News: (Cont'd)

0xPARC: Program for Applied Research in Cryptography
https://twitter.com/0xPARC/status/1453880756300832778

Whitepaper: Primitive's RMM-01: replicating covered calls with CFMM shares
https://primitive.finance/whitepaper-rmm-01.pdf

New Aave AIP to disable the borrow function for $xSUSHI and $DPI
https://twitter.com/AaveAave/status/1454119658840367114

Email scams are catching crypto investors offguard and stealing millions
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/122557/email-scams-are-catching-crypto-investors-offguard-and-stealing-millions

0xSisyphus' complete timeline of what happened with the Anubis $60m rugpull
https://medium.com/@Sisyphus0x/timeline-d03a00b280b5

Squeeth - a new DeFi primitive
https://twitter.com/wadepros/status/1449850125354950664

Orca Roadmap Update: Winter 2021
https://orca-so.medium.com/orca-roadmap-update-winter-2021-143ac5c2f341

Red Sox Legend David Ortiz Signs Multiyear FTX Deal
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/27/red-sox-legend-david-ortiz-into-crypto-now-signs-multiyear-ftx-deal/

$XDEFI — the XEDFI Wallet ERC-20 token
https://twitter.com/xdefi_wallet/status/1452999906008911884

Ondo: funds are safu
https://twitter.com/OndoFinance/status/1453606775530262537

Hxro Network: Parimutuel Market Protocol on Solana
https://twitter.com/HxroNetwork/status/1453023033787092996

Sushi Third Course — 2021 Q3 Update
https://medium.com/sushiswap-org/sushi-third-course-2021-q3-update-254b8c408de0

XDEFI Terra support
https://twitter.com/xdefi_wallet/status/1453725054789816329

Yield Protocol V2 is Live in Beta
https://medium.com/yield-protocol/yield-protocol-v2-is-live-in-beta-cf547f18cb5f

$ANY Tokenomics — From Inflation to Deflation
https://anyswap.medium.com/any-tokenomics-from-inflation-to-deflation-a2ca2b482051

Chainflip Community Update #3
https://blog.chainflip.io/chainflip-community-update-3/

Integral - Exchange Service for the DeFi Whales
https://messari.io/article/integral-exchange-service-for-the-defi-whales

Introducing: The Perpfect Game–the testnet trading competition for Perp v2 with 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 $𝟯𝗠
https://perpetualprotocol.medium.com/introducing-the-perpfect-game-perp-v2-testnet-trading-competition-115bd2c93a50

NFTs:

Photoshop will get a ‘prepare as NFT’ option soon
https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/26/22745506/adobe-nft-art-theft-content-credentials-opensea-rarible-photoshop
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/122118/adobe-partners-with-opensea-and-other-nft-marketplaces-to-display-content-credentials

Adobe’s scott belsky on how nfts will change creativity
https://www.theverge.com/22740442/adobe-scott-belsky-interview-nft-photoshop-blockchain-creator-economy

Reddit seeks 'engineers and leaders' for a possible NFT platform
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/121809/reddit-seeks-engineers-and-leaders-for-a-possible-nft-platform

Parallel Pack Drop 2
https://words.yunt.capital/parallel-pack-drop-2-24372ff89654

It sold out in 10 seconds
https://twitter.com/ParallelNFT/status/1454557148780896267

What the second drop highlighted that needs improvement
https://twitter.com/ParallelNFT/status/1454564300463480836

Flashbot's Robert Miller explains the wash-trading behind the most expensive punk sale to date
https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1453876703273627656

McDonald's® USA Unveils First-Ever NFT to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of the McRib
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mcdonalds-usa-unveils-first-ever-nft-to-celebrate-40th-anniversary-of-the-mcrib-301410515.html

Introducing Experimental Galactic Punk Analytics
https://medium.com/hashed-official/introducing-experimental-galactic-punk-analytics-a6f5c1a156a

New NFT Tax Guide Offers Valuable Advice — and Sartoshi Art Too
https://nftnow.com/news/new-nft-tax-guide-sartoshi-art/
https://www.nfttaxguide.com/

loot.exchange upgrades
https://twitter.com/TimshelXYZ/status/1453453385089224707

Why Parallel? by Fitchinverse
https://medium.com/@Fitchinverse/why-parallel-1f939f5aa714

How Are NFT Rarities and Price Estimates Calculated?
https://luckytrader.com/articles/how-are-nft-rarities-calculated

Lost in Decentraland: My journey through a very ambitious, kind of buggy, kind of empty Ethereum-powered virtual world
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/56656/decentraland-ethereum-virtual-world-review

Alternative methods for NFT fractionalization
https://www.theblockresearch.com/alternative-methods-for-nft-fractionalization-122206

Chinese tech giants Tencent and Ant are distancing themselves from the NFT market after Beijing's crypto crackdown
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/tencent-ant-distance-themselves-nft-market-china-cryptocurrency-crackdown-2021-10

Donald Trump NFT on sale for 240 ethereum
https://nftnewsinsider.com/donald-trump-nft-on-sale-for-240-ethereum/

Rarible Passes NFT Minting Fee From Creators To Buyers
https://cryptonews.com/news/rarible-passes-nft-minting-fee-from-creators-to-buyers.htm

