News/Updates: (Cont'd #1)

Aave officially debuts protocol for decentralized social media, dubbed Lens
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133390/aave-officially-debuts-protocol-for-decentralized-social-media-dubbed-lens

Crypto exchange giants will reportedly run ads during Super Bowl
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133226/crypto-exchange-giants-will-reportedly-run-ads-during-super-bowl

Russia shuts down darknet sites that had made $263 million in crypto
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133780/russia-shuts-down-darknet-sites-that-had-made-263-million-in-crypto

KeeperDAO x GMX
https://twitter.com/Keeper_DAO/status/1489684775321411592

Least Authority Discloses Security Risks in Atomic Wallet
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/02/10/least-authority-discloses-security-risks-in-atomic-wallet/

El Salvador plans to issue first bitcoin bond next month
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/133720/el-salvador-plans-to-issue-first-bitcoin-bond-next-month

Algorand Foundation Appoints JPMorgan, Nasdaq Alum Staci Warden as CEO
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/10/algorand-foundation-appoints-jpmorgan-nasdaq-alum-staci-warden-as-ceo/

Tether responds to CoinDesk's intervention in ongoing reserves information case
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/133103/tether-responds-to-coindesks-intervention-in-ongoing-reserves-information-case

Crypto firms launch coalition to promote market integrity
https://www.reuters.com/technology/crypto-firms-launch-coalition-promote-market-integrity-2022-02-07/

Mitsui & Co. to issue cryptocurrency linked to gold prices
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Cryptocurrencies/Mitsui-Co.-to-issue-cryptocurrency-linked-to-gold-prices

Kraken Launches Proof of Reserves Audits Allowing Clients to Verify Crypto Balances
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220203005576/en/

Tesla Records $101M Impairment Loss on Bitcoin Holdings for 2021
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/07/tesla-recorded-101m-impairment-losses-on-bitcoin-holdings-in-2021/

Crypto firm Wirex launches in the US, almost a year later than planned
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/133194/wirex-launch

Plug in to web3 plugins on Mirror
https://twitter.com/viamirror/status/1489294244502130688

PsyOptions Roadmap for 2022
https://medium.com/psyoptions/psyoptions-roadmap-for-2022-59b6c17bfd1a

Connext x zkSync
https://twitter.com/ConnextNetwork/status/1490764530028326913

Canadian Trucker Convoy Raises $450,000+ Using Bitcoin, Bypassing GoFundMe Restrictions
https://cryptoadventure.com/canadian-trucker-convoy-raises-450000-using-bitcoin-bypassing-gofundme-restrictions/

Crypto Donations to Ukrainian Activists Soared in 2021, With Russia Looming at the Border
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/08/crypto-donations-to-ukrainian-activists-soared-in-2021-with-russia-looming-at-the-border-elliptic/

You can now create an LLC that is owned by a multisig thanks to OtoCo
https://twitter.com/otoco_io/status/1491060230628724739

Vesta finance is live
https://twitter.com/vestafinance/status/1491290559025401857

Nexon Finance x Aurora
https://twitter.com/NexonFi/status/1488948142150393856

News/Updates: (Cont'd #2)

Crypto-focused robo advisor Makara acquired by Betterment
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133473/crypto-focused-robo-advisor-makara-acquired-by-betterment

Crypto custodian Komainu debuts yield generating platform for clients
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133425/crypto-custodian-komainu-debuts-yield-generating-platform-for-clients

Brazilian Asset Manager QR Launches First Local DeFi ETF
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/08/brazilian-asset-manager-qr-launches-first-local-defi-etf/

Google Cloud Adds Crypto Mining Malware Threat Detection Service
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/07/google-cloud-adds-crypto-mining-malware-threat-detection-service/

Inverse launching INV+
https://twitter.com/Nakamomo6/status/1489961384339456009

SPL governance v2 has landed on mainnet
https://twitter.com/Sebastian_Bor/status/1490780312875458566

Swivel is live on mainnet
https://twitter.com/swivelfinance/status/1491173729938059264

Perpetual Protocol and TrueFi Launch First Lending Portfolio
https://blog.perp.fi/perp-and-truefi-launch-first-lending-portfolio-6d01f7fae0d8

NFTs:

Gala Games to Plow $5B Into NFT Expansion Efforts
https://blockworks.co/gala-games-to-plow-5b-into-nft-expansion-efforts-in-year-ahead/

NFL Partners with Ticketmaster to Offer Limited Edition NFTs to Celebrate Super Bowl LVI
https://business.ticketmaster.com/blog/nfl-partners-with-ticketmaster-to-offer-limited-edition-nfts-to-celebrate-super-bowl-lvi/

Gaming giant Zynga plans to launch NFT-based game this year
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133707/gaming-giant-zynga-plans-to-launch-nft-based-game-this-year

McDonald’s and Panera Bread file trademarks for virtual restaurants in the metaverse
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133680/mcdonalds-and-panera-bread-file-trademarks-for-virtual-restaurants-in-the-metaverse

Axie Infinity: Upcoming Season 20 & Economic Balancing Adjustments
https://axie.substack.com/p/upcoming-season-20-and-economic-balancing

Why SpiceDAO’s $3M Dune NFT Mistake Proves Intellectual Property’s Dominion in Digital Fine Art
https://nftplazas.com/spicedaos-3m-dune-nft-intellectual-property/

NFTs Are the Ticket to New York’s Newest Social Clubs
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-05/nfts-are-coming-to-new-york-s-social-club-scene

Alfa Romeo unveils new electric-hybrid SUV with NFT, blockchain technology
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/08/new-alfa-romeo-suv-equipped-with-nft-blockchain-technology.html

Gucci buys virtual land on The Sandbox as part of metaverse experience bid
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133727/gucci-buys-virtual-land-on-the-sandbox-as-part-of-metaverse-experience-bid

Bud Light partners with Nouns DAO for its upcoming Super Bowl ad
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133113/bud-light-partners-with-nouns-dao-for-its-upcoming-super-bowl-ad

Over 100 CryptoPunks Up for Grabs in Upcoming Sotheby’s Auction
https://nftplazas.com/over-100-cryptopunks-up-for-grabs-in-upcoming-sothebys-auction/

NFT battles: Nike takes seller of unlicensed NFT sneakers to court
https://yellowblock.io/nft-battles-nike-takes-seller-of-unlicensed-nft-sneakers-to-court/

Nintendo considering ways to utilize NFTs in a way that doesn't diminish 'joy'
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nintendo-considering-ways-to-utilize-nfts-in-a-way-that-doesn-t-diminish-joy

