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This channel's purpose is to house a weekly 'dump' of links, twitter threads, tweets, reports, reads, some occasional alpha leak, raises, news and more.

In essence, this place will be a place where you drop by a few times a week and read something interesting about a topic that intrigues you.

Hope you find some value. Enjoy.
This week in crypto:


Iron finance - absolutely rekt.
https://www.rekt.news/iron-finance-rekt/
Not only did people lose everything, Polygon was congested af which hurt people's attempts to exit some projects. Mark Cuban also got hit hard: https://blogmaverick.com/2021/06/13/the-brilliance-of-yield-farming-liquidity-providing-and-valuing-crypto-projects/ here he's talking about joining the pool, and here you can see how wrecked he was when shit went down: https://zapper.fi/protocols/polygon/sushiswap?address=0x293ed38530005620e4b28600f196a97e1125daac
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Instadapp gov token - $INST - was announced
https://blog.instadapp.io/inst
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Zapper.fi narrowly avoided a catastrophe
https://noeonfinance.medium.com/zapper-polygon-bridge-post-mortem-unlimited-approvals-are-bad-efe324588005
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Thorchain thread by Ryan Watkins
https://twitter.com/RyanWatkins_/status/1404795233997557770?s=09
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Searching for Alpha | How to identify, analyze, and verify new crypto projects | Full Video by The Block
https://www.theblockresearch.com/searching-for-alpha-how-to-identify-analyze-and-verify-new-crypto-projects-full-video-108504
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Reinventing the Financial System
https://www.epsilontheory.com/reinventing-the-financial-system/
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The Oracle (Report) Of Delphi
https://www.delphidigital.io/reports/the-oracle-report-of-delphi/
Followups:
https://twitter.com/ChainLinkGod/status/1404536810584240129
https://twitter.com/mediodelphi/status/1404831363145080835
https://twitter.com/ChainLinkGod/status/1404870488082448385
https://twitter.com/ChainLinkGod/status/1405281235404935171
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Fei: FIP-8: Use Chainlink Oracle
https://www.withtally.com/governance/fei/proposal/6
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TWAP Oracles vs. Chainlink Price Feeds: A Comparative Analysis
https://smartcontentpublication.medium.com/twap-oracles-vs-chainlink-price-feeds-a-comparative-analysis-8155a3483cbd
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Announcing the Summer 2021 Smart Contract Developer Bootcamp
https://blog.chain.link/smart-contract-developer-bootcamp-summer-2021/
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Mark Cuban Is Now Backing This Ethereum, Chainlink Data Project
https://decrypt.co/73770/mark-cuban-backing-ethereum-chainlink-data-project
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Alchemix incident report
https://forum.alchemix.fi/public/d/137-incident-report-06162021
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How to grow decentralized communities

https://medium.com/1kxnetwork/how-to-grow-decentralized-communities-1bf1044924f8
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Finding Zero: The Short side of Crypto
https://threebody.capital/blog/2021/6/11/finding-zero-the-short-side-of-crypto

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Bitcoin Loans: The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin-Backed Loans
https://unchained-capital.com/blog/ultimate-guide-bitcoin-loans/
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Greg Isenberg: Confession: I’ve passed on investing in 7 companies that are now worth billions

I let them slip away…

7 painful lessons learned (so you don’t have to make them):
https://twitter.com/gregisenberg/status/1403718861036339200
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Perpetual Protocol Analysis and Valuation - Greymatter Research
https://greymattercapital.substack.com/p/perpetual-protocol-analysis-and-valuation
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Taproot, Bitcoin's long-in-the-making upgrade, achieves activation lock-in
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/108261/taproot-bitcoins-long-in-the-making-upgrade-achieves-activation-lock-in

