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Thoughts on the market by smileycapital
https://x.com/smileycapital/status/1846907600220090741

The story behind $GOAT
https://x.com/AISafetyMemes/status/1846220545542529329

VC Coins vs Memecoins
https://x.com/hmalviya9/status/1845018305888911697

Trusting Trust in the Age of AI
https://x.com/omeragoldberg/status/1846909251886764369

What Makes the Best Web3 Gaming Guide?
https://x.com/impalementd/status/1842942276475277422

Phantom Tokenomics, Inside the Obscure Daedalus Labyrinth
https://x.com/0xLouisT/status/1847233306414170168

Drift’s Path to Dominance: Exploring Its Market Potential
https://x.com/0x_jaethorn/status/1845806114711216190

Crypto Founder Culture Fit
https://x.com/ManoppoMarco/status/1846914298695897499

$ETH: A Saturday Tragedy
https://x.com/splitcapital/status/1845174023073955904

L2s Are the New Old L1s—And Why ETH's Price Is Stuck.
https://x.com/defiignas/status/1846595669131247886

Decentralized Derivatives 101: Models, Challenges, and Opportunities
https://x.com/chaos_labs/status/1844809725130756373

The Hidden Cost of Borrowing: Why High Rates on Lending Protocols Are Eating Into Your Returns
https://x.com/defidotmoney/status/1846547951226958185

RIP-7789: Cross Rollup Contingent Transactions
https://x.com/0xshake/status/1847353061053747610

A non-exhaustive list of the amazing Crypto work happening in India
https://x.com/thede_plandude/status/1845743807259664738

Breaking down how each sector of AI works
https://x.com/cryptotrissy/status/1843221654669017432

YouTuber MrBeast Accused of Making Millions from Low-Cap Token Pump-And-Dump Schemes
https://x.com/somaxbt/status/1844718089478324309

Mini-Thread/Curation - Saturday, October 19th, 2024 by rektdiomedes
https://x.com/rektdiomedes/status/1847645807874380156

A long-winded and winding update on Fredi9999 -- the person or entity -- who is singlehandedly rocketing up the price of Trump on prediction markets around the world
https://x.com/Domahhhh/status/1846597997507092901

We Analyzed The Top Crypto Venture Capital Wallets (Here's What We Found)
https://x.com/thedefiedge/status/1845787411323965478

The DeFi Renaissance: Make DeFi Great Again
https://x.com/Arthur_0x/status/1845844922085335457

A list of every app you can use today that is powered by Bittensor subnets
https://x.com/563defi/status/1843655518616690725

First interview with PunksOTC in years
https://x.com/randomcdog/status/1836741477420171325

$230K Morpho Labs PAXG/USDC Market Oracle Exploit Breakdown
https://x.com/omeragoldberg/status/1845515843787960661

On mgnr blowout
https://x.com/xmgnr/status/1845331228016136652

Definitive guide to studying ML without wasting time
https://x.com/yoobinray/status/1844460463670886902
Have a lovely weekend. Enjoy the reads.
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This week in crypto: October 21st — October 27th, 2024

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News/Updates:

Federal Investigators Probe Cryptocurrency Firm Tether
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/federal-investigators-probe-cryptocurrency-firm-tether-a13804e5
Tether CEO says he sees no indication of US probe
https://www.reuters.com/technology/tether-ceo-denies-probe-us-federal-investigators-2024-10-25/

Chinese scientists claim they broke RSA encryption with a quantum computer — but there's a catch
https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/chinese-scientists-claim-they-broke-rsa-encryption-with-a-quantum-computer-but-theres-a-catch

Sky mulls further changes to brand identity, return to MakerDAO on the table
https://www.theblock.co/post/322385/sky-mulls-option-to-revert-back-to-makerdao
Maker founder blames $5m rebrand flop on ‘typical DeFi mistake’
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/maker-founder-blames-rebrand-flop-on-typical-defi-mistake

Pumpdotfun introducing pump advanced: the FASTEST trading terminal
https://x.com/pumpdotfun/status/1847730806334378287

Pumpdotfun adds feature to tokenize videos
https://x.com/pumpdotfun/status/1848782937178648963

Base plans to introduce fault proofs this month, aiming for decentralization
https://www.theblock.co/post/322808/base-plans-to-introduce-fault-proofs-this-month-aiming-for-decentralization

Sturdy teams up with Morpho to offer AI-optimized yields, powered by Gauntlet and Bittensor
https://sturdyfinance.medium.com/sturdy-teams-up-with-morpho-to-offer-ai-optimized-yields-powered-by-gauntlet-and-bittensor-218839fd2e03

Lido DAO votes to activate anticipated ‘community staking module’ boosting access to Ethereum solo staking
https://www.theblock.co/post/323054/lido-dao-votes-to-activate-anticipated-community-staking-module-boosting-access-to-ethereum-solo-staking
https://blog.lido.fi/community-staking-module-new-era-for-solo-stakers/

Crypto data tracking platform Arkham adds support for Solana
https://www.theblock.co/post/323120/crypto-data-tracking-platform-arkham-adds-support-for-solana

Vela Exchange shutting down
https://x.com/vela_exchange/status/1849512562552971665

Golden State Warriors Name Coinbase as Crypto Sponsor, Replacing FTX
https://decrypt.co/288431/golden-state-warriors-coinbase-crypto-sponsor

Binance Connect relaunches with integrated crypto-to-fiat service
https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-connect-crypto-fiat-relaunch

EURC stablecoin supply hits all-time high as market cap approaches $100 million
https://www.theblock.co/post/322854/circle-eurc-stablecoin-supply

Kraken plans 'Ink' Ethereum Layer 2 launch in 2025 built using the OP Stack
https://www.theblock.co/post/322879/kraken-ethereum-layer-2-ink-op-stack