Ubisoft’s Raving Rabbids Invade The Sandbox
https://nftplazas.com/ubisofts-raving-rabbids-invade-the-sandbox/

BAYC Founders Doxxed by Buzzfeed, NFT Space Rallies in Support
https://nftplazas.com/bayc-founders-doxxed-buzzfeed/

FRONTIER generative PFPs
https://twitter.com/missingfrontier/status/1489618984139997185

Switch Publisher RedDeer.Games "Enters The World Of NFTs"
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/02/switch-publisher-reddeer-games-enters-the-world-of-nfts

Music NFT platform HitPiece receives demand letter from recording industry association
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133364/music-nft-platform-hitpiece-receives-demand-letter-from-recording-industry-association

Treasury Department report warns NFTs could be used in money laundering
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133104/treasury-department-report-warns-nfts-could-be-used-money-laundering

Introducing multi-chain NFT swaps powered by 0x Protocol v4
https://blog.0x.org/introducing-multi-chain-nft-swaps/

Olympus Odyssey's first ecosystem partners are Bong Bears
https://twitter.com/OdysseyOlympus/status/1490785792200957955

Binance Announces Strategic Partnership with YG Entertainment
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-announces-strategic-partnership-with-yg-entertainment-421499824684903391

AssangeDAO wins Julian Assange x Pak NFT for $53 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/133616/assangedao-wins-julian-assange-x-pak-nft-for-53-million

Raises:

Polygon raises $450 million from SoftBank, Tiger, and others in a token sale
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/133269/polygon-raises-450-million-matic-token-sale

Muneeb Ali’s Trust Machines Raises $150M
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/03/muneeb-alis-trust-machines-raises-150m/

Philippines Crypto Exchange PDAX Raises $50M Series B led by Tiger Global
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/10/philippines-crypto-exchange-pdax-raises-50m-series-b-led-by-tiger-global/

Alchemy, which aims to be the ‘de facto platform’ for developers to build on web3, is now valued at $10.2B
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/08/alchemy-which-aims-to-be-the-de-facto-platform-for-developers-to-build-on-web3-raises-another-200m-and-is-now-valued-at-10-2b/

Crypto investment firm raises $50 million for fund that will buy individual NFTs
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133001/crypto-investment-firm-raises-50-million-for-fund-that-will-buy-individual-nfts

Aleo Blockchain Raises $200M for Privacy-Minded DeFi
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/07/aleo-blockchain-raises-200m-for-privacy-minded-defi/

HAL Raises $3 Million From CoinFund, Eden Block and Animoca Brands to Improve Web3 Automation and Ease Blockchain Accessibility
https://news.bitcoin.com/hal-raises-3-million-from-coinfund-eden-block-and-animoca-brands-to-improve-web3-automation-and-ease-blockchain-accessibility/

RareRound closes $1M Seed Round — Bet NFTs, Play Games, Win others’ NFTs
https://medium.com/@rareround/rareround-closes-1m-seed-round-bet-nfts-play-games-win-others-nfts-f3851d2c8ac8

Justin Aversano’s Quantum Art Ethereum NFT Platform Raises $7.5M
https://decrypt.co/92463/justin-aversano-quantum-art-ethereum-nft-platform-7-5m

OAK Network Raises a $5.5M Seed Round from Foundation Capital, Greylock, and Hypersphere Ventures
https://medium.com/oak-blockchain/oak-network-raises-a-5-5m-seed-round-from-foundation-capital-greylock-and-hypersphere-ventures-6c957f1c1ab

Investment firm KKR to up Animoca Brands’ newest funding to $500 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133714/investment-firm-kkr-to-up-animoca-brands-newest-funding-to-500-million-report

Bitcoin payment processor OpenNode raises $20 million from Twitter and others
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133649/opennode-raises-bitcoin-payment-processor-twitter-others

Bitcoin mining infrastructure firm Compute North raises $385 million in equity and debt funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/133602/compute-north-raises-385-million-bitcoin-mining-infrastructure

ETH Staking Startup ssv.network Raises $10M as Ethereum ‘Merge’ Inches Closer
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/02/08/eth-staking-startup-ssvnetwork-raises-10m-as-ethereum-merge-inches-closer/

Canadian Crypto Platform Newton Raises $20M Round at $200M Valuation
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/09/canadian-crypto-platform-newton-raises-20m-round-at-200m-valuation/

Abu Dhabi Trading Firm Hayvn in Talks for $30M Series B, Eyes IPO
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/09/abu-dhabi-trading-firm-hayvn-in-talks-for-30m-series-b-eyes-ipo-report/

Infinity Ventures Crypto Closes $70M Fund
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/09/infinity-ventures-crypto-closes-70m-fund/

Pantera Leads $18M Round for Rift’s Liquidity Mining Alternative
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/08/pantera-leads-18m-round-for-rifts-liquidity-mining-alternative/

So-col raises $1.75m in seed funding to empower creators and their communities
https://www.socol.io/blog/seed-round

MetaStreet Raises $14 Million in Seed & Initial Liquidity Capital to Help NFT Debt Scale
https://mirror.xyz/0x66ceac5EE8F093059C4BC9628C06e63076505B15/kpweCex6kclTrtbO-lkoPdu0jgl3B0IBLdjRbvsV4j8

Binance Labs Makes $1.5M Strategic Investment in GAMEE to Bring the Gaming Platform Mainstream
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-labs-makes-$15m-strategic-investment-in-gamee-to-bring-the-gaming-platform-mainstream-421499824684903393

Raises: (Cont'd #1)

Blockchain startup BlockSurvey raises $500k
https://yourstory.com/2022/02/blockchain-startup-blocksurvey-raises-500k/amp

Fintech Innovator Streetbeat Raises $10M Round
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220207005331/en/

Pillow Raises $3M in Seed Funding
https://www.finsmes.com/2022/02/pillow-raises-3m-in-seed-funding.html

Celebrity NFT Marketplace Colexion Raises $5M to Accelerate Metaverse Expansion
https://www.nftgators.com/celebrity-nft-marketplace-colexion-raises-5m-to-accelerate-metaverse-expansion/

We raised $6.75 million in Pre-Series A
https://nftgo.medium.com/we-raised-6-75-million-in-pre-series-a-4ad7cc90be12

Tribal Raises $60M in Oversubscribed Series B Led by SoftBank Latin America Fund
https://www.tribal.credit/press-releases/tribal-raises-60m-in-oversubscribed-series-b-led-by-softbank-latin-america-fund

