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

Regulation:

Crypto Lender BlockFi to Pay $100 Million In Settlement with SEC, States
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-12/blockfi-to-pay-100-million-to-sec-states-over-crypto-lending

SEC filings mentioning ‘Bitcoin’ skyrocket in 2022 signaling institutional acceptance
https://finbold.com/sec-filings-mentioning-bitcoin-skyrocket-in-2022-signaling-institutional-acceptance/

Canada invokes ‘Emergencies Act’ targeting crowdfunding and crypto
https://cointelegraph.com/news/canada-invokes-emergencies-act-targeting-crowdfunding-and-crypto

Singapore currently has no plans to regulate NFTs
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134575/singapore-currently-has-no-plans-to-regulate-nfts

Bank of Russia Proceeds With Digital Ruble, Renews Push for Crypto Ban
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/16/bank-of-russia-proceeds-with-digital-ruble-renews-push-for-crypto-ban/

Disbarred Attorney Philip Reichenthal Pleads Guilty to $5m Crypto Fraud
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/disbarred-attorney-philip-reichenthal-pleads-guilty-to-5m-crypto-fraud/

UAE to issue licenses for virtual asset providers by end of Q1
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134549/uae-to-issue-licenses-for-virtual-asset-providers-by-end-of-q1-report

Binance.US is under investigation from SEC over trading affiliates
https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-us-is-under-investigation-from-sec-over-trading-affiliates-report

New US Senate legislation mandates plan to 'mitigate potential risks' of El Salvador's bitcoin adoption
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134519/new-us-senate-legislation-mandates-plan-to-mitigate-potential-risks-of-el-salvadors-bitcoin-adoption

US lawmaker introduces bill for government-backed insurance of 'qualified' stablecoins
https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-lawmaker-introduces-bill-for-government-backed-insurance-of-qualified-stablecoins

Belarus to Create a Crypto Wallet Registry To Prevent Illicit Activities
https://cryptopotato.com/belarus-to-create-a-crypto-wallet-registry-to-prevent-illicit-activities/

Israel's Securities Regulatory Chief Lays Out Crypto Plans
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/14/israels-securities-regulatory-chief-lays-out-crypto-plans/

SEC Enforcement Against Wonderland Could Mean Trouble for DeFi
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/14/sec-enforcement-against-wonderland-could-mean-trouble-for-defi/

India’s crypto tax provides little legal clarity for traders and exchanges
https://cointelegraph.com/news/india-s-crypto-tax-provides-little-legal-clarity-for-traders-and-exchanges

Matolcsy: Time has come to ban crypto trading and mining in the EU
https://www.mnb.hu/en/pressroom/publications-of-the-governor/2022/matolcsy-time-has-come-to-ban-crypto-trading-and-mining-in-the-eu

Additional Reads:

JPM: Opportunities in the metaverse
https://www.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm/treasury-services/documents/opportunities-in-the-metaverse.pdf

The Composable Web3 Data Network
https://multicoin.capital/2022/02/16/the-composable-web3-data-network/

The Rewiring of the Niche: Selling Out, Commons Databases, & NFTs
https://blog.simondlr.com/posts/the-rewiring-of-the-niche

Who is designing the architectures of the metaverse?
https://www.domusweb.it/en/news/2022/02/09/the-metaverse-real-estate-market-from-investment-to-design.html

What the heck is ve (3,3) and why did it cause Fantom to take off?
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/news+/133937/what-the-heck-is-ve-33-and-why-did-it-cause-fantom-to-take-off

Opinion: How to Spot Trash in the NFT Market
https://cryptobriefing.com/opinion-how-spot-trash-nft-market

Whales and Retail
https://www.kanaandkatana.com/blog/whales-and-retail

All about Solidly
https://medium.com/@solidsex/all-about-solidly-9b31ae57b60f

(slighty throwback) Estimating Smart Contract Costs
https://medium.com/scrappy-squirrels/estimating-smart-contract-costs-f65acf818c26

(slighty throwback) A Guide to Effectively Cheating NFT Launches (and detecting cheaters)
https://medium.com/@convexlabs/a-guide-to-effectively-cheating-nft-launches-and-detecting-cheaters-a76143ef8ad8

Attacking an Ethereum L2 with Unbridled Optimism
https://www.saurik.com/optimism.html

Vampire attack! LooksRare vs. OpenSea
https://blog.coinbase.com/vampire-attack-looksrare-vs-opensea-c3b4107cd4db

EthClipper: A Clipboard Meddling Attack on Hardware Wallets with Address Verification Evasion
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2108.14004.pdf

The Rabbit Hole Beneath the Crypto Couple Is Endless
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ab78b/the-rabbithole-beneath-the-crypto-couple-is-endless

8 things on the $4.5B Bitcoin heist
https://trungphan.substack.com/p/8-thoughts-on-the-45b-bitcoin-heist

David Rosenthal's EE380 talk
https://blog.dshr.org/2022/02/ee380-talk.html

VC Ranking： Token Returns after Financing
https://wublock.substack.com/p/vc-rankingtoken-returns-after-financing

Bankless: Best Yields on Layer 2 | Q1 2022
https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/best-yields-on-layer-2-q1-2022-4fb