Luna, the first autonomous agent to employ humans onchain
https://x.com/virtuals_io/status/1849841392241283559

Bitstamp secures trading facility license in Europe
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitstamp-secures-trading-facility-license-europe

DWF Labs considering legal action against former partner Eugene Ng over drink spiking allegations
https://www.theblock.co/post/324211/dwf-labs-considering-legal-action-against-former-partner-eugene-ng-over-drink-spiking-allegations

Fireblocks launches $1M grant program to boost PYUSD developer adoption
https://cointelegraph.com/news/fireblocks-launches-grant-program-pyusd-developer-adoption

Aptos Foundation partners with crypto-AI startup to build Move programming language tools
https://www.theblock.co/post/322772/aptos-foundation-partners-with-crypto-ai-startup-to-build-move-programming-language-tools

Farcaster's monthly revenue is down 96% compared to its February peak
https://www.theblock.co/post/323003/farcasters-monthly-revenue-down-96-percent

Jito DAO may start taking in MEV fees
https://blockworks.co/news/jito-dao-mev-fee-scheme

Binance lists $MOODENG, token responds with a rally
https://x.com/DegenerateNews/status/1849723944229597410

Binance, Bybit, Okx list $GOAT perps
https://beincrypto.com/binance-lists-goat-meme-coin/
News/Updates (Cont'd):

zkLink postpones token vesting schedule
https://www.theblock.co/post/322775/zklink-postpones-its-token-vesting-schedule-ahead-of-planned-product-launches

Uniswap's permissionless bridging goes live across nine networks
https://www.theblock.co/post/322683/uniswaps-permissionless-bridging-goes-live-across-nine-networks

Emory University reports holding $15 million worth of shares in Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust: filing
https://www.theblock.co/post/323160/emory-university-reports-holding-15-million-worth-of-shares-in-grayscale-bitcoin-mini-trust-filing

Synthetix Multi-Collateral Perps with 81 New Markets on Kwenta
https://blog.synthetix.io/synthetix-multi-collateral-perps-with-81-new-markets-on-kwenta/

Sanko has launched an instant L1 bridge powered by LayerZero
https://x.com/LayerZero_Core/status/1849913917008724189

Chiliz’ Socios.com secures in-principle license approval in Malta
https://cointelegraph.com/news/socios-malta-class3-vfaa-license

Buenos Aires launches QuarkID, a digital identity service using ZK proofs
https://coinjournal.net/news/buenos-aires-launches-quarkid-a-digital-identity-service-using-zk-proofs/

Decentraland Launches Revamped Virtual World with Enhanced Performance, Engaging Features, and Future-Ready Architecture
https://decrypt.co/287706/decentraland-launches-revamped-virtual-world-with-enhanced-performance-engaging-features-and-future-ready-architecture

Bitcoin mining difficulty hits new all-time high amid record network hash rate
https://www.theblock.co/post/322443/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-hash-rate-all-time-high

Magic Eden adds support for BeraChain and ApeChain, sets sights on Monad
https://www.theblock.co/post/322530/magic-eden-adds-support-for-berachain-and-apechain-sets-sights-on-monad

Arbitrum-based crypto derivatives trading protocol Variational raises $10.3 million in seed funding
https://www.theblock.co/post/322653/arbitrum-crypto-protocol-variational-funding

RedStone launches oracle AVS on EigenLayer
https://cointelegraph.com/news/redstone-launch-first-defi-oracle-avs-eigen-layer

Japan slow to approve crypto ETFs, maintains strict tax, regulations
https://cointelegraph.com/news/japans-regulatory-stance-stalls-crypto-etfs-global-shifts

Aurum Equity Partners launches tokenized fund worth $1B
https://cointelegraph.com/news/aurum-equity-partners-launches-equity-debt-tokenized-fund

APE price surges after Yuga Labs launches ApeChain
https://coinjournal.net/news/ape-price-surges-after-yuga-labs-launches-apechain/

Crypto casino 1xBet accused of rigging matches, streaming children’s games
https://protos.com/crypto-casino-1xbet-accused-of-rigging-matches-streaming-childrens-games/

Avalanche Foundation launches Avalanche Card, a Visa crypto spending card
https://coinjournal.net/news/avalanche-foundation-launches-avalanche-card-a-visa-crypto-spending-card/

Launch Dates for Season 2: Methamorphosis & $cmETH Revealed
https://www.mantle.xyz/blog/announcements/launch-dates-for-season-2-methamorphosis-and-cmeth-revealed

Hyperbolic Partners with Hermes 3 Creators – Nous Research
https://hyperbolic.xyz/blog/hyperbolic-partners-with-nous-research

GnosisDAO is launching a new $40 million venture fund targeting real-world assets, crypto infrastructure and payments
https://www.theblock.co/post/322895/gnosisdao-is-launching-a-new-40-million-venture-fund-targeting-real-world-assets-crypto-infrastructure-and-payments
NFTs / Gaming:

Web3 Game Off the Grid Numbers Shine Despite Promotional Drop
https://news.bitcoin.com/web3-game-off-the-grid-numbers-shine-despite-promotional-drop/

Parallel Expands Game Access with Aethir Cloud Integration
https://nftplazas.com/parallel-on-aethir-cloud/

‘X Empire’ Telegram Game Token Launches at Half the Pre-Market Price
https://decrypt.co/288232/x-empire-telegram-game-token-launches

Web3 Game RIFTSTORM Ranks First in Steam’s ‘Trending Free’ Category
https://bitpinas.com/learn-how-to-guides/riftstorm-steam-chart/

Faraway Reveals FChain, A New Layer 1 Gaming Blockchain
https://nftplazas.com/faraway-reveals-fchain/

Mech shooter game MetalCore moves to Solana
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mech-shooter-game-metal-core-moves-solana