RareCircles Announces $7.5M in Seed Funding
https://rarecircles.medium.com/rarecircles-announces-7-5m-in-seed-funding-5994b85b0bb1

Premier Silicon Valley VC firm, AKA Angel, to invest in Pledge Finance, The World’s Leading Marketplace for Financial NFTs
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/premier-silicon-valley-vc-firm-160000949.html

Fiat Republic announces $3.5m in Funding to Bridge the Gap between Web3 and Banking
https://ffnews.com/newsarticle/fiat-republic-announces-3-5m-in-funding/

Infrastructure startup poolfoundation hsa raised $3.7M in a private fundraising round
https://twitter.com/Crypto_Dealflow/status/1489659040938565643

Primex Finance Raises $5.7M Seed Funding to Close the Gap Between DEXs and Lending Protocols
https://blog.primex.finance/primex-finance-raises-5-7m-seed-funding-to-close-the-gap-between-dexs-and-lending-protocols-429eba4dbfbd

Qredo Announces an $80mm Series A Raise Led by 10T Holdings, with Strategic Investment from Coinbase Ventures, Avalanche and Terra
https://www.qredo.com/blog/qredo-series-a-raise

Spin raises $3.75M in seed funding round led by Lemniscap
https://medium.com/spin-finance/spin-raises-3-75m-in-seed-funding-round-led-by-lemniscap-db9c99426f2f

Sup (blitmap, supdrive) raised a $12m seed round from Paradigm
https://twitter.com/supdotxyz/status/1491810114415833096

Regulation:

Crypto Tax Pros Throw Cold Water on Staking Excitement
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/09/crypto-tax-pros-throw-cold-water-on-staking-excitement/

Treasury Releases Study on Illicit Finance in the High-Value Art Market
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0588

Zambia's Central Bank to Explore CBDC Following Crypto Warning
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/09/zambias-central-bank-to-explore-cbdc-following-crypto-warning-report/

In today’s House hearing, Congress rejects Treasury’s proposed stablecoin regime
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/133526/in-todays-house-hearing-congress-rejects-treasurys-proposed-stablecoin-regime

Crypto Advocates Push Back on Sweden’s Call for EU Mining Ban
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/09/crypto-advocates-push-back-on-swedens-call-for-eu-mining-ban/

Caitlin Long's Wyoming Crypto Bank Takes a Step Toward Fed Membership
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/10/caitlin-longs-crypto-bank-takes-a-step-toward-fed-membership/

Tether is 'a time bomb' says Congressman Warren Davidson
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/133369/tether-is-a-time-bomb-says-congressman-warren-davidson

Coinbase Files to Form a PAC Ahead of 2022 Midterms
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/08/coinbase-files-to-form-a-pac-ahead-of-2022-midterms/

FDIC includes evaluating crypto risks on 2022 priorities list
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133406/fdic-includes-evaluating-crypto-risks-on-2022-priorities-list

Ireland's Central Bank 'Highly Unlikely' to Allow Retail Investors to Hold Crypto
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/08/irelands-central-bank-highly-unlikely-to-allow-retail-investors-to-hold-crypto/

Bank of England is ‘highly unlikely’ to develop a retail wallet for CBDC, says official
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/133153/bank-of-england-is-highly-unlikely-to-develop-a-retail-wallet-for-cbdc-says-official

Russia to Regulate Crypto, Dispelling Fears of Ban
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/09/russia-to-license-crypto-exchanges-tax-large-transactions/

Kazakhstan President Calls for Tax Increase on Crypto Mining
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/08/kazakhstan-president-calls-for-tax-increase-on-crypto-mining-report/

New Hampshire governor establishes new commission to study crypto
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133806/new-hampshire-governor-establishes-new-commission-to-study-crypto

EU Weighs Potential Metaverse Regulation
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/08/eu-weighs-potential-metaverse-regulation-report/

Tennessee lawmaker proposes allowing the state to invest in cryptocurrencies and NFTs
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133680/mcdonalds-and-panera-bread-file-trademarks-for-virtual-restaurants-in-the-metaverse

Myanmar's Military Government Plans Digital Currency Launch
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/04/myanmars-military-government-plans-digital-currency-launch-report/

Additional Reads:

Wormhole Incident Report — 02/02/22
https://wormholecrypto.medium.com/wormhole-incident-report-02-02-22-ad9b8f21eec6

Cobie - (3,3)
https://cobie.substack.com/p/33

Stablecoins: Survivorship, Transactions Costs and Exchange Microstructure
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.01392.pdf

Parallel: Revealed Card Functions
https://medium.com/@0xCod/parallel-revealed-card-functions-be8833ef6e0d

Why gamers hate crypto, and music fans don't
https://www.platformer.news/p/why-gamers-hate-crypto-and-music

Consensus Capital Markets
https://mirror.xyz/alkimiya-protocol.eth/PbTyQ3JnVtGq54fLjDr9toMLliWX_HMox9PQCFkZvsw

DAOs Aren’t A Fad — They’re A Platform
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2022/02/03/daos-arent-a-fad-theyre-a-platform

Stake DAO Annual Report — 2021
https://stakedaohq.medium.com/stake-dao-annual-report-2021-2387a59a1e16

The hum of bees is the voice of the garden
https://medium.com/@0xBEE/the-hum-of-bees-is-the-voice-of-the-garden-957937e49de2

NFTs are much more than just jpegs. A deep dive into NFT ticketing with GET Protocol.
https://medium.com/coinmonks/nfts-are-much-more-than-just-jpegs-99c20cd963fd

The Way of the Ape - Some advice for the next generation of apes
https://nosleep.substack.com/p/the-way-of-the-ape

The Future of Solo Capitalists
https://www.readthegeneralist.com/briefing/solo-capitalists

NFT Security Collection by the legendary CIA Officer (Shual: Editor's favorite around these parts)
https://graph.org/NFT-security-01-28

Messari: UXD - Tackling the Stablecoin Trilemma
https://messari.io/article/uxd-tackling-the-stablecoin-trilemma

Messari: Squeeth & The Crab Strategy
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/squeeth-the-crab-strategy/

Field Guide to the Curve Wars: DeFi’s Fight for Liquidity
https://every.to/almanack/curve-wars

Deciphering the Metaverse: The rising infrastructure boom
https://www.theblockresearch.com/deciphering-the-metaverse-the-rising-infrastructure-boom-133036

