NFTs: (Cont'd #1)

Lindsay Lohan offering ‘experiential NFTs’ on Superfandom
https://www.nftradar.org/lindsay-lohan-offering-experiential-nfts-on-superfandom/

Adidas x Prada NFT Announced
https://www.nftradar.org/adidas-x-prada-nft-announced/

Yield Guild Games Purchases NFT Land Assets Worth US$330,000 in Strategy Base Builder, Mavia
https://medium.com/yield-guild-games/yield-guild-games-purchases-nft-land-assets-worth-us-330-000-in-strategy-base-builder-mavia-994cec4762dd

ParagonsDAO's Copper Launch and Bonding event successfully ended
https://twitter.com/ParagonsDAO/status/1484196264086368259

Raises:

Crypto staking firm Stader Labs raises $12.5 million from Three Arrows Capital and others
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130977/crypto-staking-firm-stader-labs-funding-three-arrows-capital-others

Andreessen Horowitz plans to raise $4.5 billion for new crypto funds
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130954/andreessen-horowitz-plans-to-raise-4-5-billion-for-new-crypto-funds

The Sandbox Parent Animoca Brands Raises $359M to Build Out Open Metaverse
https://blockworks.co/the-sandbox-parent-animoca-brands-raises-359m-to-build-out-open-metaverse/

OpenSea Acquires Crypto Lending Platform Dharma Labs
https://blockworks.co/opensea-acquires-crypto-lending-platform-dharma-labs/
https://twitter.com/NadavAHollander/status/1483488566139244544

Solana-based 'move-to-earn' startup STEPN raises $5 million in SAFT sale
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/130953/solana-move-to-earn-stepn-funding

Friktion Labs Raises $5.5M to Bring The Best of TradFi to DeFi, CEO Says
https://blockworks.co/friktion-labs-raises-5-5m-to-bring-the-best-of-tradfi-to-defi-ceo-says/

Edge Protocol Raises $1.75M Seed Round to Launch the Next Generation of Money Market
https://medium.com/@edgeprotocol/edge-protocol-raises-1-75m-seed-round-to-launch-the-next-generation-of-money-market-f1f6b74d3234

DeFi Alliance Raises $50M, Shifts to DAO Structure
https://blockworks.co/defi-alliance-raises-50m-shifts-to-dao-structure/

NFT protocol Metaplex raises $46M to expand gaming and metaverse applications
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nft-marketplace-metaplex-raises-46m-to-expand-gaming-and-metaverse-applications

Animoca Brands Led $8M Series A for Burnt Finance
https://blockworks.co/animoca-brands-led-8m-series-a-for-burnt-finance/

Autograph Announces $170M Series B Funding Co-Led by a16z and Kleiner Perkins
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/autograph-announces-170m-series-b-funding-co-led-by-a16z-and-kleiner-perkins-301464185.html

Animoca Brands Leads $6.5M Round for Decentralized Exchange Soma.Finance
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/20/animoca-brands-leads-65m-round-for-decentralized-exchange-soma-finance/

GameFi NFT Marketplace Lootex Closes $9M Funding Round
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/11/gamefi-nft-marketplace-lootex-closes-9m-funding-round/

Southeast Asia Gaming Guild Ancient8 Raises $4M Seed Round
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/19/southeast-asia-focused-gaming-guild-ancient8-raises-4m-seed-round/

Indian TikTok Rival Chingari Raises $15M Round Led by Republic Capital
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/17/indian-tiktok-rival-chingari-raises-15m-round-led-by-republic-capital-report/

Proof of Learn Raises $15M in Round Led by New Enterprise Associates
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/13/learn-to-earn-platform-proof-of-learn-raises-15m-round-led-by-new-enterprise/

Huobi Incubator seeds new Web3 Scholarship funding platform with $10M
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/huobi-incubator-seeds-new-web3-scholarship-funding-platform-with-10m

Crypto self-custody challenger Ngrave raises $6M in seed round
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/crypto-self-custody-challenger-ngrave-raises-6m-in-seed-round

Rebel Bots P2E game raises $4M from Ubisoft, Overwolf and Makers Fund
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/rebel-bots-p2e-game-raises-4m-from-ubisoft-overwolf-and-makers-fund

Aleph.im raises $10M to develop censorship-resistant data storage
https://cointelegraph.com/news/aleph-im-raises-10m-to-develop-censorship-resistant-data-storage

Canadian Bitcoin platform Shakepay raises $35M in Series A funding
https://cointelegraph.com/news/canadian-bitcoin-platform-shakepay-raises-35m-in-series-a-funding

Web3 ‘Proof of attendance’ startup raises $10M
https://www.nftradar.org/web3-proof-of-attendance-startup-raises-10m/

Blockchain Data Startup Lukka Reaches $1.3B Valuation
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/14/blockchain-data-startup-lukka-reaches-13b-valuation/

Raises: (Cont'd #1)

Binance Labs Makes Strategic Investment in Nine Chronicles to Bring Open-Source Blockchain Gaming Mainstream
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-labs-makes-strategic-investment-in-nine-chronicles-to-bring-opensource-blockchain-gaming-mainstream-421499824684903295

Entree Capital raises $300 mln for 2 new Israel-focused VC funds
https://www.reuters.com/markets/funds/entree-capital-raises-300-mln-2-new-israel-focused-vc-funds-2022-01-18/

Friktion raises $5.5M to bring full-stack portfolio management to DeFi
https://friktionlabs.medium.com/friktion-raises-5-5m-to-bring-full-stack-portfolio-management-to-defi-68ffd4afd421

Mark Cuban and Robinhood's CEO join $6 million round for high-yield investment app Seashell
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/130164/seashell-investment-app-crypto-defi-seed-funding-mark-cuban

Allbridge Raises $2M to Expand Cross-Chain Token Bridge
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/13/allbridge-raises-2m-to-expand-cross-chain-token-bridge/

I WORLD GAME Raises $6.8M Seed Round to Launch Next Product Update
https://medium.com/@iworldgame/i-world-game-raises-6-8m-seed-round-to-launch-next-product-update-b9fe1e34f4f4

Fantom Maker Announces the Closing of Its $1.8m Private Rounds Led by Dao Maker and Halvings Capital
https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/01/15/2367452/0/en/Fantom-Maker-Announces-the-Closing-of-Its-1-8m-Private-Rounds-Led-by-Dao-Maker-and-Halvings-Capital.html

GCR Raises $1.2mn in Treasury Diversification
https://www.panewslab.com/en/articledetails/1642046463523050.html

Regulation:

