Additional Reads: (Cont'd)

What Greg Isenberg learned advising top web3 projects worth billions
https://twitter.com/gregisenberg/status/1442132101722087436

What the heck is the metaverse? by @metavestor
https://twitter.com/metavestor/status/1442171033767661572

DAOs May Be the Future of Work, but Don’t Bet on Them Being the Next Big Asset Class
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/09/26/daos-may-be-the-future-of-work-but-dont-bet-on-them-being-the-next-big-asset-class/

The internet treats bad business models as defects and routes around them
https://cdixon.mirror.xyz/PYk1fhNK4bBIDLPVpEJVUPprlOEUvf30XMDNLGZPY38

Meltem Demiror's thread on cross chain liquidity (from her Mainnet talk)
https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem/status/1442493504328912898

A thread on mega bundles (flashbots v0.4) by @bertcmiller
https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1442548307595706369

Before Bitcoin Pt.1 — 70s “Public Key Saga”
https://pet3rpan.medium.com/history-of-things-before-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-part-one-e199f02ca380

On building a memecoin, a community, and psyops by @mgnr_io
https://twitter.com/mgnr_io/status/1442785821593980930

Sahil Bloom's simple breakdown of what’s causing the global supply chain crisis
https://twitter.com/SahilBloom/status/1442499701551419392

LDNrAAVE 👻 on 8th October @ MNKY HSE in London
https://twitter.com/StaniKulechov/status/1442861108293824520

2021 Crypto Tax Loss Harvesting Guide
https://www.cointracker.io/blog/the-2020-tax-loss-harvesting-guide

What is Parallel, what's all the hype about & why you too don't want to miss it
https://twitter.com/Adielyaakov/status/1442861064429867008

Introducing Token Race
https://dev.mirror.xyz/dLLIq4Iebg5DLWJbOWa3sU6oQuwbogkmqPnz-ZbzPUg

Deep Dive into Validity Proofs and Layer 2
https://www.theblockresearch.com/deep-dive-into-validity-proofs-and-layer-2-117008

DeFi Digest: Sherlock, Boto and Polynomial Protocol
https://www.theblockresearch.com/defi-digest-sherlock-boto-and-polynomial-protocol-118503

Looking back on Phase 1 of Beta Finance
https://medium.com/beta-finance/looking-back-on-phase-1-of-beta-finance-d2258b7a0e7f

@The_ReadingApe on Infinity Skies and their 4 pillars of gameplay
https://twitter.com/The_ReadingApe/status/1442451462156521485

EGIRL CAPITAL - SELF SOVEREIGN SYMBIOSIS
https://www.egirlcapital.com/insights/60205414

Dealing with imposter syndrome? Read this (great thread by Alistair Milne)
https://twitter.com/alistairmilne/status/1442441951660453889

Very interesting thread/story by @satofishi (f2pool)
https://twitter.com/satofishi/status/1443020137611866112

Mapping out Arweave's ecosystem
https://www.theblockresearch.com/mapping-out-arweaves-ecosystem-118779

Fantom ecosystem spotlight – SpookySwap
https://fantom.foundation/blog/fantom-ecosystem-spotlight-spookyswap/

A thread about Karura Network by @chieftokenomist
https://twitter.com/chieftokenomist/status/1442837817395007491


A thread exploring the phenomenon of trend and momentum in financial markets by @Rewkang
https://twitter.com/Rewkang/status/1442702599300521991

Sino Global Capital: Why we invested in Orca
https://sinoglobalcap.medium.com/why-we-invested-in-orca-172f341b8089

Building a lasting community in crypto [PUBLIC]
https://efficient-tamarind-8c2.notion.site/Building-a-lasting-community-in-crypto-PUBLIC-456b712d7784452b8646963fe760c587

4 Ways NFTs Will Change Sports Tickets Forever
https://dgen.network/4-ways-nfts-will-change-sports-tickets-forever/

Big Brain DeFi Yield Farming Strategies (Part 1 of 2)
https://defichads.medium.com/big-brain-defi-yield-farming-strategies-part-1-of-2-be64c0fa3e85

Fascinating thread by @magdalenakala on being a consumer VC, a crypto investor and an LP at the same time
https://twitter.com/magdalenakala/status/1443382644809547783

A Complete Guide to Wonderland Money by @blocmastesdotcom
https://twitter.com/blocmatesdotcom/status/1443158768456331264

A look at the evolution of on-chain market making
https://www.theblockresearch.com/a-look-at-the-evolution-of-on-chain-market-making-118870

Podcasts:


DeFi Alpha Leak by Solana Labs
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1RDGlgEEmzNKL

The FTX Podcast #81 - Sam William Founder of Arweave Ep. 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkd897vx5sY

Aaron Wright: The LAO – DAOs From a Legal Perspective #376
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c54PzVtpL60

Talking Crypto #66 - Sal Ash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XmyMZCLLos

Secure Smart Contract Development by a16z
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI45YonLK0Q

Identifying 100x Opportunities Early w/ Jason Choi
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DOA0ePjpsrjXsrDgzKDpp?si=bXRfiCTdSuajuX3rrTUl7Q