Why wouldn't Proof of Stake drastically reduce block times vs. Proof of Work? by Vitalik Buterin
https://old.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/slzfsd/why_wouldnt_proof_of_stake_drastically_reduce/hvu9ekc/

A Quantitative Analysis of DeFi Option Vault Strategies
https://www.research.ledgerprime.com/p/a-quantitative-analysis-of-defi-option

Towards a Framework of Capture-Resistant Governance
https://mirror.xyz/hq.spengrah.eth/f6bZ6cPxJpP-4K_NB7JcjbU0XblJcaf7kVLD75dOYRQ

A Brief History of 'Cancel Culture' in Crypto
https://decrypt.co/92484/brief-history-cancel-culture-crypto

Decentralized Governance of Stablecoins with Option Pricing
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2109.08939.pdf

TheTie research: The Cost of Centralization: Stablecoin risk, yield, and structure
https://research.thetie.io/the-cost-of-centralization/

Quick and Dirty Anon Building Guide
https://hackmd.io/@yBpKEsxORheI8AJoIiZj1Q/BkHtjA1k9

Dan Romero's Crypto Reading list
https://danromero.org/crypto-reading/

United States of Abacus — Newsletter #7
https://medium.com/abacus-wtf/united-states-of-abacus-newsletter-7-f9f44d2d992e

88mph: Fixed Interest Rate Protocol
https://defieducation.substack.com/p/88mph-fixed-interest-rate-protocol

StarkNet roundup #3
https://swagtimus.substack.com/p/starknet-roundup-3

Delphi: Is the Convex Flywheel Sustainable?
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/is-the-convex-flywheel-sustainable/

Cosmos News /// by ZKV #3
https://cosmosnewsbyzkv.substack.com/p/cosmos-news-by-zkv-3

Attack Cost and Profit from Manipulating Constant Product Market Maker TWAP Oracles in DeFi Protocols
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/attack-cost-and-profit-from-manipulating-constant-product-market-maker-twap-oracles-in-defi-protocols/

Q4' 21 & January blockchain private funding recap
https://www.theblockresearch.com/q4-21-january-blockchain-private-funding-recap-133257

NFT Drops Are Broken: Here’s How We Fix Them
https://nftnow.com/features/nft-drops-are-broken-heres-how-we-fix-them/

The Complete Guide to Full Stack Web3 Development
https://dev.to/dabit3/the-complete-guide-to-full-stack-web3-development-4g74

Twitter Threads:

Azuki thread by @_Kaspar__
https://twitter.com/_Kaspar__/status/1489263945441443849

A thread about Jump Trading by @IamNomad
https://twitter.com/IamNomad/status/1489245139763703812

@croissanteth on the 19 year old behind the Indexed hack
https://twitter.com/CroissantEth/status/1489421996781973507

weekend reading list by @sandraaleow
https://twitter.com/sandraaleow/status/1489527062574419971

A Succinct Deconstruction of L2 MEV by @j0hnwang
https://twitter.com/j0hnwang/status/1489268468771872775

Immutable X and Gamestop shenanigans
https://twitter.com/0xShual/status/1489593513276805128

Ethereum AllCoreDevs wrap up by @TimBeiko
https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1489710356452675584

How to contribute to crypto/web3 without writing a single line of code, along with examples by @themlpx
https://twitter.com/themlpx/status/1489974030308294657

Day 1 of learning MEV by @0xnavi
https://twitter.com/0x_navi/status/1489893330976653315

Vitalik on the dichotomy of 'tech people vs words people'
https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1489998900438077441

The Cryptocurrency Iceberg by @pastryeth
https://twitter.com/PastryEth/status/1490104310004215810

Discord hack guide: founders edition by @wilxlee
https://twitter.com/wilxlee/status/1490143798109741057

A Brief Dive into the Cosmos Ecosystem by @sandraaleow
https://twitter.com/sandraaleow/status/1490348328038506496

Streaming to NFTs is one of the newest applications enabled by Superfluid!
https://twitter.com/Superfluid_HQ/status/1490391635783467011

What's next for $LOOKS by @azfnft
https://twitter.com/azfnft/status/1490435328582332418

@schottsy explains what it takes to build a brand that lasts decades
https://twitter.com/Schottsy/status/1490512652615004165

Aave thread by @genye0h
https://twitter.com/genye0h/status/1489593484029816837

Balancer is 100% focused on Dao2Dao
https://twitter.com/mosayeri/status/1489366713959342085

What are the components of an early stage VC investment memo by @nic_detommaso
https://twitter.com/nic_detommaso/status/1489606788802568199

How Coindesk gave people the credentials to do whatever they wanted by @tree_of_alpha
https://twitter.com/Tree_of_Alpha/status/1489545291036561410

Disruptors by Delphi
https://twitter.com/Delphi_Digital/status/1489624256610717698

How the Uni-V2 pool for USDT-TCR was drained by @mauricio_0218
https://twitter.com/Mauricio_0218/status/1490082073096462340

Are there ways to stabilize in-game FX & make P2E economies more sustainable by @mapleleafcapital and @0xaikodai
https://twitter.com/MapleLeafCap/status/1490865490507427843

@cryptoherpescat spotted the BTC consolidation re: Bitfinex hack a week before it happened
https://twitter.com/CryptoHerpesCat/status/1488534656538533888

TMZ Crypto #1 by @thisiswenzel
https://twitter.com/thisiswenzel/status/1491138321224847360

How long before some law maker realizes that the way to beat inflation is stablecoins by @adamscochran
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1491092536035020802

@dcfgod on the FortressDAO situation
https://twitter.com/dcfgod/status/1491120641101430784

More context about FortressDAO can be found here thanks to @valuekingdom33
https://twitter.com/valuekingdom33/status/1491089936128552960

@alpinestar17 on $CCC and the Crabada ecosystem
https://twitter.com/alpinestar17/status/1491118062502031360

@0xbender on the $70mln Pixelmon raise
https://twitter.com/0xBender/status/1490960649198833664

on the challenges that the SEC and other regulators are facing when it comes to crypto by @gcosteloe
https://twitter.com/gcosteloe/status/1490776080067678208

A thread on the 2016 Bitfinex hack, its resolution, and the implications by @jackniewold
https://twitter.com/JackNiewold/status/1491196199256608770

The TLDR on how the U.S. Government recovered over $3.6 Billion from the 2016 Bitfinex hack by @slowmist_team
https://twitter.com/SlowMist_Team/status/1491438618346414089

Thread on why @napgener thinks markets go to new lows
https://twitter.com/napgener/status/1491204405638868994

Twitter Threads (Cont'd #1):