Russia's central bank calls for blanket crypto ban
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130980/russias-central-bank-calls-for-blanket-crypto-ban

Indonesian Islamic organization issues new fatwa against crypto use
https://cointelegraph.com/news/indonesian-islamic-organization-issues-new-fatwa-against-crypto-use

Kavita Gupta File Lawsuit Against ConsenSys Again, Demands $30M
https://thenewscrypto.com/kavita-gupta-file-lawsuit-against-consensys-again-demands-30m/

Singapore curbs crypto marketing in digital asset crackdown
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130457/singapore-curbs-crypto-marketing-in-digital-asset-crackdown

Spain announces new rules for influencer crypto posts
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130499/spain-announces-new-rules-for-influencer-crypto-posts

SEC’s Gensler wants crypto exchange regulation in 2022, warns on stablecoin
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/se-cs-gensler-wants-crypto-exchange-regulation-in-2022-warns-on-stablecoin-risks-130254530.html

Crypto ATMs halted in Singapore after marketing clampdown by MAS
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/banking-finance/crypto-atms-halted-in-singapore-after-marketing-clampdown-by-mas

UK Treasury wants to remove blockchain reference from crypto definition
https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-treasury-wants-to-remove-blockchain-reference-from-crypto-definition

Additional Reads:

Aave might be entering the Curve/Convex wars
https://governance.aave.com/t/arc-consolidate-aave-v1-v2-amm-reserve-factors-purchase-cvx-and-deploy-to-earn-yield/6797

Harmony's State of the Network | Jan 13th 2022
https://www.reddit.com/r/harmony_one/comments/s3n8r4/state_of_the_network_jan_13th_2022/

Towards Malicious address identification in Bitcoin (thanks CIA officer)
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.11721.pdf

egirl capital's CL207: METAVERSE MONEY
https://www.egirlcapital.com/insights/97347842

Bankless: What is the ideal NFT marketplace?
https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/what-is-the-ideal-nft-marketplace

Of Smoke and Mirrors, Part 2: The Gods’Father by Jordi Alexander
https://medium.com/@game_theorizing/of-smoke-and-mirrors-part-2-the-godsfather-cd24ff7476da

Kaiko Research: Volatile Risk Sentiment Fuels Soft Recovery
https://blog.kaiko.com/volatile-risk-sentiment-fuels-soft-recovery-df7456f52182

A correct model of Olympus DAO by @0xfbifemboy
https://fbifemboy.substack.com/p/a-correct-model-of-olympus-dao

An overview of techniques for boosting Bitcoin miner hashing power
https://www.theblockresearch.com/overview-techniques-boosting-bitcoin-miner-hashing-power-130728

Flashbots Transparency Report — Sept-Dec 2021
https://writings.flashbots.net/writings/transparency-21q4/

W3BB: Self-Sovereign Identity, Decentralized Identifiers, and Verifiable Credentials
https://www.theblockresearch.com/w3bb-self-sovereign-identity-decentralized-identifiers-and-verifiable-credentials-129507

Mapping out the crypto mining ecosystem
https://www.theblockresearch.com/mapping-out-the-crypto-mining-ecosystem-128952

Deciphering the Metaverse: The Shifting Sands of Market Dominance
https://www.theblockresearch.com/deciphering-the-metaverse-the-shifting-sands-of-market-dominance-130366

What Are Play-to-Earn Games? How Players Are Making a Living With NFTs by NFT1nsight
https://decrypt.co/resources/what-are-play-to-earn-games-how-players-are-making-a-living-with-nfts

Sound.xyz - Music Without the Middleman
https://sound.mirror.xyz/3_TAJe4y8iJsO0JoVbXYw3BM2kM3042b1s6BQf-vWRo

An attempt to analyze all the drama around Olympus DAO by @0xrusowski
https://0xrusowsky.substack.com/p/an-attempt-to-analyze-all-the-drama

Block by Block: Assessing Risk in Decentralized Finance
https://www.moodysanalytics.com/articles/2021/block_by_block_assessing_risk_in_decentralized_finance

Dani's vision by knowerofmarkets
https://theknower.substack.com/p/danis-vision

Stablecoins Adoption on AAVE Polygon - Reading between the chains
https://polygondefi.substack.com/p/stablecoins-adoption-on-aave-polygon

Letter 24: Infinite Regret by Zeneca_33
https://zeneca33.substack.com/p/letter-24-infinite-regret

Redacted: Introducing The Hidden Hand Marketplace
https://mirror.xyz/0xE90c74145245B498fef924fAdC7bb34253c7cF90/CZDYoNk97LWOSvnOXst5ugbM5B1WHlcW3MCu4-5LIFE

Principal Freezing and Ransom Attacks with MasterChefV2 by onewayfunction.eth
https://mirror.xyz/onewayfunction.eth/J6mp8FmcEPBj3Q4e64GA48zmiqYoB9BobMNFgXdPJXQ

The Year in Ethereum 2021 by Josh Stark & Evan Van Ness
https://stark.mirror.xyz/q3OnsK7mvfGtTQ72nfoxLyEV5lfYOqUfJIoKBx7BG1I

(non-crypto) Wall Street’s ‘Model Portfolio’ Boom Gets Slammed in New Paper
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-18/wall-street-s-4-9-trillion-model-boom-gets-slammed-in-new-paper
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3972562

egirl capital: 2022 PREDICTIONS FROM OUR 2D FAMILY
https://www.egirlcapital.com/insights/95576068

Vitalik Buterin’s Podcast Reveals Ethereum Prospect
https://medium.com/@business_40259/vitalik-buterin-ethereum-to-complete-transition-from-pow-to-pos-by-july-46412ab154f9

Sinks & Faucets: Lessons on Designing Effective Virtual Game Economies
https://medium.com/1kxnetwork/sinks-faucets-lessons-on-designing-effective-virtual-game-economies-c8daf6b88d05

An updated look at Tornado Cash
https://www.theblockresearch.com/an-updated-look-at-tornado-cash-130197

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #1)

Convex Finance: Analysis and Forecast into the 'King-Maker' DeFi Protocol by The Average Joe's Crypto
https://avgjoescrypto.substack.com/p/convex-finance-analysis-and-forecast

The Evmos Token Model
https://evmos.blog/the-evmos-token-model-edc07014978b

Is Star Atlas the next evolution in blockchain gaming?
https://messari.io/article/is-star-atlas-the-next-evolution-in-blockchain-gaming

Pyth Network: A First-Party Financial Oracle (whitepaper)
https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pyth.whitepaper/whitepaper.pdf

Splinterlands and the emergence of YGG’s subDAOs
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/splinterlands-and-the-emergence-of-yield-guilds-subdaos/

