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

This week in crypto #25:

Please vote on the poll (last post), it helps a lot. :)

Burned: 1,089,170 ETH
Rewards: 1,597,072 ETH
Tips: 213,323 ETH
Net Issuance: 507,903 ETH
Net Reduction: 68.19%

News:

#freeross - Ross Ulbricht's NFT auction
https://twitter.com/RealRossU/status/1465788108461514756

Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter CEO, Replaced by CTO Parag Agrawal
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-29/jack-dorsey-to-step-down-as-twitter-ceo-cnbc-reports
https://twitter.com/jack/status/1465347002426867720
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1465347071851081732

Badger DAO Protocol Suffers $120M Exploit
https://twitter.com/BadgerDAO/status/1466263899498377218
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/02/badger-dao-protocol-suffers-10m-exploit/
https://twitter.com/peckshield/status/1466356911842856967
https://twitter.com/napgener/status/1466255608823357452

Nexus Mutual won't cover the exploit on account of it being a front-end attack and not a smart contract issue
https://twitter.com/NexusMutual/status/1466395880806928387

StarkNet Alpha, Now on Mainnet!
https://medium.com/starkware/starknet-alpha-now-on-mainnet-4cf35efd1669
https://thedefiant.io/starkware-layer-2-rollups-zk-proofs/
https://twitter.com/hasufl/status/1465327781328347141
https://twitter.com/martriay/status/1465407079842304003

Introducing Bancor 3
https://twitter.com/Bancor/status/1465445447292571657
https://thedefiant.io/bancor-v3/

Payments Giant Square Is Changing Its Name to Block
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/01/payments-giant-square-is-changing-its-name-to-block/

Reports of Celsius Network CFO’s arrest could signal more trouble for Tether
https://coingeek.com/reports-of-celsius-network-cfo-arrest-could-signal-more-trouble-for-tether/

FiCAS Subsidiary Bitcoin Capital Lists Actively Managed Bitcoin, Ethereum ETPs in Switzerland
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/02/ficas-subsidiary-bitcoin-capital-lists-actively-managed-bitcoin-ethereum-etps-in-switzerland/

New DAO Proposal: ParaSwap Safety Module
https://twitter.com/paraswap/status/1464923748243542026

Paradigm's samczsun saves the day (dYdX) once more
https://twitter.com/bantg/status/1464577081996718089
https://twitter.com/dydxprotocol/status/1464572467872247815

Synthetix: Futures Update
https://blog.synthetix.io/futures-update/

Crypto data firm DappRadar set to launch its own token
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/125577/crypto-dappradar-own-token-radar-plans

Iota set to launch decentralized smart contract platform to expand Web3 ecosystem
https://cointelegraph.com/news/iota-set-to-launch-decentralized-smart-contract-platform-to-expand-web3-ecosystem

Crypto.com to Sponsor Latin America’s Leading Soccer Competition
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/26/cryptocom-to-sponsor-latin-americas-leading-soccer-competition/

Facebook Owner Meta Relaxes Crypto Ad Policies
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/01/facebook-owner-meta-relaxes-crypto-ad-policies/

News: (Cont'd)

Bitmain-Backed BitFuFu Abandons Mining Rigs In Kazakhstan Due to Power Rationing
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/12/02/bitmain-backed-bitfufu-abandons-mining-rigs-in-kazakhstan-due-to-power-rationing/

ZenGo X fixes double-spending vulnerability affecting BitClout
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/125950/zengo-x-finds-double-spending-vulnerability-on-deso-blockchain

Two Bitcoin funds launched in Singapore by MAS-regulated fund manager
https://cointelegraph.com/news/two-mas-regulated-bitcoin-funds-launch-in-singapore

Russians transact $5B in crypto each year, Bank of Russia says
https://cointelegraph.com/news/russians-transact-5b-in-crypto-each-year-bank-of-russia-says

Crypto.com splashes $216 million to acquire two US-based derivatives platforms
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125884/crypto-com-splashes-216-million-to-acquire-two-us-based-derivatives-platforms

GFX Labs' revised RGT x Fei merger proposal
https://twitter.com/labsGFX/status/1465428506943401993
https://twitter.com/jai_bhavnani/status/1465440927061721094

MonoX exploit
https://twitter.com/peckshield/status/1465704678545526795
https://twitter.com/BlockSecTeam/status/1465690478414761992

Tornado.Cash Deployment Proposal On Arbitrum
https://tornado-cash.medium.com/tornado-cash-deployment-proposal-on-arbitrum-fb02e508fe74

DoinGud's beta version
https://twitter.com/ManuAlzuru/status/1465800838002221064

Zerion is multichain
https://twitter.com/zerion_io/status/1463604103192403973

Avalaunch December update
https://twitter.com/avalaunchapp/status/1465193017237663746

Grayscale Launches New Trust Dedicated to Solana
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/30/grayscale-launches-new-trust-dedicated-to-solana/

Gearbox's first launch
https://docs.gearbox.finance/overview/launch-phases

Life Is Short, Just YOLO — Oolong’s Auto Compound Staking
https://oolongswap.medium.com/life-is-short-just-yolo-oolongs-auto-compound-staking-45382513af26

Borderless Capital Launches $500M Algorand-Focused Fund
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/30/borderless-capital-launches-500m-algorand-focused-fund/

