & Structuring A Portfolio in 2026 • @Bankless - Bitcoin Has a New Problem — Crypto, TCG & AI insights → chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/6/21 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • Japan's National Business Corporate Pension Fund to invest 1% of assets in crypto • Michael Saylor hints at another Bitcoin buy • Franklin Templeton files ETFs that convert stock dividends into Bitcoin • Michael Kong, Andre Cronje, and David Richardson step down from Sonic Labs' board 👍 Good Reads • @Plus_Ultra_715 - Can We Really Collateralize TCG? • @ethermage - Liquid Machine Labor, where robotics x crypto x ai x makes sense 🔔 New Protocols • @renaiss_index • @Daya_HQ 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @sovra_money (Payments) - 2m Pre-Seed led by @PharsalusCap 💵 Airdrops • $ENA rewards for @etherealdex traders 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @theallinpod - World's First Trillionaire, Anthropic Fable Banned, The New Oligarchs, Iran Peace Deal • @coinage_media - Why Bringing Private Credit Onchain Makes It Better: Cap Founder Benjamin Sarquis Peillard — Crypto, TCG & AI insights → chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/6/18 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • U.S. military officially lifts the Strait of Hormuz blockade • $STRC hits an ATL of $82.53 • Tether sunsets aUSDT and Alloy, offering redemption until Sept. 17 • @KaitoAI expands beyond crypto, bringing its influence and reputation system to stocks, AI, and more 👍 Good Reads • @KobeissiLetter - Key takeaways from Fed Chair Warsh's remarks • @AlokVasudev - The L1 Blockchain <> AI Lab Comparison 🔔 New Protocols • @Heistedxyz • @monetrix_xyz 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @renaissxyz (DeFi) - 1.5m Seed led by @yzilabs • @range_org (Compliance) - 8.3m Series A led by @Maven11Capital @tx_group • @conkarta (Payments) - 140m Series A led by @galaxyhq • @re (RWA) - $TBD strategic investment from @cbventures 💵 Airdrops • @re airdrop claim 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @virtualbacon - LIVE: New Fed Chair Warsh's First FOMC. How will it Impact Markets? — Crypto, TCG & AI insights → chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/6/17 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • Fed keeps rates unchanged • Coinbase launches fully backed tokenized U.S. stocks • ECB President Lagarde blocked Binance's EU expansion to support the digital euro 👍 Good Reads • @RayDalio - Investment Principles: What Should You Do Under Existing Conditions? • @Delphi_Digital - A Framework For Crypto Neobanks 🔔 New Protocols • @_nellofficial • @freeportmarkets 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @earnos_io (Social) - 6m Series A led by @1kxnetwork • @FinanceTrace (CeFi) - 32m Series A led by @coinfund 💵 Airdrops • @o1_exchange airdrop claim 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @Bankless - Why Everyone Is Buying Pokémon Cards Again • @1000xPod - SpaceX: Start of the Next Megabubble or End of the Rally? — Crypto, TCG & AI insights → chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/6/16 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • Trump discusses ending the Russia-Ukraine war with Putin and Zelensky • BOJ raises rates to 1.00% • BlackRock launches a Bitcoin covered call ETF • Tether partners with Dubai's DMCC on blockchain education and tokenization initiatives • Binance's EU license bid faces rejection • SpaceX to acquire AI coding startup Cursor in a $60B deal 👍 Good Reads • @rhackett - The AI ownership rush • @AvgJoesCrypto - The Real "Next Memecoin Trade:" Trading Cards Supercycle 🔔 New Protocols - 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @eldoradoio (Blockchain Service) - 9m Series A led by @paradigm • @GoInterchecks (Payments) - 50m Series C led by @commercevc, Bettor Capital, Decades Holdings, and Thayer Street Partners 💵 Airdrops • @predictdotfun lowers entry requirements, increases team picks to 12, and adds early-user rewards 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @KevinWSHPod - The Dark Side Of Funded Trading Accounts | Founder of Vanta Trading | DROPS E38 • @BTCPrague - Michael Saylor's BTC Prague 2026 Keynote: Bitcoin Capitalism — Crypto, TCG & AI insights → chungdailynote.com ❤️

2026/6/15 Today's Newsletter 📰 News • Trump says the Iran peace deal is complete, reopening the Strait of Hormuz • Strategy acquires 1,587 BTC • Strive acquires 73 BTC • BitMine acquires 76,881 ETH 👍 Good Reads • @Plus_Ultra_715 - As Someone Who's Been There: The Shortcut to Building a Startup • @jswihart - Irrational Thinking. Zcash Update. 🔔 New Protocols • @PlayKintara • @AskSurplus 💰 Crypto Fundraising • @Sealcoin_QAIT (DePIN) - 4m Strategic 💵 Airdrops • @SoSoValue season 2 airdrop claim 🖥 Videos & Podcasts • @Bankless - The Bottom Signal Everyone Is Watching • @milesdeutscher - Will SpaceX IPO Crash Markets? — Crypto, TCG & AI insights → chungdailynote.com ❤️