News/Updates: (Cont'd #2)

FTX.US backs ‘Flash Boys’ exchange IEX as firm maps out crypto strategy
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140542/ftx-backs-flash-boys-exchange-iex-in-undisclosed-investment-as-firm-plots-crypto-journey

Ledger launches crypto hardware wallet with enhanced NFT support
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140598/ledger-launches-crypto-hardware-wallet-with-enhanced-nft-support

Stillmark targeting $500 million raise for new bitcoin credit fund
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140637/stillmark-targeting-500-million-raise-for-new-bitcoin-credit-fund

Introducing Bastion Stableswap
https://twitter.com/BastionProtocol/status/1510999218248302597

Platypus to Gamify its Interface
https://medium.com/platypus-finance/platypus-to-gamify-its-interface-25e8e17a0dd0

Neon EVM Alpha — Now Live on Solana Devnet
https://neonlabsorg.medium.com/neon-evm-alpha-now-live-on-solana-devnet-c326dc12267c

Introducing OolongSwap Trading Competition — Half a Million Worth of Rewards
https://oolongswap.medium.com/introducing-oolongswap-trading-competition-half-a-million-worth-of-rewards-d7f6358711b8

$VALAS emissions are live
https://twitter.com/ValasFinance/status/1509487468709560329

Hats Finance redesigned protocol economics
https://twitter.com/HatsFinance/status/1509578819778142221

Alpha Finance Lab rebrands as AlphaVentureDAO
https://twitter.com/AlphaVentureDAO/status/1509534225644781577

NFTs:

OpenSea rolls out credit card payments for NFTs
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140115/opensea-rolls-out-credit-card-payments-for-nfts

Pudgy Penguins NFT Collection Looks to Next Chapter With $2.5M Sale
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/04/02/pudgy-penguins-nft-collection-looks-to-next-chapter-with-25m-sale/

Universal Music Group Files 4 Trademarks for Its Bored Ape Band Leader
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/05/universal-music-group-files-4-trademarks-for-its-bored-ape-band-leader/

UK Government Plans to Create an NFT
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/04/uk-government-plans-to-create-an-nft/

BAYC Says Discord Briefly Compromised, Tells Users to Avoid Discord for Minting APE NFTs
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/04/01/bayc-says-discord-briefly-compromised-tells-users-to-avoid-discord-for-minting-ape-nfts/

OpenSea Exec Who Quit After ‘Insider Trading’ Scandal Is Back With NFT Platform
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/31/opensea-exec-who-quit-after-insider-trading-scandal-is-back-with-nft-platform/

A DAO is selling NFTs for the right to tweet — in a bizarre experiment
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140334/a-dao-is-selling-nfts-for-the-right-to-tweet-in-a-bizarre-experiment

Samsung Partners with NiftyGateway to Launch NFT Smart TV Service
https://nftplazas.com/samsung-niftygateway-nft-service/

Fanatics Teams Up with WWE for Brand-New NFT Memorabilia
https://nftplazas.com/fanatics-wwe-nft-memorabilia/

Closeup and Decentraland Offer Web3 Marriages with NFT Certificates
https://nftplazas.com/decentraland-closeup-nft-marriage-certificate/

Announcing Origin’s All-New Arena Mode!
https://axie.substack.com/p/announcing-origins-all-new-arena

Regulation:

Singapore Passes Law to Tighten Rules for Crypto Providers
https://archive.ph/sYuqe#selection-2987.0-2996.0

US House members introduce bill to 'mitigate the risks' from El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140772/us-house-members-introduce-bill-to-mitigate-the-risks-from-el-salvadors-adoption-of-bitcoin

SEC Tells Exchanges to Treat Customer Crypto Holdings as Liabilities
https://archive.ph/Glg0b#selection-83.5-86.0

Federal prosecutors forfeit $34 million in crypto tied to illicit dark web activities
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140700/federal-prosecutors-forfeit-34-million-in-crypto-tied-to-illicit-dark-web-activities

US sanctions world's largest darknet market and linked Russian crypto exchange
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140739/us-sanctions-worlds-largest-darknet-market-and-linked-russian-crypto-exchange

SEC explores segregating businesses at crypto exchanges
https://archive.ph/kq9Q2#selection-1523.0-1528.0

Indonesia to impose 0.1% income tax for crypto transactions
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140304/indonesia-to-impose-0-1-income-tax-for-crypto-transactions-report

Oklahoma joins widening group of US states mulling tax incentives for bitcoin miners
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140343/oklahoma-joins-widening-group-of-us-states-mulling-tax-incentives-for-bitcoin-miners

Dubai lures clutch of big crypto firms with tailored regulations
https://archive.ph/23FKQ#selection-1525.0-1530.0

Turkey seeks 40,000-year jail sentences for crypto CEO, officials
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140348/turkey-seeks-40000-year-jail-sentences-for-crypto-ceo-officials

New legislation calls for US State Department reporting on crypto in Russia and Ukraine
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140473/new-legislation-calls-for-us-state-department-reporting-on-crypto-in-russia-and-ukraine

SEC chair Gensler calls for more regulation on stablecoins and crypto firms’ custody, market-making arms
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140522/sec-chair-gensler-calls-for-more-regulation-on-stablecoins-and-crypto-firms-custody-market-making-arms

German authorities shut down Hydra darknet marketplace, seizing 500 bitcoin
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140641/german-authorities-shut-down-hydra-darknet-marketplace-seizing-500-bitcoin

Raises:

NEAR Protocol raises $350 million in new funding round led by Tiger Global
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140751/near-protocol-raises-350-million-in-new-funding-round-led-by-tiger-global

Binance.US raises over $200 million at a $4.5 billion pre-money valuation
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140833/binance-us-raises-funding-200-million-4-5-billion-valuation

Sky Mavis raises $150 million to reimburse Ronin hack victims
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140800/sky-mavis-raises-150-million-from-binance-to-reimburse-ronin-hack-victims

Crypto bridge Wormhole seeks $2.5 billion price tag in private token sale
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140100/crypto-bridge-wormhole-seeks-2-5-billion-price-tag-in-private-token-sale

Ethereum Scaler Boba Network Valued at $1.5B in $45M Series A
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/05/ethereum-scaler-boba-network-valued-at-15b-in-45m-series-a/