The Wolf of Wall Street Joined the NFT Craze, Vowed Never to Leave it
https://cryptopotato.com/the-wolf-of-wall-street-joined-the-nft-craze-vowed-never-to-leave-it/

ZenLedger Launches Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Tax Support
https://www.zenledger.io/blog/zenledger-launches-non-fungible-token-nft-tax-support

New Ethereum-to-Cardano Bridge Will Provide NFT Creators Eco-friendly Options
https://nftnewsinsider.com/new-ethereum-to-cardano-bridge-will-provide-nft-creators-eco-friendly-options/

Binance NFT Launches IGO: Welcoming the Next Generation of Gaming
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/421499824684902953/nft/binance-nft-launches-igo-welcoming-the-next-generation-of-gaming

First Decentralized NFT Marketplace on the Cardano Eco System
https://nftnewsinsider.com/first-decentralized-nft-marketplace-on-the-cardano-eco-system/

The first Metaverse Festival in Decentraland! – NonFungible.com
https://nftnewsinsider.com/the-first-metaverse-festival-in-decentraland-nonfungible-com/

GameStop is hiring a team of NFT and Web3 specialists as its pushes into the future of the internet
https://news.yahoo.com/gamestop-hiring-team-nft-web3-140157132.html

NFTs: (Cont'd)

Professional Bull Riders Launching NFT Collectibles At World Finals With A Chance To Win A Chad Berger PBR Bucking Bull
https://www.wsaz.com/prnewswire/2021/10/26/pbr-launching-nft-collectibles-world-finals-with-chance-win-chad-berger-pbr-bucking-bull/

Exclusive NFT Drop by Comics Master George C. Romero & Heavy Metal Magazine
https://nftplazas.com/george-c-romero-heavy-metal-magazine-comics-nft/

Raises:

Crypto VC firm Sino Global Capital launches $200 million fund with backing from FTX
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/121875/crypto-vc-firm-sino-global-capital-200-million-fund-ftx

A16z Leads $7.5M Funding Round in NFT Toy Firm OnChain Studios
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/25/a16z-leads-75m-funding-round-in-nft-toy-firm-onchain-studios/

Drift's $3.8 million strategic round led by Multicoin Capital
https://twitter.com/DriftProtocol/status/1453027303185858571

Artnome’s NFT project bags $3 million seed raise
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/122416/artnome-nft-project-bags-3-million-seed-raise

Blockchain infrastructure provider Alchemy clinches unicorn status in $250 million fundraise led by a16z
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/122318/blockchain-infrastructure-provider-alchemy-clinches-unicorn-status-in-250-million-fundraise-led-by-a16z

Voyager Digital announces $75M strategic investment from Alameda Research
https://cointelegraph.com/news/voyager-digital-announces-75m-strategic-investment-from-alameda-research

Infrastructure platform Quicknode raises $35M in Series A financing
https://cointelegraph.com/news/infrastructure-platform-quicknode-raises-35m-in-series-a-financing

Immunefi to bolster DeFi security service with new funds
https://cointelegraph.com/news/immunefi-to-bolster-defi-security-service-with-new-funds

‘Data Pipeline’ Protocol KYVE Raises $2.8M From Industry Insiders
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/10/26/data-pipeline-protocol-kyve-raises-28m-from-industry-insiders/

Raises: (Cont'd)

CoinList is now valued at $1.5 billion with a fresh $100 million in funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/122005/coinlist-new-funding-100-million-valuation-1-5-billion

Solana-based yield aggregator Tulip Protocol raises $5 million in token sale
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/122219/solana-based-yield-aggregator-tulip-protocol-funding

Startup (Squads) Raises $1.5M to Make DAO Creation as Easy as Starting a Group Chat
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/28/startup-raises-15m-to-make-dao-creation-as-easy-as-starting-a-group-chat/

ArenaX Labs Raises $5M Seed Round from Leading Venture Capital Firms to Accelerate Development of AI Arena
https://medium.com/@aiarena/arenax-labs-raises-5m-seed-round-from-leading-venture-capital-firms-to-accelerate-development-of-b1817ad9ed8d

Ardana completes $10m fundraising rounds led by Three Arrows Capital, CFund & Ascensive Assets.
https://medium.com/ardana-hub/ardana-completes-10m-fundraising-rounds-led-by-three-arrows-capital-ascensive-assets-ffd5e8eb6acf

PolkaPet World announces $3.1M raise led by Animoca Brands to drive NFT adoption in Polkadot
https://polkapetworld.medium.com/polkapet-world-announces-3-1m-raise-led-by-animoca-brands-to-drive-nft-adoption-in-polkadot-44ea42af7c92

PlaceWar Completes its Oversubscribed Private Round for $1.8 Million From Leading Prominent Venture Capitals and Top Blockchain Investors
https://placewar.medium.com/placewar-completes-its-oversubscribed-private-round-for-1-8-million-3062fd0de421

Swivel Finance Raises An Additional $3.5m to Optimize Fixed-Yield Markets
https://swivel.substack.com/p/swivel-finance-raises-an-additional

SIPHER secures $6.8M in Seed Round
https://medium.com/sipherxyz/sipher-secures-6-8m-in-seed-round-d73cbaf1ab13

Multi-chain NFT game Duelist King raises $1M to advance win-to-earn model
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/multi-chain-nft-game-duelist-king-raises-1m-to-advance-win-to-earn-model

