This week in crypto #28:

A little denser than usual this week.
I try not to assume any bias or side, so I bring articles that are both positive, neutral and negative about different topics in the crypto space. Makes for a more critical read in my opinion.

Burned: 1,250,618 ETH
Rewards: 1,878,818 ETH
Tips: 238,452 ETH
Net Issuance: 628,201 ETH
Net Reduction: 66.56%

News:

After 5 years, Polkadot is finally live
https://polkadot.network/blog/parachains-are-live-polkadot-launch-is-now-complete

Uniswap v3 is now live on Polygon
https://twitter.com/Uniswap/status/1473754630173638663

Alex Scott stepping down as mStable's CTO
https://twitter.com/alsco77/status/1471499554654613509

BitMEX Announces BMEX Tokens to Revive Retail Interest
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/12/21/bitmex-announces-bmex-tokens-to-revive-retail-interest/

Justin Sun Is Retiring From Tron – But Not Crypto
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/17/justin-sun-is-retiring-from-tron-but-not-crypto/

Rari Capital, Fei Protocol Token Holders Approve Multibillion-Dollar DeFi Merger
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/12/21/rari-capital-fei-protocol-token-holders-approve-multibillion-dollar-defi-merger/

RadioShack as a DEX apparently is a thing
https://radioshack.com

FTX US signs up four more American sports teams via new partnership
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128116/ftx-us-signs-up-four-more-american-sports-teams-via-new-partnership

Grim Finance got exploited
https://twitter.com/k3mmio/status/1472315936166219777
https://twitter.com/RugDocIO/status/1472293712185151492
https://rekt.news/grim-finance-rekt/

YIP-65: Evolving YFI Tokenomics
https://snapshot.org/#/ybaby.eth/proposal/0x8f7417fa5565d9f46e16618503e8808c36d51b2a9e8217a68c632d7c090d69d9

IOTA x Shimmer x Assembly: A Comprehensive Overview of All Three Networks
https://blog.iota.org/iota-shimmer-assembly/

Crypto investor Katie Haun is leaving Andreessen Horowitz to launch her own fund
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/15/crypto-investor-katie-haun-leaves-andreessen-horowitz-to-launch-fund.html

Stablecoin supply grew by 388% this year, driven by DeFi and derivatives
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128027/stablecoin-supply-grew-by-388-this-year-driven-by-defi-and-derivatives

Community Grant Proposal: Terra Bites v2 & TerraMoney TV
https://agora.terra.money/t/community-grant-proposal-terra-bites-v2-terramoney-tv/3184

Polygon and Reddit co-founder's VC launch $200 million Web3 initiative
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/127915/polygon-reddit-co-founder-vc-200-million-web3-fund

Crypto companies raised just over $25 billion in venture funding during 2021
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128397/crypto-companies-raised-just-over-25-billion-in-venture-funding-during-2021

Proposing suSHIBAncor - A Bancor/Sushi Merger
https://forum.sushi.com/t/proposing-sushibancor-a-bancor-sushi-merger/6866

dHedge is now live on Optimism
https://twitter.com/phenrikand/status/1471613665363120129

News: (Cont'd #1)

Introducing Cevmos — An Open, Scalable and Modular Stack For EVM-based Applications
https://evmos.blog/introducing-cevmos-an-open-scalable-and-modular-stack-for-evm-based-applications-72930ce6b85c

Neobroker Bitpanda launches Bitcoin-backed ETN
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128218/bitpanda-bitcoin-etc

Binance Signs Agreement with Dubai World Trade Centre Authority to Establish an Industry Hub for Global Virtual Assets
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/46d81eb19a224cba807e078dc95aa886

Switzerland's SEBA Bank wants to use Aave's institutional DeFi platform
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128281/switzerlands-seba-bank-wants-to-use-aaves-institutional-defi-platform

StarkWare: Fractal Scaling: From L2 to L3
https://medium.com/starkware/fractal-scaling-from-l2-to-l3-7fe238ecfb4f

BENT Finance exploit
https://twitter.com/blocksecteam/status/1473188863136780288

First look at the upcoming Coordination Game's economics and the role of $ROOK within the ecosystem
https://twitter.com/keeper_dao/status/1473772273987473410

December Update: Protocol Expansion, CVX/ETH Incentive Migration
https://convexfinance.medium.com/december-update-protocol-expansion-cvx-eth-incentive-migration-2c9327b48259

Visor hacked, again
https://twitter.com/danielvf/status/1473317064785940481
https://cryptobriefing.com/8-2m-lost-visor-finance-suffers-latest-defi-hack/

So now it's merging with Gamma Strategies
https://medium.com/gamma-strategies/visor-merges-with-gamma-a-re-org-focusing-on-security-and-performance-b4deaf67e273

An update on the legal proceedings associated with the October 14th 2021 attack on Indexed Finance
https://twitter.com/laurence_e_day/status/1473753308233969670

Combined Arca & Frog Nation Restructuring Proposal (Sushi)
https://forum.sushi.com/t/combined-arca-frog-nation-restructuring-proposal/6908

Dopex x Olympus
https://twitter.com/dopex_io/status/1473405749745238017v

You Can Now Hold Physical Swiss Gold On The Ethereum Blockchain
https://www.forbes.com/sites/martinrivers/2021/12/15/you-can-now-buy-physical-swiss-gold-on-the-ethereum-blockchain/

The Future Looks Optimistic: A New Primitive for Grants and Rewards
https://medium.com/element-finance/the-future-looks-optimistic-a-new-primitive-for-grants-and-rewards-2fc32f2d09a6

ChargeDeFi security incident
https://chargedefi.medium.com/chargedefi-security-incident-1fcc134392f0

News: (Cont'd #2)