Former Wall Street banker launches $1.5 billion crypto venture fund
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125664/former-wall-street-banker-launches-1-5-billion-crypto-venture-fund

NFTs:

Online content streaming is dead — Long live the music NFTs
https://cointelegraph.com/news/online-content-streaming-is-dead-long-live-the-music-nfts

Want Stocks With NFT Exposure? This ETF Has You Covered
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/02/want-stocks-with-nft-exposure-this-etf-has-you-covered/

FTX.US adds support for Ethereum-based NFTs to its marketplace
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/126010/ftx-us-adds-support-for-ethereum-based-nfts-to-its-marketplace

$106M worth of metaverse land sold last week: DappRadar
https://cointelegraph.com/news/106m-worth-of-metaverse-land-sold-last-week-dappradar

Mapping the NFT revolution: market trends, trade networks, and visual features
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-00053-8

DeFi Alliance Web3 Games Cohort
https://twitter.com/defialliance/status/1458108054101135370

Raises:

Three Arrows Leads $4.3M Round for Solana-Based Metaverse Project Solice
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/02/three-arrows-leads-43m-round-for-solana-based-metaverse-project-solice/

AAG Ventures Raises $12.5M to Launch New ‘Learn-to-Earn’ Platform
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/01/aag-ventures-raises-125m-to-launch-new-learn-to-earn-platform/

Structure Raises $20M to Make DeFi Mainstream- and Mobile-Friendly
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/01/structure-raises-20m-to-fund-development-of-mobile-app/

Hashed Raises $200M for Web 3 Investments
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/01/hashed-raises-200m-for-web-3-investments/

Mean DAO brings world-class investors onboard to revolutionize the Banking Sector ($3.5m raise feat. 3AC, SoftBank, DeFiance etc.)
https://meandao.medium.com/mean-dao-brings-world-class-investors-onboard-to-revolutionize-the-banking-sector-and-build-the-c8bd4b7ed89b

Hxro Raises $34M on Promise of Derivatives Trading Infrastructure for Solana (feat. Susquehanna and Jump Crypto)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/30/hxro-raises-34m-on-promise-of-derivatives-trading-infrastructure-for-solana/

SoftBank invests $150 million in South Korean metaverse platform Zepeto
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125763/softbank-invests-150-million-in-south-korean-metaverse-platform-zepeto

Play Ventures sets up blockchain gaming fund with $75 million committed
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125648/play-ventures-sets-up-blockchain-gaming-fund-with-75-million-committed

A16z Leads $28M Round for Privacy Coin Iron Fish
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/30/a16z-leads-28m-round-for-privacy-coin-iron-fish/

SpiceDAO $11.8 million raise
https://twitter.com/TheSpiceDAO/status/1465740519246548992

Avalanche ecosystem accelerator raises $18.5M in seed funding
https://cointelegraph.com/news/avalanche-ecosystem-accelerator-raises-18-5m-in-seed-funding

KingdomX Raises $2M in the Private and Seed Round
https://medium.com/@kingdomxgame/kingdomx-raises-2m-in-the-private-and-seed-round-53b12702f746

UniX Gaming Fundraise Has Officially Reached $28 Million
https://medium.com/@UniXgaming/unix-gaming-fundraise-has-officially-reached-18-million-86a9a3559a3e

Panther Protocol Raises 22 Million in Public Sale Creating the Privacy Layer for DeFi and Web3
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/panther-protocol-raises-22-million-in-public-sale-creating-the-privacy-layer-for-defi-and-web3-301432118.html

HappyLand Successfully Raised $2.97 Million in Private Funding Round!
https://medium.com/@happyland_finance/happyland-successfully-raised-2-97-million-in-private-funding-round-80d5898cf965

Bitlocus raises $2.7 million for CeFi and DeFi investment solution in the Private rounds
https://medium.com/@bitlocus/bitlocus-raises-2-7-million-for-cefi-and-defi-investment-solution-in-the-private-rounds-83009a8d7650

Neptune Mutual Raises Seed Round Led by Fenbushi Capital to Build Decentralized Cover Protocol
https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/neptune-mutual-raises-seed-round-led-by-fenbushi-capital-to-build-decentralized-cover-protocol/

TabTrader Raises $5.8M
https://tab-trader.com/blog/tab-trader-raises-5-8-m

InPoker announces closure of the private and public sale rounds
https://inpoker.medium.com/inpoker-announces-closure-of-the-private-and-public-sale-rounds-b2c6a9e2bd3f

Harmony Launcher Raises $1.7 Million In Private Seed Funding
https://harmonylauncher.medium.com/harmony-launcher-raises-1-7-9b85f85fcb2f

NFT Protocol Unicly Raises $10M Led by Blockchain Capital and Animoca Brands Before the Launch of v2
https://news.bitcoin.com/nft-protocol-unicly-raises-10m-led-by-blockchain-capital-and-animoca-brands-before-the-launch-of-v2/

Regulation:

Jury in Kleiman v. Wright Civil Suit Says It ‘Cannot Come to a Decision’
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/01/jury-in-kleiman-v-wright-civil-suit-says-it-cannot-come-to-a-decision/

South Korean lawmakers inch closer to deal to delay crypto tax by one year
https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korean-crypto-tax-delay-inches-closer-to-reality

