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

Raises: (Cont'd)

Colombian Fintech Movii Raises $15M in Series B Round
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/08/colombian-fintech-movii-raises-15m-in-series-b-round/

Aurora raises $12 million in its first funding round
https://aurora.dev/blog/aurora-raises-usd12-million-in-its-first-funding-round

Cross-chain liquidity mirroring protocol Pontoon announces $3.2 million fundraise
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/cross-chain-liquidity-mirroring-protocol-pontoon-announces-32-million-fundraise

Cradles Seed Investment Round Concludes $1.2M
https://medium.com/cradles/cradles-seed-investment-round-concludes-1-2m-5682cb6fb79b

Gaming Platform OP Games Raises $8.6m To Bridge Game Developers To Web 3.0
https://opgames.medium.com/gaming-platform-op-games-raises-8-6m-to-bridge-game-developers-to-web-3-0-970ef25678c8

NFTically, a NFT marketplace creator, raises seed funding
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/nftically-a-nft-marketplace-creator-raises-seed-funding/article36960550.ece

dHEDGE DAO has raised $2m in a DAO Treasury Diversification round.
https://medium.com/dhedge-org/dhedge-dao-has-raised-2m-in-a-dao-treasury-diversification-round-16b60e728209

Nova Finance Investment Round Successfully Closed
https://novafinance1.medium.com/nova-finance-investment-round-successfully-closed-30ed21ff8ae9

Arcana Network Raises $2.3M from Republic Crypto, Woodstock Fund, DCG, Sahil Lavingia, Fenbushi & Others
https://medium.com/arcana-network-blog/arcana-network-raises-2-3m-from-republic-crypto-woodstock-dcg-sahil-lavingia-fenbushi-others-ee77b98936df

Regulation:


Binance Appoints Its First Chief Regulatory Liaison Officer
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/14/binance-appoints-its-first-chief-regulatory-liaison-officer/

Anyone Seen Tether’s Billions?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-10-07/crypto-mystery-where-s-the-69-billion-backing-the-stablecoin-tether

Bank of England leader calls crypto regulation a 'matter of urgency' for financial stability
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/120425/bank-of-england-leader-calls-crypto-regulation-a-matter-of-urgency-for-financial-stability

UK gambling regulator is looking into NFT fantasy soccer league Sorare
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/120096/uk-gambling-regulator-is-looking-into-nft-fantasy-soccer-league-sorare

Rise in privately funded crypto unicorns worries SEC commissioner
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/120307/rise-in-privately-funded-crypto-unicorns-worries-sec-commissioner

South Korean financial regulators move forward on crypto taxation and exchange oversight
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/119816/south-korean-financial-regulators-move-forward-on-crypto-taxation-and-exchange-oversight

Binance shuts down derivatives trading in South Africa
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/119918/binance-shuts-down-derivatives-trading-in-south-africa

Additional Reads:




How @nftmachine used @openft to rug ~300e, flip NFTs with the funds to become an NFT influencer: The complete timeline
Crime pays in crypto, there's no other way around it. ngl, I'm pretty discouraged from this whole ordeal.
What goes around comes around, though. I hope. This will be a weekly reminder from now on. For shame.
https://twitter.com/0xShual/status/1447756426114473991

Fiskantes' brilliant thread containing different thoughts and ideas (Shual: well worth a read)
https://twitter.com/Fiskantes/status/1447921451781218309

Nansen Research — Fantom: Solving the Blockchain Trilemma
https://www.nansen.ai/research/fantom-solving-the-blockchain-trilemma

A thread of projects hiring by @abcoathup
https://twitter.com/abcoathup/status/1446216835959963684

Bankless — Why ETH will hit $20K
https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/why-eth-will-hit-20k

The Psychology of Money
https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/the-psychology-of-money/

@sigp_io's thread on what was achieved when Ethereum researchers+developers met in person to work on PoS
https://twitter.com/sigp_io/status/1446521008702246913

A Complete Guide to Popsicle Finance - ICE and nICE by @blocmatesdotcom
https://www.blocmates.com/blogmates/a-complete-guide-to-popsicle-finance-ice-and-nice

@DCLBLogger's thread on the long term economics of NFT projects
https://twitter.com/DCLBlogger/status/1446459952571162627

@krzKaczor's favorite @ETHGlobal Dev Tool Summit talks
https://twitter.com/krzKaczor/status/1446795085530779653

