Ithaca Protocol Market Update - June 21, 2025
Ithaca Protocol Market Update - June 21, 2025
đŻ Traders Beating 2008 Records
Market Highlights:
- Diversified trading strategies showing strongest performance since 2008
- Supreme Court ruling favors Trump on tariff powers
- SPX skew reaches levels last seen during post-December FOMC and August BoJ events
- Fed's Waller hints at potential July rate cut
- Retail and corporate buyers remain active, with systematic traders expected next week
Key Context:
- $STRATOS launch showing early success with 20% APY
- Recent 100M $ITHACA token burn completed
- Platform expanding with new features including 1-minute options and TokenRacer
- Market conditions appear favorable but crypto performance lags expectations
Pre-EthCC momentum building as market participants watch for potential upside.
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș Ukraine operation details coming through; market is underestimating the geopolitical risk impact; military bases 6000kms from Ukraine got hit; scores (?) of irreplaceable strategic bombers destroyed and hits at nuclear submarine bases
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș First consecutive 9 day SPX winning streak since 2004; MSFT ( overtaking Apple ) & Meta results and better than feared economic data along with China discrete overtures setting the stage ( ETH still underperforming ) âș Retail strongest April
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș Weak CPI, 4 months in a row, no impact from tariffs yet; 2 cuts now priced this year âș BUT crude oil + 5% as â less confidence on Iran deal â and Israel chomping at the bit for a strike; US embassy partial evacuation in Baghdad âș Bessent
STRATOS is an already profitable AI meta-agent swarm, bringing hedge-fund-grade options strategies to DeFi. Virtuals Genesis Launch: â app.virtuals.io/geneses/3466/p⊠Think of it as a decentralized quant team running on-chain, powered by @IthacaProtocolâs battle-tested infrastructure.
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș Ethereum Foundation on a roll; dream team announced to run Protocol. Focus is already changing sentiment âș Trump / XI phone call headline helped stocks; no one told bonds that sold off first day post month-end rebalancing related buying âș
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș Plasma, Bitcoin, Stablecoin, Tether; what a mix âș SECâs Atkins signalling support for DeFi âș Korean equities most overbought since Jan 21; banks competing to raise to OW due to governance reforms + cyclical upside âș Section 899, this
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș ETH short seller faces rip; belated Pectra success realization and obsessive FUD âș Meta looking into stables âș Superstate as tokenized equities transfer agent; Robinhood doing the work too âș Coinbase / Deribit deal a boon to options,
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș SPX now green for the year âș Torrid IPO for retail favorite E-Toro ( and very crypto friendly ); Robinhood tried to steal thunder by buying Wonderfi opening up Canadian crypto âș Retail impulse dimming according to JP Morgan, euphoria to
$STRATOS: Ithaca Protocol AI Option Trading Agent Infrastructure Access + AI-Powered Option Trading Hedge Fund x.com/IthacaProtocol⊠Virtuals Genesis June 15 - 1pm UTC app.virtuals.io/geneses/3466/p⊠Ithaca AI Agents app . ithacaprotocol . io / agents
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When Hedge Fund in My Pocket? NOW. $STRATOS is live on Virtuals Genesis. đ app.virtuals.io/geneses/3466/p⊠Proof? The bots are already green See stats below: â app . ithacaprotocol . io / agents Who built this? Who is backing it? Built on @IthacaProtocol (you know, the guys
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș Trump meme and World Liberty Financial kiss and make up; no more Trump meme wallet âș Circle is ripping, Gemini filing for IPO reportedly. It wonât be altseason but IPO â party it is like 99 â season, who knew âș 5th straight week up global
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș Goldman trading strategy ' locally neutral before ultimately higher ' , curves steeper, oil weaker, $ bear market, ' Fed on hold ' ( donât agree with that, they will jawboned soon ) âș â Carney in the U.S., trade tension will continue to ease
$STRATOS by Ithaca Protocol Genesis Live app.virtuals.io/geneses/3466 Agent Genesis Pledging on Base. Tokens claimable on Ethereum. Virtuals Protocol The Future of AI Agents. Now on Ethereum
Huge thanks to @TheSWARM_ai for hosting yesterday's Live Q&A! The long-awaited $STRATOS TGE draws near... đ June 15th, 1 PM UTC The second VirGen on ETH after IRIS approaches: đ app.virtuals.io/geneses/3466/p⊠đ§ Follow @stratos_vip and @IthacaProtocol đ Turn on notifications to
We have another Saturday edition of The Swarm Report coming at you tomorrow. We'll be joined by the @stratos_vip team talking Options Trading + their agent launching on @virtuals_io on Sunday. We'll be live at 10am EST tomorrow - Bookmark this tweet! x.com/i/broadcasts/1âŠ
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Ithaca Protocol AI Agent Option Trading & Risk Management Infrastructure is now audited by @hashlock_. shorturl.at/BFx5F Stratos Swarm operates on solid foundations. Strong Performance; Robust Security & Risk Management. Virtuals Genesis June 15 - 1pm UTC
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș â Diversified strategies outperforming most since 2008 âș â Supreme Court hands Trump a win regarding tariff powers, July 9th back in spotlight âș â â SPX skew as high as post-Dec FOMC, Liberation Day and BoJ turmoil last August âș â Fedâs
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș â Fed dovish in 2025 ( 2 dots ), hawkish in 2026/2027 ( one cut per year ), same terminal rate âș â TIC data showed no foreigner treasury selling in April post-Liberation Day âș â JP Morgan FX trading reducing $ shorts; a bit of Powell
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș Powell puts the breaks on talk for rate cuts as per Trump appointees ( but remains open for tariffs less inflationary than expected ) âș â Trump and Vance unload on Powell and his âpoliticalâ Sep24 50bp cut âș â Ceasefire holding, risk
