GM. This is the Never Die Newsletter, where I share whatever crypto news and content I feel like, every week, short and sweet, right to your beautiful little inbox.

This week we have:

• 🎙️Hot Off the Mic: Pre-Altseason Has Quietly Started

• 📺 Latest Episode: My 4 Crypto Yield Streams

• 📰News: Crypto Projects to Unlock $4.5B in Tokens This September

• 🌟Narrative of the week: US Government Puts Economic Data OnChain

NEWS📰

1. 🔓 Crypto Projects to Unlock $4.5B in Tokens This September

   Crypto projects will release $4.5B in vested tokens in September, with $1.17B from cliff unlocks and $3.36B from linear unlocks, per Tokenomist. Sui leads with $153M, followed by Fasttoken ($90M), Aptos ($50M), and Arbitrum ($48M).

2. 📊 US Government Publishes Economic Data Onchain Using Chainlink & Pyth

   The US government is using Chainlink and Pyth to publish economic data like GDP and PCE price index onchain, aiming to enhance government spending transparency. This Trump administration initiative supports automated trading, DeFi, and tokenized assets.

3. 🇺🇸 Trump Fires Fed Governor Lisa Cook

   President Trump dismissed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged false mortgage statements, but she refuses to resign, claiming no legal cause. Crypto lawyer Aaron Brogan predicts a court injunction, warning it undermines Fed independence and could weaken the US dollar.

4. 📈 Ether ETFs Surge with $1.83B in Inflows

   Spot Ether ETFs attracted $1.83B in just five days, far surpassing Bitcoin ETFs’ $171M, driven by Ethereum’s dominance in stablecoins and tokenized assets post GENIUS Act. Goldman Sachs leads institutional holders with $712M in Ether ETF exposure.

5. 🌍 Circle Expands USDC with Global Payment Integrations

   Circle is embedding USDC into global finance through partnerships with Mastercard and Finastra, enabling stablecoin settlements for merchants in EEMEA and banks in 50 countries. USDC aims to enhance cross border transaction efficiency.

6. 📋 Bitwise Files First US Chainlink ETF, Boosting LINK Price

   Bitwise Asset Management filed for the first US ETF tracking Chainlink’s LINK token, with Coinbase Custody as the custodian. The filing, amid a crypto friendly Trump administration, drove LINK’s price up 4.2%. Other firms like VanEck and Grayscale are also pursuing altcoin ETFs.

The Pre-Altseason Phase Just Began

In this week’s video, I break down why this recent dip could be a generational buying opportunity and how the Fed’s next move could ignite the market. I share my exact game plan and the key events to watch between now and September’s FOMC meeting.

My 4 Crypto Yield Streams

In this episode, I’m sharing the exact experiments I’m running to earn passive yield, from my $200K win to my $80K weekend loss.

Narrative of the Week: US Government Puts Economic Data OnChain

Big move for crypto adoption this week as the U.S. Department of Commerce announced it will start publishing official macro data directly onchain partnering with Chainlink and Pyth.

Verified Data Feeds: GDP, inflation (PCE), and demand metrics will flow straight from the Bureau of Economic Analysis to public blockchains via Chainlink and Pyth.

Multi Chain Push: Data is being distributed across Polygon, Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum and more ensuring broad reach.

Transparency Play: Secretary Howard Lutnick framed this as part of Trump’s push for financial transparency and U.S. leadership in blockchain.

DeFi & Beyond: Onchain GDP and CPI could power new DeFi products, prediction markets, stablecoins, and even tokenized bonds.

This is one of the clearest signals yet that governments see blockchain as infrastructure, not just speculation. By publishing official data onchain, the U.S. is validating the tech and pushing other nations to follow. For DeFi builders, it’s fuel for a new wave of products built on real world data.

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