The New Get-Rich-Faster Job in Silicon Valley: Crypto Start-Ups
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/20/technology/silicon-valley-cryptocurrency-start-ups.html

YFI — Reborn As A Black Hole
https://medium.com/@portiadog/yfi-reborn-as-a-black-hole-db249b90ed5a

ICHI’s Roadmap to $1B in Community Governed Value
https://medium.com/ichifarm/ichis-roadmap-to-1b-in-community-governed-value-93b85a4cbfda

Crypto.com strikes multi-year deal with LA's Angel City Football Club
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128244/crypto-com-strikes-multi-year-deal-with-las-angel-city-football-club

Banks’ SWIFT Messaging System to Experiment With Tokenized Assets in Early 2022
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/23/banks-swift-messaging-system-to-experiment-with-tokenized-assets-in-early-2022/

Crypto exchange Kraken acquires staking startup Staked
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128294/crypto-exchange-kraken-acquires-staking-startup-staked

Bitcoin miners generated more than $15 billion in revenue during 2021
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128475/bitcoin-mining-2021-revenue

Teenage Suspect in $16M DeFi Hack Wanted for Arrest in Canada
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/12/22/teenage-suspect-in-16m-defi-hack-wanted-for-arrest-in-canada/

Meta Targeting 'Deep Compatibility' With Blockchain, Web 3: Incoming CTO
https://decrypt.co/89153/meta-targeting-deep-compatibility-blockchain-web-3-incoming-cto

A big stride towards permissionless! Galaxy Dashboard is established!
https://blog.galaxy.eco/a-big-stride-towards-permissionless-galaxy-dashboard-is-established-f13484043efb

Terra Partners with NEAR and Aurora, Bringing UST Stablecoin to Boost DeFi Growth
https://medium.com/nearprotocol/terra-nearpad-and-roses-cross-chain-partnership-brings-ust-stablecoin-to-near-and-aurora-5839b6fdff86

DODO launches on Aurora to encompass the features of NEAR blockchain
https://auroraisnear.medium.com/dodo-launches-on-aurora-to-encompass-the-features-of-near-blockchain-b4532136cc40

$CVX is on binance
https://twitter.com/ConvexFinance/status/1474035234760839170

Lyra 2022 Roadmap
https://blog.lyra.finance/lyra-2022/

Temple AMM resumes
https://templedao.medium.com/temple-amm-resumes-a13ab706ac95

NFTs:

Sell NFTs on Shopify
https://www.shopify.com/nft

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 backpedaling away from NFTs after fans lash out
https://mobile.twitter.com/stalker_thegame/status/1471620399997886472
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/127952/backlash-leads-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-developers-to-pull-planned-nfts-from-forthcoming-game

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs flip CryptoPunks in terms of floor price
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/128338/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-flip-cryptopunks-floor-price

Physical NFT Museum Set to Open in Seattle
https://nftplazas.com/physical-nft-museum-set-to-open-in-seattle/

Line Corporation Announce Incoming NFT Platform
https://nftplazas.com/line-corporation-announce-incoming-nft-platform/

Adidas Originals nets $23 million after closing its first NFT drop
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128003/adidas-originals-nets-23-million-after-closing-its-first-nft-drop

Chinese news site Xinhua to mint NFTs on Tencent’s enterprise blockchain
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128316/chinese-news-site-xinhua-to-mint-nfts-on-tencents-enterprise-blockchain

Twitch co-founder's Fractal NFT project gets hijacked — $154,000 stolen
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/128285/twitch-co-founders-fractal-nft-project-gets-hijacked-154000-stolen

Global Fashion House Coach Launches Debut NFT Collection
https://nftnow.com/news/fashion-house-coach-debut-nft-collection/

Otis House Auctions NFT-Backed Physical Collectibles
https://nftplazas.com/otis-house-nft-backed-physical-collectibles/

World's first SMS sold as NFT for $150,000 at Paris auction house
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/nft-paris-worlds-first-sms-sold-intl-scli/index.html

NFTs on MetaMask coming soon
https://twitter.com/MetaMask/status/1473299775407726597

Instagram “Actively Exploring” NFT Integration, Says CEO
https://cryptopotato.com/instagram-actively-exploring-nft-integration-says-ceo/

Unstoppable Domains & Alchemy Launch API for NFT Domain Name Integrations
https://nftnow.com/news/unstoppable-domains-alchemy-nft-web3-names/

Team Vaynerchuk Partners up with Toymaker Mattel
https://nftplazas.com/team-vaynerchuk-toymaker-mattel/

The Top 21 Music NFT Moments of 2021
https://nftnow.com/music/top-music-nft-moments-2021/

Manifold Studio: Now open for all
https://twitter.com/manifoldxyz/status/1473361092537888768

Former First Lady Melania Trump Launches Her Own NFT Platform
https://nftnow.com/news/melania-trump-launches-nft-platform/

Ice-T Helps Niftify Launch NFT Marketplace in US
https://decrypt.co/89133/ice-t-niftify-launch-nft-marketplace-us

Degendata.io is for sale (including its punk)
https://degendata.io/sale

Chainalysis' NFT market report
https://go.chainalysis.com/nft-market-report.html
https://go.chainalysis.com/rs/503-FAP-074/images/Chainalysis%20NFT%20Market%20Report.pdf

Raises:

Nansen Raises $75 Million in Series B Funding
https://www.nansen.ai/post/nansen-raises-75-million-in-series-b-funding

Kraken Ventures Raises $65 Million for Early Stage Fund to Invest Across the Crypto & Fintech Ecosystem
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211217005208/en/

NFT lending platform Arcade raises $15 million in Series A funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/128353/nft-lending-platform-arcade-raises-15-million-in-series-a-funding

