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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/
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/
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
Raises:

Forte Closes Additional $725 Million in Funding to Extend Its Lead in Building a Compliant, Interoperable Blockchain Gaming Platform
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211112005457/en/Forte-Closes-Additional-725-Million-in-Funding-to-Extend-Its-Lead-in-Building-a-Compliant-Interoperable-Blockchain-Gaming-Platform

Andreessen Horowitz leads $5M round for new blockchain gaming startup led by Microsoft vets
https://www.geekwire.com/2021/andreessen-horowitz-leads-5m-round-for-new-blockchain-gaming-startup-led-by-microsoft-vets/

StarkWare $50m Series C round at $2b valuation
https://twitter.com/StarkWareLtd/status/1460626334137425926

Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer to Go Public With SPAC Merger; Deal Values Company at Around $4B
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/18/bitcoin-miner-bitdeer-to-go-public-with-spac-merger-deal-values-company-at-around-4b/

Kosen Labs, founded by ex-DeepMind researchers, aims to bring the benefits of advanced AI to the world of web3
https://medium.com/kosenlabs/kosen-labs-founded-by-ex-deepmind-researchers-aims-to-bring-the-benefits-of-advanced-ai-to-the-c8ae04119759

Faraway Raises $21 Million in Series A Round Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and FTX, Bringing Total Funding to $30 Million With First Live Multiplayer Game to Launch on the Solana Blockchain Platform
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/faraway-raises-21-million-in-series-a-round-led-by-lightspeed-venture-partners-and-ftx-bringing-total-funding-to-30-million-with-first-live-multiplayer-game-to-launch-on-the-solana-blockchain-platform-301413390.html

Former FanDuel Executives Launch BetDEX, the World’s First Decentralized Sports Betting Protocol, and Secure Largest Ever Seed Round by a UK Startup
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211117005643/en/Former-FanDuel-Executives-Launch-BetDEX-the-World%E2%80%99s-First-Decentralized-Sports-Betting-Protocol-and-Secure-Largest-Ever-Seed-Round-by-a-UK-Startup

ConsenSys closes $200 million raise at $3.2 billion valuation
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/124615/consensys-raise

Gemini Raises $400 Million To Build A Metaverse Outside Facebook’s Walled Garden
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2021/11/18/gemini-raises-400-million-to-protect-the-metaverse-from-meta-facebook/

Polysynth raises seed round ($1.5m)
https://blog.polysynth.com/polysynth-raises-seed-round-334cfc390b34

Stacks-Based Crypto Project ALEX Raises $5.8M to Build DeFi on Bitcoin
https://decrypt.co/86082/stacks-based-crypto-project-alex-raises-5-8m-build-defi-bitcoin

Dappio angel investor lineup announcement
https://twitter.com/Dappio_/status/1459761288452608007
Raises: (Cont'd)

Subsquid Collects $3.8M in Seed Round led by Hypersphere Ventures
https://subsquid.medium.com/subsquid-collects-3-8m-in-seed-round-led-by-hypersphere-ventures-74c190507199

Clear Protocol Completes $2.5 Million Private Sale Round to Build DeFi Derivative Infrastructure
https://medium.com/@DerivStudio/clear-protocol-completes-2-5-million-private-sale-round-to-build-defi-derivative-infrastructure-6bc48f33500e

DigiNation Fundraising Announcement ($2.4m)
https://medium.com/@digination/fundraising-announcement-21b414acd220

Massa raised €5 million for the 1st truly decentralized blockchain
https://massalabs.medium.com/massa-raised-5-million-for-its-private-sale-a78a0ac9ab87

Saddle Raises $7.5M to Reduce Slippage in DeFi Trading
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/11/saddle-raises-75m-to-reduce-slippage-in-defi-trading/

Cosmos-based smart contract platform Agoric raises $32 million, launches mainnet
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/124059/agoric-cosmos-javanoscript-smart-contract-platform-funding-mainnet

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

ALL.ART Protocol Raises $4.5M to connect NFT economy with metaverses
https://allart.medium.com/all-art-protocol-raises-4-5m-to-connect-nft-economy-with-metaverses-764df8ec7b7f

NFT startup Lysto raises $3M in seed round from BEENEXT and others
https://yourstory.com/2021/11/nft-startup-lysto-raises-seed-round

