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

Alpha:

Synthopia
https://www.synthopia.io/

Praxis
https://mirror.xyz/0x7a02D50B22cC79a3dc667E80B413996b81f5ED6E/ZIUh2ni7rm7j7IaxyLJMtJT5KzbU9xg6P-SQbSJhHj4

welovegm + shoyu
https://twitter.com/FUTURE_FUND_/status/1459310296686755840

DAOs you should check by now by @layer3xyz
https://twitter.com/layer3xyz/status/1459563682342469632

Wonderland — activist fund for Web3
https://twitter.com/MatiasNisenson/status/1459964551559061505

Lobis
https://twitter.com/LobisHQ/status/1460649993832968204

how to "make it" flipping shitcoins/memecoins this cycle by one of the greatest shitcoin slingers of our time
https://twitter.com/degenbuddah/status/1454512578265108483

Introducing Wonder: the Project Metaverse
https://mirror.xyz/0xDA09985AD29A010bBC85A233F176986F8355d364/nQxl9KAYEmOL6GRTkCnLILHZYl2XIXMjE1Gr4ps_dqA

Ape Bridge
https://apeboard.finance/ape-bridge

Nina
https://twitter.com/nina_market_/status/1460656687011012619

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

This week in crypto #24:

Welcome, new Shualpha readers. Happy to have you here.
This week's dump is a bit denser than usual, enjoy.

Burned: 1,013,264 ETH
Rewards: 1,505,115 ETH
Tips: 201,609 ETH
Net Issuance: 491,849 ETH
Net Reduction: 67.32%

News:

Sequoia announces partnership with Strips
https://strips-finance.medium.com/sequoia-announces-partnership-with-strips-f109cfeed685

Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin Outbid a Group of Crypto Investors for Copy of U.S. Constitution
https://www.wsj.com/articles/citadel-ceo-ken-griffin-outbid-a-group-of-crypto-investors-for-copy-of-u-s-constitution-11637352087

‘Buy the Constitution’ Aftermath: Everyone Very Mad, Confused, Losing Lots of Money, Fighting, Crying, Etc.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjb8av/constitutiondao-aftermath-everyone-very-mad-confused-losing-lots-of-money-fighting-crying-etc

Countdown initiated: Announcing Astroport’s AstroDrop and launch date
https://astroport.medium.com/countdown-initiated-announcing-astroports-astrodrop-and-launch-date-229d3d8b61cb

Maple Finance Launches First DeFi Syndicated Loan for Alameda Research ('on-chain SPAC')
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/18/maple-finance-launches-first-defi-syndicated-loan-for-alameda-research/

El Salvador to inaugurate Bitcoin City backed by $1B BTC bonds
https://cointelegraph.com/news/el-salvador-to-inaugurate-bitcoin-city-backed-by-1b-bitcoin-bonds

Apollo (Terra) is live
https://articles.apollo.farm/apollo-token-launch/

Introducing the $160 Million Oasis Ecosystem Fund
https://medium.com/oasis-protocol-project/introducing-the-160-million-oasis-ecosystem-fund-e53d384ee386

NEAR Launches Nightshade Sharding, Paving the Way for Mass Adoption
https://medium.com/nearprotocol/near-launches-nightshade-sharding-paving-the-way-for-mass-adoption-b17066fbc330

The launch of DeversiFi Rewards and AMMs
https://deversifi.com/blog/reward-programme-and-amms/

Ribbonomics
https://twitter.com/ribbonfinance/status/1461284735716528131

Parsec.finance is going multichain
https://twitter.com/parsec_finance/status/1461012325188751374

Injective Astro: A $120 Million Liquidity Incentive Program
https://blog.injectiveprotocol.com/injective-launches-astro-a-120-million-liquidity-incentive-program/

Matter Labs Partners with Covalent to bring Data Accessibility to zkSync
https://blog.matter-labs.io/covalent-b7aab314bc79

TrueFi: a pioneer in uncollateralized lending
https://www.theblockresearch.com/truefi-a-pioneer-in-uncollateralized-lending-124258

Solana Labs CEO: It ‘doesn’t really matter’ if the network goes down again
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/124887/solana-labs-ceo-it-doesnt-really-matter-if-the-network-goes-down-again

Crypto prices in India tumble after crypto bill announced
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-prices-in-india-tumble-after-crypto-bill-announced

brewing validator revolt on BSC
https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1461408031074254853
https://twitter.com/EdgarArout/status/1461393012395843591

Volt is Olympus Incubator's first launch partner
https://twitter.com/OlympusDAO/status/1461473621034115076

Bitso unveils new stablecoin tool for Mexico-US payments
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124798/bitso-unveils-new-stablecoin-tool-for-mexico-us-payments

Coinbase acquires crypto wallet startup BRD
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125456/coinbase-crypto-wallet-brd-acquisition

