Additional Reads




What do we really mean when we say “Gamification?” by @anafabrega11
https://twitter.com/anafabrega11/status/1411332400156712963


Impermanent Loss Insurance (Protection Markets) for Uniswap v3 LP’s
https://medium.com/gamma-strategies/impermanent-loss-insurance-protection-markets-for-uniswap-v3-lps-20d661f61883


Ron Conway and the Economic Empowerment Award by Airbnb
https://news.airbnb.com/ron-conway-and-the-economic-empowerment-award/
GBTC unlocks by Willy Woo
https://twitter.com/woonomic/status/1412265600106188803


TradFi and how obsolete it is by @TopherTru
https://twitter.com/TopherTru/status/1411680285435916291


New Game Theory Who Dis?
https://medium.com/universe-xyz/new-game-theory-who-dis-e521835630dd


Is CVX the New veCRV? Token Breakdown & Analysis
https://defidividends.com/is-cvx-the-new-vecrv/


Why we invested in Project Serum - Sino Global Capital
https://sinoglobalcap.medium.com/why-we-invested-in-project-serum-b6c9fa57e0a2


Optimizing Token Economics - TheTie Research
https://research.thetie.io/token-economics/


A comprehensive regulatory overview of Australia - The Block Research
https://www.theblockresearch.com/overview-of-australia-108821

Alpha:




Since March, ecosystem funds have deployed over $3,900,000 in 33 projects building on Solana!
https://solana.com/ecosystem?categories=fund


Introducing, Mint with Levy
https://adamlevy.io/mint/


Introducing Gro Protocol
https://groprotocol.medium.com/introducing-gro-protocol-edd1cbfed94b


Introducing Fixed Forex (USD, EUR, ZAR, JPY, CNY, etc) - Andre Cronje
https://andrecronje.medium.com/introducing-fixed-forex-usd-eur-zar-ypy-cny-etc-e668b931a884


Thread for releasing some prototypes, hopefully it will inspire some teams to form around them, alternatively, hopefully the code can help teach some eager learners - Andre Cronje
https://twitter.com/AndreCronjeTech/status/1411244286146977792


Introducing Neptune Finance
https://neptunefinance.medium.com/introducing-neptune-finance-f717f5099a05


Enjoy.

This week in crypto #5:

News:


Digital Currency Group Buying $50M of Ethereum Classic Grayscale Shares
https://decrypt.co/74145/ethereum-classic-dcg-grayscale


We're proud to officially launch the Hop bridge starting with instant $USDC transfers between @ethereum, @0xPolygon and @xdaichain.
https://twitter.com/HopProtocol/status/1414624873775878148


The integration of the Gravity DEX protocol on the Cosmos Hub was successfully completed!
https://twitter.com/cosmos/status/1414762923092856841


The Lightning Network Is Going to Change How You Think About Bitcoin
https://www.coindesk.com/lightning-network-how-you-think-about-bitcoin


BAT Roadmap 2.0: Update 2
https://brave.com/bat-roadmap-update-2/


ShapeShift is Decentralizing
https://erikvoorhees.medium.com/shapeshift-is-decentralizing-639bb4c82fc8


Alpha Launchpad Review & Expansion Plan
https://blog.alphafinance.io/alpha-launchpad-review-expansion-plan/


USDC Assets to Be Disclosed in SEC Filings, Circle CEO Says
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/usdc-assets-disclosed-sec-filings-171403434.html


Fed Says ‘Surge’ in Crypto Prices Reflects Increased Appetite for Risk
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-says-surge-crypto-prices-214058784.html


Jack Dorsey Confirms Square Is Launching A Bitcoin Hardware Wallet
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/07/21909152/jack-dorsey-confirms-square-is-launching-a-bitcoin-hardware-wallet


US Senator Invests in Bitcoin and Ethereum via Grayscale
https://news.bitcoin.com/us-senator-invests-in-bitcoin-and-ethereum-grayscale/


The World Bank, IMF and BIS push for central bank cryptocurrencies to improve cross-border payments
https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/cbdcs-crypto-payments-world-bank-imf-and-bis-report-2021-7


Uniswap V3 (UNI) Deployed on Optimism Mainnet
https://btcmanager.com/uniswap-v3-uni-optimism-mainnet/


Former CFTC Chair: ‘A Bitcoin ETF Would Be Good for Investors and Regulators’
https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2021/07/former-cftc-chair-a-bitcoin-etf-would-be-good-for-investors-and-regulators/