Solana DeFi Goes Stratospheric as Hubble Protocol Announces $3.6M Raise
https://www.newsbtc.com/news/company/solana-defi-goes-stratospheric-as-hubble-protocol-announces-3-6m-raise/

Ethereum Privacy Startup Aztec Raises $17M in Paradigm-Led Series A
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/16/ethereum-privacy-startup-aztec-raises-17m-in-paradigm-led-series-a/
https://twitter.com/Zac_Aztec/status/1471522253598646272

Decentralized Rendering Engine Raises $30M as Metaverse Graphics Go Big
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/21/decentralized-rendering-engine-raises-30m-in-rndr-token-sale-as-metaverse-graphics-go-big/

Multicoin co-led a $4m seed round in Solscan (feat. Jump, Sequoia, Alameda etc.)
https://multicoin.capital/2021/12/22/the-front-page-of-solana/

League of Kingdoms Expand Metaverse Through $3 Million Seed Fund
https://nftplazas.com/league-of-kingdoms-expand-metaverse-through-3-million-seed-fund/

Binance Labs leads $60 million investment in Multichain
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128199/binance-labs-leads-60-million-investment-in-multichain

Ex Populus Raises $8.5M Amid Fears Web 3 Gaming Is Growing Frothy
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/14/ex-populus-raises-85m-amid-fears-web-3-gaming-is-growing-frothy/

Spatial Unveils New Market Focus To Pioneer A Free And Open Metaverse With $25 Million In New Funding
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211214005169/en/Spatial-Unveils-New-Market-Focus-To-Pioneer-A-Free-And-Open-Metaverse-With-25-Million-In-New-Funding

First Bitcoin Metaverse Game on Stacks, Moonray, Raises $3.5M
https://decrypt.co/88230/first-bitcoin-metaverse-game-stacks-moonray-raises-3-5m

Rumble Kong League Raises $4.5 Million to Become the Go-to Web3 Sports Game for Players, Fans, and Brands
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211214006085/en/Rumble-Kong-League-Raises-4.5-Million-to-Become-the-Go-to-Web3-Sports-Game-for-Players-Fans-and-Brands

Proof of Impact Raises 2.3 Million Seed Round
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/proof-of-impact-raises-2-3-million-seed-round-301445421.html

Upbit/Dunamu's Blockchain Firm Lambda256 Raises $60M in Series B Funding
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/upbitdunamus-blockchain-firm-lambda256-raises-60m-in-series-b-funding-301445995.html

Galoy Raises $3m Seed Round to Help Communities and Institutions Use Bitcoin as Money
https://galoy.io/galoy-raises-3m-seed-round-to-help-communities-and-institutions-use-bitcoin-as-money/

Lucy Labs raises $3 million from DeepWork Capital, Cogent Bancorp, Inc. and Other Strategic Investors
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lucy-labs-raises-3-million-from-deepwork-capital-cogent-bancorp-inc-and-other-strategic-investors-301446588.html

Raises: (Cont'd)

Qonsent Raises $5M in Seed Funding
https://www.finsmes.com/2021/12/qonsent-raises-5m-in-seed-funding.html

Crypto Connectivity Startup GIANT Raises $5M From CoinFund
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/16/crypto-connectivity-startup-giant-raises-5m-from-coinfund/

Stocktwits to Boost Crypto Coverage Following $30M Funding
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/16/stocktwits-to-boost-crypto-coverage-following-30m-fundraise/

Blockchain Analytics Startup Breadcrumbs.app, Raises a $1.6 Million Seed Round Led by Distributed Global Capital, Cadenza Ventures, and Spartan Group
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blockchain-analytics-startup-breadcrumbsapp-raises-a-1-6-million-seed-round-led-by-distributed-global-capital-cadenza-ventures-and-spartan-group-301445296.html

Bridgesplit Announces $4.25 Million Seed Round
https://medium.com/@bridgesplit/bridgesplit-announces-4-25-million-seed-round-75d72bcf3772

Michael Jordan Jumps Into Web3 via Solana App for Athletes
https://decrypt.co/88393/michael-jordan-jumps-into-web3-solana-app-athletes-nfts-tokens

CyBall secures $1.8M Seed Round, plus Development Updates and more!
https://blog.cyball.com/cyball-secures-1-8m-seed-round-plus-development-updates-and-more-149fb2b311b6

Nigeria’s African Blockchain Lab raises $6m strategic funding round
https://disrupt-africa.com/2021/12/17/nigerias-african-blockchain-lab-raises-6m-strategic-funding-round/

League of Kingdoms Arena (LOKA) Raises $3 Million in seed funding for the metaverse expansion!
https://medium.com/league-of-kingdoms-eng/league-of-kingdoms-arena-loka-raises-3-million-in-seed-funding-for-the-metaverse-expansion-b6b38c48c98a

Jadu Raises $7M Seed Round to Bring AR to Web3
https://jadu.ar/seed-round

Announcing our Collaborations and Partnerships at UNQ CLUB
https://unq.medium.com/announcing-our-collaborations-and-partnerships-at-unq-club-1f4b8d53ff16

Further Down the Web 3 Rabbit-hole: Announcing our $110M Series C WAGMI Round
https://www.figment.io/resources/series-c-wagmi-round

Debond Is Now Valued At $12.5 Million Following $500,000 Seed Funding Round
https://debond-protocol.medium.com/debond-is-now-valued-at-12-5-million-following-500-000-seed-funding-round-f998586ec90b

Avalanche’s first AAA metaverse Imperium Empires successfully completes $2.1M seed funding
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/avalanches-first-aaa-metaverse-imperium-empires-successfully-completes-21m-seed-funding

