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

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #3)

Winners of the Moralis Avalanche Hackathon
https://avalancheavax.medium.com/winners-of-the-moralis-avalanche-hackathon-78879a6b2c16

Rari Capital: The Recap #4
https://medium.com/rari-capital/rari-capital-the-recap-4-297f786f219a

DeFi “2.0” : A Magnum Copeus - Internet Native Growth Strategy and the Liquidity Value Chain (Part 1/3)
https://mirror.xyz/0x43930805dEBbF779fB8EDC8E43f988A8448Aad63/Jas0-LxKBHMc3CRQjl6QMdj7DZRRXpLQK5BS6dpfY1Y

DeFi “2.0” : A Magnum Copeus - Internet Native Growth Strategy and the Liquidity Value Chain (Part 2 / 3)
https://mirror.xyz/0x43930805dEBbF779fB8EDC8E43f988A8448Aad63/gCXzNIER456XjBuCE3UUaDKiv3xcdW34EEOLh3L82dY

Abacus Tokenomics
https://medium.com/abacus-wtf/abacus-tokenomics-c5e549ce62dc

A Letter to Founders:
https://svangel.medium.com/a-letter-to-founders-2978c2ae57d0

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

Twitter Threads: (Cont'd #2)

ARBO bullish thread by @degengami
https://twitter.com/degengami/status/1498711278658850817

A thread on the bull case for XDEFI wallet
https://twitter.com/lukedelphi/status/1498738889175060482

Here's a rundown on The Actual* Web3 Curation Landscape by @lwnsbaker
https://twitter.com/lwsnbaker/status/1499077092344049668

Aave V3 thread by @lifiprotocol
https://twitter.com/lifiprotocol/status/1498964406494924802

A short thread on Skew by @deribitexchange
https://twitter.com/deribitexchange/status/1499059972310667269

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/

Tools:

Awesome Metaverse github repo by shacowdz007
https://github.com/shadowcz007/awesome-metaverse

vestlabs
https://vestlab.io/

ZKverse repo by enricobottazzi
https://twitter.com/backaes/status/1497484212475211780
https://github.com/enricobottazzi/ZKverse

Owlracle, multichain gas price tracker API
https://owlracle.info/eth

Pathfinder, a full node for #StarkNet written in Rust
https://twitter.com/equilibrium_co/status/1499021712045723648

Chad Follows by @0xtemujin_
https://twitter.com/chad_follows

A new wave of $750K in grants to fund formal Ethereum-related research
https://blog.ethereum.org/2022/03/01/academic-grants-round/

Arbitrum data live on Footprint Analytics
https://twitter.com/Footprint_DeFi/status/1498986828614889475

StarkNet Ecosystem Dashboard:
https://starknet-ecosystem.com

Speed Run Ethereum
https://speedrunethereum.com/

Alpha:

Newt
https://mirror.xyz/wearenewt.eth

Zeitgeist - Season Two
https://mirror.xyz/zeitgeistxyz.eth/WXClcSF6qxPluBMumWxJWLFHOVqgjW-2axAPsnPy8CU

Nebula Protocol paper
https://twitter.com/nebula_protocol/status/1497164498406305794

The Idols
https://medium.com/@IdolLabs/the-idols-the-offering-announcement-d31bcb96396e
https://twitter.com/SmallCapScience/status/1499110449543004167

Favorite places for stablecoin yield by @route2fi
https://twitter.com/route2fi/status/1499126729884930049

BSTN
https://bastionprotocol.medium.com/introducing-bstn-the-bastion-protocol-token-72de35cca9d9

Catalog
https://medium.com/renproject/introducing-catalog-3a260c9d973b

Launching Soon: Unleash the Power of LunaX with Degen Vaults
https://blog.staderlabs.com/launching-soon-unleash-the-power-of-lunax-with-degen-vaults-2f957c0b57e1

Socket
https://socket.dev/

The Serenity Fund: Market Return on StableCoin-based Strategies（28 Feb 2022)
https://serenityfund.medium.com/weekly-market-return-on-stablecoin-based-strategies-28-feb-2022-2bac92809355

Degis
https://degis.medium.com/introducing-degis-protocol-77aaa5a5f9b1

Lost ~15 subscribers during this dump lol.
Have a great weekend. Be safe.