Tokemak: The Path to Liquidity Deployment
https://medium.com/tokemak/the-path-to-liquidity-deployment-4cf9885eb619

Tokemak: C.o.R.E stats at a glance
https://medium.com/tokemak/c-o-r-e-stats-at-a-glance-39139f9f57e4

How to make it in crypto by @Derivatives_Ape
https://twitter.com/Derivatives_Ape/status/1446857763263586305

For founders — here's what you really need on your cap table by @jwdanner
https://twitter.com/jwdanner/status/1446822778494078976

Layer by Layer Issue 10: Avalanche, Tezos, Fantom, Algorand, and Polkadot
https://www.theblockresearch.com/layer-by-layer-issue-10-avalanche-tezos-fantom-algorand-and-polkadot-119865

@euler_mab's thoughts on retroactive airdrops based on address participation
https://twitter.com/euler_mab/status/1447137749769805828

Darren Lau's thread on what makes funds good
https://twitter.com/Darrenlautf/status/1447231013638180869

A good time to resurface this article from UMA about Success Tokens (in light of divergence saga/airdrops, thanks E ❤ )
https://medium.com/uma-project/success-tokens-an-incentive-aligned-way-for-vc-funds-to-invest-in-daos-1e8b8244f2f4

Additional Reads: (Cont'd)

Scupytropples' thread on DeFi 2.0
https://twitter.com/scupytrooples/status/1447398430574141445

Solana’s endgame: becoming an Ethereum rollup
https://polynya.medium.com/solanas-endgame-becoming-an-ethereum-rollup-c77ee479a8ae

The lay of the modular blockchain land
https://polynya.medium.com/the-lay-of-the-modular-blockchain-land-d937f7df4884

$SPELL thread by @PastryEth
https://twitter.com/PastryEth/status/1447323151256403971

Foot Guns #53 The Badger Flywheel
https://foot.substack.com/p/badger-fly-wheel

a16z — How to Win the Future: An Agenda for the Third Generation of the Internet
https://a16z.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/How-to-Win-the-Future-Deck.pdf

Cutting Out the Middleman: How the Blockchain is Disrupting the Way We Connect With Businesses
https://hackernoon.com/cutting-out-the-middleman-how-the-blockchain-is-disrupting-the-way-we-connect-with-businesses

@0xBender's thread on Bamboozlers and how he found it 24hrs early. (Shual: This thread is PACKED with alpha)
https://twitter.com/0xBender/status/1447427594362572801

@0xaeto's thread on NFTX and its resembles to OlympusDAO
https://twitter.com/0xaeto/status/1447449590244904965

A story of Alice and Bob cryptographers didn't envision. The interesting portion starts at point 14.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1440946/download

A thread about why CowSwap is perfectly suited for automated trading & DAO treasury management by @fleupold_
https://twitter.com/fleupold_/status/1447836453812285441

Avalanche Developer Tools 101 by @robogajesh
https://twitter.com/robogajesh/status/1447585925735665664

OpenSea: The Reasonable Revolutionary
https://www.readthegeneralist.com/briefing/opensea

Do Kwon's list of Terra's "infinity stones"
https://twitter.com/stablekwon/status/1447794524550406144

Betsizing Alpha by Tarolg
https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srriki

Sino Global Cap: Why we invested in Jet Protocol
https://sinoglobalcap.medium.com/why-we-invested-in-jet-protocol-7371ddb415aa

Paradigm Research: A Guide to Designing Effective NFT Launches by Hasu, Anish Agnihotri
https://www.paradigm.xyz/2021/10/a-guide-to-designing-effective-nft-launches/
https://twitter.com/hasufl/status/1448338281326948354

mgnr hacked — read this and improve your OpSec
https://twitter.com/mgnr_io/status/1448489251180474368

Cosmos SZN
https://twitter.com/PersistenceOne/status/1448309779357519878

McKinsey's 2021 Global Payments Report breakdown by @JohnStCapital
https://twitter.com/JohnStCapital/status/1448281773155262464

DriveWealth's 3Q21 retail trends report breakdown by @JohnStCapital
https://twitter.com/JohnStCapital/status/1448335327559573504

Betsizing by DegenSpartan
https://twitter.com/DegenSpartan/status/1447394725917388801