Crypto Fight Club Completes Successful Seed Round
https://www.newsbtc.com/news/company/crypto-fight-club-completes-successful-seed-round/

B.Protocol Secures $2.2M in a Seed Round, Led by 1kx, To Make DeFi Liquidations Safer and More Efficient
https://medium.com/b-protocol/b-protocol-secures-2-2m-5e275ca0d979

Arcade Raises $15M to Offer NFT-Backed Loans
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/22/arcade-raises-15m-to-offer-nft-backed-loans/

Gear Technologies, Building Efficient Smart Contract Support for the Polkadot Ecosystem, Raises $12 Million in Venture Round
https://medium.com/@gear_techs/gear-technologies-building-efficient-smart-contract-support-for-the-polkadot-ecosystem-raises-12-d6c0ea25d402

Regulation:

FSOC says it will seek to mitigate stablecoin risks if Congress doesn't
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/127997/fsoc-says-it-will-seek-to-mitigate-stablecoin-risks-if-congress-doesnt

India’s Crypto Law Might Not Be Ready Before May, Sources Say
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/12/23/indias-crypto-law-might-not-be-ready-before-may-sources-say/

SEC commissioner Roisman announces departure
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128113/sec-commissioner-roisman-announces-departure

Australian Regulators Endorse Government Plans for Crypto Sector
https://www.regulationasia.com/australian-regulators-endorse-government-plans-for-crypto-sector/

Fitch Says Improved Regulation Could Moderate Stablecoin Credit Risks
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/12/21/fitch-says-improved-regulation-could-moderate-stablecoin-credit-risks/

Additional Reads:

Vitalik Buterin: What Are the Most Challenging Problems Cryptocurrencies Are Facing
https://hackernoon.com/what-are-the-most-challenging-problems-cryptocurrencies-are-facing

Vitalik Buterin: The bulldozer vs vetocracy political axis
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2021/12/19/bullveto.html

NFT Games are Bad
https://medium.com/@LeonhardStorm/nft-games-are-bad-d126838b3171

Fundamental Analysis: The case for GameFi by Akado
https://akado.medium.com/fundamental-analysis-the-case-for-gamefi-2dd77a556148

1kx: Play to earn economies as base layer protocols for games
https://medium.com/1kxnetwork/play-to-earn-economies-as-base-layer-protocols-for-games-87085997b6fd

Why these 10 artists hate NFTs
https://www.businessofbusiness.com/articles/nfts-turning-artists-into-millionaires-overnight-these-10-creators-are-against-the-hype/

Hedging Uni v3 with SQUEETH - a thread by @alpinechicken
https://twitter.com/alpinechicken/status/1471530795168796674

Exploring numbers and metrics behind L1s by @Saypien_
https://twitter.com/Saypien_/status/1471533625887924236

Adam Cochran's thread about him trying out 60(!) new DeFi products
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1471492715099475975

2021 On-Chain by Lucas Outumuro
https://medium.com/intotheblock/2021-on-chain-f3b42baada0a

Tokens as CAC - Are Crypto Companies More or Less Efficient in Acquiring Customers?
https://tomtunguz.com/tokens-as-cac/

Cryptocurrency Class 2022 by Patrick McCorry
https://cryptocurrencyclass.github.io/

@sandraleow.eth's list of resources to help kickstart CT journey
https://twitter.com/sandraaleow/status/1473584797742034945

The Architecture of a Web 3.0 Application
https://www.preethikasireddy.com/post/the-architecture-of-a-web-3-0-application

An in depth analysis on PrimitiveFi, an upcoming options/derivatives protocol by @__Thermopylae
https://twitter.com/__Thermopylae/status/1472319414288760837

Has EIP1559 fulfilled its objectives
https://twitter.com/pintail_xyz/status/1473644710556319745

Geography of International Blockchain Transactions from Crystal
https://crystalblockchain.com/geography-of-international-blockchain-transactions/

A Crash Course on How To (Properly) Trade Options by @FabiusMercurius
https://twitter.com/FabiusMercurius/status/1472303173226283011
https://twitter.com/FabiusMercurius/status/1472662607832096768 (pt 2)

Deciphering the Metaverse #5 - The symbiosis between AI and NFTs
https://www.theblockresearch.com/deciphering-the-metaverse-5-the-symbiosis-between-ai-and-nfts-127879

@crypto_div's interpretation of the whole Elrond-$RIDE-StakingAgency controversy
https://twitter.com/crypto_div/status/1472006316793028610

MEGA-NEAR thread by @analyticalali
https://twitter.com/analyticalali/status/1473938885512151040

The Secrets About Web3 The VCs Don’t Want YOU (the little guy) To Know - a thread by @screentimes
https://twitter.com/screentimes/status/1473893689961422853

Web3 University
https://www.web3.university/

Outlier Ventures: MetaFi: DeFi for the Metaverse
https://outlierventures.io/research/metafi-defi-for-the-metaverse/

Co-ownership as a web3 social primitive by Chase Chapman
https://mirror.xyz/chappy.eth/PjnfkklAMUcEIBQuZ-An5xlBheQchsLwkRx6GHPfGzw

Fiat, Stock, Options & Tokens by Richard Burton
https://ricburton.mirror.xyz/ZsqRIahI2LpZfW1R5h5A8m6e-vy2UkqjYXAjcJOMbfw

The Future of NFTs Is Fungible
https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2021/12/16/the-future-of-nfts-is-fungible/

Are decentralized exchanges tracking your trades?
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/news+/128318/are-decentralized-exchanges-tracking-your-trades

Where are the Bulls’ Balls? A thread on the cryptocurrency markets over the last month and into the end of the year by @lightcrypto
https://twitter.com/lightcrypto/status/1472023726002958340