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș Oil call | put skew is at its highest in 25+ years âș FOMC vol relatively low at 0.9% âș 30% of Bitcoin owned by centralized entities now âș Coinbase sponsors the 250 year army anniversary parade âș State of Crypto conference mentions:
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș â Trump / Musk relationship is fraying â, this is just â get popcorn at the ready â, has even geopolitical implications; which side on Russia / Ukraine Misk lands? âș Circle IPO 25x oversubscribed, what a journey this has been for the team (
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș NVDA delivers in all respects, S&P is beating the implied option move; still a hated stock rally âș SBET still at a massive premium; ETH will for the foreseeable future increase its equity beta ( for the last 3 years it had become the perfect
Itâs been all systems go these last few weeks. Letâs catch you up to speed on whatâs happening on the Ithaca Protocol. đ§”
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș SPX now green for the year âș Torrid IPO for retail favorite E-Toro ( and very crypto friendly ); Robinhood tried to steal thunder by buying Wonderfi opening up Canadian crypto âș Retail impulse dimming according to JP Morgan, euphoria to
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș Coinbase launching CFTC regulated 24/7 BTC / ETH perps, this is much bigger than it already is. No more weekend â thin market tricks â âș ETH / BTC ratio at just 6-week highs, in case temptation for the fade sets in âș Unexpected Escalation
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș Zerebro developer â fake suicide â symptomatic of deeper market malaise âș German Chancellor Metz confirmed after a round 1 wobble âș Trump doing his ( local ) best to support the market; polite meeting with Carney and in prime time TV
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș Bitcoin quantum resistance trending; Blackrock & Google the culprits âș Treasury positioning based on put / call skew showing asymmetry but no clear-cut â buy Treasuries â signal yet âș Oil put / call skew in the middle of the range âș
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș SUI hack managed gracefully, market response telling âș Tokenized shares on Solana (..) by Kraken âș Big banks exploring stablecoin in the US âș Rates lower, stocks flat, crypto well, oil down, almost quadfecta for Trump trades âș Response
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș FOMC this week and no extra volatility priced; wrong âș TWD 15 sigma rally, a canary of Mar-a-Lago accord or not moves to watch out for âș Oil forecasts continue to ease âș Funding spreads in Europe and Japan havenât picked up âș Call /
đIthaca Protocol Market Update âș â KindlyMD and Nakamoto Holdings reverse SPAC âș â Flexport CEO ' ocean freight bookings +35% China to U.S., first day post-tariff reduction agreement ' âș â Zksync Twitter hack was an amazing reminder of how far the industry has come within
Stratos Launches AI-Powered Options Trading Ecosystem
Stratos, a new DeFi project built on Ithaca Protocol, introduces an AI-driven options trading ecosystem. The platform features: - Community-governed AI agent swarm for automated trading - Transparent on-chain performance tracking - Composable trading strategies and modular architecture - Auction-based matching engine with MEV protection The project is backed by notable firms including Cumberland and Wintermute. Unlike traditional finance's high barriers ($10M minimums), Stratos aims to democratize advanced trading strategies through accessible, autonomous AI agents. Token launch scheduled for June 14th, 1pm UTC via Virtuals Genesis. [View live agent performance](http://app.ithacaprotocol.io/agents)
Ithaca Protocol Burns 100M Tokens
Ithaca Protocol has permanently removed 100,000,000 $ITHACA tokens, representing 10% of the total supply. The token burn was executed through a verified transaction on BSC. - **Burn Amount**: 100M $ITHACA - **Percentage**: 10% of total supply - **Status**: Permanent removal - **Verification**: [Transaction viewable on BSCscan](https://bscscan.com/tx/0xaa543c0a579882b34d0dbf139f5636a42752e8c049bc129be9f501d0f7264f85) This marks a significant reduction in circulating supply, following the protocol's commitment to token economics management.
Ithaca Protocol Announces Major Token Reset and Extended Vesting
Ithaca Protocol has announced a significant tokenomics update, burning 100M $ITHACA tokens (10% of total supply). The burn targets: - Unused LP incentives - Expired launch giveaways - Nonperforming partner allocations **Key Updates:** - Team and investors extending token lockup - Investor vesting starts in 12 months - Team vesting starts in 16 months Recent protocol developments include: - 1-minute options launch - [Tokenracer](https://www.tokenracer.io) platform - AI Agent Infrastructure with $STRATOS integration - [Non-custodial options platform](https://app.ithacaprotocol.io) Burn transaction details will be published tomorrow.
Stratos AI Option Trading Platform Launches on Virtuals Genesis
Stratos, an AI-powered options trading platform built on Ithaca Protocol, is launching its TGE on June 15th at 1pm UTC via Virtuals Genesis. Key features: - Hedge-fund grade automated trading strategies - MEV-resistant auction-based matching - Recently audited by HashLock - Backed by Wintermute, Cumberland, and other major firms The platform offers: - Automated risk management - On-chain performance tracking - No minimum investment requirements - Self-optimizing AI trading agents Users can view live performance metrics at [Ithaca Agents Dashboard](app.ithacaprotocol.io/agents) and participate in the genesis event at [Virtuals Genesis](app.virtuals.io/geneses/3466/project-details).
Ithaca Protocol Announces Upcoming Token Generation Event
Ithaca Protocol, a decentralized platform for options trading, has announced their upcoming Token Generation Event (TGE). The protocol aims to make options trading more accessible through innovative market structures. - Platform focuses on composable options and structured products - Currently accessible via app.ithacaprotocol.io - TGE details pending official announcement The protocol has been developing its infrastructure since at least November 2023, working to democratize options trading for both newcomers and experienced traders.