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/

Raises:

Penumbra Labs Raises Seed Round To Build Private, Decentralized Exchange
https://penumbra.zone/blog/penumbra-labs-raises-seed-round-to-build-private-exchange/

Matter Labs Announces $50M in New Funding for zkSync
https://medium.com/matter-labs/funding-ea89c1fa731e

Neon Labs, developer of Ethereum virtual machine on Solana, raises $40 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/123744/neon-labs-developer-of-ethereum-virtual-machine-on-solana-raises-40-million

DeFi liquidity provider WOO Network raises $30 million in Series A round
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/123803/defi-liquidity-provider-woo-network-raises-30-million-in-series-a-round

rct.ai: We Closed Our Series A-3 Funding
https://rct.ai/en-us/blog/we-closed-our-series-a-3-funding

Crypto compliance startup Notabene raises $10.2 million Series A
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/123614/crypto-compliance-startup-notabene-raises-10-2-million-series-a

Jet Announces $6.8 Million Follow-on Round with Paradigm, Reciprocal Ventures, Solana Ventures and more
https://medium.com/jetprotocol/jet-raises-6-8-million-from-follow-on-investors-including-paradigm-reciprocal-and-solana-capital-c9575da3c20a

Meow raised $5m+ from Coinbase Ventures and more
https://twitter.com/JoinMeow/status/1457747296532189185

Core Loop raises $12M to develop sandbox MMO with blockchain
https://venturebeat.com/2021/11/05/core-loop-raises-12m-to-develop-sandbox-mmo-with-blockchain/

New NFT Discovery Platform Raises $2M From Spartan and Sequoia
https://thedefiant.io/pulsr-nfts-price-discovery-tool-sequoia/

Cradaba successful IDO
https://twitter.com/AvalaunchApp/status/1457970126918021123

Deri Protocol Secures Investment Under Binance Smart Chain’s $1B Fund
https://www.binance.org/en/blog/deri-protocol-secures-investment-under-binance-smart-chains-1b-fund/

MIXMOB Angel Round backed by some of the best in the space
https://mixmoborigin.medium.com/mixmob-angel-round-backed-by-some-of-the-best-in-the-space-54d2585ce55a

GuildFi Raises $6 Million in Seed Funding
https://medium.com/guildfi/seed-funding-announcement-eacc8b3220bc

A16z Leads $150M Round for NFT Game Platform Mythical Games at $1.25B Valuation
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/04/a16z-leads-150m-round-for-nft-game-platform-mythical-games-at-125b-valuation/

Nyan Heroes Raises 2.5M in Seed Round Funding To Disrupt the Play-2-Earn Ecosystem
https://nyanheroes.medium.com/nyan-heroes-raises-2-5m-in-seed-round-funding-to-disrupt-the-play-2-earn-ecosystem-892913362b41

Tempus Raises $4M Strategic Funding Round
https://medium.com/tempusfinance/tempus-raises-4m-strategic-funding-round-7e0e3cea781d

BEMIL SUCCESSFULLY RAISED $1,655,000 IN PRIVATE ROUNDS
https://twitter.com/BemilGame/status/1455893197075337218

Phantasia is excited to announce $1.85M of Strategic funding
https://twitter.com/PhantasiaSports/status/1455297139941195780

Risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs completes $15M strategic round
https://cointelegraph.com/news/risk-monitoring-firm-solidus-labs-completes-15m-strategic-round

Seeded Network $1.25m round
https://twitter.com/seedednetwork/status/1457407598748110848

Notabene raises $10.2M to help crypto exchanges comply with new global regulations
https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/08/notabene-raises-10-2m-to-help-crypto-exchanges-comply-with-new-global-regulations/

Sarcophagus DAO Funding Round Annoucement
https://sarcophagus.io/2021/11/08/Sarcophagus-DAO-Funding-Round-Announcement.html

FTX Backs CoinMENA In $9.5M Seed Round To Build A Crypto Exchange For The Middle East
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tatianakoffman/2021/11/08/ftx-backs-coinmena-in-95m-seed-round-to-build-a-crypto-exchange-for-the-middle-east

izumi Finance $2.1m investment round
https://twitter.com/izumi_Finance/status/1458444560464429061

Regulation:

Congress Passes $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Paving Way for Extra Crypto Taxes in U.S.
https://decrypt.co/85450/congress-passes-1-2-trillion-infrastructure-bill-paving-way-for-extra-crypto-taxes-in-u-s