Great thread about Nexus Mutual's products by @Kevintrouble1
https://twitter.com/Kevintrouble1/status/1447473814955126784

Mapping out Dragonfly Capital's portfolio
https://www.theblockresearch.com/mapping-out-dragonfly-capitals-portfolio-2-118049

Why Daedalus are bullish on UniWhales
https://twitter.com/daedalus_angels/status/1447671265989365763

A weekly digest of everything going down in the FWB universe
https://twitter.com/FWBtweets/status/1447417771248144392

Mirror, DAOs, and the Exclusivity Problem
https://decrypt.co/83041/mirror-daos-and-the-exclusivity-problem

Podcasts:




Office Hours #44 with Justin Bram: MekaVerse, Evolving Forest, $SPELL, Sablier, LobsterDAO NFT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75x9yNmk5AY

@JohnStCapital's breakdown of Cuy Sheffield's appearance on Laura Shin's podcast: Visa's role in crypto
https://twitter.com/JohnStCapital/status/1447944033054101505

Crypto Unstacked: Dror Poleg
https://twitter.com/leslamb0/status/1447943178678530050

Podcast Notes: Kevin Rose from web2 to web3
https://twitter.com/isaaccyn/status/1448205287458934790

Talking Crypto #72 - Zeus from Olympus DAO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC6o5utVodU

The Nifty Show - From CryptoKitties to Epic Sh*t
https://theniftyshow.com/from-cryptokitties-to-epic-sht/

Unchained: Visa Is Building Infrastructure for NFTs, Smart Contracts, and L2s. Why?
https://unchainedpodcast.com/visa-is-building-infrastructure-for-nfts-smart-contracts-and-l2s-why/

Zero Knowledge: Episode 201: DeFi’s Multichain Future with Zaki Manian from Sommelier
https://zeroknowledge.fm/episode-201-defis-multichain-future-with-zaki-manian-from-sommelier/

Blockcrunch: Lessons in Rapid Growth: Scaling the Avalanche Ecosystem -Jay Kurahashi-Sofue, Nick Mussallem, Ava Labs, Ep. 167
https://blockcrunch.libsyn.com/lessons-in-rapid-growth-scaling-the-avalanche-ecosystem-jay-kurahashi-sofue-nick-mussallem-ava-labs-ep-167

The Nifty Show - #99 Featuring: Clam Island, Deus Ex NFTs, & Pixel Beasts
https://theniftyshow.com/the-nifty-show-99-featuring-clam-island-deus-ex-nfts-pixel-beasts/

Alpha:



Please use this RPC to avoid getting sandwiched and spend gas on reverted txs. No reason not to. Protect your neck.
https://medium.com/flashbots/announcing-flashbots-protect-9e039e9f0aa3

Neat project, and check if you're eligible for an airdrop
https://twitter.com/boredGenius/status/1447319424931811330
https://app.botto.com/

Gecko Terminal
https://twitter.com/Darrenlautf/status/1448653078043889667/

Art Bridge (developed by good folks, limited so hope you get lucky)
https://twitter.com/artbridge_io/status/1445223528802959369
https://twitter.com/artbridge_io/status/1440773841073045506

$FODL (live, listed an hour ago or so https://www.dextools.io/app/ether/pair-explorer/0xce7e98d4da6ebda6af474ea618c6b175729cd366)
https://twitter.com/FODLfi/status/1447624620279058438

PILLS
https://twitter.com/ashrithreddyy/status/1447795521649664001

Zeitgeist beta
https://twitter.com/ZeitgeistPM/status/1447607945450110978

Pods NFT rewards
https://blog.pods.finance/pods-nft-rewards-6018146596a4

$ATOM airdrop list :)
https://twitter.com/Cosmos_Airdrops/status/1447132417387601921

Apricot Finance
https://twitter.com/ApricotFinance/status/1447945217668116485

LobsterDAO NFT alpha by Wendel:
Current perks for holding the LobsterDAO NFT.
1) Ugly claw you can frame to your wall
https://news.1rj.ru/str/lobsterdao/967
2) Dracula airdrop
https://news.1rj.ru/str/lobsters_chat/282323
3) Lifelong glory
https://news.1rj.ru/str/lobsterdao/969
4) i think we get a free subnoscription to People magazine
https://news.1rj.ru/str/lobsterdao/966
5) geist finance airdrop?
https://news.1rj.ru/str/geist_finance/28324
6) tally token airdrop?
https://news.1rj.ru/str/lobsters_chat/283824
7) Holders safe from Ivan ban hammer
https://news.1rj.ru/str/lobsterdao/4888
8) free claim for :lobster: from Don Luv
https://news.1rj.ru/str/lobsterdao/4915
https://news.1rj.ru/str/lobsterdao/4929
9) Free LobsterDAO Hoodies?
https://news.1rj.ru/str/lobsterdao/6687
10) Gearbox airdrop to Lobster holders?
https://news.1rj.ru/str/lobsterdao/7470