(Shual:) Some tools I came across:
https://www.cointofu.com/
https://jynx.ai/
https://app.alphadefi.fund/dashboard

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #1)

A thread to bring facts to NFT-Gaming drama by @marczeller.eth
https://twitter.com/lemiscate/status/1473221607233667074

(non-crypto) How Lies Induced Cooperation in “Golden Balls:” A Game-Theoretic Analysis
https://as.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu-as/faculty/documents/Golden-Balls.pdf

Clouds on chains
https://mirror.xyz/kirstenbevin.eth/c2QgusOtMVplx_p-16s9LzP4EZly5YHYZXEx9TIWPkM

Ethereum’s BS and intellectual dishonesty
https://twitter.com/hugohanoi/status/1465153021797548040

Dror Poleg on competitive markets, value accumulation and the roles of luck and hype
https://twitter.com/drorpoleg/status/1473126196863029252

TheBlock's 2022 Digital Asset Outlook
https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1471495403711320068

Plunder of Eos’s Shrine
https://medium.com/@Eosouioui/plunder-of-eoss-shrine-82e040a58305

DAOs and the Free-rider Problem
https://alexkroeger.mirror.xyz/gt0MMgSY4sgaQ9MhrpcbFPSxEpvpqL0ByZJpdK2-gBU

A Complete Guide to NFTs - Definition, Minting, and Tech Specs by @bybobbay
https://web3.hashnode.com/a-complete-guide-to-nfts-definition-minting-and-tech-specs

A nostalgic look back at some of the most special, hilarious & fun moments in Bitcoin & cryptocurrency history by BitMEX Research
https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/1473301180357001227

The 0 to 1 Guide for MEV by 0xmebius
https://calblockchain.mirror.xyz/c56CHOu-Wow_50qPp2Wlg0rhUvdz1HLbGSUWlB_KX9o

Adam Cochran's overview of Reflexer
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1473390246205214730

Who owns web3? by @chriscantino
https://twitter.com/chriscantino/status/1473324245426003968

The relationship between web2 and web3 by @0xdoug
https://twitter.com/0xdoug/status/1473327448670547973

Adam Cochran's overview of Balancer
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1473699268095533072

Adam Cochran's overview of 0x
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1472960035391217675

Adam Cochran's view on $YFI
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1471518544944943104

Spencer Applebaum's thoughts on the 5 types of investors in crypto
https://twitter.com/SpencerApplebau/status/1473704595805380610

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #2)

Liquidity Mining campaigns and their limitations by Ondo Finance
https://twitter.com/OndoFinance/status/1473403509470945281

An alternative theory on why Ethereum DeFi has been underperforming by Kyle Samani
https://twitter.com/KyleSamani/status/1473685739045072904

K A L E O: Full Time Crypto (Twitter)
https://twitter.com/CryptoKaleo/status/1473698525028532231

(throw-back) A thread on microstructure on high rebate/high taker fee crypto-derivatives exchanges
https://twitter.com/lightspringfox/status/1418039290580271106

@JackNiewold's thread on $FTM
https://twitter.com/JackNiewold/status/1473758246712270850

@jaintanay_'s lovely takeaways from Messari's crypto Theses '22
https://twitter.com/jaintanay_/status/1473869738963095558

@NathanSexer compiled a list of Ethereum events for 2022
https://twitter.com/NathanSexer/status/1473695335331549193

10 pieces published by the Bank of International Settlements in 2021 that @samcallah found the most alarming and most relevant to Bitcoin
https://twitter.com/samcallah/status/1473815145545551873

4 Challenges Multichain Assets are Facing
https://hackernoon.com/4-challenges-multichain-assets-are-facing

Web 3 and the Metaverse Are Not the Same by Annie Zhang
https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2021/12/21/web-3-and-the-metaverse-are-not-the-same/

The Building Blocks of Web3: Storage and Wireless Networks
https://www.theblockresearch.com/the-building-blocks-of-web3-storage-and-wireless-networks-127115

Solana: year highlights
https://twitter.com/solana/status/1473392576095006724

Why OHM's reduction in APY is bullish
https://twitter.com/wagmianon/status/1473065750533390340

Crypto VCs Are Making a Big Bet on Gaming Guilds. Why?
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/12/21/crypto-vcs-are-making-a-big-bet-on-gaming-guilds-why/

Podcasts:

Hasu gets STARK-pilled - with Eli Ben-Sasson (StarkWare)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6BtBUbiUIU

The Blockchain Debate Podcast - Motion: The industry is growing out of the Fat Protocol Thesis (Jeff Dorman vs. Joel Monegro)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4sqfl77sqEGyikkUHq4oTB?si=2H68v0YuQV2QK3t1unYGKQ&amp%3Butm_source=copy-link&nd=1

Twitter Spaces with @SBF_FTX <> @michellebailhe and @Alfred_Lin 12/17, notes by @analyticalali
https://twitter.com/analyticalali/status/1471995610928721920

@DyslexicVentures' compilation of all the free alpha that was mentioned on UpOnly this year
https://twitter.com/DyslexicVenture/status/1473793297810444291

Unconfirmed: $12 Billion Has Been Lost in DeFi Value to Crime. Here’s How - Ep.299
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ABpFcMO9QZRcWaxCMBkBa

The Block's VP of Research Larry Cermak on what to expect in 2022
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5zTh3zKnvbXx58qJPu9Qrs

Bankless | The Bull Case For ETH III | Anthony Sassano, DC Investor, Cyrus Younessi
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1W8A6yDIuLZ04gBihOsS4X

What made Sam Bankman-Fried launch FTX — and what he now thinks about the world
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4b3Ni9zwSvJLKUNbdD59W3
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7wAiYYlNMBQ7Pizkz6Zc1b