This week in NFTs by @cryptogucci
https://twitter.com/cryptogucci/status/1490445847888220160

Why Twitch's Justin Kan thinks blockchain gaming will be the predominant business model in ten years
https://twitter.com/justinkan/status/1491270239967154178

And my (Shual's) response to it
https://twitter.com/0xShual/status/1491406398420566016

Small Cap Scientist is bullish on $DIGITS
https://twitter.com/SmallCapScience/status/1491556280032546817

Best memes from the Bitfinex hack discovery
https://twitter.com/MilkRoadDaily/status/1491462029856546816

RareRound thread by @thatinvestrader
https://twitter.com/thatinvestrader/status/1491664534293008384

A simple pattern for intentionally creating some MEV to incentivize bots to do what you want for your project by @onewayfunction
https://twitter.com/onewayfunction/status/1491632390564823044

looks like the Degenbox strategy will be native on Terra shortly by @caleb_twt_
https://twitter.com/Caleb_TWT_/status/1489643464895594496

The ultimate micro cap hunting threadooor by @shitc0in
https://twitter.com/shitc0in/status/1491711613182820356

Trader Joe history over the past 7 months by @cryptofishx
https://twitter.com/cryptofishx/status/1489666166838628356

Bridge architecture thread by @riddle245
https://twitter.com/riddle245/status/1490062944897572876

So what is SUDO/XMON, a thread by @degencryptoinfo
https://twitter.com/degencryptoinfo/status/1490805425662529538

Seed Club announces the 21 projects that made up the fourth accelerator cohort
https://twitter.com/seedclubhq/status/1490757771469283332

@08351ty's deep dive into the Starknet ecosystem
https://twitter.com/08351ty/status/1490978837806477313

Podcasts:

Raoul Pal Adventures in Crypto - The Crypto View From Asia
https://www.realvision.com/shows/raoul-pal-adventures-in-crypto/videos/the-crypto-view-from-asia

CryptoCred: Technical Analysis Series - Market Microstructure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5IkSUZvYn0

Crypto Gaming Institute: 054: Aron Beierschmitt, Co-Founder Laguna Games & Crypto Unicorns | @abearschmitt + @crypto_unicorns | Hosted by @BenPGothard
https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1MYxNnzjmMVxw

Very bearish game developers explains why blockchain gaming and P2E are a scam and are not going to work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKzup7XDyq8
https://youtu.be/8IYjsWBbmKI

GoodWill Yunting: Nansen - Crypto by the numbers ft. Alex Svanevik and Bew
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ROEVf5cbYR1GId8yOglAN

Bankless | Finding Common Ground | Solana, Avalanche, & Terra Panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsBvxsaPw5I

Bankless | Behind Axie Infinity's Engine | Jiho (Layer Zero)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sIHWll7ayA

The Defiant podcast - Emin Gun Sirer
https://anchor.fm/thedefiant/episodes/AVAXs-Emin-Gun-Sirer-Says-Blockchains-Should-be-Scalable-at-Their-Core-Layer-2s-Mean-Giving-Up-e1ds9tm

The Defi Scoop #10 - Yalor Mewn Brings to Light the History and Ethos of DAO Coordination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfcPxFFUY38

Zero Knowledge FM: Episode 217: Information Theory & Blockchain with Sreeram Kannan
https://zeroknowledge.fm/217-2/

Hidden Forces: David Chalmers - THE METAVERSE, VIRTUAL WORLDS, AND THE PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY
https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/metaverse-virtual-worlds-philosophy-david-chalmers/

Tools:

tx decoders (thanks CIA)
http://antoncoding.github.io/eth-tx-decoder
ethtx.info

Save yourself from being cancelled - purge your bad tweets by Mudit Gupta
https://risky-tweets.mudit.blog

SolidityGithub, an automated bot tweeting every update fro Solidity repos on Github by @kootsZhin inspired by County Capital's Duke Rick
https://twitter.com/kootsZhin/status/1489127757674078215

Airdrop Farmers
https://gm.xyz/c/Airdrops

DAO tooling matrix v1 by @rsarrow
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YRfIhcckhdNi9xSaCpCIDc2VV5HkprLlnp7lbTh5Txk/edit#gid=464771811

watchtower.cc
https://twitter.com/loldefi/status/1491475337225641985

Good NFT news channel, sharing here because I find it useful, they seem like a good team and I wish someone shared Shualpha when it was very early so
https://news.1rj.ru/str/NFTek

Alpha:

Starkswap
https://medium.com/starkswap/announcing-starkswap-9c6212e8ddcd

Market Return on StableCoin-based Strategies（7 Feb 2022)
https://serenityfund.medium.com/weekly-market-return-on-stablecoin-based-strategies-7-feb-2022-32feb04ca65b

froyo
https://twitter.com/froyoverse/status/1490402397281484800

Station: Newstand is now open for submissions
https://twitter.com/0xstation/status/1489405938645843968

$GNO
https://twitter.com/defi_airdrops/status/1491087534415245318

Moonwell
https://twitter.com/MoonwellDeFi/status/1491652402667298816

RSS3
https://rss3.notion.site/10-Introducing-RSS3-b2aa6008cf4f471cb56be42b886681b7

Have a nice weekend.

This week in crypto: Reboot. #7

Donations: 0xfBF60e5F3fa29B42b460B11eE461D12D3C0bB2fd
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News/Updates:

Circle valued at $9 billion under revamped SPAC deal terms
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134583/circle-valued-at-9-billion-under-revamped-spac-deal-terms

Sequoia Capital is launching a $500-600 million crypto fund to invest in tokens
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/134578/sequoia-capital-new-crypto-fund-tokens

Introducing BNB Chain: The Evolution of Binance Smart Chain
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/854415cf3d214371a7b60cf01ead0918

Twitter now lets users add Ethereum addresses as a mobile tipping option
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134502/twitter-now-lets-users-add-ethereum-addresses-as-a-mobile-tipping-option

Coinbase Trading Vulnerability Exposed by White-Hat Hacker
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/12/coinbase-trading-vulnerability-exposed-by-repeat-white-hat-hacker/

Retail investors can invest in Pantera's early venture fund through Yield Street
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/134574/retail-investors-can-invest-in-panteras-early-venture-fund-through-yield-street

Federal Judge Releases 'Razzlekhan,' Orders Other Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspect to Remain in Jail
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/14/federal-judge-releases-razzlekhan-orders-other-bitfinex-hack-laundering-suspect-to-remain-in-jail/