Aleatoric
https://twitter.com/1ofthemanymatts/status/1448665675992600576

Hope you have a lovely weekend and that this week's dump brings you value.
Next week there might not be a dump. I need to reassess a few things.

Shualpha running late this week on account of Liscon and all that jazz.
Expect the dump tomorrow amigos.

Apologies 🙏🙏❤️

This week in crypto #19:

Burned: 600,146 ETH
Rewards: 1,055,400ETH
Tips: 146,272 ETH
Net Issuance: 455,253 ETH
Net Reduction: 56.86

News:

FTX raises $420 million in funding round with backing from 69 investors including Tiger Global, Ribbit Capital
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/121428/ftx-420-million-round-69-investors-tiger-ribbit

Facebook’s Novi pilot uses Paxos + Coinbase Custody
https://twitter.com/davidmarcus/status/1450447439341580293

Coinbase announces multiyear sponsorship deal with NBA, WNBA
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/121316/coinbase-announces-multiyear-sponsorship-deal-with-nba-wnba

Binance Smart Chain proposal would see an ongoing burn like Ethereum’s EIP-1559
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/121725/binance-smart-chain-proposal-would-see-an-ongoing-burn-like-ethereums-eip-1559

Binance destroys nearly $640 million worth of BNB tokens
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/121046/binance-17th-quarterly-bnb-burn-largest

Binance.US blames bitcoin flash crash to $8,200 on a bug in a client's trading algorithm
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/121657/binance-us-blames-bitcoin-flash-crash-to-8200-on-a-bug-in-a-clients-trading-algorithm

ARPA, AUCTION & PERP on Coinbase
https://twitter.com/CoinbasePro/status/1450172690392915980

Coinbase Prime!
https://twitter.com/CoinbaseInsto/status/1450134099146854400

Russian oil industry asks regulators to let them mine crypto using wasted flare gas
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/121487/russian-oil-industry-asks-regulators-to-let-them-mine-crypto-using-wasted-flare-gas

Sacramento Kings and Blockchain Company Ankr Launch Multi-Year Partnership
https://www.nba.com/kings/news/sacramento-kings-and-blockchain-company-ankr-launch-multi-year-partnership

DeFi Insurance Protocol Solace Goes Live
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/19/defi-insurance-protocol-solace-goes-live/

Iron Bank is live on Avalanche
https://twitter.com/CreamdotFinance/status/1450492726512799751

Wormhole V2
https://twitter.com/terra_money/status/1450538513141690371

Cosmos is building a new blockchain called Sagan for experimentation
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/121257/cosmos-is-building-a-new-blockchain-called-sagan-for-experimentation

The Composable Cross-Layer SDK is Now Live
https://composablefi.medium.com/the-composable-cross-layer-sdk-is-now-live-6c63d6e1ea5e?source=social.tw

Connextscan
https://twitter.com/ConnextNetwork/status/1450456240497307659

Atelier Ventures and Variant Fund are joining forces
https://variant.fund/writing/atelier-ventures-and-variant-fund-are-joining-forces

Multicoin Capital to Raise $250M for Its Third Crypto Fund: Report
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/19/multicoin-capital-to-raise-250m-for-third-crypto-fund-report/

Galaxy Interactive raises $325M to invest in games, finance, and tech
https://venturebeat.com/2021/10/19/galaxy-interactive-raises-325m-for-interactive-content-and-tech/

Patron - early stage venture firm: games, consumer and Web3
https://patron.xyz/

Olympus V2
https://olympusdao.medium.com/introducing-olympus-v2-c4ade14e9fe

Coinbase - Digital Asset Policy Proposal
https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1448714553764712451

Square is considering building a Bitcoin mining system based on custom silicon and open source
https://twitter.com/jack/status/1449110239442345995