Twitter Threads:

$WTF: A service, a token, and what everyone said five minutes into the launch when one bot drained 58 ETH from the pool by @cat5749
https://twitter.com/cat5749/status/1481813755914711042

Squeeth is live; some initial data by @wilburforce_
https://twitter.com/wilburforce_/status/1481667024577343497

Short DefiLlama front-end bug post-mortem by @0xngmi
https://twitter.com/0xngmi/status/1481807475871522817

ve(3,3) Airdrop and where does the Iron Bank fit in by @kamikaz_ETH
https://twitter.com/kamikaz_ETH/status/1481360236531564545

$CREAM and $veIB Thesis by @BillbyBobBaghold (lol'd at the @)
https://twitter.com/BillyBobBaghold/status/1481848007197097984

@adamscochran on Curve's vyper_contract and its potential implications
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1482099244127428614

@LefterisJP's thread about @feeswtf's airdrop and what went wrong
https://twitter.com/LefterisJP/status/1481928978680188928

Fundraising tips for founders by @n2ckchong
https://twitter.com/n2ckchong/status/1482175697997099010

A thread on the dynamics of DeFi and how they've changed + some Badger alpha by @Spadaboom1
https://twitter.com/spadaboom1/status/1482041501794414597

WildCredit thread by @kujo888
https://twitter.com/kujo888/status/1482308898925252609

A thread about the key difference between Platypus' and Curve's tokenomics by @DefiDrew
https://twitter.com/DefiDrew/status/1482290267952594947

A thread on punk sandwiches by the great @bertcmiller
https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1482086447775580161

$JPEG thread by @alexcoen_
https://twitter.com/alexcoen_/status/1482448538948808712

crypto headwinds for 2022 by @krugman25
https://twitter.com/Krugman25/status/1482388382328053761

Some updated data on btc security by @MorganTBennett
https://twitter.com/MorganTBennett/status/1482411627655933953

How UMA(Risk Labs) got rugged by a US bank this week
https://twitter.com/kevinchan2020/status/1482120364171816960

What's going on in the ZK/StarkWare ecosystem? by @odin_free
https://twitter.com/odin_free/status/1482639179121053704

A thread on Arweave: data, comparisons, and things @AlanaDlevin finds interesting
https://twitter.com/AlanaDLevin/status/1482434870475436033

Haven’t we learned our lesson on the value of useless payments tokens by @ryanwatkins_
https://twitter.com/RyanWatkins_/status/1482853467974770690

A primer about Dopex and DAOJones by @0xPEZ
https://twitter.com/0xPEZ/status/1482425820706713606

A thread about what's coming to Wonderland Money by @thedefiedge
https://twitter.com/thedefiedge/status/1482894904145723394

ve(3,3) transforms frogs into angel investors by @kamikaz_ETH
https://twitter.com/kamikaz_ETH/status/1481897675251662849

Twitter Threads: (Cont'd #1)

Long-Tail Miner Extractable Value (LTMEV) is one of the most secretive phenomena of DeFi by @ChainsightA
https://twitter.com/chainsighta/status/1483295939901153281

valueless govenance tokens discussion on @mewn21's thread (read the comments)
https://twitter.com/mewn21/status/1482949212732067842

A thread discussing NFT launch issues and @Teahousehost's solution
https://twitter.com/TeahouseHost/status/1482957468695412736

Thoughts on Coinbase and Opensea by @NTmoney
https://twitter.com/NTmoney/status/1483162523792670722

A vision for CryptoSkulls and Historical NFTs by @leonidasNFT
https://twitter.com/LeonidasNFT/status/1483168648785240068

A thread by Daniele Sestagalli about Wonderland moving away from the Olympus model
https://twitter.com/danielesesta/status/1483182059002957824

@lazyvillager1's thoughts on said transition ^
https://twitter.com/lazyvillager1/status/1483289855652241408

@thedefiedge also wrote a guide for transitioning between $TIME and $wMEMO
https://twitter.com/thedefiedge/status/1483424755936075783

Ledger ranting about price action followed by great comments by Cobie and others
https://twitter.com/ledgerstatus/status/1483446390420381706

9 NFT charts to remember by @sanchans
https://twitter.com/sanchans/status/1482099936002928640

@cyouness1's thread about what they've learned from Olympus
https://twitter.com/cyounessi1/status/1483594676145954818

@cryptodetweiler's FRONTIER bull thesis
https://twitter.com/cryptodetweiler/status/1483483126206812161

A very brief write-up on PvP and PvE markets by @CryptoCred
https://twitter.com/CryptoCred/status/1483588227600637954

What are the limits of value derived from emissions? A Curve thread by @0xHamz
https://twitter.com/0xHamz/status/1483557841914904579

@dcaintern's notes from @dcfgod's great twitter Spaces session
https://twitter.com/dcaintern/status/1483583090547204097

$fee token and what to do before you decide to claim
https://twitter.com/0xQuit/status/1483563882375434246

Differences between L2 -> L1 message passing between Optimism and StarkWare by @bkiepuszewski
https://twitter.com/bkiepuszewski/status/1483698473048461314

A thread about Wonderland Money shenanigans by @sw4g_ct
https://twitter.com/sw4g_ct/status/1483486962753630209

Why Qi Dao Could Be One Of The Hottest Defi Protocols Of 2022 by @rektdiomedes
https://twitter.com/rektdiomedes/status/1482998983840600064

How to get started in web3 by @edatweets_
https://twitter.com/edatweets_/status/1483040244530393090

NoSleep reading list by @nosleepjon
https://twitter.com/nosleepjon/status/1480353410457157640

Olympus thread by @carlmikel
https://twitter.com/carlmikel/status/1483607844729630721

SBF: Slack in the system
https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1483961876975398918

These are the best resources to help you learn more about Solidity by @useweb3
https://twitter.com/useWeb3/status/1483101569142951939

A (brief!) master guide on Avalanche by @jayks17
https://twitter.com/jayks17/status/1481417657391849472

The Tie on how to optimize your Twitter feeds
https://twitter.com/thetieio/status/1482048442901975052

Tools:

The Union
https://llama.airforce/#/union/member
https://twitter.com/0xAlunara/status/1481395765993947140

Quick map of what's where at the moment in DeFi by the great Darren Lau
https://twitter.com/Darrenlautf/status/1482003465627144195

@boredGenius: Introducing VestedERC20
https://twitter.com/boredGenius/status/1482625604285460482

Incredible Forge tutorial by @WilsonCusack
https://w.mirror.xyz/mOUlpgkWA178HNUW7xR20TdbGRV6dMid7uChqxf9Z58

