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News/Updates:

BitMEX co-founders Hayes and Delo plead guilty Bank Secrecy Act violations
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135406/bitmex-co-founders-hayes-delo-plead-doj

Coinbase Beats Q4 Estimates, but Shares Fall on Outlook
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/24/coinbase-beats-q4-estimates-but-shares-fall-on-outlook/
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135497/coinbase-is-clocking-in-record-volumes-via-its-prime-brokerage-service-and-over-the-counter-trading-desk

Solidex Rockets to $2.18B in TVL Within Days Of Launch
https://thedefiant.io/solidex-fantom-2b-tvl/

Pussy Riot Founder, Trippy Labs, PleasrDAO Members Launch Ukraine DAO
https://decrypt.co/93787/pussy-riot-trippy-labs-pleasrdao-launch-ukraine-dao

Ukraine's official Twitter account posts pleas for crypto donations amid Russian invasion
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135569/ukraines-official-twitter-account-posts-pleas-for-crypto-donations-amid-russian-invasion

ETH donations to Ukraine's government spike after 'airdrop' announcement
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136128/eth-donations-to-ukraines-government-spike-after-airdrop-announcement

Ukrainian Flag NFT Raises $6.75M for Country’s War Efforts
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/03/02/ukrainian-flag-nft-raises-675m-for-countrys-war-efforts/

Ukraine airdrop is cancelled
https://twitter.com/FedorovMykhailo/status/1499348177002151937
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136211/ukraine-cancels-crypto-airdrop-plans-to-sell-nfts-instead

UAE DAMAC Properties launches its Metaverse soon
https://www.unlock-bc.com/uae-damac-properties-launches-its-metaverse-soon

DCG announces $250 million share buyback of several Grayscale crypto trusts
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136047/dcg-announces-250-million-share-buyback-of-several-grayscale-crypto-trusts

hashflow live on Avalanche
https://twitter.com/hashflownetwork/status/1496863446981394433

Aave Integrates Lido’s stETH as Collateral
https://blog.lido.fi/aave-integrates-lidos-steth-as-collateral/

FTX whitelabel
https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1496693232675155974

REKT - CY-OPS
https://rekt.news/cy-ops/

Announcing the FTX Future Fund
https://ftxfuturefund.org/announcing-the-future-fund/

Schwab files with SEC to create 'Crypto Economy ETF'
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136116/schwab-files-with-sec-to-create-crypto-economy-etf

Block reports $1.96 billion in bitcoin sales via Cash App during fourth quarter of 2021
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135378/block-q4-2021-bitcoin-cash-app-earnings

Barcelona want their own cryptocurrency to challenge football's elite - president Joan Laporta
https://www.espn.co.uk/football/barcelona-espbarcelona/story/4606096/barcelona-want-their-own-cryptocurrency-to-challenge-footballs-elite-president-joan-laporta

Binance to Donate $10M to Ukraine Refugees, Opens Crowdfunding Project
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/28/binance-to-donate-10m-to-ukraine-refugees-opens-crowdfunding-project/

eBay Might Take Crypto Payments, Already Accepts NFTs
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/ebay-considers-crypto-payments-already-accepts-nfts-ceo-says

Yearn <> Notional Integration
https://blog.notional.finance/yearn-notional-integration/

KuCoin Community Chain Launches $50M Accelerator to Nurture Ecosystem Projects
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/25/kucoin-community-chain-launches-50m-accelerator-to-nurture-ecosystem-projects/

SynFutures Releases 2022 Roadmap Ahead of V2 Launch
https://medium.com/synfutures/synfutures-releases-2022-roadmap-4920d1f0829e

Argent Vault is now fully compatible with OpenSea
https://twitter.com/argentHQ/status/1497240570858819586

BlackPool V2 has landed
https://twitter.com/BlackpoolHQ/status/1497235297729486850

A discussion and feedback forum for Solidly is now live
https://twitter.com/solidlyexchange/status/1497960518459535363

Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju dies in the US
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135836/nexon-founder-kim-jung-ju-dies-in-the-us
News/Updates: (Cont'd #1)

Blockchain company ConsenSys Faces Multi-Billion Dollar Audit as Shareholders Claim Board Breaches Fiduciary Duties - Attributed to Arthur Falls
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blockchain-company-consensys-faces-multi-billion-dollar-audit-as-shareholders-claim-board-breaches-fiduciary-duties---attributed-to-arthur-falls-301493433.html
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/136030/consensys-ag-shareholders-push-multi-billion-dollar-audit-to-investigate-alleged-irregularities

Quicksilver, a liquid staking protocol on Cosmos, spins out of Chorus One
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135890/quicksilver-a-liquid-staking-protocol-on-cosmos-spins-out-of-chorus-one

Bitcoin miners brought in just over $1 billion in revenue during February
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135951/bitcoin-miners-brought-in-just-over-1-billion-in-revenue-during-february

Number of fat bitcoin wallets spikes amid Russia sanctions – but custody shifts may be to blame
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135716/number-of-bitcoin-whales-spikes-as-sanctions-on-russia-bite

Israeli government orders seizure of crypto wallets in bid to block Hamas funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135668/israeli-government-orders-seizure-of-crypto-wallets-in-bid-to-block-hamas-funding

CME to launch micro bitcoin and ether options in March
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135885/cme-to-launch-micro-bitcoin-and-ether-options-in-march

Evmos Looks to Jump-Start Ethereum–Cosmos Interoperability With Airdrop, Mainnet Launch
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/02/evmos-looks-to-jumpstart-ethereumcosmos-interoperability-with-airdrop-mainnet-launch/

Crypto Miner Hut 8 Teams Up With Enthusiast Gaming for Multi-Year Partnership
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/02/crypto-miner-hut-8-teams-up-with-enthusiast-gaming-for-multi-year-partnership/

Payments Giant FIS Worldpay Joins Shyft’s Crypto Compliance Network
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/02/payments-giant-fis-worldpay-joins-shyfts-crypto-compliance-network/

Intel's Second-Gen Miner's Efficiency Second Only to That of Bitmain's S19 XP: Griid
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/02/28/intels-second-gen-miners-efficiency-second-only-to-that-of-bitmains-s19-xp-griid/

Cambridge University Launches Crypto Research Project with IMF, BIS
https://decrypt.co/94080/cambridge-university-launch-crypto-research-project-with-imf-bis

Griffin says 'fair to assume' that Citadel Securities will be market making in crypto in 'months to come'
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135864/griffin-says-fair-to-assume-that-citadel-will-be-market-making-in-crypto-in-months-to-come

Tananbaum’s GoldenTree Attacks Volatility Era With Crypto Play
https://archive.ph/6nWVV#selection-3013.0-3020.0

The Graph: GIP-0018: Subgraph ownership transfer
https://forum.thegraph.com/t/gip-0018-subgraph-ownership-transfer/2589

AMC Entertainment CEO briefs community on crypto, NFT project updates in latest earnings call
https://cointelegraph.com/news/amc-entertainment-ceo-briefs-community-on-crypto-nft-project-updates-in-latest-earnings-call