Delphi | Sahil Lavingia: Leaving as Pinterest Employee #2, Gumroad Creators Earning $500M, and Why Web2 Companies Can‘t Compete with Web3
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uEjdObCkUk6OVCE8f4xKp

Zero Knowledge FM: Episode 211: It's a wrap! ZK Hack Takeaways & What's Next!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0jl4YnzJzRxDfBBqlqcOZv

Bankless | 2021 ROLLUP: Top 20 Crypto Moments in 2021
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4e0MlzoBbiishsS5OwR8cJ

Jen Kim - Seeking NFT Alpha With NFTBank - Zima Red ep 96
https://anchor.fm/andrew-steinwold/episodes/Jen-Kim---Seeking-NFT-Alpha-With-NFTBank---Zima-Red-ep-96-e1butjd

Alpha:

ApeWorX Beta
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/ApeWorX/issues/introducing-apeworx-beta-issue-1-940734

Best alpha leaker in the game - County Capital's Cryptodetweiler - coming in hot with too much alpha
https://twitter.com/cryptodetweiler/status/1471769532079697925

Introducing the Hummingbot Governance Token: HBOT
https://hummingbot.io/en/blog/introducing-hbot/

DAOPool
https://twitter.com/MonkeDAO/status/1472597289361231875

Bribe
https://medium.com/@bribe-protocol/hello-world-from-bribe-df3dd5d70087

Odyssey
https://twitter.com/petergyang/status/1471870014772813824

Check if you're available to claim Agora City's airdrop
https://twitter.com/agora/status/1471875072239546380

BitMEX's BMEX tokens
https://www.bitmex.com/token-promotions

White Whale
https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad/status/1470893559893184512

$TNS - Terra Name Service
https://medium.com/@terranameservice/introduction-to-tns-token-fd1f6562e74f

hashflow
https://twitter.com/hashflownetwork/status/1473463052951760899

Vertex
https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1473670021620637698

Tribeca
https://medium.com/@TribecaDAO/introducing-tribeca-governance-by-daos-for-daos-3e2d4d29b8b2

VarenX
https://twitter.com/varenfinance/status/1473307389029924865

Friktion
https://friktionlabs.medium.com/welcome-to-friktion-mainnet-be4da09cac32?source=social.tw

Market Return on Stablecoin-based Strategies （20 Dec 2021)
https://serenityfund.medium.com/weekly-market-return-on-stablecoin-based-strategies-20-dec-2021-a09ab0148535

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

This week in crypto #29:

Last Shualpha dump for 2021. Or forever, who knows really...

Burned: 1,305,614 ETH
Rewards: 1,973,789 ETH
Tips: 245,768 ETH
Net Issuance: 668,176 ETH
Net Reduction: 66.14%

News:

Planning for Better Breed of DOGE: Dogecoin Foundation Lays Out First-Ever Road Map
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/24/planning-for-a-better-breed-of-doge-dogecoin-foundation-lays-out-first-ever-roadmap/

A New Era for StakeWise — Upgrading to A Decentralized Architecture
https://stakewise.medium.com/a-new-era-for-stakewise-decentralizing-the-architecture-e598fde75ea8

Dfinity’s Internet Computer Opens Ethereum Bridge
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/12/24/dfinitys-internet-computer-opens-ethereum-bridge/

$SPELL and $UST are live on Binance
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/43d0f0d01c6a42a7941c9ecd1a1ae94b

$JOE too
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/278d0e13f8484d2fb90d784b5277a0e5

Arweave x ZigZag bridge
https://twitter.com/zigzagexchange/status/1476233052833472513

Coinbase Votes in Favor of Another Ethereum Name Service Airdrop
https://decrypt.co/87505/coinbase-votes-favor-another-ethereum-name-service-airdrop

Algorand Surges as Foundation Incentivizes DeFi Activity on Algofi
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/12/30/algorand-surges-as-foundation-incentivizes-defi-activity-on-algofi/

Covered call $LUNA vaults are now live on Katana on Solana
https://twitter.com/terra_money/status/1474104777524998153

Russia’s Largest Bank Introduces First Blockchain-Focused ETF in the Country
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/30/russias-largest-bank-introduces-first-blockchain-focused-etf-in-the-country/

Solana Foundation announces blockchain is carbon neutral, thanks to carbon offsets
https://solana.com/news/solana-foundation-carbon-neutral-2021

Polygon Quietly Patched Vulnerability That Put $24 Billion in MATIC at Risk
https://decrypt.co/89514/polygon-quietly-patched-vulnerability-that-put-24-billion-in-matic-at-risk
https://medium.com/immunefi/polygon-lack-of-balance-check-bugfix-postmortem-2-2m-bounty-64ec66c24c7d

MicroStrategy Buys Another $94.2M of Bitcoin
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/30/microstrategy-buys-another-942-million-of-bitcoin/

stLuna: The Next Generation of Liquid Staking on Terra
https://blog.lido.fi/stluna-the-next-generation-of-liquid-staking-on-terra/

Bakkt President Adam White Announces He Is Leaving
https://decrypt.co/89216/bakkt-adam-white

ASIC reveals how it infiltrated crypto ‘pump and dump’ Telegram groups
https://cointelegraph.com/news/asic-reveals-how-it-infiltrated-crypto-pump-and-dump-telegram-groups

Bitswift Unlimited Mint Bugfix Postmortem
https://medium.com/immunefi/bitswift-unlimited-mint-bugfix-postmortem-147a1e57dca9

Hong Kong Arrests 2 Suspected of Laundering $384M Through Banks and a Crypto Exchange
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/30/hong-kong-arrests-2-suspected-of-laundering-384m-through-banks-and-a-crypto-exchange/