Gensler, Clayton contend that crypto regulatory challenges will abate as the industry consolidates
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/125961/gensler-clayton-contend-that-crypto-regulatory-challenges-will-abate-as-the-industry-consolidates

Is India finally ready to regulate crypto?
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/news+/125957/india-crypto-ban-regulation-what-next-signs

India misinterpreted private crypto ban, says crypto bill creator
https://cointelegraph.com/news/india-misinterpreted-private-crypto-ban-says-crypto-bill-creator

Singaporean crypto exchange enters India amid regulatory uncertainty
https://cointelegraph.com/news/singaporean-crypto-exchange-enters-india-amid-regulatory-uncertainty

'Coin Signals' trader pleads guilty to commodities fraud, faces up to 10 years
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125819/coin-signals-trader-pleads-guilty-to-commodities-fraud-faces-up-to-10-years

Bank of France official: Existing regulatory frameworks 'constrained' by DeFi characteristics
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125635/bank-of-france-official-existing-regulatory-frameworks-constrained-by-defi-characteristics

Yellen says some non-custodial entities won't be subject to FATF standards
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125828/yellen-says-some-non-custodial-entities-wont-be-subject-to-fatf-standards

Canadian crypto exchange Bitbuy secures regulatory approval as marketplace and restricted dealer
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125944/canadian-crypto-exchange-bitbuy-secures-regulatory-approval-as-marketplace-and-investment-dealer

Vladimir Putin says cryptocurrencies 'bear high risks'
https://cointelegraph.com/news/vladimir-putin-says-cryptocurrencies-bear-high-risks

Morgan Stanley Sees Crypto-Banking Regulation Arriving Faster Than Expected
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/12/01/morgan-stanley-sees-crypto-banking-regulation-arriving-faster-than-expected/

CBDC is a tool to combat Bitcoin, says Bank of Indonesia exec
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cbdc-is-a-tool-to-combat-bitcoin-says-bank-of-indonesia-exec

New German government cites crypto in coalition agreement
https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-german-government-cites-crypto-in-coalition-agreement

Congress to hold hearing with execs from Coinbase, FTX, Paxos and others
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/126020/congress-to-hold-hearing-with-execs-from-coinbase-ftx-paxos-and-others

Council of the European Union moves forward on two crypto proposals
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125459/council-of-the-european-union-moves-forward-on-two-crypto-proposals

Additional Reads:

Disentangling Decentralized Finance Compositions
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2111.11933.pdf

What the next crypto bear market might look like by Jason Choi
https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1463886162909491206

What founders need to know following Brian Ma's breakdown of how VCs construct their portfolios
https://twitter.com/zealoustiger/status/1463665292085657600

ThoughtSlime on Why All NFTs are a Scam
https://hackernoon.com/thoughtslime-on-why-all-nfts-are-a-scam

The Rise Of NFTs And dApps That Are Building A Home Away From Ethereum
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lawrencewintermeyer/2021/11/25/the-rise-of-nfts-and-dapps-that-are-building-a-home-away-from-ethereum/?sh=2706b9e01bf0

SNOWDOG - REKT
https://rekt.news/snowdog-rekt/

Nov. 20-27th Balancer Report
https://balancer.substack.com/p/the-balancer-report-832

Visor exploit
https://twitter.com/VisorFinance/status/1464574917056385025
https://twitter.com/Mudit__Gupta/status/1464657484367339527
https://twitter.com/qiushui777/status/1464384551715700744
https://twitter.com/0x_tuna/status/1464605220193849351
https://medium.com/visorfinance/safeguarding-uniswap-v3-positions-against-arbitrage-274d9b5bbe3c

The different types of rollups by @likebeckett
https://twitter.com/likebeckett/status/1464704058694856704

$SPELL bear case (bullish post though)
https://twitter.com/JackNiewold/status/1464724080800808962

The history of music consumption: from pre-web to web3
https://twitter.com/Adielyaakov/status/1465028502789541894

@devonzuegel's thoughts on blockchain applications and their usecases
https://twitter.com/devonzuegel/status/1462854292621176832

The Token Disconnect by Stephen Diehl (more in the Twitter comments)
https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/disconnect.html
https://twitter.com/smdiehl/status/1464596313845215234

Cross-chain token gating
https://twitter.com/guildxyz/status/1464208495809544195

Hop Protocol: updates
https://twitter.com/HopProtocol/status/1464284419053834253

Defi Kingdoms: Lost Annals of Gaia — Vol. 3 (Nuggets of Knowledge from the Discord About Gameplay)
https://medium.com/@Samichpunch/lost-annals-of-gaia-vol-3-nuggets-of-knowledge-from-the-discord-about-gameplay-bcf242139e91

Defi Kingdoms: Lost Annals of Gaia — Vol. 4 (Nuggets of Knowledge from the Discord)
https://medium.com/@Samichpunch/lost-annals-of-gaia-vol-4-nuggets-of-knowledge-from-the-discord-97c3d5c24753

A Guide to DAO Treasury Diversification Sales
https://medium.com/1kxnetwork/a-guide-to-dao-treasury-diversification-sales-eee65f89d0b5

Play-to-Earn gaming guilds
https://www.theblockresearch.com/play-to-earn-gaming-guilds-124876

Deciphering the Metaverse #2: Virtual World Frenzy, the Evolution of Blockchain Gaming, and In-Game Economies
https://www.theblockresearch.com/deciphering-the-metaverse-2-virtual-world-frenzy-the-evolution-of-blockchain-gaming-and-in-game-economies-125560