A few resources to get started as a crypto data analyst by Dune
https://twitter.com/DuneAnalytics/status/1483071440903680002

Announcing CryptoStats: Community-Owned Data Metrics
https://medium.com/crypto-stats/announcing-cryptostats-community-owned-data-metrics-ee47fee3c94d

dfk.market (thanks mgnr)
https://twitter.com/mgnr_io/status/1483653216277446659

gem.xyz is now live
https://twitter.com/gemxyz/status/1483853951581753353

@boredGenius' Playpen
https://twitter.com/boredGenius/status/1483894817788608513

DAO Infrastructure/Tools
https://twitter.com/i/lists/1413208725645668355

@boredGenius' TokenMigrator
https://twitter.com/boredGenius/status/1483236614121787392

MetaMask Flask
https://twitter.com/MetaMask/status/1483488847866458115

Podcasts:

Empire: $6 Billion Fund Manager Explains Why Defi is Undervalued (ft. Joey Krug, Pantera)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MzovjyZja8VVRbOXEoNqT

UpOnly: Tetranode on being an activist whale for Ethereum projects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDhywT14xpE
Notes:
https://twitter.com/Tetranode/status/1482169163946729473
https://twitter.com/FichaCapital/status/1481765793067151364
https://twitter.com/dcaintern/status/1481782705205489670
https://twitter.com/cmsintern/status/1481776994631225349

Bankless | Creating Memes with Gabriel Haines | Meet the Nation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuOSGpLwLnM

The Block Research: Yearly Blockchain Funding Wrap Up | Full Video
https://www.theblockresearch.com/yearly-blockchain-funding-wrap-up-full-video-131034

Frog Radio: Andre Cronje x Daniele Sesta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJp47q5iTck
Notes:
https://twitter.com/AlchemixOccultx/status/1483871068913905669
https://twitter.com/delphiintern/status/1483879379960844295
https://twitter.com/Adielyaakov/status/1484176225593483272
https://twitter.com/statelayer/status/1483989467744591873
https://twitter.com/JackNiewold/status/1483962639579422721

Talking Crypto #79 - Darren Lau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvWqXClEWmU

Sillytuna - The OG Who Sold A Punk For $12m AND Can See The Future - Zima Red ep 99
https://anchor.fm/andrew-steinwold/episodes/Sillytuna---The-OG-Who-Sold-A-Punk-For-12m-AND-Can-See-The-Future---Zima-Red-ep-99-e1d47qf

Zero Knowledge FM: Episode 214: Emin Gün Sirer on Avalanche and its Formation
https://zeroknowledge.fm/214-2/

Delphi Podcast: Ryan “Fwiz” Wyatt: Head of YouTube Gaming on the Future of Blockchain Games, Web3, and the Creator Economy
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/ryan-fwiz-wyatt-head-of-youtube-gaming-on-the-future-of-blockchain-games-web3-and-the-creator-economy/

CoinGecko Meetup #17 feat Adam Cochran, Matthew Graham, Bobby Ong and Chris McCann
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/coingecko-meetup-17

Alpha:

WEN SUNDAE? Thursday!
https://sundaeswap-finance.medium.com/wen-sundae-thursday-9389e4439530

Addresses for the sleuths
https://twitter.com/Chris_Defi/status/1476085703486365699

Pine
https://twitter.com/PineLoans/status/1481837730518736896

Picasso
https://twitter.com/0xbrainjar/status/1481726160119775238

Kwenta
https://twitter.com/kwenta_io/status/1481693490195087360

Charm: Introducing Alpha Pro
https://medium.com/charmfinance/introducing-alpha-pro-5a11012c48c1

Hope you have a lovely weekend, a great, blessed and healthy week and may this week's dump bring you value. ♥️

I celebrated 3,000 subscribers but by the time I finished dumping all the links at least 5 left, probably due to the sheer horror or sudden notification spam. Alas, we will celebrate 3k once more!

This week in crypto: Reboot. #4

With Zachxbt's permission, here is his donation address: 0x9D727911B54C455B0071A7B682FcF4Bc444B5596
Keep on fighting the good fight. You're doing the needful here. We need more like you.

News/Updates:

DeFi protocol Wonderland is allegedly run by QuadrigaCX co-founder
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131931/avalanche-defi-wonderland-time-0xsifu-quadrigacx-patryn

Wonderland co-founder revelations spark market sell-off for associated tokens
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131951/wonderland-co-founder-revelations-spark-market-sell-off-for-associated-tokens

Ripple announces stock buyback, nabs $15 billion valuation
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131577/ripple-announces-stock-buyback-nabs-15-billion-valuation

Dragonfly Capital is raising $500 million for new fund
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131596/dragonfly-capital-is-raising-500-million-for-new-fund

Sushi x Frog Nation - passed
https://mirror.xyz/0x8A7f7C5b556B1298a74c0e89df46Eba117A2F6c1/uh6IqKf0T6WqhIy2Bhn2UVDn8wDvHlvCCljDWeuO2LM

Meta to wind down stablecoin project Diem with $200 million asset sale
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/132015/meta-to-wind-down-stablecoin-project-diem-with-200-million-asset-sale-report

RON Is Live!
https://axie.substack.com/p/ron

Rari's Fuse is live on Arbitrum
https://twitter.com/RariCapital/status/1485661611838877699

Keep3r FixedForex updated, version 0.7.4 released
https://twitter.com/thekeep3r/status/1486614433099038721

94% of Advisors Received Questions About Crypto from Clients in 2021, Bitwise/ETF Trends Survey Finds
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220120005710/en/

Introducing NFTX Inventory Staking
https://blog.nftx.io/introducing-nftx-inventory-staking/

Mobile-First Blockchain Celo Launches Stablecoin Tied to Brazilian Real
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/27/mobile-first-blockchain-celo-launches-stablecoin-tied-to-brazilian-real/

Anchor Protocol Burns Through Its Reserves As Deposits Pile Up
https://thedefiant.io/anchor-yield-reserve/

Binance to Sponsor Argentina’s National Soccer Team, Professional ​​League
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/25/binance-to-sponsor-argentinas-national-soccer-team-professional-league/

DEXs Sliding into Price War as Uniswap and dYdX Slash Trading Fees
https://thedefiant.io/price-war-dexs/

OlympusDAO Governance: OIP-76: Create Inverse Bond Policy Lever
https://forum.olympusdao.finance/d/1020-oip-76-create-inverse-bond-policy-lever