Summary of "How to grow decentralized communities" by @pet3rpan_ (@1kxNetwork) for @scribeDAO
https://twitter.com/0xnyew/status/1442148170083958786

The FTX Podcast #82 - Tommy and Taylor Johnson of PsyOptions Solana DeFi Options
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH-ngrI7hdY

The good, bad, and ugly of crypto by Solana Labs
https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1kvKpArZvYkGE

Bankless #85 - The Crypto Gaming Revolution | Arianna Simpson
https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/the-crypto-gaming-revolution

Podcast Notes: @andy8025 (fractionalize) on Talking Crypto (Gabriel Haines)
https://twitter.com/The_ReadingApe/status/1442466551785873412

Is Axie Infinity Finite? – Nifty News #96 for Tuesday, Sept 28th
https://theniftyshow.com/is-axie-infinity-finite-nifty-news-96-for-tuesday-sept-28th/

Podcast Notes: ChainLinkGod x @Crypto___Oracle
https://twitter.com/The_ReadingApe/status/1442828941329190913

Zero Knowledge FM: Episode 199: Snapps on Mina with Emre and Izaak
https://zeroknowledge.fm/episode-199-snapps-on-mina-with-emre-and-izaak/

Alpha:

Sudoswap!
https://twitter.com/sudoswap/status/1443293923351285761

Clam Island
https://twitter.com/0xShual/status/1443169542943936515

DinoDAO
https://twitter.com/DinoDAOeth/status/1440836006630985729

Enter JPEG'd — Bridging the gap between DeFi and NFTs
https://medium.com/@jpegd/the-lending-mechanics-f59da95eb894

Introducing: Lobby Wiki
https://twitter.com/wilsonsaccount/status/1442264846385385473

Some of the upcoming TGEs/sales/auctions/listings you should know about
https://twitter.com/ICO_Analytics/status/1442243188924813314

What is Derby Stars?
https://medium.com/@DerbyStars/what-is-derby-stars-3817ae798d2c

https://etherscan.io/accounts/label/fund

Matcha Gasless Trading
https://twitter.com/matchaxyz/status/1442885566442262534

A thread on where Darren Lau is currently farming for possible retroactive airdrops
https://twitter.com/Darrenlautf/status/1442836788939083777

https://femboy.capital/

Hope you have a lovely weekend and that this week's dump brings you value.❤

This week in crypto #17:


Hope you're good.
Burned: 469,151 ETH
Rewards: 853,533 ETH
Tips: 121,283 ETH
Net Issuance: 384,381 ETH
Net Reduction: 54.96%

News:


AutoShark Exploit Caps a Busy Week In Crypto Crime
https://www.bsc.news/post/autoshark-exploit-caps-a-busy-week-in-crypto-crime

Grayscale updating the weightings for Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund to include $SOL
https://twitter.com/Grayscale/status/1444061100908204033

Announcing The Cloudflare Distributed Web Gateways Private Beta: Unlocking the Web3 Metaverse and Decentralized Finance for Everyone
https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-web3-gateways/

A huge glitch on DeFi platform Compound has put $160 million at risk - with the founder begging for the money to be returned
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/defi-compound-error-risk-glitch-robert-lescher-crypto-2021-10
https://www.rekt.news/overcompensated/
https://twitter.com/msolomon44/status/1443581030493929476
https://twitter.com/bantg/status/1445119511154380801

Trader Joe Enters Avalanche Rush with an Incentives Program up to $20M
https://medium.com/avalancheavax/trader-joe-enters-avalanche-rush-with-an-incentives-program-up-to-20m-4646c6c20261

Drift Perpetual Futures Devnet is now live
https://twitter.com/DriftProtocol/status/1443322083317014535

StarkNet Alpha is Coming to Mainnet
https://medium.com/starkware/starknet-alpha-is-coming-to-mainnet-b825829eaf32

Nexus Mutual allocated $50m of its float to earn ETH2.0 yields with Lido
https://twitter.com/HughKarp/status/1445331234482278406

MetaMask Institutional Announces the Integration of BitGo, Qredo and Cactus Custody™
https://consensys.net/blog/press-release/metamask-institutional-announces-the-integration-of-bitgo-qredo-and-cactus-custody

Bitcoin set to become legal payment in Brazil
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-set-become-legal-payment-154644863.html

Publishing on Mirror is Now Open to All
https://dev.mirror.xyz/valptw8S9eZ1cvzX-JCGga2N_W2hXyurSYbOlNFj4OQ

RGP-4: RBN Token Activation Event
https://gov.ribbon.finance/t/rgp-4-rbn-token-activation-event/175

Binance Will List Adventure Gold (AGLD) in the Innovation Zone
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/4a0b5201a6874cfe98adad4f74b6a75b

Curve is now live on Avalanche
https://twitter.com/CurveFinance/status/1445129758455603210

Aave is now live on Avalanche
https://twitter.com/AaveAave/status/1445051818015445009

This week on Fantom
https://twitter.com/FantomFDN/status/1445016382865870848

Nansen adds support for Fantom
https://fantom.foundation/blog/nansen-adds-support-for-fantom