Shibuya & White Rabbit Pilot
https://medium.com/@shibuya.xyz/shibuya-white-rabbit-pilot-c901e8bb76a4

Lido <> Aztec
https://twitter.com/aztecnetwork/status/1499140232112836608

Luna Single Staking Put Option Vault on Dopex
https://twitter.com/dopex_io/status/1497877316164333568

Yearn <> ShapeShift
https://medium.com/@ShapeShift.com/what-is-yearn-shapeshifts-partnership-with-yearn-finance-a94985af1b09

Lido for Polygon
https://blog.lido.fi/lido-for-polygon/

Yearn Finance Partners with Tenderly to Supercharge Development, Debugging & Incident Analysis
https://medium.com/iearn/yearn-finance-partners-with-tenderly-to-supercharge-development-debugging-incident-analysis-6489260298a5

Blockdaemon <> StakeWise
https://twitter.com/BlockdaemonHQ/status/1499067454626091018

[REDACTED] Cartel: RFF: Merger with Lobis
https://commonwealth.im/redacted-cartel/discussion/3912-rff-merger-with-lobis
News/Updates: (Cont'd #2)

Threshold Network: Keep <> NuCypher
https://twitter.com/RJ_Swanson/status/1498685035465039883

Diffusion <> Nomad
https://medium.com/@diffusion_fi/diffusion-partners-with-nomad-269013e48e9d

Algorand Network Upgrade Expands Smart Contract Functionality with Contract-to-Contract Calls, Releases Post-Quantum Secure Keys for Trustless Cross-Chain Interoperability
https://www.algorand.com/resources/algorand-announcements/algorand-network-upgrade-expands-smart-contract-functionality

Near <> Multichain
https://twitter.com/MultichainOrg/status/1498627195677331457

Announcing the 2022 Solana Blockchain Developer Bootcamp
https://blog.chain.link/2022-solana-blockchain-developer-bootcamp/

The Mars Protocol Phase 2 Liquidity Bootstrapping Auction (LBA) is live
https://twitter.com/mars_protocol/status/1498313895945064453

veRBN is live
https://twitter.com/ribbonfinance/status/1498301281181609987

vDODO Tokenomics Design Update Proposal
https://community.dodoex.io/t/vdodo-tokenomics-design-update-proposal/10326

Wonderland WIP #5 passed
https://twitter.com/Wonderland_fi/status/1498254057798082566

Siren Lemuria is live
https://twitter.com/sirenprotocol/status/1495823878383407111

Tornado Cash New Decentralized Relayers Network
https://tornado-cash.medium.com/tornado-cash-new-decentralized-relayers-network-19ca7eea5d86

Steakwallet Beta
https://twitter.com/steakwallet/status/1498391328270561287

BlockWallet launches
https://twitter.com/GetBlockWallet/status/1498297151474049029

S. Korean crypto exchanges block Russian IP addresses over its invasion of Ukraine
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220303011800320

Lyra governance: LEAP-20: xLYRA Tokenomics
https://leaps.lyra.finance/leaps/leap-20/#

Kromatika is live on Arbitrum
https://twitter.com/kromatikafi/status/1498370874289934345

FTX Gaming x IndiGG
https://blog.ftx.com/blog/ftx-gaming-indigg/

Presenting the Metaportal Gaming Index, $GAME
https://twitter.com/metaportai/status/1499082251400790023

Aurigami is now live!
https://twitter.com/aurigami_PLY/status/1499022575850373124

REKT - AIRDROP SIREN
https://rekt.news/airdrop-siren/

Binance back in Malaysia via a strategic stake in regulated digital exchange
https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-back-in-malaysia-via-a-strategic-stake-in-regulated-digital-exchange

Bitcoin Mining Rig Maker Canaan Surges After Strong Results and Guidance
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/03/bitcoin-mining-rig-maker-canaan-surges-after-strong-results-and-guidance/
NFTs:

Treasure marketplace tells users to delist NFTs after exploit
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136143/treasure-marketplace-tells-users-to-delist-nfts-after-exploit

Fintech and E-commerce Giant Rakuten Launches Its New NFT Marketplace
https://dailycoin.com/fintech-and-e-commerce-giant-rakuten-launches-its-new-nft-marketplace/

NFT projects thrive even as OpenSea trading volumes take a hit
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nft-projects-thrive-even-as-opensea-trading-volumes-take-a-hit

Zynga Exec Sees ‘Huge Opportunity’ for NFT Integration Into Traditional Gaming
https://yellowblock.io/zynga-exec-sees-huge-opportunity-for-nft-integration-into-traditional-gaming/

Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture launches NFT arts forum with Sotheby
https://www.unlock-bc.com/84863/saudi-arabia-ministry-of-culture-launch-nft-arts-forum-with-sotheby

NFT collector file $6 million lawsuit against OpenSea, LooksRare, and the company behind Bored Apes for not doing more to discourage thefts
https://web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=2022-02-28-2

Gabe Newell explains why Steam banned NFTs
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-25-gabe-newell-explains-why-steam-banned-nfts

Gaming Project NFT World Moves Massive Minecraft Platform to Web 3.0
https://dailycoin.com/gaming-project-nft-world-moves-massive-minecraft-platform-to-web-3-0/

RTFKT <> Sandbox
https://twitter.com/RTFKTstudios/status/1497284172297261057

Billboard and Universal Music Group partner to launch NFT project
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/136095/billboard-and-universal-music-group-partner-to-launch-nft-project

MoonPay strikes again with $754,000 World of Women NFT purchase at Christie's
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136011/moonpay-christies-world-of-women-sale
https://decrypt.co/94027/kpmg-canada-buys-world-of-women-ethereum-nft-ens-domain-name

Snoop Dogg's NFT Mixtape Invites Remixes. Does It Authorize Them? (shual: tldr - no)
https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/03/02/snoop-doggs-nft-mixtape-invites-remixes-does-it-authorize-them/

IMA Financial Plans to Start Selling NFT Insurance in Decentraland
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/02/ima-financial-plans-to-start-selling-nft-insurance-in-decentraland/

SEC Scrutinizes NFT Market Over Illegal Crypto Token Offerings
https://archive.ph/8mXEh#selection-3009.0-3016.0

Marvel Producer Arad to Turn Huxley Ethereum NFT Comics Into Film
https://decrypt.co/93758/marvel-producer-arad-huxley-ethereum-nft-comics-film

Microsoft’s Minecraft Goes Web3 With 'NFT Worlds' on Polygon
https://decrypt.co/93783/microsoft-minecraft-web3-nft-worlds-ethereum-polygon

Bob Dylan and Miles Davis NFTs Planned as Sony and Universal Join Solana Marketplace Snowcrash
https://decrypt.co/94260/bob-dylan-miles-davis-nfts-planned-sony-universal-solana-snowcrash

Axie Infinity Players Push Back on Fee Hike As Play-to-Earn Economy Lags
https://decrypt.co/94134/axie-infinity-players-push-back-on-fee-hike-as-play-to-earn-economy-lags