Thoughts wrt IRS provision 6050I (part of the infrastructure bill)
https://twitter.com/duganist/status/1456228685137260558

Brazilian federal deputy proposes crypto payment option for workers
https://cointelegraph.com/news/brazilian-federal-deputy-proposes-crypto-payment-option-for-workers

What FATF’s Latest Guidance Means for DeFi, Stablecoins and Self-Hosted Wallets
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/11/09/what-fatfs-latest-guidance-means-for-defi-stablecoins-and-self-hosted-wallets/

Zimbabwe may be the next country to embrace Bitcoin as legal tender
https://cointelegraph.com/news/zimbabwe-may-be-the-next-country-to-embrace-bitcoin-as-legal-tender

Amid regulatory woes, Binance CEO details France HQ ambitions
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124039/binance-france

SEC halts token registrations of Wyoming-based DAO
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/123979/sec-halts-token-registrations-of-wyoming-based-dao

Kazakhstan Senate approves legislation regulating crypto service providers
https://cointelegraph.com/news/kazakhstan-senate-approves-legislation-regulating-crypto-service-providers

France Sees Merits in a Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency
https://archive.ph/MJNQ7#selection-3027.0-3030.0

Russian Duma creates working group to tackle crypto mining regulations
https://cointelegraph.com/news/russian-duma-creates-working-group-to-tackle-crypto-mining-regulations

Nigerian banks tracking customer accounts for crypto trading
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nigerian-banks-tracking-customer-accounts-for-crypto-trading

Retail-focused Singaporean CBDC to hedge against privately issued stablecoins
https://cointelegraph.com/news/retail-focused-singaporean-cbdc-to-hedge-against-privately-issued-stablecoins

FATF wants governments to hold the people behind DeFi protocols accountable
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/news+/123842/fatf-wants-governments-to-hold-the-people-behind-defi-protocols-accountable

Additional Reads:

SBF on hubris
https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1456327104908251139

Venture capital is broken by @unbanksyETH
https://twitter.com/unbanksyETH/status/1456022986864005124

Plush Project Report : Illuvium
https://medium.com/@plush.pandasnft/plush-project-report-illuvium-63193cefe9c7

takeaways for those who just discovered crypto / are looking to break into the space by @cptn3m0x

How to Get Rich in Crypto (without getting lucky) by Jason Choi (happy to have you as shualpha reader btw :p)
https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1455888139927515137

How to Get Rich in NFTs (without getting lucky) by @loopifyyy
https://twitter.com/Loopifyyy/status/1456627212485070853

SBF on crypto gaming
https://twitter.com/BloombergLive/status/1456674665305411585

Possible upcoming Paraswap token airdrop
https://twitter.com/FrankResearcher/status/1456992470777188354

$PILOT thread by @___ProfessorX
https://twitter.com/____ProfessorX/status/1457273078916935681

$YFI tokenomics thread
https://twitter.com/crypto_condom/status/1457296378049306626

Why developers are excited about Web3 by Madhavan Malolan
https://madhavanmalolan.medium.com/why-developers-are-excited-about-web3-e719c87bcf3b

@epolynya (good follow in general) on zk rollups
https://twitter.com/epolynya/status/1457589580941578243

yet another $OHM breakdown thread, this time by @bork_eth
https://twitter.com/bork_eth/status/1457402180416286722

Tascha on pricing layer 1 blockchains as countries/nation-states
https://twitter.com/RealNatashaChe/status/1457060324939423745

CoinShares blog: Volume 54: Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly
https://medium.com/coinshares/volume-54-digital-asset-fund-flows-weekly-84c236f64b81

Chris Dixon: Modern blockchains are fully programmable computers that enable new classes of applications
https://twitter.com/cdixon/status/1457720814002974724

Deri Protocol: The future of derivatives and on-chain market-making (comissioned content)
https://messari.io/article/deri-protocol-the-future-of-derivatives-and-on-chain-market-making

PartyDAO––Collective Building and Bidding (by the talented Anish Agnihotri)
https://messari.io/article/partydao-collective-building-and-bidding

50% of wallets losing money in uni v3
https://twitter.com/NateHindman/status/1457744185235288066

@0xStark's thread on Ethereum's energy consumption reduction after the switch to PoS
https://twitter.com/0xstark/status/1457823831360368640

a new form of MEV attack — Just-in-Time Liquidity (JIT)
https://twitter.com/ChainsightA/status/1457958811243778052