Coalition of US crypto firms unveils travel rule compliance platform, TRUST
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/134408/coalition-of-us-crypto-firms-unveils-travel-rule-compliance-platform-trust

Wormhole is offering a $10 million bug bounty program reward
https://twitter.com/wormholecrypto/status/1492289553658712066

Crypto VC Investments in Latin America Grew Almost Tenfold in 2021 to $653M
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/16/crypto-vc-investments-in-latin-american-grew-almost-tenfold-in-2021-to-653m/

Canadian federal police seek blockade of crypto wallets tied to 'Freedom Convoy'
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134475/canadian-federal-police-seek-blockade-of-crypto-wallets-tied-to-freedom-convoy

Castle Island Ventures announces new $250 million fund for web3 investments
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134432/castle-island-ventures-announces-new-250-million-fund-for-web3-investments

Ethereum scaling startup Optimism discloses ‘critical bug’ fix
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133846/ethereum-scaling-startup-optimism-discloses-critical-bug-fix

IreneDAO, EuniDAO and EricaDAO join banners
https://twitter.com/0xIreneDao/status/1491768491871174665

Europe’s Cherry Ventures dives into crypto with new $34 million fund
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/134525/cherry-crypto

GIP-13 proposal has passed - vCOW is live
https://cow-protocol.medium.com/cows-together-strong-welcome-vcow-token-to-the-cow-ecosystem-7689c4391373

Umee mainnet is now live
https://twitter.com/Umee_CrossChain/status/1493633496560058369

BENQI's liquid staking protocol is live
https://twitter.com/BenqiFinance/status/1493977537449701376

A DAO that funds students to attend crypto events loses half its future events budget to risky management
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/134287/dao-students-funding-crypto-events-budget-management

Urbit rollup is now live
https://twitter.com/urbit/status/1493283731913601027

PancakeSwap DEX reportedly set to block users from Iran
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133904/pancakeswap-dex-reportedly-set-to-block-users-from-iran

Ethereum's average and median transaction fee slip, lowest in six months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-s-average-and-median-transaction-fee-slip-lowest-in-six-months

South Korea's sovereign wealth fund plots push into AI and metaverse investments
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133898/south-koreas-sovereign-wealth-fund-plots-push-into-ai-and-metaverse-investments

Netflix Orders Doc Series About Alleged Cryptocurrency Laundering Scheme
https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-orders-doc-series-about-alleged-cryptocurrency-laundering-scheme

RGP-9: Ribbonomics
https://twitter.com/ribbonfinance/status/1491785049833832458

News/Updates: (Cont'd #1)

Animoca Brands snaps up mobile game maker Grease Monkey Games
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134595/animoca-brands-snaps-up-mobile-game-maker-grease-monkey-games

RFF: The Union X Redacted - Passive Bribe Rewards (proposal)
https://commonwealth.im/redacted-cartel/discussion/3780-rff-the-union-x-redacted-passive-bribe-rewards

Strip Finance's soft opening of their mainnet beta
https://twitter.com/StripsFinance/status/1492243569632964609

Announcing the PERP Convertible Voucher Offering
https://blog.perp.fi/announcing-the-perp-convertible-voucher-offering-5587715fa03c

Etherscan launched a built-in NFT display viewer into its UI
https://twitter.com/richerd/status/1494033167136690178

Crypto Raiders x OlympusDAO
https://twitter.com/crypto_raiders/status/1491842358240894977

Soccer Legend Ronaldinho Dives in Crypto by Partnering With Graph Blockchain
https://cryptopotato.com/soccer-legend-ronaldinho-dives-in-crypto-by-partnering-with-graph-blockchain/

Curve Finance launches on Moonbeam bringing over $16 billion in liquidity to Polkadot
https://cryptoslate.com/curve-finance-launches-on-moonbeam/

US Figure Skating Partners with Engiven for Crypto Donations
https://www.coindesk.com/video/recent-videos/us-figure-skating-partners-with-engiven-for-crypto-donations/

Cardano announces the doubling of rewards for hackers to spot possible vulnerabilities
https://finbold.com/cardano-announces-the-doubling-of-rewards-for-hackers-to-spot-possible-vulnerabilities/

Intel Wants to Solve Bitcoin’s “Climate Issue” With Its Upcoming “Blockchain Chip”
https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2022/02/intel-wants-to-solve-bitcoins-climate-issue-with-its-upcoming-blockchain-chip/

MISO is live on Harmony
https://twitter.com/SushiSwap/status/1494109274422841344

Edge Protocol's Genesis Pool is now live
https://twitter.com/EdgeProtocol/status/1493993679639695363

Cardano Sees Significant Growth in On-Chain Activity as New Addresses Spike 167%
https://u.today/cardano-sees-significant-growth-in-on-chain-activity-as-new-addresses-spike-167

Hashflow is live on Arbitrum
https://twitter.com/hashflownetwork/status/1494133037256351745

Australia’s NRL latest sporting league to ink crypto sponsorship
https://forkast.news/headlines/australia-nrl-sporting-crypto-sponsorship/

Valliance Bank Partners With Bakkt to Enable Cryptocurrency Exposure
https://cryptopotato.com/valliance-bank-partners-with-bakkt-to-enable-cryptocurrency-exposure/

The BuildDAO has bene the target of a hostile governance takeover
https://twitter.com/finance_build/status/1493223190071554049

Fireblocks acquires crypto payments processor First DAG in cash-and-stock deal
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/134423/fireblocks-acquires-first-dag-crypto-stablecoins-payments

Nansen now offers a machine-learning Price Estimator for NFT projects
https://twitter.com/nansen_ai/status/1494122284818509824

0xSplits: The Splits Protocol
https://mirror.xyz/0x50671995E1ECa15Ca9E807774A814331CabE0F3b/hO97ZEqyE03Qt-3cFcmvsDQuYgr4jLQzBFCG9UiJie0

ZigZag’s Vision for Ethereum Layer-2 DEX
https://blog.zigzag.exchange/zigzags-vision-for-ethereum-layer-2-dex-7d1196a554a0

Bakkt Expects to Post Losses in 2022 as Investment Ramps Up
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/17/bakkt-expects-to-post-losses-in-2022-as-investment-ramps-up/

Investment Platform Yieldstreet Adds Crypto Access With Pantera Capital Partnership
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/17/investment-platform-yieldstreet-adds-crypto-access-with-pantera-capital-partnership/

Binance Halts Activities in Israel Following Regulator Intervention
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/17/binance-halts-activities-in-israel-following-regulator-intervention-report/