Japan’s Taxes on Crypto Firms Are Leading Some to Leave the Country
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/12/23/japans-taxes-on-crypto-firms-are-leading-some-to-leave-the-country/

PixelDAO x X-Consoles
https://twitter.com/pixeldaofi/status/1474935756032741383

Upgrade Curve DAO to allow optional fractional votes proposal: Passed
https://dao.curve.fi/vote/ownership/112

Arca x Frog Nation Combined Restructure (SMSP 0): Passed
https://messari.io/governor/proposal/d13ee12a-fc8b-46df-a7cb-753dca3cb1dd

Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Lays Out 2022 Plans
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/12/27/cardano-founder-charles-hoskinson-lays-out-2022-plans/

Number of Non-Zero Ethereum Addresses Hits Record High Above 71M: Glassnode
https://decrypt.co/89486/number-of-non-zero-ethereum-addresses-record-high-71-million-glassnode

Badger DAO: Emissions Q1 2022 proposal: Passed
https://messari.io/governor/proposal/56cc4083-b8a2-4d4c-894a-f30f351a57d4

Pyth Network x Neon Labs
https://twitter.com/neonlabsorg/status/1475977035449352205

Decrypt's Founder of the Year: Sam Bankman-Fried
https://decrypt.co/88831/crypto-founder-of-the-year-sam-bankman-fried-ftx

ARC: Deploying Aave on StarkNet
https://governance.aave.com/t/arc-deploying-aave-on-starknet/6726

News: (Cont'd)

Arbitrum One based deposits & withdrawals for $ETH are available on Huobi
https://twitter.com/HuobiGlobal/status/1476045335357132801

ProShares Files Application With SEC for a Metaverse ETF
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/29/proshares-files-application-with-sec-for-a-metaverse-etf/

OpenDAO’s SOS Token Hits $250M Market Cap Despite Unclear Goals, Security Risks
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/28/opendaos-sos-token-hits-250m-market-cap-despite-unclear-goals-security-risks/

Iran Banning Crypto Mining Until March 6 to Save Power
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/12/28/iran-banning-crypto-mining-until-march-6-to-save-power-report/

EthSign PDF Signing and Smart Agreement
https://twitter.com/ethsign/status/1474223722085109765

Upcoming FTX features
https://twitter.com/sbf_ftx/status/1475971836760440835

NFTs:

Open-Sourcing a New Interface for the Cryptopunks Market
https://www.larvalabs.com/blog/2021-11-11-18-0/open-sourcing-a-new-interface-for-the-cryptopunks-market

NFTGAN: Non-Fungible Token Art Generation Using Generative Adversarial Networks
https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2112/2112.10577.pdf

NBA's Sacramento Kings' NFT collection
https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1474047768414994436

Kraken to Develop NFT Marketplace Offering Token-Backed Loans
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/24/kraken-to-develop-nft-marketplace-offering-token-backed-loans/

BAYC x MAYC mobile game expected in 4 weeks
https://twitter.com/BoredApeYC/status/1474145664951103489

Cryptobatz: Ozzy Osbourne announces first NFT collection
https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/exclusive-ozzy-osbourne-announces-nfts-cryptobatz-collection-8800/

NFT trading volume surpassed $13 billion in 2021
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128676/nft-trading-volume-surpassed-13-billion-in-2021

UK Students Sell NFT to Raise Funds for Tornado Survivors
https://www.nftradar.org/uk-students-sell-nft-to-raise-funds-for-tornado-survivors/

NFT-Related Internet Searches Top the Blockchain
https://nftplazas.com/nft-internet-searches/

Popular Miami nightclub E11EVEN buys Bored Ape #11 for $400,000
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128618/popular-miami-nightclub-e11even-buys-bored-ape-11-for-400000

"unicrawl" roughpaper by @dhof
https://twitter.com/dhof/status/1475246745399476235

China’s first "News Digital Collection" NFT, limited to 110,000 copies, all available for free
https://twitter.com/BlockBeatsChina/status/1473479874061160451

Animoca Brands Purchase $3M Worth of Star Atlas NFT Spaceships
https://nftplazas.com/animoca-brands-purchase-3m-worth-of-star-atlas-nft-spaceships/

The Sandbox: Is it following the Roblox playbook?
https://www.theblockresearch.com/the-sandbox-is-it-following-the-roblox-playbook-128704

Current state of NFTs and blockchain-based gaming in 2021
https://www.theblockresearch.com/current-state-of-nfts-and-blockchain-based-gaming-in-2021-128054

Scuderia Ferrari and Velas Blockchain Prepare High Octane NFTs
https://nftplazas.com/scuderia-ferrari-velas-nfts/

Artnet Launch NFT Platform with Inaugural Collection ‘ArtNFT: Beginnings’
https://nftplazas.com/artnet-launch-nft-platform-inaugural-collection/

Decentraland: Global New Year's Eve In The Metaverse
https://nye.wemeta.world/

Raises:

Port Finance Closes Impressive $5.3M Series A Funding Round
https://www.solana.news/post/port-finance-closes-impressive-5-3m-series-a-funding-round

TreasureDAO raises $3m led by 1kx
https://twitter.com/Treasure_NFT/status/1474027911799836677

DeFi Portfolio Tracking Firm DeBank Raises $25M in Round Led by Sequoia China
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/28/defi-portfolio-tracking-firm-debank-raises-25m-in-round-led-by-sequoia-china/

Aoki, Alameda Back Algorithmic Stablecoin on Arbitrum at $200M Valuation
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/29/aoki-alameda-back-algorithmic-stablecoin-on-arbitrum-at-200m-valuation/