Messari: A Glimpse Into The Leading Categories Within The Deca-Billion NFT Industry
https://messari.io/article/a-glimpse-into-the-leading-categories-within-the-deca-billion-nft-industry

Blockchain Analytics: The ultimate tool to understanding crypto
https://www.nansen.ai/research/blockchain-analytics-the-ultimate-tool-to-understanding-crypto

Why Sino Global Cap is bullish on crypto in India
https://sinoglobalcap.medium.com/why-we-are-bullish-on-crypto-in-india-1157a1b7705f

Railgun: Hide Your DeFi Private Parts
https://defieducation.substack.com/p/railgun-hide-your-defi-private-parts

VeradiVerdict - Vietnam Crypto
https://www.veradiverdict.com/p/vietnam-crypto

InternDAO: Synapse Thesis
https://mirror.xyz/interndao.eth/pseI1ESiTzz5Ba1yCGwgPQqXCyrjSa4NaskWC00UMjU

Loot: The Universe in a JPEG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LamcvtN3ovs

The importance of converting speculators into users
https://tonysheng.substack.com/p/price-flywheel

How Andre became such a Giant
https://medium.com/momentum6/how-andre-became-such-a-giant-57e65cd7aa24

OlympusDAO's Zeus: Exploring a Bond-Centric Future
https://forum.olympusdao.finance/d/1061-exploring-a-bond-centric-future

It's all a dark forest - A whimsical introduction to MEV for the curious
https://theknower.substack.com/p/its-all-a-dark-forest

A new era for Bancor
https://medium.com/@knower/a-new-era-for-bancor-8c40702dfd22

Public (degen) goods
https://mirror.xyz/0xcarnation.eth/W8k7_74DrpNKP5ykWONbGGzgbLArcAKNWhEDZdCfQ4k

SoK: Blockchain Governance
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.07188.pdf

Fancy Numbers: How We Lowered Fees for Optimism Users
https://optimismpbc.medium.com/fancy-numbers-how-we-lowered-fees-for-optimism-users-a3bb80cbc65f

On the Equitability and Decentralization of Poof-Of-Work
https://medium.com/@adriano.feria/on-the-equitability-of-pow-b594a9122367

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #1)

Navigating Privacy on Public Blockchains
https://wdai.us/posts/navigating-privacy/

Sliding Window Challenge Process for Congestion Detection
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.09009.pdf

Tenderly App — a Swiss Pocketknife for the Web3 developer
https://graph.org/Tenderly-App--a-Swiss-Pocketknife-for-the-Web3-developer-02-15

A product manager’s guide to web3
https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/a-product-managers-guide-to-web3

(slight throwback) How To Investigate Cryptocurrency Crimes Using Blockchain Explorers & OSINT Tools
https://www.1337pwn.com/how-to-investigate-cryptocurrency-crimes-using-blockchain-explorers-and-osint-tools/

Dissimilar Redundancy in DeFi
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.12563.pdf

Blockchain scalability for smart contract systems using eUTXO model
https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2202/2202.00561.pdf

Jones DAO Vaults & jAssets
https://jonesdao.ghost.io/jones-dao-vaults-jassets/

Radicle: Towards decentralized code collaboration
https://www.theblockresearch.com/radicle-towards-decentralized-code-collaboration-133171

DeFi Kingdoms Team AMA (Game Mechanics Team) — February 14, 2022
https://medium.com/@Samichpunch/defi-kingdoms-team-ama-game-mechanics-team-february-14-2022-266cbdd7f1e1

PostgreSQL Query Optimization Tricks
https://gracelily.medium.com/postgresql-query-optimization-tricks-6d5b7358d7fa

Tokemak: liquidity rental-as-a-service
https://www.theblockresearch.com/tokemak-liquidity-rental-as-a-service-134063

Cool NFT tools | Q1 2022
https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/cool-nft-tools-q1-2022

Messari: The State of The Sandbox Q4 2021
https://messari.io/article/the-state-of-the-sandbox-q4-2021

Twitter Threads:

1 year anniversary for the OpeNFT rugpull (277 ETH) by NFTmachine. Never forget.
https://twitter.com/0xShual/status/1493975165625065472

Key use cases for NFT as a new asset class by @lililashka
https://twitter.com/lililashka/status/1481639448425074694

@NFTethics and the challenges of exposing scammers on Twitter
https://twitter.com/NFTethics/status/1492131809966100481

@helmut on an inevitable bear market and crypto's (lacking) self-sustaining growth
https://twitter.com/helmutchrome/status/1492292666566254595

A thread on the $FPIS airdrop and bullish thesis on $FXS by @defi_intern_
https://twitter.com/DeFi_Intern_/status/1492434126422814727

@thomasg_eth has been targeted in a thorough social engineering scam, read so you can stay safe
https://twitter.com/thomasg_eth/status/1492663192404779013

@smol_toad's thread on TreasureDAO
https://twitter.com/smol_toad/status/1492636352692826115

13 Steps to Trade Like a Hedge Fund Pod Monkey by @goodalexander
https://twitter.com/goodalexander/status/1492905653970653191

A running list of crypto-related super bowl commercials by @jackniewold
https://twitter.com/JackNiewold/status/1493033830919249921