One River teams up with Coinbase to offer crypto accounts for investment advisors
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/133907/one-river-teams-up-with-coinbase-to-offer-crypto-accounts-for-investment-advisors

News/Updates: (Cont'd #2)

Red Bull's F1 Team Signs $150M Sponsorship Deal With Crypto Exchange Bybit
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/16/red-bulls-f1-team-signs-150m-sponsorship-deal-with-crypto-exchange-bybit/

Tesseract Fi is live on Avalanche
https://twitter.com/tesseract_fi/status/1493213185213612035

Fidelity International Debuts Bitcoin ETP in Europe
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/15/fidelity-international-debuts-bitcoin-etp-in-europe/

NFTs:

The US Government Made It Illegal to Buy These NFTs
https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgmqvg/the-us-government-made-it-illegal-to-buy-these-nfts

Snoop Dogg Plans to Turn Death Row Records Into the First NFT Music Label
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/16/snoop-dogg-plans-to-turn-death-row-records-into-the-first-nft-music-label/

Marketplace suspends most NFT sales, citing 'rampant' fakes and plagiarism
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/nft-marketplace-shuts-citing-rampant-fakes-plagiarism-problem-2022-02-11/

OpenSea launches venture arm, NFT ecosystem grant program
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/133929/opensea-launches-venture-arm-nft-ecosystem-grant-program

UK Tax Regulator Seizes NFTs for First Time as Part of Fraud Investigation
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/14/uk-tax-regulator-seizes-nfts-for-first-time-as-part-of-fraud-investigation/

Inside Team17, following the Worms NFT firestorm
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-10-inside-team17-following-the-worms-nft-firestorm

Highest-ever CryptoPunk sale nets $24 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134139/highest-ever-cryptopunk-sale-nets-24-million

OnlyFans jumps into NFT profile pictures
https://www.reuters.com/technology/onlyfans-jumps-into-nft-profile-pictures-2022-02-10/

Axie Infinity: Origin is Coming!
https://axie.substack.com/p/origin?r=ms24k

NYSE moves closer to NFT trading with trademark application
https://www.reuters.com/technology/nyse-moves-closer-nft-trading-with-trademark-application-2022-02-16/

L’Oréal Eyes NFTs and the Metaverse, Filing for 17 Virtual Goods-Related Trademarks
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/16/loreal-eyes-nfts-and-the-metaverse-filing-for-17-virtual-goods-related-trademarks/

PaintSwap Finance Announced Support for Interactive NFTs (iNFTs)
https://cryptopotato.com/paintswap-finance-announced-support-for-interactive-nfts-infts/

FlamingoDAO’s NFT Portfolio Is Now Worth $1B
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/02/10/flamingodaos-nft-portfolio-is-now-worth-1b/

PayPal to Limit Certain NFT Transactions: Updates Policy
https://cryptopotato.com/paypal-to-limit-certain-nft-transactions-updates-policy/

JP Morgan Sets Shop on Decentraland, The Ethereum Blockchain Metaverse
https://www.trustnodes.com/2022/02/16/review-jp-morgan-sets-shop-on-decentraland-the-ethereum-blockchain-metaverse

Animoca Brands and Brinc Launch $30M Guild Program for Play-to-Earn Ecosystems
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/14/animoca-brands-and-brinc-launch-30m-guild-for-play-to-earn-ecosystems/

Introducing Sushimi: SUSHI’s NFT PFP project
https://forum.sushi.com/t/introducing-sushimi-sushis-nft-pfp-project/9534

How Azukis Suddenly Became The World’s Best-Selling NFT Collection
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2022/02/14/how-azukis-suddenly-became-the-worlds-best-selling-nft-collection/

Another NFT marketplace, x2y2, begins vampire attack on OpenSea
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/134450/another-nft-marketplace-x2y2-begins-vampire-attack-on-opensea

UEFA Taps Socios for Champions League Fan Tokens
https://decrypt.co/93068/uefa-socios-champions-league-crypto-fan-tokens

The Sandbox SAND Token Staking Launched on Polygon
https://dappradar.com/blog/the-sandbox-sand-token-staking-launched-on-polygon

Mastercard to Offer Crypto and NFT Consulting Service
https://www.nftradar.org/mastercard-to-offer-crypto-and-nft-consulting-service/

Raises:

Metaverse Land Investor Everyrealm Raises $60M Led by Andreessen
https://decrypt.co/92664/metaverse-everyrealm-raises-60m-andreessen

Cloud $9 Million: Fluence Labs Raises Cash, Aims to Liberate Web3 From AWS
https://decrypt.co/93090/cloud-9-million-fluence-labs-raises-cash-aims-liberate-web3-aws

Crypto copy-trading protocol Housecat emerges from stealth with $3.5 million in funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/133598/crypto-copy-trading-protocol-housecat-emerges-from-stealth-with-3-7-million-in-funding

UK neobank Atom raises more than $100 million as it eyes an IPO
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134410/atom-raise

Ethereum wallet Rainbow raises $18 million in round led by Reddit co-founder's VC fund
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134298/rainbow-raise

RabbitHole $18m Series A
https://rabbithole-gg.notion.site/rabbithole-gg/RabbitHole-Series-A-c53d24be57284b779365cbb129d58e24

Crypto-based travel rewards startup Flycoin raises $33m
https://www.phocuswire.com/crypto-based-travel-rewards-company-flycoin-raises-33m

Social trading platform Tradelize closes post-seed round at $13 million valuation
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/social-trading-platform-tradelize-closes-post-seed-round-at-13-million-valuation

Mudrex raises $6.5m in a pre-series A funding round
https://twitter.com/officialmudrex/status/1491025946841067524

Dmail secures a strategic investment from Amino Capital
https://medium.com/@dmail_official/dmail-secures-a-strategic-investment-from-amino-capital-15ba0aac780d

Binance Labs Makes $1.5M Strategic Investment in GAMEE to Bring the Gaming Platform Mainstream
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-labs-makes-$15m-strategic-investment-in-gamee-to-bring-the-gaming-platform-mainstream-421499824684903393

Digital Power Optimization Partners with NYDIG in $2.5M Series A Funding
https://www.digitalpoweroptimization.com/news/digital-power-optimization-partners-with-nydig-in-25m-series-a-funding

Ruby Protocol lands $7.3M for Web3 encryption solution
https://venturebeat.com/2022/02/09/ruby-protocol-lands-7-3m-for-web3-encryption-solution/