November by the numbers: A look at crypto exchange volumes, open interest, and miner revenue
https://www.theblockresearch.com/november-by-the-numbers-2-125928

Trading addiction
https://twitter.com/coldbloodshill/status/1464328087445938184
https://twitter.com/visualisealpha/status/1464316848548184064

A list of founders to follow - segmented by sector and curated by @cooopahtroopa
https://twitter.com/cooopahtroopa/status/1464358457834762245

A short story about what happened to the U.S. economy since the end of World War II
https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/how-this-all-happened/

How to get started in Crypto - the Playbook by @distorcean
https://twitter.com/distorcean/status/1465053543220408323

Lido Node Operator & Validator Metrics
https://research.lido.fi/t/lido-node-operator-validator-metrics/1431

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #1)

Croissant on Ethereum
https://twitter.com/CroissantEth/status/1465485926088515590

A Pattern of Deception: Cataloguing the lies, exaggerations, and wild claims of Celsius Network's CEO Alex Mashinsky
https://twitter.com/MikeBurgersburg/status/1465415442563055616

Cutting gas by up 70% with one smart contract tweak may NOT necessarily always be the best idea, thread by @thedigitalvee
https://twitter.com/thedigitalvee/status/1465656037449605121

Nexus Mutual's record monthly revenue
https://twitter.com/richardchen39/status/1465898109540741126

How easy it is to create your own customized Weighted Pool on Balancer V2?
https://twitter.com/BalancerLabs/status/1466090417267494916

@litocoen's list of projects on Optimism
https://twitter.com/litocoen/status/1466070775056719875

Terra — An Emerging Ecosystem by Remi Tetot
https://medium.com/@remi.tetot/terra-an-emerging-ecosystem-491fdaa5bb33

Gaming is coming to Terra
https://twitter.com/TheMoonMidas/status/1466185247087906818

Is Solchicks the worst culprit of 2021's bull run? (absolutely disgusting)
https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1466201971149479940
https://twitter.com/danielwagmi/status/1450617042336354306

Metamask approval hygiene by @cryptocatvc
https://twitter.com/CryptoCatVC/status/1466380960648380419

For $ONE and For All: Harmony Ecosystem Overview
https://medium.com/momentum6/for-one-and-for-all-harmony-ecosystem-overview-d974e8e2d6f2

Vader Protocol 101
https://medium.com/@vaderprotocol/vader-protocol-101-e67f5e9a2edc

The Whitelist game: How whitelists have transformed the NFT experience.
https://www.nft-insight.com/p/the-whitelist-game

Layer Zero Demo | The Future of Omnichain dApps | 3 contracts. 2 Chains. 1 Transaction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFnF1dgbF00

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #2)

“Play-for fun-to Earn” versus “Play to Earn” - On NFT Gaming and its Current Model
https://mirror.xyz/sandraleow.eth/youGybV7XMBFVNptxGXAwWJBALn0KEeauwyga9Tw3ds

The Era of Guilds
https://defivader.medium.com/the-era-of-guilds-375f9905287f

P2E gaming guilds
https://twitter.com/_erinaazmi/status/1464558319637434378

Ben thompson current thinking on crypto
https://twitter.com/benthompson/status/1464658201886920707

Intro to black scholes merton model for options
https://twitter.com/arrowmarkets/status/1460270365456977926

RomeDAO: Launch & Roadmap
https://medium.com/@RomeDAO/romedao-launch-roadmap-9edfe738c98c

A thread for people who are thinking wtf is NFT or people who are having doubts in this bear market by @nicopei_eth
https://twitter.com/nicopei_eth/status/1463910420469542913

analyst notes #1 (Nov 22-28)
https://0xpemulis.substack.com/p/analyst-notes-1-nov-22-28

How The Merge Impacts Ethereum’s Application Layer
https://blog.ethereum.org/2021/11/29/how-the-merge-impacts-app-layer/

The Raging Bull Case for $OHM
https://twitter.com/WagmiLabsInc/status/1464476494290296834

Understanding OlympusDAO
https://wublock.substack.com/p/understanding-olympusdao-defi-20s

PoolTogether Research Report: Vibes, Labor, Constituencies
https://otherinter.net/research/pooltogether-offchain-report/

Intro to DerivaDEX Architecture
https://twitter.com/DDX_Official/status/1465312364862005257

A Big Test for DAOs: Honing New Compensation and Contribution Practices
https://thedefiant.io/a-big-test-for-daos-honing-new-compensation-and-contribution-practices/

The basics of zkSTARKs and zkSNARKs
https://alexbeckett.medium.com/the-basics-of-zkstarks-and-zksnarks-3fee758496e8

How to become a crypto lawyer
https://banklessdao.substack.com/p/how-to-become-a-crypto-lawyer-decentralized

Digital Economies, Gaming, and IP Legos by Rex Woodbury
https://digitalnative.substack.com/p/digital-economies-gaming-and-ip-legos

Reviewing the blockchain-privacy landscape
https://medium.com/momentum6/you-didnt-see-nothin-reviewing-the-blockchain-privacy-landscape-8cfe3b0a82f3

Guide to Building, Testing, & Deploying your First DApp with Truffle, Ethers.js, Ganache, & React
https://twitter.com/developer_dao/status/1465726567624052740