https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1403718432235921408

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Anchor protocol announces EthAnchor
https://twitter.com/anchor_protocol/status/1403567279703347203
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THE ARBITRUM ROLLOUT
https://twitter.com/yulesa/status/1403806760503230466
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MEV: What is it?
https://twitter.com/obaidkav/status/1403800791220170755
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Fed explores ‘once in a century’ bid to remake the U.S. dollar
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/12/fed-remake-us-dollar-493548
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The Purpose and Value of Cryptocurrency and Tokens
https://smartcontentpublication.medium.com/the-purpose-and-value-of-cryptocurrency-and-tokens-4ad9db9fac7b
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Writing and publishing code alone cannot be a crime
https://www.coincenter.org/writing-and-publishing-code-alone-cannot-be-a-crime/
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Texas Regulators Move To Allow Banks To Custody Crypto Assets
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/06/21526484/texas-regulators-move-to-allow-banks-to-custody-crypto-assets
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Cryptocurrency Comes to Retirement Plans as Coinbase Teams Up With 401(k) Provider
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coinbase-teams-up-with-401-k-provider-to-offer-crypto-11623317402?mod=hp_lead_pos12
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Arrington Capital Launches $100 Million Fund to Invest in Algorand-Based Initiatives
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/arrington-capital-launches-100-million-fund-to-invest-in-algorand-based-initiatives-1030513132
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Solana-Based Oxygen Taps Jump Trading in Bid to Be DeFi’s Top ‘Prime Brokerage’
https://www.coindesk.com/solana-based-oxygen-taps-jump-trading-in-bid-to-be-defis-top-prime-brokerage
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Polkadot (DOT) is launching on Coinbase Pro

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Chiliz (CHZ) Keep Network (KEEP) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) are on Coinbase Pro
https://blog.coinbase.com/chiliz-chz-keep-network-keep-and-shiba-inu-shib-are-launching-on-coinbase-pro-fba50e9e8048
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Technical Scalability Creates Social Scalability - Multicoin Capital