S&P Dow Jones Indices Launches S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Market Index
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sp-dow-jones-indices-launches-sp-cryptocurrency-broad-digital-market-index-301332698.html


DeFi teams accused of hoarding tokens and voting power
https://decrypt.co/39671/defi-teams-accused-of-hoarding-tokens-and-voting-power


ANYSWAP - REKT
https://www.rekt.news/anyswap-rekt/


Gnosis Safe is Live on Layer 2!
https://blog.gnosis.pm/gnosis-safe-is-live-on-layer-2-24adf83f0032


Introducing SBR — the Saber Protocol Token
https://blog.saber.so/introducing-sbr-the-saber-protocol-token-5f1f1103d57d


FTX Deal Gives Institutions New Access to Crypto Markets
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-13/ftx-copper-technologies-tie-up-to-give-easier-access-to-crypto

Talk of town: Axie Infinity


It's time for some @AxieInfinity data. -@SJanuskas
https://twitter.com/SJanuskas/status/1413858522597572608


Axie Population & Long-term Sustainability
https://whitepaper.axieinfinity.com/gameplay/axie-population-and-long-term-sustainability


The Rise of Axie Infinity | @Jihoz_Axie (SotN 7/13) | Bankless
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1YqKDeqbDZaGVh


The Axie Infinity episode with @YanLiberman just dropped
https://twitter.com/VentureCoinist/status/1414977430251524101


Axie Infinity + YieldGuild thread by @AmyTongwu
https://twitter.com/amytongwu/status/1415185305196326918

@AxieInfinity is generating more fees than both Bitcoin and Ethereum right now.
https://twitter.com/pierskicks/status/1415611727794909184


Axie Infinity thread by @sisyphus
https://twitter.com/0xSisyphus/status/1415636898341695497

Raises:


Lithium Finance Takes On Additional Investors; Total Raise Reached $7.6M
https://medium.com/lithiumfinance/lithium-finance-takes-on-additional-investors-total-raise-reached-7-6m-878ef4f73bb7
hi

Announces Investment Partnerships to Accelerate Growth - HashKey, #hashed, Longling Capital.
https://medium.com/hi-official/hi-announces-investment-partnerships-to-accelerate-growth-90b8e47c9d54


Welsh crypto insurer Coincover lands $9.2 million Series A fundraise (insurance)
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/110691/welsh-crypto-insurer-coincover-lands-9-2-million-series-a-fundraise


NFT Oasis raises $4.4 million in financing and opens a bridge to the metaverse enabling creators to reach the masses using virtual reality
https://www.nftoasis.co/press/press-release-2021-07-08-financing-and-metaverse


UMA Raises $2.6mm with the Pilot of the Range Token
https://medium.com/uma-project/uma-raises-2-6mm-in-the-pilot-of-the-range-token-de5be578fa5e


Announcing Investors of Beta Finance (Alpha Homora launchpad) - Spartan Group, ParaFi, Multicoin, DeFiance, Delphi.
https://medium.com/beta-finance/announcing-investors-of-beta-finance-51eff7e98d


Argentinian Crypto Exchange Buenbit Raises $11M to Expand in Latin America
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/argentinian-crypto-exchange-buenbit-raises-%2411m-to-expand-in-latin-america-2021-07-12


Nifty's launches NFT-focused social media platform with $10 million in seed funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/111040/niftys-launches-nft-focused-social-media-platform-with-10-million-in-seed-funding


Arcana Raises $375K Seed from Balaji Srinivasan and Other Investors
https://medium.com/arcana-network-blog/arcana-raises-seed-from-balaji-srinivasan-and-other-leading-investors-f4ff94fa9c20


ClayStack Raises $5.2M in Seed Round Co-Led By CoinFund & ParaFi (#alpha)
https://blog.claystack.com/claystack-raises-5-2m-in-seed-round-co-led-by-coinfund-parafi-5e710c323e6a


Polychain Leads $21M Round for Retail-Oriented DEX
https://www.coindesk.com/polychain-leads-21m-round-for-retail-oriented-dex


Interoperability Project Connext Raises $12M From 1kx, ConsenSys
https://www.coindesk.com/interoperability-project-connext-raises-12m-from-1kx-consensys


Binary options platform Thales completes $2.5 million DAO-first funding round
https://thalesmarket.medium.com/binary-options-platform-thales-completes-2-5-million-dao-first-funding-round-410ec0c3aa29


