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- 💳 Visa x TON, Base Hits Warp Speed -Crypto Hits the Gas
💳 Visa x TON, Base Hits Warp Speed -Crypto Hits the Gas
Visa's crypto brain joins TON, Base breaks speed limits, and OpenSea drops new rewards. But not all is bullish—Cork Protocol takes a $12M hit, and some say Bitcoin came just in time.
Albert MC2Fi
May 30, 2025
Hey Crypto Mavericks,
Visa's crypto brain joins TON, Base breaks speed limits, and OpenSea drops new rewards. But not all is bullish—Cork Protocol takes a $12M hit, and some say Bitcoin came just in time.
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Quick recap below 👇
🔥 What's Hot in DeFi
 Source: CoinDesk | TON Taps Visa BrainMay 28 (The Block) — TON Foundation hires former Visa crypto lead Nikola Plecas to scale payments. More stablecoin moves coming? |
 Source: Cointelegraph | Base Hits Warp SpeedMay 30 (Cointelegraph) — Coinbase’s Base briefly reaches 1,000 TPS, matching Solana. L2 race just got tighter. |
 Source: The Block | SEA Token: Not YetMay 29 (The Block) — OpenSea exits beta with new rewards Airdrop hopefuls still waiting. |
 | $12M Cork Protocol HackMay 28 (CoinDesk) — a16z-backed Cork Protocol exploited due to smart contract vulnerability. DeFi security remains fragile. |
 | BTC Wasn’t Ready in the ’90sMay 28 (Blockworks) — Bitcoin couldn’t have launched in the ’90s. The world wasn’t ready. Sometimes, late is perfect timing. |
🧠 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
🎶 Ever felt like crypto's dead quiet?
Watch ETH bounce back like Joni’s song on a dulcimer.
Amanda played it. ETH lived it.
↓ ↓ Full vibe ↓ ↓
@mcsquaredfi Watching ETH bounce back after all the FUD, just like Amanda bringing Joni back to life! 🎶 #Resurgence #eth #BearMarket #Revival #comeback... See more
📊 Numbers Don’t Lie
$BTC is trading at ~$108K, down by -1.00% over the last 24 hours. $ETH is showing notable strength with a +3.62% gain, currently trading at $2,733.
Market Cap: $3.59T
24h Liquidation: $291.94M
Fear & Greed Index: 74 (Greed)
Cap Gainers:
$MXC +158.4%
$VINU +51%
$MAMO +44.3%
$BEER2 +36.1%
$A8 +26.4%
⚠️ The market’s heating up—what's your next move?
🐳 Whale Watching
May 30 (Lookonchain) — The winning strategy lately? Do the opposite of James Wynn. 0x2258 has been counter-trading Wynn: 📈 0x2258: +~$17M ⚠️ Smart money isn’t just early — it’s reactive. |  |
🙋 Catch Up With Us
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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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