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Meme Investing
https://avc.com/2021/06/meme-investing/
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Treasury Diversification With Range Tokens - UMA
https://medium.com/uma-project/treasury-diversification-with-range-tokens-145d4b12614e
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Silvergate Bank cuts ties with Binance, disabling USD deposits and withdrawals
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/108064/silvergate-bank-binance-cut-ties-crypto
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London Upgrade Overview
https://medium.com/ethereum-cat-herders/london-upgrade-overview-8eccb0041b41
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StarkNet Planets Alpha on Ropsten
https://medium.com/starkware/starknet-planets-alpha-on-ropsten-e7494929cb95
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The Graph Indexing and Querying Services Are Live on Arbitrum One
https://offchain.medium.com/the-graph-indexing-and-querying-services-are-live-on-arbitrum-one-c539a122da14
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New ALPHA launchpad
https://twitter.com/AlphaFinanceLab/status/1403335333719150593
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Aztec is going open source!
https://medium.com/aztec-protocol/aztec-is-going-open-source-71570db473e6
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https://medium.com/aztec-protocol/aztec-is-going-open-source-71570db473e6
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0x + Polygon partnership to bring 1M new users to 0x-powered apps on the Polygon Network
https://blog.0xproject.com/0x-polygon-partnership-to-bring-1m-new-users-to-0x-powered-apps-on-the-polygon-network-6d89f6bd870d
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OKEX + Polygon
https://twitter.com/OKEx/status/1402630589551890436
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Rari Capital Grants Station
https://twitter.com/SamuelShadrach4/status/1402203879811420164
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Crypto safety and best practices
https://twitter.com/bobbyong/status/1403881080902471680
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Polkadot parachain alfalfa by Paradigm
https://twitter.com/Paradigm_fund/status/1405425334162501638?s=09
Polkadot: Kusama’s first parachain slot auction has begun, Darwinia Network partners with Jambo, Kylin Network partners with Wanchain, Dock’s PoS network went live, HydraDX introduced Basilisk, Сrust Network has published Crust Shadow Lightpaper, DOT launches on Coinbase Pro, Tinlake has now passed $20M TVL, and more!
https://medium.com/paradigm-fund/polkadot-kusamas-first-parachain-slot-auction-has-begun-darwinia-network-partners-with-jambo-e160892ce5c3
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Pendle is live
https://app.pendle.finance/
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Ribbon Liquidity Mining coming soon
https://twitter.com/ribbonfinance/status/1405157421270671360
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Sushi (SUSHI) now available in iTrustCapital Crypto IRA / 401k Retirement Accounts!
https://itrustcapital.com/cms/sushi-now-available-in-itrustcapital-crypto-ira-401k-retirement-accounts/
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CREAM on arbitrum
https://twitter.com/CreamdotFinance/status/1404815692352954371
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Metamask institutional
https://twitter.com/MetaMask/status/1403114241817710599
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Curve wars over Saddle feat Yearn and Alchemix (dOnT DoUbLe DiP mE)
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Raises:
Yield Guild Games raises $4 million for the play-to-earn era of games
https://venturebeat.com/2021/06/16/yield-guild-games-raises-4-million-for-the-play-to-earn-era-of-games/
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Bitwise Series B—and What’s Ahead
https://www.bitwiseinvestments.com/resources/investor-letters/bitwise-series-b-and-whats-ahead
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dYdX closes $65m Series C led by Paradigm
https://dydx.exchange/blog/series-c
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Umee Protocol raises $6.3MM seed round for creating a Cross Chain DeFi Hub
https://medium.com/umeeblog/umee-protocol-raises-6-3mm-seed-round-for-creating-a-cross-chain-defi-hub-75cadec10e4a
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PARSIQ Secures $3M in Funding Round
https://blog.parsiq.net/parsiq-secures-3m-in-funding-round/
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Galaxy Digital and NfX lead $9 million raise into Ramp
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/108306/galaxy-digital-nfx-9-million-raise-poland-ramp
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Parrot Protocol Raised $5,000,000 in Seed Funding
https://gopartyparrot.medium.com/parrot-protocol-raised-5-000-000-in-seed-funding-e27d1d7f1aee
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Alan Howard leads $25 million investment in London crypto custodian Copper
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/108095/alan-howard-25-million-investment-london-crypto-custodian-copper
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DeFi startup InstaDApp raises $10 million in new funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/108224/defi-startup-instadapp-raises-10-million-in-new-funding
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Startup behind China's Blockchain Service Network raises $30 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/108020/red-date-china-blockchain-bsn-30-million
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Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger lands $380 million Series C raise led by 10T Fund
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/107775/ledger-380-million-series-c-raise-dan-tapiero-10t-fund
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Jet Protocol Announces $4.8 Million Seed Round
https://medium.com/jetprotocol/jet-protocol-announces-4-8-million-seed-round-115fbe442e6d
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Singapore sovereign wealth fund invests $70 million in crypto exchange OSL's parent group
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/108159/singapore-sovereign-wealth-fund-70-million-osl
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Circulor Raises $14m Series A to Lead the Future of Sustainable Supply Chain Traceability
https://www.circulor.com/series-a-investment
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Resource of the week: https://www.dovemountaindata.com/ - crypto fundraising data :)
Alpha of the week: https://twitter.com/sinoglobalcap/status/1404553488391094274?s=09


Enjoy your reads.
This week in crypto #2:

John McAfee reportedly found dead in prison following extradition approval
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/109384/john-mcafee-dead
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'Largest crypto fund ever:' a16z officially launches new $2.2 billion crypto venture fund
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/109408/a16z-third-crypto-venture-fund
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Covalent - CQT is live!
https://www.covalenthq.com/blog/cqt-live/
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The First Parachains Launch on Kusama
https://polkadot.network/the-first-parachains-launch-on-kusama/
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Terra Ecosystem Map: See How Flipside Crypto’s Data Is Organized
https://blog.flipsidecrypto.com/terra-ecosystem-map/
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EIP-1559 INFOGRAPHIC
https://analyticali.substack.com/p/eip-1559-infographic
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Yield wars behind Curve Finance
https://www.theblockresearch.com/yield-wars-behind-curve-finance-108517
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Galaxy Digital is now serving as Goldman Sachs' liquidity provider for bitcoin futures trades
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/108956/galaxy-digital-goldman-sachs-bitcoin-futures
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RenVM Integrates with Solana for Interoperability
https://medium.com/renproject/renvm-integrates-with-solana-for-interoperability-cee10832356a
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DeFi Metrics That Matter for a Price Recovery: Fundamental Analysis
https://messari.io/article/defi-metrics-that-matter-for-a-price-recovery-fundamental-analysis
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Anyswap is in partnership with Arbitrum!
https://anyswap.medium.com/anyswap-is-in-partnership-with-arbitrum-719a94211397
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$SGT rug
https://twitter.com/wassiecapital/status/1407600606018084868
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Fireblock re: stakehound
https://www.fireblocks.com/blog/stakehound-eth-2-0-event/
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Polywhale Team Abandon $100 Million Project Amid Scam Allegations
https://cryptobriefing.com/polywhale-team-abandon-100m-project-amid-scam-allegations/
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DCG to Buy $50M in Shares of Grayscale’s Ethereum Classic Trust
https://www.coindesk.com/dcg-etc-ethereum-classic-trust
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The Fantom Ecosystem
https://fantom.foundation/blog/the-fantom-ecosystem/
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State of DeFi on Solana
https://twitter.com/solanians_/status/1406123711778877440
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Visor Beta — Incident Report
https://medium.com/visorfinance/visor-beta-incident-report-1b2521b9266
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Shadowswap (ftm) rug
https://twitter.com/FTMAlerts/status/1406249722390761478
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Raises:
$300 million: Bloc
kchain Capital raises new fund with backing from PayPal and Visa
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/109266/300-million-blockchain-capital-raises-new-fund-with-backing-from-paypal-and-visa
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Crypto data firm Kaiko closes $24 million Series A funding round
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/109336/crypto-data-kaiko-24-million-investment
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NFT Site Rarible to Launch Marketplace on Flow Blockchain Following $14.2M Funding Round
https://www.coindesk.com/nft-rarible-marketplace-series-a-14m-venrock-coinfund
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Yield team raises $10 million to build out DeFi bond market
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/109352/yield-team-raises-10-million-to-build-out-defi-bond-market
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Securitize Raises $48M in Funding Round Led by Morgan Stanley, Blockchain Capital
https://www.coindesk.com/securitize-fundraising-round-led-by-morgan-stanley-blockchain-capital
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Decentral Games Raises $5M To Cement Itself As The Leading Metaverse-native, Profitable DAO
https://decentral.games/blog/decentral-games-raises-5m
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Orion money raises $1.7m
https://twitter.com/orion_money/status/1405900394929262592
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DeFi Insurance Upstart Risk Harbor Goes Live With $3.25M in Seed Funding
https://www.coindesk.com/defi-insurance-upstart-risk-harbor-goes-live-with-3-25m-in-seed-funding
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Crypto finance startup Amber Group raises $100m at $1b valuation
https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/20/crypto-finance-startup-amber-group-raises-100m-at-1b-valuation/
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TRM Labs Raises $14M as Crypto Tracking Steps Into Spotlight
https://www.coindesk.com/trm-labs-raises-14m-as-crypto-tracking-steps-into-spotlight
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Finnish crypto lender Tesseract $25m investment
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/108779/finnish-crypto-lender-tesseract-25-million-investment
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Bitcoin Mining stronghold $105m raise
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/109178/waste-coal-bitcoin-mining-stronghold-105-million
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Goldfinch raises $11M from Andreessen Horowitz to build the next phase of decentralized credit
https://medium.com/goldfinch-fi/goldfinch-raises-11m-from-andreessen-horowitz-to-build-the-next-phase-of-decentralized-credit-459b08e7653
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BitDAO Raises $230M for Decentralized Crypto Investment Fund
https://www.coindesk.com/bitdao-fundraising-decentralized-crypto-investment-fund
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Additional reads:
Curve Finance and the veCRV reward meta
https://miyuki.substack.com/p/curve-finance-and-the-vecrv-reward
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Why We’re Invested in PleasrDAO by Andrew Kang, Eva Wu (Mechanism Capital)
https://www.mechanism.capital/pleasrdao-thesis/
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The Best Books on Crypto: 7 Recomm
endations
https://blog.makerdao.com/the-best-books-on-crypto-7-recommendations/
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What Market Structure says about BTC Dominance
https://insights.deribit.com/market-research/what-market-structure-says-about-btc-dominance/
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Analysis of Ethereum Gas Fees
https://www.theblockresearch.com/analysis-of-ethereum-gas-fees-109235
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Polygon - behind the hype
https://blog.claystack.com/polygon-beyond-the-hype-900f3b94fb41
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An introduction to DAOs
https://pet3rpan.medium.com/an-introduction-to-daos-782e3817e2cd
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why AMMs were built for interest rate markets
https://twitter.com/StripsFinance/status/1407157882517262337
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Alpha: ;)
Announcing the Hundred Finance Launch
https://medium.com/@hundred_finance/announcing-the-hundred-finance-launch-9bca97660c1a
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Mirror protocol v2 whitepaper
https://mirror.finance/Mirror_Protocol_v2.pdf
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Announcing winners of the Solana Season Hackathon
https://solana.com/news/announcing-winners-of-the-solana-season-hackathon
https://twitter.com/solanians_/status/1407899037777285121
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MEV recording by Robert Miller (flashbots)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgAi2j43Bwc
This week in crypto #3:

Marvel and VeVe Collaborate to Offer Digital Collectibles Experience for Marvel Fans Worldwide
https://www.marvel.com/articles/gear/marvel-and-veve-collaborate-to-offer-digital-collectibles-experience-for-marvel-fans-worldwide
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Custodian Prime Trust Cuts Ties With Crypto Lender Celsius
https://www.coindesk.com/custodian-prime-trust-cuts-ties-with-crypto-lender-celsius
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Citigroup launches a digital asset unit within its wealth management division
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/109526/citigroup-digital-asset-unit
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SCRT x Terra - Announcing the Secret Terra Bridge!
https://scrt.network/blog/announcing-secret-network-terra-bridge
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Supporters of Hong Kong's Apple Daily are storing its archives on a blockchain after the government shut it down
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/109481/hong-kong-apple-daily-blockchain-government-shutdown
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Stablecoin SafeDollar Hit by Cyberattack
https://www.coindesk.com/polygon-defi-protocol-safedollar-hit-by-exploit-report
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Beeple Founded NFT Platform, Wenew Chooses Polygon to reduce its environmental impact
https://polygontech.medium.com/beeple-founded-nft-platform-wenew-chooses-polygon-to-reduce-its-environmental-impact-65fd96e8cea8
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Announcing Compound Treasury, for Businesses & Institutions
https://medium.com/compound-finance/announcing-compound-treasury-for-businesses-institutions-83d4484fb82e
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Crypto billionaire Jed McCaleb nearly out of XRP to dump on the market
https://protos.com/mccaleb-jed-ripple-labs-founder-finished-selling-crypto-xrp/
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650 U.S. Banks Will Soon Be Able To Offer Bitcoin Purchases to 24 Million Customers
https://decrypt.co/74858/650-banks-to-offer-bitcoin-purchases-to-24-million-customers
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SOCIOS.COM TO LAUNCH UFC FAN TOKEN
https://www.ufc.com/news/socioscom-launch-ufc-fan-token-today-500-pm-cet
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EXCLUSIVE Crypto billionaire Novogratz leads funding for virtual real estate firm
https://www.reuters.com/business/exclusive-crypto-billionaire-novogratz-leads-funding-virtual-real-estate-firm-2021-06-30/
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Announcing the Saddle D4 Pool Launch: alUSD, FEI, FRAX, LUSD
https://medium.com/saddle/announcing-the-saddle-d4-pool-launch-alusd-fei-frax-lusd-249b3b42734f
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Element is Live on Ethereum Mainnet!
https://medium.com/element-finance/element-is-live-on-ethereum-mainnet-ae7c58cf2e57
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Vesper - VUSD Beta
https://twitter.com/VesperFi/status/1410288908328448004
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Hermez Mobile Wallet Is Now Live For iOS And Android
https://blog.hermez.io/hermez-mobile-wallet/
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Earn 4% APY on USDC - Coinbase Lend!
https://www.coinbase.com/lend
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MERLIN LABS - R3KT
https://www.rekt.news/merlin3-rekt/
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Coinbase CEO: We plan to list every crypto asset where legally viable
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/109889/co%E2%80%A6
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Gemini Offsets Bitcoin Carbon Emissions, Launches Gemini Green
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/gemini-offsets-bitcoin-carbon-emissions-launches-gemini-green-1030550465
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Stronghold Digital Mining Raises $105M to Turn Waste Coal Into Bitcoin
https://www.coindesk.com/stronghold-digital-mining-raises-105m-to-turn-waste-coal-into-bitcoin
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ASIC Manufacturer Canaan Inc. Launches Bitcoin Mining Farm in Kazakhstan
https://cryptobriefing.com/asic-manufacturer-canaan-inc-launches-bitcoin-mining-farm-in-khazakstan/
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El Salvador to Airdrop $30 BTC to Residents as Bitcoin Adoption Gains Ground
https://btcmanager.com/el-salvador-30-btc-residents-bitcoin-adoption/
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Circle Launching DeFi API to Lower The Barrier to Entry for Businesses
https://btcmanager.com/circle-defi-api-barrier-entry-businesses/
Raises:
Yield closes $10mm funding round led by Paradigm
https://medium.com/yield-protocol/yield-closes-10mm-funding-round-led-by-paradigm-7e456e72b5e3
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Novogratz-Backed Cryptology Asset Group Invests $49M More in Block.one
https://www.coindesk.com/novogratz-backed-cryptology-asset-group-invests-49m-more-in-block-one
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t3rn closes first investment round led by Polychain totalling $1.35m
https://twitter.com/t3rn_io/status/1408038854733582339
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The $4.5M XPNET pre-sale is successfully completed
https://xpnetwork.medium.com/the-4-5m-xpnet-pre-sale-is-successfully-completed-b533123673b0
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Chainalysis announce a $100 million Series E round led by Coatue