Superfluid raises $9M To Build the Real-Time Finance Economy
https://medium.com/superfluid-blog/superfluid-raises-9m-to-build-the-real-time-finance-economy-988ed538def1


Chinese bitcoin miner BIT Mining raises $50 million to move overseas
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/111117/china-bitcoin-miner-bit-mining-50-million-overseas


Omm strategic partner announcement (CMS Holdings, FBG Capital, #hashed...)
https://ommfinance.medium.com/omm-strategic-partner-announcement-87321baea5a6


Zynga Co-founder's Gaming Firm Teams Up With Binance Smart Chain (#alpha)
https://www.bloombergquint.com/markets/zynga-co-founder-s-gaming-firm-teams-up-with-binance-smart-chain


Blocknative raises $12 million to scale core transaction monitoring infrastructure
https://www.blocknative.com/blog/series-a


ParaState successfully closes a new $5.5-million private fundraising round
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/parastate-successfully-closes-a-new-55-million-private-fundraising-round


Phantom raises $9M from a16z, Variant, Jump Capital & more
https://phantom.app/blog/phantom-raises-9m-from-a16z-variant-jump-capital-more


CertiK Completes Series B Funding - Raising over $37M!
https://www.certik.io/blog/announcements/certik-completes-series-b-funding#home


Blockchain-Based Fantasy Soccer Platform Sorare to Raise $532M in Funding: Report
https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-based-fantasy-soccer-platform-sorare-to-receive-532m-in-funding-round-report

Regulation:




Breaking: Binance’s Key Payment Partner in Europe Cut Ties Over Regulatory Concerns
https://coingape.com/breaking-binances-key-payment-partner-in-europe-cut-ties-over-regulatory-concerns/


Australia Faces Big Choices on Crypto Regulation
https://www.coindesk.com/australia-faces-big-choices-on-crypto-regulation


U.S. needs a ‘strong regulatory framework’ for stablecoins, Fed’s Powell warns crypto investors
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-needs-a-strong-regulatory-framework-for-stablecoins-feds-powell-warns-crypto-investors-11626284657


Is Congress about to get involved in crypto exchange regulation?
https://fortune.com/2021/07/08/senator-elizabeth-warren-asks-sec-for-cryptocurrency-exchange-regulation-information/


Crypto regulation: 578 cryptocurrencies under scrutiny by South Korean authority
https://www.cryptopolitan.com/crypto-regulation-578-cryptos-under-scrutiny/


Paraguay wants to regulate crypto mining and trading, but its proposed laws are nothing like El Salvador
https://www.businessinsider.in/cryptocurrency/news/paraguay-wants-to-bring-crypto-mining-trading-under-legal-purview/articleshow/84408347.cms

Additional Reads:



It's been a while so let's talk about what's been happening with MakerDAO smart contracts lately. - @brianmcmichael
https://twitter.com/brianmcmichael/status/1413264224135045120


Deconstructor of Fun breaks down successful free-to-play games in search of what makes them fun - or not. All of the contributors to this site are both gamers and game makers.
https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/blog


Yearn Finance Newsletter #40
https://yearn.substack.com/p/yearn-finance-newsletter-40


Astroport on Terra
https://twitter.com/lukedelphi/status/1414606358670974977
https://astroport.medium.com/introducing-astroport-a-next-generation-amm-on-terra-119d94a061e4


This Week’s Best Terra Data Dashboards
https://blog.flipsidecrypto.com/best-terra-datadashboard-july-12/


Intern notes: Sam Bankman-Fried + @cryptoCred
https://twitter.com/analyticalali/status/1414681325093769221


China crypto news of the week (July 5 to July 11 ) : China targets USDT
https://wublock.substack.com/p/china-crypto-news-of-the-week-july


The @DriveWealth team just published their 2Q Global Retail Trends report:
https://twitter.com/JohnStCapital/status/1414706314031292420


Re: Ethereum difficulty bomb
https://twitter.com/nethermindeth/status/1414622903274905600


mirror.xyz thread by @andrewhong5297
https://twitter.com/andrewhong5297/status/1415054747778920456


SushiSwap: influence, development, and trends
https://www.theblockresearch.com/sushiswap-influence-development-and-trends-110882


Here's my take on why China is going after its tech giants. Let me know your thoughts. Thread by @ArjunKharpal
https://twitter.com/ArjunKharpal/status/1414958408646729730


Q2'21 stablecoin report by Messari
https://messari.io/article/q2-21-defi-review


SBF: Why crypto exchanges make their data free
https://twitter.com/SBF_Alameda/status/1415096884960526341