Paradigm Bets on a Cross-Chain Future With $21M Round for Cosmos’ Osmosis DEX
https://thedefiant.io/paradigm-backs-cosmos-dex-osmosis/

Hyy.pe raises $2 Mn in a follow-on funding round to build a social storytelling platform
https://medium.com/hyype/hyy-pe-raises-2-mn-in-a-funding-round-to-build-a-social-storytelling-platform-b25dd9960bbc

Regulation:

Terra’s Do Kwon Was Served by SEC, New Lawsuit Shows
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/23/terras-do-kwon-was-served-by-sec-new-lawsuit-shows/

FDIC Is Preparing Guidance on Banks and Crypto
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-26/fdic-is-preparing-guidance-on-banks-and-crypto-chief-says

New Jersey hits five crypto scams with cease and desist orders
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/122480/new-jersey-hits-five-crypto-scams-with-cease-and-desist-orders

European Central Bank appoints 30 members to digital euro advisory group
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/122196/ecb-digital-euro-advisory-group-30-members

US Senator Hagerty to CFPB Director: Don’t Stifle Crypto Innovation
https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-senator-hagerty-to-cfpb-director-don-t-stifle-crypto-innovation

Financial Action Task Force releases finalized crypto guidance with clarifications on DeFi, NFTs
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/122372/fatf-final-crypto-guidance-defi-nft

@boironattorney's thoughts on the FATF recommendations
https://twitter.com/boironattorney/status/1453725920489922569

@millercwl's thoughts on the FATF recommendations
https://twitter.com/millercwl/status/1453712314939674629

@jchervinsky's thread of threads and writeups on the FATF recommandations
https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1453764246278483971

The long-awaited FATF crypto guidance is not as bad as it could have been, but still flawed
https://www.coincenter.org/the-long-awaited-fatf-crypto-guidance-is-not-as-bad-as-it-could-have-been-but-still-flawed/

Additional Reads:

$VADER thread by @0xAnakin
https://twitter.com/0xAnakin/status/1451061719782998020

What is MoshDAO?
https://twitter.com/MoshDAO/status/1451715770015051778


Google Anti-trust filing megathread by @fasterthanlime
https://twitter.com/fasterthanlime/status/1452053938195341314

Another one by @PatrickMcGee_
https://twitter.com/PatrickMcGee_/status/1451619916994396164

Managing up: How to get what you want & give your boss what they need by @wes_kao
https://twitter.com/wes_kao/status/1451926441239719947

@oencilflip's thread of good resources that help out in picking up developing on Solana
https://twitter.com/pencilflip/status/1451949960065335302

ELI5 Guide on using the Risk Harbor MIM pool
https://medium.com/@GMM_estimator/eli5-guide-on-using-the-risk-harbor-mim-pool-a4c756224a06

The layer 2 skill tree — A collection of resources to understand the paradigm shift in blockchain scalability by @likebeckett
https://twitter.com/likebeckett/status/1452027362229436416

Sahil Bloom: how to write a great cold email that can change your life
https://twitter.com/SahilBloom/status/1452375554825486336

Why is DeFi (Decentralized Finance) going to eat the world — an investment thesis by @levin_idan
https://twitter.com/levin_idan/status/1452633199021068292

A thread with resources to help you sort out the Curve>Convex>Votium flywheel by @0xrvjyn
https://twitter.com/0xrvjyn/status/1452749696200548355

A Guide to Effectively Cheating NFT Launches (and detecting cheaters)
https://medium.com/@convexlabs/a-guide-to-effectively-cheating-nft-launches-and-detecting-cheaters-a76143ef8ad8

a16z: A legal framework for DAOs
https://a16z.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DAO-Legal-Framework-Jennings-Kerr10.19.21-Final.pdf

Generative Photography - An Interview With Gottfried Jäger
https://www.artnome.com/news/2019/8/18/generative-photography-an-interview-with-gottfried-jager

What does it mean to help projects build? by @DCLBlogger
https://twitter.com/DCLBlogger/status/1453038486047518726

A thread about the most successful $RBN LP which extracted the most rewards without holding the largest LP position
https://twitter.com/wilburforce_/status/1452995803308511249

Web3 Community Reading List
https://www.notion.so/1a71a977e8f64dcfa3c57878bfc0f54b

Lisbon Surfaced The Evolution of DAOs, Solarpunks vs. Lunarpunks and Web3 Social Media - The Defiant
https://mirror.xyz/0x4E2572d9161Fc58743A4622046Ca30a1fB538670/PxJgW-sIqzB4XZGA1Yvial9q8cJbxo3SL89JRQCR8EU

kain's thread on where DeFi goes next and why DeFi summer was not the zenith
https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1453475043128881162

How to create a successful NFT series (guide) by @wilxlee
https://twitter.com/wilxlee/status/1453436500826214401

Beware bad ETH staking providers by @RyanBerckmans (Shual: I'm mostly bullish on StakeWise as a dark horse in this race. dyor)
https://twitter.com/RyanBerckmans/status/1453597003397611526

Wallet security slides by @jacksondame
https://twitter.com/jacksondame/status/1451173251175026688

Social Tokens Landscape - Course 2
https://forefront.market/learn/social-tokens-landscape/course-2