Southeast Asian Gaming Market to Hit $7.1 Billion by 2028
https://gam3s.gg/news/southeast-asian-gaming-market/

PS5-Bound Web3 Game Moonray Mint Out Their Godspawn NFTs
https://nftplazas.com/moonray-godspawn-nfts/

Bored Apes' Otherside Builder Improbable to Develop Layer 1 Blockchain Somnia
https://decrypt.co/288261/bored-apes-improbable-layer-1-blockchain-somnia

Axie Infinity Reveals Newest App.axie Updates
https://gam3s.gg/news/axie-infinity-newest-app-updates/

Web3 FPS ‘Exverse’ Launches Playtest on Epic Games Store
https://nftplazas.com/exverse-playtest/

‘Assassin’s Creed’ Maker Ubisoft Releases First Original NFT Game ‘Champions Tactics’
https://decrypt.co/287890/ubisoft-releases-champions-tactics-nft-game

Space Nation Reveals New Live-Action TV Series
https://gam3s.gg/news/space-nation-live-action-tv-series/

Weekly Esports Wrapup | Oct 25
https://news.communitygaming.io/weekly-esports-wrapup-oct-25/

Paragon Sells Out Flagship NFT Loot-Box Collection in Seconds
https://gam3s.gg/news/paragon-nft-loot-box-collection/

A Complete Guide to Doodles in 2024
https://nftplazas.com/doodles-guide-2024/
Regulation:

Policymakers on privacy: Highlights from the DC Summit
https://blockworks.co/news/privacy-policy-washington-summit

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) launches crypto asset consultation
https://www.captiveinternational.com/eiopa-launches-crypto-asset-consultation

Binance to face prosecution in Nigeria after freed exec returns to US
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/people-culture/binance-trial-to-open-in-nigeria-as-tigran-gambaryan-freed/

South Korea Plans to Regulate Cross-Border Crypto Transactions
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/south-korea-plans-to-regulate-cross-border-crypto-transactions/

Industry Stakeholders Cautious as Argentina Drafts New Crypto Regulations
https://news.bitcoin.com/industry-stakeholders-cautious-as-argentina-drafts-new-crypto-regulations/

Wall Street Financial Services Firm Lazard Plans to Create Tokenized Funds with Bitfinex Securities
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/25/wall-street-financial-services-firm-lazard-plans-to-create-tokenized-funds-with-bitfinex-securities/

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Passes Crypto Bill to Bring Regulatory Clarity: Report
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/10/25/pennsylvania-house-of-representatives-passes-crypto-bill-to-bring-regulatory-clarity-report/

Ripple files Form C, appeals SEC ruling on XRP institutional sales
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-files-appeal-sec-ruling-second-circuit

Netherlands seeks input on crypto tax monitoring laws to align with EU
https://cointelegraph.com/news/netherlands-input-crypto-tax-monitoring-bill-align-eu

Crypto firm Circle expects the UK to introduce stablecoin laws in ‘months, not years’
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/23/uk-to-introduce-stablecoin-law-in-months-circles-dante-disparte.html

US state regulators report a 'sharp rise' in tech and digital asset related investigations
https://www.theblock.co/post/322952/us-state-regulators-report-a-sharp-rise-in-tech-and-digital-asset-related-investigations

US lawmaker claims crypto PACs forced out ’important voices in Congress’
https://cointelegraph.com/news/representative-summer-lee-crypto-pacs-money-influencing-elections

Indo-Pacific Nations Outpacing the US in Crypto Regulation, SEC Commissioner Says
https://news.bitcoin.com/indo-pacific-nations-outpacing-the-us-in-crypto-regulation-sec-commissioner-says/

Poloniex exit leaves Ethereum stUSDT nearly abandoned
https://protos.com/poloniex-exit-leaves-ethereum-stusdt-nearly-abandoned/

Hong Kong Securities Regulator Discusses Crypto And AI Regulation With Asia-Pacific Counterparts
https://www.binance.com/en-ZA/square/post/2024-10-26-hong-kong-securities-regulator-discusses-crypto-and-ai-regulation-with-asia-pacific-counterparts-15381922476217

Lawsuit accuses ‘dangerous’ Character AI bot of causing teen’s death
https://protos.com/lawsuit-accuses-dangerous-character-ai-bot-of-causing-teens-death/

GameStop Meme Stock Craze Prompted Market 'Plumbing' Changes, Says SEC Chair Gensler
https://decrypt.co/287764/gamestop-meme-stock-market-plumbing-changes

Ex-Mine Digital CEO Faces Charges Over $1.5M Embezzlement
https://cryptopotato.com/ex-mine-digital-ceo-faces-charges-over-1-5m-embezzlement/
Raises:

Skyfire raises $9.5m to build AI payment network
https://crypto.news/skyfire-raises-9-5m-to-build-ai-payment-network/

Tollbit: Announcing our Series A (Led by Lightspeed)
https://tollbit.com/blog/series-a/

Fluid Protocol Secures $3.9 Million Seed Funding to Launch USDF, the Native Stablecoin of Fuel Network
https://www.theblock.co/post/322479/fluid-protocol-secures-3-9-million-seed-funding-to-launch-usdf-the-native-stablecoin-of-fuel-network

Karpatkey closes $7 million funding round to expand DAO treasury services
https://www.theblock.co/post/322392/karpatkey-closes-7-million-funding-round-to-expand-dao-treasury-services

STOKR raises $7.98 million to establish one of first corporate bitcoin treasuries in Europe
https://www.theblock.co/post/322783/stokr-raises-7-98-million-to-establish-corporate-bitcoin-treasury

Bitcoin miner TeraWulf plans to raise $350 million through convertible notes for share buyback
https://www.theblock.co/post/322823/bitcoin-miner-terawulf-plans-to-raise-350-million-through-convertible-notes-for-share-buyback