Alpha Finance - September Monthly Summary
https://blog.alphafinance.io/september-monthly-summary/

Arca 2021 Q3 Update: Arca Passes $500m in AUM + New Hires, Funds and Partnerships
https://www.ar.ca/blog/arca-2021q3-update

REKT: FTX - TERMS & COMMISSIONS
https://rekt.news/ftx-terms-and-commissions/

Akash Network roadmap
https://akash.network/roadmap

Introducing Fei v2
https://medium.com/fei-protocol/introducing-fei-v2-6f56afe7a1b5

Binance Will List Radicle (RAD)
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/fb2941023f6f4612b51a3e659319a9ef

Tether's assets include $1 billion with crypto lending platform Celsius: Bloomberg
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/119793/tethers-assets-include-1-billion-with-crypto-lending-platform-celsius-bloomberg

NFTs:



Esports Giant TSM Teams Up With Solana 'Blue Chip' NFT Game Aurory
https://decrypt.co/82404/tsm-ftx-aurory-nfts-solana
https://tsm.gg/news/first-ever-tsm-ftx-aurory-nft-release-deal-crypto-esports

NFTs 101 — Why NFTs are a generational innovation (110 min read, good luck)
https://medium.com/@intenex/nfts-101-why-nfts-are-a-generational-innovation-4626ae803e3b

Sudoswap v2 is now live
https://twitter.com/sudoswap/status/1444087190716248064

Real time chatrooms secured by your NFT
https://twitter.com/garypalmerjr/status/1443996036175962114

AXS staking is live
https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1443476351403663363

Treeverse - Timeless
https://medium.com/@treeverse/announcing-timeless-8f1602f9ce4c
https://twitter.com/Loopifyyy/status/1445057648479584258

OpenSea - unverified collections will be hidden by default
https://twitter.com/opensea/status/1445166436150820867

Tackling the NFT Pricing Issue With Upshot CEO, Nick Emmons
https://beincrypto.com/tackling-the-nft-pricing-issue-with-upshot-ceo-nick-emmons/

NFT Redefined: DeHorizon launches “DeMeta” NFT to build up interoperability
https://cryptodaily.io/nft-redefined-dehorizon-launches-demeta-nft-to-build-up-interoperability/

Chopsticks and Tray: A Redeemable SushiSwap NFT
https://twitter.com/sushinft/status/1444736489213018115

Shaq to Release NFT Collection
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/04/shaq-to-release-nft-collection/

Mint Season 3
https://twitter.com/levychain/status/1445187880423342083/

NFT Market Too Frothy? Now You Can Short It
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/05/nft-market-too-frothy-now-you-can-short-it/

Leveraged perpetuals with Futureswap V4 x NFTX
https://medium.com/futureswap/perpetuals-on-cryptopunks-73601efc76a0

SolMonkey Becomes First Solana-NFT To Sell for Record Breaking
https://www.nftradar.org/solmonkey-becomes-first-solana-nft-to-sell-for-record-breaking-2-million-usd/

Ethereum NFT Market OpenSea Hits Best Day in a Month as CrypToadz Sales Surge
https://decrypt.co/82564/ethereum-nft-market-opensea-record-cryptoadz-sales-surge

Czech Royal Family to Preserve Iconic Historical Art Through NFTs
https://nftplazas.com/czech-royal-family-nfts/

DC to give away free superhero NFTs to people
https://www.nftradar.org/dc-to-give-away-free-superhero-nfts-to-people-registering-for-fandome-event/

Detroit Culture Club, a Music NFT Pop-up built on Tezos
https://nftnewstoday.com/2021/09/29/detroit-culture-club-a-music-nft-pop-up-built-on-tezos/

Raises:


Swash raises $4M in oversubscribed funding round
https://swashapp.io/blog/swash-raises-4m-in-an-oversubscribed-funding-round/

a16z: Investing in Forta
https://a16z.com/2021/09/30/investing-in-forta/

Merit Circle closes $4.5M seed round to revolutionize the P2E gaming industry
https://medium.com/@meritcircle/merit-circle-closes-4-5m-seed-round-to-revolutionize-the-p2e-gaming-industry-a8d82429506c

Highlighting DoinGud’s Financial Contributors
https://medium.com/doingud/highlighting-doinguds-financial-contributors-2966c5f57161

Dapper Labs Acquires Influencer Platform Brud, Launches Unit Focusing on DAOs
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/04/dapper-labs-acquires-influencer-platform-brud-launches-unit-focusing-on-daos/

Andreessen Horowitz Values Developer of NFT Game Axie Infinity at $3 Billion
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/andreessen-horowitz-values-developer-of-nft-game-axie-infinity-at-3-billion

Investing in Manifold
https://a16z.com/2021/10/05/investing-in-manifold/

@hashed_official acquired 2 gaming studios in Asia to launch 30+ people team of designers, engineers, community builders, game economists
https://twitter.com/baekkyoumkim/status/1445628699437457409