A thread about Boba Network's WAGMI incentive program by @oolongswap
https://twitter.com/oolongswap/status/1491765124390076417

After pivoting to become a Web3 developer and contractor, @mantisclone shared how they've structured their business
https://twitter.com/MantisClone/status/1491459883648299009

@momentum_6 on the risk behind auto compounders
https://twitter.com/Momentum_6/status/1492127078673756165

@bitsplaining with a thread on all things L2 (#L222)
https://twitter.com/bitsplaining/status/1492257957794381825

A thread on current and upcoming lending solutions, their respective differentiating factors by @mikey0x_
https://twitter.com/Mikey0x_/status/1491491352810430464

Explanation of Perpetual Swaps: Open Interest, Premiums/Discounts, Funding rates, Liquidations by @WClementeIII
https://twitter.com/WClementeIII/status/1490704396367409152

veYFI thread by @cryptouf
https://twitter.com/cryptouf/status/1492100813279350785

Frax, FPI, and The Stablecoin Meta-game by @davesaidthat_
https://twitter.com/davesaidthat_/status/1491825988812120068

Public tweetstorm on dYdX strategy by @antoniomjuliano (dYdX's founder)
https://twitter.com/antoniomjuliano/status/1491199063504867333

@kamikaz_ETH's thread about the $COW airdrop and their own valuation and speculation
https://twitter.com/kamikaz_eth/status/1492104845003997187

StarkNet Weekly Highlights by @odin_free
https://twitter.com/odin_free/status/1492527602900389889

@cobie on LooksRare
https://twitter.com/cobie/status/1493222043185262595

10 Under-the-Cover Trading Hacks by @FabiusMercurius
https://twitter.com/fabiusmercurius/status/1492569620569489409

A thread on what limited partners (LPs) are looking for when they invest in a VC fund by @jarridvtingle
https://twitter.com/jarridvtingle/status/1491810797227499528

Introducing the DAO mini-series by @chaserchapman
https://twitter.com/chaserchapman/status/1492210731789520897

Two tools (and their use case) everyone should use when minting an NFT by @greatbambin0
https://twitter.com/GreatBambin0/status/1492160738277920770

@firstadopter asks about stablecoin yields, interesting comments
https://twitter.com/firstadopter/status/1493331262945304578

A thread of the best crypto tweets from last week by @jackniewold
https://twitter.com/JackNiewold/status/1493368271734726662

Zac Prince (BlockFi's CEO) with a thread about the SEC resolution and his POV
https://twitter.com/BlockFiZac/status/1493256919406022656

How @cirrusNFT turned 0.6 eth into 150+ eth while sticking primarily to two projects
https://twitter.com/CirrusNFT/status/1493281896226177024

In 6 parts CIA Officer details how they investigate crypto hacks and security incidents + methodology
https://twitter.com/officer_cia/status/1493395239905734667

Suggested reading for anyone wanting to get into smart contract development by @andrecronjetech
https://twitter.com/AndreCronjeTech/status/1493497381526159360

Twitter Threads: (Cont'd #1)

A thread on why most things in DeFi probably won't last and 5 examples of moats that do exist even in an open source world by @bowtiednightowl
https://twitter.com/BowTiedNightOwl/status/1493376404720861186

@0xngmi with a short thread about ChainLink's VRF and modulo
https://twitter.com/0xngmi/status/1493849106355269634

TMZ Crypto #2 by @thisiswenzel
https://twitter.com/thisiswenzel/status/1493727095222009857

@cryptodetweiler with a bullish thread on ARBO
https://twitter.com/cryptodetweiler/status/1493655225361707012

Data is the new oil in the digital world we live in by @nansen_ai
https://twitter.com/nansen_ai/status/1493504061345505284

The State of Blockchain Gaming by @masonnystrom
https://twitter.com/masonnystrom/status/1494077514913878021

Beanie is back
https://twitter.com/beaniemaxi/status/1493969474462138374

@packyM compiled all the answers to his previous thread about understanding/designing tokenomics into one thread + airtable
https://twitter.com/packyM/status/1493990833397325824
https://airtable.com/shraQiFHFxU7rm7Wv/tblBVGLgh1XQpun1b

Calculated NFT investing by @dclblogger
https://twitter.com/DCLBlogger/status/1494208123393167363

Rollups > L1s by @epolynya
https://twitter.com/epolynya/status/1493815859453652995

Weekly NFT juice by @javierang_
https://twitter.com/JavierAng_/status/1493944030811410438

Protocol breakdown thread - Curve by @definikola
https://twitter.com/definikola/status/1493312355945562117

A thread on what you will find on @hildobby_'s new Ethereum Gas Dune dashboard
https://twitter.com/hildobby_/status/1493634750430523396

@gametheorizing's framework for estimating the change over time in the fundamental price of Bitcoin
https://twitter.com/gametheorizing/status/1494011844951875586

FiatDAO thread by @kaizen_dao
https://twitter.com/kaizen_dao/status/1487848291094212614

Investment analysis for Saber by @ashkanstweets
https://twitter.com/ashkanstweets/status/1494081147084570625

Best EVM resources by @0x_doggie
https://twitter.com/0x_doggie/status/1494025503446945799