MATT WEST FOR CONGRESS
https://twitter.com/mattdwest/status/1449165254886191111

Grayscale WILL file for $GBTC to be converted into an #ETF as soon as there’s a clear, formal indication from the SEC
https://twitter.com/jenn_rosenthal/status/1450085085940617219

Forta on Polygon
https://twitter.com/FortaProtocol/status/1450145699291488259

First Review of DAOrayaki — Pioneering Decentralized Media
https://dorafactory.medium.com/first-review-of-daorayaki-pioneering-decentralized-media-8adda4c425b3

News: (Cont'd)

ETHOnline finalists
https://twitter.com/ETHGlobal/status/1449883260457209857

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Sells $4.3M In Dogecoin Knock-Offs, Baby Shiba And Husky Token Drop 60%
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/10/23462471/ethereums-vitalik-buterin-sells-4-3m-in-dogecoin-knock-offs-baby-shiba-and-husky-token-dro

Pimco CIO Daniel Ivascyn says his firm is putting capital to work in cryptocurrencies
https://twitter.com/DeItaone/status/1450892003126951938

INDEXED FINANCE - REKT
https://rekt.news/indexed-finance-rekt/
https://ndxfi.medium.com/indexed-attack-post-mortem-b006094f0bdc

The Genesis of Tesseract Finance
https://medium.com/tesseract-finance/the-genesis-of-tesseract-finance-9b73400a05b1

volmex.finance v1 is live on Arbitrum!
https://blog.volmex.finance/volmex-finance-v1-is-live-on-arbitrum/

The controversial Worldcoin
https://worldcoin.org/

RenVM 3.0
https://twitter.com/bftzhang/status/1448975873365839872

Tribe Capital to Launch $75M Crypto Fund
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/16/tribe-capital-to-launch-75m-crypto-fund/

NFTs:

Coinbase NFT marketplace
https://twitter.com/sanchans/status/1449926229599997954

Steam is removing NFT games from the platform
https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/steam-is-removing-nft-games-from-the-platform-3071694

Epic Games Store - still allows and will continude to do so if games are compliant
https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1449146317129895938

The Economist magazine plans to sell its DeFi front cover as an NFT
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/121634/the-economist-magazine-defi-front-cover-nft

A North Star in the Lootverse Sky: LootProject.com v2
https://mirror.xyz/timshel.eth/NoVV9rjxOlOGpPkMcXZGcc3hEHsAZD0mEtgvqnKbuW0

F1™ driver Pierre Gasly ready to drop exclusive NFTs on Artion
https://fantom.foundation/blog/f1-driver-pierre-gasly-ready-to-drop-exclusive-nfts-on-artion/

See how much you paperhanded ;)
https://www.paperhands.gg/

Magic Eden - NFT marketplace on Raydium
https://twitter.com/MagicEden_NFT/status/1450809279565422594

PleasrDAO bought the historic Wu Tang album from the FBI for ~$4m
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/arts/music/wu-tang-clan-once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin.html

Sotheby’s Takes Its NFT Experiment Into the Metaverse
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/14/sothebys-takes-its-nft-experiment-into-the-metaverse/
https://nftnow.com/news/sothebys-launches-sothebys-metaverse-nft-platform/

The Greats
https://www.greats.art/

A thread about the NFT exhibition and gala in Prague
https://twitter.com/mitchellfchan/status/1449802673788751873

NFT FLEX, a way to showcase your Solana NFT portfolio and explore other wallets
https://twitter.com/solanalysis/status/1449093396321038340

Flow Blockchain Ecosystem
https://twitter.com/flowverse_/status/1449382480104939522

WTF is going on with MekaVerse?! by @NFTherder
https://twitter.com/NFTherder/status/1448750746967683075

themes and insights from @turkmmtz's research of over 120+ upcoming Solana NFT projects' roadmaps
https://twitter.com/turkmmtz/status/1448396963922251782

15 NFT Use Cases That Could Go Mainstream
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/14/15-nft-use-cases-that-could-go-mainstream/

COOL CATS ROADMAP V.1.1
https://twitter.com/coolcatsnft/status/1449152148114010112

Cradaba coming to Avalanche
https://twitter.com/PlayCrabada/status/1451156365548810254

Solana NFT Projects Cancel Holder Royalties After FTX US Launch
https://decrypt.co/83571/solana-nft-holder-royalties-ftx-us