Art Blocks Raises $6M From True Ventures, Galaxy on Strength of Generative NFTs
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/06/art-blocks-raises-6m-from-galaxy-flamingo-dao-on-strength-of-generative-nfts/

FTX acquires LedgerX
https://twitter.com/Brett_FTXUS/status/1445852279110656002

DeFi project Strips Finance raises $8.5 million to launch interest rates trading platform
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/119621/defi-project-strips-finance-funding-interest-rates-trading-platform

Dubai crypto exchange BitOasis raises $30 million funding round
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/119633/dubai-crypto-exchange-bitoasis-raises-30-million-funding-round

Indian crypto exchange CoinSwitch Kuber raises $260 million in Series C funding from a16z and others
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/119600/indian-crypto-exchange-coinswitch-kuber-series-c-funding-a16z-unicorn

Arca closes $30 million venture fund as it crosses $500 million in AuM
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/119565/arca-closes-30-million-venture-fund-as-it-crosses-500-million-in-aum

NFX unveils $450 million fund, aimed at pre-seed and seed investments across tech and crypto
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/119548/nfx-unveils-450-million-fund-aimed-at-pre-seed-and-seed-investments-across-tech-and-crypto

ThorChain-based DEX ThorSwap raises $3.75 million in a private token sale
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/119531/thorchain-based-dex-thorswap-funding-token-sale

GooseFX Announces $4.5 Million Seed Raise
https://medium.com/goosefx/goosefx-announces-4-5-million-seed-raise-e02e4e807cb6

Stader Labs completes $4M funding raise to expand crypto staking
https://cointelegraph.com/news/stader-labs-completes-4m-funding-raise-to-expand-crypto-staking

PowerLoom Seed Round + Boost
https://medium.com/powerloom/powerloom-seed-round-4d54116d9613

Play-to-earn metaverse game Warena raises $1.5 million from top blockchain investors
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/play-to-earn-metaverse-game-warena-raises-15-million-from-top-blockchain-investors

Blockchain-Based MarTech Platform — Ojamu Raises $1.7M
https://coinquora.com/blockchain-based-martech-platform-ojamu-raises-1-7m/

Demole’s Seed Investment Round is now officially closed
https://twitter.com/demoleio/status/1444326055251103752

Regulation:


Brazilian Congress to Consider Bill Regulating Crypto Exchanges
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/10/05/brazilian-congress-to-consider-bill-regulating-crypto-exchanges/

KuCoin Tells Users in China to Move Funds to ‘Other Platforms’ by Dec. 31
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/05/kucoin-tells-users-in-china-to-move-funds-to-other-platforms-before-december/

House Republican tells Gary Gensler to back off crypto, saying the 'vast majority' of coins are not in the SEC's purview
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/gary-gensler-crypto-tom-emmer-sec-republican-retail-investors-securities-2021-10

South Korea’s 20% Tax on Crypto Gains Will Take Effect in 2022: Report
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/10/07/south-koreas-20-tax-on-crypto-gains-will-take-effect-in-2022-report/

Regulatory Uncertainty a Recurring Theme at London’s Token2049
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/07/regulatory-uncertainty-a-recurring-theme-at-londons-token2049/

FSB Says Adoption of Global Stablecoin Regulations Shows ‘Gaps’ and ‘Fragmentation’
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/10/07/fsb-says-adoption-of-global-stablecoin-regulations-shows-gaps-and-fragmentation/

US FDIC Said to Be Studying Deposit Insurance for Stablecoins
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/10/06/us-fdic-said-to-be-studying-deposit-insurance-for-stablecoins/

Binance Registers 3 More Firms in Ireland as Crypto Regulation Heats Up
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/06/binance-registers-3-more-firms-in-ireland-as-crypto-regulation-heats-up/

Additional Reads:


A master thread about all the shady actors in this space by @ZachXBT
https://twitter.com/ZachXBT/status/1443583283648872464

Alameda has upped their Convex farm to $525m again
https://twitter.com/DefiMoon/status/1443788356911992838

What do Nansen wallet labels/emojis mean
https://www.notion.so/Wallet-Labels-Emojis-What-do-they-mean-f55ee986ee724f4ab864a6a9c90207cf

Arthut Hayes - Silicon Sojourn
https://cryptohayes.medium.com/silicon-sojourn-4c872d07cde6

Why the largest crypto trading firms are becoming venture capitalists as well
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/news+/119360/why-the-largest-crypto-trading-firms-are-becoming-venture-capitalists-as-well

Web3 native business models: a thread by @WuCarra
https://twitter.com/WuCarra/status/1443769882948997123

Why you should care about being front-ran and a guide to get started with Flashbots RPC endpoint by Anish Agnihotri
https://twitter.com/_anishagnihotri/status/1444114464169762819

Tax implications of Curve/Convex staking, thread by @DefiWhiskey
https://twitter.com/DefiWhiskey/status/1444285456678539269

Hasu's thread about the "code is law" view
https://twitter.com/hasufl/status/1444309259236352000

GenieSwap Dashboard by @Nifty_Table
https://dune.xyz/niftytable/GenieSwap

Quarter IV 2021 by Ansem
https://blknoiz06.substack.com/p/quarter-iv-2021

Nick Chong's thread about crypto and DeFi tips
https://twitter.com/n2ckchong/status/1444533227150970894

Pandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/03/pandora-papers-biggest-ever-leak-of-offshore-data-exposes-financial-secrets-of-rich-and-powerful

Raoul Pal's thread about NFT innovations
https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI/status/1444813102705434627

bagofbread's thread about $GRO
https://twitter.com/Bagofbread2/status/1444792051443191809

Axie Infinity - What goes up must come down
https://areyawinningson.finance/2021/09/01/Axie-Infinity-What-goes-up-must-come-down.html

How to Get a Job in Crypto
https://www.coindesk.com/learn/how-to-get-a-job-in-crypto/

CowSwap - over $1 Billion traded
https://twitter.com/MEVprotection/status/1444774985919352832

ChainLink - Price data feeds are available
https://docs.chain.link/docs/get-the-latest-price-solana/

MakerDAO - The case for clean money
https://forum.makerdao.com/t/the-case-for-clean-money/10684

StakeWise found an exploit in their competitor's protocol - Rocket Pool and Lido
https://twitter.com/stakewise_io/status/1445475001696620550

Pendle x Ohm Pro
https://twitter.com/pendle_fi/status/1445374332398497795

A Vision of Ethereum - 2025
https://mirror.xyz/0x429F9aDA43e9F345CbB85EC88681BB70Df808892/iujAzlqzNFjyOk6j_rcxAFTarDfOR-iBTo84Wlcu21A

Cryptodetweiler's thread about $KLIMA
https://twitter.com/cryptodetweiler/status/1445482442345701385

A Web3 thesis: the "reverse" test by @tosi_tommaso
https://twitter.com/tosi_tommaso/status/1445376990400311302

@jbrukh's thread about why price floor is a terrible concept
https://twitter.com/jbrukh/status/1445374167461908481

@0xtaygun's thread about Flow's potential
https://twitter.com/0xtaygun/status/1444051662591647747

The rise of Olympus DAO
https://www.theblockresearch.com/the-rise-of-olympus-dao-119224

@rajgokal's thread about what's to come for Solana
https://twitter.com/rajgokal/status/1444693370589220868

A thread on crypto, gaming communities and adoption by @jacksondahl
https://twitter.com/jacksondahl/status/1444377014664712195

Optimistic Rollups: Metis
https://www.theblockresearch.com/optimistic-rollups-metis-118921

Clusters: how trusted & trust-minimized bridges shape the multi-chain landscape
https://blog.celestia.org/clusters/

How transparent is yearn
https://twitter.com/iearnfinance/status/1445143482830446600

Olympus DAO - aka DeFi's liquidity black hole
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FpmwkGmc8qdISp6HgePnCophIsF8l1Sb/view

@0xJme's thread about Levana Protocol
https://twitter.com/0xJme/status/1444987456454111234

Additional Reads: (Cont'd)

Play to Earn: a 0 to 1 Explainer by WuCarra
https://twitter.com/WuCarra/status/1445095025428385801

Crypto Wallet 101. How to keep your assets clean, secure, and ready for tax season by @chriscantino
https://twitter.com/chriscantino/status/1445084855549579264

SQL on Ethereum: How to Work With All the Data from a Transaction
https://ath.mirror.xyz/mbR1n_CvflL1KIKCTG42bnM4HpfGBqDPNndH8mu2eJw

The Quest for Perp AMMs
https://insights.deribit.com/market-research/the-quest-for-perp-amms/

The essential crypto and DeFi reading list
https://www.argent.xyz/learn/the-crypto-and-defi-reading-list/

The NFT reading list
https://www.argent.xyz/learn/the-nft-reading-list/

How To: Leverage C.R.E.A.M. and start contributing to DAOs — Part 1
https://medium.com/@ivanalfredo/how-to-leverage-c-r-e-a-m-and-start-contributing-to-daos-part-1-6a72e3d5de70

The Future of [X] is Decentralized
https://medium.com/dapperlabs/the-future-of-x-is-decentralized-bb3245faf1b1

Introducing the Lido Ethereum staking rewards dashboard
https://twitter.com/LidoFinance/status/1445712382827716612

A reminder of the power of Alchemix
https://twitter.com/scupytrooples/status/1445239888555638784

A Deep Dive into Sushi: Otoro for Breakfast – A Fundamental Analysis (Part 1)
https://www.treehouse.finance/post/otoro-for-breakfast-a-fundamental-look-into-sushi-part-1

On A Pathway To An Open Metaverse
https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1445468399656595456

A thread about crypto funding breaking records by @dantwany
https://twitter.com/dantwany/status/1445468788191727621/

@pastryeth's summary of the 141 pager released by Bank of America noscriptd 'Digital Assets Primer: Only the first inning."
https://twitter.com/PastryEth/status/1445565755534184452

A THREAD on most thought provoking ideas on Web 3, NFTs, tokens++ shared by @cdixon
https://twitter.com/rohit_jindal29/status/1445625922770505741