Metaverse Resources / Projects
https://github.com/M3-org/awesome-metaverse

Element Finance's new instance of Yield Token Compounding (YCT) feat. Component Finance
https://twitter.com/element_fi/status/1466098227577425920

StarkNet Resources
https://github.com/gakonst/awesome-starknet

Podcasts:

Jose & Yan discuss Delphi Labs, Incubating Mars/Astroport, & Token Economic Design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMLUZJs0lmc

PleasrDAO: Collecting Internet Culture, Acquiring the Wu Tang Clan Album, Snowden & Doge NFT, and Art DAO Operations
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/pleasrdao-collecting-internet-culture-acquiring-the-wu-tang-clan-album-snowden-doge-nft-and-art-dao-operations/

The FTX Podcast #90 - Raj Gokal Co-Founder and COO of Solana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMEWUbqGALE

Bankless 94 - The Swiss Army Knife of Scaling | Polygon's Sandeep Nailwal & Mihailo Bjelic
https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-94-the-swiss-army-knife-of-scaling

#28 The Fabricant: Web3 Fashion
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RQtsvwLQ2VdtZpiu7mYWC?si=SxuzfjRlRd6Ma9mSL2EmHQ&nd=1

The FTX Podcast #91 - Sam Bankman-Fried Founder of FTX and Alameda Research
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmXvgz1zKAs

The Defiant: Nick Johnson of ENS
https://newsletter.thedefiant.io/p/-nick-johnson-of-ens-we-want-to-be

Podcast Notes: Z and Hentai Avenger on Up Only
https://twitter.com/cmsintern/status/1465782122594119686

Zero Knowledge FM Episode 208: Digging into Data Availability with Ismail Khoffi from Celestia
https://zeroknowledge.fm/208-2/

Blockcrunch: FeiRari: The Largest DeFi Protocol Merger Ever...Will It Work? - Joey Santoro (Fei Protocol), Jai Bhavani (Rari Capital), Derek Hsue (Reverie), Ep. 174
https://blockcrunch.libsyn.com/feirari-the-largest-defi-protocol-merger-everwill-it-work-joey-santoro-fei-protocol-jai-bhavani-rari-capital-derek-hsue-reverie-ep-174

DJzofDGen, BigBugs & Society of the Hourglass – The Nifty Show #113
https://theniftyshow.com/712-2/

Alpha:

Mint free wizard nouns if you've a wizard
https://twitter.com/ShamanJayWiz/status/1463777601743306757

InstrmentalFi Airdrop
https://twitter.com/defi_airdrops/status/1464214954412806146

Polynomial
https://twitter.com/PolynomialFi/status/1460978357575643137

Beta Finance
https://twitter.com/beta_finance/status/1462785585437986818

Come work with Bird at Framework Ventures
https://twitter.com/0x_Osprey/status/1465467206599262210

Also come work for GCR
https://twitter.com/giganticrebirth/status/1464278150121197589

Premia
https://twitter.com/PremiaFinance/status/1465421742793543680

Yield Yak's Farm Detail
https://twitter.com/yieldyak_/status/1465704827229388807

DefiChads' advice on approving tokens via contracts instead of UI
https://twitter.com/ChadsDefi/status/1465753640824569856

$STAKE x $GNO merger alpha
https://twitter.com/Mudit__Gupta/status/1465749734518235142

$NEWO
https://mirror.xyz/0x13c5432CfC12bA1f32B6090d1a09cf0Efe9C95Bd/_NuvmgTInGMnLXrl4_1B5DA_-0jhtjdlzi5DmGoB9C0

Lyra Community Rewards
https://blog.lyra.finance/lyra-community-rewards/

AstroDrop: Breaking down the ASTRO token launch allocations
https://astroport.medium.com/astrodrop-breaking-down-the-astro-token-launch-allocations-7976a64616f5

Upcoming TGEs/sales/auctions/listings you should know about
https://twitter.com/ico_analytics/status/1465094120452599816

Are you eligible for the $DVF DeversiFi airdrop?
https://twitter.com/deversifi/status/1466418004623863812

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

This week in crypto #26:

Burned: 1,153,778 ETH
Rewards: 1,689,922 ETH
Tips: 222,319 ETH
Net Issuance: 536,144 ETH
Net Reduction: 68.27%

News:

Updated Ethereum roadmap diagram
https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1466411377107558402

Celsius Reportedly Affected in Exploit of DeFi Protocol BadgerDAO
https://blockworks.co/celsius-reportedly-affected-in-exploit-of-defi-protocol-badgerdao/
https://twitter.com/CelsiusNetwork/status/1466833049014972422
https://twitter.com/Bitfinexed/status/1466731307447300098

Large Traders Dominate DEXs as High Ethereum Fees Keep Retail Investors at Bay
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/12/02/whales-dominate-dexs-as-high-ethereum-fees-keep-retail-investors-at-bay/
https://blog.kaiko.com/the-rise-of-dexs-bb8e849dc720

Wallet Maker Ledger Launches Crypto-Linked Debit Card for US and EU Customers
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/09/wallet-maker-ledger-launches-crypto-linked-debit-card-for-us-and-eu-customers/

Meta’s WhatsApp to Trial Novi Digital Wallet
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/09/metas-whatsapp-to-trial-novi-digital-wallet/