https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/series-e-announcement
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RabbitHole raises 3.6M to build the on-chain resume for the future of work
https://rabbithole.mirror.xyz/ZYcTE1mh5TxpGNHEPWon8KH7R3MlllJE4VhG_yJIr-M
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DeFi Insurance Upstart Risk Harbor Goes Live With $3.25M in Seed Funding
https://www.coindesk.com/defi-insurance-upstart-risk-harbor-goes-live-with-3-25m-in-seed-funding
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InsureDAO closes $1M financing round and will launch a new DeFi insurance protocol on Testnet
https://medium.com/insuredao/insuredao-closes-1m-financing-round-and-will-launch-a-new-defi-insurance-protocol-on-testnet-e0a28d1d3892
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Meson Network Raises $3.5M in Fundraising Round
https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/meson-network-raises-35m-in-fundraising-round-2543279
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Coinvise raises $2.5M to Build a Social Network for the Web3 Creator Economy
https://coinvise.substack.com/p/coinvise-raises-25m-to-build-a-social
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A16z Leads $12M Investment in DeFi-Native Crypto Tracing Firm Nansen
https://www.coindesk.com/a16z-12m-investment-crypto-analytics-nansen
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Tracer DAO closes $4.5M USD raise
https://tracer.finance/radar/tracer-dao-raise/
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Bitcoin ETF applicant Valkyrie raises $10 million in Series A funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/110088/bitcoin-etf-applicant-crypto-valkyrie-10-million-series-a
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Blockware Mining raises $25 million amid bitcoin hashrate migration
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/110052/blockware-mining-raises-25-million-amid-bitcoin-hashrate-migration
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Syndicate Raises $800K from 100 Community Members
https://syndicate.mirror.xyz/_dIadEYTjam8Z8DGq2ezTBsYuf-bfSRoKFhNYZYJFk8
Additional Reads:
Yeah, about that “risk-free” 18% by Emily (@automataemily)
https://emily-automata.medium.com/who-wants-a-risk-free-18-1acda3952ce2
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Perpetual Protocol Analysis and Valuation by Greymatter Research (Joseph Todaro, James Todaro and Joe Kendzicky)
https://greymattercapital.substack.com/p/perpetual-protocol-analysis-and-valuation
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“China FUD”: Understanding China’s Recent Crypto Regulations - @mrjasonchoi
https://insights.deribit.com/market-research/china-fud-understanding-chinas-recent-crypto-regulations/
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I Still Can’t Draw a Line - Arthur Hayes
https://cryptohayes.medium.com/i-still-cant-draw-a-line-7d136d73e5ff
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Four charts to explain what’s happening to Bitcoin’s hashrate.
https://compassmining.io/education/four-charts-bitcoin-hashrate-crash/
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Demystifying China's Complex Relationship with Bitcoin: Past, Present and Future by Dale Aluf and Aaron Schorr
https://sino-israel.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Crypto-Report-Final-1.pdf
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Final thoughts by @0xSisyhpus (an account I love to follow on Twitter who's taking a break from crypto)
https://twitter.com/0xSisyphus/status/1409914070447312897
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Chainlink Fact Sheet
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ve5s2UWkjWcSWBZoK5cQWMhkqOX4DAs_/view
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How do banks work? by @Jonwu_
https://twitter.com/jonwu_/status/1409904554729041926
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Parachute Pants and Central Bank Money
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/quarles20210628a.htm
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MakerDAO report by Gauntlet
https://maker-report.gauntlet.network/
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DAO First Capital Formation by kain (SNX)
https://blog.synthetix.io/dao-first-capital-formation/
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The Story of the Mexican Fisherman - a quick tale about wealth ;) keep your eyes on what's really important
https://bemorewithless.com/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/
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Into The VC - Alameda by @solanians_
https://twitter.com/solanians_/status/1409727048893927428
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Gerald Cotten and Quadriga: Unraveling Crypto’s Biggest Mystery
https://www.coindesk.com/gerald-cotten-quadriga-serial-grifter
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Stablecoin thread by Ryan Watkins
https://twitter.com/RyanWatkins_/status/1410013765727305735
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DeFi attacks: the second part of the recap
https://www.theblockresearch.com/defi-attacks-the-second-part-of-the-recap-109809
Alpha:
https://www.facet.us/
Luxury jewelry for digital art and NFTs
Introducing Perpetual Protocol V2 — “Curie”
https://medium.com/perpetual-protocol/introducing-perpetual-protocol-v2-curie-730d3e9aa609
Rari Capital x xSushi Fuse pool
https://twitter.com/RariCapital/status/1410129161000153091
This week in crypto #4:



News:

USDC Backer Circle to Go Public in SPAC Deal
https://www.coindesk.com/usdc-backer-circle-to-go-public-in-spac-deal

Robinhood's S-1 goes public, detailing big surge in its crypto business unit since the start of 2021
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/110312/robinhoods-s-1-goes-public-detailing-big-surge-in-its-crypto-business-unit-since-the-start-of-2021


Uniswap V3 - We’re very excited to share that the Uniswap v3 liquidity mining contracts have been deployed to Ethereum mainnet and all testnets
https://twitter.com/Uniswap/status/1410675488172003330


JPMorgan Says Ethereum Upgrades Could Jumpstart $40 Billion Staking Industry
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilymason/2021/07/01/jpmorgan-says-ethereum-upgrades-could-jumpstart-40-billion-staking-industry


In gold-crazy India, millennials are turning to cryptocurrency amid Covid-19
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3139619/gold-crazy-india-millennials-are-turning-cryptocurrency-amid


Philippine Stock Exchange wants to provide crypto trading when regulators approve it
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/110486/philippine-stock-exchange-crypto-trading


BarnBridge unveils application to maintain portfolio weightings of ERC-20 tokens
https://cointelegraph.com/news/barnbridge-unveils-application-to-maintain-portfolio-weightings-of-erc-20-tokens