The Purpose and Value of Cryptocurrency and Tokens
https://smartcontentpublication.medium.com/the-purpose-and-value-of-cryptocurrency-and-tokens-4ad9db9fac7b


Stay Informed on Polkadot and Kusama with new Dot Pulse newsletter
https://defipulse.com/blog/stay-informed-on-polkadot-and-kusama-with-new-dot-pulse-newsletter/


One of "those" threads collecting puzzle pieces that may represent risk by @BTC_jacksparrow
https://twitter.com/BTC_JackSparrow/status/1414955708995547139


The Market Making Landscape of Uniswap V3 - Nansen Research
https://www.nansen.ai/research/the-market-making-landscape-of-uniswap-v3


“I have spent ~100 hours going through 10,000 links sourced from 4 years of chat data from 5 prominent telegram groups to make this compilation. The list involves everything from IMFs views on stablecoins to theses on DeFi by anonymous contributors.” by @joel_john95
https://www.decentralised.co/the-reading-list/


"How BlockFi killed the market" by @MrBenLily
https://twitter.com/MrBenLilly/status/1415353206687813634


Q2'21 CoinGecko
https://twitter.com/coingecko/status/1415612125112799232

Podcasts:


Seb Audet: Zapper Is Illuminating Crypto For All To See
https://www.delphidigital.io/podcasts/seb-audet-zapper-is-illuminating-crypto-for-all-to-see/


Digging into Mining with Kristy-Leigh Minehan
https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/189


Yenwen Feng and Nick Tong: Introducing Perpetual Protocol v2 “Curie”
https://www.delphidigital.io/reports/yenwen-feng-and-nick-tong-introducing-perpetual-protocol-v2-curie/

Alpha:



HackATOM HCMC Winners
https://twitter.com/cosmos/status/1414666028890656782

v1 of Mars Protocol's Risk Framework
https://twitter.com/mars_protocol/status/1414633063368232967

Introducing the Coin98 (C98) Token Sale on Binance Launchpad!
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/6f89120a6dfa4dd2b6a7e14e2912a1e1

Pyth Network
https://twitter.com/Mariobern_/status/1414128013554315264

Harvest v2
https://twitter.com/harvest_finance/status/1415054742619709442

Hope you find this dump valuable! Have fun and a great weekend!

This week in crypto #6:


News:

London Mainnet Announcement
https://blog.ethereum.org/2021/07/15/london-mainnet-announcement/


Square is creating a new business (joining Seller, Cash App, & Tidal) focused on building an open developer platform named TBD
https://twitter.com/jack/status/1415765941904941061


Alibaba’s E-Commerce Website Taobao to Include NFT Arts in Its Maker Festival
https://www.coindesk.com/alibabas-e-commerce-website-taobao-to-include-nft-arts-in-its-maker-festival


Bitcoin mixer blender.io logs leaked
https://twitter.com/UnderTheBreach/status/1415927265075077124


First DAO-to-DAO loan -- Cream Finance x PleasrDAO
https://twitter.com/CreamdotFinance/status/1415998512358035460


Introducing $IMX To Power Ethereum’s First Layer-2 for NFTs (Immutable X)
https://immutablex.medium.com/introducing-imx-to-power-ethereums-first-layer-2-for-nfts-8be74981f573


Polygon Launches Unit to Grow Blockchain Gaming, NFTs
https://www.coindesk.com/polygon-launches-new-arm-to-grow-blockchain-gaming-nfts


Mega Whale Wallets Dormant Since 2018 Abruptly Add $841,000,000 in BTC Over the Weekend
https://dailyhodl.com/2021/07/20/mega-whale-wallets-dormant-since-2018-abruptly-add-841000000-in-btc-over-the-weekend/


Ethereum Co-Founder Anthony Di Iorio to Sell Decentral and Cut Major Ties to Cryptocurrency
https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-co-founder-anthony-di-iorio-to-sell-decentral-and-cut-major-ties-to-cryptocurrency


Blockfolio now offers interest on your savings
https://twitter.com/blockfolio/status/1417497465574539277


Circle Reveals Assets Backing USDC Stablecoin
https://www.coindesk.com/circle-reveals-assets-backing-usdc-stablecoin


MakerDAO Moves to Full Decentralization; Maker Foundation to Close in ‘Months’
https://www.coindesk.com/makerdao-moves-to-full-decentralization-maker-foundation-to-close-in-months