Advanced Solidity: @ernestognw solving @the_ethernaut's Solidity Trivia #12
https://twitter.com/ernestognw/status/1445599791874904068

Partial Common Ownership - collection of tools and articles
https://www.radicalxchange.org/concepts/partial-common-ownership/

Depreciating Licenses by E. Glen Weyl and Anthony Lee Zhang
https://anthonyleezhang.github.io/pdfs/dl.pdf

Paraidm: RICKS (Recurrently Issued Collectively Kept Shards)
https://www.paradigm.xyz/2021/10/ricks/

$SPELL thread by @revol_space
https://twitter.com/revol_space/status/1445806224834891776

What is zkSync?
https://www.argent.xyz/learn/what-is-zksync/

State of Arweave ecosystem (October 2021)
https://twitter.com/vertoexchange/status/1446135002291445761

Portfolio Director of $5 billion fund Pantera Capital believes DeFi market is undervalued
https://twitter.com/TheBlock__/status/1445796576811786244

croissant's list of people to follow (sad 'no shual' noises)
https://twitter.com/CroissantEth/status/1445799017972125696

Bankless: State of the DAOs #0 | Oct 6th, 2021
https://banklessdao.substack.com/p/state-of-the-daos-0-oct-6th-2021

Messari on Olympus Pro (OHM)
https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto/status/1445810274481623044

@chasedevens on Olympus Pro (OHM)
https://twitter.com/chasedevens/status/1445800257325912064

Mapping out the Cardano ecosystem
https://www.theblockresearch.com/mapping-out-the-cardano-ecosystem-119174

Best crypto media by @cooopahtroopa
https://twitter.com/Cooopahtroopa/status/1445538227419373570

Podcasts:



Talking Crypto #68 - Nick Chong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWdnFjr0cls

Podcast Notes: Delphi x Circle
https://twitter.com/delphiintern/status/1443954613791563778

Podcast Notes: Patrick OShaughnessy x Kyle Samani
https://twitter.com/kashdhanda/status/1444882361414344704

Navigating the Most Interesting Trades in Crypto w/ SplitCapital
https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/profit-maximalist/id1350247761

Terra Autumn Series Ep. 1: Kickstarting Terra Autumn with Do Kwon
https://www.delphidigital.io/reports/terra-autumn-series-ep-1-kickstarting-terra-autumn-with-do-kwon/

Talking Crypto #69 - Ponderware (Mooncats)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNbwtfHbYVI

How Solana is like Netflix: Kyle Samani on the ‘Business Breakdown’ Podcast
https://solana.com/news/solana-netflix-kyle-samani

84 - Defining the Metaverse
http://podcast.banklesshq.com/84-defining-the-metaverse

Jason Choi x Kyle Samani
https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1445570558955966470

NFTs rising - The Web 3 Creator Economy is here - Decentralized NFTs done right by Manifold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibAmfhumBBQ

Podcast Notes: Delphi x Do Kwon
https://twitter.com/delphiintern/status/1445406034479157257

Podcast Notes: DODO Dex
https://twitter.com/The_ReadingApe/status/1445365656682045444

Naval - The Beginning of Infinity (Shual: If anything listen to this)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEmJIA0pEf0

"Things Can Compound Indefinitely": Secrets of Multicoin Capital's Success - Kyle Smanani, Ep. 166
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-bTQamKN_A

Alpha:


Context
https://twitter.com/context/status/1444038168739602435

Upcoming possible airdrops
https://defillama.com/airdrops

Introducing WOWswap NFT — Trade the Most Popular NFTs with Leverage
https://wowswap-io.medium.com/introducing-wowswap-nft-trade-the-most-popular-nfts-with-leverage-e3e53fc4a24

Manifold Studio
https://manifoldxyz.substack.com/p/manifold-studio

Introducing Multiverse
https://medium.com/universe-xyz/introducing-multiverse-aa4d2748117

https://twitter.com/danku_r/status/1445525955322134528
Terra Calendar :D

Synthetify
https://twitter.com/synthetify/status/1445081140700852232

Kalao
https://twitter.com/GetKalao/status/1444763643997048836

Introducing Cozy Protection Markets
https://medium.com/@cozyfinance/introducing-cozy-protection-markets-fc8f75636085

TheDefiant's Terminal
https://terminal.thedefiant.io/

$LOOP dropped (check if you got airdrops)
https://twitter.com/StarTerra_io/status/1446185751465562122

Hope you have a lovely weekend and that this week's dump brings you value. I'll try to keep these shorter from now on. Sorry about the formatting fuck-ups. ❤

https://twitter.com/0xShual/status/1446838265928208384 FOR SHAME

This week in crypto #18:



Hope you're good.♥

Burned: 529,898 ETH
Rewards: 944,554 ETH
Tips: 130,291 ETH
Net Issuance: 414,655 ETH
Net Reduction: 56.1%

News:


yearn goes cross-chain, starting with Fantom
https://twitter.com/iearnfinance/status/1446243257336229912