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/

News/Updates: (Cont'd #2)

Blockchain courses skyrocket in India as demand for experts increases
https://finbold.com/blockchain-courses-skyrocket-in-india-as-demand-for-experts-increases/

Algorand adds over 6 million new accounts in 2022
https://finbold.com/algorand-adds-over-6-million-new-accounts-in-2022/

Multi-chain instant swap platform Symbiosis announces beta mainnet launch
https://cryptoslate.com/multi-chain-instant-swap-platform-symbiosis-announces-beta-mainnet-launch/

FTX taps WB Games exec for top gaming partnerships job
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/137201/ftx-taps-wb-games-exec-for-top-gaming-partnerships-job

Pension fund leads $276 million investment in loan platform Lendable
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/137190/ontario-teachers-lendable

dYdX launches beta iOS app for limited users
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/136992/dydx-ios-mobile-app-beta-launch

Sadly, Willy Woo's The Bitcoin Forecase is coming to an end
https://twitter.com/woonomic/status/1501955516863418375

Deribit: USDC Perpetuals Product Launch
https://insights.deribit.com/exchange-updates/usdc-perpetuals-product-launch/

FTX Launches FTX Access, Bringing Institutional-Grade Products & Services to the Marketplace
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ftx-launches-ftx-access-bringing-institutional-grade-products--services-to-the-marketplace-301499082.html

State Street Partners With Copper in Push for Crypto Custody
https://archive.ph/kMwHN#selection-3013.0-3020.0

CANNON CANNON CANNON: Introducing Cannon
https://medium.com/ethereum-optimism/cannon-cannon-cannon-introducing-cannon-4ce0d9245a03

NFTs:

SoftBank Internet Arm Plans NFT Mall to Grow Global Footprint
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-09/softbank-internet-arm-plans-nft-mall-to-expand-global-footprint

Adobe’s Behance allows people to showcase Solana NFTs
https://richpicksdaily.com/adobes-behance-allows-people-to-showcase-solana-nfts/

OpenSea Bars Iranian Users as US Sanctions Talk Ramps Up
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/03/opensea-bars-iranian-users-as-us-sanctions-talk-ramps-up/

Japanese business giant Nomura to explore crypto and NFTs with new unit
https://cointelegraph.com/news/japanese-wealth-manager-nomura-to-explore-crypto-and-nfts-with-new-unit

Michael Jordan’s Solana Athlete App HEIR Drops First NFTs
https://decrypt.co/94344/michael-jordan-solana-athlete-app-heir-nfts

NFT Market Cools as Trading on Ethereum and Solana Dips
https://decrypt.co/94264/nft-market-cools-trading-ethereum-solana

The Sandbox metaverse hits 2M users, begins K-pop partnership
https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-sandbox-metaverse-hits-2m-users-begins-k-pop-partnership

Magic: The Gathering Threatens Action Over Destroyed Card NFTs
https://cryptobriefing.com/magic-the-gathering-threatens-action-over-destroyed-card-nft/

Why Adult Swim Show Creator Will Carsola Thinks NFTs Have 'Unlimited Potential'
https://decrypt.co/94575/why-adult-swim-show-creator-will-carsola-thinks-nfts-have-unlimited-potential

Papa John's Plans NFT Drop Despite Prior Warning From UK Advertising Regulator
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/08/papa-johns-plans-nft-drop-despite-prior-warning-from-uk-advertising-regulator/

gem.xyz x LooksRare integration
https://twitter.com/gemxyz/status/1500912481035825165

Former file-sharing site LimeWire to relaunch as NFT marketplace, more than a decade since shutting down
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/09/limewire-former-file-sharing-site-to-relaunch-as-nft-marketplace.html

The Art of the Prank: How a Hacker Tried to Fake the World's Most Expensive NFT
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/04/27/the-art-of-the-prank-how-a-hacker-tried-to-fake-the-worlds-most-expensive-nft/

Skechers Enters the Metaverse
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/skechers-enters-metaverse-135000225.html

Chinese Baidu set to launch 20,000 NFTs as airdrop
https://www.cryptopolitan.com/20000-nfts-to-be-airdropped-by-chinese/

LeBron James NFT Collection Airdropped by Crypto.com to Select Viewers
https://www.cryptonewsz.com/lebron-james-nft-collection-airdropped-by-crypto-com-to-select-viewers/

Vice Launch Viceverse Virtual Working Hub in Decentraland
https://nftplazas.com/vice-launch-viceverse-virtual-working-hub-in-decentraland/

Public acquires fractional investing firm Otis for NFTs and other collectibles
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136998/public-acquires-fractional-investing-firm-otis-for-nfts-and-other-collectibles

WoW and The Sandbox Announce $25 Million Inclusivity Foundation
https://nftplazas.com/wow-and-the-sandbox-25-million-inclusivity-foundation/

José Delbo Joins Christie’s Block Party NFT Exhibit in Dubai
https://nftplazas.com/jose-delbo-christies-block-party-dubai/

Gary Vaynerchuk Drops Info on Upcoming VeeFriends Series 2 Launch
https://nftplazas.com/gary-vaynerchuk-veefriends-series-2/

Regulation:

Biden Issues Long-Awaited US Executive Order on Crypto
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/09/executive-order-on-ensuring-responsible-development-of-digital-assets/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/09/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-sign-executive-order-on-ensuring-responsible-innovation-in-digital-assets/
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/09/biden-issues-long-awaited-executive-order-on-crypto/

US AML watchdog issues alert on potential crypto sanctions evasion from Russia
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136637/us-fincen-russia-crypto-sanctions-alert

Binance deal with crypto firm Eqonex prompts warning shot from UK regulators
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/136609/binance-eqonex-deal-uk-fca-bifinity

Dubai Establishes New Crypto Laws
https://cryptobriefing.com/dubai-establishes-new-crypto-laws/

Thailand approves relaxed tax rules for digital assets
https://www.reuters.com/markets/funds/thailand-approves-relaxed-tax-rules-digital-assets-2022-03-08/

Estonia calls for restricting cryptocurrencies to close sanctions loopholes
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL5N2VB2YC

U.S. Treasury launches campaign to educate public about crypto risks
https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-treasury-launches-campaign-educate-public-about-crypto-risks-2022-03-10/

Janet Yellen says Biden's crypto executive order supports 'responsible innovation'
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136883/janet-yellen-says-bidens-crypto-executive-order-supports-responsible-innovation

New Senate bill sounds the alarm on China's digital yuan
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/137248/new-senate-bill-sounds-the-alarm-on-chinas-digital-yuan

Raises:

StarkWare set to hit $6 billion valuation in new funding round
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rjm00s7wbq

ArDrive Raises $17M to Make Arweave’s Data Storage Blockchain More Usable
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/03/ardrive-raises-17m-to-make-arweaves-data-storage-blockchain-more-usable/

NFT Platform Immutable Raises $200M at $2.5B Valuation
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/07/nft-platform-immutable-raises-200m-at-a-25b-valuation/

NFT3 Announces Successful Close of $7.5 Million Seed and Strategic Rounds Led By Animoca Brands
https://medium.com/nft3/nft3-announces-7-5-million-funding-round-led-by-animoca-brands-ef4dba636f4

Blockchain data infrastructure startup BlockVision closes $5M in seed funding
https://www.cryptoninjas.net/2022/03/07/blockchain-data-infrastructure-startup-blockvision-closed-5m-in-seed-funding/

Stanford researchers raise $32 million as they build a privacy-focused blockchain
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/136623/stanford-researchers-raise-32-million-as-they-build-a-privacy-focused-blockchain

Space Runners raises $10 million to build a blockchain-backed fashion metaverse
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/136586/space-runners-raises-10-million-to-build-a-blockchain-backed-fashion-metaverse

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

Hubble Exchange Raises $3.3M to Put Perpetual Futures on Avalanche
https://decrypt.co/94754/hubble-exchange-raises-3-3m-to-put-perpetual-futures-on-avalanche

Diagonal Raises $2.5M for Web 3 Subnoscription Payments
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/04/diagonal-raises-25m-for-web-3-subnoscription-payments/

A16z Investing $70M in Ethereum Staking Provider Lido Finance
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/03/a16z-investing-70m-into-ethereum-staking-provider-lido-finance/
https://a16z.com/2022/03/03/investing-in-lido/

Praxis Raises $15M in Series A Funding Round
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/03/paradigm-among-investors-as-praxis-raises-15m-in-series-a-funding-round/

Lemniscap, Jump Crypto Lead $4M Bet on GameFi Firm metaENGINE
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/04/lemniscap-jump-crypto-lead-4m-bet-on-gamefi-firm-metaengine/

WalletConnect Raises $11M to Let Crypto Wallets Talk to Each Other
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/08/walletconnect-raises-11m-to-let-crypto-wallets-talk-to-each-other/

Cega raises $4.3M seed round at $60M valuation to build exotic DeFi derivatives
https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/08/cega-raises-4-3m-seed-round-at-60m-valuation-to-build-exotic-defi-derivatives/

All three units of Sequoia Capital join EthSign's $12 million funding round in first such deal
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/136806/ethsign-crypto-funding-sequoia-capital-all-three-units

Polychain Leads $6.85M Investment in ‘Curate-to-Earn’ Project
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/08/polychain-leads-685m-investment-in-curate-to-earn-project/

UNXD raises $4m in funding
https://notes.unxd.com/creating-the-future-of-luxury-and-culture-in-the-metaverse-2256a89d3311

AngelList has raised a new $100M round at a $4.1B valuation
https://twitter.com/mariogabriele/status/1501260481582940161

Nordic Fintech Lunar Raises $77M, Builds Crypto Trading Platform
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/10/nordic-fintech-lunar-raises-77m-builds-crypto-trading-platform/