Terra Wallet Leap Raises $3.2M in Private Token Sale
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/05/terra-wallet-leap-raises-32m-in-private-token-sale/

Crypto data firm Coin Metrics raises $35 million funding round
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140860/coin-metrics-35-million-funding-data

Parallel Finance Doubles Valuation in $5M Funding Round
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/05/defi-super-app-parallel-finance-doubles-valuation-plans-up-to-60m-series-b/

Monetized Memes: Dank Bank Raises $4.2M
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/01/monetized-memes-dank-bank-raises-42069m/

Twitch Co-Founder’s Gaming NFT Marketplace Raises $35M
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/01/twitch-co-founders-gaming-nft-marketplace-raises-35m/

Lightning Labs Raises $70M to Bring Stablecoins to Bitcoin
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/05/lightning-labs-raises-70m-to-bring-stablecoins-to-bitcoin/

Mapping Startup Hivemapper Raises $18M to Give Maps the Web 3 Treatment
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/05/mapping-startup-hivemapper-raises-18m-to-give-maps-the-web-3-treatment/

A16z Leads $4.8M Round for P2E Gaming Startup Battlebound
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/31/a16z-dapper-labs-lead-48m-round-for-p2e-gaming-startup-battlebound/

Stock trading API startup lemon.markets raises $17 million in seed funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140359/stock-trading-api-startup-lemon-markets-raises-17-million-in-seed-funding

Moneybox plots crypto push as it secures $46 million in fresh funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140411/moneybox-plots-crypto-push-as-it-secures-46-million-in-fresh-funding

Composable Finance close $32m Series A
https://twitter.com/ComposableFin/status/1509395715264593927

Announcing Footium’s $3.35m Seed Round
https://medium.com/footium/announcing-footiums-3-35m-seed-round-c43242fd5a31

Blockchain soccer game GOALS scores $15 million seed funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140441/blockchain-soccer-game-goals-scores-15-million-seed-funding

Logan Paul’s marketplace for tokenized collectibles goes live after raising $8 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140573/logan-pauls-marketplace-for-tokenized-collectibles-goes-live-after-raising-8-million

Lightning Labs unveils new protocol for Lightning Network stablecoins as it raises $70 million
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140560/lightning-labs-taro-protocol-stablecoins-fundraise

Binance Labs Makes Strategic Investment in STEPN
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/ecosystem/binance-labs-makes-strategic-investment-in-stepn-421499824684903657

Ready Player DAO raise the latest validation of play-to-earn gaming
https://www.axios.com/ready-player-dao-raise-the-latest-validation-of-play-to-earn-gaming-2bd3ee5e-de21-4686-ace2-86398377c923.html

Animoca-backed crypto startup nets $6m in funding
https://www.techinasia.com/animocabacked-crypto-startup-nets-6m-funding

GameFi Platform Polemos Secures $14M Seed Round
https://blockworks.co/gamefi-platform-polemos-secures-14m-seed-round/

Raises: (Cont'd #1)

Kwota aims to establish global quota standards, lands €1.5 million
https://tech.eu/2022/04/04/kwota-aims-to-establish-global-quota-standards-lands-eur15-million

Trisolaris Ecosystem Raise
https://medium.com/trisolaris-labs/trisolaris-ecosystem-raise-1dc0c216419a

Blockchain Startup Kandola Raises USD 450K in a Pre-Seed Round
https://www.businesswireindia.com/blockchain-startup-kandola-raises-usd-450k-in-a-pre-seed-round-funding-led-by-arcanum-capital-alphawave-global-and-polygons-sandeep-nailwal-78135.html

IBEX Mercado Raises $4M in Seed Funding
https://www.finsmes.com/2022/04/ibex-mercado-raises-4m-in-seed-funding.html

GEMS Esports 3.0 Platform Successfully Raises 5,000,000 USDT
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/04/02/2415172/0/en/GEMS-Esports-3-0-Platform-Successfully-Raises-5-000-000-USDT.html

AFKDAO — Seed Round Successfully Closed with 10 Prestigious Investors 🥷🏻
https://medium.com/@AFK_DAO/april-2-2022-we-at-afkdao-are-happy-to-announce-that-our-seed-fundraising-round-has-been-f276001b2f0e

Additional Reads:

Arthur Hayes - Five Ducking Digits
https://cryptohayes.medium.com/five-ducking-digits-cd92a7ab72ce

After a $625 million hack, the party must go on
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/03/tech/axie-infinity-hack-party-nft-la/index.html

Breaking away from cyclicality
https://theknower.substack.com/p/breaking-away-from-cyclicality

A Framework for Analyzing L1s
https://jumpcrypto.com/a-framework-for-analyzing-l1s/

GameFi Monetization: A Framework for Redefining Play-to-Earn
https://messari.io/article/gamefi-monetization-a-framework-for-redefining-play-to-earn

Examining the Emotional Drivers for ‘Locking Tokens’
https://beethovenxio.medium.com/examining-the-emotional-drivers-for-locking-tokens-aa5e37e5509e

Momentum 6 Portfolio Highlight: Ascenders
https://medium.com/momentum6/momentum-6-portfolio-highlight-ascenders-a90aea972b07

The Bigger Problem With Axie Infinity
https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/04/04/the-bigger-problem-with-axie-infinity/

Capital Inefficiency & DeFi Options
https://nopeitslily.substack.com/p/capital-inefficiency-and-defi-options
Comments by @tealfinance
https://twitter.com/TealFinance/status/1510941071836123150

A Game of Premiums Through A Myriad of Complexities! — A Deep-Dive into On-Chain Option Protocols
https://polygontech.medium.com/a-game-of-premiums-through-a-myriad-of-complexities-a-deep-dive-into-on-chain-option-protocols-d9619fe99278

March by the numbers: A look at crypto exchange volumes, open interest, and miner revenue
https://www.theblockresearch.com/march-by-the-numbers-2-140124

Deciphering the Metaverse: The economic spin-off effect of blockchain gaming
https://www.theblockresearch.com/deciphering-the-metaverse-the-economic-spin-off-effect-of-blockchain-gaming-140240

Inside Ukraine’s digital ministry and crypto efforts during wartime
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140277/inside-ukraines-digital-ministry-and-crypto-efforts-during-wartime

Embernodes: Crypto Outlook for Q2 2022
https://embernodes.substack.com/p/crypto-outlook-for-q2-2022