A thread by @alpha_pls about how they're doing fundamental analysis
https://twitter.com/alpha_pls/status/1493568063513317385

Crypto resources mega thread by @bobbybanzai
https://twitter.com/bobbybanzai/status/1493939959128113157

@avsa spent the whole last week developing a map of all ENS contracts
https://twitter.com/avsa/status/1493634935038656519

Research thread about Avalanche by @daolectic
https://twitter.com/daolectic/status/1492858445841592325

@zachxbt exposing @helloimmorgan, an NFT influencer
https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1493572811700387842
Her response
https://twitter.com/Helloimmorgan/status/1493722115580833801

Details on this base yield issue and why options vaults will underpin the transition to the next frontier of DeFi by @0xboo
https://twitter.com/0xboo/status/1493629704645099524

@route2fi about the Edge Protocol beta
https://twitter.com/Route2FI/status/1493551657631854597

What is Ecto by @EctoXYZ
https://twitter.com/EctoXYZ/status/1493386330348429316

This week in DAOs by @twidaos
https://twitter.com/TWiDAOs/status/1493314120870813698

The winning projects of the Convergence Hackathon
https://twitter.com/ProjectSerum/status/1493617054389317643

@LynAldenContact about PoS and PoW
https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact/status/1493426204636033027

A thread about the 5 projects with the most potential on Avalanche by @thedefiedge
https://twitter.com/thedefiedge/status/1493658067623297024

Podcasts:

The Scoop: How the multi-trillion-dollar wealth management industry is opening up to bitcoin | Michael Batnick, Jeremy Schwartz

Gearbox Factory Research hour with Element Finance
https://twitter.com/gearboxprotocol/status/1491826717371084805

The State of the Crypto Economy with Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX
https://www.circle.com/en/the-money-movement/ep-49-the-state-of-the-crypto-economy

Delphi Podcast - CryoSecurity: Crypto Security Horror Stories, Personal Best Practices, and Preserving Privacy Online
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/cryosecurity-crypto-security-horror-stories-personal-best-practices/

GoodWill Yunting - Nansen: Crypto by the Numbers ft. Alex Svanevik and Bew
https://podcast.yunt.capital/1790992/10037540-nansen-crypto-by-the-numbers-ft-alex-svanevik-and-bew
Notes
https://twitter.com/s4msies/status/1491860770438598688

Real Vision: Liquidity is the key to Defi's Growth
https://www.realvision.com/shows/the-interview-crypto/videos/liquidity-is-the-key-to-defis-growth

Office Hours #59 with Darren Lau: How to invest like Darren Lau?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exg76AkjfVQ
Notes
https://twitter.com/uwumak1/status/1494145173009227779

WAGMI podcast: Half Hedgefund Manage rHalf Metaverse Pimp w/ Eric Wall
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tgUOf75hvzOQLwymQGlxD

The Scoop: Avi Felman explains how he decides to make massive bitcoin trades
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/134058/avi-felman-explains-how-he-decides-to-make-massive-bitcoin-trades

Noah & Ian - Parcel: Building The Platform For Experiences In The Metaverse - Zima Red ep 102
https://anchor.fm/andrew-steinwold/episodes/Noah--Ian---Parcel-Building-The-Platform-For-Experiences-In-The-Metaverse---Zima-Red-ep-102-e1ee4pd

Bankless | Vitalik Buterin - Green Pill #1
http://podcast.banklesshq.com/vitalik-buterin-green-pill-1

Zero Knowledge FM: Episode 218: Hardened JS and the Architecture of Agoric with Dean Tribble
https://zeroknowledge.fm/218-2/

Dan Bouwer, Crypto Island Dao – The Nifty Show #136
https://theniftyshow.com/dan-bouwer-crypto-island-dao-the-nifty-show-136/

Tools:

CIA Officer's list of all existing smart contract security tools
https://twitter.com/officer_cia/status/1491830302922133505

A bot that tweets out newly deployed (fewer than 7 days old) Ethereum contracts that already have at least $1m TVL by @onewayfunction
https://twitter.com/onewayfunction/status/1491987718678597633

Dework, a web3-native project management tool
https://twitter.com/deworkxyz/status/1491826767992135689

Midwit
https://midwit.vercel.app/

Bankless' Acadamy
https://app.banklessacademy.com/

DefiLlama's new oracle dashboard
defillama.com/oracles

StealthDrop: Anonymous Airdrops using ZK-SNARKs by @nibnalin
https://twitter.com/nibnalin/status/1493364134930358272

CIA Officer's recommendations for great thematic Web3 data sources
http://based.builders
http://useweb3.xyz
http://w3bs3c.com
http://thedailyape.com

Curated list of NFT protocols, major players and more by @_easte
https://github.com/East-E/NFT-Ecosystem

DUMB ETHEREUM RPC PROVIDER
https://derp.hoprnet.org/

Smart Contract Attack Vectors by KadenZipfel
https://github.com/KadenZipfel/smart-contract-attack-vectors

Deribit Options Course: Basics II (playlist)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6JuqDsLnzXnF2FNdTNC_r8en1UBYdRzo

StarkNet Cairo 101
https://github.com/l-henri/starknet-cairo-101

Alpha:

@degenomix's list of places to farm with stablecoins
https://twitter.com/degenomix/status/1492200409305260032

The Serenity Fund: Market Return on StableCoin-based Strategies（14 Feb 2022)
https://serenityfund.medium.com/weekly-market-return-on-stablecoin-based-strategies-14-feb-2022-80a30a2d2aa

Invisible Friends
https://twitter.com/InvsbleFriends/status/1492904748869197825

Cega
https://cegafi.medium.com/introducing-cega-the-decentralized-exotic-derivatives-protocol-c199908694bc

Timeless
https://timeless-fi.medium.com/introducing-timeless-b51e6e98c603

Vector
https://vectorfinance.medium.com/an-introduction-to-vector-finance-f09b83206513

@notsofast's Proclamation
https://twitter.com/notsofast/status/1494164140872531971

Privy
https://blog.privy.io/introducing-privy-8bc6edab736

Anata
https://twitter.com/AnataNFT/status/1494024661268672512

Passport
https://medium.com/@passportprotocol/introducing-passport-protocol-a4106164ab26

Have a lovely weekend. ❤️

This week in crypto: Reboot. #8

Donations: 0xfBF60e5F3fa29B42b460B11eE461D12D3C0bB2fd

News/Updates:

Bitcoin price falls as Russian attack on Ukraine intensifies
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135260/bitcoin-price-falls-as-russian-attack-on-ukraine-intensifies

Terra injects 450M UST into Anchor reserve days before protocol depletion
https://cointelegraph.com/news/terra-injects-450m-ust-into-anchor-reserve-days-before-protocol-depletion

FTX Enters Gaming as Backlash Grows Against Crypto’s Incursion
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-21/ftx-enters-gaming-as-backlash-grows-against-crypto-s-incursion

Exclusive: Austrian Programmer And Ex Crypto CEO Likely Stole $11 Billion Of Ether
https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2022/02/22/exclusive-austrian-programmer-and-ex-crypto-ceo-likely-stole-11-billion-of-ether
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135017/new-research-claims-to-identify-the-man-who-hacked-the-dao

Judge orders Terraform Labs to comply with SEC subpoenas
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134758/judge-orders-terraform-labs-to-comply-with-sec-subpoenas

The Graph Backers Launch $205M Ecosystem Fund to Provide Grants to Dapp Builders
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/17/the-graph-backers-launch-205m-ecosystem-fund-to-provide-grants-to-dapp-builders/

Korea's largest bank to launch the country's first crypto investment fund
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134909/koreas-largest-bank-crypto-fund

FTX moves into $300 billion luxury fashion industry with new hire
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135224/ftx-moves-into-300-billion-luxury-fashion-industry-with-new-hire

Ethereum scaling solution StarkNet completes launch – with goal to move to community control
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135161/ethereum-scaling-solution-starknet-completes-launch-with-goal-to-move-to-community-control

Coinbase rewards researcher $250,000 for discovering "market-nuking" bug
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134818/coinbase-rewards-researcher-250000-for-discovering-market-nuking-bug
https://twitter.com/Tree_of_Alpha/status/1495014902582362112

After BlockFi Episode, Crypto Lender Nexo To Halt Interest on New Deposits
https://coingape.com/after-blockfi-episode-crypto-lender-nexo-to-halt-interest-on-new-deposits/

zkSync 2.0: Public Testnet is Live
https://matterlabs.medium.com/zksync-2-0-public-testnet-is-live-de870ba9632a

Coinbase to Allow Remittance Receivers in Mexico to Cash Out in Local Currency
https://news.bitcoin.com/coinbase-to-allow-remittance-receivers-in-mexico-to-cash-out-in-local-currency/

New Decentralized Video Platform ‘Shibuya’ Revealed at ETHDenver
https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/new-decentralized-video-platform-shibuya-revealed-at-ethdenver

Multichain recovers $2.6M stolen funds, will reimburse losses on condition
https://cointelegraph.com/news/multichain-recovers-2-6m-stolen-funds-to-reimburse-losses-on-condition

Tendermint changes name in light of former CEO Jae Kwon’s new project
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135048/tendermint-changes-name-in-light-of-former-ceo-jae-kwons-new-project

Fraudulent Bitcoin Transfer Alleged in Cred Bankruptcy Case
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/18/bankrupt-cred-accused-of-fraudulent-bitcoin-transfer-to-crypto-whale/

Japan's largest bank set to abandon blockchain payment network project
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135194/japans-largest-bank-set-to-abandon-blockchain-payment-network-project

Bloomberg, Elwood Technologies ink deal to offer institutional crypto trading capabilities
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135223/bloomberg-elwood-technologies-ink-deal-to-offer-institutional-crypto-trading-capabilities

Algorand Pushes for Ethereum Compatibility With $20M Incentive Program
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/02/18/algorand-pushes-for-ethereum-compatibility-with-20m-incentive-program/

Ethereum scaling solution StarkNet completes launch – with goal to move to community control
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135161/ethereum-scaling-solution-starknet-completes-launch-with-goal-to-move-to-community-control

News/Updates: (Cont'd #1)