Dolly Parton Creates the 'Dollyverse', Releases NFTs, Book With Novelist James Patterson
https://decrypt.co/94168/dolly-parton-dollyverse-nfts-james-patterson

Crabada Swimmer Network
https://twitter.com/playcrabada/status/1498355489788157956

Monthly Treeverse Update #3
https://endlessclouds.substack.com/p/monthly-treeverse-update-3

ARBO Protocol Deep Dive #1 and Game Design Inspiration
https://medium.com/reblink/arbo-protocol-deep-dive-1-and-game-design-inspiration-558d49fc8ec1

The Arca NFT Fund acquired two plots of Genesis Land in the Axie Infinity ecosystem
https://twitter.com/arcachemist/status/1498823139702288386

In Largest-ever NFT-backed Loan, 101 CryptoPunks Put Up as Collateral
https://blockworks.co/in-largest-ever-nft-backed-loan-101-cryptopunks-put-up-as-collateral/

Tencent files for patent related to virtual concerts in Metaverse
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tencent-files-for-patent-related-to-virtual-concerts-in-metaverse
Regulation:

European Parliament delays vote on crypto assets bill over proof-of-work debate
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135459/european-parliament-delays-vote-on-crypto-assets-bill-over-proof-of-work-debate

Democratic senators ask Treasury to report on work on crypto sanctions
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136064/democratic-senators-ask-treasury-to-report-on-work-on-crypto-sanctions

Lawmakers have removed the 'Bitcoin ban' from latest version of EU's crypto legislation
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135927/lawmakers-have-removed-the-bitcoin-ban-from-latest-version-of-eus-crypto-legislation

Fed Chair Powell: 'War Underscores Need' for Crypto Regulation
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/02/fed-chair-powell-war-underscores-need-for-crypto-regulation/

Lawmakers Raise Alarm on Crypto for Sanctions Evasion as Experts Cast Doubt
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/02/lawmakers-raise-alarm-on-crypto-for-sanctions-evasion-as-experts-cast-doubt/

SEC Probing NFT Market
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/02/sec-probing-nft-market-report/

US Tax Agency Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit by Tezos Stakers Who Refused Refund, Demanded Trial
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/03/us-tax-agency-moves-to-dismiss-lawsuit-by-tezos-stakers-who-refused-refund-demanded-trial/

UK accelerates laws to fight 'dirty money' in light of Ukraine conflict
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135631/uk-accelerates-laws-to-fight-dirty-money-in-light-of-ukraine-conflict

OFAC to carry out a 2021 executive order barring transactions with Russian entities, including crypto
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135700/ofac-to-carry-out-a-2021-executive-order-barring-transactions-with-russian-entities-including-crypto

Upbit, the largest crypto exchange in Korea, will stop withdrawals to non-custodial wallets and global exchanges from Mar 25
https://nitter.net/ki_young_ju/status/1496995862010265600#m

Financial Conduct Authority investigating 50 UK crypto firms
https://archive.ph/OVN2v#selection-1479.0-1484.0

Experts weigh in on new crypto regulations in South Africa
https://cointelegraph.com/news/experts-weigh-in-on-new-crypto-regulations-in-south-africa

New York state ramps up blockchain monitoring to enforce sanctions
https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-york-state-ramps-up-blockchain-monitoring-to-enforce-sanctions

Aussie advisory committee lists key factors for easing crypto adoption
https://cointelegraph.com/news/aussie-advisory-committee-lists-key-factors-for-easing-crypto-adoption

SEC unable to locate BitConnect founder convicted in $2.4B fraud case
https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-unable-to-locate-bitconnect-founder-convicted-in-2-4b-fraud-case

IRS official: 'Expect more' John Doe records requests from crypto exchanges
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136226/irs-official-expect-more-john-doe-records-requests-from-crypto-exchanges

NYDFS looks to crypto tools to help enforce sanctions against Russia
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136140/nydfs-looks-to-crypto-tools-to-help-enforce-sanctions-against-russia
Raises:

Pantera Capital Leads $10M Investment in NFT Infrastructure Startup Rarify
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/03/pantera-capital-leads-10m-investment-in-nft-infrastructure-startup-rarify/

Solana, Pantera Capital, NBA Owners Invest in NFT Fantasy Basketball Game
https://decrypt.co/93657/solana-pantera-capital-nba-owners-invest-in-nft-fantasy-basketball-game

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

Hack VC raises $200M fund to back early-stage crypto startups
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/25/hack-vc-launches-200m-crypto-seed-fund/

Electric Capital Raises $1B for 2 New Crypto VC Funds
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/01/electric-capital-raises-1b-for-2-new-crypto-vc-funds/

Blockchain Real Estate Startup Raises Round To Expand Digitized Property Investments
https://blockworks.co/blockchain-real-estate-startup-raises-round-to-expand-digitized-property-investments/

Alan Howard leads $7.5 million raise into DeFi trading platform Nested
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136020/alan-howard-defi-trading-nested

VALR secures $50 million in largest African crypto raise to date
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/135705/valr-secures-50-million-in-largest-african-crypto-raise-to-date

Polymer’s $3.6M in Seed Funding Says IBC Is the Future of Crypto
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/02/polymers-36m-in-seed-funding-says-ibc-is-the-future-of-crypto/

ConsenSys alum raises $34 million for his web3 infrastructure startup Aligned
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135345/aligned-crypto-sam-cassatt-funding-web3-infra

Dialect Raises $4.1M to Bring ‘Smart Messaging’ to Solana
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/02/dialect-raises-41m-to-bring-smart-messaging-to-solana/

Kwenta's community raise hits its goal and raised $6.91m
https://twitter.com/kwenta_io/status/1497979549866467334

Thetanus Finance completes their $18m seed round
https://twitter.com/ThetanutsFi/status/1498616779538534405

Blockchain infra startup Tenderly raises $40M after seeing 500% YoY revenue growth
https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/02/blockchain-infra-startup-tenderly-raises-40m-after-seeing-500x-yoy-revenue-growth/

Alan Howard leads $7.5 million raise into DeFi trading platform Nested
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136020/alan-howard-defi-trading-nested

Pianity raises $6 million in seed to create the next generation of music platform and leverage NFTs
https://pianity.com/post/pianity-foundraise-seed

Karmaverse closes over $6M private funding round led by A&T Capital
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/karmaverse-closes-over-6m-private-funding-round-led-by-at-capital

Ramper $3mln seed round
https://ramper.medium.com/introducing-ramper-a12f0c6423c0

Blockchain-Based Storage App ArDrive Raises $17.2 Million
https://decrypt.co/93953/blockchain-based-storage-app-ardrive-raises-17-2-million

Matrix World raises $5.5M in angel-round funding, at $50M valuation
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/matrix-world-raises-55m-in-angel-round-funding-at-50m-valuation

BitsCrunch raises $3.6M in funding for NFT analytics tools
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitscrunch-raises-3-6m-in-funding-for-nft-analytics-tools

Squads Raises $5 Million to Supercharge DAOs on Solana
https://decrypt.co/93589/squads-5-million-supercharge-daos-solana