The Wu-Tang Web 3.0 Clan
https://www.ar.ca/blog/the-wu-tang-web-3.0-clan

Additional Reads: (Cont'd)

Indexing the creator economy by Edwin Wee
https://stripe.com/blog/creator-economy

The Great DAO Rush
https://mirror.xyz/danwu.eth/tshaD9QvkFLl8iLmzZjZ3g-0IcWWUY7App6SHTg5wDY

Why Your Group Chat Could Be Worth Millions
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/whats-a-dao-why-your-group-chat-could-be-worth-millions.html

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations and the Promise of Utopia
https://ra.co/features/3914

Nansen Research — CryptoPunks: What’s Behind Their Unstoppable Rise?
https://www.nansen.ai/research/cryptopunks-whats-behind-their-unstoppable-rise

The State of Lightning by Arcane Research
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60377b34e7791c1277aaae97/t/615cb9aeaab8c63e1a732771/1633466815710/The+State+of+Lightning.pdf

Magic Internet Money and Spells- A dive into Abracadabra Money
https://mirror.xyz/0xceeEEBDAe2d18F7987756fb905B66A676e58869E/8tMCg73Z7Jdzlq1JngRBDUu8XQFzflgtKOaD9-abFrM

Proof of Competence (PoC) is an open, permissionless frameworks to create on-boarding journeys into the Web3 space
https://proof-of-competence.vercel.app/

@bkiepuszewski explaining why EthTx is his favorite transaction analysis tool using the C.R.E.A.M hack
https://twitter.com/bkiepuszewski/status/1453705692225982467

Tighten up your security please
https://twitter.com/_anishagnihotri/status/1454090701227143176

Hasu: A New Mental Model for Defi Treasuries
https://uncommoncore.co/a-new-mental-model-for-defi-treasuries/

DAOs are not leaderless organizations, whether they admit it or not by @JulzRoze
https://twitter.com/JulzRoze/status/1454114301128626176

Croissant's megathread about the astonishing use cases of NFTs
https://twitter.com/CroissantEth/status/1454257123169382406

Why @taco_eth is bullish on Memecoins: A Thread
https://twitter.com/Taco_eth/status/1454263168507813893

The Guide to DeFi Governance
https://calblockchain.mirror.xyz/Imjv6Y13fA23MpvEoHdYnRDnIvrcp_pyBnwn9pTZ0Bo

OHM vs Dani: a thread by @CharlieFang77
https://twitter.com/CharlieFang77/status/1452894070339108865

$CRV Price Action thread
https://twitter.com/lakejynch/status/1452650978688344078

A Beginner’s Guide to Ethereum Scaling Solutions
https://defipulse.com/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-ethereum-scaling-solutions/

Index Coop's first annual financial statements
https://twitter.com/indexcoop/status/1453487361711558678

Ohm's Zeus' proposed (3, 3) strategy for Olympus forks
https://twitter.com/ohmzeus/status/1453436412250951683

MARS protocol breakdown by @austinsuhr
https://twitter.com/austinsuhr/status/1453491249168588803

BarnBridge: For Those Seeking Smarter Alpha
https://messari.io/article/barnbridge-for-those-seeking-smarter-alpha

Creator Coin breakdown: Rally
https://www.veradiverdict.com/p/creator-coin

Tokemak thread by @RJ_Swanson
https://twitter.com/RJ_Swanson/status/1453745835234168836

First Bitcoin. Then GameStop. Now Tiny Tungsten Cubes.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tungsten-cubes-bitcoin-gamestop-crypto-investors-11635431036

What can DAOs learn from flying aircraft by @nickbtts
https://twitter.com/nickbtts/status/1453726766074241046

Oracle Computation: Expanding the Purpose of Oracles to Data Delivery and Off-Chain Computation
https://blog.chain.link/what-is-oracle-computation/

a16z: Investing in Friends With Benefits (a DAO)
https://a16z.com/2021/10/27/investing-in-friends-with-benefits-a-dao/

Q3 Crypto Fundraising Trends
https://messari.io/article/q3-crypto-fundraising-trends

@lostbutlucky's thread about a token burn attack to drain a uniswap pool
https://twitter.com/lostbutlucky/status/1454345344704204804

Raoul Pal's thread about financial markets and the new generation of traders
https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI/status/1454612829248630790

What is @MakerDAO & why should you care? by Token Terminal
https://twitter.com/tokenterminal/status/1454749996801314816

@Rafi_ox's thread about Dopex
https://twitter.com/rafi_0x/status/1454470317817180168

Cryptecca's Illuvium thread
https://twitter.com/cryptecca/status/1454259496100917252

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #2)

Designing an Exchange by @Fabius Mercurius (big brained)
https://twitter.com/FabiusMercurius/status/1452349285865984000

Yield Farming is a Misnomer by @Fabius Mercurius (big brained)
https://twitter.com/fabiusmercurius/status/1454513434209312772

How to find (and operate in) your Zone of Genius by Sahil Bloom
https://twitter.com/sahilbloom/status/1454505414075187202

Ethercombing: Finding Secrets in Popular Places
https://www.ise.io/casestudies/ethercombing/index.html

Podcasts:

The Scoop Mining Report with Wolfie Zhao: The end of China's bitcoin mining powerhouse
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/122479/the-scoop-mining-report-with-wolfie-zhao-the-end-of-chinas-bitcoin-mining-powerhouse

