ChainCatcher message, Placeholder partner Chris Burniske posted on X: "From the perspective of liquidity in long-tail assets, retail investors have returned to the market."

ChainCatcher news, Placeholder partner Chris Burniske posted on the X platform, pointing out that meme coins will peak when combined with TikTok's viral spread. Burniske added that while this investment approach is not suitable for him, the potential impact of this combination has already become evident.Previously, Solana Legend stated that Chill guy (a meme coin in the Solana ecosystem) is becoming a phenomenon similar to BAYC and OpenSea, opening the door to the cryptocurrency world for ordinary users. Just browsing for 5 minutes on TikTok, one can see a large number of users starting to engage with meme coins.

ChainCatcher news, Chris Burniske, the crypto head of Ark Invest and current partner at Placeholder VC, stated in a post on X that he has not sold a single TIA to date and has actually increased his holdings since the network went live. The haters lack understanding of the technology used and the dynamics of market structure, and this situation will not last long; he remains bullish.

ChainCatcher message, Placeholder partner Chris Burniske posted on X: "Whether you believe the GOAT was produced by a machine or not, this marks the beginning of people and machines realizing the extent to which machines will utilize blockchain."Former Goldman Sachs executive and founder of macro research firm Real Vision, Raoul Pal, replied: "Exactly, this showcases the power of future autonomous generative AI."

ChainCatcher news, former Ark Invest crypto head and current Placeholder VC partner Chris Burniske on the X platform mimicked his post from December 30, 2022, where he was bullish on SOL, and is now bullish on TIA, stating that he will buy more TIA below $5.It is reported that on December 30, 2022, SOL briefly fell to $8, the lowest price after the FTX collapse, and on that day Burniske had also been bullish on X, stating that he would buy more SOL around $10.

ChainCatcher news, former Ark Invest crypto head and current Placeholder VC partner Chris Burniske stated on social media: "Although BTC and ETH are in a consolidation phase, the market sentiment feels as if Satoshi has passed away, the long-tail market is showing strong signs. At the same time, blockchain technology is gradually integrating into various aspects of society, even though for those who are impatient, all this progress seems too slow. But I have no doubt that the future is bright.Mainstream coins are still in the same range as the first quarter of 2024, infrastructure continues to mature, and application experiments are expanding (both in variety and geographical scope), but market sentiment is completely opposite to the first quarter—it's absolutely wonderful. What's wrong with that? Don't be scared."

ChainCatcher news, Chris Burniske, former head of crypto at Ark Invest and current partner at Placeholder VC, stated in a post on X that market sentiment has reset, leverage has been washed out, and the lows of most high-quality crypto assets in this round are far above what we saw in 2023. Meanwhile, global central banks are about to be forced to ease policies, and market volatility in the third quarter is expected to intensify. In any case, this is a great early-stage bull market.

ChainCatcher news, former Ark Invest crypto head and current Placeholder VC partner Chris Burniske stated on social media that each cycle usually focuses most of the attention on one major dark horse project. From 2014 to 2017 it was BTC, from 2018 to 2021 it was ETH, and from 2022 to now it is SOL.At the same time, Chris still holds BTC and continues to stake ETH. The reason for focusing on SOL is his interest in "dark horses that are full of drive but differentiated," while few are willing to take risks on dark horse projects. In the future, he may shift most of his energy to other projects besides SOL.

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, 11 hours ago, Placeholder VC deposited $32.75 million worth of MKR and UMA into Coinbase.These tokens came from two wallets, including 7,250 MKR ($20.9 million) from "0x4fa" and 5 million UMA ($11.9 million) from "0xb0a".It is reported that Placeholder is an investor in both projects and acquired the tokens at a low price:Acquired MKR at an average price of $765 (4 times);Acquired UMA at an average price of $0.382 (12 times).

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the shared sequencer network Astria announced the completion of a $12.5 million funding round, led by dba and Placeholder VC, with participation from RockawayX, Maven11, 1kx, Bankless Ventures, Figment Capital, and Batu, as well as angel investors such as Yuki, DCBuilder, Hasu, Will Price, and Jason Yanowitz. The new funds will be used to continue building the Astria sequencer layer and Astria Stack.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the peer-to-peer NFT lending protocol NFTfi announced the completion of a $6 million Series A1 funding round, led by Placeholder VC, with participation from Maven 11, Launch Labs Inc, Kahuna Ventures, and others. Currently, NFTfi's total fundraising amount has reached $15 million.It is reported that NFTfi was launched in 2020 and is a pioneer in NFT finance, facilitating significant on-chain loans. Future plans include enhancing dApp functionality, expanding SDK capabilities, and creating an open settlement layer for NFT finance. NFTfi allows NFT holders to borrow ETH, USDC, or DAI from lenders using their NFTs as collateral in a trustless P2P manner.

ChainCatcher news, according to Blockworks, the modular blockchain Eclipse has completed a $50 million Series A funding round, co-led by Placeholder and Hack VC, bringing its total funding to $65 million. Additionally, Polychain Capital, Delphi Digital, Maven 11, DBA, and Fenbushi Capital also participated in this round of financing.Eclipse stated that it will launch its mainnet in the second quarter of 2024, and it has already released the development and testnet versions of its protocol, with several DApps testing its infrastructure. These include the NFT marketplace Rarible, the oracle infrastructure Pyth Network, and the lending protocol Solend. After the mainnet launch, the company announced it will sponsor hackathons, accelerators, and organize community events for its users.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, the crypto exchange Backpack has completed a $17 million Series A funding round at a valuation of $120 million, led by Placeholder VC, with participation from Wintermute, Robot Ventures, Selini Capital, Amber Group, and others.It is reported that Backpack is headquartered in Dubai, and it also offers a cryptocurrency wallet and an NFT series called Mad Lads. The company's CEO and co-founder Armani Ferrante was an early employee at Alameda Research. Another co-founder, Can Sun, was the former legal counsel of FTX. Among the company's 40 employees, five were former employees of FTX.

ChainCatcher news, former ARK Invest crypto head and current Placeholder VC partner Chris Burniske posted on the X platform: "I am open to the view of Mechanism Capital co-founder and partner Andrew Kang that Bitcoin's price will either reach a new all-time high in March or return to the range low. If it breaks a new high------ nothing to do; if it returns to the range low------ perhaps buy more."