Goldman Sachs reports nearly half of its rich family office clients want to get into crypto
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/112178/goldman-sachs-reports-nearly-half-of-its-wealthy-family-office-clients-want-to-get-into-crypto


Joseph Delong : Sushi Next Generation AMM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op56VX90lZo


Grayscale is launching an institutional-grade DeFi fund and index
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/111839/grayscale-is-launching-an-institutional-grade-defi-fund-and-index


Thorchain exploit
https://twitter.com/THORChain/status/1415813696857591813
https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-protocol-thorchain-loses-4k-ethereum-in-attack

Talk of town: $SUSHI raise


Proposal and forum discussion
https://forum.sushi.com/t/sushi-phantom-troupe-strategic-raise/4554


Arca's take
https://twitter.com/jdorman81/status/1416192502873214977


Sam Bankman-Fried's thoughts
https://twitter.com/SBF_Alameda/status/1416032485364969474


Adam Cochran (@adamscochran)
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1416059988510973958


Jason Choi (Spartan Group)
https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1417045046340186112

Raises:




Terraform Labs Assembles an All-Star Roster of Investors Committed to Deploying $150 Million in the Terra Ecosystem
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/terraform-labs-assembles-star-roster-160000476.html


OpenSea raises $100M at $1.5B valuation for NFT marketplace
https://venturebeat.com/2021/07/20/opensea-raises-100m-at-1-5b-valuation-for-nft-marketplace/


FTX closes $900 million funding round at an $18 billion valuation
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/112014/ftx-900-billion-funding-round


Revolut Raises $800M in Series E; Valued at $33 Billion
https://www.finsmes.com/2021/07/revolut-raises-800m-in-series-e-valued-at-33-billion.html


Seed Club Raises $2m to build “YCombinator of Tokenized Communities”
https://club.mirror.xyz/a5PQAwU0CuHJ90lEOmzq545nlC4qqNoTVTeHEGRrqow


Axelar Raises $25m in Series A led by Polychain Capital to Scale Blockchain Interoperability Network
https://axelar.network/news/axelar-raises-25m-in-series-a-led-by-polychain-capital-to-scale-blockchain-interoperability-network


4K raises $3 million for NFT marketplace
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/88630/4k-raises-3-million-for-nft-marketplace


Ratio Finance Raises $2.25 Million to Unlock Liquidity on Solana with Collateralized Debt Positions
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ratio-finance-raises-2-25-161500225.html


Nym gets $6 million for its anonymous overlay mixnet to sell privacy as a service
https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/16/nym-gets-6m-for-its-anonymous-overlay-mixnet-to-sell-privacy-as-a-service/


Spores Network Raises $2.3M in Funds to Become First Full-stack NFTs and DeFi
https://coinquora.com/spores-network-raises-2-3m-in-funds-to-become-first-full-stack-nfts-and-defi/


DinoX Closes Oversubscribed Private Round and Announces SHO on DAO Maker
https://dinoxproject.medium.com/dinox-closes-oversubscribed-private-round-and-announces-sho-on-dao-maker-eef4a68f8419


Visor Finance raises $3.5M in funding to develop the next phase of its Active Liquidity Management Protocol
https://medium.com/visorfinance/visor-finance-raises-3-5m-in-funding-to-develop-the-next-phase-of-its-active-management-protocol-f0e7201f6a62


Off to the Races: Virtually Human Studio Secures $20M USD Series A round from TCG and Andreessen Horowitz
https://community.zed.run/2021/07/21/off-to-the-races-virtually-human-studio-secures-20m-usd-series-a-round-from-tcg-and-andreesen-horowitz/


Coin98 Raises $11.25M in Strategic Funding Round Led by Hashed and Spartan Group
https://blog.coin98.com/coin98-strategic-funding-round/


EthBlockArt pre-seed round
https://twitter.com/EthBlockArt/status/1417855792590598147

Additional Reads:


Impact of liquidity mining on protocol revenue by @Rewkang
https://twitter.com/Rewkang/status/1415870042307276803

The Moonshot that is Luna - $LUNA investment thesis
https://patrick-meister.medium.com/the-moonshot-that-is-luna-167b4a9e4add

Solana 101 for devs by @dumbcontract2
https://2501babe.github.io/posts/solana101.html

What would happen if Matt Stone and Trey Parker, creators of South Park, were crypto natives who built the show from the ground up with Web3 principles?
https://twitter.com/real_alethea/status/1415797303189905408