@feld4014 on Synapse Protocol and how they handled the attack this week
https://twitter.com/feld4014/status/1457362940429049857

xToken resurgence
https://twitter.com/mjayceee/status/1458189176634068993

SBF: notes from Coinbase's Q3 earnings
https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1458205105124257793

JohnStCapital: notes from Coinbase's Q3 earnings
https://twitter.com/JohnStCapital/status/1458185009324511232

Messari on Arweave
https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto/status/1458117289212059657

$ENS is a watershed moment by @jessepollak
https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1458100550919233548

Lending and borrowing status on Solana
https://twitter.com/solana_daily/status/1458399969258663936

Additional Reads: (Cont'd)

Dawn of the Guilds: Settlers of the Metaverse
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/dawn-of-the-guilds-settlers-of-the-metaverse/

Optimistic rollups by the numbers
https://www.theblockresearch.com/optimistic-rollups-by-the-numbers-122662

Words With Web 3’s King: An Interview With Chris Dixon
https://sotonye.substack.com/p/words-with-web-3s-king-an-interview

The Social (Token) Network: Rally, Friends With Benefits and the Future of Branding
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/09/the-social-token-network-rally-friends-with-benefits-and-the-future-of-branding/

Revisiting the Fat Protocol Thesis by Jeff Dorman
https://www.ar.ca/blog/revisiting-the-fat-protocol-thesis

Token Ecosystems as Value Sponges
https://mirror.xyz/puniaviision.eth/qqYKlCrIg-cOsCIA69vru0vtUPFgy7wBoLXTzHKIweA

Croissant on Metamask's possible airdrop
https://twitter.com/CroissantEth/status/1458522980716265475

Piracy in the punks' market (please use Flashbots RPC for these kind of things)
https://twitter.com/tsarrast/status/1458539603615354886

How Zero-Knowledge Proofs Became Ethereum’s Magic Bullets
https://thedefiant.io/zero-knowledge-ethereum-layer-1/

Mochi debacle
https://twitter.com/AndreCronjeTech/status/1458588862998003713
https://twitter.com/MidasTheFool/status/1458668935209893889
https://twitter.com/boredGenius/status/1458740237945872384
https://twitter.com/boredGenius/status/1458740237945872384

Curve in response: Emergency DAO kills USDM gauge after discovering some suspicious hybrid + liquidity activity
https://twitter.com/CurveFinance/status/1458758206595944454

Not the first time Azeem was in the spotlight for these kind of things
https://twitter.com/chefalan_eth/status/1306079417882611713

TheTie research: Uniswap v3 and the Opportunity for Yield Optimization
https://research.thetie.io/uniswap-v3-and-the-opportunity-for-yield-optimization/

GMX: The Trading Platform of the People, by the People, for the People
https://medium.com/@vikram.arun/gmx-the-trading-platform-of-the-people-by-the-people-for-the-people-c4856897478

Music NFTs are where digital art was in 2020 by @jessewldn
https://twitter.com/jessewldn/status/1457912578064125955

How Avalanche Plans to Take Over the World by @das_connor
https://twitter.com/das_connor/status/1456592161420587017

How to build a tokenized community
https://twitter.com/seedclubhq/status/1457739723921780740

Mapping out Standard Crypto's portfolio
https://www.theblockresearch.com/mapping-out-standard-cryptos-portfolio-123629

Curare: A Curation Framework for DAOs
https://jo7.mirror.xyz/ordGOgzoZclKwXN656O6_jC3wXM-FK8A0r8JfcC1d10

What is a directed acyclic graph in cryptocurrency? How does DAG work?
https://cointelegraph.com/explained/what-is-a-directed-acyclic-graph-in-cryptocurrency-how-does-dag-work

How blockchain technology might bring triple-A games to metaverses
https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-blockchain-technology-might-bring-triple-a-games-to-metaverses

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #2)

Fiat DAOs: A bridge between DAO Treasuries and fiat debit cards
https://mirror.xyz/amandapey.eth/O1UbZnsL5RY39JirP3bwAflsAUzTzLIGwKhlsAOp7p4

Fantom General Update | November 08 2021
https://fantom.foundation/blog/fantom-general-update-november-08-2021/

Cryptoeconomics Series P4: Incentive Design: The Decentral Bank of FLIP - Liquidity, Security & Emission
https://blog.chainflip.io/cryptoecomonics-series-4/

How to retain high-value contributors to your DAO?
https://coinvise.mirror.xyz/Ep2k-LtbfDo1jZT5kIkZScgqEYaMLM16C4m-C2I4E_A