Blockchain Infrastructure Startup InfStones Raises $33M in Series B Funding
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/24/blockchain-infrastructure-startup-infstones-raises-33m-in-series-b-funding/

Ex-Meta Coders Raising $200M to Bring Diem Blockchain to Life
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/24/ex-meta-coders-raising-200m-to-bring-diem-blockchain-to-life-sources/

Aligned Raises $34M to Build Custom Hardware for New 'AWS of Crypto' Service
https://decrypt.co/93722/aligned-crypto-infrastructure

Worldspark Studios Raises $3M for NFT Games From Riot, Bungie Veterans
https://decrypt.co/93594/worldspark-studios-nft-games-riot-bungie-veterans
Raises: (Cont'd #1)

Fast Break Labs Announces $6M Seed Round to Build the VBA, the First Basketball Manager Game for the Metaverse
https://vbagame.medium.com/fast-break-labs-raises-6m-to-build-the-future-of-sports-gaming-and-entertainment-3d395c5b96b5

Pact Closes Seed Round at $2.1m
https://medium.com/@pact.fi/pact-closes-seed-round-at-2-1m-791339e8aff1

Solana Protocol Marginfi Gets $3M in Seed Funding With Aim to Bridge DeFi Margin Trading
https://blockworks.co/solana-protocol-gets-3m-in-seed-funding-with-aim-to-bridge-defi-margin-trading/

Abrakadabra Games receives second investment and increases its valuation to $15M
https://mobidictum.biz/abrakadabra-games-increases-its-valuation-to-15m/

BSV Blockchain Startup Accelerator Receives Investment from Ayre Ventures
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bsv-blockchain-startup-accelerator-receives-investment-from-ayre-ventures-301488665.html

Cradles Closes $5 Million Private Funding Round Led by Animoca Brands
https://medium.com/cradles/cradles-closes-5-million-private-funding-round-led-by-animoca-brands-35e6f2dcdd3a

DeSyn Protocol Has Completed the 2-Round of Fundraising With Over $5M
https://medium.com/desyn-protocol/desyn-protocol-has-completed-the-2-round-of-fundraising-with-over-5m-d1e1f80189c7

Crypto Investment Platform Zignaly Secures Up to $50M in Financing Deal
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/03/crypto-investment-platform-zignaly-secures-up-to-50m-in-financing-deal/

DeFi security provider Sherlock aims to raise $100 million in token round
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/136200/defi-security-provider-sherlock-aims-to-raise-100-million-in-token-round
Additional Reads:

Vitalik Buterin: Encapsulated vs systemic complexity in protocol design
https://vitalik.ca/general/2022/02/28/complexity.html

Arthur Hayes: Annihilation
https://cryptohayes.medium.com/annihilation-4effdaf3c73f

ETHDenver recap: 10 behaviors that will make you money in 2022
https://swissdefi.substack.com/p/ethdenver-recap-10-behaviors-that

Understanding rollup economics from first principles
https://barnabe.substack.com/p/understanding-rollup-economics-from

High-profile athletes are spending huge amounts on NFTs: Here's why
https://cointelegraph.com/news/high-profile-athletes-are-spending-huge-amounts-on-nfts-here-s-why

NFT Wash Trading: Quantifying suspicious behaviour in NFT markets
https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.03866

(throw-back) Web3, Interoperability and the Metaverse
https://medium.com/building-the-metaverse/web3-interoperability-and-the-metaverse-5b252dc39da

The Real-Time Internet War
https://medium.com/building-the-metaverse/the-real-time-internet-war-a01c2d46bb2c

Blockchain Games: Myths and Realities
https://medium.com/building-the-metaverse/blockchain-games-myths-and-realities-fe45bc05942b

Comparing Economies in Virtual Worlds
https://medium.com/building-the-metaverse/comparing-economies-in-virtual-worlds-c164449338c3

MetaChain: A Novel Blockchain-based Framework for Metaverse Applications
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.00759.pdf

All One Needs to Know about Metaverse: A Complete Survey on Technological Singularity,Virtual Ecosystem, and Research Agenda
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2110.05352.pdf

Dirt Roads # 33 | Olympus (II), a Coming-of-Age Story
https://dirtroads.substack.com/p/-33-olympus-ii-a-coming-of-age-story

Shade Protocol Thesis
https://rainandcoffee.substack.com/p/shade-protocol-thesis

Messari: Web3’s Role in The Metaverse
https://messari.io/article/web3-s-role-in-the-metaverse

The Butterfly Wars - Another Twist In The Curve Wars
https://richmorecapital.substack.com/p/the-butterfly-wars-another-twist

The Rise of Music NFTs - Will this unleash the next NFT mania?
https://cryptotesters.com/blog/music-nfts

An argument for DeFi 3.0
https://theknower.substack.com/p/an-argument-for-defi-30

Everest Brings Regulated DeFi & Biometric Identities to Polygon
https://hackernoon.com/everest-brings-regulated-defi-and-biometric-identities-to-polygon

Crypto staking firms are racing to get ‘liquid staking’ to institutions
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/news+/135010/crypto-staking-firms-are-racing-to-get-liquid-staking-to-institutions

Deciphering the Metaverse: The rising tide of CC0
https://www.theblockresearch.com/deciphering-the-metaverse-the-rising-tide-of-cc0-135506

Frax: a fractional-algorithmic stablecoin
https://www.theblockresearch.com/frax-a-fractional-algorithmic-stablecoin-135365

Digital Asset Banking: Payment Gateways
https://www.theblockresearch.com/digital-asset-banking-payment-gateways-134841

Proof of Personhood Passport: A transportable identity card for the Web3 space
https://www.theblockresearch.com/proof-of-personhood-passport-a-transportable-identity-card-for-the-web3-space-134087

Fragile Recovery Falters Amid Geopolitical Tension
https://blog.kaiko.com/fragile-recovery-falters-amid-geopolitical-tension-48ad4d639149

Clarifying 2020 Mergers; An Independent Iron Bank
https://medium.com/iearn/clarifying-2020-mergers-an-independent-iron-bank-a6f8f3f4c25e
https://twitter.com/CreamdotFinance/status/1497240044960026627

Arbitrum: A Deep Dive into the Layer 2 Scaling Solution and its Fascinating Ecosystem
https://avgjoescrypto.substack.com/p/arbitrum-a-deep-dive-into-the-layer

The Secret We Want Everyone To Know: An Overview of the Secret Network Ecosystem
https://medium.com/momentum6/secret-network-ecosystem-overview-43f16c364a0e

Modular Blockchains the Next Alpha? Celestia Overview
https://medium.com/momentum6/modular-blockchains-the-next-alpha-celestia-overview-456ca5bbf9b1

OurNetwork: Issue #110 (Solana ecosystem coverage)
https://ournetwork.substack.com/p/ournetwork-issue-110

How JonesDAO Puts Options Trading on Autopilot
https://cryptonat.substack.com/p/jonesdao
Additional Reads: (Cont'd #1)

OpenSea Challenger's Dilemma
https://wublock.substack.com/p/opensea-challengers-dilemma

Infinite Games - How Axie Infinity and Play-to-Earn is Transforming Gaming
https://www.covalenthq.com/blog/gamefi-ebook/