DeFi Growth Hacking: How To Inflate Ur Volumes & Moon in 7 Days
https://insights.deribit.com/market-research/defi-growth-hacking-how-to-inflate-ur-volumes-moon-in-7-days/

Tezos Foundations' March 2022 Biannual report
https://twitter.com/TezosFoundation/status/1509538286347370500

zkSync Community Update - March 2022
https://www.reddit.com/r/zkSync/comments/tt0k6f/zksync_community_update_march_2022/

The NFT Mint ‘Sweet Spot’: Data on Early Decisions
https://a16z.com/2022/03/31/nft-mint-data-early-decisions/

$ASTO Discovery Auction, Murakami Flowers & Notable Mints
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/nft-insights-asto-discovery-auction-murakami-flowers-notable-mints

Move to Earn: Reasons for StepN's Success. Is StepN Sustainable? What's the direction？
https://wublock.substack.com/p/move-to-earn-reasons-for-stepns-success

A Primer on DeFi’s Risks
https://medium.com/intotheblock/a-primer-on-defis-risks-f3fdd1f55341

THORChain: The Solution to the Cross-Chain Dilemma?
https://blog.bybit.com/en-US/post/thorchain-the-solution-to-the-cross-chain-dilemma--blt881cdfbc60cd5649/

Journey to my first ZK game
https://mirror.xyz/botdad.eth/Lt8pvrC_dAQmNaU5JonLAtFSfjmzpmuhYq2j4pPvg_w

Interoperability in the web 3 gaming "metaverse": attractive in theory, difficult in practice
https://web3games.substack.com/p/interoperability-in-the-web-3-gaming

Understanding Guilds and Economy
https://misotsune.substack.com/p/understanding-guilds-and-economy

Mezcal, A New Vision For Celo
https://mirror.xyz/ocelotlabs.eth/9vtP5Tc-V_zRTMZ907DmmCWxUgIS4g-nKMrsckcZW7A

StarkNet Roundup #11
https://swagtimus.substack.com/p/starknet-roundup-11

cCRV stage ready
https://0xouija.medium.com/ccrv-stage-ready-351e9dbef6ee

Mapping out Coatue Management’s crypto portfolio
https://www.theblockresearch.com/mapping-out-coatue-managements-crypto-portfolio-140671

QCP Capital Q1 report
https://docsend.com/view/n3xetm5mqxqcbgfr

A look at Avalanche subnets
https://www.theblockresearch.com/a-look-at-avalanche-subnets-139204

Additional Reads: (Cont'd #1)

According to CoinMarketCap: The Great Web3 Migration
https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/according-to-coinmarketcap-the-great-web3-migration

Advanced CRV warfare: analysis of protocols built on top of Curve and Convex
https://tokenbrice.xyz/crv-wars-l2/

Replicated Market Makers: Oracle-Free DeFi
https://research.thetie.io/rmm/

Reliability and Hardening
https://dev.optimism.io/reliability-and-hardening/

OpenDive Q1 Report
https://medium.com/@OpenDiveHQ/opendive-q1-report-5a1acca61654

The Cross-Chain Insider — LI.FI’s Weekly Cross-Chain Newsletter
https://blog.li.finance/the-cross-chain-insider-li-fis-weekly-cross-chain-newsletter-1b9d197f317c

Ethereum is now unforkable, thanks to DeFi
https://haseebq.com/ethereum-is-now-unforkable-thanks-to-defi/

Taking a Sharp Turn into the World of Digital Chaos
https://ethropy.substack.com/p/taking-a-sharp-turn-into-the-world

A Lot Of On-Chain Options, But Few To Exercise
https://zeeprime.capital/a-lot-of-on-chain-options-but-few-to-exercise-a-deep-dive-into-defi-option-protocols/

Why Maple Finance's Milkshakes Will Bring All the Boys (Banks) to the (DeFi) Yard
https://fatmac.substack.com/p/why-maple-finances-milkshakes-will

MoonPay Company Intelligence
https://www.theblockresearch.com/moonpay-company-intelligence-140361

Seed Club SC04 Demo Day
https://club.mirror.xyz/xv-Iq8zbH_uCod72ZgYF4GW7t4g-yM7nq15pGD7B69I

The Next Usability Frontier
https://vividandvague.substack.com/p/thenextusabilityfrontier

Straight Outta DeFi - R.W.A
https://defieducation.substack.com/p/straight-outta-defi-rwa

Proof of Physical Work
https://multicoin.capital/2022/04/05/proof-of-physical-work/

Twitter Threads:

4pool: (minus MakerDAO vs UST threads, ain't nobody got time for that futile drama)
https://twitter.com/stablekwon/status/1510021707377287170
https://twitter.com/ItsAlwaysZonny/status/1510011598492123143
https://twitter.com/redactedcartel/status/1510006207284666374
https://twitter.com/thegreenbutton_/status/1511385648803901448
https://twitter.com/crypto_condom/status/1511507059107373057
https://twitter.com/kamikaz_ETH/status/1510218881105031170
https://twitter.com/korpi87/status/1510390892875730951
https://twitter.com/CryptoHarry_/status/1510244225304117252
https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1510368365805772803
https://twitter.com/samkazemian/status/1510340791712944129

$WAVES / $USDN drama:
https://twitter.com/Darrenlautf/status/1510653261711241218
https://twitter.com/0xHamz/status/1509581295621451779
https://twitter.com/sasha35625/status/1510589946926673920
https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1510598309085335557
https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1510685533705547783
https://twitter.com/0xHamz/status/1510993765573480454
https://twitter.com/FreddieRaynolds/status/1510611057978523648
https://twitter.com/sasha35625/status/1510617725705629698
https://twitter.com/FreddieRaynolds/status/1510636307726356486
https://twitter.com/0xSisyphus/status/1510653525121974274
https://twitter.com/pleyuh/status/1510891303877459972
https://twitter.com/Isildurrrr90/status/1510895570323398656
https://twitter.com/ikardanoff/status/1511415320619229184
https://twitter.com/0xHamz/status/1511373835072905218
AMA: https://twitter.com/wavesprotocol/status/1511288542122622978
https://twitter.com/0xHamz/status/1511408653672267790
https://twitter.com/nullagent/status/1510656150978523140
https://twitter.com/sasha35625/status/1511072893341478918 (proposal accepted)
https://twitter.com/0xtroll/status/1510906906495578120
https://twitter.com/DegenSpartan/status/1511131318138343425
https://twitter.com/SerenityFund/status/1511208862296440841
https://twitter.com/FreddieRaynolds/status/1511040957738803200
https://twitter.com/CryptosEngineer/status/1511055564486369288