The Emergence of Liquidity as a Service (LaaS) DeFi Industry
https://mirror.xyz/0x829Ceb00fC74bD087b1e50d31ec628a90894cD52/QAh3W-Ovy9C39WcUItk_IH0ZgHrWZmwHJZQCzoKoAWE

Solana Breakpoint: Virtual Machines: Interoperability and Maximalism
https://twitter.com/analyticalali/status/1457714774448427013

The Ultimate Guide to Storing Your Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
https://ken-chia.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-storing-your

$MA (mastercard) Investor Day
https://twitter.com/JohnStCapital/status/1458428969221558273

Arweave: Permaweb Ecosystem Expansion
https://messari.io/article/arweave-permaweb-ecosystem-expansion

Arweave x Mirror and how they complement each other by @yb_effect
https://twitter.com/yb_effect/status/1457837091719548929

Why I dropped out of my computational biology PhD program to take on Axie Infinity and Web 3.0 full-time by @mystic_scholars
https://twitter.com/mystic_scholars/status/1458119240909795333

10 of yb_effect's threads about different projects (worth a click)
https://twitter.com/yb_effect/status/1458129586428932103

Chris Dixon and Packy McCormick on the future of crypto
https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2021/11/08/chris-dixon-and-packy-mccormick-on-the-future-of-crypto

1st recap of the #SolanaBreakpoint by @coin98_intern
https://twitter.com/Coin98_intern/status/1458196265372618752

Leverage Messari's Data Using Python
https://messari.io/article/leverage-messari-s-data-using-python

Curve Wars: The Future of DeFi Dependent on a Windows 98 Application
https://medium.com/momentum6/the-great-curve-war-is-heating-up-dont-miss-the-alpha-9b70d99cf694

Merit Circle thread by @OmarReserved
https://twitter.com/OmarReserved/status/1456039582882045953

Li Jin on the future of the creator economy
https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2021/11/08/li-jin-on-the-future-of-the-creator-economy

Want to research MEV full time? Apply now
https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1456233658319319040

How Market-Making Works (Poorly Illustrated) by David Holt
https://idrawcharts.medium.com/how-market-making-works-poorly-illustrated-128b5ae8304d

Podcasts:

The Scoop: One of crypto's biggest trading firms is betting DeFi will be as large as the centralized crypto market
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/123921/one-of-cryptos-biggest-trading-firms-is-betting-defi-will-be-as-large-as-the-centralized-crypto-market

Nansen Office Hours #48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y-YAo8FsTk

Bankless 🎙 91 - Brian Armstrong and The Future of Coinbase
https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-90-brian-armstrong-and-the-future

Governance 2.0: Moving on from on-chain token voting (Liscon talk by Eylon Aviv)
https://vimeo.com/637554060

(throwback) Chris Dixon: Crypto Networks and Why They Matter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wxtiNgXBaU

Uncommon Core: How to value Cryptoassets? - With Su Zhu and Hasu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7ScHN5Y6jQ

Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3 And Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlNDYMNJ5zQ

20VC Special: Accel Founders Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz on Building Accel Into One of the Most Prominent Venture Firms Over Four Decades
https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/jim-swartz-arthur-patterson/

Sahil Bloom: The Framework Handbook
https://sahilbloom.substack.com/p/the-framework-handbook

Zero Knowledge FM: Episode 205: Curating JPEGs with JPG
https://zeroknowledge.fm/episode-205-curating-jpegs-with-jpg/

The Nifty Show #106 Featuring: Draco Dice, Leatherfaces, & TownStar
https://theniftyshow.com/the-nifty-show-106-featuring-draco-dice-leatherfaces-townstar/

Alpha:

FrenDAO
https://medium.com/@thefrendao/frendao-4bcdd1d617d

JPEG'd
https://medium.com/@jpegd/token-generation-event-3b808e21a9b3

zkSync alpha
https://twitter.com/mrdrsn1/status/1458277682093953025

Please don't forget to claim your $ENS:
https://ens.mirror.xyz/5cGl-Y37aTxtokdWk21qlULmE1aSM_NuX9fstbOPoWU
https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1458705035144024065

Across Protocol is Live and you can be a Co-Founder
https://medium.com/across-protocol/across-protocol-is-live-and-you-can-be-a-co-founder-43d848a969d1

DCF God's list of alpha
https://twitter.com/dcfgod/status/1457481871953055745

Quick guide to airdrops by @LgDoucet
https://twitter.com/lgdoucet/status/1458484853985329155