How to Judge if a Crypto Protocol can Execute its Vision
https://www.thedefiedge.com/execution/

Rebundling The Audio Value Chain
https://multicoin.capital/2022/02/25/rebundling-the-audio-value-chain/

Page One: crypto recap 2/19 - 2/25
https://page1.substack.com/p/crypto-recap-219-225

NFT Innovation Digest #23
https://www.nftinnovationdigest.com/23/

Architecture Diagrams on Mainnets/L2
https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVOQbVVsg=/

Deep Dive: Gnosis Chain
https://blog.li.finance/deep-dive-gnosis-chain-bda156f98514

Collection of Writings by the Independent CryptoTwitter ShitPosting Association
https://github.com/IbanSadowski/ICTSPA/blob/main/README.md

Why Dark Forest Matters: A Good Game, not a Crypto Game
https://mirror.xyz/omarmezenner.eth/gFCfCVwTfUU91SDXeROEaDQe4984nbFBIgv9QSY0r1U

StarkNet Roundup #6
https://swagtimus.substack.com/p/starknet-roundup-6

The Endgame bottleneck: historical storage
https://polynya.medium.com/the-endgame-bottleneck-historical-storage-e83c101d2a7c

Why ARBO?
https://medium.com/@panda_yinyang/why-arbo-434b60e1e23d

Bringing MMO dynamics to Web3 business models
https://messyproblems.substack.com/p/bringing-mmo-dynamics-to-web3-business

Interviewing tuba on Sifu, ZetaZeroes, and DeFi's perilous future
https://fbifemboy.substack.com/p/interviewing-tuba-on-sifu-zetazeroes

From Minimal Viable Product to Minimal Viable Community
https://blog.cryptostars.is/from-minimal-viable-product-to-minimal-viable-community-6b6eb0fdb69b

Re-evaluating Cryptocurrency as a Risky Asset Class
https://messari.io/article/re-evaluating-cryptocurrency-as-a-risky-asset-class

EVM Deep Dives: The Path to Shadowy Super Coder - Part 1
https://noxx.substack.com/p/evm-deep-dives-the-path-to-shadowy

Olympus Treasuries: Zero-Coupon Bonds for Flexible Staking
https://research.thetie.io/olympus-treasuries/

Introducing AnyTrust Chains: Cheaper, Faster L2 Chains with Minimal Trust Assumptions
https://medium.com/offchainlabs/introducing-anytrust-chains-cheaper-faster-l2-chains-with-minimal-trust-assumptions-31def59eb8d7

ABSNFT: Securitization and Repurchase Scheme for Non-Fungible Tokens Based onGame Theoretical Analysis
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.02199.pdf

Ultimate roadmap for web3 developers "from zero to master"
https://0xviking.hashnode.dev/ultimate-roadmap-for-web3-developers-from-zero-to-master

The role of Blockchain in DDoS attacks mitigation: techniques, open challenges and future directions
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.03617.pdf

The Perception of Filipinos on the Advent of Cryptocurrency and Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Games
https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2202/2202.07467.pdf

Building a Disaster-resilient Storage Layer for Next Generation Networks: The Role of Redundancy
https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1912/1912.04269.pdf

Building and running a DAO: Gnosis Safe, Snapshot and SafeSnap
https://www.theblockresearch.com/building-and-running-a-dao-gnosis-safe-snapshot-and-safesnap-135443

A look at real-world assets tokenization
https://www.theblockresearch.com/a-look-at-real-world-assets-tokenization-134607

Bitcoiners Were Right: Weaponized Finance Just Created a Post-Dollar Planet
https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/03/02/bitcoiners-were-right-weaponized-finance-just-created-a-post-dollar-planet/

Clip art and the new aesthetics of AI
https://www.rightclicksave.com/article/clip-art-and-the-new-aesthetics-of-ai

The Amazing Possibilities Of Healthcare In The Metaverse
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2022/02/23/the-amazing-possibilities-of-healthcare-in-the-metaverse/

Why Gamers Shouldn't Hate NFTs
https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/why-gamers-shouldnt-hate-nfts

Real Estate Services Move On-Chain
https://medium.com/bankless-dao/real-estate-services-move-on-chain-efe2a163ba17

The Pixelmon NFT debacle
https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/the-pixelmon-nft-debacle
Additional Reads: (Cont'd #2)

ERC721Psi: A truly scalable NFT implementation for low-gas on-chain applications and randomized metadata generation
https://medium.com/@medievaldao/erc721psi-a-truly-scalable-nft-standard-for-low-gas-on-chain-applications-and-randomized-metadata-c25c9e8ac8a8

The narrative of Solidly Wars, an introduction on its ongoing developments
https://medium.com/@RealMetaGraph/the-narrative-of-solidly-wars-an-introduction-on-its-ongoing-developments-3f711d9f9314

For The Day We Take The Engine
https://mirror.xyz/0xaeD5D0c25EC30283DAE4ba512dd249d468323660

On-Chain Privacy: By Default, For All, On Cosmos
https://medium.com/cosmic-cartel-boring-dao/on-chain-privacy-by-default-for-all-on-cosmos-8e1177d45dd7

This Month in Graph Indexing - February 2022 Edition
https://forum.thegraph.com/t/this-month-in-graph-indexing-february-2022-edition/3143

Crypto Pay Guide – Compensation Model
https://mirror.xyz/c3group.eth/D8XA0v1v0B0fquPEL9BEJk1jNJCcT7q1gncoEArLNvo

On-chain identity landscape
https://mirror.xyz/shreyjain.eth/TyBzMOegl3rMNxpAFoJ36MjE0pGfdLcrVCBgy-x3qS8

Building for a permissionless future
https://medium.com/sensefinance/building-for-a-permissionless-future-f59d4709b2a5

EIP-4863: Beacon chain push withdrawals
https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/4863

Demystifying Liquidity
https://defieducation.substack.com/p/demystifying-liquidity

Olympus DAO: An Economic Analysis
https://norswap.com/olympus-econ/

Everything You Need to Know About the Gravity Bridge Chain
https://blog.cosmos.network/gravity-is-an-essential-force-of-the-cosmos-aligning-all-planets-in-orbits-in-the-composable-b1ca17de18cc

The Endgame bottleneck: historical storage
https://polynya.medium.com/the-endgame-bottleneck-historical-storage-e83c101d2a7c

The AMM Test: A No BS Look at L1 Performance
https://medium.com/dragonfly-research/the-amm-test-a-no-bs-look-at-l1-performance-4c8c2129d581

Curve ecGFp5
https://github.com/pornin/ecgfp5

Why Sign-In with Ethereum is a Game-Changer - Part 1
https://blog.spruceid.com/sign-in-with-ethereum-is-a-game-changer-part-1/

Pendle’s PP (Project Permissionless)
https://medium.com/pendle/pendles-pp-6c91bae9e7dd

The Stability Pool as a Liquidity Reserve
https://www.liquity.org/blog/the-stability-pool-as-a-liquidity-reserve