BlackRock Plans ‘Blockchain and Tech’ ETF Amid Crypto Meltdown
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-21/blackrock-plans-blockchain-and-tech-etf-amid-crypto-meltdown

SEC rejects Fidelity's proposed spot Bitcoin ETF
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/132039/sec-rejects-fidelitys-proposed-spot-bitcoin-etf

Traders are complaining about Solana's performance, raising questions about its status as a Wall Street darling
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131278/traders-are-complaining-about-solanas-performance-raising-questions-about-its-status-as-a-wall-street-darling

Fantom Becomes Third-Largest DeFi Protocol by Value Locked
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/01/24/fantom-becomes-third-largest-defi-protocol-by-value-locked/

UBS to acquire robo-advisor Wealthfront for $1.4 billion
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131805/ubs-to-acquire-robo-advisor-wealthfront-for-1-4-billion

Amazon Marketplace Owners Can Now Be Bought Out in Crypto
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/27/amazon-marketplace-owners-can-now-be-bought-out-in-crypto/

Sushiswap launches limit orders on Fantom
https://twitter.com/chillichelli/status/1485235806793089026

BitDAO launches $200M zkDAO to advance Ethereum scaling via zkSync
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitdao-launches-200m-zkdao-to-advance-ethereum-scaling-via-zksync

RDPX V2
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lFaOJRNjgdbC6-9Pxmz3_pRHAv5ckotr/view

Astroport upgrades unlocked: APYs, staking, and claiming
https://astroport.medium.com/astroport-upgrades-unlocked-apys-staking-and-claiming-77aff02cfd00

MakerDAO Governance: gbMKR, a proposal to benefit long-term MKR holders
https://forum.makerdao.com/t/gbmkr-a-proposal-to-benefit-long-term-mkr-holders/12756

News/Updates (Cont'd #1)

Aloe Labs: Roadmap Update and Investor Announcement
https://aloelabs.medium.com/roadmap-update-and-investor-announcement-eeeb02a2bb6e

YouTube’s head of gaming leaves to join Polygon Studios as CEO
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131573/youtubes-head-of-gaming-leaves-to-join-polygon-studios-as-ceo

Avalanche SpacesVM
https://twitter.com/_patrickogrady/status/1484221404111245312

Anchor’s V2 Borrow Model
https://twitter.com/anchor_protocol/status/1484272487470972929

StarkWare x OpenZeppelin
https://twitter.com/StarkWareLtd/status/1486727091424935948

Themis is now live on mainnet
https://twitter.com/OfficialThemis/status/1484561372251836418

ParaSwap launching on Fantom to extend its DEX aggregator service
https://medium.com/paraswap/paraswap-launching-on-fantom-to-extend-its-dex-aggregator-service-6da1797fda52

Germany's 2021: New regulations, the digital euro and NFTs on the rise
https://cointelegraph.com/news/germany-s-2021-new-regulations-the-digital-euro-and-nfts-on-the-rise

Bithumb to block crypto withdrawals to unverified private wallets
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bithumb-to-block-crypto-withdrawals-to-unverified-private-wallets

JPMorgan Chase closes Uniswap founder's bank accounts
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131314/jpmorgan-chase-closes-uniswap-founders-bank-accounts

Enter ZORA V3
https://zine.zora.co/zora-v3

Coinbase hires former SEC counsel to serve as senior public policy manager
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131377/coinbase-hires-former-sec-counsel-to-serve-as-senior-public-policy-manager

Solidly: preparation for launch
https://andrecronje.medium.com/solidly-preparation-for-launch-8e653ce8a428

Binance Lists Anchor Protocol (ANC)
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/25dfef7a745d4e9d9eef111ed054c3d4

JonesDAO launch was botted
https://twitter.com/unexployed_/status/1485979731971485699

Aave Governance: Revert ENJ Parameter Changes and Enable FEI as Collateral on Aave V2
https://app.aave.com/#/governance/57-Qma1jU4Cdw9QTKYCiaCPtfZX8SEcHpYFknWk1ugiK88rfm

Synthetix Governance: Synthetix expansion to Polygon
https://research.synthetix.io/t/synthetix-expansion-to-polygon/515

New brand for Uniswap Grants Program
https://twitter.com/john_c_palmer/status/1407082444101148679

Boba Network Launches Innovative ‘WAGMI’ Options Incentives with UMA Protocol
https://boba.network/wagmi/

Introducing Tracer Perpetual Pools V2
https://tracer.finance/radar/perpetual-pools-v2-roadmap/

Synthetix L222 Roadmap
https://mirror.xyz/kain.eth/uM1hi6YIcjOfYAY4FwWqvW9u2uDywv3sv38cLX73jEE

Index Coop x Notional Finance
https://twitter.com/Crypto_Texan/status/1486098526367010817

Valkyrie files for bitcoin mining ETF
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131864/valkyrie-files-for-bitcoin-mining-etf

Ribbon Launches Vaults On Solana With Zeta Markets
https://zetamarkets.medium.com/ribbon-launches-vaults-on-solana-with-zeta-markets-888651e11997

Thailand’s Bitkub plans crypto expansion in SE Asia
https://archive.ph/8KMh8#selection-1503.0-1508.0

South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Will Block Unregistered Wallets
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/01/25/south-korean-crypto-exchange-bithumb-will-block-unregistered-wallets/

CoinShares Lists World’s First Crypto ETPs With Transparent Staking Rewards and Reduced Management Fees
https://coinshares.com/news/coinshares-reduced-fee-staked-etps-polkadot-tezos

Bitfinex Announced Support for BitTorrent Token Redenomination and Swap
https://www.cryptonewsz.com/bitfinex-announced-support-for-bittorrent-token-redenomination-and-swap/

Ethereum's Hashrate Sets New Milestone in Ongoing Shift to Proof of Stake
https://u.today/ethereums-hashrate-sets-new-milestone-in-ongoing-shift-to-proof-of-stake

NFTs:

Twitter Launches NFT Profile Picture Verification
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/20/twitter-launches-nft-profile-picture-verification/
https://twitter.com/opensea/status/1484227676873191424
https://twitter.com/rainbowdotme/status/1484228261567676429

Echelon whitepaper
https://paper.echelon.io/echelon-whitepaper.pdf

Parallel's Prime Proposal
https://paper.parallel.life/prime-proposal.pdf

FRONTIER x Ubisoft
https://twitter.com/missingfrontier/status/1486753447596679168

Tarantino’s First Pulp Fiction NFT Sells for $1.1 Million
https://nftplazas.com/tarantinos-first-pulp-fiction-nft-sells-for-1-1-million/