How to create your own NFT alpha "group" using Nansen by @nellimkopi
https://twitter.com/nellimkopi/status/1509551793625178117

DFK knows how to do a ponzi thread by @buhlaque
https://twitter.com/Buhlaque/status/1510139831191494658

Euler V1 thread by @euler_mab
https://twitter.com/euler_mab/status/1509484799379091457

Meta-thread about the ECON & LIBE committees of the EU Parliament and their vote in favor of the FTR compromises by @paddi_hansen
https://twitter.com/paddi_hansen/status/1509536318585454597

Solana Pay deep dive thread by @solanainsiders
https://twitter.com/SolanaInsiders/status/1509582383175151619

Transaction Quality Trilema by @0xmisaka
https://twitter.com/0xmisaka/status/1511370037306834954

The Hitchhikers guide to war rooms and Smart Contract's security incidents by @stroming0x
https://twitter.com/storming0x/status/1509769575021178886

The truth about Liquidity Pool APRs by @momentum_6
https://twitter.com/Momentum_6/status/1510319194864115715

Why TVL is a useless metric and what we should look at instead by @valentalb
https://twitter.com/valentalb/status/1510296444737097729

Want to get 10x better at evaluating projects & getting more gains? by @cov_duk
https://twitter.com/Cov_duk/status/1511314611672211459

Thread on bridges and if these types of products are investable by @cryptobrucey
https://twitter.com/cryptobrucey/status/1510855949107429376

Factor based investing by @fabiusmercurius
https://twitter.com/FabiusMercurius/status/1510322281758617601

Useful tips to find alpha by @croissanteth
https://twitter.com/CroissantEth/status/1509874507875602433

Polimec: Moonbeam x Kilt by @tonymo0ntany
https://twitter.com/tonymo0ntany/status/1510998782820896771

If you have money in Stablecoins, the $WAVES drama is relevant to you by @crypto8fi
https://twitter.com/Crypto8Fi/status/1510998298483564545

Twitter Threads (Cont'd #1):

A thread on the gh0stlygh0sts, and how omnichain NFTs may disrupt current NFT market dynamics in ways we didn’t expect by @layerzerointern
https://twitter.com/layerzerointern/status/1511082947108954116

Let's talk about Shannon's Demon by @phtevenstrong
https://twitter.com/phtevenstrong/status/1510385423243255813

Curve wars thread by @crypto8fi
https://twitter.com/Crypto8Fi/status/1510295696036880397

Here’s why you should care about FloorDAO, which will likely power the upcoming NFT x DeFi ecosystem by @wooni_eth
https://twitter.com/wooni_eth/status/1510691642373672960

@elbarto_crypto's thread about exploring Artbirum on Nansen
https://twitter.com/ElBarto_Crypto/status/1510758244146462721

@ptrwtts' Celestia thread
https://twitter.com/ptrwtts/status/1509869606906650626?

@a1port_eth on Azuki holders' conviction
https://twitter.com/a1rport_eth/status/1510261480469368835

Analysing a project's tokenomics before investing can be the difference between a successful and failed investment by @milesdeutscher
https://twitter.com/milesdeutscher/status/1506997795554791435

A few thoughts on how to build a community by @rpnickson
https://twitter.com/rpnickson/status/1503410113356345345

deep dive covering structured products today, how they work, and some alpha on their future by @hussufo
https://twitter.com/hussufo/status/1509647887101161472

March's main news summary by @travis_kling
https://twitter.com/Travis_Kling/status/1509677929718034440

A mega-thread about Layer 2 scaling solutions for Ethereum by @shivaskhuja
https://twitter.com/shivsakhuja/status/1509329321936130056

On Bancor V3 - A thread by @nansen_alpha
https://twitter.com/nansen_alpha/status/1509805674598854656

On Bancor V3 - A thread by The Tie
https://twitter.com/TheTIEIO/status/1509883332573626371

The illusion of alpha by @altcoinpsycho
https://twitter.com/AltcoinPsycho/status/1508549216410681344

Here's a Stark reminder that rollups are definitely gmi by @___middy___
https://twitter.com/___Middy___/status/1510259082854338568

ELI5 solana congestion by @aeyakovenko
https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1510669989811871748

A thread on painful lessons learned, and an epic comeback that isn’t done yet by @joey__santoro
https://twitter.com/joey__santoro/status/1510679529064321025

Here's how to become a pro alpha hunter by @cov_duk
https://twitter.com/Cov_duk/status/1510501765166166019

how the starcatchers team screwed their "community" during the reveal by @mehdeegbr
https://twitter.com/mehdeegbr/status/1511328109446168576

The Tokenized Vault Standard (ERC-4626) is final. And the Great Vault Standardization begins now by @iearnfinance
https://twitter.com/iearnfinance/status/1511444220850184197

@habits listened to Hasu's podcast with Zhu Su so you won't have to
https://twitter.com/habits/status/1511458604812972032

Here are some gud yield opportunities right now by @alpha_pls
https://twitter.com/alpha_pls/status/1510955380926345219

@jwverret's thread on the case against Binance and how a judge ruled that Binance didn't have sufficient contacts to be considered operating an unregistered exchange in the US
https://twitter.com/jwverret/status/1511111264373821447

Applying ZK tech to bridges can fix a lot of the issues by @pseudotheos
https://twitter.com/pseudotheos/status/1511342937262759939

Why building a fixed-rate protocol is hard
https://twitter.com/teddywoodward/status/1511387727031324675

Quick overview of the recent launch of $COW by CowSwap and its importance in the DeFi ecosystem by @kubesqrt
https://twitter.com/kubesqrt/status/1509942179086614544

How to grow a small $ amount in crypto by @cov_duk
https://twitter.com/Cov_duk/status/1511535173313064961

Ways to earning interest on $AVAX by @shivsakhuja
https://twitter.com/shivsakhuja/status/1510779262600564737

Here are some DeFi yield strategies (and how to use them) by @crypto8fi
https://twitter.com/Crypto8Fi/status/1511352670254243856