Bitkraft Ventures leads $9 million seed round in crypto mobile gaming platform Party Icons
https://www.theblock.co/post/322736/bitkraft-ventures-leads-9-million-seed-round-in-crypto-mobile-gaming-platform-party-icons

Bluesky Raises $15 Million From Crypto Firms
https://decrypt.co/288157/bluesky-raises-15-million-no-crypto

Validation Cloud Secures $10M Lead to Scale AI for Web3 from True Global Ventures
https://bebeez.eu/2024/10/23/validation-cloud-secures-10m-lead-to-scale-ai-for-web3-from-true-global-ventures/

Port3 Network Secures Strategic Investment from OOKC Group
https://medium.com/@Port3/port3-network-secures-strategic-investment-from-ookc-group-to-drive-growth-in-mena-44e3481dc727

Opti Games Raises $2 Million Funding for Sparkball Launch
https://nftplazas.com/opti-games-raises-2m-for-sparkball/

Amity Ventures leads $3 million pre-seed round for Borderless.xyz
https://www.theblock.co/post/322450/amity-ventures-leads-3-million-pre-seed-round-for-borderless-xyz

Shuttle Labs Raises $6M to Build Genius
https://www.finsmes.com/2024/10/shuttle-labs-raises-6m-in-seed-funding.html

Ordzaar raised $2M Seed Funding
https://www.cypherhunter.com/en/e/ordzaar-raised-funding-2024-10-21/

Hata Raises $4.2M in Seed Funding
https://www.finsmes.com/2024/10/hata-raises-4-2m-in-seed-funding.html

Crypto platform Variational raises $10.3m in seed funding
https://www.techinasia.com/news/crypto-platform-variational-raises-103m-seed-funding

Decentralized exchange BulbaSwap completes $1.3 million seed round financing, led by Foresight Ventures
https://www.chaincatcher.com/en/article/2148662

STOKR to Establish One of Europe’s First Corporate Bitcoin Treasuries Following €7.4 Million Funding Round Led by Fulgur Ventures
https://stokr.io/press-releases/stokr-funding-round-fulgur-ventures

Craftt Completes $2 Million Seed Round, Superscrypt Leads Investment
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/2024-10-24-craftt-200-superscrypt-15282716668258

Nomura backed digital asset custody firm Komainu to acquire Propine
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/nomura-backed-digital-asset-custody-firm-komainu-to-acquire-propine/
:Security:

Lazarus hackers used fake DeFi game to exploit Google Chrome zero-day
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-used-fake-defi-game-to-exploit-google-chrome-zero-day/

Prosecutors expected to offer plea deal to alleged SEC hacker who falsely said Bitcoin ETFs were approved
https://www.theblock.co/post/323108/prosecutors-expected-to-offer-plea-deal-to-alleged-sec-hacker-who-falsely-said-bitcoin-etfs-were-approved

Essence Finance rekt
https://x.com/yieldsandmore/status/1849948337023193490

Ambient Finance has fully reimbursed all victims of the recent domain hijack phishing attack
https://x.com/ambient_finance/status/1850156753716916594

Hacker returns $19m in stolen crypto to US government just one day after breach
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/snapshot/hacker-returns-19-million-usd-stolen-crypto-us-gov-breach/

Base blockchain exploit leads to $1M theft
https://cointelegraph.com/news/base-blockchain-exploit-leads-to-1m-theft

BingX launches ‘ShieldX’ wallet firewall months after $52M hack
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bingx-launches-security-initiative-after-multi-million-dollar-hack

US government crypto wallets hacked for $20M
https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-government-crypto-hacked-arkham-intelligence

Hack VC leads $3.4 million seed round for web3 health accountability app Moonwalk Fitness
https://www.theblock.co/post/322930/hack-vc-leads-3-4-million-seed-round-for-web3-health-accountability-app-moonwalk-fitness

Solana Meme Coin Sharpei Plunges 96% in Seconds in Epic Rug Pull
https://decrypt.co/288160/solana-meme-coin-sharpei-epic-rug-pull

Phishing ad linked to misspelled Soneium uncovered on Google
https://coinjournal.net/news/phishing-ad-linked-to-misspelled-soneium-uncovered-on-google/

France opens trial for $30M diamond and crypto investment scam case
https://protos.com/france-opens-trial-for-30m-red-card-diamond-and-crypto-investment-scam-case/

Crypto trader convicted in $110M Mango Markets fraud trial: Bloomberg
https://blockworks.co/news/mango-markets-trader-guilty

Fraudster who used phony Coinbase platforms to steal millions sentenced to five years
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/fraudster-who-used-phony-coinbase-platforms-to-steal-millions-sentenced-to-five-years/

Football legends Ronaldinho, Luis Figo sued for Omegapro crypto scam promo
https://protos.com/football-legends-ronaldinho-luis-figo-sued-for-omegapro-crypto-scam-promo/
AI/LLMs:

NetworkX Introduces Zero Code Change Acceleration Using NVIDIA cuGraph
https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/networkx-introduces-zero-code-change-acceleration-using-nvidia-cugraph

Introducing computer use, a new Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Claude 3.5 Haiku
https://www.anthropic.com/news/3-5-models-and-computer-use

Meta FAIR Releases Eight New AI Research Artifacts—Models, Datasets, and Tools to Inspire the AI Community
https://www.maginative.com/article/meta-fair-releases-eight-new-ai-research-artifacts-models-datasets-and-tools-to-inspire-the-ai-community/

Meta releases AI model that can check other AI models' work
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/meta-releases-ai-model-that-can-check-other-ai-models-work-2024-10-18/