Divergence Ventures
https://twitter.com/divdotvc/status/1446522545503563777
https://twitter.com/gabagooldoteth/status/1446498569603756033
https://cryptobriefing.com/divergence-ventures-analyst-exposed-farming-airdrop/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/divergence-ventures-accused-insider-trading-120500297.html
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/10/08/airdrop-ethics-vc-firm-draws-ire-following-25m-ribbon-finance-exploit/
https://twitter.com/gabagooldoteth/status/1446687517818904578
https://twitter.com/0xSisyphus/status/1446810787851419648
https://twitter.com/juliankoh/status/1446923345396703234
https://twitter.com/gabagooldoteth/status/1446926755181338629

Dragonfly Capital's Tom Schmidt returned $RBN tokens as well, kudos
https://twitter.com/gabagooldoteth/status/1447884532368171011

Optimism OVM 2.0 Changeset
https://community.optimism.io/docs/developers/l2/changeset.html

The outflow of crypto from China
https://twitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1447123137313730568

Binance Smart Chain (BSC) Receives $1 Billion to Bring the Next 1 Billion Crypto Users
https://www.binance.org/en/blog/binance-launches-one-billion-binance-smart-chain-fund-to-reach-one-billion-crypto-users/

Trustless voting on StarkNet using Snapshot
https://twitter.com/StarkWareLtd/status/1447911018185863170

XDEFI wallet is live
https://twitter.com/xdefi_wallet/status/1447927319809695759

Arbitrum Nitro: Sneak Preview
https://medium.com/offchainlabs/arbitrum-nitro-sneak-preview-44550d9054f5

Stripe is starting a new crypto team
https://twitter.com/gponcin/status/1447948308907913218

A complete history of Litecoin from Charlie Lee's perspective
https://twitter.com/SatoshiLite/status/1446159273633800192

China’s Zunyi police arrested nearly 100 people using cryptocurrency money laundering with huobi okex and binance, involving a total of 130 million U.S. dollars
https://twitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1448190226614996993

Sushi Launches Celo “DeFi for the People” with $12.6M rewards
https://medium.com/sushiswap-org/sushi-launches-celo-defi-for-the-people-with-12-6m-rewards-8d9ecde32e14

a16z web3 Policy Hub
https://a16z.com/web3-policy/

UniSync: a port of Uniswap V2 on the zkEVM
https://medium.com/matter-labs/unisync-a-port-of-uniswap-v2-on-the-zkevm-b12954748504

Artbitrum flashloans with Stabilize
https://twitter.com/StabilizePro/status/1448301021990641667

$RON (Ronin's native token) is coming
https://twitter.com/SkyMavisHQ/status/1448325940359024640

Frax 🤝 Gelato
https://twitter.com/gelatonetwork/status/1448322638628093953

News: (Cont'd)

Polkadot Motion 118 has been submitted
https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1448320451118346240

FTX announces partnership with International Cricket Council
https://www.exchange4media.com/announcements-news/ftx-announces-partnership-with-icc-116295.html

BadgerDAO (BADGER) and Rarible (RARI) are launching on Coinbase Pro
https://blog.coinbase.com/badgerdao-badger-and-rarible-rari-are-launching-on-coinbase-pro-35f4fb644d75

China's Average monthly hashrate share, Aug'21: 0.00%
https://cbeci.org/mining_map

Visa partners with artist Micah Johnson to support the creator economy
https://usa.visa.com/visa-everywhere/blog/bdp/2021/10/12/visa-partners-with-1634070524844.html

Mark Cuban says ethereum has the ‘most upside’ as a crypto investment
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/13/mark-cuban-ethereum-has-the-most-upside-as-a-crypto-investment.html

Futureswap V4 Mainnet Beta Launch
https://medium.com/futureswap/futureswap-v4-mainnet-beta-launch-89beef3c6a0d

Acala Crowdloan
https://twitter.com/AcalaNetwork/status/1448354883749437449

ConsenSys plans funding round at $3 billion valuation
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/120065/consensys-plans-funding-round-at-3-billion-valuation

Paradigm onboards new partner amid $1.5 billion raise
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/120078/paradigm-onboards-new-partner-amid-1-5-billion-raise

Aave on Fantom being proposed
https://twitter.com/FantomFDN/status/1447564576329977862

Early Facebook Investor Andreessen Horowitz Nabs Engineers From Novi Crypto Wallet
https://decrypt.co/83203/early-facebook-investor-andreessen-horowitz-nabs-engineers-novi-crypto-wallet

SEC Approves Volt Equity’s Crypto Stock ETF
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/10/10/sec-approves-volt-equitys-crypto-stock-etf/

Bitmain says it will no longer ship bitcoin miners in mainland China
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/119996/bitmain-suspend-antminer-shipment-mainland-china

NFTs:



New NFT marketplace takes direct aim at OpenSea — with a token
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/119887/new-nft-marketplace-takes-direct-aim-at-opensea-with-a-token

BAYC: Wen Token?
https://twitter.com/BoredApeYC/status/1446569318540615681

Coinbase Follows FTX.US Into NFT Trading
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/12/coinbase-follows-ftxus-into-nft-trading/

Aurory in-game alpha footage
https://twitter.com/AuroryProject/status/1447895442931527681