Altered state machine welcomes new crypto, technology, entertainment and investment partners in seed funding round announcement
https://medium.com/@alteredstatemachine/altered-state-machine-welcomes-new-crypto-technology-entertainment-and-investment-partners-in-b09344b5d3d8

Exorde Labs raises $1.2 million
https://exorde.network/blog/exorde-labs-raises-1-2-million

Announcing JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Strategic Investment in TRM Labs
https://www.trmlabs.com/post/announcing-jpmorgan-chase-co-s-strategic-investment-in-trm-labs

Raises (Cont'd #1):

Announcing Nori’s $7M Series A financing round
https://medium.com/nori-carbon-removal/announcing-noris-7m-series-a-financing-round-21ec5fdfa1a4

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

GamesPad Receives Investment from Animoca Brands
https://dailycoin.com/gamespad-receives-investment-from-animoca-brands/

Hashstack raises $1Mn USD to build DeFi’s first under-collateralised lending solution- Open
https://hashstack.medium.com/hashstack-raises-1mn-usd-to-build-defis-first-under-collateralised-lending-solution-ope-962575c79ea9

Web3 Creator Company DNABlock Raises $7M in Second Seed Funding Round
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/web3-dnablock-funding-1235101560/

Crypto Financial Services Firm, Blofin Raises US$50 Million from KuCoin, SIG and Matrix Partners
https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2022-03-01/crypto-financial-services-firm-blofin-raises-us-50-million-from-kucoin-sig-and-matrix-partners

CryptoTaxCalculator announces funding round
https://cryptotaxcalculator.io/blog/cryptotaxcalculator-funding-round/

Binance and cuscapi berhad to take strategic stakes in MX Global
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/binance-and-cuscapi-berhad-to-take-strategic-stakes-in-mx-global-301492547.html

Subspace Labs Raises $32.9 Million to Bring Internet Scale to Web3
https://medium.com/subspace-network/subspace-labs-raises-32-9-million-to-bring-internet-scale-to-web3-b0fdd4dffe7e

GameFi startup X Rush valued at $10M following successful seed funding led by KuCoin Ventures
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/gamefi-startup-x-rush-valued-at-10m-following-successful-seed-funding-led-by-kucoin-ventures

Parcl Raises $4.1M Seed Investment by Archetype, and others
https://www.parcl.co/blog/parcl-raises-4-1m-seed-by-archetype-dragonfly-capital-parafi-shima-capital-coinbase-ventures-solana-ventures-slow-ventures-and-others

Thetanuts Finance has raised US$18M in Seed Round, on a mission to bring DeFi structured products to everyday investors
https://thetanutsfinance.medium.com/thetanuts-finance-has-raised-us-18m-in-seed-round-on-a-mission-to-bring-defi-structured-products-d5db6afb8974

Mechanism (the project, not the fund) raised $8m
https://twitter.com/jefftoshi/status/1499032761188945925

Nifty League Raises $5 Million Seed Investment Round Led by RSE Ventures to Expand its NFT Gaming Metaverse
https://niftyleague.medium.com/nifty-league-raises-5-million-seed-investment-round-led-by-rse-ventures-to-expand-its-nft-gaming-2e28a9972c5e

Universal 3D raises over $2 million for its GameFi Project AQUANEE
https://techstartups.com/2022/03/02/universal-3d-raises-20-million-gamefi-project-aquanee/

DeFrag DAO Strategic Partnership Announcement
https://blog.defrag.fi/defrag-dao-strategic-partnership-announcement-482f11e4d354

Blockmetrix raises $50M for its fast and lean crypto mining technology
https://pr.slicedbrand.com/blockmetrix/50m-funding

Cega raises $4.3M from Dragonfly, Pantera to build the first exotic structured products in cryptocurrency
https://cegafi.medium.com/cega-raises-4-3m-10c421181dfe

Espresso Systems Raises $32M to Bring Scaling and Privacy to Web 3
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/07/espresso-systems-raises-32m-to-bring-scaling-and-privacy-to-web-3/

Akord closed a $2.3m round
https://twitter.com/AkordTeam/status/1500892289140334593

Gamepad.co raises USD 2.5m Seed Round with Enjin and OKX Blockdream Ventures as Lead Investors
https://cryptonews.com/news/gamepadco-raises-usd-25m-seed-round-with-enjin-okx-blockdream-ventures-as-lead-investors.htm

Lemniscap, Jump Crypto Lead $4M Bet on GameFi Firm metaENGINE
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/04/lemniscap-jump-crypto-lead-4m-bet-on-gamefi-firm-metaengine/

YC-backed Blocknom wants to become the ‘Coinbase Earn of Southeast Asia’ ($500k pre-seed)
https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/03/yc-backed-blocknom-wants-to-become-the-coinbase-earn-of-southeast-asia/