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/

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

This week in crypto #22:

Packed drop this time round.
Also we broke 2k subscribers! (and then some — like 150 people joined in the past 24 hrs so welcome!)

Burned: 846,830 ETH
Rewards: 1,319,470 ETH
Tips: 180,348 ETH
Net Issuance: 472,635 ETH
Net Reduction: 64.17%

News:

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Lead Crypto Market Cap to Record $3 Trillion
https://decrypt.co/85498/bitcoin-ethereum-dogecoin-lead-crypto-market-cap-record-3-trillion

Bitcoin soft fork days away as Taproot upgrade closes in
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-soft-fork-days-away-as-taproot-upgrade-closes-in

NY major taking next three paychecks in Bitcoin
https://twitter.com/ericadamsfornyc/status/1456311827550384129

Playco x Immutable
https://twitter.com/Immutable/status/1455932195583922176

Solana Powers Up Web3 Gaming Projects with $100M Funding Deal (ft. Lightspeed)
https://thedefiant.io/solana-web3-lightspeed-ftx/

Fragola is live (Popsicle Finance)
https://twitter.com/PopsicleFinance/status/1457049139552866309

Bitmain to launch new Bitcoin miner with a touted hash power of 150 TH/s
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/123505/bitmain-new-bitcoin-miner-150-terahash

Pendle and the 3 Joesephs
https://medium.com/pendle/pendle-and-the-3-joesephs-dee7c645ff12

Maple Finance Launches Permissioned Institutional Lending Pool With BlockTower, Genesis
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/08/maple-finance-launches-permissioned-institutional-lending-pool-with-blocktower-genesis/

Sequoia Jumps Into Token Plays With Investment in DeFi Project Parallel
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/08/sequoia-jumps-into-token-plays-with-investment-in-defi-project-parallel/

Indonesia’s Religious Leaders Declare Crypto Illegal for Muslims
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/11/11/indonesias-religious-leaders-declare-crypto-illegal-for-muslims-report/

Smart Contract Platform Agoric Launches Public Chain
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/11/smart-contract-platform-agoric-launches-public-chain/

Coinbase Wallet is now available as a standalone browser extension
https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-wallet-is-now-available-as-a-standalone-browser-extension-c65bb5c87b83

Dogecoin Core 1.14.5 is out
https://twitter.com/mishaboar/status/1457789575019970560

Crypto Exchange Huobi Global to Move Spot Trading Services to Gibraltar
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/08/crypto-exchange-huobi-global-to-move-spot-trading-services-to-gibraltar/

Ronin mobile wallet is live
https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1457967105777754112

Ethereum: Arrow Glacier inked for December as Difficulty Bomb is pushed again
https://ambcrypto.com/ethereum-arrow-glacier-inked-for-december-as-difficulty-bomb-is-pushed-again/

$MASK (Metamask's token) rumors intensify
https://twitter.com/ethereumJoseph/status/1457834493469884418

Fin VC closes three new funds as it eyes 2022 expansion to Europe
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/123545/fin-vc-fund

Hive Blockchain to Raise C$110M to Expand Bitcoin Production
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/09/hive-blockchain-to-raise-c110m-to-expand-bitcoin-production/

Nansen will support Solana soon
https://twitter.com/nansen_ai/status/1458058217204846592

Tether launches USDT stablecoin on the Avalanche blockchain
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/123931/tether-usdt-stablecoin-launches-avalanche-blockchain

Uniswap Brand Update
https://uniswap.org/blog/brand-update/

StarkNet Alpha
https://twitter.com/StarkWareLtd/status/1457707282238738448

Reddit Co-Founder, Solana Ventures Launch $100M Initiative for Web 3 Social Media
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/09/reddit-co-founder-solana-ventures-launch-50m-initiative-for-web-3-social-media/

Discord: Imagine a Place
https://www.notboring.co/p/discord-imagine-a-place

Discord CEO/founder: probably nothing
https://twitter.com/jasoncitron/status/1457841222995693570

