🧊 OM Crashed. Mantra Spoke. But Some Answers Still Missing

Magic Eden goes CEX-style, Kalshi courts BTC users, and World Liberty teases a USD1 airdrop. Meanwhile, DeFi borrowing tanks, Solana gets stablecoin rails, and Adam Back sees Bitcoin rivaling gold.

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Albert MC2Fi
April 18, 2025

Hey Crypto Mavericks,

This week: Raydium fights back, Lisk goes telecom, and Coinbase sees Q3 upside. Meanwhile, Optimum tackles Web3’s memory gap, Mantra dodges answers post-crash, and LunarCrush reveals top Galaxy Score coins.

Let’s dive in 📜

🔥 What's Hot in DeFi

Source: The Block

Raydium Launches Pump.fun Rival ‘LaunchLab’

Apr 16 (The Block) — RAY pumps as Raydium debuts its own memecoin launchpad.

Is LaunchLab Raydium’s meme revival moment?

Source: CryptoNews

Lisk Partners With Asia Telco to Push Ethereum dApps

Apr 17 (CryptoNews) — New deal gives Lisk access to 160M users.

From telco to token—Web3 enters the real world.

Source: Cointelegraph

Coinbase: Bear Now, Rebound Q3?

Apr 16 (Cointelegraph) — Market down, but Coinbase sees light in Q3.

Spring loading?

🧠 From Gaming Millions to SCALING Crypto

Startup mindset ≠ Gaming mindset?
Think again.

🧠 Ludovic Bodin (Atomic Scaling) shares:

❌ Why big teams break
✅ Why “bugs” can become profit engines
🛑 What his “red button” is — and how it saved his firm

Source: Cointelegraph

Mantra Breaks Silence Post-OM Crash

Apr 17 (Cointelegraph) — Mantra speaks up, but avoids key answers.

Damage control or deflection?

Source: CryptoNews

LunarCrush Reveals Top Galaxy Score Coins

Apr 17 (CryptoNews) — New rankings highlight BTC, AERGO and more.

New meta incoming?

Source: Blockc

Optimum Wants to Be Web3’s RAM

Apr 16 (Blockworks) — Protocol tackles missing memory layer in Web3.

Infra nerds, this one's for you.

🏝️ Inside a Day at Network School

@mcsquaredfi

Building > talking. A day at @network school with MC²Fi. #networkschool #builder #web3learning #crypto #mc2fi

Coffee ☕. Workouts 🏋️‍♂️. Builder talks 🧠 — all in one place.
This is what a day at @thenetworkstate feels like.

🧵 Why this matters for builders:

- One of the most energizing communities in Web3
- Real-world acceleration, not just ideas
- Balaijis vision of Network School comes to life

📊 Numbers Don’t Lie

$TAO has seen a notable 10% gain, whereas #FARTCOIN, $BABY, and $BERA have each dropped over 10%.

  • Market Cap: $2.79T

  • 24h Liquidation: $123.8M

  • Fear & Greed Index: 33 (Fear)

📉 Top Gainers

  • $REEF +116%

  • $MASA +57.2%

  • $SEND +31.6%

  • $KISHU +30.3%

  • $OL +30.2%

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

🐳 Whale Watching

Apr 18 (Lookonchain) — This whale, after losing $701K on $Fartcoin, just doubled down:

Spent 14,725 $SOL ($1.98M) to buy 2.22M $Fartcoin @ $0.89.

Now? Down another $297K.

⚠️ Revenge trade or unshaken conviction?

🙋 Catch Up With Us

Ready for the highlight reel?

OM Token Crash: What Went Wrong?

The $OM token (MANTRA) tanked over 90% in hours, shaking faith in RWA DeFi.

Top Gainers & Losers to Watch Weekly

  • MIU: +555.6%

  • RFC: +491.8%

  • COL: +273.0%

  • MEOW: -54.7%

  • BAN: -45.5%

  • IBERA: -43.0%

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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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