Crypto Exchange BitMart Hacked With Losses Estimated at $196M
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/05/crypto-exchange-bitmart-hacked-with-losses-estimated-at-196-million/
https://rekt.news/bitmart-rekt/

OpenSea Hires New CFO From Lyft, Plans IPO
https://decrypt.co/87675/opensea-hires-new-cfo-from-lyft-plans-ipo
https://twitter.com/BKRoberts/status/1467873287405514754

Astroport launch delayed
https://twitter.com/astroport_fi/status/1467146915653603328

v0.4.0 of Flashbots Protect RPC is live with free transaction cancellations
https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1467856851438088196

DefiLlama - new portfolio feature
https://twitter.com/DefiLlama/status/1467769355526098948

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Joins Chainlink Labs as a Strategic Advisor
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-joins-chainlink-labs-as-a-strategic-advisor-301438428.html

CleanSpark Aims to Grow Bitcoin Mining Output Over 20% Through Immersion Cooling
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/09/cleanspark-aims-to-grow-bitcoin-mining-output-over-20-through-immersion-cooling/

Polygon Acquires Ethereum Scaling Startup Mir for $400M in MATIC
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/09/polygon-acquires-ethereum-scaling-startup-mir-for-400m-in-matic/

Bitcoin Hashrate Approaches Full Recovery From China Crackdown
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/12/09/bitcoin-hashrate-approaches-full-recovery-from-china-crackdown/

EOS community halts payments worth $250 million in EOS to Block.one and Brock Pierce
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/126801/eos-community-halts-payments-worth-250-million-in-eos-to-block-one-and-brock-pierce

Messari Launches Governance Portal as DAOs Inch Toward Mainstream
https://messari.io/governor/proposal-tracker

News: (Cont'd)

DeFi Index Project to Launch With Vampire Attack on Index Coop, Others
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/12/07/defi-index-project-to-launch-with-vampire-attack-on-index-coop-others/

Index Coop Isn’t Worried About Enso’s ‘Vampire Attack’
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/12/08/index-coop-isnt-worried-about-ensos-vampire-attack/

Tribal Credit, Bitso and Stellar Development Foundation unveil cross-border payment tool in Mexico
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/126955/tribal-credit-bitso-and-stellar-development-foundation-unveil-cross-border-payment-tool-in-mexico

Binance to acquire 18% stake in Singapore-based private securities exchange Hg
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/126761/binance-to-acquire-18-stake-singapore-hg-exchange

Leading crypto trade association doubled membership, quadrupled funding in 2021
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/126871/leading-crypto-trade-association-doubled-membership-quadrupled-funding-in-2021

Reddit is bringing its tokenized Community Points to more subreddits
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/126842/reddit-is-bringing-its-tokenized-community-points-to-more-subreddits

Olympus Pro — Introducing Cohort 4 Launch Partners
https://olympusdao.medium.com/olympus-pro-introducing-cohort-4-launch-partners-6bf98c94a47e

Coinbase lists $SPELL among other tokens
https://twitter.com/CoinbasePro/status/1467901250620510210
https://blog.coinbase.com/idex-idex-moss-carbon-credit-mco2-polkastarter-pols-shapeshift-fox-token-fox-spell-89482df5f98b

Mirror: AllCoreDevs Update 008
https://tim.mirror.xyz/3pbg3_DnCqF10FGp28yURGqKaobGX5zDP3oRcKGBSyA

Three Arrows Capital Buys 100,000 ETH
https://www.trustnodes.com/2021/12/07/three-arrows-capital-buys-100000-eth

Argent X, the first wallet for StarkNet
https://twitter.com/argentHQ/status/1468508907916177409

Fidelity Digital Assets Taps Nexo's Crypto Credit Lines in New Partnership
https://decrypt.co/87738/fidelity-digital-assets-taps-nexos-crypto-credit-lines-new-partnership

Drift is live on mainnet
https://twitter.com/cindyleowtt/status/1466465637136416771

Avalanche Data is now Available on Nansen
https://medium.com/avalancheavax/avalanche-data-is-now-available-on-nansen-e6c62593fcb8

Introducing the (very improved) Mirror Dashboard
https://twitter.com/viamirror/status/1467969672909787136

Upstart Silo Finance Preps Token Sale in Challenge to Aave and Compound
https://thedefiant.io/silo-finance-defi-lending-aave-compound/

Why the World’s Biggest Traders Are Betting on Blockchain Data
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-worlds-biggest-traders-are-betting-on-blockchain-data-11638803023

Indian CoinDCX crypto exchange to go global in 2022, says exec
https://cointelegraph.com/news/indian-coindcx-crypto-exchange-to-go-global-in-2022-says-exec

Bitcoin dips below $50K as Evergrande defaults on US dollar debt
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-dips-below-50k-as-evergrande-defaults-on-us-dollar-debt

It’s Time for AlphaX - Alpha on Avalanche
https://blog.alphafinance.io/its-time-for-alphax/

Kickstarter says it’s switching to crowdfunding via the blockchain
https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/8/22825086/kickstarter-crowdfunding-blockchain-open-source-protocol-cleo

MicroStrategy stacking sats
https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1468930815421820932

NFTs:

Introducing Ubisoft Quartz, The First Platform for Playable and Energy-Efficient NFTs In AAA Games
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/12/07/2347700/0/en/Introducing-Ubisoft-Quartz-The-First-Platform-for-Playable-and-Energy-Efficient-NFTs-In-AAA-Games.html
https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2021/12/08/