Super Bowl ads boosted crypto app downloads by 279%, led by Coinbase
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/17/super-bowl-ads-boosted-crypto-app-downloads-by-279-led-by-coinbase/

Warner Music Group inks partnership with blockchain gaming developer
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135218/warner-music-group-inks-partnership-with-blockchain-gaming-developer

Ethereum System Skale Launches $100M Ecosystem Fund
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/18/ethereum-scaling-solution-skale-launches-100m-ecosystem-fund/

Coinbase Wallet App Now Supports Ledger
https://dappradar.com/blog/coinbase-wallet-app-now-supports-ledger

Wonderland Proposal: [WIP #5] – Offer a Rage Quit Option to wMEMO holders
https://www.wonderlandforum.xyz/t/wip-5-offer-a-rage-quit-option-to-wmemo-holders/15176

Inside IBM’s Fast-Growing Crypto Custody Play
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/18/inside-ibms-fast-growing-crypto-custody-play/

Intel shows off its energy-efficient 'Bonanza Mine' bitcoin miner
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134929/intel-demos-bonanza-bitcoin-miner

More than three-quarters of surveyed family offices see benefit in crypto, BNY Mellon survey finds
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135196/more-than-three-quarters-of-surveyed-family-offices-see-benefit-in-crypto-bny-mellon-survey-finds

1Password Adds 1-Click Credential Storage for Solana-Based Phantom Wallet Users
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/23/1password-adds-1-click-credential-storage-for-solana-based-phantom-wallet-users/

London Stock Exchange buys TORA for $325 million in digital asset push
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135006/london-stock-exchange-buys-tora-for-325-million-in-digital-asset-push

Gunnercooke becomes first UK law firm to take payments in cryptocurrency
https://www.cityam.com/gunnercooke-becomes-first-uk-law-firm-to-take-payments-in-cryptocurrency/

Crypto unicorn Bitpanda snaps up FCA-registered custodian in first acquisition
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/134994/crypto-unicorn-bitpanda-acquires-trustology

BC Group, Archax, InvestaX Form Consortium on Security Tokens Globally
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/24/bc-group-archax-investax-form-consortium-on-security-tokens-globally/

SnowBank Shut Down Sparks Exodus & USDC Claim
https://dappradar.com/blog/snowbank-shut-down-sparks-exodus-usdc-claim

Web 3 Browser Opera Integrates With Ethereum Layer 2 Exchange DeversiFi
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/23/web-3-browser-opera-integrates-with-ethereum-layer-2-exchange-deversifi/

The world's largest crypto asset manager launches a first-of-its-kind campaign to help push for SEC approval of a spot bitcoin ETF
https://www.businessinsider.com/grayscale-investments-campaign-spot-bitcoin-etf-futures-sec-comments-letters-2022-2

Chinese cryptocurrency exchange Huobi plans to re-enter U.S. market, but with asset management focus
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/22/chinese-cryptocurrency-exchange-huobi-plans-us-re-entry.html

What’s Sifu Up To? Eponymous Token May Foreshadow New Project
https://thedefiant.io/sifu-launches-token/

Yearn is live on Arbitrum
https://twitter.com/iearnfinance/status/1496577884802060288

Serum Accelerator has launched
https://twitter.com/michellelsun/status/1496504783527632901

Dark Forest - Updated Gameplay Policy
https://blog.zkga.me/gameplay-policy

Tempus is live on Fantom
https://twitter.com/TempusFinance/status/1495747382285377538

NFTs:

Bids Near $600 Million as Premier League Auctions Inaugural NFT Licence
https://nftplazas.com/premier-league-auction-inaugural-nft-licence/

OpenSea probe concludes millions of dollars worth of NFTs were stolen in phishing attack
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134832/opensea-is-investigating-rumors-of-a-multi-million-dollar-nft-exploit

DefiKingdoms allow for BAYC profile picture in their game
https://twitter.com/DefiKingdoms/status/1495112960573947905

FRONTIER roadmap
https://www.missingfrontier.com/roadmap

Optimistic Figures Revealed in DappRadar’s January Games Report
https://nftplazas.com/dappradar-january-games-report/

Animoca Partner with ‘Play Magnus’ to Launch Chess Into the Metaverse
https://nftplazas.com/animoca-play-magnus-chess-nft-metaverse/

Music major Universal to develop NFT fan collection
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134621/music-major-universal-to-develop-nft-fan-collection

Artist blows up Lamborghini to make NFTs — in protest against get-rich-quick culture
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/134923/artist-blows-up-lamborghini-to-make-nfts-in-protest-against-crypto-culture

NFT sale from first metaverse fashion show launched
https://www.businesstoday.in/crypto/story/nft-sale-from-first-metaverse-fashion-show-launched-322912-2022-02-17

Sotheby's withdrew a lot of 104 CryptoPunks before its auction was set to begin
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135257/sothebys-withdrew-a-lot-of-104-cryptopunks-before-its-auction-was-set-to-begin
https://twitter.com/0x650d/status/1496646517003800578

OneOf Expands Sports NFT Presence With New Collection on Polygon
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/24/oneof-expands-sports-nft-presence-with-new-collection-on-polygon/

Denim Maestro Wrangler Joins Leon Bridges for Anniversary NFT Drop
https://nftplazas.com/wrangler-leon-bridges-nft/

