Daily Alpha and Summary. February 21, 2025

DeFi

Ethereum Foundation looking to hire social media manager, in bid to shape up vibes

Sonic pumps 57% in a week, crossed $1B today

IP pumped to $9.4 yesterday but back at $4.9

Alts are making a comeback with $Bera up 50%, $S up 57% $IP touching $9.6 and $Kaito at $1.7.

AR.IO, an Arweave-based network for permanent cloud storage, launched its mainnet and token

State of the Market

European Central Bank looking to establish a blockchain payment system to settle transactions in central bank money

Microsoft unveiled its Majorana 1 quantum chip. Majorana will leverage eight topological qubits made from a combination of indium arsenide (a semiconductor) and aluminum (a superconductor), took them two years for this research