Zuki Moba - A Vietnamese Blockchain Game Successfully Raises 1.4 Million USD Capital From International Funds
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zuki-moba---a-vietnamese-blockchain-game-successfully-raises-1-4-million-usd-capital-from-international-funds-301422311.html

Gallery raises $2.69M to build the curation and social layer for NFTs
https://mirror.xyz/0x16c6C19329cBb46218d51B07c994468a5aF864A7/O2YrmosdwlErSJSZGRUAEA3UdFa_CrIaIBxa2nYMaqI

pSTAKE Raises $10M to Bootstrap Liquid Staking Protocol
https://blog.pstake.finance/2021/11/16/pstake-raises-10m-to-bootstrap-liquid-staking-protocol/

South Africa's NFTfi raises $5m so people can use their NFTs as collateral for loans
https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/16/south-africas-nftfi-raises-5m-so-people-can-use-their-nfts-as-collateral-for-loans/

Overwolf raises $75 million from a16z to strengthen in-game creator ecosystem
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3922789,00.html

Pawnfi raises 3m
https://twitter.com/PawnfiOfficial/status/1460290331778367504

Ape Board strategic round
https://twitter.com/TaiPanich_/status/1460547362821083141

Jump Trading Invests in Opulous after first S-NFT Sold Out in 2 Hours
https://algorand.foundation/news/jump-trading-invests-in-opulous
Regulation:

SEC asks court to enforce subpoena against crypto startup Terraform Labs
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124270/sec-asks-court-to-enforce-subpoena-against-crypto-startup-terraform-labs

US is not moving fast enough to develop a CBDC, says former CFTC chair
https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-is-not-moving-fast-enough-to-develop-a-cbdc-says-former-cftc-chair

Brian Quintenz joins board of the first CFTC-regulated 'events market'
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124482/brian-quintenz-joins-board-of-the-first-cftc-regulated-events-market

Indian PM urges democratic countries to collaborate on cryptocurrencies
https://cointelegraph.com/news/indian-pm-urges-democratic-countries-to-collaborate-on-cryptocurrencies

Fed governor objects to US Treasury push to reserve stablecoin issuance for banks
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124704/fed-governor-objects-to-us-treasury-push-to-reserve-stablecoin-issuance-for-banks

Ripple outlines possible regulatory framework for crypto industry in US
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-outlines-possible-regulatory-framework-for-crypto-industry-in-us

Acting OCC head Hsu wants consolidated supervision for crypto
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124545/acting-occ-head-hsu-wants-consolidated-supervision-for-crypto

Crypto poses imminent threat to financial stability: Bank of England Deputy Governor
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-poses-imminent-threat-to-financial-stability-bank-of-england-deputy-governor

USDC issuer Circle supports proposal to regulate stablecoin issuers as banks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/usdc-issuer-circle-supports-proposal-to-regulate-stablecoin-issuers-as-banks

Biden signs infrastructure bill, handing crypto broker definitions to the US Treasury
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124387/biden-signs-infrastructure-bill-handing-crypto-broker-definitions-to-the-us-treasury

Binance, the Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange, Calls for Regulation on 'Wild West' Crypto Markets
https://time.com/6120519/binance-crypto-market-regulation/

US Congressmen Introduce Bill to Modify Crypto Tax Provision in Infrastructure Law
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/11/18/us-congressmen-introduce-bill-to-modify-crypto-tax-provision-in-infrastructure-law/

Will New Anti-Terrorism Rules Help Israeli Crypto Startups? A Global Regulatory Roundup
https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/the-breakdown-with-nlw/will-new-anti-terrorism-rules-help-israeli-crypto-startups-a-global-regulatory-roundup/

Blueprint for CFTC regime over crypto exchanges enters Congress
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/124547/blueprint-for-cftc-regime-over-crypto-exchanges-enters-congress

An updated look at crypto regulation efforts from the SEC and CFTC
https://www.theblockresearch.com/an-updated-look-at-crypto-regulation-efforts-from-the-sec-and-cftc-124116
Additional Reads:

Vitalik Buterin: Review of Optimism retro funding round 1
https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/11/16/retro1.html

ArmorFi's Robert sheds light on what was going on with AZ (Mochi's Azeem) in the ArmorFi days
https://twitter.com/RobertMCForster/status/1458843737757466631

An Untrustworthy Pinball Machine (feat samczsun's Pinball contract) by Kane Wallmann
https://medium.com/@kanewallmann_71759/an-untrustworthy-pinball-machine-d9dcd07882c