96% Accuracy: Harvard Scientists Unveil Revolutionary ChatGPT-Like AI for Cancer Diagnosis
https://scitechdaily.com/96-accuracy-harvard-scientists-unveil-revolutionary-chatgpt-like-ai-for-cancer-diagnosis/

Perplexity AI seeks valuation of about $9 billion in new funding round
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/20/perplexity-ai-startup-funding-round-8-billion-valuation.html

News Corp Sues Perplexity Over AI Copyright Clash
https://laikai.lt/e/news-corp-sues-perplexity-over-ai-copyright-clash

ByteDance intern fired for planting malicious code in AI models
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/bytedance-intern-fired-for-planting-malicious-code-in-ai-models/

US Weighs Capping Exports of AI Chips From Nvidia and AMD to Some Countries
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-15/us-weighs-capping-exports-of-ai-chips-from-nvidia-and-amd-to-some-countries

xAI, Elon Musk’s AI startup, launches an API
https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/21/xai-elon-musks-ai-startup-launches-an-api/

Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones and New York Post sue AI firm for ‘illegal copying’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/21/rupert-murdoch-ai-lawsuit-new-york-post-dow-jones

Anthropic is testing AI’s capacity for sabotage
https://mashable.com/article/anthropic-ai-use-sabotage

DeepSeek AI Releases Janus: A 1.3B Multimodal Model with Image Generation Capabilities
https://www.marktechpost.com/2024/10/18/deepseek-ai-releases-janus-a-1-3b-multimodal-model-with-image-generation-capabilities/
Tools and Useful Resources:

Modern Defense Tactics in the Cryptocurrency Sector: 5 Simple Suggestions
https://officercia.mirror.xyz/ye7je7tkuy5nEF7oxHiqyfPI48SBKYckkhW1uTqafpo

How Can I Protect My X Account? 12 Simple Rules
https://officercia.mirror.xyz/CR7iP3uj8FRIkPB3ZQvVPucteRDsO9rj0EvU8MQCf5U

An ongoing directory of projects building in the Berachain ecosystem
https://launchy.app/data/berachain-ecosystem

Etherscan API v2 (multi-chain!)
https://docs.etherscan.io/etherscan-v2

Stanford CS229 I Machine Learning I Building Large Language Models (LLMs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vM4p9NN0Ts

TON Developer Guideline | by Howard
https://ton-org.notion.site/Developer-Guideline-by-Howard-024429d0b28c409f992d238057b60f4f

EVM Compatibility on Bittensor
https://docs.bittensor.com/evm-tutorials/

Knower's list of links and tools regarding alignment-related research
https://x.com/knowerofmarkets/status/1847760616628314569

FereAI: The Ultimate AI Web3 Assistant
https://www.fereai.xyz/

sauce.gg
https://sauce.gg/

Great trading terminal on multiple chains
https://app.definitive.fi

Puff, a Huff compiler in Racket
https://x.com/0xz80/status/1847724574097424727

Unlocking autonomous agent capabilities with Microsoft Copilot Studio
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/copilot-studio/unlocking-autonomous-agent-capabilities-with-microsoft-copilot-studio/

Bigmi (short for Bitcoin Is Gonna Make It), a new TypeScript library
https://x.com/e_chybisov/status/1846581073615933542

The best MEV sources out there
https://libmev.com/
https://eigenphi.io/
Podcasts:

Are AI Agents Replacing Memecoin Devs? w/ Kalos of Wayfinder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woFoUNoToxQ

The Backstory of How 3 AI Agents Led to the Rise of the Hottest Memecoin, GOAT (Unchained)
https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf

The Reality of Bitcoin's Election Correlation | The Giver (Empire)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/76byJUUkn7pMr0YvNn6Csl

Sandra Leow's Consumer AI App Podcast Ep1 — Virtuals and Luna
https://x.com/sandraaleow/status/1849780682463351267

Safeguarding Satoshi’s Stash - Jameson Lopp | Future of Bitcoin 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTUzpR_mxAg

Sui's Plan to Onboard the Next Billion Consumers | Adeniyi Abiodun
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1V1ISpQHc9qe6yfrwIBlsd

DeFi Dojo Podcast Ep4
https://x.com/phtevenstrong/status/1848831878469718276

How Crypto Is Connecting Global Payment Networks | Daniel Lev
https://blockworks.co/podcast/lightspeed/5141751a-90e3-11ef-a5a3-dfef2f93b2c3

Uma Roy on Succinct, STARKs, and zkVM architecture
https://www.intothebytecode.com/43-uma-roy/

Top-Tier Investment Strategist Lyn Alden: "I don't see a liquidity party for 2025"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX25ZaWg5GY

How This Stablecoin Business in Africa Is Taking on SWIFT and Big Banks
https://unchainedcrypto.com/how-this-stablecoin-business-in-africa-is-taking-on-swift-and-big-banks/
Additional Reads:

Crypto's Role In The AI Revolution
https://panteracapital.com/blockchain-letter/cryptos-role-in-the-ai-revolution

Exploring the Future of GameFi in Web3
https://research.nansen.ai/articles/future-of-gamefi-in-web3

Mastering AMMs: A Complete Guide to Automated Market Makers
https://threesigma.xyz/blog/automated-market-makers

Weekly AI Edge Ep. 18
https://www.chainofthought.xyz/p/weekly-ai-edge-18

Infiltrating Cosmos
https://rekt.news/infiltrating-cosmos/

Sigil — Q3 2024 Letter to Investors
https://medium.com/@sigilfund/sigil-q3-2024-letter-to-investors-4614589b8f70

AI Agents, The Next Meta?
https://research.nansen.ai/articles/ai-agents-the-next-meta

The Evolution of Chromia Mainnet and the Q4 Asgard Upgrade
https://blog.chromia.com/evolution-of-mainnet/