Avatar platform Ready Player Me raises $13 million in Series A funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128684/avatar-platform-ready-player-me-raises-13-million-in-series-a-funding

Battle of Guardians Secured $4.4M in Funding Rounds Led by Good Games Labs
https://medium.com/@battleofguardians/battle-of-guardians-secured-4-4m-in-funding-rounds-led-by-good-games-labs-2163fd975f56

Binance Labs leads $1.5m seed round of play-to-earn guild
https://www.techinasia.com/binance-labs-leads-15m-seed-round-playtoearn-guild-cosmic-guild

DeSyn Protocol Fundraised Millions of Dollars for the Second Round, Over 20+ Top Tier Institutions Invested
https://medium.com/desyn-protocol/desyn-protocol-fundraised-millions-of-dollars-for-the-second-round-over-20-top-tier-institutions-acd60211e66e

Elfin Kingdom secures $5.25M raise co-led by Binance Labs and Alameda Research
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/elfin-kingdom-secures-525m-raise-co-led-by-binance-labs-and-alameda-research

Regulation:

Thai Central Bank to Delay CBDC Test Till Late 2022
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/12/24/thai-central-bank-to-delay-cbdc-test-till-late-2022-report/

China’s Securities Regulator Lays Out Overseas Listing Rules
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-securities-regulator-lays-out-overseas-listing-rules-11640374590

Binance to Continue Operating in Ontario After Cooperating With Canadian Regulators
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/29/binance-to-continue-operating-in-ontario-after-cooperating-with-canadian-regulators/

Korean government tells Apple and Google stores to take down P2E games
https://cointelegraph.com/news/korean-government-tells-apple-and-google-stores-to-take-down-p2e-games

India’s Central Bank Recommends Basic Version of CBDC
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/12/28/rbi-recommends-india-implement-basic-version-of-cbdc/

Pro-Bitcoin Senator Lummis to Propose New Crypto Regulator
https://decrypt.co/89258/pro-bitcoin-senator-lummis-propose-new-crypto-regulator

Korean crypto exchange ‎Coinone will no longer allow withdrawals to unverified external wallets
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/128735/korea-crypto-exchange-%e2%80%8ecoinone-withdrawals-external-wallets

Criminal trial for BitMEX exec Greg Dwyer delayed to October
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128686/criminal-trial-for-bitmex-exec-greg-dwyer-delayed-to-october

Binance gets the green light from Canada and Bahrain
https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-gets-green-light-from-canada-and-bahrain

Crypto lobbying kicked into high gear this year
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/128757/crypto-lobbying-kicked-into-high-gear-this-year

Mexico confirms plans to roll out CBDCs in 2024
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mexico-confirms-plans-to-roll-out-cbdcs-in-2024

Additional Reads:

cobie blogs:
On the meme of market caps & unlocks
https://cobie.substack.com/p/on-the-meme-of-market-caps-and-unlocks
Trading the metagame
https://cobie.substack.com/p/trading-the-metagame
Tokens in the attention economy
https://cobie.substack.com/p/tokens-in-the-attention-economy
Probabilistic thinking
https://cobie.substack.com/p/probabilistic-thinking

Crypto Job Boards:
https://twitter.com/theklineventure/status/1475488853599285250
https://pompcryptojobs.com/
https://jobs.multicoin.capital/jobs
https://jobs.polychain.capital/companies
https://chainlinklabs.com/jobs
https://cryptobesties.pallet.xyz/jobs
https://bankless.pallet.xyz/jobs
https://cryptocurrencyjobs.co/
https://blockace.io/
https://jobsboard.zeroknowledge.fm/
https://crypto.jobs/
https://cryptojobslist.com/

SBF on Crypto's roadmap as a whole
https://twitter.com/sbf_ftx/status/1475567126165532676

Anish Agnihotri: Merkle airdrop starter
https://github.com/Anish-Agnihotri/merkle-airdrop-starter

More links re: Merkle airdrop generation
https://www.ethdump.com/how-generate-merkle-tree-airdrops

Messari: The Convex Complex: How Convex Finance is Shaping DeFi
https://messari.io/article/the-convex-complex-how-convex-finance-is-shaping-defi

The Block Research's top 20 most read reports in 2021
https://twitter.com/theblockres/status/1475892220418998277

Dawn Of Algorand DeFi: AlgoFi
https://arringtonxrpcapital.com/2021/12/29/dawn-of-algorand-defi-algofi/

Element Finance Year in review: 2021
https://medium.com/element-finance/element-year-in-review-2021-83a0a02fbb65

VitaDAO structure
https://twitter.com/vita_dao/status/1476542666427060230

How I cheesed the EVM by botdad
https://mirror.xyz/botdad.eth/Hh_aZLuAXgwtxNCFMdBWUranbFhphIYYzzEJ2LnPAj0

Vader protocol thread by @the_readingape
https://thereadingape.substack.com/p/vader-protocol-burnmint-mechanism

The Web3/Crypto/Metaverse Ecosystem Guide — From the Minds of Lightspeed
https://medium.com/lightspeed-venture-partners/the-web3-crypto-metaverse-ecosystem-guide-from-the-minds-of-lightspeed-e5c35eebb27d

The Curve Wars Rage On by @knowerofmarkets
https://theknower.substack.com/p/the-curve-wars-rage-on

Growth of shard chain ecosystems
https://www.theblockresearch.com/growth-of-shard-chain-ecosystems-128034

Coinbase - DAOs: Social networks that can rewire the world
https://blog.coinbase.com/daos-social-networks-that-can-rewire-the-world-128b73732547

Op-ed: How Algorand is gearing up to become a contender to Ethereum
https://cryptoslate.com/op-ed-how-algorand-is-gearing-up-to-become-a-contender-to-ethereum/