📚 Forget Airdrops - Student Loans Might Be DeFi’s Next Smart Move

Coinbase gets phished, MetaMask keeps us guessing, and Morgan Stanley’s crypto head goes full DeFi. Plus: student loans meet DeFi, Bitcoin gets trolled, and a $400M mess hits headlines.

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Albert MC2Fi
May 16, 2025

Hey Crypto Mavericks,

This week: Coinbase gets phished, MetaMask keeps us guessing, and Morgan Stanley’s crypto head goes full DeFi.

Plus: student loans meet DeFi, Bitcoin gets trolled, and a $400M mess hits headlines.

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Let’s dive in 📜

🔥 What's Hot in DeFi

Source: Coindesk

Morgan Stanley’s Crypto Chief Goes DeFi

May 14 (CoinDesk) — Morgan Stanley's ex-crypto head is launching a DeFi fund in Switzerland.

The leap begins.

Source: Cointelegraph

Student Loans Might Fuel the Next DeFi Wave

May 16 (Cointelegraph) — Animoca’s Yat Siu says education debt could power DeFi growth.

Debt = alpha? Maybe.

Source: The Block

MetaMask Token? Still a ‘Maybe’

May 14 (The Block) — Co-founder Dan Finlay says nothing is certain yet.

Token confirmed? Nah.

Source: Blockworks

Bitcoin Gets “Stoned” by a Prank

May 15 (Blockworks) — A prankster tried jamming Bitcoin with a meme.

Didn’t land. Still funny.

Source: Cointelegraph

Coinbase Faces $400M Fallout After Phishing Attack

May 15 (Cointelegraph) — Phishing attack on employee leads to internal breach.

Close call, big bill.

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📊 Numbers Don’t Lie

Market is showing moderate growth today: $BTC continues to lead the market with 1.81% daily growth, while $ETH follows with 1.36%.

In the past 24 hours, the biggest gainers were $XCN, $ETHFI, and $KCS, while the top losers included $WIF, $STRK, and $AXS.

  • Market Cap: $3.49T

  • 24h Liquidation: $414.53M

  • Fear & Greed Index: 71 (Greed)

Cap Gainers:

  • $CKP +124%

  • $CHILLHOUSE +82.8%

  • $Petunia +79.7%

  • $DOGE +73.7%

  • $BUDDY +51%

⚠️ The market’s heating up—what's your next move?

🐳 Whale Watching

May 16 (Lookonchain) — Abraxas Capital has now withdrawn 278,639 $ETH ($655M) from exchanges since May 7, averaging $2,350 per ETH. Unrealized profit: $77M.

⚠️ Still accumulating—or prepping to sell the top?

🙋 Catch Up With Us

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Key Takeaways from TOKEN2049 Dubai

1. VCs moved on

2. ZK is evolving

3. Infra shift

4. Yield-bearing RWAs & stablecoins

5. Selling nodes = red flag

Top Gainers & Losers to Watch Weekly

1️⃣ TED ↑351.3%

2️⃣ DAKU ↑ +164.0%

3️⃣ TITCOIN ↑118.6%

1️⃣ LAYER ↓ 51.1%

2️⃣ WEMIX ↓ 50.0%

3️⃣ ALPACA ↓ 48.4%

One of the cleanest breakout setups

– Price taps resistance multiple times

– The time between touches shrinks

– Lows remain untouched

📉 Sellers are exhausted.

📈 Buyers are getting aggressive.

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And that's a wrap, folks! Remember, in the world of crypto, fortune favors the bold (and the well-informed). So keep your eyes peeled, your wallets ready, and give our MC² Token Page a try.

Stay curious, stay savvy, and we'll see you next week for another round of DeFi madness!

Cheerio from your favorite team,

MC² Finance Crew

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