What’s Stopping DeFi From Mass Adoption?
https://medium.com/enzymefinance/whats-stopping-defi-from-mass-adoption-522594539d3a

What Is APY, APR, and Impermanent Loss?
https://www.coingecko.com/buzz/what-is-apy-apr-and-impermanent-loss

The Solana Programming Model
https://lu.ma/p/3nHEa7k5DABpzE6/The-Solana-Programming-Model

Optimizing a smart contract fuzzer
https://blog.trailofbits.com/2022/03/02/optimizing-a-smart-contract-fuzzer/

The narrative of Solidly Wars, an introduction on its ongoing developments
https://medium.com/@RealMetaGraph/the-narrative-of-solidly-wars-an-introduction-on-its-ongoing-developments-3f711d9f9314

Extreme Integrity in Decentralized World
https://medium.com/starkware/extreme-integrity-in-decentralized-world-9e66cdf24d8b

VeDAO & 0xDAO: Frens To All
https://medium.com/@ve.dao.ex/vedao-0xdao-frens-to-all-72fd17cfca64

Presenting: Just In Time (JIT) - A Novel AMM Protocol Design for Decentralised Crosschain Swaps
https://blog.chainflip.io/just-in-time-jit/

How to Build a Full Stack NFT Marketplace - V2 (2022)
https://dev.to/dabit3/building-scalable-full-stack-apps-on-ethereum-with-polygon-2cfb

Music NFTs Become Latest Battleground Between Capitalists and Creators
https://www.decential.io/features/x8j8cea0ar9wjt4x1106a78p8cur5t

Farming as a Service
https://ethropy.substack.com/p/farming-as-a-service

Parallel: An innovator in digital trading card games - part 1
https://www.theblockresearch.com/parallel-an-innovator-in-digital-trading-card-games-part-1-134933

Building Sustainable Web3 Games with Owned Liquidity & Tokenized Assets
https://every.to/almanack/building-sustainable-web3-games-with-owned-liquidity-tokenized-assets
Twitter Threads:

MAGIC exploit
https://twitter.com/peckshield/status/1499250224455245825
https://twitter.com/cryethereum/status/1499184328995225605
https://twitter.com/KeyboardMonkey3/status/1499181590186008577
https://twitter.com/edgar_eth/status/1499181117169094656
https://twitter.com/shleep_well/status/1499181246710091779

How De'Aaron Fox (NBA player for Sacramento Kangz) rugged an NFT project
https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1496904480021000192
https://web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=2022-02-23-1

@wagmialexander recapping the Solidly wars
https://twitter.com/wagmialexander/status/1496963683221524482

Enter Cosmos — The Endgame by @nansen_alpha
https://twitter.com/nansen_alpha/status/1498295924082102272

Curious on what’s hot in the market over the last 24 hours? by @nansen_alpha
https://twitter.com/nansen_alpha/status/1499252653565497344

Turing is coming to Boba Network soon
https://twitter.com/kootszhin/status/1496718107586404355

StarkNet's ecosystem over the last seven days by @odin_free
https://twitter.com/odin_free/status/1497589486603182087

LensProtocol thread by @crypto_texan
https://twitter.com/Crypto_Texan/status/1497328145061453824

The Web3 landscape by @sblikstad
https://twitter.com/sblikstad/status/1497221443200892936

This week in Ethereum by @cryptogucci
https://twitter.com/CryptoGucci/status/1498134208132182031

Weekly recap by @tolks1189
https://twitter.com/tolks1189/status/1497278271540670469

Breakdown of the numbers behind the sales of Invisible Friends by @eherrerosj
https://twitter.com/eherrerosj/status/1497413755814223874

10 masterclasses on 10 different aspects of marketing by @aaditsh
https://twitter.com/aaditsh/status/1496877589855498241

The Idiot's Guide To Yield Farming On Solidly And/Or Solidex by @rektdiomedes
https://twitter.com/rektdiomedes/status/1497342922559131648

What did you miss in crypto this week? Highlights from Messari Intel
https://twitter.com/KidKrypt0/status/1497259239886229511

What the hype around Evmos is all about by @bobbybanzai
https://twitter.com/bobbybanzai/status/1497592128079376387

@josefabregab covers the current scenery for $METIS, $MAIA and $HERMES
https://twitter.com/josefabregab/status/1497701502982500354
https://twitter.com/josefabregab/status/1497212179933761539

5 features of INV+ from Inverse+ by @the_readingape
https://twitter.com/The_ReadingApe/status/1497549511387848708

A thread on the BOOMING @dopex_io ecosystem and predictions on what comes next by @systems_value
https://twitter.com/systems_value/status/1497643415625895940

The DeFi Edge Compendium, February 2022 by @thedefiedge
https://twitter.com/thedefiedge/status/1497622495079194631

A list of @jackniewold's biggest regrets in crypto investing
https://twitter.com/JackNiewold/status/1497680709191974915

Why Ukraine's Crisis is Killing Your Portfolio: Explained in 4 Pictures by @fabiusmercurius
https://twitter.com/FabiusMercurius/status/1497647273106415618

This week in NFTs by @cryptogucci
https://twitter.com/CryptoGucci/status/1498120790792835072

Technical insight on Pixelmon assets and why the look the way they do by @irvinxyz
https://twitter.com/irvinxyz/status/1497770515372523525

A list of 51 grants by @whiteflamingo88
https://twitter.com/WhiteFlamingo88/status/1497902647562625026

Institutional investors vs. Retail investors by @bowtiednightowl
https://twitter.com/BowTiedNightOwl/status/1497942100528099332

Weekend reading list by @sandraaleow
https://twitter.com/sandraaleow/status/1497854253515173890

WEEKND READS - Part 2 by @el_yefe1
https://twitter.com/el_yefe1/status/1497973256363679746

the wgminterfaces decision is brave and @dhof thinks the right one
https://twitter.com/dhof/status/1498309384862154755

Wallet-to-wallet messaging - why is that the next web3 big thing? by @levin_idan
https://twitter.com/levin_idan/status/1498607358464909315

A breakdown of Squeeth by @chaaseth
https://twitter.com/ChaasEth/status/1498481614975868931

February summary thread by @lars0x
https://twitter.com/lars0x/status/1498657630273028096
Twitter Threads: (Cont'd #1)

Here’s your guide to making it in this space as an influencer, founder, or even as a newcomer: NFT edition by @zachxbt
https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1498670002161000452

@NFTethics on self policing and making this space more ethical
https://twitter.com/NFTethics/status/1498734084675280899

The fungibility of btc and eth is damaged severely by transaction histories by @mewn21
https://twitter.com/mewn21/status/1498856856873099264

A thread of the art-centric PFP projects @punk_2070 is most excited about
https://twitter.com/Punk_2070/status/1499029322681753600

The steps @caseykcaruso generally recommends in running a diligence process for an early-stage crypto investment
https://twitter.com/caseykcaruso/status/1499064398802919424

@defiargiculture has found the $SOLID Wars Grandmaster
https://twitter.com/DeFiAgriculture/status/1499251506339483651

Evmos Ecosystem Projects List Thread by @sungjae_han
https://twitter.com/sungjae_han/status/1499031669793165314