TVL, DEX volume, revenue, and bridge flows thread by @dynamo_patrick
https://twitter.com/Dynamo_Patrick/status/1511337053996437512

Twitter Threads (Cont'd #2):


The roll-up impact of EIP-4844 Proto-danksharding by @socketdottech
https://twitter.com/socketdottech/status/1510986744543408132

Will Millennials Get Screwed In The 2020’s? Or Get Rich? by @rektdiomedes
https://twitter.com/rektdiomedes/status/1511170148597579779
https://twitter.com/rektdiomedes/status/1511170206286057475

How to earn yield with QiDAO by @rektdiomedes
https://twitter.com/rektdiomedes/status/1510089299970052098

The 2020s decade is shaping up to challenge a lot of worldviews on money and energy by @lynaldencontact
https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact/status/1510684239263584260

Redacted Cartel - all you need to know by @vivzhuu
https://twitter.com/vivzhuu/status/1511104282489081856

Let's dive into the Balancer Pools
https://twitter.com/BalancerLabs/status/1511023925567782915

@0xotheym's thread summarizing @GiganticRebirth's tweets looking for alpha
https://twitter.com/0xOtheym/status/1510723461966090242

This Week in Music NFTs by @cooopahtroopa
https://twitter.com/Cooopahtroopa/status/1511074654466678787

A deep dive into Near by @nansen_alpha
https://twitter.com/nansen_alpha/status/1511344095389700105

Top 5 ETH yield strategies by @rossboothr
https://twitter.com/rossboothr/status/1509656136282042369

Ethereum All Core Devs wrap up by @timbeiko
https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1509955843654971392

How should the DeFi Insurance brand look like? by @amiralnadi
https://twitter.com/amiralnadi/status/1511091184495644676

The Simple Way To Grow Your Account In The NFT Space by @loopifyyy
https://twitter.com/Loopifyyy/status/1511289616397213699

@jakubjbln collected the best resources to dig deeper into Frax
https://twitter.com/JakubJBLN/status/1511316647998627848

Differences between Solana and Ethereum MEV
https://twitter.com/wireless_anon/status/1509496603870126080

PSA: The live Compound codebase has a reentrancy bug. Many forks have been hacked from the same bug by @danielvf
https://twitter.com/danielvf/status/1509524569836691459

Tools:

A thread (check comments) with ecosystem/protocl grant programs, highly useful
https://twitter.com/gabagooldoteth/status/1510652103215222789

DAO CVX Leaderboard
https://daocvx.com/leaderboard

DeFi lens (by John Beatty)
https://www.metarational.net/lens/crypto_defi

Twitter scraper (thanks CIA)
https://github.com/taspinar/twitterscraper

p2e analytics
http://www.p2eanalytics.com/

Pentacle (crypto knowledgebase)
https://pentacle.xyz/

useWeb3
https://www.useweb3.xyz/

IMX Tokenomics Portal
https://deciduous-train-795.notion.site/IMX-Tokenomics-Portal-7de1eb605dec41e7aa85e595fe188f83

GateRepo is a simple way to token gate access to private GitHub repositories
https://gaterepo.com/

Check fake followers, unfollowers, track followers growth and analyze the followers of any Twitter account
https://www.followeraudit.com/

Token Sniffer
https://tokensniffer.com/

Solana Block Explorer
https://solscan.io/

Alpha:

Office Hours #66 with Nelson - How to Nansen?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKRfIaoCbzI

Euler
https://docs.euler.finance/getting-started/white-paper

Volt
https://medium.com/volt-protocol/introducing-volt-f6d96e15ab4f

Dot Dot
https://medium.com/@dotdotfinance/introducing-dot-dot-dot-c2faaf2605a2

Double
https://double2win.medium.com/double-to-win-e38001f46e2e

Alpha Venture DAO
https://alphaventuredao.io/

CLUB
https://twitter.com/AdamFT_/status/1509551813070143498

froyo
https://twitter.com/froyoverse/status/1510287045104930818

Spool
https://twitter.com/SpoolFi/status/1509723435056140288

Beaker
https://twitter.com/BeakerFinance/status/1509636216551096322

Enjoy your reads. Until next time.

Shualpha will be on hiatus for the remainder of April, as I contemplate whether to continue with this channel. Either way, this channel will remain open to serve as a resource repository.

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For now, allow me to at least leave some tools from the redacted Tools section for this week's update:

Tools to help you form and manage your DAO
https://jbln-crypto.notion.site/DAOs-43798c1367124d1a94b5283c8fd51c20

DAO Tools
https://sovs.notion.site/DAO-Tools-eae2cf0141f24ee39b1c471965ea2213

@joel_john95's great reading list
https://airtable.com/shr2ixMcHCXLjZ4M6/tblMsFhcoHFiDByGj?backgroundColor=purple&viewControls=on

awesome-ethereum-diagrams
https://github.com/dgeorgiev06/awesome-ethereum-diagrams

SmartEmbed: A Tool for Clone and Bug Detection in Smart Contracts through Structural Code Embedding
https://github.com/beyondacm/SmartEmbed
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.08615.pdf
https://www.monash.edu/it/humanise-lab/projects/completed-projects/smartembed

smartdiffer
https://github.com/skalermo/smartdiffer

Contract Library
https://library.dedaub.com/

A Short List of the Rug Checker Tools
https://graph.org/A-Short-List-of-the-Rug-Checker-Tools-04-09


☕️
Until next time...

This Week in Crypto

Don't forget to partake in the new Gitcoin round
https://twitter.com/gitcoin/status/1532141317429440514

Quick primer for those unfamiliar with Shualpha: This is a weekly aggregation of news, updates, raises, reads and tools that I personally curate. Expect several messages with links in the coming minutes.

Enjoy. May it bring you value.