0xngmi's thread about what matters most for stablecoins' success
https://twitter.com/0xngmi/status/1458979985830531073

Curve Substack: Nov. 11, 2021: $CVX WARS: The Phantom $MOCHI
https://curve.substack.com/p/cvx-wars-the-phantom-mochi

@AutomataEmily's thread about finding the next Axie Infinity
https://twitter.com/AutomataEmily/status/1457970020894445575

man-in-the-middle attack on telegram described by Hasu — be safe
https://twitter.com/hasufl/status/1459218303742885891

A list of things @RyanBerckmans thinks may be often understood with regards to Ethereum and Solana
https://twitter.com/RyanBerckmans/status/1459076698423676928

A thread by @Brianjcho about how gamers are used to web3 already
https://twitter.com/brianjcho/status/1459176570174672897

How to manipulate Uniswap v3's time-weighted average price (TWAP) oracles
https://twitter.com/euler_mab/status/1459314402059034634

New Paradigm faucet (Ropsten, Kovan, Görli and Optimism Kovan)
https://twitter.com/_anishagnihotri/status/1459566748303335428

Chris Dixon on having friends who were previously dismissive of crypto and became converts after diving deeper
https://twitter.com/cdixon/status/1459674667036336135

(non-crypto) @gametheorizing's mega thread on life alpha
https://twitter.com/gametheorizing/status/1459679046254706688

(non-crypto) 3 Heuristics for Decision Making — Naval Ravikant
https://hackernoon.com/3-heuristics-for-decision-making-naval-ravikant-3ba9d3cd1d85

@GabrielGFoo's fundamental thesis on Astroport
https://twitter.com/GabrielGFoo/status/1459927074295070722

Nick Chong's primer on Curve Finance
https://twitter.com/n2ckchong/status/1460144133985636352

Curve Finance, the Curve Wars and the recent Mochi developments
https://twitter.com/Adielyaakov/status/1459168069775986696

Olympus Pro Spotlight: Alchemix
https://olympusdao.medium.com/olympus-pro-spotlight-alchemix-e7c45b7f6d4b

Primitives based on bribing/liquidity management
https://twitter.com/AndreCronjeTech/status/1460190287813353476
Additional Reads: (Cont'd #1)

Music is having its web3 moment
https://twitter.com/Cooopahtroopa/status/1460062843244408833

Chiliz on-chain growth
https://twitter.com/intotheblock/status/1460184634952663040

Why Blockchain Benefits the Supply Chain
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/11/15/why-blockchain-benefits-the-supply-chain/

Prediction: the fallout from land-based economics in NFT games will be the trigger that gets a lot of techies and game developers into Georgism by @larsiusprime
https://twitter.com/larsiusprime/status/1460298390072446987

What is zkSync in 5 tweets by the great @0xangelfish
https://twitter.com/0xangelfish/status/1460303951627128832

A collection of scientific articles regarding Entropia, a P2E game from 2003
https://twitter.com/0xShual/status/1460658909962805254

A Primer on ENS: More Than Domain Names
https://messari.io/article/a-primer-on-ens-more-than-domain-names

Computing Infinity: Artificial Singularity
https://raynel.medium.com/computing-infinity-artificial-singularity-3c4cfd25d2be

@NDGcrypto's thread on Magic Internet Money
https://twitter.com/NDGcrypto/status/1460618085086507013

zkPorter thread in 5 tweets by @0xangelfish
https://twitter.com/0xangelfish/status/1460741464757919744

DCF Intern on DefiKingdoms and the nuances of the game's hero system
https://twitter.com/dcfintern/status/1460399844724547590

Paradigm: Hiding in Plain Sight by samczsun
https://www.paradigm.xyz/2021/11/hiding-in-plain-sight/

Cred's technical roundup November #3
https://technicalroundup.com/media/site/2947528128-1637090817/tr-november-3-2021.pdf
Additional Reads: (Cont'd #2)

Long-Tail MEV thread by Chainsight Analytics
https://twitter.com/ChainsightA/status/1460824051010744327

(non-crypto) The Cantillon Effect: How the Rich Get Richer by Sahil Bloom
https://twitter.com/SahilBloom/status/1460957734887739394

The ultimate guide to L2s on Ethereum by dcbuilder.eth
https://mirror.xyz/dcbuilder.eth/QX_ELJBQBm1Iq45ktPsz8pWLZN1C52DmEtH09boZuo0