Possible futures of the Ethereum protocol, part 3: The Scourge
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/10/20/futures3.html
Possible futures of the Ethereum protocol, part 4: The Verge
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/10/23/futures4.html
Possible futures of the Ethereum protocol, part 5: The Purge
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/10/26/futures5.html

Demystifying the Crypto x AI Stack
https://www.coinbase.com/en-sg/blog/demystifying-the-crypto-x-ai-stack

TradFi and Crypto’s Convergence: The Future of Index Products
https://thanefield.capital/the-future-of-index-products/

Meditations on Machinic Desire
https://nothinghuman.substack.com/p/meditations-on-machinic-desire

this week i'm a sentientcoin maxi
https://paragraph.xyz/@joshcrnls.eth/this-week-im-a-sentientcoin-maxi

Will Web3 Smartphones Drive Blockchain Mass Adoption?
https://reports.tiger-research.com/p/2024-web3-smartphone-eng

How Many Van Goghs Does It Take to Van Gogh? Finding the Imitation Threshold
https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.15002

Murad Meta and AI Cult Coins
https://goodalexander.com/posts/murad_meta_ai_cult/

what can be (memecoins) unburdened by what has been (humans)
https://paragraph.xyz/@seedclubhq/seedclub-network-news-oct-23-2024

Prediction Markets & Crypto 101
https://x.com/chaos_labs/status/1849120990300664123

2024 Crypto Startup Trends Report
https://alliance.xyz/essays/crypto-startup-trends-24

The inevitable rise of brand marketing on Zora
https://terminallyonchain.xyz/brands

Stablecoins | The Monetary Upgrade
https://www.apifirst.tech/p/stablecoins-the-monetary-upgrade

Pump.fun's $150M Windfall: Innovation or High-Stakes Gambling?
https://insights4vc.substack.com/p/pumpfuns-150m-windfall-innovation

Scaling Ethereum Rollups with Helios
https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/scaling-ethereum-rollups-with-helios/

State of Crypto Venture - Q3 2024
https://blog.stratos.xyz/articles/state-of-crypto-venture-q3-2024

Bonk Guy: Why He Says Runes is His Next Big Trade
https://community.magiceden.io/culture/bonkguy

Novilunium Oritur
https://medium.com/@dpycm/novilunium-oritur-8ec7f020a76f

Sci-Fi, But Not In The Way You Think
https://medium.com/id-theory/sci-fi-but-not-in-the-way-you-think-91be272916ca

State of Phala Network Q3 2024
https://messari.io/report/state-of-phala-network-q3-2024

DeAI I: The Tower & the Square
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/the-tower-the-square
DeAI II: Seizing the Means of Production
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/seizing-the-means-of-production-deai-part-ii
DeAI III: Composable Compute
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/deai-iii-composable-compute
DeAI IV: The Agentic Economy
https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/deai-iv-the-agentic-economy

ON–284: Stablecoins — Coverage on USDC and USDT
https://www.ournetwork.xyz/p/on-284-stablecoins

Let's talk about transparency in AI Agent
https://superoo7.com/posts/transparency-in-ai-agent/

Privacy-Preserving Decentralized AI with Confidential Computing
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.13752

Initial results from Mammoth Mini: 27MB/s of permissionless data throughput
https://blog.celestia.org/mammoth/
From Twitter:

Analysis on the quality of volume on Solana vs. all EVM chains
https://x.com/jpn_memelord/status/1849865598433726487

What does crypto do for Off The Grid that wasn't possible with traditional technology?
https://x.com/pierskicks/status/1846542588825702465

Flash attention explained by Andrej Karpathy
https://x.com/Hesamation/status/1849053471430910016

The Vertical Integrators: Ethena, Hyperliquid, and Uniswap
https://x.com/robbiepetersen_/status/1849498956666954027

Quick tips on how to play the degen musical chair game
https://x.com/DeeZe/status/1849479918985343103

Full Solana trenches trading guide
https://x.com/ares20k/status/1849830180044361826

A Short Lifecycle of an Onchain Meta.
https://x.com/game_for_one/status/1849759690927833521

The Gaming Cycle
https://killerapps.substack.com/p/the-gaming-cycle

Election data points to pay attention to
https://x.com/FlowTraders/status/1849433545866965097

Elfa.ai's solution to harnessing the collective sentiment and perspectives of the smartest traders in the crypto space
https://x.com/elfa_ai/status/1849761062784274614

Truth Terminal: The Birth of AI Religion and the $600M Digital Prophecy
https://x.com/ReveloIntel/status/1849092882470216151

A story about Maker deal with bad credit
https://x.com/ImperiumPaper/status/1848915795356623335

GOAT: The Gospel of Goatse
https://x.com/0xPrismatic/status/1849057159704871104

Trustless Economic Agency
https://x.com/goodalexander/status/1849873125430657237

AI Winter Moonmath - A New Vertical?
https://x.com/TyrogueD/status/1847644113321009291

What are AI memecoins?
https://x.com/goodalexander/status/1847673196280983770

WTF is Parallelization?
https://x.com/0xBreadguy/status/1848764110126862819
Have a lovely weekend. Enjoy the reads.
Until next time. ☕️
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News/Updates:

MicroStrategy Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Announces $42 Billion Capital Plan
https://www.microstrategy.com/press/microstrategy-announces-third-quarter-2024-financial-results-and-announces-42-billion-capital-plan_10-30-2024

Canary Capital makes its move for a spot Solana ETF in latest filing to the SEC
https://www.theblock.co/post/323861/canary-capital-makes-its-move-for-a-spot-solana-etf-in-latest-filing-to-the-sec

Coinbase pledges $25 million to Fairshake PAC for pro-crypto candidates in 2026 midterms
https://www.theblock.co/post/323881/coinbase-pledges-25-million-to-fairshake-pac-in-2026-midterms