News/Updates:

Block 1 of the brand new Terra blockchain (with a chain_id of “Phoenix-1”) has officially been produced
https://twitter.com/terra_money/status/1530432065585528834
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/149127/terra-gets-second-life-as-new-blockchain-goes-live-with-luna-2-0-airdrop

A $90 million DeFi exploit on Terra went unnoticed for seven months
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/149342/a-90-million-defi-exploit-on-terra-went-unnoticed-for-seven-months
https://rekt.news/mirror-rekt/
https://www.certik.com/resources/blog/3IrakqB3V6L9x56trNVY80-mirror-protocol-exploited-due-to-incorrect-oracle-price
https://forum.mirror.finance/t/another-exploit/3511
https://twitter.com/FatManTerra/status/1529978941062139906
https://twitter.com/pedroexplore1/status/1530286784080498688
https://twitter.com/FatManTerra/status/1531390173283602441
https://twitter.com/FatManTerra/status/1531365988809293825
Anchor too
https://twitter.com/vic_vae/status/1530640035116113920

Chat Logs from the main Terra tg war room
https://twitter.com/THORmaximalist/status/1531683494711242753
https://twitter.com/FatManTerra/status/1531697474938740737
https://twitter.com/FatManTerra/status/1532100203637096454

Do Kwon amends Terra 2.0 proposal during the vote on it
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/147976/do-kwon-amends-terra-2-0-proposal-during-the-vote-on-it

Tether launches USDT on Polygon
https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2022/05/27/tether-launches-polygon/

Optimism’s governance token officially goes live
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149464/optimisms-governance-token-officially-goes-live
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149464/optimisms-governance-token-officially-goes-live
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149504/optimism-falters-under-high-traffic-following-op-token-launch
Optimism $OP airdrop:
https://twitter.com/optimismPBC/status/1531798279582666752
https://twitter.com/optimismPBC/status/1532110295421829123
Extended ineligibility for future airdrops
https://gov.optimism.io/t/extended-ineligibility-for-future-airdrops/2249/58?u=cobie
Optimism's OP Token Plummets After Botched Airdrop
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/06/01/optimisms-op-token-plummets-after-botched-airdrop/

Binance Raises $500 Million Fund for Crypto Investments
https://www.wsj.com/articles/binance-raises-500-million-fund-for-crypto-investments-11654107370

Zerion launches first ‘Living’ NFT, releases smart mobile wallet
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/zerion-launches-first-living-nft-releases-smart-mobile-wallet

Stepn to Bar Gameplay in China, Sending 'Move-to-Earn' Token GMT Spiraling
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/26/stepn-to-bar-move-to-earn-for-china-based-users-in-july/

CoinShares' Losses From Terra's Slide Hit $21.4M
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/31/coinshares-losses-from-terras-slide-hit-214m/

Terra Stablecoin’s Woes Prompted in Part by Celsius Network Activities, Researcher Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-27/terra-s-woes-prompted-in-part-by-celsius-activities-nansen-says

Solend launched the Lending isolated pool
https://twitter.com/solendprotocol/status/1530232857712439296

Former Binance executives launch $100M crypto fund
https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/26/former-binance-executives-launch-100m-crypto-fund/

Ethereum Gaming DAOs Yield Guild, Merit Circle in Dispute Over Funding
https://decrypt.co/101450/ethereum-gaming-daos-yield-guild-merit-circle-dispute

Ethereum Layer 2 Boba Network integrates with Fantom and Moonbeam
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/149837/ethereum-layer-2-boba-network-integrates-with-fantom-and-moonbeam

Tesla, Block and Blockstream team up to mine bitcoin off solar power in Texas
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/08/tesla-block-blockstream-to-mine-bitcoin-off-solar-power-in-texas.html

Shiba Inu Founder Ryoshi Deletes All Tweets, Blogs
https://watcher.guru/news/shiba-inu-founder-ryoshi-deletes-all-tweets-blogs

News/Updates (Cont'd #1):

Ropsten beacon chain genesis was a success!
https://twitter.com/terencechain/status/1531294211756085248
https://blog.ethereum.org/2022/05/30/ropsten-merge-announcement/

Fees Live on Immutable X
https://immutablex.medium.com/fees-on-immutable-x-79d3e7207b12

DeFi Saver is now LIVE on Arbitrum and Optimism
https://blog.defisaver.com/defi-saver-is-now-live-on-arbitrum-and-optimism/

Vovo GLP Vault is Live on Arbitrum
https://vovofinance.medium.com/vovo-glp-vault-is-live-on-arbitrum-d3eabd83ef83

Jason Choi leaving The Spartan Group after 3.5 years
https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi/status/1531648174305136640

Curve Governance: Deploy a “FRAXBP” Pool & whitelist Frax for veCRV Staking
https://gov.curve.fi/t/deploy-a-fraxbp-pool-whitelist-frax-for-vecrv-staking/3958
https://twitter.com/SalomonCrypto/status/1531675884498862082

BE SAFE: Mysterious “Follina” zero-day hole in Office
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2022/05/31/mysterious-follina-zero-day-hole-in-office-what-to-do/
https://news.1rj.ru/str/officer_cia/299

Dune Engine V2, a New Era in Crypto Data
https://dune.com/blog/Dune-Engine-V2

Take-Two boss warns it ‘may not end well’ for companies betting on blockchain-based metaverses
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/take-two-boss-warns-it-may-not-end-well-for-companies-betting-on-blockchain-based-metaverses/

Solana blockchain suffers new network outage
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149698/solana-blockchain-suffers-new-network-outage

Goldman Sachs Bitcoin Survey Shows Insurers Beginning To Warm To Crypto Investing
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rosemariemiller/2022/06/01/goldman-sachs-bitcoin-survey-shows-insurers-beginning-to-warm-to-crypto-investing/

Chipotle will now accept cryptocurrency in US stores
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/149684/chipotle-will-now-accept-cryptocurrency-in-us-stores

First Crypto ETFs in Australia See Trading Evaporate
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-01/first-crypto-etfs-in-australia-see-trading-evaporate-chart#xj4y7vzkg

Tether launches new stablecoin pegged to Mexican peso
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/148910/tether-launches-mexican-peso-stablecoin-mxnt

KuCoin Wallet, a Decentralized Crypto Wallet by KuCoin, Announced the Launch of its Official Website
https://medium.com/@KuWallet/kucoin-wallet-a-decentralized-crypto-wallet-by-kucoin-announced-the-launch-of-its-official-f77f87665f24

USDD is fueling Tron’s DeFi TVL rise, draws comparison with Terra’s UST
https://cryptoslate.com/usdd-is-fueling-trons-defi-tvl-rise-draws-comparison-with-terras-ust/

Varun Paul Becomes New Director of CBDC at Fireblocks
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/varun-paul-becomes-new-director-of-cbdc-at-fireblocks/