BNV Raises US$4M in Series A Funding Round
https://www.bnv.me/stories/bnv-raises-us-4-million-in-series-a-funding-round

Introducing the Nomic Foundation: An Ethereum public goods organization
https://medium.com/nomic-foundation-blog/introducing-the-nomic-foundation-an-ethereum-public-goods-organization-31012af67df9

Airwaive raises $3M in seed funding to decentralize the last mile of the internet
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/airwaive-raises-3m-in-seed-funding-to-decentralize-the-last-mile-of-the-internet

Strider raises $3M to use blockchain DAOs to enable game creators
https://venturebeat.com/2022/02/10/strider-raises-3m-to-use-blockchain-daos-to-enable-game-creators/

Cardano-based DEX WingRiders secures $4.5m seed funding
https://coinrivet.com/cardano-based-dex-wingriders-secures-4-5m-seed-funding/

UAE-Based Fintech Startup Pyypl Raises $11M To Support Regional Expansion
https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/innovation/startups/fintech-startup-pyypl-raises-%2411m-in-series-a-funding-round

TerraZero Technologies Inc. Announces Strategic Investment from BIGG Digital Assets Inc.
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/terrazero-technologies-inc-announces-strategic-investment-from-bigg-digital-assets-inc--891344466.html

Binance Invests $200M in Forbes to Bring Web3 to Journalism
https://blockworks.co/crypto-exchange-binance-receives-200m-stake-in-forbes/

Aperture Raises $5.3M to Build a Cross-Chain DeFi Investment Ecosystem with a Marketplace for Strategies
https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2022-02-10/aperture-raises-5-3m-to-build-a-cross-chain-defi-investment-ecosystem-with-a-marketplace-for-strategies

Philippines Crypto Exchange PDAX Raises $50M Series B Led by Tiger Global
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/10/philippines-crypto-exchange-pdax-raises-50m-series-b-led-by-tiger-global/

Sardine's $19.5m Series A
https://medium.com/sardineai/our-series-a-announcement-f46e10437951

Raises: (Cont'd #1)

Humanode raises $2 million while testnet hits 1,650 unique validators
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/humanode-raises-2-million-while-testnet-hits-1-650-unique-validators

Binance Labs Makes Strategic Investment in Automata Network
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-labs-makes-strategic-investment-in-automata-network-421499824684903413

Salad Ventures raises $13.5M to build GuildOS platform for P2E gaming
https://venturebeat.com/2022/02/11/salad-ventures-raises-13m-to-build-guildos-platform-for-p2e-gaming/

Karmaverse's seed round
https://twitter.com/karmaverse_io/status/1492040553088708609

Portals Announces $5 Million Seed Round
https://medium.com/@portals_/portals-announces-5-million-seed-round-ba7663d62050

Summoners Arena Raises $3 Million in Seed Round
https://summonersarena.substack.com/p/summoners-arena-raises-3-million

Apple Alum-Led Kyro Digital Raises $10M in Series A Funding
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/10/apple-alum-led-kyro-digital-raises-10-million-in-series-a-funding/

GuildFi Secures Investment from Binance Smart Chain’s $1B Fund
https://medium.com/guildfi/guildfi-secures-investment-from-binance-smart-chains-1b-fund-507b7a4edec3

Gamium closes its $2.25M GMM Private Token Sale
https://medium.com/@gamium/gamium-closes-its-2-25m-gmm-private-token-sale-d261841b1f7

Cloud $9 Million: Fluence Labs Raises Cash, Aims to Liberate Web3 From AWS
https://decrypt.co/93090/cloud-9-million-fluence-labs-raises-cash-aims-liberate-web3-aws

Ethernity Raises $20M for Ethereum Celebrity NFT and Gaming Push
https://decrypt.co/92597/ethernity-raises-20m-ethereum-celebrity-nft-gaming-push

Fayre raised $3.8 million to help brands create and manage NFT communities
https://nftnewsinsider.com/fayre-raised-3-4-million-to-help-brands-create-and-manage-nft-communities/

Clesson Co. Ltd: The Operating Company of LABEL Foundation Receives $2 Million Equity Funding From Groom Investments and eBEST Investments & Securities
https://news.bitcoin.com/clesson-co-ltd-the-operating-company-of-label-foundation-receives-2-million-equity-funding-from-groom-investments-and-ebest-investments-securities/

RR2 Capital Expands Portfolio with Strategic Investment in DAG-based DeFi Platform Aleph Zero
https://www.newsbtc.com/press-releases/rr2-capital-expands-portfolio-with-strategic-investment-in-dag-based-defi-platform-aleph-zero/

Blockchain startup 5ire secures $100 million capital commitment from GEM
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/blockchain-startup-5ire-secures-100-million-capital-commitment-from-gem/articleshow/89586979.cms

SkillWallet's $1.65m raise
https://twitter.com/skillwalletid/status/1492987054216593412

3D social network BUD raises $15M in Series A+ round
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/13/metaverse-platform-bud-15-million-in-series-a-round/

MixMob Raises $7 Million in Latest Seed Funding Round
https://mixmoborigin.medium.com/mixmob-raises-7-million-in-latest-seed-funding-round-7589cc2fe75b

Suberra Protocol secures $1M funding in a pre-seed round to build next-gen Crypto payment infrastructures
https://medium.com/suberra/suberra-protocol-secures-1m-funding-in-a-pre-seed-round-to-build-next-gen-crypto-payment-8a899cb7f97c

DexGuru has raised $5M in second funding round
https://twitter.com/dexguru/status/1493594432607686656

Playible announces that they've raised funds at a $10 million pre-seed evaluation
https://twitter.com/Playible/status/1493206390097297411

Solana NFT data site Solanalysis rebrands to Hyperspace and raises $4.5 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/134225/solana-nft-data-site-solanalysis-rebrands-to-hyperspace-and-raises-4-5-million

TrayamBhu Tech Solutions Secures Seed Round from Octave Ventures & others
https://techgraph.co/tech/trayambhu-tech-solutions-secures-seed-round-from-octave-ventures-others/

Axelar’s Universal Blockchain Interoperability Network Raises $35 Million to Reach $1 Billion Valuation
https://axelar.network/news/axelars-universal-blockchain-interoperability-network-raises-35-million-to-reach-1-billion-valuation

Raises: (Cont'd #2)

Announcing the Aurigamists (undisclosed raise)
https://medium.com/aurigami/announcing-the-aurigamists-f5e2f6f3f1b3

3Box Labs $30m Series A raise
https://twitter.com/CraigBurel/status/1493982344226738191