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

Regulation:



EU and FATF do want to kill the use of unhosted wallets - thread by @finhstamsterdam
https://twitter.com/finhstamsterdam/status/1418328186279141376


Treasury Secretary Yellen Asks US Regulators Overseeing Crypto Assets to 'Act Quickly' to Regulate Stablecoins
https://news.bitcoin.com/treasury-secretary-yellen-asks-us-regulators-overseeing-crypto-assets-act-quickly-regulate-stablecoins/


Binance cuts withdrawal limits, rolls out tax reporting tool
https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-cuts-withdrawal-limits-rolls-out-tax-reporting-tool


Sen. Elizabeth Warren shoots down a key reason investors buy bitcoin, calls for tighter regulation
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/28/sen-elizabeth-warren-doubts-bitcoin-as-inflation-hedge-wants-tighter-regulation.html


Binance CEO walks back suggestion he’s ready to step down from world’s largest crypto exchange
https://fortune.com/2021/07/28/binance-ceo-changpeng-zhao-step-down-crypto-exchange/


Why Ripple’s SEC lawsuit could have a lasting impact on crypto
https://fortune.com/2021/07/29/ripple-xrp-sec-lawsuit-impact-on-crypto-industry/


BlockFi Is in Regulators’ Crosshairs. DeFi Is Next
https://www.coindesk.com/blockfi-securities-law-defi

Additional Reads:




Dotta's 9 tips to execute a flawless NFT drop
https://twitter.com/cryppadotta/status/1420372022790483979


Chris Whinfrey : Layer-2 Composability and Communication [EthCC]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko124ASzKrw


Understanding Total Value Locked (TVL) by Coin Metrics
https://coinmetrics.substack.com/p/coin-metrics-state-of-the-network-0c0


Info on the recent $8 million THORChain hack, which took place on July 23rd. by @Jatinkkalra
https://twitter.com/Jatinkkalra/status/1420415761902825474


TWAMM - New AMM model by Dave White, Dan Robinson, Hayden Adams
https://www.paradigm.xyz/2021/07/twamm/


Layer by Layer: An update on Tezos, Fantom, Avalanche, Algorand, and Polkadot
https://www.theblockresearch.com/layer-by-layer-an-update-on-tezos-fantom-avalanche-algorand-and-polkadot-112567


5 reasons we're so excited to be building $MARS
https://twitter.com/mars_protocol/status/1420134776036601866


A Twitter thread detailing the various milestones Avalanche achieved throughout its history up until now by @ss989989
https://twitter.com/ss989989/status/1419353417638547459


‘No-Code’ Platform for Token Minting Introduced on Solana
https://www.coindesk.com/no-coding-platform-for-token-minting-introduced-for-solana


Thread by CZ detailing the active steps Binance is taking to build upon its effort to be more compliant with regulators
https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1420056975094665226


An inside look at Bullish, the billion-dollar crypto exchange that's just begun its test pilot
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/112630/an-inside-look-at-bullish-the-billion-dollar-crypto-exchange-thats-just-begun-its-test-pilot


This Week’s Best Terra Data Dashboards
https://blog.flipsidecrypto.com/terra-data-july-26/


H1 2021 in Review by Coinbase Prime
https://www.coinbase.com/prime/prime-coinbase-H12021


The TIE Quarterly Report feat. eToro (Q2-21)
https://www.etoro.com/en-us/crypto/quarterly-report/


podcast summary from @zima_red ep featuring Dan @coderdannn and Jesse @gldnXross from Aavegotchi by @The_ReadingApe
https://twitter.com/The_ReadingApe/status/1419998507386085377


Webinar Summary - A derivatives trader's guide to institutional crypto with @dariussitzl @AviFelman @nathanieljcox by @0xminion
https://twitter.com/0xminion/status/1420062566412263437


The Road to Trustless Ethereum Staking by Lido
https://blog.lido.fi/the-road-to-trustless-ethereum-staking/


The Blocksize War: The Book That Explains Bitcoin's Religious Schism
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-26/a-review-of-the-blocksize-war-by-jonathan-bier


How to win an online hackathon (and have a good time) by Veronica Coutts
https://vonnie610.medium.com/how-to-win-an-online-hackathon-and-have-a-good-time-29d50f411e06


Mapping out ParaFi Capital Portfolio
https://www.theblockresearch.com/mapping-out-parafi-capital-portfolio-112469


Lessons from working full time for almost two months on the Pangolin DEX by @best_coder_NA
https://twitter.com/Best_coder_NA/status/1419130686045257736


Yield Guild Games Investment Thesis by Mechanism Capital
https://www.mechanism.capital/ygg/


A thread on Terra’s upcoming Columbus-5 upgrade and why it's a gamechanger
https://twitter.com/sungjae_han/status/1419013165984088064