Cryptocurrency Is Not Just For the Young, But Everyone Wants Something a Little Different -- report by Civic Science
https://civicscience.com/cryptocurrency-is-not-just-for-the-young-but-everyone-wants-something-a-little-different/

Axie Infinity: A Deep Dive | TheTie research
https://research.thetie.io/axie-infinity/

The metaverse index 101 by @verto0912
https://twitter.com/verto0912/status/1417207323647520771

Q2'21 Layer-1 Review: A Peek at the Largest Ecosystems by TVL by Messari Research
https://messari.io/article/q2-21-layer-1-review-a-peek-at-the-largest-ecosystems-by-tvl

DeFi derivatives thread by @KyleSamani
https://twitter.com/KyleSamani/status/1415697784993374218

Understanding the Value of Uniswap v3 Liquidity Positions
https://lambert-guillaume.medium.com/understanding-the-value-of-uniswap-v3-liquidity-positions-cdaaee127fe7

A thread about Dror Poleg and his writings
https://twitter.com/0xElle/status/1386571271975145474

A (developing) thesis on current crypto market structure and why it leads to extreme volatility throughout the market cycles by @Arthur_0x
https://twitter.com/Arthur_0x/status/1416308601556066313

Frontrunning a Scammer - whitehat hacking using flashbots :)
https://amanusk.medium.com/frontrunning-a-scammer-95f34dd33cf8

Taming Wildcat Stablecoins (academic research piece) by Gary B. Gorton and Jeffery Zhang
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3888752

Mechanism Capital research regarding the growth of C.R.E.A.M
https://twitter.com/Rewkang/status/1416168304234872837

China Roundup 09 by Sino Global Capital
https://twitter.com/sinoglobalcap/status/1416801351770599429

Decentralized Stablecoins: An Unfulfilled Promise? - nansen research
https://www.nansen.ai/research/decentralized-stablecoins-an-unfulfilled-promise

Branding and marketing for crypto startups by @adamscochran
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1408090837372784644

Staking Weekly #15 — MEV: The Costs, The Benefits, And The Proposed Solution
https://blog.claystack.com/mev-the-costs-the-benefits-and-the-proposed-solutions-4bb63c6a3923

Issue #26: How You DAO
https://30000feet.substack.com/p/issue-26-how-you-dao

Ethereum Reorgs After The Merge by Georgios Konstantopoulos, Vitalik Buterin
https://www.paradigm.xyz/2021/07/ethereum-reorgs-after-the-merge/

Layer by Layer: A weekly look at Layer 1 blockchains by TheBlock Research
https://www.theblockresearch.com/layer-by-layer-a-weekly-look-at-layer-1-blockchains-111575

Your ultimate crypto reading list: 27 books that experts say everyone should read to better understand digital currencies and invest in them profitably
https://www.businessinsider.com/crypto-investing-best-books-list-recommendations-bitcoin-blockchain-ethereum-strategy-2021-7

Exploring DAOs Mega Thread by @shegenerates
https://twitter.com/shegenerates/status/1417482201294311438

The Compelling Case for NFT Gaming by nansen research
https://www.nansen.ai/research/the-compelling-case-for-nft-gaming

Dr. Reorg or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love MEV
https://medium.com/dragonfly-research/dr-reorg-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-mev-2ee72b428d1d

The nature of venture capital is changing - Messari
https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto/status/1417529137602961411

Thread on Silvergate Bank by @Nate_DiCamillo
https://twitter.com/Nate_DiCamillo/status/1417498690751770628

Regulation:




New Jersey Attorney General Issues Cease And Desist Order Against Multi-Billion Dollar Bitcoin Financial Services Platform (BlockFi)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/07/19/new-jersey-attorney-general-prepares-cease-and-desist-order-against-multi-billion-dollar-bitcoin-financial-services-platform


EU to tighten rules on cryptoasset transfers
https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-tighten-rules-cryptoasset-transfers-2021-07-20/


Former top US consumer regulator joins crypto risk monitoring firm
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/former-top-us-consumer-regulator-joins-crypto-risk-monitoring-firm


Cryptocurrency markets slide as Yellen leads mounting regulatory scrutiny
https://www.ft.com/content/9685a2e0-e8d5-48f5-9c1f-66aea8cb1597


Elizabeth Warren Gives SEC July 28 Deadline to Figure Out Crypto Regulation
https://www.coindesk.com/elizabeth-warren-sec-deadline-crypto-regulation