Consensys to cut workforce by 20%
https://cointelegraph.com/news/consensys-cuts-workforce-20-percent-ceo-outlines-decentralization-plans

dYdX, Consensys layoffs shake up the space
https://blockworks.co/news/dydx-consensys-industry-layoffs

Kraken lays off staff, announces new co-CEO
https://blockworks.co/news/kraken-announces-layoffs-and-new-co-ceo

Kraken launches fully-customizable desktop trading application inspired by its Cryptowatch tool
https://www.theblock.co/post/323681/kraken-desktop-cryptowatch

Tether registers $2.5 billion in net profit for Q3, bringing year-to-date total to $7.7 billion
https://www.theblock.co/post/324075/tether-registers-2-5-billion-in-net-profit-for-q3-bringing-year-to-date-total-to-7-7-billion

Tether’s Q3 attestations prove that it can’t quit secured loans
https://protos.com/tethers-q3-attestations-prove-that-it-cant-quit-secured-loans/

Paxos launches new USD stablecoin with Singapore’s DBS Bank
https://www.theblock.co/post/324120/paxos-launches-new-usd-stablecoin-with-singapores-dbs-bank

Securitize crosses $1 billion in tokenized onchain assets as it launches a new fund administrator service
https://www.theblock.co/post/323920/securitize-crosses-1-billion-in-tokenized-onchain-assets-as-it-launches-a-new-fund-administrator-service

How Crypto.com leapfrogged Coinbase with record $139bn volume: ‘We’ve got the biggest traders’
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/crypto-dot-com-becomes-second-biggest-exchange-after-binance/

Freed From Prison, Binance Founder CZ Gets Ovation in Dubai and Talks New Educational Venture
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/10/31/cz-talks-prison-new-educational-venture-at-first-public-appearance-since-release-from-us-jail/

Franklin Templeton launches tokenized money fund on Base
https://cointelegraph.com/news/franklin-templeton-launches-tokenized-money-fund-base

Filecoin's largest protocol Glif set to airdrop 100 million tokens
https://www.theblock.co/post/323596/filecoin-glif-token-launch-airdrop

Fluid by Instadapp launched (Shual: and is doing wonderful numbers, check it out)
https://x.com/0xfluid/status/1851340910254346342

Solayer, OpenEden launch Treasury-backed stablecoin on Solana
https://cointelegraph.com/news/solayer-openeden-launch-treasury-backed-stablecoin-solana

FTX estate sues KuCoin to recover over $50M in assets
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-estate-sues-kucoin-recover-assets

Bhutan gov’t moves $66M of Bitcoin stash to Binance
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bhutan-government-sells-66m-bitcoin-stash-price-tops-71k

Bitmain Denies Allegations Tying It to Huawei Supply Chain Investigation
https://decrypt.co/288788/bitmain-denies-ties-huawei-supply-chain-investigation

Circle and Hong Kong telecom provider HKT to collaborate on blockchain-based customer loyalty solution
https://www.theblock.co/post/323418/circle-and-hong-kong-telecom-provider-hkt-to-collaborate-on-blockchain-based-customer-loyalty-solution

Robinhood launches US presidential elections bets for Harris and Trump
https://cointelegraph.com/news/robinhood-presidential-elections-contracts-kamala-harris-donald-trump

FV Bank integrates with Visa for crypto debit, corporate cards
https://cointelegraph.com/news/fv-bank-integrates-visa-crypto-debit-corporate-cards
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News/Updates (Cont'd):

Announcing Argot Collective — An Ethereum-focused non-profit research & development
https://x.com/argotorg/status/1851947521842512203
https://x.com/argotorg/status/1851947523910316105
Some vyper drama
https://x.com/pcaversaccio/status/1851987514413756791
https://x.com/newmichwill/status/1851974004136886407

Temasek-backed blockchain VC firm to start new investment fund: Report
https://cointelegraph.com/news/temasek-backed-venture-capital-firm-new-investment-fund

Pendle upgraded their swap widget (swap multiple tokens simultaneously)
https://x.com/pendle_fi/status/1851888129990668542

UBS joins BlackRock and Franklin Templeton with tokenised investment fund
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/ubs-joins-blackrock-with-investment-fund-token-umint/

Circle raises USDC cash-out fees, affecting large-scale redemptions
https://cointelegraph.com/news/circle-raises-usdc-cash-out-fees-affecting-large-scale-redemptions

Archax to Buy Spanish Broker King & Shaxson Capital Markets to Expand in Europe
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/31/archax-to-buy-spanish-broker-king-shaxson-capital-markets-to-expand-in-europe/

Florida's CFO says state holds about $800 million in crypto investments
https://www.theblock.co/post/324035/floridas-cfo-says-state-holds-about-800-million-in-crypto-investments

Thiel-Backed Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Explores Options
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-28/thiel-backed-crypto-exchange-bitpanda-is-said-to-explore-options

Robert Leshner's Superstate introduces real-time 'continuous pricing' for USTB tokenized Treasurys fund
https://www.theblock.co/post/323995/robert-leshners-superstate-introduces-real-time-continuous-pricing-for-ustb-tokenized-treasurys-fund

Wellington partners Ondo Finance for tokenized US Treasury fund
https://coinjournal.net/news/wellington-partners-ondo-finance-for-tokenized-us-treasury-fund/

Crypto.com acquires SEC-registered broker to expand equities offerings
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-com-acquires-sec-registered-broker-watchdog-capital

Metaplanet becomes Asia’s second-largest corporate Bitcoin holder
https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-surpasses-1000-bitcoin-asia

BitGo taps former Silvergate president to oversee stablecoin business as market for USD-pegged tokens expands
https://www.theblock.co/post/324194/bitgo-taps-former-silvergate-president-to-oversee-stablecoin-business-as-market-for-usd-pegged-tokens-expands