Google Searches for ‘NFT’ Outrun ‘Crypto’ As Asia Dominates Action
https://thedefiant.io/google-searches-nfts/

Aavegotchi Prepares for DeFi RPG Launch with Wearables Raffle
https://nftplazas.com/aavegotchi-defi-rpg-wearables-raffle/

OpenSea Adds Listing Checking Tools Following Major Exploit
https://nftplazas.com/opensea-listing-tools/

Beer giant Anheuser-Busch launches NFT project for Bud Light
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131863/beer-giant-anheuser-busch-launches-nft-project-for-bud-light

The Beatles and John Lennon music history collection to be auctioned as NFTs
https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-beatles-and-john-lennon-music-history-collection-to-be-auctioned-as-nfts

OpenSea is trying to save people's NFTs but pesky frontrunners are poaching them
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131961/opensea-is-trying-to-save-peoples-nfts-but-pesky-frontrunners-are-poaching-them

NFTs with Exclusive Footage of David Bowie Live Now
https://nftplazas.com/nfts-with-exclusive-footage-of-david-bowie/

adidas Originals and Prada announce a user-generated NFT project
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131037/adidas-originals-and-prada-announce-a-user-generated-nft-project

YouTube CEO hints that NFTs could be added to creator platform
https://cointelegraph.com/news/youtube-ceo-hints-that-nfts-could-be-added-to-creator-platform

Facebook's parent company Meta is looking to launch NFT marketplace
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130974/meta-nft-report

Reddit is testing out NFT profile pics, but ‘no decisions have been made’
https://cointelegraph.com/news/reddit-is-testing-out-nft-profile-pics-but-no-decisions-have-been-made

The Bored Ape Yacht Club's Apes Vs. Mutants Mobile Game Competition Begins
https://www.theboredapegazette.com/post/the-bored-ape-yacht-club-s-apes-vs-mutants-mobile-game-competition-begins-tonight
https://twitter.com/BoredApeYC/status/1484652107252785152

The Sandbox and Warner Music Group to create music-themed LAND
https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-sandbox-and-warner-music-group-to-create-music-themed-land

OpenSea is reimbursing users who sold NFTs below market value due to UI issue
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131443/opensea-reimburses-users-sold-nfts-below-market-value-ui-issue

NASA blasts NFTs, says they won’t take off with its imagery
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nasa-blasts-nfts-says-they-won-t-take-off-with-its-imagery

Larva Labs threatening to dump V1 Punks on the market
https://twitter.com/larvalabs/status/1486092138534387712

Madonna, Beanie, Rug Radio and CryptoSkulls: 5 NFT events trending on Twitter
https://cointelegraph.com/news/madonna-beanie-rug-radio-and-cryptoskulls-5-nft-events-trending-on-twitter

UFC Strike have sold out their first Fully Loaded pack drop for $5m USD
https://twitter.com/flowverse_/status/1485455762986246145

Kanye West wants royalties from Paparazzi photos, with the help of NFTs (lol)
https://cointelegraph.com/news/kanye-west-wants-royalties-from-paparazzi-photos-with-the-help-of-nfts

NFT market continues to shrug off broader macro rout
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131496/nft-market-continues-to-shrug-off-broader-macro-rout

Leaked Screenshots Indicate OpenSea & Solana Integration
https://nftplazas.com/opensea-solana-integration/

MoonPay rolls out credit card checkout tool for NFT purchases
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131912/moonpay-rolls-out-credit-card-checkout-tool-for-nft-purchases

Raises:

FTX.US scores $8 billion valuation in its first funding round
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131652/ftx-us-scores-8-billion-valuation-in-its-first-funding-round

The Graph, the 'Google of Blockchains,' Raises $50M in Round Led by Tiger Global
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/21/google-for-blockchains-the-graph-raises-50m-led-by-tiger-global/

Crypto tax reporting platform CoinTracker raises $100 million in Series A funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131960/crypto-tax-reporting-platform-cointracker-raises-100-million-in-series-a-funding

Fireblocks raises $550 million in Series E funding, now valued at $8 billion
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131952/fireblocks-raises-550-million-in-series-e-funding-now-valued-at-8-billion

Superdao raises $10.5 million seed round, valued at $160 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131637/superdao-raises-10-5-million-seed-round-valued-at-160-million

Crypto art collector PleasrDAO is raising $69 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131441/pleasrdao-crypto-art-fundraise

JonesDAO raises $3M in Seed Round with Tetranode, [REDACTED] Cartel, David Iach, SmallCapScientist, Xenesis, Revofusion, Witherblock, and 0xSami
https://jonesdao.substack.com/p/jonesdao-raises-3m-in-seed-round

Blockchain infrastructure firm Blockdaemon scores $3.25 billion post-money valuation in new fundraise
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131861/blockchain-infrastructure-firm-blockdaemon-scores-3-25-billion-post-money-valuation-in-new-fundraise

BreederDAO just raised funding from a16z and others to generate NFTs at scale
https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/25/this-startup-newly-funded-by-a16z-is-producing-nfts-as-if-they-were-widgets/

BCB Group raises a $60 million Series A round co-led by Foundation Capital
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131385/bcb-group-raise

Solana-based 'move-to-earn' startup STEPN raises $5 million in SAFT sale
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/130953/solana-move-to-earn-stepn-funding

meow.co announces new investors
https://twitter.com/arvanaghi/status/1484579265911922694

Stonks raises $15m to build a Live Platform for Startup Demo Days
https://blog.stonks.com/stonks-raises-15m-to-build-a-live-platform-for-startup-demo-days-2eddef09c07a

Multicoin: Investing in Web3 Credentialing
https://multicoin.capital/2022/01/25/investing-in-web3-credentialing/

Sigil invests in Fairmint ahead of its strong 2022
https://www.sigilfund.com/blog/sigil-invests-in-fairmint-ahead-of-its-strong-2022-73

CoinTracker Raises $100M as Crypto Tax Season Heats Up
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/27/cointracker-raises-100m-as-crypto-tax-season-heats-up/

Atomic Form Raises its 4.5MM Series Seed to Expand Full Stack Solutions for NFTs, Displays, and On-Chain Digital Media
https://txvi5croxbmnq8mw-53414527152.shopifypreview.com/blogs/news/atomic-form-raises-its-series-seed-to-expand-full-stack-solutions-for-nfts-displays-and-on-chain-digital-media

HAL secures $3 million seed funding and integration with DeFi platform Aave
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131735/hal-secures-3-million-seed-funding-and-integration-with-defi-platform-aave