Gen Z Is Rewriting the Rules for Personal Finance in Real Time. That's Good, Right?
https://money.com/gen-z-rewriting-personal-finance-rules-real-time/


DEX Gas Comparison
https://yulesa.medium.com/dex-gas-comparison-617d58c0cc19


I’m All Shook Up by Arthur Hayes
https://cryptohayes.medium.com/im-all-shook-up-ba2559081ee0


Leverage in real estate markets - thread by @sweatystartup
https://twitter.com/sweatystartup/status/1419681484357652483


Thoughts on gaming economics, NFTs and the Metaverse by @adamscochran
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1419667589001850881


Unearthing the Biggest Algorithmic Stablecoin: UST by Terra
https://www.coingecko.com/buzz/unearthing-the-biggest-algorithmic-stablecoin-ust-by-terra

Additional Reads: Continued


Behind the Breakup of FTX and Binance
https://decrypt.co/76810/behind-the-breakup-of-ftx-and-binance


Margin thread by SBF
https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1419263698279944195


AN ANALYSIS OF THE ANON TREND IN CRYPTO DISCOURSE by egirl capital
https://www.egirlcapital.com/insights/48938902


Facebook and metaverse thread by @CaseyNewton
https://twitter.com/CaseyNewton/status/1418212724094369798


Markets Will Permanently Reset Higher (My Sacrifice to the Delta Gods)
https://moontowermeta.com/sacrifice-to-the-delta-gods/


A LOOK AT CRYPTO OPTIONS - WAITING FOR THE ROBINHOOD MOMENT by e-girl capital
https://www.egirlcapital.com/insights/49296215


Nick Chong's thread about Uniswap Labs removing a number of DeFi assets from their interface
https://twitter.com/n2ckchong/status/1418740165418307585


A follow-up thread regarding the $SUSHI raise by Arca
https://twitter.com/jdorman81/status/1418556975214841863


DeFi Flywheel : engineering protocol to protocol synergies through tokens by TokenBrice
https://tokenbrice.xyz/defi-flywheel/


A thread about the calm and the storm. by @AlamedaTrabucco
https://twitter.com/AlamedaTrabucco/status/1420243442311995396


NFT Valuation thread
https://twitter.com/jbrukh/status/1420064402288558086


The State of the Digital Assets Data and Infrastructure Landscape, 2021
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/112692/the-state-of-the-digital-assets-data-and-infrastructure-landscape-2021

Podcasts:



The Defiant interview with Chris Blec
https://newsletter.thedefiant.io/p/im-not-an-enemy-of-defi-i-want-people-ce1


BRINGING TRADITIONAL GAMES INTO THE METAVERSE feat. Gabby Dizon and Piers Kicks
https://www.realvision.com/shows/the-interview-crypto/videos/bringing-traditional-games-into-the-metaverse


ZKPs & the Dichotomy of Privacy vs Transparency with Josh & Jill
https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/191


NYDIG is unleashing bitcoin financial products onto thousands of regional banks
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/112788/nydig-is-unleashing-bitcoin-financial-products-onto-thousands-of-regional-banks


Crypto Venture Capital Series Ep. 5: Santiago Santos of ParaFi Capital (Delphi Digital podcast series)
https://fiftyonepercent.podbean.com/e/crypto-venture-capital-series-ep-5-santiago-santos-of-parafi-capital/

Alpha:



Alpha Tiers x Alpha Homora V2 Is Now Live
https://blog.alphafinance.io/alpha-tiers-x-alpha-homora-v2-is-now-live/


Ondo Finance
https://twitter.com/nathanlallman/status/1420117536499064835


Hxro Network's THEO protocol v1.1
https://docs.hxro.network/liquidity-protocols/theo-protocol


Solana Season Demo Day - so much alpha
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1100686219


Adam from Traderskew: +40% Delta Neutral Yield farming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJvaqJCTi6A


An overview of fixed-rate products
https://www.theblockresearch.com/an-overview-of-fixed-rate-products-111825


Fractional Art thread by @batsoupyum
https://twitter.com/batsoupyum/status/1419709122652479489


Rabby Release Announcement
https://medium.com/@rabby_io/rabby-release-announcement-564406988e2b


Why cowswap.exchange is the best and you should defo use it
https://twitter.com/MEVprotection/status/1418867149330948103


[Weekly] Market Return on StableCoin-based Strategies by The Serenity Fund
https://serenityfund.medium.com/weekly-market-return-on-stablecoin-based-strategies-26-july-2021-74cdbf8c2203


Announcing TerraDrops -- an airdrop hub for Terra Projects
https://twitter.com/Terra_Drops/status/1420377271127453700