Bored Ape Yacht Club creators just signed with the same talent manager that represents Britney Spears and The Weeknd
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/120267/bored-ape-yacht-club-creators-just-signed-with-the-same-talent-manager-that-represents-britney-spears-and-the-w

YGG Acquires Heroes in Play-To-Earn MOBA Game, Thetan Arena
https://medium.com/yield-guild-games/ygg-acquires-heroes-in-play-to-earn-moba-game-thetan-arena-3433de7cfabd

NFTme.tv (this is so cool)
https://twitter.com/future_surfer/status/1448226821003218947

Axie Infinity - October Development Update
https://axie.substack.com/p/october

Yield Guild Games Partners With CyBall — A Football-Themed Play-to-Earn Game Launching on BSC and Solana
https://medium.com/yield-guild-games/yield-guild-games-partners-with-cyball-a-football-themed-play-to-earn-game-launching-on-bsc-and-e070ded07431

☢️Leaky Sunday! A Closer Look at Tokemak NFTs
https://www.tokebase.org/leaky-sunday-a-closer-look-at-tokemak-nfts/

Why FTX’s upcoming marketplace is avoiding NFTs that offer royalties
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/120016/why-ftxs-upcoming-marketplace-is-avoiding-nfts-that-offer-royalties

NFTs Are Still Hot in China, Despite Crypto Crackdown
https://decrypt.co/82586/nfts-are-still-hot-in-china-despite-crypto-crackdown

BabyDoodles 101 Guide to Solana NFTs
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1BMGunmGpKSWZUOGaWH3LHc4A_5NtsZwrtaTjc52KcUY/

NFT Gaming Pioneer Vulcan Forged Launches First-Ever DEX for Gaming Tokens
https://www.newsbtc.com/press-releases/nft-gaming-pioneer-vulcan-forged-launches-first-ever-dex-for-gaming-tokens/

Outkast NFT Collection Sells Out in 44 Minutes
https://www.lelezard.com/en/news-20040042.html

Raises:



Indian TikTok challenger raises $19M to launch social token on Solana
https://cointelegraph.com/news/indian-tiktok-challenger-raises-19m-to-launch-social-token-on-solana

reNFT's $1.5M strategic round led by Animoca Brands
https://twitter.com/renftlabs/status/1446545706114641925

Metaverse Gaming Heats Up As Treeverse Concludes Raise At $25m Valuation
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alpha-alarm/2021/10/09/metaverse-gaming-heats-up-as-treeverse-concludes-raise-at-25m-valuation

Bitkraft raises $75M token fund for blockchain game investments
https://venturebeat.com/2021/10/08/bitkraft-raises-75m-token-fund-for-blockchain-game-investments/

Yup Raises Seed Round to Empower Web3 Curators
https://yup.mirror.xyz/rzRK52lDvnsO3Hxp8Tctdt2gjcVVmb4Jp6mxGVSi1KQ

Crypto Lender Celsius Network Raises $400M in Bid to Reassure Regulators
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/12/crypto-lender-celsius-network-raises-400m-in-a-bid-to-reassure-regulators-report/

Decentralized Content Monetization Platform Creaton Raises $1.1 Million in Funding
https://coincodex.com/article/12563/decentralized-content-monetization-platform-creaton-raises-11-million-in-funding/

Decentralized exchange Futureswap raises $12 million from Ribbit Capital and others
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/120099/decentralized-exchange-futureswap-raises-12-million-from-ribbit-capital-and-others

Crypto prime broker SheeldMarket raises $10 million in Series A funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/120245/crypto-prime-broker-sheeldmarket-france-series-a-funding

SoftBank Joins $60M Investment in Crypto Analytics Firm Elliptic
https://decrypt.co/83159/softbank-joins-60m-investment-crypto-analytics-firm-elliptic

Crypto payment startup MoonPay valued at $3.4 billion after first funding round
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/120145/crypto-payment-startup-moonpay-valued-at-3-4-billion-after-first-funding-round

Elpis Global successfully raised $2.15M to build the first game on Elpis Metaverse
https://medium.com/elpis-battle/elpis-global-successfully-raised-2m-to-build-the-first-game-on-elpis-metaverse-67754c6013b7

DeHorizon Raises $8.5M Pre-A Round Led By Sfermion, Dragonfly Capital and Everest Ventures Group
https://medium.com/@shane_87799/dehorizon-raises-8-5m-pre-a-round-led-by-sfermion-dragonfly-capital-and-everest-ventures-group-8b68bee1f7f9

Stader Labs Raises $4 Million in Seed Funding, Led by Pantera Capital & Other Major Investors
https://blog.staderlabs.com/stader-labs-raises-4-million-in-seed-funding-led-by-pantera-capital-other-major-investors-f0452f8c83b0

DeFi for the Small Guy: Algorand-Based Tinyman Raises $2.5M Ahead of DEX Launch
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/07/defi-for-the-small-guy-algorand-based-tinyman-raises-25m-ahead-of-dex-launch

Velas increases blockchain grants program to $100M
https://cointelegraph.com/news/velas-increases-blockchain-grants-program-to-100m