Turkey is ready to regulate crypto, and it could get more expensive for crypto companies to operate
https://www.businessinsider.in/cryptocurrency/news/turkey-to-introduce-crypto-bill-in-parliament-this-october


India’s crypto community plays for time as New Delhi dithers on regulation
https://forkast.news/indias-crypto-community-new-delhi-dithers-regulation/


Turkish Draft Law Regulating Cryptocurrencies Enters Parliament in October
https://news.bitcoin.com/turkish-draft-law-regulating-cryptocurrencies-enters-parliament-in-october/

Podcasts (and notes):


UCC: Hasu x MEV Senpai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jfSlDvH77k


Crypto Venture Capital Series Ep. 1: Arthur Cheong of DeFiance Capital
https://www.delphidigital.io/podcasts/crypto-venture-capital-series-ep-1-arthur-cheong-of-defiance-capital/


Crypto Venture Capital Series Ep. 2: Jason Choi of Spartan Group
https://www.delphidigital.io/podcasts/crypto-venture-capital-series-ep-2-jason-choi-of-spartan-group/


Crypto Venture Capital Series Ep. 3: Michael Jordan of Galaxy Digital
https://www.delphidigital.io/podcasts/crypto-venture-capital-series-ep-3-michael-jordan-of-galaxy-digital/


Crypto Venture Capital Series Ep. 4: Andrew Kang of Mechanism Capital
https://www.delphidigital.io/podcasts/crypto-venture-capital-series-ep-4-andrew-kang-of-mechanism-capital/


Acquired: Special: Solana (with CEO Anatoly Yakovenko)
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/solana-with-ceo-anatoly-yakovenko


Things that matter outside of DeFi by Vitalik Buterin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLsb7clrXMQ


Goldfinch Finance by Jason Choi
https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1417191058673262597


CMS Intern's notes on "The B Word' conference featuring Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, Cathie Wood
https://twitter.com/cmsintern/status/1417928109735743491


StrictlyVC Download - TechCrunch Founder Michael Arrington Is All-In on Crypto - Here's Why
https://www.buzzsprout.com/850276/8877590

Alpha:



Yield Farming risk management with @RugDocIO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erKctuOURCY


veFXS gauges
https://twitter.com/samkazemian/status/1416180283825479680


Awesome MEV Resources by 0xalpharush
https://github.com/0xalpharush/awesome-MEV-resources


Neon - an Ethereum Virtual Machine (evm) scalability solution built on Solana
https://twitter.com/neonlabsorg/status/1417485843426648067


BetTerra x angel protocol
https://twitter.com/BetTerraMoney/status/1417641983242383365


UniWhales Social Sonar (BETA) is live
https://twitter.com/uniwhalesio/status/1417525154817744904


Tranchess (seeded by 3AC, Binance, Spartan Group et-al)
https://twitter.com/zhusu/status/1418072178394730503

Enjoy this week's dump. Hope you find some value here. Have a great weekend.

This week in crypto #7:

News:




New staking products and meetings with Uniswap: behind the scenes at Robinhood Crypto
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/112683/uniswap-taking-products-robinhood-crypto


Mastercard Adds a Crypto Track to Its Incubator Program
https://www.coindesk.com/mastercard-adds-a-crypto-track-to-its-incubator-program


DeFi Insurance Platform Tidal Finance Goes Live on Polygon
https://www.coindesk.com/defi-insurance-platform-tidal-finance-goes-live-on-polygon


Galaxy Digital launches venture fund of funds with backing from Franklin Templeton
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/112562/galaxy-digital-venture-fund-franklin-templeton


1inch to Airdrop 10M Tokens to DeFi Users to ‘Refund’ Gas Costs
https://www.coindesk.com/1inch-to-airdrop-10m-tokens-to-defi-users-to-refund-gas-costs


Binance CEO says he’s willing to step down as world’s biggest crypto exchange welcomes regulation
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/27/binance-ceo-says-willing-to-step-down-amid-crypto-crackdown.html


Cryptocurrencies: What are they good for? - US Senate Committee hearing
https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/cryptocurrencies-what-are-they-good-for


Introducing Binance Tax Reporting Tool API
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/57d68e2a247744aa980ab82f6708522d


Bug Found in Decoy Algorithm for Privacy Coin Monero
https://www.coindesk.com/monero-bug-wallet-code-software-transaction-true


Goldman Applies For Blockchain And DeFi ETF (but not really kek)
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/goldman-applies-blockchain-and-defi-etf


Shopify is starting to allow its e-commerce customers to sell NFTs 'directly'
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/112539/shopify-nft-e-commerce-customers