The Sandbox Looks to Boost Metaverse Startups With $50M Incubator Program
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/27/the-sandbox-looks-to-boost-metaverse-startups-with-50m-incubator-program/

Blockchain security startup Redefine raises $11 million Seed round for crypto firewall
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3927366,00.html

Introducing Lit Protocol - undisclosed raise
https://blog.litprotocol.com/?p=introducing-lit-protocol

Bahrain-based crypto exchange Rain raises USD 110 mn series B
https://enterprise.press/stories/2022/01/19/bahrain-based-crypto-exchange-rain-raises-usd-110-mn-series-b-63152/

French Crypto Platform Coinhouse Raises $17M to Fuel European Expansion
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/18/french-crypto-platform-coinhouse-raises-17m-to-fuel-european-expansion/

GameFi Operator Digital Entertainment Asset Closes $12 Million Seed Round
https://dea.sg/news/20220119_01/

Raises: (Cont'd #1)

DOOMSDAYX raised $1.5mln led by TCG
https://twitter.com/doomsdayxio/status/1483845582435143688

a16z, Google lead $20M investment in Africa Web3 game publisher Carry1st
https://cointelegraph.com/news/a16z-google-lead-20m-investment-in-africa-web3-game-publisher-carry1st

Crypto IRA iTrustCapital raises $125M, pushes valuation over $1B
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-ira-itrustcapital-raises-125m-pushes-valuation-over-1b

Venue One closes $3.4M Financing
https://venueone.medium.com/venue-one-closes-3-4m-financing-2091e9b32e49

Syndr: Announcing our Angel round
https://medium.com/syndr/announcing-our-angel-round-e0677a7c5b8

BITCOIN COMPANY VOLTAGE RAISES $6M IN SEED ROUND
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-company-voltage-raises-6m

Vinter, Europe’s fastest-growing index provider for crypto assets, raises $3.4m
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vinter-europe-fastest-growing-index-080000412.html

MetaGoons, closes $2M seed round to create the premier Meta-lifestyle brand and become the tastemaker of the Metaverse, announces partnership with Team Pacquiao GG
https://medium.com/@MetaGoons/metagoons-closes-2m-seed-round-to-create-the-premier-meta-lifestyle-brand-and-become-the-d9d3c3d116d2

Infinity Force raises $5.5M seed investment
https://medium.com/infinityforce/infinity-force-raises-5-5m-seed-investment-b43b6af99e96

Cyber raises $6.7m to empower creatives to build their own worlds with digital assets
https://mirror.xyz/0x76DB02500F7631d57BC2DcDCa9d4cf782b99E119/uUiaVgG7DSAkaPAIiv3kH_jMUXhUqGlvUhNiwmTkURY

Leading Capital Markets Protocol Folks Finance Closes $3 Million Seed Funding Round
https://folksfinance.medium.com/leading-capital-markets-protocol-folks-finance-closes-3-million-seed-funding-round-7a8aad9bfe42

Pip, a Solana Web3 project, gets funding from Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research and CMS Holdings
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/pip-a-solana-web3-project-gets-funding-from-coinbase-ventures-alameda-research-and-cms-holdings

Azuro closes $3.5mln seed round to build the base layer for decentralized betting
https://azuroprotocol.medium.com/azuro-closes-3-5mln-seed-round-to-build-the-base-layer-for-decentralized-betting-369f384cd228

Binance Labs Leads $5.5 Million Seed Round for Heroes of Mavia
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-labs-leads-$55-million-seed-round-for-heroes-of-mavia-421499824684903327

Closing Out Our Strategic and Private Round Funding with $3.3 Million Raised
https://medium.com/metastrike/closing-out-our-strategic-and-private-round-funding-a6747f39b967

BCB GROUP RAISES $60M IN THE LARGEST EVER SERIES A FUNDING ROUND IN THE UK BLOCKCHAIN INDUSTRY
https://www.bcbgroup.com/bcb-group-raises-60m-in-series-a-funding-round/

EXA Finance raises $2 Million in Seed Funding
https://exafinance.medium.com/exa-finance-raises-2-million-in-seed-funding-10a9521f513b

Flint had raised $5.1 mln in their seed led by Sequoia India and GFC
https://twitter.com/anshuagrawal_/status/1485976492861698051

Project Galaxy Secures $10M Led by Multicoin Capital And Dragonfly Capital To Build The Largest Open Credential Network In The World
https://blog.galaxy.eco/project-galaxy-secures-10m-led-by-multicoin-capital-and-dragonfly-capital-to-build-the-largest-c262151481fb

Prismatic Closed $2M Seed-Raise
https://beincrypto.com/prismatic-closed-2m-seed-raise/

BasicBlock Raises $78M in Equity Funding
https://www.finsmes.com/2022/01/basicblock-raises-78m-in-equity-funding.html

Regulation:

Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged, points to interest rate hike coming in March
https://twitter.com/cnbcnow/status/1486413678777880576

Fed Releases Discussion Paper on US Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
https://www.investopedia.com/fed-paper-on-central-bank-digital-currency-cbdc-5216571
https://www.reuters.com/business/fed-lays-out-risks-benefits-cbdc-paper-takes-no-policy-stance-2022-01-20/

Putin is in favor of regulating crypto mining in Russia
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131974/putin-reportedly-in-favor-of-regulated-crypto-mining-in-russia

Russian Finance Ministry submits crypto regulatory framework for review
https://cointelegraph.com/news/russian-finance-ministry-submits-crypto-regulatory-framework-for-review

Binance failed to live up to its anti-money laundering obligations, report says
https://fortune.com/2022/01/24/binance-anti-money-laundering-obligations/

SEC reportedly probing crypto lending products by Gemini and Celsius
https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-reportedly-probing-crypto-lending-products-by-gemini-and-celsius

Turkish president orders ruling party to organize metaverse forum
https://cointelegraph.com/news/turkish-president-orders-ruling-party-to-organize-metaverse-forum

IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin's status as legal tender
https://cointelegraph.com/news/imf-urges-el-salvador-to-remove-bitcoin-s-status-as-legal-tender

Thai regulators team up to issue guidelines on digital asset payments
https://cointelegraph.com/news/thai-regulators-team-up-to-issue-guidelines-on-digital-assets-payments

Gemini Galactic approved for FINRA membership
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131759/gemini-galactic-approved-for-finra-membership

Following CFTC settlement, prediction platform Polymarket geoblocks trades in the US
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131383/following-cftc-settlement-prediction-platform-polymarket-geoblocks-trades-in-the-us

Indonesian regulator takes cue from Islamic NGOs, bars crypto sales for institutions
https://cointelegraph.com/news/indonesian-regulator-takes-cue-from-islamic-ngos-bars-crypto-sales-for-institutions