Indian Exchange CoinSwitch Kuber Unveils Crypto Rupee Index
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/06/02/indian-exchange-coinswitch-kuber-unveils-crypto-rupee-index/

Kraken Launches Pro Mobile Staking Feature
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/kraken-launches-pro-mobile-staking-feature/

NBA sponsorships hit record high of $1.6B on the back of crypto, tech deals
https://cryptoslate.com/nba-sponsorships-hit-record-high-of-1-6b-on-the-back-of-crypto-tech-deals/

BlockFi halves interest rates for major cryptos Solana, Avalanche, Polygon
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149126/blockfi-halves-interest-rates-for-major-cryptos-solana-avalanche-polygon

Coinbase’s $1m ‘One of Largest Single Donations’ to Public Goods on Gitcoin
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/coinbases-1m-one-of-largest-single-donations-to-public-goods-on-gitcoin/

Singapore to target DeFi potentials with new JPMorgan partnership
https://cryptoslate.com/singapore-to-target-defi-potentials-with-new-jpmorgan-partnership/

KuCoin Announces Partnership with Pyth Network
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/kucoin-announces-partnership-with-pyth-network/

Lido on Polkadot is here
https://twitter.com/LidoFinance/status/1531614500675276803

News/Updates (Cont'd #2):


Milkomeda successfully deployed a rollup connected to the Algorand testnet
https://twitter.com/Milkomeda_com/status/1531728171430825984

THORSwap Web app v0.2.0 has been released
https://twitter.com/THORSwap/status/1531323092991197184

Chainlink VRF V2 is Now Live on Polygon
https://blog.polygon.technology/chainlink-vrf-v2-is-now-live-on-polygon/

Synthetix: The Mirarch release - Atomic Exchange, Fee Changes, New Markets, sUSD Bridge
https://blog.synthetix.io/the-mirarch-release/

NU5 activates on mainnet, eliminating trusted setup and launching a new era for Zcash
https://electriccoin.co/blog/nu5-activates-on-mainnet-eliminating-trusted-setup-and-launching-a-new-era-for-zcash/

MPL staking is now live
https://twitter.com/maplefinance/status/1531306417440833537

Dopex announcing the first Interest Rate Vault Epoch
https://twitter.com/dopex_io/status/1531043421711917058

GameStop Reports $76.9M in Proceeds From Sales of Digital Assets in First Quarter
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/06/01/gamestop-reports-769m-in-proceeds-from-sales-of-digital-assets-in-first-quarter/

Game developer Akatsuki announces $20 million web3 fund
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149318/game-developer-akatsuki-announces-20-million-web3-fund

Genesis is parking $75 million in capital into Maple's Solana-based lending platform
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149664/genesis-is-parking-75-million-in-capital-into-maples-solana-based-lending-platform

Su Zhu says his 'supercycle' price thesis was 'regrettably wrong'
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149111/su-zhu-says-his-supercycle-price-thesis-was-regrettably-wrong

Top Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso Lays Off 80 Employees
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/26/top-latin-american-crypto-exchange-bitso-lays-off-80-employees/

Huobi acquires Latin America exchange Bitex
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149008/huobi-acquires-latin-america-exchange-bitex

Winklevoss-Led Gemini Cuts 10% of Staff, Citing ‘Turbulent’ Crypto Market
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/06/02/winklevoss-led-gemini-cuts-10-staff-citing-turbulent-crypto-market/

Canonical Crypto Launches $20M Inaugural Fund Backed by Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/06/02/canonical-crypto-launches-20m-inaugural-fund-backed-by-marc-andreessen-chris-dixon/

NFTs:

Former Employee Of NFT Marketplace Charged In First Ever Digital Asset Insider Trading Scheme
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-employee-nft-marketplace-charged-first-ever-digital-asset-insider-trading-scheme

Aurory PvP version is in closed alpha
https://twitter.com/AuroryProject/status/1530227541453246467

Hacker tastes own medicine as community gets back stolen NFTs
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hacker-tastes-own-medicine-as-community-gets-back-stolen-nfts

Prada becomes the latest fashion brand to launch NFTs
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/149502/prada-becomes-the-latest-fashion-brand-to-launch-nfts

Illuvium Land: Everything You Need To Know
https://twitter.com/illuviumio/status/1531304516959686656

Change of Heart? Kanye West Files NFT and Metaverse Trademark Applications
https://cryptopotato.com/change-of-heart-kanye-west-files-nft-and-metaverse-trademark-applications/

Level-5 Launches New Ni no Kuni Game In The West - Features Crypto And Blockchain, Will Add NFTs
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/level-5-launches-new-ni-no-kuni-game-in-the-west-features-crypto-and-blockchain-will-add-nfts

South Korea sets $117.1 million budget to kickstart metaverse industry
https://cryptoslate.com/south-korea-sets-117-1-million-budget-to-kickstart-metaverse-industry/

Qatar hosts the first metaverse FIFA gaming tournament
https://cryptoslate.com/qatar-hosts-the-first-metaverse-fifa-gaming-tournament/

Jim Carrey now owns his first NFT
https://twitter.com/JimCarrey/status/1532108252015497216

EQONEX Launches NFT Over-the-Counter Trading
https://www.nftradar.org/eqonex-launches-nft-over-the-counter-trading-and-secure-custody-services/

The Sex Pistols Mark the Platinum Jubilee in True Anarchic Style
https://nftplazas.com/the-sex-pistols-anarchic-style/

MetaMask Partners with Asset Reality to Empower NFT Scam Victims
https://nftplazas.com/metamask-asset-reality-nft-scam-victims/

Regulation:

Putative Class Action Lawsuit Alleges DAO Members Are Jointly and Severally Liable for a Cryptocurrency Hack
https://www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2022/05/putative-class-action-lawsuit-alleges-dao-members

Basel Committee to issue second consultation on crypto
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149463/basel-committee-to-issue-second-consultation-on-crypto

Bank of England to Rescue Collapsing Stablecoin Issuers—If They’re Big Enough
https://decrypt.co/101772/bank-england-rescue-collapsing-stablecoin-issuers-if-theyre-big-enough

UK proposes legislation amendments to regulate stablecoin issuers
https://cryptoslate.com/u-k-government-proposes-legislation-amendments-to-regulate-stablecoin-issuers/

South Korea to Launch 'Digital Assets Committee' in Response to Terra Implosion
https://decrypt.co/101782/south-korea-launch-digital-assets-committee-response-terra-implosion