Blockchain comics announces first NFT release
https://nftnewstoday.com/2021/10/11/blockchain-comics-announces-first-nft-release/

Create NFTs for free on Rarible.com via a new lazy minting feature
https://nftnewstoday.com/2021/10/18/create-nfts-for-free-on-rarible-com-via-a-new-lazy-minting-feature/

Animoca Will Make Play-to-Earn Olympic Games
https://nftnewstoday.com/2021/10/18/animoca-will-make-play-to-earn-olympic-games/

NBA Top Shot On Fire - Sales Up by 146% in a Week
https://cryptonews.com/news/nba-top-shot-on-fire-sales-up-by-146-in-a-week.htm

Fox Entertainment Gives Away 20,000 ‘Masked Singer’ NFTs
https://decrypt.co/83509/surprise-fox-entertainment-unmasks-a-new-line-of-the-masked-singer-nfts

Raises:

Genopets $8.3m seed round feat. Pantera
https://twitter.com/genopets/status/1450092936964702218

Element Finance Raises $32M Series A at a $320M Valuation
https://medium.com/element-finance/element-finance-raises-32m-series-a-at-a-320m-valuation-6622fab5fb40

PsyOptions Raises $3.5M for Options Liquidity Mining and NFT Derivatives
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/19/psyoptions-raises-35m-for-options-liquidity-mining-and-nft-derivatives/

Lending platform Sublime, which lets users stake their 'digital reputations,' raises $2.5 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/121204/defi-lending-platform-sublime-seed-funding

Republic may build a secondary exchange for digital securities, fueled by $150 million in new funding
https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/19/republic-may-build-a-secondary-exchange-for-digital-securities-fueled-by-150-million-in-new-funding

Polkadot-based privacy project Manta Network raises $5.5M
https://cointelegraph.com/news/polkadot-based-privacy-project-manta-network-raises-5-5m

FIAT DAO Raises $2M Seed Round to Empower DeFi Fixed Income
https://medium.com/fiat-dao/fiat-dao-raises-2m-seed-round-to-empower-defi-fixed-income-4844134636ed

DivineDAO 333 ETH raise
https://twitter.com/sznsNFT/status/1448740452425949188

Charting platform TradingView raises $298 million at $3 billion valuation
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/120628/charting-platform-tradingview-raises-298-million-at-3-billion-valuation

Ethereum-compatible developer platform Aurora raises $12 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/120620/aurora-ethereum-compatible-near-protocol-funding

NFT sci-fi card game Parallel raises at $500M valuation from Paradigm
https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/21/nft-sci-fi-card-game-parallel-raises-at-500m-valuation-from-paradigm/

Impossible Finance x Perpetual Protocol strategic round
https://twitter.com/perpprotocol/status/1448997121642881026

Laguna Games raises $5M to launch Crypto Unicorns with egg NFTs
https://venturebeat.com/2021/10/15/laguna-games-raises-5m-to-launch-crypto-unicorns-with-egg-nfts/

Solana Based Play-to-Earn Startup MonkeyBall raises $3M From Crypto’s Top VCs and Founders
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/121621/solana-based-play-to-earn-nft-game-monkeyball-funding

Antex raised a total of $7.3M to bring the crypto world to real life
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/antex-raised-a-total-of-73m-to-bring-the-crypto-world-to-real-life

Supreme Finance raises $2M investment from Blockchain Lab
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/supreme-finance-raises-2m-investment-from-blockchain-lab

Raises: (Cont'd)

Highstreet raises strategic round led by Binance and Animoca Brands
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/highstreet-raises-strategic-round-led-by-binance-and-animoca-brands

Makor Capital Raises $17M in Series A Funding to Grow Brokerage Platform Enigma
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/13/makor-capital-raises-17m-in-series-a-funding-to-grow-brokerage-platform-enigma/

PrivacySwap raises $1M from family office, bringing crypto cards to DeFi spaces
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/privacyswap-raises-1m-from-family-office-bringing-crypto-cards-to-defi-spaces

Former ConsenSys exec raises $6.15 million to build crypto staking protocol Obol
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/120960/obol-technologies-seed-funding-crypto-staking-protocol

Good Games Guild Raises $1.7M in Seed & Private Funding Round
https://medium.com/@goodgamesguild/good-games-guild-raises-1-7m-in-seed-private-funding-round-2ae04dc83b26

