Daily Alpha and Summary. February 12, 2025

DeFi

Uniswap announce Unichain, a Superchain L2 designed for DeFi and cross-chain liquidity

zkLend, a Starknet-based lending protocol, was hacked for over $9 million. It offered the hacker a 10% white hat reward and requested the return of 90% (3,300 ETH or $8.4 million).

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial is creating a strategic token reserve to support Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other leading cryptocurrencies reshaping global finance.

Bitgo to go public in Q5

Story Protocol mainnet in Feb 13

BNB chain released its 2025 Roadmap will focus on reducing transaction latency and processing 100 million transactions daily using AI

Okx to list PI

Virtual expands to Solana

State of the Market

The SEC opened public comments for the Canary Solana Trust ETF and similar applications from VanEck, 21Shares, and Bitwise. Analysts expect potential Solana and altcoin ETF approvals in 2024, though delays are common.