House of Representatives committee schedules hearing on stablecoins for February 8
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131726/house-of-representatives-committee-schedules-hearing-on-stablecoins-for-february-8

Bulgaria Won’t Waver on Euro Adoption, Finance Chief Says
https://archive.ph/Uvt4L#selection-3009.0-3016.0

MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Accounting to Investors Rejected by SEC
https://archive.ph/eukiu#selection-1495.0-1506.0

SEC delays decision on ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF until 3rd of April
https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/cboebzx/2022/34-94055.pdf

SEC delays decision on Teucrium Bitcoin Futures Fund until 8th of April
https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/nysearca/2022/34-94054.pdf

Additional Reads:

Vitalik Buterin: Soulbound
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2022/01/26/soulbound.html

Cardano’s First Dex is Here. Does It Work? | Sundaeswap First Look
https://thedefiant.io/cardanos-first-dex-is-here-does-it-work-sundaeswap-first-look/

State of Uniswap Q4 2021
https://messari.io/article/state-of-uniswap-q4-2021

(throw-back) DeFi Flywheel : engineering protocol to protocol synergies through tokens
https://tokenbrice.xyz/defi-flywheel/

Tokemak, the Kingmaker of Web3
https://medium.com/tokemak/tokemak-the-kingmaker-of-web3-ab6592e112ff

Yield Guild Games: The Ally of Gamers
https://messari.io/article/yield-guild-games-the-ally-of-gamers

Speeding up the EVM (part 1) by Xinyuan Sun
https://writings.flashbots.net/research/speeding-up-evm-part-1/

Simpin' Ain't Easy: The Business Sense Behind IreneDAO
https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/01/20/simpin-aint-easy-the-business-sense-behind-irenedao/

Genesis Q4 Market Observations
https://genesistrading.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Genesis21Q4QuarterlyReport-final3.pdf

DeFi Kingdoms — Tokenomics — Summoning Costs and Tavern Fees and Impact on Quest Reward Pool
https://medium.com/@Samichpunch/defi-kingdoms-tokenomics-summoning-costs-and-tavern-fees-and-impact-on-quest-reward-pool-2119b67e9c01

Zeneca_33: Letter 24: Infinite Regret
https://zeneca33.substack.com/p/letter-24-infinite-regret

Olympus12: Building a Strong Ecosystem Around a Web3-Native Reserve Currency
https://olympusdao.medium.com/olympus12-building-a-strong-ecosystem-around-a-web3-native-reserve-currency-416f58175e74

A Deep Dive Into Stader: Building Infrastructure For Staking
https://blog.coinlist.co/a-deep-dive-into-stader-building-infrastructure-for-staking/

A quick guide to Treasure by William M. Peaster
https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/a-quick-guide-to-treasure

What's a SubDAO? by frogmonkee
https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/whats-a-subdao

A DeFi crash course for normies: Crypto markets since 2017
https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/a-defi-crash-course-for-normies-crypto

Crypto and Music: Jamming into Web 3.0
https://messari.io/article/crypto-and-music-jamming-into-web-3-0

Arthur Hayes - Bottomless
https://blog.bitmex.com/bottomless/

StarkNet roundup #1
https://swagtimus.substack.com/p/starknet-roundup-1

Coinbase Institutional: Tokenomics Review - $GRT
https://assets.ctfassets.net/7ca8qfn907uv/3vuJir2LoFEgEz4N2TILNX/5038959fed408198e5560bb0be849a52/Tokenomics_2022.01.24_GRT.pdf

A modest proposal: USDC v3
https://alexkroeger.mirror.xyz/RJ1gZ8tAfqXOmfA3MJz0AkD082c-3hwr2lba-F1j3uw

Redacted V2022 WIP
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z0BTfir5unw8wTn5m4LHD9zX7k2410LZi24BSeCMvRY/edit#slide=id.g10c7ddd8dab_1_298

Introducing Web3 Investment Clubs
https://syndicate.mirror.xyz/4p6a0nKpBYMSxoAfN6KpjcUwJSD2t68Dq7zgoliB4pk

Paradigm: Constant Rate Issuance Sales Protocol
https://www.paradigm.xyz/2022/01/constant-rate-issuance-sales-protocol/

zkSNARKs vs zkSTARKs: a primer
https://mirror.xyz/pseudotheos.eth/_LAi4cCFz2gaC-3WgNmri1eTvckA32L7v31A8saJvqg

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #1)

Parallel Prime Proposal Redux
https://words.yunt.capital/parallel-prime-proposal-redux-b6ab7c1e514e

Echelon Foundation Whitepaper Redux
https://words.yunt.capital/echelon-foundation-whitepaper-redux-5db8c23cdbe0

A cautiously optimistic essay on OlympusDAO
https://mirror.xyz/0xemperor.eth/oOrr8DkQFOqM7yRQN1ixm-xuLYtSVEfYORxs0eA5ASE

CCC Archives: Crabada Overview/Proposal
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lmc54COCv23dVIbEp00H2Y1MMH4YEWIv/view

Lobster DAO Collaboration Proposal
https://telegra.ph/LobsterProp-01-12

FTX: End of Year 2021
https://blog.ftx.com/blog/end-of-year-2021/

How Blockchain Could Solve the Problem of Digital Identity
https://time.com/6142810/proof-of-humanity/

chain debrief: An in-depth overview of the Terra ecosystem
https://chaindebrief.com/research/an-in-depth-overview-of-the-terra-ecosystem/

MEV — A Deep Dive, Part 1 by Liam Zhang & Lau Boe Jie, NGC Ventures
https://medium.com/@liamzhang/mev-a-deep-dive-part-1-3f389ef16d32

A retrospective on NFTs in 2021 by Tyler Scott Ward
https://medium.com/universe-xyz/a-retrospective-on-nfts-in-2021-e3445777350a

Hop Protocol — A Deep Dive by Arjun Chand
https://blog.li.finance/hop-protocol-a-deep-dive-5075eddc4dd

A Guide to the Best NFT Marketplaces on Binance Smart Chain
https://nftplazas.com/best-nft-marketplaces-binance-smart-chain/

Metis First-Half 2022 Roadmap
https://metisdao.medium.com/metis-first-half-2022-roadmap-55c029ddf80a

Capital gains tax: What is it and how it applies to your crypto
https://www.coinbase.com/de/learn/your-crypto/understanding-capital-gains

2022 Crypto Year Ahead: Themes, Projects, and Trends We’re Watching
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/year-ahead-2022-themes-projects-trends/