Ultra Scalable Ethereum - Modular vs Monolithic Blockchains (SotN)
https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1dRJZlBZwNrKB

Agora Podcast: S01 E27 - Ep 27 - 25 October 2021 - I.O.W with Frax Finance Co-founder - Sam Kazemian
https://rss.com/podcasts/agorapod/303728/

Podcast Notes: Delphi x Orion Money
https://twitter.com/genye0h/status/1452668723504943105

LOCKDROP ON ASTROPORT & MARS | Breakdown, What to Expect & Alpha Leak | Terra Luna Ecosystem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YScS5zpyva0

Collectively Intelligent: Compensation in DAOs with Tracheopteryx
https://anchor.fm/collectively-intelligent/episodes/Compensation-in-DAOs-with-Tracheopteryx-e18v3la

Talking Crypto #66 - Sal Ash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XmyMZCLLos
Podcast notes: https://thereadingape.substack.com/p/talking-crypto-66-sal-ash

Uncommon Core: From Skin Trader to NFT Expert - with Anish Agnihotri and Hasu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY3h0YM4yxk

On-chain profit and MEV extraction | Full Video
https://www.theblockresearch.com/on-chain-profit-and-mev-extraction-full-video-122411

Podcast Notes: Delphi x Starkware
https://twitter.com/froggyfrogster/status/1454213153152176135

Prepare NFTs with Photoshop – Nifty News #104 for Tuesday, Oct 26th
https://theniftyshow.com/prepare-nfts-with-photoshop-nifty-news-104-for-tuesday-oct-26th/

Zero Knowledge FM: Episode 203: MPC and DAGs with Aleph Zero’s Adam Gagol & Matthew Niemerg
https://zeroknowledge.fm/episode-203-mpc-and-dags-with-aleph-zeros-adam-gagol-matthew-niemerg/

Alpha:

DCF GOD's alpha list
https://twitter.com/dcfgod/status/1452482937765576715

Calvin Chu's favorite ETH Lisbon's hackathon projects
https://twitter.com/calchulus/status/1453010282033340418

The Ultimate Guide to Airdrops
https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-airdrops

Shual: Forgotten Runes Wizards Cult is having its Halloween event today. I'll just say this is my favorite NFT project ever and a blue-chip in the making. Don't sleep on it. I'm talking real long term here.

Allow me to apologize for the delay once more.
Shualpha will resume regular scheduling this week and onward, meaning back to Thursday dumps (I hope!)

Hope you find value with this week's dump and may you have a great day ♥️

This week in crypto #21:

I'm keeping it short and sweet this time.

Burned: 761,307 ETH
Rewards: 1,226,201 ETH
Tips: 168,689 ETH
Net Issuance: 464,893 ETH
Net Reduction: 62.08%

News:

CoinShares reports earnings gain amid crypto market resurgence
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/123294/coinshares-reports-earnings-gain-amid-crypto-market-resurgence

Enjin wants to decentralize its metaverse with new $100M fund
https://cointelegraph.com/news/enjin-wants-to-decentralize-metaverse-with-new-100m-fund

Bitcoin demand trends 'downwards' as institutions move into DeFi and 'blue chip' alts, says Genesis
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/123283/bitcoin-demand-trends-downwards-as-institutions-move-into-defi-and-blue-chip-alts-says-genesis

Aave Dai Direct Deposit Module (D3M)
https://twitter.com/MakerGrowth/status/1455190235906707464

Mayor-elect Eric Adams commits to make New York City more crypto-friendly
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/123212/mayor-elect-eric-adams-commits-to-make-new-york-city-more-crypto-friendly

CME Group to launch micro Ether futures on December 6
https://twitter.com/PriapusIQ/status/1455506316366163972

Celsius acquires high-security custodian GK8 for $115 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/123084/celsius-acquires-high-security-custodian-gk8-for-115-million

DeFi exploits total $680 million so far in 2021
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/123030/defi-exploits-total-680-million-so-far-in-2021

Katana, the Ronin Dex, is live!
https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1456161289722548225

Unofficial Squid Game token crashes 99% as devs dump for $12 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/122795/unofficial-squid-game-token-crashes-99-as-devs-dump-for-12-million

wXRP to launch on the Ethereum blockchain in December
https://cointelegraph.com/news/wxrp-to-launch-on-the-ethereum-blockchain-in-december

Crypto fork uses dog meme to raise $60 million — then the money goes missing
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/122529/crypto-fork-uses-dog-meme-to-raise-60-million-then-the-money-goes-missing

Avalanche creates $200-million fund to lure top crypto devs
https://cointelegraph.com/news/avalanche-creates-200-million-fund-to-lure-top-crypto-devs

Shiba Inu Owner Moves $2.76B to Four Different Wallets
https://blockworks.co/shiba-inu-owner-moves-2-76b-to-four-different-wallets/

Thailand’s oldest bank SCB acquires 51% stake in crypto exchange Bitkub
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/122988/thailand-oldest-bank-scb-acquires-51-stake-in-crypto-exchange-bitkub-for-537-million

Kevin Durant’s new SPAC firm to focus on crypto and blockchain
https://cointelegraph.com/news/kevin-durant-s-new-spac-firm-to-focus-on-crypto-and-blockchain