Binance Completes Arbitrum One Integration and Opens Layer 2 ETH Deposits
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/192e0315a7744dcfb8dede7453884c73

News: (Cont'd #1)

Elrond Announces 1.29 Billion Dollars Liquidity Incentive Program For The Maiar DEX Launch On 19th November
https://www.accesswire.com/673753/Elrond-Announces-129-Billion-Dollars-Liquidity-Incentive-Program-For-The-Maiar-DEX-Launch-On-19th-November

You can now see pending Flashbots Protect txs on Etherscan (QoL improvement)
https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1461754056913862665

zkSync will be the first ZK-Protocol indexed by The Graph
https://blog.matter-labs.io/thegraph-51c45d351029

Debt Pool Synthesis
https://blog.synthetix.io/debt-pool-synthesis/

SOL naming services is live
https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem/status/1462437963544018945

Falafel Coin Becomes the First Blockchain Gaming Company to Release a Play2Earn Crypto Game on the Apple App Store
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/falafel-coin-becomes-first-blockchain-204400032.html

Schrödinger's Sheep: how to game Wolf Game by @not__stoops
https://twitter.com/not__stoops/status/1462638499316699137

Binance official BSC bridge is now shut forever
https://www.binance.org/en/bridge

JadeProtocol: The First 24 Hours and post mortem
https://medium.com/@SmartCoin/jadeprotocol-the-first-24-hours-8e825bb6141

Celo Optics controversy
https://forum.celo.org/t/optics-recovery-mode/2452
https://twitter.com/_prestwich/status/1462588535450439684

Binance Smart Chain Surges To ATH Activity; How Blockchain Games Are Driving It
https://www.forbes.com/sites/youngjoseph/2021/11/20/binance-smart-chain-surges-to-ath-activity-how-blockchain-games-are-driving-it/

Oasis Foundation Launches Emerald, an EVM-Compatible Smart Contract Environment
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/22/oasis-labs-launches-emerald-an-evm-compatible-smart-contract-environment/

Binance Seeks Investments From Sovereign Wealth Funds
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/23/binance-seeks-investments-from-sovereign-wealth-funds/

Binance is having some trouble with $DOGE
https://twitter.com/ImNotTheWolf/status/1458599003663179778
https://twitter.com/binance/status/1463093243277570051
https://twitter.com/dogecoin_devs/status/1458868925039464451

News: (Cont'd #2)

Bearish Sentiment Grips Bitcoin Ahead of $3B Options Expiry
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/11/25/bearish-sentiment-grips-bitcoin-ahead-of-3b-options-expiry/

Anchor updates
https://twitter.com/anchor_protocol/status/1462952281263906824

New 88mph tokenomics soon
https://twitter.com/boredGenius/status/1462889580017770497

Meanwhile, 88mph is now on Fantom
https://twitter.com/88mphapp/status/1463619821715832832

Keep3r Fixed Forex dashboard is live
https://twitter.com/thekeep3r/status/1463071905896931335

ECC roadmap calls for focus on wallet, proof of stake and interoperability
https://electriccoin.co/blog/ecc-roadmap-calls-for-focus-on-wallet-proof-of-stake-and-interoperability/

aaaaand Zcash Price Jumps 29% After Devs Announce Shift to Proof-of-Stake
https://decrypt.co/86518/zcash-price-jumps-29-after-devs-announce-shift-to-proof-of-stake

Square unveils white paper for decentralized protocol that lets you exchange bitcoin, fiat and more
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124945/square-decentralized-exchange-protocol-white-paper

Celer's cBridge 2.0 Mainnet Launch: The Next Step to a Seamless Interoperable Future
https://blog.celer.network/2021/11/17/cbridge-2-0-mainnet-launch-the-next-step-to-a-seamless-interoperable-future/

Delphi: move liquidity mining rewards to Astroport
https://twitter.com/lukedelphi/status/1462758333258121218

Axie Infinity whitepaper update
https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1460319955124109313

Apricot Phase Five: P<>C Atomic Transfers, Atomic Transaction Batching, and C-Chain Fee Algorithm Optimizations
https://medium.com/avalancheavax/apricot-phase-five-p-c-atomic-transfers-atomic-transaction-batching-and-c-chain-fee-algorithm-912507489ecd

Ardana and Near Join Forces to Build a Crosschain Bridge (Cardano <> NEAR)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/23/ardana-and-near-join-forces-to-build-a-crosschain-bridge/

OlympusDAO mistake lets user spend $50,000 to buy $1.43 million in OHM
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/125170/olympusdao-mistake-lets-user-spend-50000-to-buy-1-43-million-in-ohm

Fohmo 4 (Dec 10-12th)
https://twitter.com/OlympusDAO/status/1463298805646782467

Lido introducing optimistic governance
https://twitter.com/bantg/status/1463118642053275656