US government seeks return of $13 million in political donations from former FTX executives
https://www.theblock.co/post/324220/us-government-seeks-return-of-13-million-in-political-donations-from-former-ftx-executives

DePIN XYO launches on Solana
https://cointelegraph.com/news/xyo-depin-launches-solana

21shares files Form S-1 with SEC for spot XRP ETF
https://cointelegraph.com/news/xrp-etf-21shares-sec-listing-trading

Richard Heart tells court full of US investors that HEX wasn’t aimed at them
https://protos.com/richard-heart-tells-court-full-of-us-investors-that-hex-wasnt-aimed-at-them/

Stripe's $1.1B Acquisition Target, Bridge, Buys Web3 Wallet Platform Triangle
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/11/01/stripes-11b-acquisition-target-bridge-buys-web3-wallet-platform-triangle/

SafePal launches Telegram crypto wallet with Visa card support
https://cointelegraph.com/news/safepal-telegram-crypto-wallet-visa-card

Coinbase finds over '20 examples' of FDIC telling banks to avoid crypto
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-crypto-exchange-fdic-legal-united-states-banks

Zero-knowledge proof startup NEBRA launches aggregation tool on World Chain
https://www.theblock.co/post/324036/zero-knowledge-proof-startup-nebra-launches-aggregation-tool-on-world-chain

Test token for Magic Eden's forthcoming airdrop crosses $6 million market capitalization
https://www.theblock.co/post/323704/test-token-for-magic-edens-forthcoming-airdrop-crosses-6-million-market-capitalization
News/Updates (Cont'd #2):

Okta Addresses Vulnerability Allowing Username Bypass
https://www.binance.com/en-JP/square/post/2024-11-02-okta-addresses-vulnerability-allowing-username-bypass-15697112084154

Ramaswamy's Strive launches wealth management arm to bring Bitcoin to standard portfolios
https://www.theblock.co/post/324247/ramaswamys-strive-launches-wealth-management-arm-to-bring-bitcoin-to-standard-portfolios

Panoptic launching on ETH Mainnet
https://x.com/Panoptic_xyz/status/1852480288485675171

Unichain introducing a new validation network
https://x.com/unichain/status/1852343691442016557

Timedotfun is migrating to Solana
https://x.com/timedotfun/status/1852029165605720326

Grass Stage 2 of the network is here
https://x.com/getgrass_io/status/1852027914860011776

US store chain Sheetz expands crypto payments via Flexa
https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1852682076106994066

Zircuit Launches EIGEN Fairdrop, Aiming to Create a Fair and Inclusive Ethereum Staking Rewards Model
https://www.theblock.co/post/323716/zircuit-launches-eigen-fairdrop-aiming-to-create-a-fair-and-inclusive-ethereum-staking-rewards-model

TON Foundation launches Society DAO to drive decentralized governance and ecosystem growth
https://www.theblock.co/post/324119/ton-foundation-launches-society-dao-to-drive-decentralized-governance-and-ecosystem-growth

UBS launches tokenized money market investment fund on Ethereum
https://www.theblock.co/post/324225/ubs-launches-tokenized-money-market-investment-fund-on-ethereum

Ethereum researchers drop EigenLayer advisor positions, citing neutrality complaints
https://www.theblock.co/post/324236/ethereum-researchers-drop-eigenlayer-advisor-positions-following-conflict-of-interest-concerns

Morph Mainnet is Here
https://morph.ghost.io/morph-mainnet-is-here-making-blockchain-work-for-everyone/
NFTs / Gaming:

VanEck invests in Web3 gaming startup Gunzilla
https://cointelegraph.com/news/vaneck-invests-web3-gaming-startup-gunzilla

Pudgy Penguins Game ‘Pudgy Party’ Revealed for iOS and Android
https://decrypt.co/289311/pudgy-penguins-game-pudgy-party

Announcing the ftNFT YoCerebrum Awards Volume 3: Eden of Innovation and Creativity
https://www.theblock.co/post/323567/announcing-the-ftnft-yocerebrum-awards-volume-3-eden-of-innovation-and-creativity

NBA Topshot NFT sales hit six-month high as 2024 season tips off
https://www.theblock.co/post/323314/nba-topshot-nft-sales-hit-six-month-high-as-2024-season-tips-off

Web3 TCG 'Parallel' Will Host $250K Esports Championship in Las Vegas
https://decrypt.co/288620/ethereum-parallel-league-championship-esports-vegas

Beeple: ‘NFTs Have Been Hated for So Much Longer Than They Were Loved’
https://decrypt.co/287648/beeple-nfts-hated-longer-than-loved

NFT Developers Plead Guilty to $400,000 'Rug Pull’, Laundering and Wire Fraud
https://decrypt.co/289513/nft-developers-guilty-400000-rug-pull

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund invests in Infinex's Patron NFT sale as total amount raised hits $67.7 million
https://www.theblock.co/post/323250/peter-thiel-founders-fund-infinex-patrons-nft-sale-as-total-amount-raised-hits-68-million

Roland Emmerich Unveils Plans for ‘Space Nation’ TV Series
https://nftplazas.com/space-nation-tv-series/

Major League Soccer Launches ‘MLS Quest’ Collectibles on Sui
https://decrypt.co/288677/major-league-soccer-mls-quest-sui

Battle Royale Game 'Off the Grid' Adds Trump and Harris Skins Ahead of Election
https://decrypt.co/289664/off-the-grid-trump-harris-skins

NFT sales surge 18% as all-time volume on Solana nears $6B
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nft-volume-increase-october-2024

‘Tomarket’ Telegram Game Reveals Airdrop Allocations
https://decrypt.co/289745/tomarket-telegram-game-reveals-airdrop-allocations