Messari Fund Analysis Q3'21: Examining Liquid Portfolios of Crypto Funds
https://messari.io/article/messari-fund-analysis-q3-21-examining-liquid-portfolios-of-crypto-funds

If you're interested in maintaining/forking zknft
https://twitter.com/0xmons/status/1461020606405697541

Kyle Samani on creator monetization
https://twitter.com/KyleSamani/status/1461089375543083009

Metis megathread by @billybobbaghold
https://twitter.com/BillyBobBaghold/status/1459791867084787712

@msolomon44's pro tip wrt debug_traceTransaction
https://twitter.com/msolomon44/status/1461176450250276867

Uniswap Liquidity Mining Analysis by Shishi
https://medium.com/blockchain-capital-blog/uniswap-liquidity-mining-analysis-8a14be698eb0

The Investor’s Guide to DAOs
https://blockworks.co/the-investors-guide-to-daos/

An Evaluation of Digital Asset Custody Solutions — Brought to you by Fireblocks
https://www.theblockresearch.com/an-evaluation-of-digital-asset-custody-solutions-brought-to-you-by-fireblocks-124174

Check your impermanent loss
https://il.wtf/

Some of the recent private fundraising events among blockchain startups
https://twitter.com/ICO_Analytics/status/1460672329445478403

Cross-chain bridges map
https://dezentralizedfinance.com/cross-chain-bridges/

Lightspeed’s India & SEA Crypto Market Map
https://medium.com/lightspeedindia/lightspeeds-india-sea-crypto-landscape-7038eaa473e

DAWN II Phase 2 — Creating an Edge Using Time Series Analysis
https://twitter.com/solrisefinance/status/1460688258137047044

Crypto Wallet 101 by @chriscantino
https://twitter.com/chriscantino/status/1445084855549579264

How to use Dune Analytics like a degen by Alex Kroeger
https://mirror.xyz/0x7B542178633f16940a131F8F6d670ffdbBe6b2Ab/0C3EQBtFqAK4k2TAGPZhg0JMY-upfTAxuTD-o91vBPc

Data composability and why it matters
https://twitter.com/dazuck/status/1460331497072832516

How to hedge positions in Terra's ecosystem
https://twitter.com/Defi_Maestro/status/1460601595796746242

How polkadot auction selection works
https://twitter.com/danreecer_/status/1460822116278829062

The War on Virtual Machines: WASM vs. EVM
https://medium.com/momentum6/the-war-on-virtual-machines-wasm-vs-evm-8e68f9d53ef4

Web3 Curations by @patriciamou_
https://airtable.com/shrU05jPCf61C5ioW/tbl6VpdOpR2r5DGsU
Podcasts:

Harmony at Liscon
https://twitter.com/harmonyprotocol/status/1460663973313847297

Zero Knowledge FM: Episode 206: Distilling DeFi Primitives with Guillermo, Alex and Tarun
https://zeroknowledge.fm/206-2/

Bankless: Zeneca_33 | Overpriced JPEGs
http://podcast.banklesshq.com/2-zeneca_33-overpriced-jpegs

Bankless: 5 Mental Models for Web3 | Chris Dixon
http://podcast.banklesshq.com/90-5-mental-models-for-web3-chris-dixon

Delphi Podcast: Hume: Enabling Community Powered Virtual Artists for the Metaverse and Beyond
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hume-enabling-community-powered-virtual-artists-for/id1438148082?i=1000542108203

This is a Job for SuperDoge! – Nifty Show #109 for Tuesday, Nov 16th
https://theniftyshow.com/this-is-a-job-for-superdoge-nifty-show-109-for-tuesday-nov-16th/

Breakpoint 2021: Think Like an Attacker: Bringing Smart Contracts to Their Break(ing) Point
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbkhhgeP30I

Jae Chung - Unicly + JennyDAO - Protocol Builder, DAO Leader - Zima Red ep 89
https://anchor.fm/andrew-steinwold/episodes/Jae-Chung---Unicly--JennyDAO---Protocol-Builder--DAO-Leader---Zima-Red-ep-89-e1aa96b

Blockcrunch: Social Tokens: The Missing Piece in the Metaverse? - Bradley Miles, Founder of Roll, Ep. 171
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-tokens-the-missing-piece-in-the-metaverse/id1350649166?i=1000541747724