AI McAfee, $42 Million Gains, and Meme ETF Filings: WTF Happened?

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Donald Duck is officially the 47th President of the US, and whether you like him or not, he’s our go-to man. He’s gonna help you erase all the haunting memories associated with mission chokepoint.

He’s gonna help the crypto industry thrive and prosper. He’s gonna make America the “world capital” of AI and crypto. He’s gonna help you and me make generational wealth. So, better buckle up — we’ve officially entered the Trump 2.0 era. 

Let’s quickly dive into this week’s major happenings next.

Ethereum is leading the mindshare.

Smart-money movements of the day.

Guess who’s back? Politi-Fi coins 

Pre-inauguration, a bunch of memecoins were launched, but in no time TRUMP and MELANIA quickly sprung up to become the 3rd and 8th largest memes. The former managed to overshadow the likes of Pepe, Bonk, and Fartcoin on the rankings front, while the latter flipped ai16z and Mog.

One guy got in early and eventually cashed out MELANIA, making a total profit of $42.7 million [62x ROI].

It ain’t all sunshine and rainbows, though. 

K33 Research on TRUMP: "There’s no sugar-coating this — these tokenomics are horrendous for a memecoin.” 

A recent Chainalysis research also pointed out that half of TRUMP and MELANIA memecoin holders have never bought a 'Solana altcoin' before. 

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• The Evolution of DeFai Agents by Castle Labs

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New projects and updates.

• Minion Labs (AI)

• AI-GOV (PolitiFi AI agent)

• Relign AI (AI)

• Alterim AI (Berachain AI agent)

• NestAI (AI agent for DeFi)

• Stardom (AI SocialFi)

McAfee’s AIntivirus

Man’s in spirit with us this cycle. He’s officially hopped on the AI train with the launch of AIntivirus — An AI version of himself. It has amassed a $50 million market cap and has over 13k holders already.  

His wife, Janice Elizabeth McAfee, is behind the project and has taken over creative control. She’d been looking for ways to honor him and build on the legacy that he left behind. Bros at Peckshield feel their accounts haven’t been hacked — it’s an intentional launch. 

Why AIntivirus? It encompasses McAfee’s core beliefs — freedom, privacy, and tech + integrates his passion for crypto and AI. Janice says, “John would have loved this crypto cycle in which he is in, and I am happy to have found a project that allows him to participate posthumously.”  

Rontoshi’s ‘unexpected baby’

No spoilers for this one. Gonna ask you to directly dive into the article. 

The important bits.

• SwapX (DEX) - Official staking for Origin token OS now live

• Mode (L2) - Season 4 Epoch 1 rewards are ready

• Peapods Finance (DeFi) - Presents The LVF Revenue Model: A New Era of Value Capture for PEAS Holders

• mETH Protocol (DeFi) - Earn up to 3,000 COOK in MasterChef course

• Superseed (L2) - Massive Q1 ahead with Superseed explained

• Vana (Data, AI) - Explains how decentralized science unlocks new potentials

• Hermes (DeFi) - New proposal for Sonic chain gauges released

• HMX (Perp. DEX) - Weekly APRs reached over 200%

• Core DAO (BTCFi) - Messari releases a new research report on Core DAO

• Tannsi (DeFi) - Let’s Forkin’ rewarded Dance Season 2 has officially kicked off

• Olympus (DeFi) - New proposal for Berachain launch released

Even more important bits.

• Vitalik releases a new blog on L1 and L2 scaling for 2025

• Official USA crypto stockpile composition published

• SAB 121 has been rescinded, allowing banks to custody Bitcoin

• Trump's executive order is extremely bullish for DeFi

• All 3 major metrics of inflation in the US are rising, and rate hikes recently more likely

Charts and stats of the day.

• Japanese CPI overall nationwide actual 3.6% (forecast 3.4%, previous 2.9%)

• Trump project Worldlibertyfi buying more $ETH

• Gold is making new ATHs across the world

Oh dear Zach! 

One of ZachXBT’s regrets is “not prioritizing making money.” Time and again he’s revealed on Twitter that he has no employees and feels incredibly stuck ‘n cooooked. This selfless gem of a person has barely been rewarded for his work.  

Folks from the community have been raising funds as a gesture of gratitude for everything he’s done. Moose, for instance, raised $50,000 in just an hour.

Parallelly, someone created a ZACHXBT token earlier this week and sent him half the supply. He ended up cashing out around $4 million. For more deets, check out our article. 

Ross tastes freedom after 11 whole years 

One of Trump’s campaign promises was to free Ross. Man delivered his word by pardoning the sentence of the founder of the Silk Road.

Backstory: In 2015, Ross was convicted for having criminal ties and distributing narcotics, along with a host of other related crimes. All this was done via the darknet Silk Road marketplace operations. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, but voila, he’s out now, and everyone’s celebrating.

Meme ETFs

Memecoin ETF filings have been yet another highlight of this week. Osprey Funds and Rex Shares have filed for a bunch of ETFs — ETH, BTC, and SOL — but DOGE, BONK and TRUMP stand out, of course. 

They'll likely comprise a combo of derivatives, while a Cayman subsidiary is expected to hold the assets. Interestingly, Bitwise has also submitted another filing for a DOGE ETF.

Gut says unhinged good news is unhinged good news. You don’t have to overthink it. I’m here with my popcorn, ready to see how the SEC handles these memecoin ETF requests.

• PrivateAI (DeSCI)

• Clout (SocialFi)

• Unto Labs (L1)

• Oshi (Anime, entertainment)

• Fchain (L1)

BTC is at $105k. I’m hydrated, moisturized, unbothered, sitting ‘n chilling in the mountains. Worry not, have conviction, and keep preaching, “UP ONLY!” 

Well, that’s it for this edition. I shall see y’all again in a fortnight. 

Lavina 🫡