Turns out it's actually nothing this time
https://twitter.com/jasoncitron/status/1458607550677405699

Tim Cook owns crypto
https://twitter.com/BTC_Archive/status/1458093050304024577

News: (Cont'd)

Circle Launches Venture Fund To Support Early-Stage Blockchain Projects & Companies
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/circle-launches-venture-fund-to-support-early-stage-blockchain-projects--companies-301419245.html

Nervos launches cross-chain bridge to connect Ethereum and Cardano
https://cryptoslate.com/nervos-launches-cross-chain-bridge-to-connect-ethereum-and-cardano/

FTX Is Spending Big on Marketing Because 'We're Behind on Name Recognition': CEO
https://decrypt.co/85744/ftx-is-spending-big-on-marketing-because-were-behind-on-name-recognition-ceo

Rocket Pool is live
https://twitter.com/Rocket_Pool/status/1457893042367582209

Ape Safe v0.3.0 Released
https://twitter.com/bantg/status/1458456785099141131

Ribbon Finance's latest vault using stETH as collateral
https://twitter.com/ribbonfinance/status/1458477208717062144

Twitter's crypto team
https://twitter.com/_tessr/status/1458466734327963648

Trailblazer THORChain Accidentally Front-runs THORSwap Community in Latest Woe
https://thedefiant.io/thorswap-front-running-thorchain-ido/

The Web3 Three: Discord, Reddit and Twitter Tease Crypto Integration
https://thedefiant.io/discord-twitter-reddit-tease-crypto/

(non-crypto) Elon Musk sells $1.1 billion in Tesla stock after Twitter poll
https://twitter.com/time/status/1458612443521900544

(non-crypto) Evergrande dodges default again; property sector debt concerns linger
https://www.reuters.com/business/several-bondholders-china-evergrande-receive-overdue-bond-coupon-payments-media-2021-11-11/

DOLA-3pool gauge
https://twitter.com/InverseFinance/status/1458731204094664705

October crypto VC roundup: Throwing money at blockchain gaming startups
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/news+/123552/crypto-vc-trends-october-blockchain-gaming-nft-funding

Introducing Manchester City Fan Token (CITY) on Binance Launchpool
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/fbc8651b81304e6196a3afa5b209614e

And FC Porto (PORTO) as well
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/14e4354e11444c7092934e618f5eac64

$5k is the largest open interest strike for ETH options across expiries, followed by $10k and $15k
https://twitter.com/CoinbaseInsto/status/1458008909801742336

Bitcoin Tops Record-Breaking $6.4 Billion in Institutional Money Inflows
https://decrypt.co/85556/bitcoin-record-breaking-6-4-billion-institutional-money-inflows

Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan: 'Code Laws Faster Than They Learn To Outlaw Code'
https://decrypt.co/85534/former-coinbase-cto-outlines-tenets-of-cryptos-ideology-layer

FTX US Beats Kraken, Coinbase as America’s Most Liquid Crypto Exchange
https://decrypt.co/85801/ftx-us-beats-kraken-coinbase-americas-most-liquid-crypto-exchange

News: (Cont'd #2)

Crypto Firm Grayscale Hits $60 Billion AUM, Overtaking Top Gold ETF
https://decrypt.co/85798/crypto-firm-grayscale-hits-60-billion-overtaking-top-gold-etf

current list of Bitcoin and Crypto ETF filings with the SEC
https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1457782369142788101

To Combat Solana's Bot Problem, Civic Unveils Free Digital ID for NFTs
https://decrypt.co/85492/combat-solana-bot-problem-civic-unveils-digital-id-nfts

The Graph Foundation allocates over $1.5M in Grants, Ecosystem & Dev Support in Wave 3
https://thegraph.com/blog/wave-three-funding

Polkadot Parachain Launchpad is Live on Ankr StakeFi!
https://medium.com/@ankr.network/polkadot-parachain-launchpad-is-live-on-ankr-stakefi-3b340e3e7d2b