Axie Origin Alpha Expected Towards the End of March
https://dappradar.com/blog/axie-origin-alpha-expected-towards-the-end-of-march

Four Italian Art Museums Sell NFT Reproductions of Masterpieces
https://raritysniper.com/news/four-italian-art-museums-sell-nft-reproductions-of-masterpieces/

New York Stock Exchange Signals Move To Build An NFT Marketplace
https://yellowblock.io/new-york-stock-exchange-signals-move-to-build-an-nft-marketplace/

NEON Merges the Physical and Digital Worlds with NFT Vending Machine
https://nftplazas.com/neon-nft-vending-machine/

MultiNFT Launches Utility Token Powered Concerts in Decentraland
https://nftplazas.com/multinft-utility-token-decentraland/

Mega Trippy APE Mutant Serum Revealed By 0XB1, owned by Bancor's Guy Benartzi
https://www.nftradar.org/mega-trippy-ape-mutant-serum-revealed-by-0xb1/

CarForCoin Launches Auction to Buy Real Cars through NFTs
https://www.nftradar.org/carforcoin-launches-auction-to-buy-real-cars-through-nfts/

Solana NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Reveals Airdrop
https://www.nftradar.org/solana-nft-marketplace-magic-eden-reveals-airdrop/

Meta's Horizon Worlds Userbase Grows Tenfold in Three Months
https://news.bitcoin.com/metas-horizon-worlds-userbase-grows-tenfold-in-three-months/

Play-to-Earn Blockchain Game Axie Infinity Surpasses $4 Billion in All-Time NFT Sales
https://news.bitcoin.com/play-to-earn-blockchain-game-axie-infinity-surpasses-4-billion-in-all-time-nft-sales/

Lingerie For Your Avatar? Victoria’s Secret Prepares To Enter The Metaverse
https://yellowblock.io/lingerie-for-your-avatar-victorias-secret-prepares-to-enter-the-metaverse/

Batch Selling NFTs is live on Gem
https://twitter.com/gemxyz/status/1494721356260331530

Web3 basketball game
https://twitter.com/gmcharmander/status/1496510834494763012

Aurory whitepaper
https://aurory.io/whitepaper

Abacus Spot Remastered: NFT valuation using optimistic proof of stake
https://medium.com/abacus-wtf/abacus-spot-remastered-nft-valuation-using-optimistic-proof-of-stake-ce7d7be8cdda

Raises:

Luna Foundation Guard raises $1 billion to form bitcoin reserve for UST stablecoin
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/134871/luna-founation-guard-token-sale
https://twitter.com/terra_money/status/1496162889085902856

Binance bets big on cross-chain liquidity with a strategic investment in Symbiosis Finance
https://cryptoslate.com/binance-bets-big-on-cross-chain-liquidity-with-a-strategic-investment-in-symbiosis-finance/

Flutterwave Raises $250 Million in Series D Funding Round, Startup Now Valued at Over $3 Billion
https://news.bitcoin.com/flutterwave-raises-250-million-in-series-d-funding-round-startup-now-valued-at-over-3-billion/

Crypto-Powered Wireless Network Helium Raises $200M at $1.2B Valuation
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/18/crypto-powered-wireless-network-helium-raises-200m-at-12b-valuation-report/

Multis wants to build the financial backbone of crypto-native organizations ($7mln raise)
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/17/multis-wants-to-build-the-financial-backbone-of-crypto-native-organizations/

Amber Group Raises $200M in Temasek-Led Round at $3B Valuation
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/02/22/trading-infrastructure-firm-amber-group-raises-200-million-in-temasek-led-round/

African Web 3 Super App Jambo Raises $7.5M in Seed Round
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/21/african-web-3-super-app-jambo-raises-75m-in-seed-round/

Solana-based programmable cash stream protocol Zebec raises $15 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135100/zebec-solana-protocol-funding-round-feb

OK Group leads $21 million Series A for Brazilian exchange Foxbit
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135119/ok-group-leads-21-million-series-a-for-brazilian-exchange-foxbit

Teller Secures a Strategic Funding Round from Major Partners to Decentralize Unsecured Lending
https://medium.com/teller-finance/teller-secures-a-strategic-funding-round-from-major-partners-to-decentralize-unsecured-lending-15e654885626

Solana Wallet Slope Finance Raises $8M
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/23/solana-wallet-slope-finance-raises-8m/

Animoca Brands Leads $10M Funding Round for NFT Platform Ucollex
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/23/animoca-brands-leads-10m-funding-round-for-nft-platform-ucollex/

Ren Labs Raises $7.5M for ‘Catalog’ Cross-Chain Exchange
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/23/ren-labs-raises-75m-for-catalog-cross-chain-exchange/

Dequency raises $4.5M to build decentralized music licensing platform on Algorand
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/dequency-raises-4-5m-to-build-decentralized-music-licensing-platform-on-algorand-806776739.html

Animoca Brands and Brinc To Invest up to $30M in Play-to-Earn Ecosystem
https://yellowblock.io/animoca-brands-and-brinc-to-invest-up-to-30m-in-play-to-earn-ecosystem/

