RaaS #530: HYPE Spot Listing on OKX!

$312M in Token Unlocks this Week, Tria Community Sale Live, and Moar!

Tria’s community sale is now live on Legion’s Nozomi track. They’re building a self-custodial neobank and payments infrastructure for humans and AI.

After 50+ launches and millions in volume, a veteran anon drops a no-BS guide to launching a crypto token. Covers stealth, tokenomics, launchpads, anti-snipe ops, and post-hype chaos.

Animoca will return to public markets via a reverse merger with Currenc Group, giving Animoca ~95% of the combined entity. Backed by SoftBank & Kingsway, it positions itself as a leveraged altcoin bet with 600+ token/equity holdings. A letter of intent has been signed; the deal closes in 2026 pending audits and regulatory approval.

FYI, the post got “kooked” by the intern.

Berachain halted its network following an exploit targeting the Ethena/Honey tripool. Since non-native assets were involved, recovery required more than a basic fork, prompting a full halt. The team acted within minutes, coordinated validators, and is working to recover funds before resuming operations.

Over $312M in token unlocks this week. ENA, MEME, MOVE, and MAVIA lead one-time cliffs. SOL, TRUMP, and WLD top daily linear unlocks. MAVIA unlocks 16.9% of supply, watch for impact on liquidity and price action.

Your daily dose of bite-sized news to stay updated.

1. A critical exploit drained $116M+ from Balancer’s main vault using a custom withdrawal function.

2. QCP says early holders took profit, pushing BTC from $110K to $107K. It’s the first red October since 2018.

3. OKX confirms HYPE spot listing goes live on November 3, with launch constraints.

4. IREN stock surged nearly 30% after announcing a $9.7B AI cloud deal with Microsoft.

5. Aria confirmed a 2% ARIAIP airdrop to the IP community at TGE, 1% for stakers, and 1% for holders.

Memes grow your audience and bond your community. Use general memes for reach, meta memes for retention. Master templates, watch trends, build a swipe file. Memes are your social currency. Learn the language, join the conversation.

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Top Gainers: MB, JELLYJELLY, 0G, ORE, PAPARAZZI.

High-signal reads are worth your time, all in one place.

1. ERC-8004 turns agent identity, reputation, and validation into composable on-chain standards. It makes the agent portable across networks.

2. Crypto’s split into 3 tribes: Commercial (RWAs, stablecoins, fintech rails), Casino (speculation, memecoins), and Cypherpunk (privacy, sovereignty). Without Cypherpunks, crypto has no soul.

3. Akshat Vaidhya of Maelstrom disclosed a $100K investment into Pantera’s early-stage token fund lost ~45% over four years, even as BTC surged. He cited high fees, poor deal quality, and oversized fund structure as core issues.

4. Crypto can’t build long-term because the market punishes commitment. Capital chases narratives; users churn fast, and teams pivot faster.

5. Technocapitalcore is the aesthetic and ideology of acceleration, where markets and machines converge into a system more real than human intention.

StarkWare shipped its new S-two prover on Starknet, slashing costs and latency while enabling decentralized proving from laptops and phones. The upgrade speeds up zk proofs 10x and lays the groundwork for Bitcoin L2 settlement via Starknet.

Cobie outlines the structural rot in alt trading: leverage-heavy, belief-light, valuation-agnostic markets with too much pre-launch optimism priced in. But he still sees asymmetric upside for skilled, patient traders, just no free rides like 2017 anymore.

That’s all for today!