DOT Holders Have Pledged $800M Ahead Of First Polkadot Parachain Auction
https://thedefiant.io/polkadot-parachains-auction/

Privacy Browser Brave Expands Beyond Ethereum to Solana
https://decrypt.co/85538/privacy-browser-brave-expands-beyond-ethereum-solana

UAE-Based Phoenix Technology Consultants Places Order for $650M Worth of Crypto Mining Rigs
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/09/uae-based-phoenix-technology-consultants-places-order-for-650m-worth-of-crypto-mining-rigs/

5 Million Robinhood Customer Emails Stolen, Company Says No Financial Data at Risk
https://decrypt.co/85553/robinhood-data-breach

Bank of China Reveals Machine That Converts Foreign Currency to Digital Yuan: Report
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/11/08/bank-of-china-reveals-machine-that-converts-foreign-currency-to-digital-yuan-report/

Mastercard Partners with Leading Digital Currency Companies Across Asia Pacific to Launch the Region’s First Crypto-Linked Payment Cards
https://www.mastercard.com/news/ap/en/newsroom/press-releases/en/2021/november/mastercard-partners-with-leading-digital-currency-companies-across-asia-pacific-to-launch-the-region-s-first-crypto-linked-payment-cards/

Microsoft’s ION Digital ID Network Is Live on Bitcoin
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/03/25/microsofts-ion-digital-id-network-is-live-on-bitcoin/

DeFi protocol bZx compromised again: $55 million stolen in private key leak
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/123429/defi-protocol-bzx-compromised-again-55-million-stolen-in-private-key-leak

Metis Joins Ethereum Layer 2 Race With $100M Ecosystem Fund
https://thedefiant.io/metis-latest-optimistic-rollup/

Axie Infinity’s Katana Breaks $1B in TVL After Launch of Governance Token
https://thedefiant.io/axie-infinitys-katana-breaks-1b-in-tvl-after-launch-of-governance-token/

Wormhole x Polygon
https://twitter.com/wormholecrypto/status/1458074281280094208

Keep3r Fixed Forex: $1bn TVL, zarp.cash collaboration, and ZAR launch
https://andrecronje.medium.com/keep3r-fixed-forex-1bn-tvl-zarp-cash-collaboration-and-zar-launch-809be6852449

Tokemak: C.o.R.E.2
https://twitter.com/TokenReactor/status/1457806164201127938

Zebec Protocol Launches on Solana Offering Flexible Payroll
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/10/zebec-protocol-launches-on-solana-offering-flexible-payroll/

EVM Equivalence is coming to OE
https://medium.com/ethereum-optimism/introducing-evm-equivalence-5c2021deb306

Jihoz is joining 1kx as a venture partner
https://twitter.com/1kxnetwork/status/1458505555161481216

Announcing the $100M Efinity Metaverse Fund
https://twitter.com/enjin/status/1456207767925100545

Risk Harbor Ozone whitepaper
https://github.com/Risk-Harbor/RiskHarbor-Whitepaper/blob/main/Risk_Harbor_Ozone.pdf

1mo. Olympus Pro progress report
https://twitter.com/scupytrooples/status/1456092108352208902

Notional Finance hit $100m TVL
https://twitter.com/NotionalFinance/status/1456154813037752327

NFTs:

Sneak peak of Coinbase's NFT marketplace
https://twitter.com/sanchans/status/1456391829922848768

Aurory: Solana's First Role-Playing Game
https://www.theblockresearch.com/aurory-solanas-first-role-playing-game-122207

Rarestone Capital Announces Strategic Investment In Rainicorn To Bolster Play-To-Earn NFT Farming Economy
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rarestone-capital-announces-strategic-investment-170242296.html

No Joke: Hannibal Buress Is Doing Comedy NFTs
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/13/no-joke-hannibal-buress-is-doing-comedy-nfts/