Aave to launch institutional DeFi platform Aave Arc within weeks
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/112475/aave-to-launch-institutional-defi-platform-aave-arc-within-weeks


Who in Crypto Met With Brian Brooks When He Ran OCC? Here’s His Calendar
https://www.coindesk.com/who-in-crypto-met-with-brian-brooks-when-he-ran-occ-heres-his-calendar


Amazon denies report of accepting bitcoin as payment
https://cointelegraph.com/news/amazon-plans-to-accept-bitcoin-payments-this-year-claims-insider/


Binance US is eyeing an IPO, says Changpeng Zhao
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/112319/binance-us-ipo-cz-comments-crypto-exchange


Sam Bankman-Fried: Why I Bought Back Binance's Shares in FTX
https://decrypt.co/76584/ftx-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-why-bought-out-binance-investment-shares-exit


Tron, Stuck in Polygon’s Shadow, Deserves Its Own Place in the Sun, Founder Says
https://www.coindesk.com/tron-stuck-in-polygons-shadow-deserves-its-own-place-in-the-sun-founder-says


Scaling Reddit’s Community Points with Arbitrum
https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/opi5rg/scaling_reddits_community_points_with_arbitrum/


JP Morgan greenlights wealth management advisors to take crypto fund orders: Report
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/112226/jp-morgan-greenlights-wealth-management-advisors-to-take-crypto-fund-orders


Stoner Cats NFT Drop Sells Out But Would-be Buyers Bite Back Over Failed Transactions
https://thedefiant.io/stoner-cats-nft-drop-sells-out-but-would-be-buyers-bite-back-over-failed-transactions/

Raises:





Blockchain Firm Magic Raises $27 Million To Become The Passport Of The Internet
https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2021/07/22/magic-raises-a-27m-series-a-to-become-the-passport-of-the-internet/


Crypto venture studio Thesis raises $21 million in Series A funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/112214/crypto-venture-studio-thesis-21-million-series-a-funding


CryptoArt.Ai institutional round investment of $2.4m
https://cryptoart-ai.medium.com/conclusion-of-institutional-investment-round-6d8ca48ef002


Ethereum-based project EthSign raises seed funding to put signed documents on the blockchain
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/112449/ethereum-based-project-ethsign-raises-seed-funding-to-put-signed-documents-on-the-blockchain


Lyra DAO raises $3.3m
https://blog.lyra.finance/lyra-dao-raises-3-3m/


Solana-based stablecoin exchange Saber raises $7.7 million from Chamath Palihapitiya's Social Capital and others
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/112608/solana-stablecoin-exchange-saber-funding-chamath


Crypto infrastructure firm Fireblocks scores $2 billion valuation with $310 million Series D
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/112628/fireblocks-310-million-funding-round-infrastructure


Hedgehog Markets Raises $3.5M in Funding Round
https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/hedgehog-bringing-prediction-markets-solana-143123686.html


NFT-based game Splinterlands raises $3.6M via private token sale
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nft-based-game-splinterlands-raises-3-6m-via-private-token-sale


Valora announce their $20m series A led by a16z
https://twitter.com/ValoraApp/status/1420015310468435976


Activant Capital and L Catterton are co-leading a new $60 million fundraising round in Eco, just months after the $26 million fundraise announced in March. They’re joined by existing investors, a16z Crypto, as well as a number of new faces: Lightspeed Venture Partners, LionTree Partners, Valor Equity Partners
https://www.eco.com/blog/time-for-smart-money


Argentinian Crypto Exchange Lemon Cash Raises $16M to Expand in Latin America
https://www.coindesk.com/lemon-argentina-crypto-exchange-raises-16-million-latin-america


Biconomy $9 million raise
https://medium.com/@balaghi/announcing-our-9-million-raise-4d914fc1625c


Lolli Closes $10M Series A Funding Round Led By Acrew Capital and Top Influencers
https://blog.lolli.com/lolli-closes-10m-series-a-funding-round-led-by-acrew-capital-and-top-influencers-including-logan-paul-chantel-jeffries-and-sway-house-creators/


Binance Labs Announces Strategic Investment in NFKings, NFT Creatives and Production Company
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/421499824684902442/Binance-Labs-Announces-Strategic-Investment-in-NFKings-NFT-Creatives-and-Production-Company


Port Finance Seed Round Closed
https://medium.com/port-finance/port-finance-seed-round-closed-93aeb215346d