$DOP is the $AAVE of NFTs by @0xrockefeller
https://twitter.com/0xRockefeller/status/1498607040675131392

Here is how @alpha_pls does fundamental analysis
https://twitter.com/alpha_pls/status/1493568063513317385

Here’s everything @_kaspar__ knows about music NFTs
https://twitter.com/_Kaspar__/status/1498321357234393089

A thread about war profitiering onchain by @amxx
https://twitter.com/Amxx/status/1498668667588030472

This is how Maker's next-generation decentralized workforce works
https://twitter.com/MakerDAO/status/1498674457929519105

Moonbeam staking thread
https://twitter.com/MoonbeamNetwork/status/1498799964025200648

See what superfluid staking is all about by @bobbybanzai
https://twitter.com/bobbybanzai/status/1498734104791166977

Convex now holds 10% of circulating FXS by @delphi_digital
https://twitter.com/Delphi_Digital/status/1498424155351437313

The biggest risk with doing crypto 24/7 isn’t necessarily to lose money, it’s the opportunity cost of wasting your time by @route2fi
https://twitter.com/Route2FI/status/1498759454464032768

Why $AVAX has the most interesting month of March out of any L1 / liquid token by @splitcapital
https://twitter.com/SplitCapital/status/1498420236215013376

Bull thesis on Evmos, an EVM for Cosmos by @altcoinpsycho
https://twitter.com/AltcoinPsycho/status/1498359030112145409

Top 10 protocols on Moonbeam
https://twitter.com/DefiLlama/status/1498373959259238412

Why yield aggregators should incorporate fixed rate returns into their strategies by @teddywoodward
https://twitter.com/teddywoodward/status/1498335149070639111

@litocoen explains the trust assumptions behind HopProtocol
https://twitter.com/litocoen/status/1498308115820908545

Enter Multidimensional EIP-1559, a proposal from Vitalik Buterin by @pseudotheos
https://twitter.com/pseudotheos/status/1499142514116218885

@purivaish dives in on projects confronting the Blockchain Trilemma - $Arbitrum (wen), $dYdX, & $NEAR- and how to take advantage of scaling solutions
https://twitter.com/TheTIEIO/status/1499117639637114884

Rebases are one of the most controversial topics in DeFi right now by @lobishq
https://twitter.com/LobisHQ/status/1499035262860599298

Get started with your smart contract development journey with these outstanding coding repos to get you started - both full-stack and backend by @patrickalphac
https://twitter.com/PatrickAlphaC/status/1499051931527958540

What’s causing increased gas fees on Fantom? by @delphi_digital
https://twitter.com/Delphi_Digital/status/1499204850776686594

Renting Liquidity and Incentives by @0xlightt
https://twitter.com/0xLightt/status/1498929439102668804

ur holding stables and missing this move so might as well figure out what the hell ur holding and just how important they are by @saypien_
https://twitter.com/Saypien_/status/1499040024406511622

Aleph Zero research thread by @daolectic
https://twitter.com/daolectic/status/1498268570006003714

Play-to-Own by @jlwhoo7
https://twitter.com/jlwhoo7/status/1497875875869560837
Podcasts:

Chris Dixon talks to D3 about Web3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0ZJMdSvAj8

A strategy on how to flip NFTs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC4NLXKYICY

Qi Podcast #25: Kinetic Money - Auto-Repaying Loans Granting Access to Your Future Yields Today
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1729379/10100046-25-kinetic-money-auto-repaying-loans-granting-access-to-your-future-yields-today

Matt West: The Scientist, Yearn Developer, and DeFi Degen Running for Congress
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/matt-west-the-scientist-yearn-developer-and-defi-degen-running-for-congress/
Notes
https://twitter.com/fyhfyhio/status/1497984280542461952

Web3 Games &Culture / with @gabusch @amytongwu @pplpleasr1 @yieldguild
https://twitter.com/cdixon/status/1498100863272951809

#267 – Mark Zuckerberg: Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and the Metaverse
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/267-mark-zuckerberg-meta-facebook-instagram-and/id1434243584?i=1000552308248

Shane Mac: Building Messaging Protocol for Web3 (XMTP), Company Culture, and Scaling Trust
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4TGlZUqYlwJ53yAw1HNms0

Nansen Office Hours #61 with El Barto, "Head of Alpha Leaks"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySToK2F80sQ
Notes
https://twitter.com/smolblox/status/1499255708587642880

I Pledge Allegiance: Council: The Element Finance Governance System, with Charles St. Louis and Paul Vienhage
https://anchor.fm/i-pledge-allegiance/episodes/9-Council-The-Element-Finance-Governance-System--with-Charles-St--Louis-and-Paul-Vienhage-e1f3h1b

Mining exec explains how Bitcoin is converging with the oil and gas industry
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/136066/mining-exec-explains-how-bitcoin-is-converging-with-the-oil-and-gas-industry

Crypto VC Darren Lau says the era of 'spray and pray' investing is cooling down
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135645/crypto-venture-capitalist-darren-lau

Riptide Workshop: How to cross-compose with 01 exchange
https://twitter.com/solana/status/1498707216081178626

Bankless | The zkEVM is Here | Alex Gluchowski of zkSync
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nPdS_2SQbY

GoodWill Yunting: The Good, The Bad, The Degen ft. Dan of CMS, Jason Choi of Spartan Group and Bew
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5PjRb9Vju7o4MPaPfy96yC

Bernadine Bröcker Wieder - On The Forefront of Art & Tech - Zima Red ep 106
https://anchor.fm/andrew-steinwold/episodes/Bernadine-Brcker-Wieder---On-The-Forefront-of-Art--Tech---Zima-Red-ep-106-e1f006m

Zero Knowledge: Episode 220: The Road to Plonky2 with Brendan and Daniel from Polygon Zero
https://zeroknowledge.fm/220-2/

The Bearish Case for Solidly & Solidex/0xDAO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKnPWxs07GE

Ancient Wisdom with Sol Shamans NFTs – The Nifty Show #140
https://theniftyshow.com/ancient-wisdom-with-sol-shamans-nfts-the-nifty-show-140/
Lost ~15 subscribers during this dump lol.
Have a great weekend. Be safe.
This week in crypto: Reboot. #9

Donations: 0xfBF60e5F3fa29B42b460B11eE461D12D3C0bB2fd
News/Updates:

Bain Capital Ventures Launches $560 Million Crypto Fund
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-08/bain-capital-ventures-launches-560-million-crypto-fund

Bain Capital Crypto execs explain why they're setting their sights on DAO services
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/137103/bain-capital-crypto-execs-explain-why-theyre-setting-their-sights-on-dao-services

Griffin Gaming Partners Raises $750M Fund With Eye on Web 3
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/07/griffin-gaming-partners-raises-750m-fund-with-eye-on-web-3

Swiss city Lugano to adopt bitcoin as legal tender
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/bitcoin-adoption-swiss-city-lugano-tether-b2030335.html

Gitcoin Grants Round 13 is underway
https://twitter.com/gitcoin/status/1501680499403669504