Binance Registers Legal Entity in Italy Amid European Move
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/27/binance-registers-legal-entity-in-italy-amid-european-move/

Portugal's Parliament rejects crypto tax proposals amidst budget negotiations
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/148806/portugals-parliament-rejects-crypto-tax-proposals-amidst-budget-negotiations

Thailand Exempts Crypto Transfers From VAT Until End of 2023
https://news.bitcoin.com/thailand-exempts-crypto-transfers-from-vat-until-end-of-2023/

EU regulators propose nixing crypto exchange licenses over money laundering breaches
https://cryptoslate.com/eu-regulators-propose-nixing-crypto-exchange-licenses-over-money-laundering-breaches/

Singapore regulator announces plans to explore blockchain use cases
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149403/singapore-regulator-announces-plans-to-explore-blockchain-use-cases

DeFi 'Casino' May Need New Global Regulator, German Central Banker Says
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/06/02/defi-casino-may-need-new-global-regulator-german-central-banker-says/

Paraguay’s crypto industry regulation advances, despite pushback from central bank
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/149240/paraguays-crypto-industry-regulation-advances-despite-pushback-from-central-bank

SEC Goes After Crypto Investing With Game Show Inspired Spots
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/06/01/sec-goes-after-crypto-investing-with-game-show-ads/

Germany Issues Crypto Securities Guidance as Deadline Looms
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/06/01/germany-issues-crypto-securities-guidance-as-deadline-looms/

Polygon Increases KYC Scrutiny of Potential Investments and Grants in India
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/06/01/polygon-increases-kyc-scrutiny-of-investments-and-grants-in-india/

'I Don't Push Anything': Mayor Francis Suarez on MiamiCoin
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/05/31/i-dont-push-anything-mayor-francis-suarez-on-miamicoin/

401(k) Provider Sues Labor Department Over Handling of Crypto in Retirement Plans
https://archive.ph/JkLI9#selection-111.5-114.0

Crypto Miners’ Energy, Climate Costs Draw White House Scrutiny
https://news.bloombergtax.com/crypto/crypto-miners-energy-climate-costs-draw-white-house-scrutiny

Raises:

StarkWare quadruples valuation to $8B in 6 months, closing round in choppy market
https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/25/starkware-quadruples-valuation-to-8b-in-6-months-closing-round-in-choppy-market/

Commonwealth announces their $20m Series A round
https://twitter.com/hicommonwealth/status/1530207484954173440

Utopia: Announcing our $23M Series A led by Paradigm
https://mirror.xyz/utopialabs.eth/H1-KPA2HxHzow0WQt35afJl-uQtTv2alTzFqRpRXeNU

SIZE Closes $6M Seed Round
https://blog.size.market/size-closes-6m-seed/

Dework announce their $5m fundraise led by Paradigm
https://twitter.com/deworkxyz/status/1532018865647001600

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic announces JPMorgan joined its $60 million Series C
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/148962/blockchain-analytics-firm-elliptic-announces-jpmorgan-joined-its-60-million-series-c

SoftBank, GGV Lead $66M Round for Web 3 Infrastructure Firm InfStones
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/149180/pseudonymity-startup-big-whale-labs-raises-3-8-million-seed-round

UK neobank Kroo raises £26 million in Series B funding
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149408/uk-neobank-kroo-raises-26-million-in-series-b-funding

Digital Asset Liquidity Innovator Tritum raises Seed Round ($1.1m)
https://blockchainwire.io/press-release/digital-asset-liquidity-innovator-tritum-raises-seed-round

Checkout.com founder backs DeFi platform Alloy in $3 million pre-seed round
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/149384/checkout-com-founder-backs-defi-platform-alloy-in-3-million-pre-seed-round

Merge Raises $9.5 Million To Bring Banking And Payments Infrastructure To The Web3 Economy
https://www.mergedup.com/press

Pseudonymity startup Big Whale Labs raises $3.8 million seed round
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/149180/pseudonymity-startup-big-whale-labs-raises-3-8-million-seed-round

Wallet Firm Liminal Raises $4.7M From Elevation Capital, CoinDCX, Sandeep Nailwal and Others
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/05/31/wallet-firm-liminal-raises-47m-from-elevation-capital-coindcx-sandeep-nailwal-and-others/

VAST Completes Private Investment Round
https://news.bitcoin.com/vast-completes-private-investment-round-as-it-readies-to-launch-first-ever-engagefi-nft-platform/

Bold Metrics Secures $8M in Series A Funding, Unlocking the Power of Body Data for the Apparel Industry
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bold-metrics-secures-8m-in-series-a-funding-unlocking-the-power-of-body-data-for-the-apparel-industry-301555417.html

True Global Ventures Invests US$3 Million into Dedoco - A Document Infrastructure Platform for Enterprise Web3
https://www.dedoco.com/post/true-global-ventures-invests-us-3-million-into-dedoco-a-document-infrastructure-platform-for-enterprise-web3

Lumos Labs announce their $1.1m seed round
https://twitter.com/LabsLumos/status/1529805674384744450

Jadu Raises $36M for Web3's Definitive AR Platform
https://jadu.ar/series-a

Let the Games Begin — The Biggest Names in Crypto Are Ready to Enter the Cantina!
https://blog.cantinaroyale.io/let-the-games-begin-the-biggest-names-in-crypto-are-ready-to-enter-the-cantina-20a22f353032

Tamago acquires $1M in seed capital
https://electronicgroove.com/tamago-acquires-1m-in-seed-capital/

Footprint Analytics grows funding to $4.15M in seed plus round
https://ambcrypto.com/footprint-analytics-grows-funding-to-4-15m-in-seed-plus-round/

NFT music platform FanTiger raises $5.5 mn to empower Independent Artists
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220526005458/en/NFT-music-platform-FanTiger-raises-5.5-mn-to-empower-Independent-Artists

Enhanced Digital Group Announces $12.5 M Seed Round to Fund Expanded Access for Crypto Structured Trading Products
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220525005358/en/Enhanced-Digital-Group-Announces-12.5-M-Seed-Round-to-Fund-Expanded-Access-for-Crypto-Structured-Trading-Products

SBI Makes Strategic Investment in Digital Asset to Accelerate Growth in Japan
https://blog.digitalasset.com/news/sbi-invest-in-digital-asset