More Firms Embracing the Metaverse and Gaming Stocks Have Already Benefited, Morgan Stanley Says
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/11/more-firms-embracing-the-metaverse-and-gaming-stocks-have-already-benefited-morgan-stanley-says/

Decentralized Search Engine Presearch Integrates With NFT Marketplace OpenSea
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/11/dnp-emb-decentralized-search-engine-presearch-ingrates-with-nft-marketplace-opensea/

South Korean gaming studio NCSoft stock price spikes 30% amid plans to launch NFT games in 2022
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124060/south-korean-gaming-studio-ncsoft-stock-price-launch-nft-games-2022

Country Music Association to release NFT collection for its latest award show
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124012/country-music-association-to-release-nft-collection-for-its-latest-award-show

Genie now allows anyone to Batch List NFTs for Sale on OpenSea in a few clicks
https://twitter.com/genie_xyz/status/1458175710166724615

International Chess Federation to Launch Its Own NFT Marketplace
https://decrypt.co/85167/international-chess-federation-launch-nft-marketplace

NFT Stake Locking
https://twitter.com/TheSolcietyNFT/status/1457109285008142337

Beeple sold 'Human One' for $28.9M
https://twitter.com/farokh/status/1458249722007785474

Todd McFarlane, Steve Aoki Launch NFT Marketplace
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/todd-mcfarlane-steve-aoki-nft-oddkey-1235044306/

Warner Bros. Plans ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ NFT Project
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/warner-bros-the-matrix-resurrections-nfts-1235040166/

'Crypto College' Instructor Has Raked in More Than $388K for Week-Long NFT Class
https://decrypt.co/85752/crypto-college-instructor-greg-isenberg-dao-nft-class

Rolling Stone Mints First-Ever NFTs With Bored Ape Yacht Club
https://decrypt.co/85765/rolling-stone-mints-first-ever-nfts-bored-ape-yacht-club

NFT Project Endorsed by Elijah Wood in Disarray Over Artist’s 'Racist' Drawings
https://decrypt.co/85123/nft-project-jungle-freaks-elijah-wood-artist-racist-drawings

Nike plans its metaverse play
https://archive.ph/lN3Uj#selection-2513.0-2526.0

NFT Marketplace OpenSea Hits $10B in Total Volume
https://decrypt.co/85507/nft-marketplace-opensea-hits-10b-total-volume

AMC Theaters Weighs Launching Cryptocurrency, NFTs for Movies
https://archive.ph/Z8AuJ#selection-3027.0-3030.0

Flash-loaning NFTs
https://twitter.com/OilerNetwork/status/1458414519840088068

Ember Sword Partners with Immutable X for Ethereum L2 Scalability
https://nftplazas.com/ember-sword-partners-with-immutable-x-for-scalability-to-ethereum-l2/

EA and Take-Two Come Out in Support of NFTs and Play-to-Earn
https://nftplazas.com/ea-take-two-nft-play-to-earn/

Cradaba: The Pure, the Genesis and the Legendary..?
https://medium.com/@PlayCrabada/the-pure-the-genesis-and-the-legendary-385dab267947

Solana-Based GameFi Title Genopets to Partner With Yield Guild Games
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/10/solana-based-gamefi-noscript-genopets-to-partner-with-yield-guild-games/

NFT gaming is paving the way to shift traditional gaming models
https://twitter.com/sandraaleow/status/1458523277593243649

How blockchain’s unicorns see the future of NFTs and games
https://venturebeat.com/2021/11/09/how-blockchains-unicorns-see-the-future-of-nfts-and-games/

MetaForce Comics to Launch Alien Worlds NFT Comic Books
https://nftplazas.com/metaforce-comics-to-launch-alien-worlds-nft-comic-books/

NFTs: (Cont'd.. lol yeah for one item)

Legendary Photographer Neil Leifer Brings Iconic Images as NFTs
https://nftplazas.com/legendary-photographer-neil-leifer-brings-iconic-images-nft/