Chimeras play-to-earn metaverse raised over $2 million during a successful funding round
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/chimeras-play-to-earn-metaverse-raised-over-2-million-during-a-successful-funding-round

Concept Art House raises $25M to create NFT art and games
https://venturebeat.com/2021/10/19/concept-art-house-raises-25m-to-create-nft-art/

Animoca Brands raises $65M at $2.2B valuation from Ubisoft, Sequoia China, Dragonfly Capital, others
https://www.animocabrands.com/animoca-brands-raises-usd65000000-at-usd2200000000-valuation

Safle raises $900k seed to launch next-gen multichain identity wallet and Web 3.0 infrastructure
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/safle-raises-900k-seed-to-launch-next-gen-multichain-identity-wallet-and-web-30-infrastructure

Berlin-based Unstoppable Finance raises €4.47 million to bring decentralized finance to mainstream investors
https://www.eu-startups.com/2021/10/berlin-based-unstoppable-finance-raises-e4-47-million-to-bring-decentralized-finance-to-mainstream-investors/

Polynomial raises $1.1M to build a DeFi options marketplace
https://medium.com/polynomial-protocol/polynomial-raises-1-1m-to-build-a-defi-options-marketplace-d8e613740dfc

Gaia EverWorld GameFi Ecosystem Raises $3.7 Mln in Seed Funding
https://ethereum.today/gaia-everworld-gamefi-ecosystem-raises-3-7-mln-in-seed-funding/

Polychain Leads $23M Bet on Startup Streamlining DeFi Portfolio Management
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/10/20/polychain-leads-23m-bet-on-startup-streamlining-defi-portfolio-management/

Superplastic raises $20M to build entertainment brands in the age of NFTs and virtual characters
https://venturebeat.com/2021/10/20/superplastic-raises-20m-to-build-entertainment-brands-in-the-age-of-nfts-and-virtual-characters/

Sotheby’s Makes First Crypto Investment, Backing NFT Startup Using Ethereum Blockchain
https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabelcontreras/2021/10/21/sothebys-makes-first-crypto-investment-backing-nft-startup-using-ethereum-blockchain

MADworld Completes a USD $6 Million Private Token Sale of the UMAD Token to Launch their NFT Origination Platform
https://medium.com/madworld-nft/madworld-completes-a-usd-6-million-private-token-sale-of-the-umad-token-to-launch-their-nft-4459199830b9

Fitness metaverse OliveX (BVI) raises US$1.7M in a strategic round
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/fitness-metaverse-olivex-bvi-raises-us17m-in-a-strategic-round

Numbers raises $6M from Protocol Labs and Twitch, HTC Vive co-founders
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/numbers-raises-6m-from-protocol-labs-and-twitch-htc-vive-co-founders

Morpho Labs $1.35m raise
https://medium.com/morpho-labs/introducing-morpho-93653ed83fba

Regulation:

New York joins crackdown on crypto lending, seemingly targeting Nexo and Celsius
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/120972/new-york-joins-crackdown-on-crypto-lending-seemingly-targeting-nexo-and-celsius

Attorney General James Directs Unregistered Crypto Lending Platforms to Cease Operations In New York, Announces Additional Investigations
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2021/attorney-general-james-directs-unregistered-crypto-lending-platforms-cease

FATF has finalized its crypto guidance and plans release next week
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/121654/fatf-has-finalized-its-crypto-guidance-and-plans-release-next-week

Former regulator Redfearn joins Securitize two months after ditching Coinbase
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/121463/former-regulator-redfearn-joins-securitize-coinbase

Uniswap Labs Hires Former Obama Spokesman as DC’s DeFi Scrutiny Ramps Up
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/14/uniswap-labs-hires-former-obama-staffer-as-dcs-defi-scrutiny-ramps-up/

CFTC Orders Tether and Bitfinex to Pay Fines Totaling $42.5 Million
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8450-21
https://twitter.com/bitcoinlawyer/status/1449075487041626124

Fed to ban policymakers from owning individual stocks, restrict trading following controversy
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/21/fed-to-ban-policymakers-from-owning-individual-stocks-restrict-trading-following-controversy.html

Australian Senate Committee Calls for New Rules for Crypto
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/10/21/australian-senate-committee-makes-12-recommendations-for-crypto-regulation/