Rari Capital, Fei Protocol Look to Overcome Bagholder Bias in Ambitious DeFi Merger
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/11/23/rari-capital-fei-protocol-look-to-overcome-bagholder-bias-in-ambitious-defi-merger/

Popularity of crypto funds sparks growing interest from managers
https://www.ft.com/content/6b8fe379-e96f-483a-9842-5ed9a09b6903

Crypto lender Celsius increases Bitcoin mining investment to $500 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/124968/celsius-500-million-bitcoin-mining

MercadoLibre to Allow Crypto Investments Through Digital Wallet
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-22/mercadolibre-to-allow-crypto-investments-through-digital-wallet

ZeroSwap Labs Launches ZeeDEX, a Multichain Compatible Liquidity Aggregator, Enabling Users to Swap in Zero Fees and Gasless Manner
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/zeroswap-labs-launches-zeedex-multichain-135400687.html

Analytics Firm Glassnode Issues Warning to Bitcoin Traders, Says Underwater BTC Positions Could Ignite Sell-Offs
https://dailyhodl.com/2021/11/24/analytics-firm-glassnode-issues-warning-to-bitcoin-traders-says-underwater-btc-positions-could-ignite-sell-offs/

Elrond Leapfrogs Into DeFi’s Top 10 as Users Chase Ridiculously Large Incentive Program
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/11/24/elrond-leapfrogs-into-defis-top-10-as-users-chase-ridiculously-large-incentive-program/

Slingshot live on Arbitrum
https://twitter.com/slingshotcrypto/status/1463259347446730753

NFTs:

Summoner's War is coming to Terra
https://twitter.com/stablekwon/status/1461287896078446598

Deciphering the Metaverse #1 - The Rise of the Multi-Chain NFT Market
https://www.theblockresearch.com/deciphering-the-metaverse-1-the-rise-of-the-multi-chain-nft-market-124496

CryptoBots NFT game plans to launch on Solana using Neon EVM
https://medium.com/@cryptobots/cryptobots-nft-game-plans-to-launch-on-solana-using-neon-evm-7b7e6d813b63

Animoca to repay users 265 ETH stolen in fake NFT drop Discord hack
https://cointelegraph.com/news/animoca-to-repay-users-265-eth-stolen-in-fake-nft-drop-discord-hack

Partybid now supports OpenSea
https://twitter.com/prtyDAO/status/1461451260557729793

MoonPay has quietly set up a concierge service to help celebrities buy NFTs
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/125483/moonpay-concierge-celebrities-nft

Macy’s Launches First-Ever NFT Series in Celebration of the 95th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
https://www.macysinc.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/1724/macys-launches-first-ever-nft-series-in-celebration-of

NFT Collector Sells People's Fursonas for $100K In Right-Click Mindset War
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkpbay/nft-collector-sells-peoples-fursonas-for-dollar100k-in-right-click-mindset-war

Miramax Sues Quentin Tarantino Over Planned ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/business/miramax-tarantino-nft-pulp-fiction.html

Grayscale Says Metaverse Is a Trillion Dollar Market Opportunity
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/25/grayscale-says-metaverse-is-a-trillion-dollar-market-opportunity/

Animoca Brands and Hex Trust Partner to Provide Institutional-Grade Wallets for GameFi
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/25/animoca-brands-and-hex-trust-to-provide-institutional-grade-wallets-for-gamefi/

Adidas x Sandbox
https://twitter.com/adidasoriginals/status/1462873002350202882

How NFTs fared in the recent bear market
https://twitter.com/jeremyklar/status/1462711644358778883

A Metaverse Wolf? That’ll Be $80,000 in Ethereum, Please
https://cryptobriefing.com/metaverse-wolf-thatll-be-80000-ethereum-please/

Axie Infinity plot of virtual land sells for record $2.4 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125497/axie-infinity-plot-of-virtual-land-sells-for-record-2-4-million

Adidas Originals announces partnership with Coinbase
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125455/adidas-originals-announces-partnership-with-coinbase

ASSPLayers for Open NFT Gaming
https://mirror.xyz/sammybauch.eth/AWEOcldh_K_Lm1ohj3awMQWBaXRWB0Nc45FHmPcu8Co

Paris Hilton and Bill Ackman Back $300 Million NFT Foundation
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-23/paris-hilton-and-bill-ackman-back-300-million-nft-foundation

Gutter Cat Gang Gold Tournament w/ Coinbase sponsorship
https://twitter.com/GutterCatGang/status/1463641008122384387

Crypto Investment Firm Arca Launches $30M Fund Dedicated to NFTs
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/24/crypto-investment-firm-arca-launches-30m-fund-dedicated-to-nfts/

Raises:

BlockchainSpace raised $3.75 Million for our Seed Round to build the Guild Hub of the Metaverse
https://blockchain-space.medium.com/we-just-raised-3-75-million-for-our-seed-round-to-build-the-guild-hub-of-the-metaverse-a513e8f0fb85

a16z leads $13 million funding round for privacy tech startup Nym
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/124687/a16z-leads-13-million-funding-round-for-privacy-tech-startup-nym
https://a16z.com/2021/11/18/investing-in-nym/

Celsius expands funding round to $750M, tips $7B to $10B valuation in 2022
https://cointelegraph.com/news/celsius-expands-funding-round-to-750m-tips-7b-to-10b-valuation-in-2022

A16z Leads $3.1M Funding Round for Mem’s Social Media Protocol
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/17/a16z-leads-31m-funding-round-for-mems-social-media-protocol/

Cypher Raises $2.1M for Traditional Futures Market on Solana
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/18/cypher-raises-21m-for-traditional-futures-market-on-solana/

Crypto Platform Gemini Raises $400 Million in Growth Equity Funding Valuing it at $7.1 Billion
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/crypto-platform-gemini-raises-400-million-in-growth-equity-funding-valuing-it-at-7-1-billion-301428495.html

Snapshot Labs Raises $4 Million to Shape Future of DAO Voting
https://decrypt.co/86481/snapshot-labs-raises-4-million-shape-future-dao-voting

Talis Raises $2.3M to Build NFT Marketplace and More on Terra Blockchain
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/11/22/talis-raises-23m-to-build-nft-marketplace-and-more-on-terra-blockchain/

MoonPay's $555m series A
https://twitter.com/moonpay/status/1462798104831438848

a16z, The Chainsmokers back 3LAU's NFT platform Royal in $55 million Series A
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125056/a16z-the-chainsmokers-back-3laus-nft-platform-royal-in-55-million-series-a

Fancy Games seed round
https://twitter.com/Fancybirdsio/status/1462821734369964032

German VC Greenfield One Raises $160M Crypto Fund With Backing From Swisscom, Others
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/24/german-vc-greenfield-one-raises-160m-crypto-fund-with-backing-from-swisscom-others/

Pantera Capital Raises $600M for New Crypto Fund
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/23/pantera-capital-raises-600m-for-new-crypto-fund-report/

New Order Nabs $4 Million, Seeks To Back 20-30 DeFi Projects Per Year Through Its DAO Incubator
https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2021/11/new-order-nabs-dollar4-million-seeks-to-back-20-30-defi-projects-per-year-through-its-dao-incubator

Blockade Games Raises $5M at $23M Valuation
https://medium.com/blockadegames/blockade-games-raises-5m-at-23m-valuation-a717dfa78c6a

$8 million investment co-led by Twitch co-founder Justin Kan and Zynga China’s co-founder Robin Chan’s Goat Capital
https://medium.com/@syncityhq/8-million-investment-co-led-by-twitch-co-founder-justin-kan-and-zynga-chinas-co-founder-robin-31c34bdece9d

Synergis and Collab+Currency Lead $6M in a Pre-Series A Round for Cyber Manufacture Co, the Studio Behind Next Generation NFT Project GAMA
https://www.prweb.com/releases/2021/11/prweb18346003.htm

Staking Rewards raises 3M CHF from the world’s 3 largest digital asset firms.
https://www.stakingrewards.com/journal/staking-rewards-raises-3m-chf-from-the-worlds-3-largest-digital-asset-firms/

Swan Bitcoin Raises $6 Million in Series A Funding Round
https://www.prweb.com/releases/2021/11/prweb18332261.htm

Algorand Project Raises $3.6M to Make Cross-Chain DeFi Friendly for Big Investors
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/22/algorand-project-raises-36m-to-make-cross-chain-defi-friendly-for-big-investors/

Binance Labs Invests $8 Million in DoraHacks to Build a More Open-Source Blockchain World
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-labs-invests-$8-million-in-dorahacks--to-build-a-more-opensource-blockchain-world-421499824684903067

SportsIcon $5.5m seed round
https://twitter.com/SportsIcon/status/1461677929486766084

Raises: (Cont'd)

First borderless options trading protocol kibo finance announces $1.5 million seed investment round
https://medium.com/@KiboProtocol/first-borderless-options-trading-protocol-kibo-finance-announces-1-5-million-seed-investment-round-3d52349c98f4

Blockchain gaming guild Avocado raises $18 million from Solana Ventures and others
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/125341/blockchain-gaming-guild-avocado-raises-18-million-from-solana-ventures-and-others

MetaSoccer Raises Over $1.8M in Private Round from Play Ventures, Defiance Capital, ParaFi Capital, DAO Maker and top blockchain investors.
https://metasoccer.medium.com/metasoccer-raises-over-2-3m-in-private-sale-8f2766e84cbf