Animoca Brands Japan begins operations, raises seed round of ¥1.1 billion (US$10M)
https://www.animocabrands.com/animoca-brands-japan-begins-operations-raises-seed-round-of-jpy1100000000

Barcelona-based platform plays in €1.2 million to give users easy access to blockchain
https://tech.eu/2022/02/15/barcelona-based-platform-plays-in-eur12-million-to-give-users-easy-access-to-blockchain/

Pantera, Jump Crypto, Circle, and Gemini backing Maverick Protocol’s $8 Million Strategic Round
https://medium.com/maverick-protocol/pantera-jump-crypto-circle-and-gemini-backing-maverick-protocols-8-million-strategic-round-c37f9aa1a97d

Digital Infrastructure Inc. Announces $9 Million of Funding to Support Development of DIMO Network & App Ecosystem
https://blog.dimo.zone/dinc/

AlgoTrader Raises $4.9M in Pre-Series B To Continue Digital Asset Growth Strategy
https://www.algotrader.com/intelligence/algotrader-raises-4-5m-in-pre-series-b-to-continue-digital-asset-growth-strategy/

Three-month-old stealth Singapore GameFi startup raises seed funding of $2.7 million
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/three-month-old-stealth-singapore-gamefi-startup-raises-seed-funding-of-27-million

Raises: (Cont'd #1)

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

CrowdForce raises $3.6M to increase access to cash for underserved communities in Nigeria
CrowdForce raises $3.6M to increase access to cash for underserved communities in Nigeria

Gemini receives investment from new group of crypto industry leaders
https://ambcrypto.com/gemini-receives-investment-from-new-group-of-crypto-industry-leaders/

Blockchain Game Kyberdyne Completes Private Round
https://medium.com/@kyberdyne/blockchain-game-kyberdyne-completes-private-round-of-fund-raising-fe5ff40c3a61

Tartarus completes Strategic Investment Round with leading Crypto and Blockchain VCs
https://tartarus-finance.medium.com/tartarus-completes-strategic-investment-round-with-leading-crypto-and-blockchain-vcs-bb0d9ff53503

Banger Games Raises €10 Million to Become 1st Blockchain Gaming Hub
https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/banger-games-raises-10-million-to-become-1st-blockchain-gaming-hub-2765451

Aurox Closes $5 Million Strategic Investment Round as Step Toward Going Public in 2022
https://medium.com/urus-token/aurox-closes-5-million-strategic-investment-round-as-step-toward-going-public-in-2022-f359be46a892

Ceramic announces their $30m Series A round led by Multicoin
https://twitter.com/ceramicnetwork/status/1493972553962041355

Cabin Announces Minting of ₡ABIN and Treasury Diversification
https://creators.mirror.xyz/jXkZSB5VIfyeli-yy5P_QT-RjmQWT_UCIaA1I9yXXXI

Backdrop raising $1.7mln by Lemniscap and others
https://twitter.com/withBackdrop/status/1493987176488394756

Fusotao Protocol Raised $2.4M in Seed Round led by D1 Ventures, Seven X Ventures and Big Brain Holdings
https://medium.com/fusotao-protocol/fusotao-protocol-raised-2-4m-e4f65aba7ae6

Gemie raises $3.8M for building Asia’s first entertainment metaverse
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/gemie-raises-38m-for-building-asias-first-entertainment-metaverse

Fluence Labs' $9 million Series A led by Multicoin Capital
https://medium.com/fluence-network/9-million-series-a-led-by-multicoin-capital-3fccafd2cf23

Shade Protocol Raises $5M
https://scrt.network/blog/shade-protocol-raises-5-million

Titan raises $250k to grow its Bitcoin mining pool
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/titan-raises-250k-to-grow-its-bitcoin-mining-pool

Open-world metaverse platform Bullieverse announces $4M fundraiser
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/open-world-metaverse-platform-bullieverse-announces-4m-fundraiser

Ref Finance raises 4.8$ million in Strategic Sale
https://medium.com/nearprotocol/ref-finance-raises-4-8-million-in-strategic-sale-4cea29d4e606

A Successful $7M Fundraising Round For The Dexalot Exchange Will See A New Kind Of DEX For Active Traders
https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2022/02/a-successful-dollar7m-fundraising-round-for-the-dexalot-exchange-will-see-a-new-kind-of-dex-for-active-traders

Art NFT startup LaCollection closes a $10 million seed round led by Alven
https://alven.co/art-nft-startup-lacollection-closes-a-10-million-seed-round-led-by-alven-shortly-after-securing-an-exclusive-long-term-partnership-with-the-british-museum-%EF%BF%BC/

Multis wants to build the financial backbone of crypto-native organizations
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/17/multis-wants-to-build-the-financial-backbone-of-crypto-native-organizations/de

juicebox received $800k in Series A financing
https://twitter.com/juicebox_bsc/status/1494616620282482689

Decentralized wireless network Helium raises $200 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/134744/helium-raises-200-million-report

tiiik's A$5.2M seed round
https://www.tiiik.money/blog/future-of-money

Mecha Morphing Completes Private Round of Financing
https://medium.com/@mechamorphinggaming/mecha-morphing-completes-private-round-of-financing-5fd4344d2194