The View From Brussels: How the EU Plans to Regulate Crypto
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/10/20/the-view-from-brussels-how-the-eu-plans-to-regulate-crypto/

Pakistan’s Sindh High Court Gives 3 Months to Government for Cryptocurrency Regulation
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/cryptocurrency/news/pakistan-sindh-high-court-3-months-deadline-government-cryptocurrency-regulation-2583307

The 12-point plan to bring crypto to the fore
https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/the-12-point-plan-to-bring-crypto-to-the-fore-20211020-p591kt

Most young crypto traders don't realize it's not regulated, UK markets watchdog says
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/19/young-traders-treat-crypto-investing-like-a-competition-fca-says.html

Coinbase Publishes Proposal for Crypto Regulation Pushing 4 Core Recommendations
https://news.bitcoin.com/coinbase-proposal-for-crypto-regulation-4-core-recommendations/

Additional Reads:

Web3 revenue thread by @masonnystrom
https://twitter.com/masonnystrom/status/1450104457652412423

Call for Ideas: YFI Tokenomics Revamp
https://gov.yearn.finance/t/call-for-ideas-yfi-tokenomics-revamp/11573

dYdX and Other Decentralized Derivatives Explode- Analysing User Experience, Future Developments, and Shortcomings
https://wublock.substack.com/p/dydx-and-other-decentralized-derivatives

Career progression of FAANG engineer vs crypto engineer, a thread by @cryptofishx
https://twitter.com/cryptofishx/status/1450164137053487104

A data-driven exploration into why crypto is a lot different today than in 2017 by token terminal
https://twitter.com/tokenterminal/status/1450060010931855363

primer on BITO and futures-backed ETFs in general by @Brett_ftxus
https://twitter.com/Brett_FTXUS/status/1450193424712413187

Dove Metrics Q3 Crypto Fundraising Report
https://dovemountain.substack.com/p/dove-metrics-q3-crypto-fundraising

The Psychology of Money thread by @yahya_ahd
https://twitter.com/yahya_ahd/status/1450626249114759169

Mirror crowdfunding thread by @dabit3
https://twitter.com/dabit3/status/1450577008556224512

Mapping out the Institutional Digital Asset Infrastructure space
https://www.theblockresearch.com/mapping-out-the-institutional-digital-asset-infrastructure-space-121003

Lessons from Forefront, Syndicate, and Loot by @kristinmchen
https://twitter.com/kristinmchen/status/1450411924017934339

Someone hacked the entire country of Argentina
https://twitter.com/bantg/status/1450680411185688577

OPTIONS MARKET STRUCTURE 101 by @hidenotslide
https://twitter.com/HideNotSlide/status/1448334977486180354

5 threads to get you up to speed on the global economy by Sahil Bloom
https://twitter.com/SahilBloom/status/1448634196285530112

Uncomfortable truths? ML=BS and AML= BS2
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JFC-08-2017-0071/full/html

Anti-money laundering: The world's least effective policy experiment? Together, we can fix it
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339486326_Anti-money_laundering_The_world's_least_effective_policy_experiment_Together_we_can_fix_it

What are the first principles of $OHM and why do they matter? by @ishaheen10
https://twitter.com/ishaheen10/status/1449103132546326528

Adam Cochran's thread about DAOs and taking a growth funnel approach to onboard contributors
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1448660575458709508

How NOT to raise money in crypto - A thread for founder by Jason Choi
https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1449384111739523086

88MPH updates
https://twitter.com/88mphapp/status/1450233076672516097

What's going on with Uniwhales? ;)
https://twitter.com/mattaaron/status/1449394255819165702

"Product Hunt as a protocol" or "grassroots AngelList" - vision for lobster... DAO?
https://lobsters.substack.com/p/product-hunt-as-a-protocol-or-grassroots

Here's a thread on how you can "make it" with $100k portfolio by @DefiGod1
https://twitter.com/DeFiGod1/status/1449559494933946378

Dave White's amazing thread about the "people forced to play high stakes games" genre. I suggest a read.
https://twitter.com/_Dave__White_/status/1450972131739635719

Long Take: The Law of Unintended Consequences via Wells Fargo, Divergence Ventures, DeFi designs, and the Federal Reserve
https://lex.substack.com/p/long-take-the-law-of-unintended-consequences