Hummingbot Foundation launches to democratize high-frequency trading
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/hummingbot-foundation-launches-to-democratize-high-frequency-trading

Ethereum hash rate sets all-time high as price surges
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/122942/ethereum-hashrate-new-all-time-high-eth

Digital Currency Group Wants to Be Crypto’s Standard Oil
https://www.wsj.com/articles/digital-currency-group-wants-to-be-cryptos-standard-oil-11635764400

News: (Cont'd)

AWS to hire a 'digital assets specialist' focused on enterprise clients
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/122801/aws-to-hire-a-digital-assets-specialist-focused-on-enterprise-clients

ENS DAO: Call For Delegates
https://ens.mirror.xyz/cfvfKRpQSPtZJjPQOprWqEeqv2rytE7tQkxDg6ht7Oo
https://twitter.com/ensdomains/status/1455754470894317570
https://twitter.com/nicksdjohnson/status/1456048492141441027

And Adam Cochran's thoughts on the $ENS DAO rollout
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1455906477307224069

International Cricket NFTs to Hit Flow Blockchain Following $17M Seed Round
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/03/international-cricket-nfts-to-hit-flow-blockchain-following-17m-seed-round/

Coinbase is testing a subnoscription service with zero trading fees and prioritized support
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/123134/coinbase-is-testing-a-subnoscription-service-with-zero-trading-fees-and-prioritized-support

[Temp. Check] Should Compound retroactively distribute COMP tokens to early users?
https://compound.finance/governance/proposals/67

Boba Network's first native AMM is now live
https://twitter.com/oolongswap/status/1455736136245129216

Company behind FTX.US pens NIL deal with University of Kentucky men’s basketball team
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/123171/company-behind-ftx-us-pens-nil-deal-with-university-of-kentucky-mens-basketball-team

Crypto is Creating Newfound Wealth – and Job Freedom – for Many Americans
https://civicscience.com/crypto-is-creating-newfound-wealth-and-job-freedom-for-many-americans/

Synapse is now live on Harmony
https://twitter.com/SynapseProtocol/status/1455977319533797376

Ribbon Finance announces Ribbon Treasury
https://twitter.com/ribbonfinance/status/1455403395171295235

Rari Fuse Pool #23 exploit
https://twitter.com/RariCapital/status/1455569653820973057

DeFi Founders Debate Whether to Resist or Embrace Regulation
https://thedefiant.io/defi-regulation-debate/

MetaMask, Phantom Wallet Users Targeted in Crypto Phishing Scam: Report
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/04/crypto-phishing-scam-targets-metamask-phantom-wallet-users-report/

Online Broker TradeStation Going Public Via $1.43B SPAC Merger
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/04/online-broker-tradestation-going-public-via-143b-spac-merger/

CryptoCompare Gets FCA Authorization to Operate as Benchmark Administrator
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/04/cryptocompare-gets-fca-authorization-to-operate-as-benchmark-administrator/

Governance of DeFi Giant Curve in Flux as Smaller Convex Exerts Control
https://thedefiant.io/curve-convex-governance-crv-control/

Payments DEX Stellar First L1 to Offer Integrated Automated Market Making
https://thedefiant.io/stellar-amm-layer-1/

XRP Holders to Get Huge Airdrop of New Blockchain Songbird
https://thedefiant.io/xrp-holders-to-get-huge-airdrop-of-new-blockchain-songbird/

NFTs:

Someone took out a $1.4 million loan with an NFT as collateral
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/123165/someone-took-out-a-1-4-million-loan-with-an-nft-as-collateral

Crypto anons buy 2,000 lb tungsten cube NFT for $250,000
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/123015/crypto-anons-buy-2000-lb-tungsten-cube-nft-for-250000

A very long post about why NFTs are bad that caught a lot of heat on CT. I'll let you do the searches but here's the article if you want to read it
https://antsstyle.medium.com/why-nfts-are-bad-the-long-version-2c16dae145e2

Disney Sides with Veve for Golden Moments NFTs
https://nftplazas.com/disney-sides-with-veve-for-golden-moments-nfts/

Quentin Tarantino to Drop Never-Before-Seen ‘Pulp Fiction’ Scenes as NFTs
https://nftnow.com/news/quentin-tarantino-pulp-fiction-nfts-announced/

NFTs across the board are getting slaughtered
https://twitter.com/Zeneca_33/status/1455680134703460352

Philadelphia 76ers Launch Legacy NFT Collection on Crypto.com
https://nftplazas.com/philadelphia-76ers-launch-legacy-nft-collection-on-crypto-com/

Virtual Nikes: Shoe Giant Follows Facebook Into The Metaverse
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimberleespeakman/2021/11/02/virtual-nikes-shoe-giant-follows-facebook-into-the-metaverse/

Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings
https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/2/22758974/microsoft-teams-metaverse-mesh-3d-avatars-meetings-features

The Forgotten runes Wizards' Cult is one of the only NFT avatar projects outperforming the ETH run lately
https://twitter.com/UseMasterpiece/status/1456238943721172996

ESL Gaming Partner with ImmutableX for CS:GO NFTs
https://nftplazas.com/esl-gaming-immutablex-csgo-nfts/