Dozens of Tokens Tumble as Prolific Developer Andre Cronje Calls It Quits
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/06/dozens-of-tokens-tumble-as-prolific-developer-andre-cronje-calls-it-quits/
https://twitter.com/AntonNellCrypto/status/1500405473337565191
https://twitter.com/FantomFDN/status/1500425879322771457

Crypto exchange FTX announces push into Europe
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136505/ftx-crypto-exchange-announces-push-into-europe

Convex Finance Bug Causes CVX Token to Sink on Forced Token Unlock
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/03/04/convex-finance-bug-causes-cvx-token-to-sink-on-forced-token-unlock/
https://twitter.com/ConvexFinance/status/1499759919943372800
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1499794461991313409

Ukraine Buys Military Gear With Donated Cryptocurrencies
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-04/ukraine-spends-15-million-of-crypto-donations-on-military-gear

Ukraine Has Received Close to $100M in Crypto Donations
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/09/ukraine-has-received-close-to-100-million-in-crypto-donations

South Korea Elects Pro-Crypto President
https://decrypt.co/94773/south-korea-elects-pro-crypto-president

Sienna Network - Introducing Query Permits
https://medium.com/sienna-network/introducing-query-permits-160c30bd330d

Saddle Governance: SIP-X: SDL Unlock, Tokenomics, and Liquidity proposal
https://www.saddle.community/t/sip-x-sdl-unlock-tokenomics-and-liquidity/238

Aave governance: Add Terra USD (UST) to AAVE v2
https://app.aave.com/#/governance/65-QmYcKbka4WWgwVTcxE7esz2NJfzQbza5ya6oTUKhuFzPrN

Aave governance: Add ENS to Aave V2
https://app.aave.com/#/governance/63-QmU4MH1mps19vXJzWeV555T6yhqX2sqSceaN1fkkxgFDe1

Shake Shack Tests Bitcoin Rewards to Lure Younger Consumers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shake-shack-tests-bitcoin-rewards-to-lure-younger-consumers-11646349158

Genesis Digital Assets Plans 100% Clean Energy Mining Center in Sweden
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/03/genesis-digital-plans-a-100-clean-energy-mining-center-in-sweden/

Santander to offer loans secured by grain-based crypto tokens
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136666/santander-to-offer-loans-secured-by-grain-based-crypto-tokens

Bitcoin mining firm Hive to buy Intel's new chip
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136641/bitcoin-mining-firm-hive-to-buy-intels-new-chip

BitMEX Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Violating Bank Secrecy Act
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/third-founder-cryptocurrency-exchange-pleads-guilty-bank-secrecy-act-violations
https://decrypt.co/94769/bitmex-co-founder-pleads-guilty-to-violating-bank-secrecy-act

Binance Fully Reopens EUR and GBP Bank Transfer via SEPA and Faster Payments
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/f9732c2a76274555983d7f5f8fdfc9fb

Trading Firm DRW Allows Crypto Investors to Hedge Risk With Bilateral Options
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-07/drw-allows-crypto-traders-to-hedge-risk-with-bilateral-options

Spartan Group announces $200 million metaverse fund with an emphasis on 'digital ownership'
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/136993/spartan-group-announces-200-million-metaverse-fund-with-an-emphasis-on-digital-ownership
News/Updates: (Cont'd #1)

National Bank of Romania greenlights Elrond’s acquisition of Twispay
https://www.cryptopolitan.com/elronds-acquisition-twispay/

Esports Team Misfits to Create Crypto Gaming Platform on Tezos
https://decrypt.co/94742/esports-team-misfits-to-create-crypto-gaming-platform-on-tezos

FTX Enters Music Scene With Tomorrowland Festival Tie Up
https://decrypt.co/94777/ftx-enters-music-scene-tomorrowland-festival-tie-up

HBAR Foundation launches $100M climate-focused impact fund, declaring DOVU as inaugural grantee
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hbar-foundation-launches-100m-climate-focused-impact-fund-declaring-dovu-as-inaugural-grantee

DraftKings Co-Founder Says Becoming Polygon Validator Helps 'Futureproof' Company
https://decrypt.co/94551/draftkings-co-founder-becoming-polygon-validator-helps-futureproof-company

Yield Protocol launches on Arbitrum
https://medium.com/yield-protocol/yield-protocol-launches-on-arbitrum-31b6d8dd564

A new era for Merit Circle
https://twitter.com/MeritCircle_IO/status/1499113342019022851

Ethereum gas fees drop to lowest levels since August 2021
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-gas-fees-drop-to-lowest-levels-since-august-2021

Kava Rise: $750M Developer Incentive Program
https://medium.com/kava-labs/kava-rise-750m-developer-incentive-program-e6a83f1363fa

Avi Felman leaving BlockTower to join GoldenTree
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136765/goldentree-hires-blocktowers-avi-felman-as-head-of-digital-asset-trading
https://twitter.com/AviFelman/status/1501213043786715144

Bastion is live on Aurora Mainnet
https://twitter.com/BastionProtocol/status/1500866194089328643

DegenScore cafe
https://twitter.com/degenscore/status/1500891270683713539

Alchemy x StarkNet
https://twitter.com/StarkWareLtd/status/1500888944422105093

Goldman Sachs Offering ETH Fund to Clients Through Galaxy Digital
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/08/goldman-sachs-offering-eth-fund-to-clients-through-galaxy-digital/

VanEck Launches Crypto Mining ETF
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/09/vaneck-launches-crypto-mining-etf/

Avalanche Foundation unveils $290 million incentive program to spur on growth of subnets
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/136691/avalanche-subnet-incentive-program

We’re excited to announce the 8th supported chain on the Wormhole network: Fantom!
https://wormholecrypto.medium.com/boo-fantom-is-here-beda94e2a18b

Starting today, founders on Party Round can raise in USDC
https://twitter.com/partyround/status/1501231891164192770?

On International Women’s Day, Gala Games is launching Web3 Women, a community initiative by women in web3, for women in web3
https://blog.gala.games/web3-women-333230ea57b3

Paypal backed Paxos approved for blockchain payments in Singapore
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/paypal-backed-paxos-approved-for-blockchain-payments-in-singapore/

Former Canadian Government Employee Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Dozens of Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-canadian-government-employee-extradited-united-states-face-charges-dozens-ransomware

Binance in Talks for License to Operate in Dubai
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-09/binance-is-said-to-be-in-talks-for-license-to-operate-in-dubai

Binance plots M&A spree as regulators scrutinise crypto trading unit
https://www.ft.com/content/a3097add-feff-4ecd-8e3d-c5141bff3f8b

Mainstream Hedge Funds Pour Billions of Dollars Into Crypto
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mainstream-hedge-funds-pour-billions-of-dollars-into-crypto-11646808223

The C2X IEO is coming soon on FTX
https://twitter.com/FTX_Official/status/1501543323516895235
https://twitter.com/amytongwu/status/1501675620832583684

Okcoin, Stacks Launch $165M Pledge to Support Bitcoin-Related Projects
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/10/okcoin-stacks-launch-165m-pledge-to-support-bitcoin-related-projects/