Will the Artworld’s NFT Wars End in Utopia or Dystopia?
https://artreview.com/will-the-artworld-nft-wars-end-in-utopia-or-dystopia/

An Overview of Venture Capital NFT Investing
https://www.nfttech.com/insights/an-overview-of-venture-capital-nft-investing

BAYC app rugged by the Apple store
https://twitter.com/BoredApeYC/status/1467629893991157771

Foundation: New feature - collections
https://twitter.com/withFND/status/1465727613297512456

Rarible messenger
https://twitter.com/rarible/status/1463204635624230916

The Infinite Machine by Camila Russo is becoming a movie
https://twitter.com/camirusso/status/1463522018066931716

DefiLlama: NFTs(!)
https://twitter.com/DefiLlama/status/1467982859344433155

Major punk holder dumping inventory
https://twitter.com/wilburforce_/status/1467895496245141510
https://twitter.com/punk4156/status/1467515691452534793

FreeRossDAO emerges winner of imprisoned Silk Road founder's NFT auction
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/126980/freerossdao-emerges-winner-of-imprisoned-silk-road-founders-nft-auction

Treeverse FPP virtual land utility
https://twitter.com/TheTreeverse/status/1467949232103596036

Adidas leaps into the metaverse
https://twitter.com/adidasoriginals/status/1466443459951271939

Pepsi's NFT collection
https://twitter.com/pepsi/status/1468946201718501376

Realy Presents Its Virtual City KOOOLA And The First #VirtualConcert
https://twitter.com/RealyOfficial/status/1466023971451654144

TikTok Shelved Lil Nas X’s NFT on This L2 for NFTs, But We’re Still Optimistic: Immutable X Overview
https://medium.com/momentum6/tiktok-shelved-lil-nas-xs-nft-on-this-l2-for-nfts-but-we-re-still-optimistic-immutable-x-6d9cf6d647da

Raises:

FTX to Seek $1.5B in New Funding Round at $32B Valuation: Report
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/04/ftx-to-seek-15b-in-new-funding-round-at-32b-valuation-report/

DeFi Trading Platform Slingshot Raises $15M Led by Ribbit Capital
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/09/defi-trading-platform-slingshot-raises-15m-led-by-ribbit-capital/

Crypto derivatives platform Paradigm nabs $400 million valuation in funding round
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/126894/crypto-derivatives-paradigm-valuation-funding-round

B2B fintech Tipalti raises $270 million as it prepares to go public
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/126770/b2b-fintech-tipalti-raises-270-million-as-it-prepares-to-go-public

‘DeFi 2.0’ Platform JellyFi Raises $4.4M Seed Round
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/08/defi-20-platform-jellyfi-raises-44m-seed-round/

Platypus has secured US$3.3M from a funding round led by Three Arrows Capital
https://twitter.com/Platypusdefi/status/1466396487449939972

Former Facebook engineers at Mysten Labs raise $36M for Web3 infrastructure
https://cointelegraph.com/news/former-facebook-engineers-at-mysten-labs-raise-36m-for-web3-infrastructure

Mnemonic raises $4 million to launch B2B API platform focused on NFT's
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mnemonic-raises-4-million-to-launch-b2b-api-platform-focused-on-nft-s

Pre Seed Round - PlayTreks
https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/playtreks-pre-seed--07fdc6f1

PopopWorld with a $5.75m round
https://twitter.com/popop_world/status/1465677008562655244

Myty maker Off raises $3.5M to create social avatars for ‘microverses’
https://venturebeat-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/venturebeat.com/2021/11/30/myty-maker-off-raises-3-5m-to-create-social-avatars-for-microverses/

Zomfi NFT-Based P2E Game Completes $2.6M Seed and Private Round Funding From High-Profile Investors
https://zycrypto.com/zomfi-nft-based-p2e-game-completes-2-6m-seed-and-private-round-funding-from-high-profile-investors/

Mint Songs $3m seed
https://twitter.com/mintsongs/status/1465758365225652229

Brazil’s 2TM raises $50.3 million in second Series B closing
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125767/brazils-2tm-raises-50-3-million-in-second-series-b-closing

MetaMundo Raises $2.7M to Launch the First 3D NFT Marketplace for Building the Metaverse
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/metamundo-raises-2-7m-to-launch-the-first-3d-nft-marketplace-for-building-the-metaverse-301433594.html

Massive Raises $11 Million in Seed Funding from Point72 Ventures to Bring a New Business Model to the Internet
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/massive-raises-11-million-in-seed-funding-from-point72-ventures-to-bring-a-new-business-model-to-the-internet-301434259.html

Fanaply Closes Seed Round Led By Elysian Park Ventures And Alpha Edison
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fanaply-closes-seed-round-led-by-elysian-park-ventures-and-alpha-edison-301433196.html

Raises: (Cont'd)

Sloika Raises $2M to Propel Rising Ethereum Photo NFT Market
https://decrypt.co/87244/sloika-raises-2m-propel-rising-ethereum-photo-nft-market

Praxis Raises $4.2mm Seed Round Led by Bedrock
https://mirror.xyz/0x7a02D50B22cC79a3dc667E80B413996b81f5ED6E/85WJX8VT1y-263wpW97jqy_l-87fr3xmQ-YhJqqO3rg