Web3 Village
https://twitter.com/web3village

Porter Finance
https://twitter.com/porterfinance_

Rift Finance
https://twitter.com/RiftFinance

Last nugget from me this week: https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bean this algo stable is still running, for over two months now. Somehow, it keeps retaining peg. don't ask me how. Big brain stuff, only approach if you're deeply familiar with algo stables and advanced ponzinomics

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

This week in crypto #23:


Burned: 933,448 ETH
Rewards: 1,411,752 ETH
Tips: 191,490 ETH
Net Issuance: 478,304 ETH
Net Reduction: 66.11%

News:

DEX aggregator ParaSwap launches its own token, to airdrop 150 million PSP
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/124312/dex-aggregator-paraswap-launches-its-own-token-to-airdrop-150-million-psp

Taproot, Bitcoin’s Long-Anticipated Upgrade, Has Activated
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/11/13/taproot-bitcoins-long-anticipated-upgrade-activates-this-weekend/

Introducing Aave Arc
https://aave.mirror.xyz/JcA9DzQHK6o8YYMmxtH43Vqq5HoHvjrTrFnd_UprKWQ

The Aave Arc whitepaper
https://github.com/aave/protocol-v2/blob/feat/permissioned-market/aave-arc-whitepaper.pdf

Fireblocks asks the Aave Governance community to approve the appointment, adoption, and authorization of Fireblocks LLC, a Fireblocks company, as a “whitelister” on the Aave Arc market
https://app.aave.com/#/governance/48-QmR1wBgVnieDz3GUoxs6XEK8VgG65zdZtXWy48GP9opzvE

Paradigm’s New Venture Fund
https://www.paradigm.xyz/2021/11/paradigms-new-venture-fund/

Language support for Cairo in VS Code now featuring StarkWare standard library import definitions
https://twitter.com/ericglau/status/1460127367477833734

LA’s Iconic Staples Center to Be Renamed Crypto.com Arena
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/17/las-iconic-staples-center-to-be-renamed-to-cryptocom-arena/

Staples Center Name Change Tops List of Crypto Sports Sponsorship Deals
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/17/staples-center-name-change-tops-list-of-crypto-sports-sponsorship-deals/

Crypto bid to buy US constitution print raises over $40m
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59222756

Maker founder Rune Christensen joins venture firm Dragonfly Capital
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124342/maker-founder-rune-christensen-to-join-venture-firm-dragonfly-capital

TIME Magazine to Hold ETH on Balance Sheet as Part of Galaxy Digital Metaverse Deal
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/18/time-magazine-to-hold-eth-on-balance-sheet-as-part-of-galaxy-digital-metaverse-deal/

IOTA Smart Contracts Beta Release
https://blog.iota.org/iota-smart-contracts-beta-release/

RGT x Fei proposal
https://twitter.com/jai_bhavnani/status/1460693384549388292

Ohmie Swap Fair Launch
https://medium.com/@ohmieswapofficial/ohmie-swap-fair-launch-635905b49990

Klima DAO accumulates $100M of carbon offsets, aims to drive up price
https://cointelegraph.com/news/klima-dao-accumulates-100m-of-carbon-offsets-aims-to-drive-up-price

News: (Cont'd)

‘10 Fundamental Rights’: Binance Pitches Crypto Doctrine in Face of Heightened Regulation
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/16/10-fundamental-rights-binance-pitches-crypto-doctrine-in-face-of-heightened-regulation/

Gnosis + xDai
https://twitter.com/Blockanalia/status/1459306362433851392

Barbados to Become First Sovereign Nation With an Embassy in the Metaverse
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/15/barbados-to-become-first-sovereign-nation-with-an-embassy-in-the-metaverse/

C.R.E.A.M will distribute a huge chunk of tokens to users who were impacted by the latest attacks
https://twitter.com/CreamdotFinance/status/1459532398991851528

OIP-45: Proteus — $100M Cross Chain Incentive Program
https://forum.olympusdao.finance/d/381-oip-45-proteus

Wealth flex? Coinbase now allows users to share their crypto allocations
https://cointelegraph.com/news/wealth-flex-coinbase-now-allows-users-to-share-their-crypto-allocations

JPEG’d and Olympus DAO
https://medium.com/@jpegd/jpegd-and-olympus-dao-4a26fb694bc2

Keep3r v3 incentives
https://twitter.com/thekeep3r/status/1460144980706705411

WuBlockchain briefly breaking down some numbers wrt this week's drawdown
https://twitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1460553878038990852