NFTs and play-to-earn are future of gaming industry, says EA boss
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nfts-and-play-to-earn-are-future-of-gaming-industry-says-ea-boss

Monster-battle NFT game Axie Infinity soars in popularity among developing nations
https://cointelegraph.com/news/monster-battle-nft-game-axie-infinity-soars-in-popularity-among-developing-nations

FC Barcelona Joins NFT Rush With Moments From 122 Years of History
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/04/fc-barcelona-joins-nft-rush-with-moments-from-122-years-of-history/

DeFi Lending Hub Goldfinch Fuses NFTs and User IDs to Attract Wary Investors
https://thedefiant.io/nfts-kyc-goldfinch-identity/

ESP Guitars Partner with Fanaply for Eco-Friendly NFTs
https://nftplazas.com/esp-guitars-partner-with-fanaply-for-eco-friendly-nfts/

Hot Wheels Partners with WAX for Set of vIRL Collectibles
https://nftplazas.com/hot-wheels-wax-virl-nft/

Jungle Freaks NFT sparks racism issues as social groups get offended
https://nftnewsinsider.com/jungle-freaks-nft-sparks-racism-issues-as-social-groups-get-offended/

K-Pop Group BTS Adds to NFT Hype With First Collection
https://nftnewstoday.com/2021/11/04/k-pop-group-bts-adds-to-nft-hype-with-first-collection/

Raises:

Digital property trading platform Upland scores $18 million Series A led by Animoca
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/122981/digital-property-trading-platform-upland-scores-18-million-series-a-led-by-animoca

FTX backs African fintech unicorn Chipper Cash in $150M fundraise
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/122954/ftx-backs-african-fintech-unicorn-chipper-cash-in-150m-fundraise

Aussie crypto micro-investment app Bamboo raises $3M, eyes US market
https://cointelegraph.com/news/aussie-crypto-micro-investment-app-bamboo-raises-3m-eyes-us-market

The Sandbox raises $93M to expand its NFT metaverse
https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-sandbox-raises-93m-to-expand-its-nft-metaverse

Endaoment raises $7M for nonprofits in its first year as crypto donations thrive
https://cointelegraph.com/news/endaoment-raises-7m-for-nonprofits-in-its-first-year-as-crypto-donations-thrive

FTX, Lightspeed Lead $21M Funding Round in Gaming Studio Faraway
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/04/alameda-lightspeed-lead-21m-funding-round-in-gaming-studio-faraway/

Enjinstarter Announces Successful Completion of Fundraising and Pipeline of Projects for November
https://news.bitcoin.com/enjinstarter-announces-successful-completion-of-fundraising-and-pipeline-of-projects-for-november/

Digital Currency Group reaches $10B valuation after $700M secondary sale
https://siliconangle.com/2021/11/01/digital-currency-group-reaches-10b-valuation-700m-secondary-sale/

Koi Labs Secured $2.6 Million in Pre-A Funding Round to Unlock the Next-Generation GameFi and Metaverse Economy
https://koimetaverse.medium.com/koi-labs-secured-2-6m-pre-a-round-fundraising-867f632c2fd4

Spruce Raises $7.5 million to Scale Decentralized Identity and Storage
https://blog.spruceid.com/spruce-raises-7-5-million-to-speed-the-development-of-user-controlled-id-and-data/

xToken Raises $2m to Grow its Decentralized Asset Management Platform
https://medium.com/xtoken/xtoken-raises-2m-to-grow-its-decentralized-asset-management-platform-d2f2acb35cf

International Cricket NFTs to Hit Flow Blockchain Following $17M Seed Round
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/03/international-cricket-nfts-to-hit-flow-blockchain-following-17m-seed-round/

WeMeta announces $1.1m funding round to help users buy, sell & build in the Metaverse
https://medium.com/wemeta/wemeta-announces-1-1m-funding-round-to-help-users-buy-sell-build-in-the-metaverse-f0103b12281

Alameda Research, Polychain Capital Back 'CeFi DeFi' Crypto Exchange AscendEx
https://decrypt.co/85181/alameda-research-polychain-capital-back-cefi-defi-crypto-exchange-ascendex

Regulation:

Acting US comptroller says both OCC crypto review and interagency 'crypto sprint' have concluded
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/123216/acting-us-comptroller-says-both-occ-crypto-review-and-interagency-crypto-sprint-have-concluded

Singapore to position itself as global crypto center, says regulator
https://cointelegraph.com/news/singapore-to-position-itself-as-global-crypto-center-says-regulator

SEC seeks comments on Grayscale's GBTC ETF proposal
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/123227/sec-seeks-comments-on-grayscales-gbtc-etf-proposal

Senators respond to US stablecoin report, setting stage for coming debate
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/122926/senators-respond-to-us-stablecoin-report-setting-stage-for-coming-debate

ConsenSys AG Shareholders Readying Legal Action Over Share Valuation
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/02/consensys-shareholders-readying-legal-action-over-share-valuation/

Stablecoins report: SEC won’t lead regulation, Congress urged to act
https://cointelegraph.com/news/stablecoins-report-sec-won-t-lead-regulation-congress-urged-to-act

Iran Blockchain Association head calls for special council on crypto laws
https://cointelegraph.com/news/iran-blockchain-association-head-calls-for-special-council-on-crypto-laws