Algofi Raises $2.8M in Seed Funding
https://www.finsmes.com/2021/12/algofi-raises-2-8m-in-seed-funding.html

MetaVisa announces $5-million raise in seed and private rounds
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/metavisa-announces-5-million-raise-in-seed-and-private-rounds

Real estate blockchain platform Coadjute raises $8 million
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/real-estate-blockchain-platform-coadjute-raises-8-million/

Nigeria’s Payourse secures $600k pre-seed to accelerate crypto adoption across Africa
https://techcabal.com/2021/12/01/payourse-secures-600k-pre-seed/

CertiK Closes $80M Investment Round at a Nearly $1B Valuation
https://www.certik.io/resources/blog/announcements/CertiK-Closes-$80M-Funding-Round

Structure Raises $20M to Make DeFi Mainstream- and Mobile-Friendly
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/01/structure-raises-20m-to-fund-development-of-mobile-app/

Loot Squad Raises $5 Million, Led by Delphi Digital, to Scale Social Gaming Community in the Metaverse
https://lootsquad.substack.com/p/loot-squad-and-delphi-digital-join

Froyo Games raises strategic round of $1.6M led by Animoca Brands and other investors
https://medium.com/@froyogames/froyo-games-raises-strategic-round-of-1-6m-led-by-animoca-brands-and-other-investors-cb2d491dbf87

Digital asset custody firm Fireblocks raises $400m at $8 billion valuation
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/digital-asset-custody-firm-fireblocks-raises-400m-at-8-billion-valuation/

The 1inch Network closes a $175 mln Series B round
https://blog.1inch.io/the-1inch-network-closes-a-175-mln-series-b-round-e22d572754ae

TeraWulf Inc. Raises Approximately $200 Million to Strengthen Capital Structure in Advance of Public Listing
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/terawulf-inc-raises-approximately-200-million-to-strengthen-capital-structure-in-advance-of-public-listing-301436715.html

Solv Protocol $4m Series A Round
https://medium.com/solv-blog/we-have-completed-our-series-a-ffc3f14b6cf1

FuseFi raises $2.3M to launch DAO focussed on taking DeFi services mainstream
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/fusefi-raises-23m-to-launch-dao-focussed-on-taking-defi-services-mainstream

MetaGods Receives $3 Million In Funding from Multiple Investors
https://medium.com/@PlayMetaGods/metagods-receives-3-million-in-funding-from-multiple-investors-e4a79e026de8

RaceFi Raises $2.9M to Bring a Play-to-Earn Racing Experience to Solana
https://racefi.medium.com/racefi-raises-2-9m-to-bring-a-play-to-earn-racing-experience-to-solana-73c6d0c543e2

Fragments Foundation Raises $2.6M to Expand Fragcolor’s Distributed Game Engine, Asset Store and Gaming Platform
https://fragcolor.com/Fragments-Foundation-Raises-to-Expand-Fragcolor

Yield Guild Games and Ascensive Assets Co-Lead $3 Million Seed Round For Mobile Play-to-Earn Tournament Infrastructure Provider Ignite Tournaments
https://medium.com/ignite-tournaments/yield-guild-games-and-ascensive-assets-co-lead-3-million-seed-round-for-mobile-play-to-earn-fa1a78c694

PathDAO closes seed round led by DeFiance Capital and Merit Circle to be the SuperIndex of Metaverse
https://medium.com/@pathDAO/pathdao-closes-seed-round-led-by-defiance-capital-and-merit-circle-to-be-the-superindex-of-50d73e1b3ac6

DeFi-based Wallet Ambire Raises $2.5M in Funding Round
https://coinquora.com/defi-based-wallet-ambire-raises-2-5m-in-funding-round/

Crypto tower defense game with opportunities to win tokens and NFT rewards
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/crypto-tower-defense-game-with-opportunities-to-win-tokens-and-nft-rewards

Regulation:

Crypto CEOs testify before lawmakers on digital assets — 12/8/21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_kZELcynKQ
https://twitter.com/SplitCapital/status/1468603286961987586
https://twitter.com/cmsintern/status/1468669356125077508

Crypto CEOs Went to Congress—And Got a Warm Welcome
https://decrypt.co/87855/crypto-ceos-congress

DeFi Vulnerabilities ‘Exceed Those in Traditional Finance’: Bank of International Settlements
https://decrypt.co/87660/defi-vulnerabilities-exceed-traditional-finance-bis

China, Hong Kong Enter Second Phase of Cross-Border Digital Yuan Trials: Report
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/12/09/china-hong-kong-enter-second-phase-of-cross-border-digital-yuan-trials-report/

Biden admin spotlights digital assets in global corruption, calling for greater AML
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/126467/biden-admin-spotlights-digital-assets-in-global-corruption-calling-for-greater-aml

Japanese regulators seek limits on domestic stablecoin issuance: report
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/126476/japanese-regulators-seek-limits-on-domestic-stablecoin-issuance-report

Fidelity Digital Assets receives FCA approval for its UK crypto business
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/126689/fidelity-digital-assets-receives-fca-approval-for-its-uk-crypto-business

South Korean crypto VC Hashed confirms it is under investigation by the country's tax authority
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/126540/south-korea-crypto-vc-hashed-investigation-tax-authority-nts