Mark Cuban says he is locking $50K in tokenized carbon offsets every 10 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mark-cuban-says-he-is-locking-50k-in-tokenized-carbon-offsets-every-10-days

Polygon Miden, an upcoming STARK-based, EVM-compatible Rollup
https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1460609713922457606

Coinbase is looking at support for third-party DeFi apps on its platform, says CFO
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/124396/coinbase-is-looking-at-support-for-third-party-defi-apps-on-its-platform-says-cfo

Cowswap shattering volume records
https://twitter.com/MEVprotection/status/1460926322394505223

Binance CEO says he intends to donate up to 99% of his wealth
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124595/binance-ceo-says-he-intends-to-donate-up-to-99-of-his-wealth

Israel’s New AML Rules May Help Banks Onboard Crypto Clients
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/11/16/israels-new-aml-rules-may-help-banks-onboard-crypto-clients/

The 1inch Foundation announces Black Friday Week
https://blog.1inch.io/the-1inch-foundation-announces-black-friday-week-d32c30d4f914

Ethereum Wallet MetaMask Reports 21 Million Users, Up 420% Since April
https://decrypt.co/86263/ethereum-wallet-metamask-reports-21-million-users

Shapeshift x Genie(?)
https://twitter.com/ShapeShift_io/status/1461004575863971846

OolongSwap and PCV— Revealing Our 100 -Years Oolong Plan
https://oolongswap.medium.com/oolongswap-and-pcv-revealing-our-100-years-oolong-plan-82c2848b6437

Fan token platform Socios pens deal with the sports manager behind the New England Patriots
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124226/fan-token-platform-socios-pens-deal-with-the-sports-manager-behind-the-new-england-patriots

Chiliz News – AC Milan Football In-Game NFT For Fan Token Holder Report Released
https://apnews.com/press-release/MarketersMEDIA/soccer-sports-technology-business-zlatan-ibrahimovic-46da6b81808f2c576c8bbbb62a4b6014

NFTs:

Introducing Genie: The Metaverse’s Aggregator
https://mirror.xyz/0xe6F3503e20a5102E995219885b2D63Be7fa9dfC8/IHplY82-DWWW6-PdnvT82qRmBFPBlTirg5Kw31BgkAI

Corruptions by @dhof
https://twitter.com/karmacoma_eth/status/1459350900095418372

‘Willing to break the mold’: Bored Apes form Gorillaz-style band for Universal
https://cointelegraph.com/news/willing-to-break-the-mold-bored-apes-form-gorillaz-style-band-for-universal

Timbaland Creates Bored Ape Yacht Club Metaverse Entertainment Brand
https://www.billboard.com/pro/timbaland-bored-ape-yacht-club-music-company/

Rarible.com and Rarible Protocol integrate Flow blockchain for streamlined NFT experience 🌊
https://rarible.medium.com/rarible-com-and-rarible-protocol-integrate-flow-blockchain-for-streamlined-nft-experience-80b624364c37

Xbox chief wary of “exploitive” NFT gaming projects
https://www.axios.com/xbox-exploitive-nft-gaming-projects-cb3d885f-694c-462d-bcb1-a24c892db32f.html

NFT Marketplace OpenSea Offered $10 Billion Valuation
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nft-marketplace-opensea-offered-10-billion-valuation

NBA star Kyle Kuzma will release the first NFT shoe brand for the metaverse
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/nba-star-kyle-kuzma-partners-with-space-runners-to-release-metashoes-for-metaverses

@nifty_Table's thread on photography collections
https://twitter.com/Nifty_Table/status/1461317490265542657

NFTs Set to Revolutionize the Patent Sector
https://nftplazas.com/nfts-revolutionize-patent-sector/

Barbados to Establish Sovereign Territory in the Metaverse
https://nftplazas.com/barbados-sovereign-territory-metaverse/

Solana-powered Genopets is redefining NFT gaming with its Move-to-Earn concept
https://nftnewsinsider.com/solana-powered-genopets-is-redefining-nft-gaming-with-its-move-to-earn-concept/

WAX Partners With the Three Biggest Toy Companies in Mission to Take Over the NFT Market
https://gritdaily.com/wax-partners-with-the-three-biggest-toy-companies-in-mission-to-take-over-the-nft-market/

Animoca Brands unveils plans for K-pop NFT metaverse
https://cointelegraph.com/news/animoca-brands-unveils-plans-for-k-pop-nft-metaverse