DeFi — the ‘Wild West’ of crypto — is next on regulators’ hit list
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/04/defi-the-wild-west-of-crypto-is-set-to-face-regulatory-crackdown.html

Apple App Store removes crypto wallet TokenPocket after PayPal complaint
https://cointelegraph.com/news/apple-app-store-removes-crypto-wallet-tokenpocket-after-paypal-complaint

Congressmen Emmer and Soto to SEC Chair Gensler: We want BTC Spot ETFs
https://cointelegraph.com/news/congressmen-emmer-soto-to-sec-chair-gensler-we-want-btc-spot-etfs

Australian Senator Says Clear Crypto Regulations Will be Introduced Within a Year
https://cryptopotato.com/australian-senator-says-clear-crypto-regulations-will-be-introduced-within-a-year/

Hong Kong regulator re-evaluates retail crypto ETFs laws
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-regulator-re-evaluates-retail-crypto-etfs-laws

Bitfury Hires Former Binance US Chief Brian Brooks as CEO
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/04/bitfury-hires-former-binance-us-chief-brian-brooks-as-ceo-report/

Additional Reads:

Vitalik Buterin - Crypto Cities
https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/10/31/cities.html

Messari - Yearning for Yearn
https://messari.io/article/yearning-for-yearn

The power of DAOs comes from their ability to dramatically bring down the barriers to entry when launching a new collective pursuit thread by Arianna Simpson
https://twitter.com/AriannaSimpson/status/1455274836239036418

All TWAPs are subject to manipulation by Mudit Gupta
https://twitter.com/Mudit__Gupta/status/1455627465678749696

MakerDAO vault protection score analysis
https://twitter.com/JanOsolnik/status/1442474412851310592

Credit score thread by @Terranaut3
https://twitter.com/terranaut3/status/1455475123113373698

@yieldlabs thread regarding Anchor protocol and whether it can sustain the 20% APY rate
https://twitter.com/YieldLabs/status/1455526945182076937

What I Wish I Knew Before Talking to Lawyers about DAOs
https://mirror.xyz/0x954888B7a5C6736F4955dF18B556D8328FD02f61/5K9llACK4tzu5WHL68CM3bBsmSleL_XxJ2kRGYnwp7A

Collection of threads compiled by @liscivia_ about Frax Finance
https://twitter.com/Liscivia_/status/1454770976466612225

(non-crypto) a collection of interesting threads by @blakeaburge
https://twitter.com/blakeaburge/status/1455917191509864451

(non-crypto) my thread about Lucid Dreaming if you're interested
https://twitter.com/0xShual/status/1456004309456461824

CIA Officer's recommended crypto telegram chats
https://twitter.com/officer_cia/status/1455970744865894402

OurNetwork x Dune Analytics Data Course Week 1
https://twitter.com/NDGcrypto/status/1455919286401343491
https://ournetwork.mirror.xyz/gP16wLY-9BA1E_ZuOSv1EUAgYGfK9mELNza8cfgMWPQ

@pscltllrd short thread on MAker's D3M and its grand implications
https://twitter.com/pscltllrd/status/1455793869392687109

Today in DeFi Research - $FXS
https://twitter.com/todayindefi/status/1456229347900080134

DappRadar Exclusive Report: Play-to-Earn Revolution Leaps Beyond Axie Infinity with New Games and Tokens
https://thedefiant.io/metverse-nfts-play-to-earn-games-axie/

DeFi 2.0 Wave of New Projects Test Liquidity Mining Alternatives
https://thedefiant.io/olympusdao-uniswap-defi-2-0-liquidity-mining/

(throwback) why BTC and ETH will never be money and what stablecoins are actually about by Sam Kazemian
https://twitter.com/samkazemian/status/1400308033104670725

Podcasts:

A deep dive into Aave's DeFi ecosystem with founder Stani Kulechov
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/123044/a-deep-dive-into-aaves-defi-ecosystem-with-founder-stani-kulechov

Office Hours #47 with John Calabrese, Head of Product at Nansen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VRBScb3uCI

Mission: DeFi — DeFi Lunch #20 (Frax)
https://anchor.fm/missiondefi/episodes/DeFi-Lunch-Ep-20---November-3--2021-e19nhnq

Zero Knowledge FM — Episode 204: Keeping Up with the Kusama Network
https://zeroknowledge.fm/episode-204-keeping-up-with-the-kusama-network/

Talking Crypto #75 - Eva Beylin from The Graph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgHDSPkjSks

Blockcrunch: Beta Finance Lets Users Bet Against a Frothy NFT Market and More - Allen Lee, Ep. 170
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beta-finance-lets-users-bet-against-a-frothy-nft/id1350649166?i=1000540604299

Alpha:

CollabDAO
https://medium.com/abridged-io/dear-community-8e04c8eedb9d

Introducing basis.markets
https://basismarkets.medium.com/introducing-basis-markets-b4c82265ca82

Premia 2.0
https://twitter.com/PremiaFinance/status/1455297849042903047

Dahlia is now live on Celo mainnet!
https://medium.com/dahlia-finance/dahlia-is-now-live-on-celo-mainnet-cdd02ab6eef1

TOWER NFT sales on Binance NFT start 5 November 2021 – NonFungible.com
https://nftnewsinsider.com/tower-nft-sales-on-binance-nft-start-5-november-2021-nonfungible-com/