ArcherDAO x SushiSwap
https://twitter.com/Archer_DAO/status/1412387532642344965


Alpha Finance - June Monthly Summary
https://blog.alphafinance.io/june-summary/


Synthetix - June Monthly Summary
https://blog.synthetix.io/june-2021-monthly-update/


Israel’s new president will receive an NFT of the presidential oath
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/110679/israels-new-president-will-receive-an-nft-of-the-presidential-oath


UFC INKS $175 MILLION CRYPTO DEAL, ITS LARGEST SPONSORSHIP EVER
https://www.sportico.com/business/sponsorship/2021/ufc-crypto-partnership-million-1234633607/


Stake DAO Newsletter #1
https://stakedaohq.medium.com/stake-dao-newsletter-1-d52e50d2ac0


Marshall Wace to make foray into investing in crypto sector
https://www.ft.com/content/30bc58f8-c8b7-4e9f-a01c-bb3732ea5152
Raises:


Mark Cuban-backed NFT platform Mintable raises $13 million in Series A
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/110200/mark-cuban-nft-platform-mintable-13-million-series-a


Ripple Takes Part in $13 Million Series A Funding for NFT Product: Details
https://u.today/ripple-takes-part-in-13-million-series-a-funding-for-nft-product-details


Dexlab Raises $1.44M For Solana Gateway and Token Launchpad
https://coinquora.com/dexlab-raises-1-44m-for-solana-gateway-and-token-launchpad/


Spencer Dinwiddie’s Crypto App for Creators Raises $7.5M
https://www.coindesk.com/spencer-dinwiddies-crypto-app-for-creators-raises-7-5m


Animoca Brands completes US$138.88m capital raise with second tranche of US$50m
https://www.animocabrands.com/animoca-brands-completes-usd138888888-capital-raise-with-second-tranche-of-usd50000000


Softbank invests $200 million in Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin crypto exchange
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/softbank-invests-200-million-in-brazil-mercado-bitcoin-crypto-exchange/


Community Gaming raises $2.3M for automated esports tournaments with player rewards
https://venturebeat.com/2021/07/01/community-gaming-raises-2-3m-for-automated-esports-tournaments-with-player-rewards/


Syndicate Raises $800K from 100 Community Members
https://syndicate.mirror.xyz/_dIadEYTjam8Z8DGq2ezTBsYuf-bfSRoKFhNYZYJFk8


Bling Seed Round Backed by Coinbase Ventures, CEO Amy Wan – We are Working on Other Financial Services
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2021/07/177396-bling-seed-round-backed-by-coinbase-ventures-ceo-amy-wan-we-are-working-on-other-financial-services/


The Index Cooperative is excited to announce that we have raised $7.75M in a strategic Treasury diversification round led by 1kx and Galaxy Digital
https://medium.com/indexcoop/the-index-cooperative-completes-7-7m-treasury-diversification-led-by-galaxy-digital-1kx-4e481166b81f


DeFi investing platform Zerion raises $8.2 million in Series A funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/110675/defi-investing-platform-zerion-series-a-funding


DeFi on Solana: Solrise raises $3.4M for non-custodial asset management
https://cointelegraph.com/news/defi-on-solana-solrise-raises-3-4m-for-non-custodial-asset-management
Alpha:




Since March, ecosystem funds have deployed over $3,900,000 in 33 projects building on Solana!
https://solana.com/ecosystem?categories=fund


Introducing, Mint with Levy
https://adamlevy.io/mint/


Introducing Gro Protocol
https://groprotocol.medium.com/introducing-gro-protocol-edd1cbfed94b


Introducing Fixed Forex (USD, EUR, ZAR, JPY, CNY, etc) - Andre Cronje
https://andrecronje.medium.com/introducing-fixed-forex-usd-eur-zar-ypy-cny-etc-e668b931a884


Thread for releasing some prototypes, hopefully it will inspire some teams to form around them, alternatively, hopefully the code can help teach some eager learners - Andre Cronje
https://twitter.com/AndreCronjeTech/status/1411244286146977792


Introducing Neptune Finance
https://neptunefinance.medium.com/introducing-neptune-finance-f717f5099a05


Enjoy.